Final season tests District 1-AA coaches across region
District 1-AA football faced its toughest season for head coaches with only Tom Tipps of Pampa surviving. Four veterans Dub Harris Plainview Howard Lynch Amarillo Tricky Ward Borger each left their posts after long tenures. Attendance and gate receipts show wide swings, from a Lubbock crowd of 14,614 to Borger’s 1,406, impacting coach salaries and program finances. Overall season paid admissions totaled 66,664 with home games yielding 38,253 and out-of-town 28,411.
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Tom Tipps
Pampa
Dub Harris
Plainview
Howard Lynch
Amarillo
Tricky Ward
Borger
Ward
Harris
Lynch
Sandieland
Amarillo-Plainview
Sandies
Lubbock
Westerners
Soongate
Childress
Sherman Sean Hase Ovsoess
Vernon Eee
Wases Sewsuese Gete
Odessa Ee
Plainview Isohbe
Esa
Abilene
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Sree
Lubbock Seereee
Borger Ee Ee
Japan 1950 License Plates On Amended US Car In Yokohama
Master Sgt. Hicklin A. Harrel, based at the Army recruiting station in Amarillo, shows US Occupation license plates reading Japan 1950 for his Hudson sedan used in Yokohama. He notes registration cost and 13 cent gasoline were cheaper, with registration running April 1 to March 31. Harrel, a Houston native, has served eight years in the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Hicklin A. Harrel
Japan
Harrel
US Army
Yokohama
Army
Air Force
East Fifth
Texas
Houston
St Marys A Triumph In Peewee League Shootout
Prairie and Plains Peewee games were mostly postponed or forfeited as four games were slated but only one played. St Marys A beat Margaret Wills A 31 to 22 with Johnny Walsh 11 and Carol Poirot 10 leading scoring. Victor Gomez earned defensive honors for St Marys. Other planned Boys Ranch and Wad dies trips in Texas Junior, Intermediate, and Senior Leagues were not rescheduled.
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Wilson
Pleasant Valley
Wolflin
San Jacinto
Sanborn
Cactus Plant
St. Mary’s
Margaret Wills
Johnny Walsh
Carol Poirot
Bobby Cantine
Marvin Vaclav
Gerald Brown
Benny Sherrod
Victor Gomez
James Roosevelt Sued for 15000 in California campaign case
Russell Birdwell sues James Roosevelt in Los Angeles accusing him of owing $15,000 for publicity services in Roosevelt’s failed California gubernatorial bid. Birdwell says he was paid $10,000 but his work is worth $25,000 and he filed suit yesterday.
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Los Angeles
Russell Birdwell
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
California
Birdwell
Truth serum used in dental clinic to calm patients
Dr Joy Roy Bourgoyne described using sodium pentothal, the truth serum, at a Dallas dental clinic. He said it leaves patients in a carefree state, with excessive dosing hindering talking while instruments are in the mouth. The remark was reported from the University of Tennessee oral surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Joy Roy Bourgoyne
University of Tennessee
Bull Sells for 11500 at Western Stock Show
Jan 17 Denver reports C M Caldwell and son of Abilene Texas paid 11500 for a pure bred Hereford bull named S. Avalon Carlos. The sale occurred at the Western Stock Show with E L Scott of Gunnison Colorado handling the transaction.
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Denver
C. M. Caldwell and Son
Abilene
Tex
S. Avalon Carlos
E. L. Scott
Gunnison
Colo
Mines From Korea Threaten Japanese Coastal Waters
Japanese maritime safety board reports a sharp rise in Russian made floating mines washing ashore on Japan's west coast. The mines are believed carried by currents from Korea's east coast near Wonsan where Communists laid a heavy mine screen during United Nations landings in that area.
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Tokyo
Japanese Maritime Safety Board
Japan
Wonsan
Korea
United Nations
Son of W. C. Fields Awarded $15,000 Claim
A Dallas clerk, William Rexford Morris, 33, won $15,000 as an alleged illegitimate son of comedian W. C. Fields and Bessie Poole. He sought a third of Fields' estate, now valued at $556,000, but the judge noted the ruling does not automatically prove paternity. The final settlement was announced by Judge W. R. McKay.
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Washington
Dallas
W. C. Fields
Follies
Bessie Poole
William Rexford Morris
Fields
W. R. McKay
Morris
Strum Your Way To Valuable Ukulele Prizes In Amarillo
Enter a Bobby Henshaw ukulele contest at Interstate Theaters in Amarillo with two age divisions. Submit entry forms to the Paramount Theater. finals on February 9. Prizes exceed $2,000 in merchandise. sponsors include Interstate Theaters, Furr Food Stores, and The Globe News. Henshaw, known as Uncle Akie, tours Texas after a storied career, including vaudeville and London Palladium. Venezuela imposes censorship on US cowboy films, sometimes banning minors from viewing.
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Bobby Henshaw
Amarillo
Uncle Akie
Paramount Theater
Furr Food Stores
The
Globe News
Henshaw
London
Palladium
Burns and
Allen
Gracie
Hollywood
Texas
Interstate Theaters
Ukie
Method to test stiff egg whites for chiffon cake
A reliable test for stiff egg whites in chiffon cake is to draw a spatula through the mixture. If a deep trough remains and the sides stay firm, the whites are beaten enough. This simple sign helps bakers judge readiness without overmixing.
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Morley Jennings
Texas Tech
Isin Now
Harrell
Waddies
Belgium
Luxembourg
Mead
Harrison & McCord
Seal
Ber
Belmont Distilling CO
Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Raines
West Texas Boot & Shoe Shop
Doc's Liquor
Doc
DOC 9 — Store, Inc
South Fillmore
Globe-News
Peril Jap Shipping
Weatherstrip
Reppert
W. 6Th
Venezuela
United States
Amarillo Tent & Awning CO
Bright Tian
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Tage Rey One
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