Buffs Battle Cowboys as Border Conference Race Opens
West Texas College hosts Hardin-Simmons at Burton Gym after a two week layoff for exams. Buffaloes stand at 7-7, facing a 7-7 Cowboys with lone conference win by Mar tin's squad led by Larry Wartes. Troy Burrus, 6-6 Canyon HS alumnus, leads Yearlings with 27.1 ppg.
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Hardin-Simmons
West Texas State
Canyon
West Texas College
Hardin-Simmons University Cowboys
Burton Gymnasium
Gus Miller
Midnight Oil
West Texas
New Mexico A&m College
New Mexico University
Arizona University
Texas Tech
Buffaloes
Kentucky
Bowling Green
Cincinnati
Cowboys
New Mexico A&m
Arizona
New Mexico
Jack Martin
Larry Wartes
Amarillo Golden
Troy Burrus
Canyon High School
Burrus
Worsham Captures Phoenix Open in Narrow Win
Lew Worsham, 33, Oakmont, PA, won the Phoenix Open with a 272 total after 172 holes, 12 under par, edging Lawson Little by one stroke and topping Chick Harbert and Jim Ferrier who tied for third. Jimmy Clark posted 275, Cary Middlecoff 278, defending champion Jimmy Demaret 281, while Ben Hogan withdrew with flu after a 65 first round.
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Phoenix
Lew Worshaw
Oakmont
Links
Lawson Little
Chick Harbert
Jim Ferrier
Jimmy Clark
Laguna Beach
Cal
Dutch Harrison
Lloyd Mangrum
Johnny Bulla
Cary Middlecoff
Ed Furgol
Jimmy Demaret
Johnny Palmer
Skee Riegel
Ben Hogan
Texas schoolboy City Conference tourney set in Dallas
The annual state basketball tournament of the Texas schoolboy City Conference will be held in Dallas March 9 and 10 with the champion and runner-up from Fort Worth Houston San Antonio and Dallas taking part. Locusts menace crops in Greece.
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Dallas
Texas Schoolboy City Conference
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Walberg Returns To Local Mat In Paramount Card
Blond strongman Walberg from Columbus resumes action at the Sports arena after nine months to face Jack O Reilly of Melbourne in a Pro Mot er Cory Detton card. Walberg owns a sharp Amarillo record with two losses in 11 matches and a string of notable wins.
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Whitey Walberg
Columbus
Ohio
Sports
Jack O'Reilly
Melbourne
Australia
Cory Detton
Walberg
Nelson
Amarillo
Wayne Martin
City Auditorium
Gentleman Dale Haddock
Martin
Buck Weaver
Johnny James
Pat O’dowdy
Cory Funk
George Overhuls
Billy Weidner
Southwest
Funk
Hereford
Petten
Verne Gagne
Weidner
Ivan Kalmikoff
Dutch Schultz
Detton
Clowns win first half Eastern division title in Necro League
The Indianapolis Clowns secure the first half Eastern division crown while the Kansas City Monarchs clinch the Western section in the Necro American League.
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Indianapolis Clowns
Kansas City Monarchs
East Texas League suspends for 1951 season
The Class C East Texas League, a six member circuit in Texas, voted to suspend operations for 1951 amid ongoing financial woes. The action follows the Rio Grande Valley League folding as teams shift up. Nigerian workers organize in response to local conditions.
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Longview
U.P
Texas
Badgers Lose to Kansas Again in Narrow Road Loss
Amarillo College Badgers fell 60 47 to Garden City Bronc Busters as Kansas dominated inside. Coach Bob Carter praised reserve Bob Patterson and noted nine walks hindered late breaks. Next up is Frank Phillips JC in Borger before a road trip to Clarendon.
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Amarillo College Badgers
Kansas
Garden City Bronc Busters
Amarillo College
Badgers
Texas Junior College Athletic Conference
Frank Phillips Junior College
Amarillo
Bob Patterson
Hereford
Eddie Lee
Corbett Bridges
Hutchinson
Amarillo High selects Bill Defee as head coach
Bill Defee named new Amarillo High football head coach succeeding Howard Lynch. Defee, 35, has led Panola County Junior College to back to back Texas junior college championships and will start Feb 15 under a three year contract paying 6500 first year rising to 7000 third year.
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Amarillo High School
Howard Lynch
Bill Defee
Texas
Chas. M. Rogers
Defee
Panola County
Lynch
Pine Hill
Rusk County
Timpson High School
Grand Saline
Sellout expected for Bobby Riggs tennis show at Sports Arena
Tickets go on sale this morning for a Feb. 9 doubleheader featuring Bobby Riggs Gussie Moran Pauline Betz Adair Jack Kramer and Pancho Segura at the Sports Arena Prices are 1.20 2.40 and 3.60 with sales outlets Berg Levy Vance Hall and several others Promoter Dory Detton said The event promises a strong turnout as Moran’s attire and style draw attention while Segura challenges Kramer on a tour that includes past Cleveland and Amarillo matchups.
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Bobby Riggs
Gussie Moran
Pauline Betz Addie
Jack Kramer
Pancho Segura
Berg Levy Clothing
Vance Hall Sporting Goods
Dory Detton
Kramer
Pancho Gonzales
Amarillo
Panhandle
Ing
Gussie
Betz
Segura
Riggs
Cleveland
Ohio
Big Jack
Pancho
Ecuador
Frankie Parker
Manns Gals Sweep Panhandle Open Bowling Meet
Manns Bread No 1 team led by Claire Mann and Jerry Gravestock dominated the Panhandle Open Bowling tournament at Peerless Lanes, winning Class A doubles with 1088 and sweeping multiple divisions including singles and all events. Manns No 2 also claimed team and individual titles across Classes A B and C with top totals by Estelle Patillo and Doris Thomas.
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Monk Owens
New York Yankees
Claire Mann
Jerry Gravestock
Mann
Claire
Jerry
Shirley Gutenbein
Myrtle Wheat
Dallas
Peggy Pitcock
Bobbie Dallage
Bobbie
Mary Grocker
Pampa
Amarillo
Doris Thomas
Faye Russel
Ophelia Smith
Dumas
Shirl Gatenbein
Estelle Patillo-Berg
Hanes
Billie Melton
Ruth Dorris
Jane Talley
Nita Pearcy
San Angelo
Pegg
Pitcock
Oakee Whitttle
Ve Carson
Cee Carltonces Arnold
Ann Creighton
Jerry Hall
Polly Simpson
Lucy
Shawnee
Okls
Faye Russell
Inez Davis
Frances Glenn
Marie Smith
Big Spring
Pat Bradi
Florenc Duniven
Amarilo
Betty Lou Pfiefer
Helen Beijoes
Wichita Falls
Mann’s Bread No
Graham-Hoeme Plow Co
Easie Turner, Inc
Borger
American National Bank
Steve Pennington
Oklahoma City
Estelle Patillo
Betty Grenard
J. Bobbie Dallage
Frances Arnold
B. K. Dwiggins
Jean McGuire
Aes
Big Springs
Marshall Praises Newspapers Work at Post Building
Secretary of Defense Marshall praised the press and the armed forces for keeping citizens informed during peril. At the Washington Post ceremony he called independent newspapers a delicate instrument in America's freedom and noted growing mutual understanding between military and reporters.
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Washington
Marshall
Washington Post
Independent American
America
Korea
Two Texans Among Links Top Earners
The USGA named the top money winners in golf for the year to date. Cary Middlecoff leads with 3033.33 dollars, Lloyd Mangrum of Dallas is second with 2731.67, and Henry Ransom of Dallas is third with 2675.00. Ransom tops Vardon Trophy contention with a 69.50 stroke average while Mangrum is 69.75.
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Chicago
Jan
USGA
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Lloyd Mangrum
Dallas
Henry Ransom
Ransom
Mangrum
Davis resigns Highland Park coach post for Sulphur Springs AD role
Lyndon Davis resigns as assistant football coach at Highland Park High School and signs a three year contract as athletic director and head coach at Sulphur Springs High School. Davis played football at Southern Methodist University.
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Dallas
Lyndon Davis
Highland Park High School
Sulphur Springs High School
Davis
Southern Methodist
Social Scientists Back Acheson in Bipartisan Support
New York figures show 875 American social scientists from 77 colleges across 30 states endorse Secretary of State Dean Acheson. They defend his policies as imaginative, world-minded and practical, urging support despite Republican opposition in Congress.
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New York
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Congress
New Actress to Star in South Pacific Nurse Role
Martha Wright from Duval Wash will succeed Mary Martin June 1 as Nurse Nellie Forbush in the Broadway musical South Pacific, producers announced today.
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New York
Martha Wright
Duval, Wash
Mary Martin
Nellie Forbush
South Pacific
Aspirins and Bath Tides Stir Health Tale
A man is advised to take two aspirins and a hot bath. The pills go down easily but his stomach churns as water nears, showing a defensive struggle between remedy and discomfort.
Casey's horse named champ at Cowtown
Fort Worth January 29 January 29 judging at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show will select grand champion after preliminaries. Casey's quarter horse mare Jole Blow was named grand champion. owned by Glen L. Casey of Amarillo.
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Casey
Champ
Cowtown
Fort Worth
Texas Purebred Sheep Breeders
Southern Oklahoma
Texas Tech College
Lubbock
Denison
Ranger
Grand Prairie
West
Sherman
Bob Lucas
Texas Palomino Exhibitors Association
Nadell Cain
Charline Holtzman
Mia
Helen Easley
Ardmore
Okla
Sandie Mothers Banquet Saturday at Amarillo High
The Sandie Mothers Club Football Banquet will be held at 7 30 p m Saturday night in the Amarillo High School cafeteria. Attendees include the 1950 squad members dates parents coaches and special guests. Frank Kimbrough West Texas State coach will serve as toastmaster with Mrs Mack Forrester presiding as president.
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Sandie Mothers Club
Amarillo High School
Frank Kimbrough
West Texas
Mack Forrester
Work to enter Texas on baseball scholarship
Melvin Work, ace pitcher for Woodrow Wilson High School, has chosen to enter the University of Texas on a baseball scholarship after interest from major league clubs.
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Texas Dallas
Melvin Work
Woodrow Wilson High School
University of Texas
What’s What Overshadows Status in Global Focus
The era centers on actual events and tangible outcomes rather than who holds power or prestige. Leaders, markets, and communities respond to concrete developments, shaping policy, trade, and daily life across regions and industries.
Postponed Games Spark Four Day Ranch Reward
The Kids Inc players at Boys Ranch were rewarded with a four day trip for sportsmanship during football season, delaying three scheduled basketball games. Dowell's Saratoga Cafe sponsor invites Kids Inc players to a free game against the Texas Red Raiders, advising group attendance with coaches when possible. A halftime feeler pits Maverick Club and Sam Houston from the Texas Junior League in a 10 minute session before their first official match.
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Boys Ranch
Kids, Inc
Bob Dowell
Dowell
Saratoga Cafe
Texas Red Raiders
Two Kids, Inc
Maverick Glub
Sam Houston
Texas
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Putt Powell
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Pampa Harvesters
Worsham
Greece
Cascade
OLD Taylor
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Walker
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Carter
Clarendon
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Sandie
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Price
Navy
Central Michigan College of Edu
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Congo
Mann's Gals
Mann’s
Opal Richardson
Albuuerque
Mary Ruth Robertson
Ig Spring
Peggy O’neal
Clovis
Leatrice Draper
Alias
Boxwell Brothers
Ambulance Service
Bete Eae TN
Social Scientists
Polk PE
Kids, Incorporated
Red Feather
Community Chest
Bob Foight
Amenca
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