Gold Sox Dominate Dukes 7 3 In Amarillo Showdown
Amarillo Gold Sox rout Albuquerque Dukes 7 to 3 as Thurman battles control yet earns win. Thurmans pitching plus timely hitting by Gardner Moore and Cato fuels the home stand showcase with three runs in the third inning and a late scoring push.
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Peanuts Thurman
Curve
Jim Reynold
Thurman
Sox
Ernie Meyers
Otey
Hargrove
Lee Gardner
Dutch Prather
Troy Gann
Meyers
Dukes
Lee Reeves
Tenorio
Rodriguez
Pete Forsyth
Tony Lamarra
Gardner
Gard
George Gustovich
Albuquerque
Ahpoafe Rodriguez
Aba
Emmoerra
Hewell
Divers
Reynold
Cin
Revers
Opatas Cijstovich
Amarillo
Abrhpore
Moore
Diers
Catu
Reeves
Pruitt
Prather
Buailey
Gunter
Texas League Leaders Given Sound Lacing
The Beaumont Exporters, Texas League pace-setters, were beaten 9 to 5 by the Houston Buffaloes at Dallas. Les Mueller took the loss for Beaumont, with Dain Clay and Chester Wiezcorek homering for the losers. Zeke Trent homered for Shreveport in a 5 to 4 win over San Antonio. Oklahoma City and Fort Worth game postponed. Also notes on British railways presenting an electric locomotive model to Argentina and Japan’s rail mileage.
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Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Beaumonte
Houston
Tulse
Dallas
San Antonio
Shreveport
Tub
Beaumont
Tulsa Oe
Dallas le
Tulsa
Associated Press
Houston Buffaloes
Buffs
Les Mueller
Gillespie
Chester Wiezcorek
Dain Clay
Mueller
Rebels
Dashiell
Bill Wilson
Oilers
Wilson
J. Alvin Gardner
Zeke Trent
San Antonio Missions
Drowning Tragedy as Father Rescues Brother at Trinity River
In Dallas the Trinity River flood task continues as Wesley Eugene Herrell 18 drowns while his father James Franklin Herrell 41 rescues Ray 13. Leonard Purvis 48 dies of a heart attack along the levee during the rescue effort. Wesley and Ray swam to a small island after fishing. the father swam to save Ray but Wesley disappeared in the current.
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Dallas
U.P
Trinity River
Wesley Eugene Herrell
Leonard
Purvis
Wesley
Ray
James Franklin Herrell
Dehydrated Dog Food Invented For War Time Use
Chicago May 20 Dr R C Newton vice president of Swift and Company announced a new method to dehydrate dog food so water restores it to normal texture color and palatability The product will replace the tinned variety which was dropped three months ago to conserve tin for the war effort Canned dog food has ranked second to canned milk in recent years
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Chicago
R. C. Newton
Swift and Company
Tribe Tops the Yankees on Won-Lost Basis
A look at mid May standings shows the Phillies 4th in club matting, last in RBI and heavy on double plays under infant manager Uncle John Lobert. Brooklyn Dodgers lead the league in homers and runs, while the Phillies and Beazley are cited for notable pitching debuts and setbacks.
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Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
TSA
St Louis
Ehie Zo
TRIBE
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Lobert
John Lobert
Phils
Dodgers
Peewee Reese
Brooks
Yanks
Olleveland
Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Slim
Charles Embreek
Wilkes-Barre
Cris Hackett
Jeff Heath
Milwaukee
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Hal Newhouser
Rip Radcliff
Cincinnati Tough Ground For Ott Home Run Legend
Cincinnati’s Crosley Field proved harsh for Me Ott in early NL years. Ott’s 4 homers there in 1935 onward set Crosley marks. Vince DiMaggio matched 4, while F. McCormick’s 11 led visiting players. Also noted is Honus Wagner’s 1912 visit autographing for Jimmy McGill, the boy who recovered from infantile paralysis and later became a Rochester educator. Wagner’s baseball gift aided a McGill memorial fund.
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Cincinnati
Crosley Field
Giants
Crosley
Vince DiMaggio
F. McCormick
Honus Wagner
John McGraw
Jimmy McGill
University of Rochester
Board of Education
Horus
Phillies Hall of Famer Hitter Tops NL Batting Pace
Dan Murtaugh leads the National League with a .369 average through the first four weeks as Philadelphia stars shine. The piece notes Murtaugh's rise from late 1941 starter to top NL hitter, with team context and other league results.
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Dan Murtaugh
Phils
Phil
Tenpin Row Sees Busy Night In Amarillo Leagues
The Ohio National Insurance squad dropped to second in the Victory League after a 2 1 loss to Amarillo Cigarette Service. Amarillo Bowlgirls and RuDell’s each posted 3 0 records as they chased the lead. Other results included Amarillo Commercial College defeating a 2 1, while Louie’s Alleys launches a Summer Major League with six teams led by Diamond Shop, winner of the Winter Major League, and including People’s Recreation Quality Bar Builders’ Supply Purrr Food.
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Ohio National Insurance
Amarillo Bow
Amarillo
Buckeye
RuDell
Fifth Avenue Avenue
Amarillo Commercial College Girls
Louie's Alleys
Diamond Shop Squad
People’s Recreation
Quality Bar
Builders’ Supply
Purr Food
Harrison Street
Courthouse Records and Marriage Licenses Page Highlights
Courthouse records detail several property transfers with names such as Benjamin Cracraft Jr and Clarence Rosson, listing parcels in Pleasant Valley and Morningside, with prices from 10 to 2,750 dollars. The section also notes marriage licenses for Lolo Jiminez and Nazaria Carrasco and Walter Buckner and Louise Hyden, plus district court divorce pleas including Tucker, Terrell, Gregg, and Hadley cases.
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Benjamin L. Cracraft, Jr
Alfred O. Brown
Quincy Ford
L. E. Moreman
Pleasant Valley
Ben Henson
FE. R. Bauman
Henson
C. L. Munday
Russell C. Arrist
CC Terrace
Clarence L. Rosson
W. H. Boothby
B. Morningside
J. C Wooldridge
Alto Chas
H. Keffer
Mirror
Virgel Lightfoot
W. O Oler
R Gardens
Ben H. Schermerhorn
Et Ux
Pan
Lhr. Co
Humphreys Highlands
William F. McWhirter
M. L. Kelley
A. Eberstadt
Ernest Denney
Glenwood
Lolo Jiminez
Nazaria Carrasco
Walter E. Buckner
Louise Hyden
Effie Mae Tucker
Dave Tucker
Jett Terrell
R. J. Terrell
Loretta Gregg
Edward Thurman Gregg
Ada Lee Hadley
Duncan Ra Hadley
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Gann
Cato
Dixie Howell
Cleyvis
Dijanich Ison Garioff
Roberteon H. Harriman
Medlock Hewitt
Wyatt
Quillin
Clovis Eee
Borger Brberees
Amarillo Wees Il
Lamesa
Lubbock
Borger
Pampa
Clovis Big Spring
Detroit
Cleveland
Ames
Washington
J. T. Russell
Pan-Tex and Air School
2Nd & Park
Panhandle Stages
Texas League
Argentina
Queen Elizabeth
Government School
James Ellison
RKO Star
Boy
Brother
Huntington
Ind
W. J. Whitelock
Charles Antonosky
Antonosky
By Bill Brandt
Paul Waner
Mel Ott
Braves
Waner Bros
Paul
King Klout
Beazley
Cardinal
John Beazley
St. Louis Cardinals
Cubs
Red Bird
Bucky Walters
Bucky
Big Beazley
Reds
Birds
Phil Leadoffer
Judson Bailey
Middle West
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Pacemakers
Curt Davis
Phil Cavaretta
Army and Navy
Pittsburgh Pirates
Buccaneers
New York Giants
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
John Cooney
A. Poulton
Makuri
New Zealand
India
United States
Chester
Philphandom
Murtaugh
Jess Flores
Guadalajara
Jalico
Los Angeles
Marvin Gudat
Oakland
Marvin
Flores
The
First National Bank of
Fisk Bldg
Courthouse Records
Tri-Way
S. Pierce
Oweres
Whskes
Disaillers Corporation
New York City
Uncle Sam
Blackburn
Blackburn's
Hart Schaffner
Dixie
Tropitex
Blackburn Bros
West Texas
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