PUTTING AROUND AND PROMISING SEASON FOR GOLDEN SANDIES
The Golden Sandies host Stratford Elks in the season opener at 4 pm with Stratford returning eight regulars and last season's district bi district title. A practice game vs Buffalo Courts of West Texas follows on the Sandies diamond east of Gold Field. Coach Ralph Stewart and John Whinnery oversee track and field prep for Odessa Relays.
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Golden Sandie
Stratford Elks
The
Elks
Ralph Stewart
Sandies
Buffalo Courts
West Texas
Sandie Diamond
Gold Field
John Whinnery
Odessa
Robert Whiddon
Fort Worth
Galen Fowler
Southwestern Exposition
Tech Rebuilds Football Team at Texas Tech Hidden in OCR text
Texas Tech coaches report progress in rebuilding the Red Raider football squad after three Border conference titles. Coach Dell Morgan faces graduation losses from 1949, but expects help from several last fall’s players and new transfers. Key names include Jimmie Williams, Buddy Barron, Don Gray, David Brown, Marian Ribble, Don Seale, Sandy Welton, Gene Doss, Bill O’Grady, Frank Graves, Jim Turner, Denton Lambert, Aston Lynne, Jerry Killian, and James Thams.
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Lubbock
Texas Tech
Red Raider
Dell Morgan
Jimmie Williams
Phillips
Buddy Barron
Temple
Don Gray
Brecken
Bill O’grady
Fort Worth
Frank Graves
McKinney
Jim Turner
Olney
Denton Lambert
Aston lLvnne
Monahans
Jerry Killian
Holliday
James Thams
Alvarado
Geylon Enforces Close-Circuit Film Restriction Law
Geylon enforces a local ordinance banning the showing of a 16 mm film within five miles of an established 35 mm theatre. The law targets compatibility of film formats or competition and constrains exhibition distances.
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Geylon
St Andrews Meets Fraley on the Old Course
Oscar Fraley recounts his round at St Andrews where Fearless Fraley disrupts the famed links. He notes the wind, the divots reseeded after his shots, and the legend of Bobby Jones still holds. Fraley enjoys the course's storied atmosphere and the caddie's wary praise.
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Oscar Fraley
ST. Andrews
Scotland
Fraley Bela
North Sea
Tiffany's
Harry Vardon
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
Fraley
Fearless
Robert Tyre
Atlanta Joneses
Old Fearless
Robert
Glenn Davis Signs Two Year Rams Contract
All American athlete Glenn Davis chose football over baseball and signed a two year contract with the Los Angeles Rams of the National pro league after rejecting several MLB offers. Davis opted for the gridiron over the diamond.
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Glenn Davis
Los Angeles
Davis
Los Angeles Rams
Banner Bowl lunch leads bowling scores in metropolitan meet
Metropolitan Banner Bowl results list Whiteway Foods Stores, Panhandle Insurance, Reed Sheet Metal, Reed Diamond Shop, Aristocrat Cafe, White Motors and other entries. Scores feature Edwards 471 Zion 320 Moore 477 Kersten 628 and multiple high team totals across shops and agencies in a regional standings summary.
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Metropolitan Banner Bowl
Edwards
Zion
Moore
Kersten
Whiteway Food Stores
Young
Beckum
Pine Panhandle Insurance
Wombie
Smith
Gilasco
MacCartney
Oakesfyfe Agency
Novak
Filareski
Raef
Merchant
Scott
Lone Star BE
En White Motors
Nies
Nears
Thomas
Uthwestern Drug
Buttorfieia
West
Dowis
Moore Owens
Banner Bowl results highlight multiple league sponsors
Banner Women's League action lists winners across divisions including Gulf Oil with 2-page 427 and players Duxgan 368 Roberts 342 Edwards 415 Byers 481. Ralph Love Realty dominating 1-page with Haile 462 Koenig 418 Dennis 359 Tyndall 373 Wagner 508. other winners include Bill Freeman Plasterer Mann's Bakery Reynolds-Ashford Service and Supply El Rancho Cafe Green Dart Carter & Son and Troy Jones Contractor with various scores and players named.
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Banner Women’s League
Banner Bowl Gulf Oil
Page
Duxgan
Roberts
Edwards
Byers
Ralph Love Realty
Haile
Koenig
Dennis
Tyndall
Wagner
Bill Freeman
Multiple teams win at Magnolia event with high scores
In a regional meet, Magnolia leads with top marks 373 366 423 440 496. Texas follows with 371 386 495. Roughnecks tally 426 365 404 510 452, Sun Oil 371 406 395 422 453, Swabbers 423 417 416 529, Phillips 397 395 394 404 503, Stanolind 378 417 342 405 439, Ohio 367 408 393 495 348.
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Magnolia
Brown
Grenfell
Barlow
Timmons
Brewster
Texas
Vaughne
Wright
Baker
Roughnecks
Hatton
McLean
Miller
Witt
Beardsley
SUN Oil
Horn
Parmelee
Hardy
Totten
Lawrence
Swabbers
Kersey
White
Jaycee League clash boosts BOBCATS in Pittman 402 win
Peerless Lanes reports the BOBCATS defeating Pittman 402 in a 3-Pittman matchup within the Jaycee League. Key rivals included JAYCEE peers and nearby lanes, with the BOBCATS earning a decisive victory and placing in strong position on the standings.
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Jaycee League
Peerless Lanes Bobcats
Pittman
Motor Freight League and Local Teams Standings Summary
In Amarillo Bowl, Canadian and National divisions report wins with top scorers Hicks 466 Daws 471 Dormire 400 and Metheny 400 Garrett 389 Cross 427 Dawis 488 respectively. Hearne Riss and Church Women First Christian tally wins with Settle 425 Osborn 390 Sidwell 334 Wikin.
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Motor Freight League
Hicks
Daws
Dormire
Jones
Brooks
National
Metheny
Garrett
Gaston
Cross
Dawis
Hearne
Riss
Richey
Davenport
Rogers
Cox
Shannon
Christiaax
Settle
Osborn
Sidwell
Wikin
Tenth Avenue Methodist Dominate Relays Across Sections
Tenth Avenue Methodist leads multiple divisions with top scores as contestants from First Baptist and San Jacinto Baptist follow. Maxwell 330 Roberts 302 Norman 298 Grooms 36 Keen 274 show strong finishes. Krause 380 Judd 371 Win 209 Garrett 337 also place high in subsequent heats.
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Buccola
Tenth Avenue Methodist
Roberts
Norman
Veazey
Greasure
SAN Jacinto Baptist
Wilson
Wharton
Garrett
Judd
YMCA and First Christian Aces Meet in Track Event
YMCA with Pendleton 492 and Fyfe 437 lead as First Christian edges in with Sewell 440 and McClish 381. Sidwell and Filiott contribute scores as the meet wraps with Kay noted among participants.
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Woelm Be
Pendleton
Fyfe
Sidwell
Filiott
McClish
Sewell
Kay
Labor leaders plan All Ireland Labor Party in Belfast
Labor leaders from Eire and Northern Ireland met in Belfast to outline plans for an All Ireland Labor Party that would operate across partition lines. The effort signals a cross border push for unified labor representation despite political divisions.
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Eire
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Labor Party
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George McCormick
Toby Wise
Marvin Swink
Billy Witherspoon
Billy
Marvin
Tommy Donnell
Susan Sanford
Pampa
Cowtown
North Side
Larry Wartes
Hardin- Simmons
Pete Golson
Joe Coleman
University of Texas Longhorns
Jinx Tucker
Waco
Tech Rebuilds
Lutz
Jack Rutland
Wonstop Bazety
Baldwin
Meathiey
Trollinger
Ymca Church Women
Ymca Church
Amarillo Bowl
Calvert
Calvert Reserve
Calvert Qistallers Corp
N.Y. C
Taylor Squire
Taylor
Louisville
Relay, Md
Ing
Hart Schaffner
Marx
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