Ed Cory First in Family to Graduate from High School
Ed Cory becomes the first in his family to complete high school amid a Texas town crowd. He earned four majors in English, history, mathematics, and commerce and plans college to pursue medicine, funded by careful budgeting and a lifelong dream from his mother Cora Lee Cory.
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Ed Cory
Margaret McKenzie
Arkansas
Texas
Cory
Isle of the Municipal Auditorium
C. M. Rogers
Amarillo Junior College
Cora Lee Cory
Couple Wed 62 Years Boost Big Families
In Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Stuebe share 62 years of marriage and a large family. He is 86 and she 70. they have nine children, 19 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. They advocate larger families and serious views on marriage for happiness.
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Cleveland
William J. Stuebe
Stuebe
Farmers Not Quite So Well Off as This Time in 1938
Washington May 25. The farmer, once pivotal to the Republican upswing, is now slightly worse off on agriculture charts than a year ago. Prices for farm products are lower while costs rise. beef and lambs higher, chickens lower. The Senate bill may add about 800 million dollars for farmers, to be signed by President Roosevelt amid tax concerns.
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Washington
Ngriculture Department
Senate
Agriculture Department
Congress
Bers
Ed Barrow
Gene McCann
Porter Vaughan
U. of Richmond
Miami Tennifers
Bill J. Kechnie
Cincy Wolves
Pampa Hosts Next Three Days In Texas Minor League Stand
Pampa hosts Amarillo in a three game series at Malin Park starting Friday at 4 30 pm The Sox visit Clovis after the set and return for games June 1 2 and 3 Box score notes Pampa beat Amarillo 5 1 to even the series yesterday while Amarillo won 28 4 in the opener Lubbock defeated Clovis 5 4 and several rain delays affected other games in the WTNM loop
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Pampa
Sox
Clovis
Pioneers
New Mexico
Lubbock
Lamesa
Abilene
Pampa Io
Amarillo
Hudson
Seitz
Nell
Pietras
Verrengia
Nichols
Pama
Hutton
Mill
Yankees Seen as Favorite But Others Claim Hope in Pennant Race
In New York on May 25 1939 Buck Newsom weighs in on the pennant tilt with the Yankees as the team to beat. Oscar Vitt questions their strength and notes the Indians seek a superior second baseman and Pittsburgh rises as a contender. Joe McCarthy notes few umpire disputes and Lou Gehrig remains a veteran presence on the Yankees bench amid a turbulent season.
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Henry McLemore
New York
U.P
Buck Newsom
Yankees
Buck
Oscar Vitt
Cleveland Pilot
Vitt
Yanks
Gordon and Crosetti
Gordon
Crosetti
Indians
Joe McCarthy
Umps
Yankee
McCarthy
Bill Wambsganss
Pittsburgh
Cy Blanton
Russ Bauers
Pirates
Dizzy Dean
Dodgers
Bees
Cub
Lou Gehrig
Lou
Americans Reach Fifth Round in British Amateur
Two Americans advance in the British amateur golf championship at Hoylake. Dick Chapman of Greenwich, Connecticut, defeats A. J. Thompson of England 1 up after 39 holes, while Trailer Bil Holt of Syracuse beats J W Jones of England. The win moves them into the fifth round along with 14 others as the field halves in a sudden death series to eight for the quarter and semi finals tomorrow. Chapman had previously eliminated defending champion Charlie Yates of Atlanta.
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Hoylake
Eng
America
Dick Chapman
Greenwich
Conn
Bil” Holt
Syracuse
Chapman
Charlie Yates
Atlanta
A. J. Thompson
England
Holt
J W. Jones
Roundup of sports notes and quirky quotes from Eddie Brietz
Baseball attendance down 25 percent in many markets as owners note the trend. Petersburg High School star Harry Martin runs bases with speed, stealing 33 bases in 15 games. Wisconsin Milwaukee players fine themselves for minor on field misdeeds. Also mentions Miami tennis players, Port Vaughan rave, and boxing bout pricing. Freddie Wolcott declines Europe tour to stay local. Pacific Coast Conference football spring practice plan discussed. A quirky note on car gearing and mile lengths under fuel measures.
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Harry Martin
Petersburg
Pepper Martin
Freddie Wolcott
Rice
Europe
Pacific Coast Conference
End of Yanks Streak Triggers Look at Other Slumps
The AP reports a lull for the New York Yankees ending a streak as Cincinnati Reds push nine wins in a row and St. Louis Cardinals ride a six game run. NL also sees Phillies seven straight losses and Dodgers six. Boston Red Sox opened with seven straight wins. Pirates dropped eight straight. Also notes a German plane making a Berlin to New York flight then back in 44 hours 46 minutes.
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Jessie Simpson
Hackensack
N. J
New Jersey
Monte Stratton
White Sox
New Yorker
New York
New York Yankees
Cincinnati
Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Red Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates
Deron Tigers
Washington Senators
Berlin
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Mike Jacobs
Krieger
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Sioux City
Sioux City Cowboys
Indianapolis
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Glendale
Calif
Lou Meyer
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Stapp
Floyd Roberts
Jimmy Snyder
Chicago
Snyder
Associated Press
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Tom
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Hawaii
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Harry
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Aladdin
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