American League Leaders In Back-Scratching Split Doubleheaders
The St Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees split doubleheaders in a tight AL race. Browns kept lead while Yankees and Red Sox failed to gain ground. In the NL Pirates and Cardinals won while Cubs lost. Dizzy Trout named Yesterday's Star for Detroit's 9-1 win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Yanks
Bo-Sox
Yankee Stadium
Browns
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Red Sox
Cincinnati
St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Danny Litwhiler
Jim Konstanty
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia Trees
Pittsburgh
St Louis
New York Wee
Brooklyn
Nuts Sprinkled On Salads Boost Nutrition
Coarsely chopped nuts sprinkled over fruit or vegetable salads add crunch and increase the meal’s nutrient value. The nuts contribute healthy fats, protein, and minerals, enriching flavor and texture.
Fruits Prove Amarillo Has Wet climate
Small fruit on potato plants in Amarillo proves a wet climate. Veteran nurseryman K Jansonius says the fruit does not affect potato yields and cites J F Rosborough of A M College. Jansonius recalls Holland childhoods and hopes for a new Allied push through Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
K. Jansonius
Monroe Street
Holland
Mr. Jansonius
Panhandle
Jansonius
J. F. Rosborough
A. & M. College
Pauline Lakey
Two Women Injured In City Car Collision
Two Pantex workers received emergency hospital treatment after a collision at the Tenth Avenue and Fillmore Street intersection early this morning. Mrs. F Billings and Mrs. Edward Perry were taken to Northwest Texas Hospital by a Blackburn Shaw ambulance. The crash occurred before street lights were on. The other car was driven by Walter Townsend, a Marine from Philadelphia. James Elbert Pollan drove the Pantex workers’ car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pantex
Tenth Avenue
Fillmore Street
F. Billings
Edward Perry
Northwest Texas Hospital
Blackburn- Shaw
Walter Townsend
Philadelphia
James Elbert Pollan
Lou Nova Faces Lee Oma in Detroit Heavyweight Bout
Lou Nova, riding a 14 fight winning streak in his comeback, meets Lee Oma in a ten round heavyweight bout at Olympia Stadium in Detroit. Nova is a slight favorite over the former Detroiter who has found success in eastern rings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Lou Nova
Lee Oma
Olympia Stadium
Nova
Gripp o Eyes Postwar Heavyweight Champ Tug
Pittsburgh July 14 Jim Grippo, a fight manager and hobby magician, hopes to pull a heavyweight champion out of a hat by war's end, possibly Joe Louis, though the Army bars Louis from fighting. Melio Bettina, former light heavyweight king, now heavyweight contender, is discussed as a potential opponent or partner in the plan amid Louis Army ban and Bettina's recent comeback. Bettina served in the Army, fought sparingly, and recently faced Curtis Sheppard in Pittsburgh. Grippo predicts Bettina will back Louis if contract talks resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Jimmy Grippo
Joe Louis
Louis
Melio Bettina
New York
National Boxing Association
Louis-Bettina
Beacon
N. Y
Forbes Field
Curtis
Sheppard
Bettina
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Bivins
Red Burman
Gus _ Dorazio
Buddy Knox
Mose Brown
Harry Bobo
John D. Vorce
Detroit
Buddy Walker
Columbus
Ohio
Grippo
Sunset Golf Course Hosts Evening Putting Tournament
The Weekly Sunset Putting Tournament will be held tonight at the grass green layout of Sunset Golf Course. Entry fee is 25 cents for a 36 hole medal play event. Players may start rounds at any time from 7 to 10 o clock. The three lowest scores win War Stamps worth 3, 2 and 1 dollars.
Brooklyn Tigers Sign Four College Stars
The Brooklyn Tigers of the National Professional League announced four signed contracts from former collegians taken in the annual draft. Verne Allom of Cincinnati, Rudy Sikich of Minnesota, Dale Carmody of Southern California, and Dub McGibboney of Arkansas State Teachers joined the roster. Creighton Miller of Notre Dame and Ralph Park of Texas were expected to sign soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn Tigers
Brooklyn
Verne Allom
University of Cincinnati
Rudy Sikich
Minnesota
Dale Carmody
Southern California
Dub McGibboney
Arkansas State Teachers
Creighton Miller
Notre Dame
Ralph Park
University of Texas
Billy Harrell Sets New Record With 6666 Sit-Ups
Private Billy Harrell formerly at Sheppard Field and stationed at Keesler Field Mississippi is proclaimed unofficial world situp champion after completing 6666 repetitions in 7 hours 15 minutes at Chanute Field Illinois. Harrell 18 from Nashville Tennessee surpassed Ed Spratt's prior mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Jilly
Billy Harrell
Sheppard Field
Chanute Field
Harrell
Nashville
Tenn
Ed Spratt
Keesler Field
Miss
Optimists Challenge Other Clubs For Golf Match
The Optimist Club golf challenge went unheeded as no civic club accepted. Gene Root, Ross Rogers pro and Optimist member, was prepared to accept, but none of the other organizations stepped forward to meet the Optimists on the links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Optimist Club
Gene Root
Ross Rogers
Golf Association Meeting At Amarillo Tonight
Representatives from Ross Rogers Sunset and Amarillo Country Club will meet at 8 30 PM at the Amarillo Country Club. President Jack Allen will call the meeting to order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Junior Golf Association
Amarillo Country Club
Roses
Rogers Course
Amarillo Field
Camp Luna
Malin_ Park
Kiwanis Club
Amarillo Golf Association
Jack Allen
National League Sets Rule On Outfield Screen Hits
National League owners approve a rule allowing fair balls struck through outfield screens to be scored as two base hits effective immediately. The decision follows manager Billy Southworth’s protest after a Virgil Davis hit through Forbes Field screens on June 25 was ruled a home run, tying the Cardinals with Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Billy Southworth
St. Louis Cardinals
Southworth
Ford Frick
Virgil Davis
Forbes Field
Cardinal
Frick
Hammering Hank Armstrong Faces Luther White in 10 Round Bout
Hollywood July 14 U P reports Henry Armstrong meets Luther White of Baltimore in a ten round fight at Legion Stadium. Armstrong enters as a 1 to 2 favorite as a packed 7 000 crowd expects action from the swinging slugger and the rival in another night of boxing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
U.P
Henry Armstrong
Luther White
Baltimore
Legion Stadium
Hammering Hawk
Amarillo tennis tournament set for June at country club
Racket Ramblings notes Amarillo Country Club will host an annual tennis tournament June 16 to 23 under Club Pro George Aulback and Mrs. Arthur McKay with four divisions in senior and junior events. G B Payne will be near the top in men’s singles, while high school ladders keep Myrtle Howard and Hayden Hardin atop their divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Country Club
George Aulback
Arthur McKay
Aulback
Myrtle Howard
Hayden Hardin
Phillies Acquire Heinie Heltzel In Navy Replacement Trade
Philadelphia replaces departing shortstop Ray Hamrick by purchasing William Heinie Heltzel from Indianapolis for an undisclosed sum. The move follows Hamrick’s induction into the Navy. Also noted is a triangular baseball game planned in Dallas featuring Karlen Brothers Wyatt Metal and Lockheed Aircraft. A separate line mentions a late-arriving anniversary visit and Mrs. Tilley in hospital after surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heltzel
Phillies
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Ray Hamrick
Navy
William (Heinie) Heltzel
Indianapolis
American Association
Dallas
Karlen Brothers
Wyatt Metal
Lockheed Aircraft
State Rep Simpson stabbed by opponent at political meeting
In Fort Worth on July 14, Marvin Beaty one of two men charged with assault to murder was released on two $1,000 bonds after the stabbing of State Rep Marvin B Simpson Jr and his father Marvin B Simpson following a political meeting. The injured legislators were taken to a hospital and described as in stable condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Marvin Beaty
Marvin B. Simpson, Jr
Marvin B. Simpson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amarillo Field Bombers
Malin Park
Glen Perkins
Dizzy Trout
KGNC
van Buren
United States Employment Service
the Employment Office
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Certain-Teed Products Corporation
Prime Contractors
Globe News
Golf Association
Hank Armstrong
Glyndon Riley
G. B Payne
Neil Quattlebaum
Boulder
Colorado
Army
Lincoln Kilbourne
William Rentz
Charles Butler
Willard Wattman
Jack Cauthen
RAF
Jack
Britain
Jacks Hays
Hays
Coleman Barnhill
Walter Elder
Joe Key
John White
Cullen Crain
Sammy Slaughter
Barnhill
Elder
Crain
George Ball
Lubbock
Ball
Ellwood Park
Yale University
Sgt
Sydney Barr
Mon’ Bull Tire CO
Tyler
Ae Su IK Trew
Sunny Brook
Cheol @ng
Kentucky
L. E. Sage Company
Texas
Courthouse Records
Dixie Lee Shelley
Samuel Shelley
Elbert Gordon Smith
Christine Louise Goodman
Thomas R. Mays
Norma Gillilan
Robert H. Mendell
Lillian Marie Harmoun
R. B. Chestwood
Fula F. Speed
Merrill R. Lewis
Betty Ruth Babrick
Cyril F. Dunn
Anita McDonald
Harold B. Thompson, Jr
Agnes F. Ricker
Martin Firearms Co
Simpson
RCW
Plumbing & Heating CO Warow
Y.R
Ape Garage
Biedle
Blackburn ‘Bros
A-B Liquor Store
California
Glover Dale
Rroor
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!