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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1941
Page
3
New passenger automobile registrations in Texas for last month totaled 4 070 a drop of 46.9 percent from October 1940 yet 58.6 percent above the preceding month For the year registrations were up 23.2 percent Commercial vehicle sales in October were 18.2 percent below October 1940 but 1 percent higher than September 1941
Pampa Harvester coach Buck Prejean ousted Bobby Joe Dunham Jack Waters and Bill Abernathy for breaking training rules. Dunham and Waters were first team players and Abernathy a reserve guard, leaving an altered offense and starting backfield for the Thursday game with the Amarillo Sandies.
William P. Redding treasurer of the National Aeronautic Association cites lack of Texas chapters as the cause of inactivity. The association lists 128 chapters, with a state counsellor and district governor but no Texas chapters. Headquarters are in the Willard Hotel Washington and dues are three dollars yearly. Western Reserve University forms a personnel research institute for business, institutions and individuals in personnel and vocational guidance.
Duquesne defeats Mississippi State 16 to 0 and Pitt beats Nebraska 14 to 7 with Special Delivery Jones starring. The pair revive Pittsburgh football as Duquesne rises to potential Sugar Bowl contention and Jones gains All-America buzz after key plays.
The Texas Railroad Commission wrapped a two day hearing at the Herring Hotel on special motor carrier permits. Nine applications were heard including Panhandle Stages request for a new Berger Panhandle Amarillo route. Examiners D L Templeton and H D Mahaffey led the sessions.
New York November 19 report lists predicted winners for Thanksgiving weekend games. Notable matches include Virginia over North Carolina, Denver over Colorado, Notre Dame over Southern California, Michigan over Ohio State, and Navy over Princeton with several other pairings and margin notes.
Jackie Wilson won the National Boxing Association featherweight title by decisively outpointing Richie Lemons in 12 rounds in Los Angeles. Wilson weighed 125 and Lemons 125½, as Lemons defended the title he had taken from Petey Scalzo last summer.
Texas and Texas A&M reach a non aggression pact for the November 27 game at College Station to curb spectator trouble and protect undefeated A&M and 5 1 Texas records. Bits of hostile signs at the Aggie campus prompt caution as police and college officials seek calm before kickoff.
The Aviatrix Club with Carlton Scales and his orchestra hosts two big dances tonight and on Thanksgiving Eve and Thanksgiving Day after remodeling. Full kitchen facilities are now available for dinners and short orders, with Sunday dinner checks refunding the cover charge. Fred's Old Barn reopens Thursday with a new five piece band under Dave Tucker, dancing from 8:30. A weekly Barn Dance will be held every Friday night.
The Colorado River flood case against the city of Austin was reversed and sent for retrial. The third court of civil appeals voided a $15,000 verdict to Eugene Howard, citing the trial judge did not ask jurors about river obstruction linked to a new state highway bridge between Austin Bastrop and Austin Lockhart.
United Press reports two Texas district title deciders on slate. Riverside meets Fort Worth Tech with Riverside needing only a win or draw to clinch the title after Masonic Home loss due to Tailback Burress ineligibility. Nacogdoches upset Lufkin to set Henderson up for District 12 leadership. plus 41 conferences later week may settle 13 titles. Wichita Falls and Ysleta already clinched in Districts 2 and 4.
El Paso Texas November 19 The Texas Mines Miners face an uncertain coaching future after Mack Saxon resigns effective next June. Saxon cites best interests of the school and notes a 65 41 7 career record at Mines while this year the team is two wins four losses one tie. Harry Phillips rumored to seek the post.
Howard Payne University's undefeated Yellow Jackets head to Conway Arkansas to face Arkansas State Teachers College seeking their eighth win. The team remains the only unbeaten state college squad alongside Texas A&M, though East Texas State Teachers briefly tied them this season. Brownwood Baptist clinched the Texas Conference title with a 13-0 win over Abilene Christian College. Hardin-Simmons visits Brownwood on November 29 for the season finale.
Amarillo Country Club women prepare for Friday’s handicap versus par event with three prize spots. Past winners include Mrs. R J Moore Mrs J Barr and Mrs R A Stone as pairings list multiple players with scores and partners.
In New York a 1942 Pan American effort led by Avery Brundage moves fast with 11 months to raise about 175000 and select 150 athletes for Buenos Aires events. Eighteen sub committees organize budgets plans and two big meetings set by the United States of America Sports Federation and the United States Pan American Games Committee.
A field of 70 outstanding bowlers from 68 cities in 19 states will compete December 7 to 14 at the Coliseum Chicago to determine a challenger to the national match game champion. The all star tournament is sponsored by Chicago Tribune Charities Inc. and the Bowling Proprietors Association of America and will include entries from Texas and Oklahoma.
Oregon State remains in Rose Bowl contention as the Beavers chase a PCC title. They must beat Montana and Oregon, with recent 6-0 win over California and 14-13 win by Washington State over Stanford boosting their bid.
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