Dodgers Roe Leads Ninth Straight Win Over Cardinals
Preacher Roe extended his nine game winning streak for the Brooklyn Dodgers by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals. Jackie Robinson and Gil Hodges homered, with Roe allowed 11 hits before a late rally trimmed the lead. Other MLB results and local notes follow, including remarks on Greenbelt Meet preparations and college prospects.
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Stan Musial
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West Texas-New Mexico League Standings and Tuesday Results
Abilene leads West Texas-New Mexico standings with a 7 2 record in Tuesday results showing Lubbock 9-4 and Amarillo 2-2. Other leagues report Brooklyn Boston and New York top National League while Chicago Detroit and Cleveland lead American League. Local schedules include Pampa at Amarillo and Lamesa at Clovis among others.
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Becbesa Beau Et
Lamess
Iceseess
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Clovisse
Amarillo
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Pampa
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Austin
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Midland
Roswell
Big Spring
Artesia
Odessa
Sweetwater
San Angelo
Vernon
Australian mud skipper fish feats of prowess
An Australian mud skipper fish will drown if kept underwater. It basks on mud flat tops, can leap four feet across mud, and even climb trees.
West Texas Golf Opens Tomorrow in Wichita Falls
Defending champion Bob French and golfer-crooner Don Cherry are the top favorites as the West Texas Golf Association kicks off its annual tournament at Wichita Falls Country Club. Cherry, now based in New York, has been runner up three times in this event, while Sammy Reynolds, a local favorite with three invitation wins this season, is also seen as title material. Qualifying rounds follow a pro-am today, with match play beginning Friday and running through Sunday.
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U.P
Bob French
Don Cherry
West Texas Golf Association
Wichita Falls Country Club
Odessa
Cherry
New York
West Texas
Sammy Reynolds
Hogan Snead Open Favorites In National Open
Hogan and Snead head a 436 pros 26 amateurs field as favorites at the National Open at Oakland Hills Michigan. The rugged 6927 yard par 70 course tests entrants with rounds beginning tomorrow and 50 low scorers plus ties advancing to the final 36 holes.
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Oakland Hills
Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
Ecuador Seeks Market for Guay Ancan Wood Goods
Ecuador targets buyers for guay ancan or lignum vitae hardwood novelties. Officials promote the rare, dense timber for crafts and luxury items, highlighting its durability and distinctive color. Export prospects are explored with potential partners in regional and international markets.
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Ecuador
Tulsa vs Shreveport Texas League slugfest sets nine inning record
In Louisiana Tulsa outslugged Shreveport 15 to 9 in a Texas League record nine inning game lasting 3 hours 18 minutes. Tulsa sent 13 to the plate in the eighth inning to surge ahead as Vincent and Salty Parker were ejected for arguing with umpires. San Antonio swept Dallas in a twin bill while Fort Worth Houston and Oklahoma City Beaumont were rained out. Austin Knickerbocker impressed as a pitcher in San Antonio’s first game.
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Ft. Worth
Houston
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Beamont
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Antono
Shrevep't
Shreveport
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
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Wilbur Martin
Associated Press
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Louisiana
Fort Worth
Houton
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Nelson
Aggies and Trojans Favored in NCAA Baseball Playoffs
In Omaha the NCAA tournament opened with Texas A&M and Southern California as favorites to win college baseball's top prize. Fourteen games over five days determine a new champion as last year’s winner Texas is replaced by Texas A&M representing the Southwest Conference. Schedule includes Princeton vs Southern California at noon, Tennessee vs Utah at 2:30, Oklahoma vs Ohio State at 6, and Texas A&M vs Springfield College at 8:30.
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Tennessee
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Oklahoma
Ohio State
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Mass
Cigarette Use In Big Increase
Washington reports U S cigarette production over 100 times higher than 50 years ago. Early in the century about 3 billion cigarettes were produced yearly. By 1950 annual output reached 392 billion with domestic use about nine of ten. Domestic use now dominates leaf utilization, with imports only 5 to 6 percent.
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Washington
United States
US Department of Agriculture
Steyr Clock Maker Plans 12000 UK Shipments
Steyr, Austria an Upper Austria cuckoo clock manufacturer, plans to ship 12 000 clocks to Great Britain and exports to Sweden and Australia. The Steyr factory in the US occupation zone signed a patent exploitation agreement with a Chicago firm for speaking clocks able to repeat chosen words up to 300 000 times without wear.
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Einstaler Schmuckindustrie
Upper Austria
Great Britain
Sweden
Australia
United States
Chicago
Report on New and Stronger Magnet by GE Lab
Schenectady reports a new cobalt platinum magnet developed by General Electric that is 24 times stronger than carbonyl-iron magnets of equal size and about eight times more resistant to demagnetization. The advance marks a major leap in magnetic strength for compact devices.
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General Electric Research Laboratory
Austrians Build Cellophane Plant in Lenzing
Austria moves to manufacture cellophane domestically with a state backed project at Lenzing Upper Austria. The plant is slated to meet all domestic demand and export about 500 tons yearly, while the state tobacco monopoly already consumes over 200 tons annually.
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Lenzing
Austria
Upper Austria
Vice President Powers Under Constitution
Under the U S Constitution the vice president’s only specified duties are to preside over the Senate and cast a vote in ties, plus the duty to succeed the president if the latter is disabled.
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Kids Incorporated pre season play boosts midget league prep
Yesterday’s slate showed improvement with more real contests and fewer high scoring games. The Southern Midget League expects fuller participation next week with two new teams, Pleasant Valley Roosters and Will Rogers, and several rainout makeups completed. Top games featured Robbins Locusts vs Robins in a 16 15 finish and Spitfires defeating Polecats 34 15 as the league begins to heat up.
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Wolflin Ponies
Wilson Cats
Margaret Wills Colts
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Lone Star
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North Amarillo Locusts
Robbins
Ronnie Thompson
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Charles Needham
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LaCreta Counts
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Don
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Homer Parade Lineup For Local Baseball Catchers
A listing of players and their teams names many high school clubs across Parker San Jacinto North Amarillo Mary and Wolflin in a parade style roster. Notable entries include Jimmy Weller for Parker Rebels Donnie Manley for San Jacinto Robins and Duane Shaw for North Amarillo Locusts along with several others across Glenwood Wolflin and Mary connections. The roster names several managers and supporters aiding the varied local squads in the parade event.
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San Jacinto Robins
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Wills Gnats
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Weldon McDonald
Landergin Turkeys
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Highland Horseflies
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Glenwood Wrens
Myrtie Wossum
McKinley Sparrows
Pearl Sneed
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Glenwood Porcupines
Ray Ruffin
Forest Hill Giants
Joe Ted Davidson
Charles Fisher
Ray Higgins
Wolflin Ponies
Leslie Stratton
Wilson Cats
Merle Clawson
Charles Smith
Larry Flack
Wolflin Mosquitoes
Dick Walsh
Richard Dupriest
Johnny Peterson
Wolflin Grasshoppers
Kendall Heck
Dona’ Harshinger
Gary Holbrook
John L. Britton, Jr
Glenwood Bedbugs
Nanette Cummings
Carolyn Amato
Claudine Shattuck
Mary. Wills
Marita Fennimore
Anne Jean Robertson
North Amarillo Wildcats
Penn TV Plan Hits Snags
New York dispatch reports the University of Pennsylvania faces multiple setbacks in its bid to televise football games. Ivy League schools Princeton Dartmouth Columbia and Cornell refuse to play Penn this fall without NCAA permission, while NCAA president Hugh C Willett says the dispute will not be taken to the U S Attorney General for mediation.
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Nancy Chaffee
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NCAA
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Spokane
Hungarian Book Business Jumps 1950 Figures Show Growth
In 1950 Hungary produced and sold over 30 million books, about ten times 1938 levels, with factory and workplace libraries expanding to 2,400 from 1,900 in 1949. Government reports highlight rapid expansion of publishing and libraries nationwide.
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Budapest
Caroll and Hymns in Early Christmas Music
Christmas carols surpassed hymns in popularity before the 12th century as hymns proved too theological and hard for common people to understand. This shift highlights the accessible nature of carols in early medieval religious culture.
Oil Reserves Discovered in Raman Field Turkey
Additional oil reserves have been found in the Raman field located in southeastern Turkey, signaling a potential boost to regional energy output and exploration activity in the area.
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Raman
Turkey
Headliner Referees Named For Tomorrow Night Wrestling Card
Gene Blackley from Buffalo Gap and Paul Mischler from Clovis NM will referee the headline match between Frankie Hill Murdock and Ray Clements at the Sports Arena. The bout follows a riotful no contest last week. Promoter Dory Detton aims for a clean finish to speed his Verne Gagne title-elimination series. Gagne appears June 28.
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Buffalo Gap
Paul Mischler
Clovis
Sports Arena
Dory Detton
Frankie Hill Murdock
Ray “Big Train” Clements
Blackley
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Clements
Mischler
Detton
Verne Gagne
Gagne
Brownie Sale Seems Settled
All objections to the sale of the St. Louis Browns to Bill Veeck have been removed and league owners will meet in New York Friday to approve the deal. The transfer was delayed by one American League owner upset with the DeWitt brothers. The meeting follows a joint NL owners session and will consider A. B. Chandler’s resignation as commissioner.
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St. Louis Browns
Bill Veeck
New York
Associated Press
DeWitt Brothers
A. B. Chandler
Dutch Dinner Golf Shapes Up Close
A tight afternoon is planned at Amarillo Country Club as Dutch Dinner team matches resume. In the season opener, the Bob Crudgington and Jack Allen squads tied 4815 4815, prompting expectations of another close battle. Boots Jones and Buster Sharp are slated as captains for today’s match.
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Amarillo
Louis Savold Battle Tonight At Polo Grounds In Doubt
Promoter Jim Norris eyes a 15 round bout between Joe Louis and Lee Savold at the Polo Grounds with forecasts of 16 000 fans and 190 000 dollars in gate. Weather hints possible showers and a postponement to tomorrow night is possible. Louis 37 and Savold 35 are the oldest challengers for the crown.
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Detroit
Plains Machinery dominates Legion Cup games in Civic League
American Legion swamped Globe Manufacturing 11 to 3 while Plains Machinery defeated McMillian Mavericks 13 to 4 at Thompson Park. Four-hit pitching by Cross highlighted Plains Machinery’s win as the games closed out last night.
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Globe Manufacturing
Plains Machinery
McMillian Mavericks
Thompson Park
Cross
UNESCO Plans $20 Million Push Against Global Illiteracy
UNESCO will allocate 20 million dollars over twelve years to combat illiteracy worldwide. The initiative targets improving literacy through programs, funding, and partnerships across multiple countries and regions.
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