Frank Condon Memorial Tournament Promises Golf Greats
Hollywood remembers Frank Condon a 14 handicap who excelled in golf and writing. The Frank Condon Memorial tournament at San Gabriel will feature famous names like Bing Crosby, Babe Didrikson, Patty Berg, and Johnny Weissmuller, with a bronze plaque prize placed in a tree near the ninth green. Other notable entrants include Adolph Menjou, Grantland Rice, Tyrus Cobb, and Howard Jones.
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Hollywood
Frank Condon
San Gabriel
Frank
Bing Crosby
Bop Hope
Patty Berg
Mildred
Babe) Didrikson
Crosby
Hope
Patty
Babe
Johnny Weismuller
Eric Pedley
Jimmy McLarnin
Ford Palmer
Joes
Frank Craven
Adolph Menjou
Guy Kibbee
Grantland Rice
Craven
Mr. Menjou
Mr. Kibbee
Mr. Rice
Condon
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Howard Jones
Bill Spaulding
Ellsworth Vines
War Cry Features Amarillo Cheer Fund Drive
The War Cry national Salvation Army publication highlights the Amarillo Christmas Cheer Fund Drive with a full page of pictures. It features the Mile of Dimes volunteers the Amarillo civic club rang bells boiled pots and drive officials. Mrs Lucy Miller is named as the Amarillo War Cry distributor. The Santa Fe carloadings for the week ending Jan 11 1941 rose to 18060 from 17472 in 1940 with 6691 from connections and total cars moved at 24751 versus 23103 a year earlier.
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Amarillo
Salvation Army
Mile of Dimes
Santa FE
Badgers Seek Return Match in Jaycee League Night
Amarillo College Badgers, buoyed by a Saturday victory over Eastern New Mexico College Greyhounds, face Amarillo Commercial College tonight at 7 30 in the Jaycee League. Vega upset last week haunts the league as Hereford Independents meet Coca Cola in the second game. admission is 10 cents.
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New Mexico College Greyhounds
Amarillo College Badgers
Amarillo Commercial College Cagers
Vega
Collegians
Hereford Independents
Coca-Cola
Amarillo College
Maverick Club Column Recaps Stunt and Local Notes
The piece covers Gene Turner’s high rope stunt where the cord snagged his teeth causing minor injuries, a Maverick A team home game vs Fairview Baptist Church at 7 30 pm, and updates on players, equipment, and support. It notes Ford Turner's broken nose after a sparring mishap, thanks to Panhandle Laundry for dyeing suits, Peewee team needs, and library and sewing class contributions from Mrs. Boyd, Miss Potter, Mrs. Kelly, and Mrs. Harvey along with handball lessons and ongoing efforts to schedule more games.
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Fairview Baptist Church
Maverick Club
Maverick A
Panhandle Laundry
Sam Houston
Sam Houston Gym
Boxing and sports notes from a busy gossip page
New York reports show Tom Hartman has only 1500 dollars earned as a pro, while Lou Nova debates Billy Conn. Mike Jacobs blocks a Conn versus Nova fight. Bucky Harris criticizes modern whistle blows. Armstrong favored over a hopeful foe Friday night. Bill Shirley bets on Pittsburgh season dynamics. Bordagaray may reach the Yanks, and Detroit's Staf ford becomes sports editor. Eddie Mead unavailable in Armstrong corners. Melli rides nine straight KOs. Wisonsin coach Stuhldreher explains scarf choice after a rough season.
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New York
Tom Hartman
Lou Nova
Billy Conn
Conn
Lou
Mike Jacobs
Billy
Nova
Bucky Harris
Fritzie Zivic
Pittsburgh
Henry Armstrong
Armstrong
Sports Bulletin Board
French Bordagaray
Kansas City
Jake Powell
Frenchy
Dale Stafford
Associated Press
Detroit
Detroit Pree-Press
Midwest
Eddie Mead
Pete Melli
Englewood
N. J
Rival Quintets Clash In Abilene Showdown Tonight
Hardin-Simmons faces West Texas State in Burton Gym at 8 pm as both teams seek a marquee win in the Cowboys Buffaloes rivalry. WT healthily paced by Al Baggett leads with 12 victories and five losses, after a strong road swing including a win over Tarkio and a close call with Oklahoma teams.
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McMurry Indians
Burton Gym
West Texas State Buffaloes
Abilene
Hardin-Simmons University
Buffaloes
Big al Bagcott
Tarkie
Owls
Kansas City
Drake University
Southern Methodist Mustangs
Texas Longhorns
Oklahoma Aggies
Oklahoma City
Mighty
Buffs
McMurry
New Mexico
Joe Wilson
Hardin-Simmons
Jack Maddox
Hardin-Simmons Cowboys
Canyon
Maddox
Dewey Johnson
Cowboys
Baptist Training School opens at First Baptist Church
Baptist Training School opens in Palo Duro Association with a training conference at First Baptist Church led by Dr. Clay I. Hudson of Nashville. Rev. J C McKenzie Mrs W A Fite Mrs C Gordon Bayless and Rev W R Lawrence assist. Sessions target adult unions and youth divisions.
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Baptist Training Union Workers of the
Palo Duro Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Clay I. Hudson
Nashville
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Hudson
J. C .McKenzie
W. A. Fite
C. Gordon Bayless
Pampa
W.R. Lawrence
LeFors
Amarillo College Opens Spring Semester Week Start
Amarillo College announces the spring semester of 1940-41 will begin Monday. Final exams for the fall term are underway, and several new courses will be added to the curriculum while enrollment is expected to rise.
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Amarillo College
Pyle Describes How the Air Sirens Sound
ERNIE PYLE reports from London on air raid sirens and guns during raids. He describes the sirens as musical and train-like, with alerts and all clears, and notes how the sound travels across London while guns thunder and shift with raid patterns. He compares siren waves to prairie telephone wires and reflects on London’s altered sleep and daily life amid raids.
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Pyle
Ernie Pyle
London
Wireless
United States
Weill
Middle West
Lions Honor Officers Visit Panhandle Lions Meeting
Lions Club members from the Panhandle will meet at noon in the Amarillo Hotel for a joint session with Edward Hampden Paine, second vice president of Lions International, as guest of the Amarillo Lions. Paine, a longtime international officer, will be accompanied by his sister and arrives tonight. Henry C. Munn leads local arrangements.
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Lions Club
Panhandle
Amarillo Hotel
Edward Hampden Paine
Lions International
Amarillo
Mr. Paine
Henry C. Munn
Dorothy Allen To Direct Band At Amarillo Concert
Amarillo High School will present Dorothy Allen as conductor for one selection in the second concert of the season. The 8 o clock program at Municipal Auditorium features The Woodpecker Song arranged by Paul Yoder, with a varied lineup of standards modern pieces and novelty numbers. Admission is free.
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Amarillo
Dorothy Allen
Municipal Auditorium
Miss Allen
Eldo di Lazzaro
Paul Yoder
Chevrolet Dealers To Meet Tomorrow Panhandle Group
Motors Division dealers in the Panhandle will meet tomorrow in a district gathering at the Capitol Hotel. H. V. McCann, Chevrolet representative, will lead the meeting with attendees from the Panhandle West Texas and Eastern New Mexico regions.
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Chevrolet. Motors Division
Panhandle
Capitol Hotel
H. V. McCann
Chevrolet
West Texas
New Mexico
Former Amarilloan Hurt in Accident
Gene Struve, formerly of Amarillo, was seriously injured in an automobile accident at Tascosa Arizona. He suffered a broken jaw and a fractured arm. His condition was reported as satisfactory but he remains hospitalized in Tascosa.
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Gene Struve
Amarillo
Tascosa
Ariz
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Amarillo Globe
Texas
Henry McLemore
Cheer Fund
David Margesson
Britain
Anthony Eden
Badgers
Louie
By Ralph Dykeman
Gene Turner
Gene
Ford Turner
Ford
Furd
Mr. Beard
Homer Daugherty
George Lott
George
Mrs. Harvey
George Tower
W. W. Rogers
Tower
Maples
Rogers
Rangers
Rangers Tennant
Luphero
Raymond
McKirahan Seeee
Rogers Reeetesevee
Berg Fl Capitan
Roberts
Logan
Rown Breeees
Parks Sss Eeeee
Samet
Chiefs
Maybach
Gleason
Smith
DeGrassi
Eeeee
Savage
Polley See Ertetees Ocals
Osborne
Martini
Smeltzer
Seeley
Giles Ss
Conner
Pomerenk
Adsit
Flyers McLain Te
Barber
Hurley Ane
Blind
Wyatt
Texans Mierau
Victor
Simmons
Behrens
Caverns Pixley
Roner
Bush
Rock Island Rockets
Jones
Williams
Adinle Prajna Geta
Saddoris
Van
Rogainber
Bush Sland
Kets
Harris Nee
Ely
Conway
Cogdell Tee
KGNC
Jackson Eae
Baumel
Krupp
Watson
Plains Plumbing Co Campbell
Utterback
Keaton
Myrick
Ladd
Lee Way Motor
Brundage
M. Hudson Tee
Penweil
Hudson Weetaee
Caudill
McGinnis Tee Eneeses
Amarillo Nail Bank Beadle
Haley
Lacey
Pavillard
Williams Tee Oo
Sea
Santa Fe Barber Shop
Howard Pestor
H.C Pestor
Ruppert Ve
Draper Weenee Teres
Amarillo Garage & Storage
Baal
By Eddie Brietz
Bill Shirley
Little Rock
Arkansas Democrat
Harry Stuhldreher
Wisconsin
Philly
Dallas - Fort Worth Houston
Texas Panhandle
Miller & Miller Motor Freight Lines
Southern Baptist Church
Baptist Training Union
Baptist Training School
Hawaii
G. F. Heublein & Bro
Hertford
Benes
Prince Albert
Frank Pardue
Winston-Salem, N.C
J. Reynolds
Lions
Masonic Border
The
American Legion
United Charities
Michigan City
Ind
Amarilloan
Underwood Typewriter
Underwood
H. F. Longabach
Blackburn Bros
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