Pampa Tilt Ends Season For Sandies In Amarillo
The Golden Sandies prepare for a final 1940 schedule game at Butler Field against the Pampa Harvesters. Coach Howard Lynch calls a morning skull practice and potential lineup changes as Amarillo seeks District One title with no defeats or ties. Tickets available at Maxor Drug and Herbert Drug.
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Butler Field
Pampa Harvesters
Golden Sandies
Howard Lynch
Pampa
Amarillo
Harvester Band
Sandies
Maxor Drug
Fisk
Herbert Drug
Sandies Treasure a Signed Pigskin Championship Keepsake
The Sandies boast a prized football autographed by former player and coaches, commemorating Amarillo 14 Lubbock 0 in 1940. The club plans shellac preservation as they celebrate renewed team momentum and upcoming showings of Cornell Dartmouth footage at the Paramount plus a Dec 10 House of David game with Amarillo College Badgers.
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Sandies
Lubbock
Howard Lynch
T. G. Hull
Amarillo
House of David
R. P. Carter
Amarillo College Badgers
Davids
Badgers
Yale Seals Beginning To Show on Mail
Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi reports Christmas Seals appearing on mail in growing numbers. He notes the Danish clerk Ein Holboen conceived the idea in 1903 to fund tuberculosis care, leading to the first Christmas Seal campaigns in Denmark and the United States in 1907, making postal workers active managers of health each year.
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W. D. DeGrassi
Denmark
Ein Holboen
Copenhagen
Mellissa the Schnauzer Inspires Navy Grid Hopes
Annapolis notes Mellissa the Schnauzer sparked Navy morale last year with a 10 to 0 upset over Army. This week her absence from the Quaker City departure hints at a rough road as the Tars face West Point, with Old Bill Viti sidelined on the sidelines.
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Annapolis
Navy
Army
Philadelpia
Melissa
Bill Viti
Bill
Mellissa
Larson
Quaker City
Shell
Cise Severn
West Point
Need for More Air Service Across South Texas
Robert Lee Bobbitt, of San Antonio and Laredo, Texas, urged expanding air service between Laredo and San Antonio as Braniff Airways seeks authority to fly El Paso to Laredo via San Antonio and on to Denver via Amarillo and Lubbock. Other airlines, Transcontinental and Western, Continental, and Essair, also seek new South Texas routes. He called Laredo the leading gateway to Mexico while Continental warned Braniff fares could widen mail subsidy gaps.
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Washington
Robert Lee Bobbitt
San Antonio
Laredo
Texas
Braniff Airways, Inc
Civil Aeronautics Board
el Paso
Denver
Amarillo
Lubbock
Transcontinental
Western Air Express
Continental
Essair Inc
Bobbitt
Mexico
Braniff
Minnesota Remains No 1 in AP Poll Despite Rose Bowl Exit
Minnesota stays atop the seventh Associated Press ranking, with 88 first place votes and 1,562 points. Texas A and M, Stanford, and Boston College follow as battle lines form for final positions and post season bids.
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New York
Minnesota
Golden Gophers
Associated Press
Gophers
Boston College
Texas A
Stanford
Aggies
Texas
Gan
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Nebraska
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Georgetown
Penn
Hoyas
Texas Aggies
Boston
Michigan
Mississippi State
Maroons
Alabama
Washington
Cornell
Fordham
Santa Clara
Southern Methodist
Texas Tech
Lafayette
Duke
Hardin Simmons
Perfect Weather Sets Stage For Battle Of Rose Bowl
Unbeaten Texas A M meets Texas in Austin under clear skies and crisp football weather after days of rain. Quarterback Pugh's injury clouds the Aggies, with Marland Jeffrey ready to start if needed. Texas relies on a strong passing game led by Lawden and Harkins as both teams seek Rose Bowl glory.
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Rose Bowl
Felix R. McKnight
Austin
Texas A
University of Texas
Texas
Homer Norton
College Station
Marion
Dookie) Pugh
Aggie
Pugh
Norton
Marland Jeffrey
Port Arthur
Jeffrey
Sammy Baugh
Texas Christian
Longhorns
Pete Lawden
R. L. Harkins
Skiers to Elect Officers Tonight
The Amarillo Ski Club meets at 8 tonight in the YMCA rooms of City Auditorium to elect officers for 1940 41. President John Maynard urges non members to attend and films of Tres Ritos New Mexico skiing scenes will be shown.
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Amarillo
Ski Club
John Maynard
Tres Ritos
New Mexico
Maynard
Picture Angle Decides Caller Identity in Houston Chronicle
Robert Connor, Houston Chronicle reporter, will no longer assume caller identities. He answered a call thinking it was H E Slaymaker the British consul and said things look better in the Mediterranean. The Italian consul corrected him.
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Houston
Robert Connor
Houston Chronicle
H. E. Slaymaker
Mediterranean
McEuin Villain Of Mat Battle At National Guard Armory
Edgar Gideon takes on Bill McEuin in a grappling showdown at the National Guard Armory with Tilliman and Hager due to clash in a semi final. The Flying Scotchman returns after a back injury and hopes to win over fans.
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National Guard
Edgar Gideon
Bill McEuin
Montana
Gideon
Chuck Powell
McEuin
Pretty Good Racket Ended By Time In St Paul
Dell Kanar a railroad telegraph operator ran a small loan business using paydays to collect loans and watches as collateral A note became an order for a watch leading to pawned timepieces Police found 49 watches and Kanar was sentenced to 200 or 90 days in jail under the small loan law In Austin Gov O Danial sent best wishes to Texas National Guard officers and troops of the 36th division upon federal induction
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Dick Barry
Texas
Blanchard
Ian Iar
Beadle
Pavillard Wi
Ami
Hudson
Ausmaa
Harris
Igh
Exas Maloney
Lleys
Powell
Woorling
Gill
Reneee Tar
A Reinert
Barry ’ Ee
Army Store
Naval
ROT
Feferman Weer
Macy Cogdell
Amberg Nee Nee
Bas
Paulk Haley Bhai A
Haley
Eely Fe Teebewee
Coble
Blind Ee
Bervice
Kimble Ete Ata
Phillips Tos Silivan AG
I Dickson
Rude Ee
Boxwell
Neely
Vuniversal Carlnading Bina
Pearson) Tee
Vogt
Hub Clothiers
Smith
Phillips
Br” Epstein
Dickson
Williams -Boyce Simmons
Logan
Martin Sescccossidee
Undry
Amarillo ES
Boyd
Maer Ti
Lucy
Troy Laun
Redding
Girls’ Federal League Ladd
Rockets
Keaton
Ptak
Crossett Koneek Seine Aas
Exell
Robinson
Ohio N Life
Graves
Ramblers Higgenbottom
Real
McClure Vetee
Au. Rooks
Gellinger
Ava Suiller
Gilbert
Price
Johnson
Carter Veins
Butler
Griggs
Rogers
McDonald Wee
Fyfe
Chucklers Whitaker
Briscoe
Robertson
Maloney Steen Eaelsl
Hunter Prien O Lewis
Son Blind
Avi Hargrave
Jordan
Amarillo
Campbell
Hollingshead
Var Robertson
Bal
Dudley
Watkins Beers
Ziegler
Baker
Alexander Seeees
Henson Beter Eneee
Lan Sale Iblinding
Waldrop
Haliburton
Bind
Lay van
Munson
Rude
ST. Paul, Minn
Dell Kanar
James Lynch
Lynch
Kanar
Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas National Guard
Claude V. Kirkhead
San Antonio
Five Pennsylvanians Indicted for War Registration
Five Pennsylvanians claiming conscientious objector status were indicted by a federal grand jury for failing to register for selective service and military training.
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Philadelphia
Talking dog voices feelings in Cleveland
In Cleveland Ohio the A A Schlemeyer family owns Snooky a four year old Boston terrier who speaks in a thick guttural voice saying Mamma and I love my mamma the talking dog story notes the unusual pet and its vocalization.
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Cleveland, O
U.P
A. A. Schlemeyers
Snooky
North Carolina strawberry crop up 30 percent in 1941
A report by H. G. Brown statistician for the state department of agriculture predicts a 30 percent rise in North Carolina strawberries for 1941. The forecast cites favorable growing conditions and market prospects for the season.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
H. G. Brown
State Department of Agriculture
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McBain
Lubbock Westerners
Pampans
Clyde Clark
Harold Harlow
Otto Payne
M. T. Johnson
Gene Sutton
Fred Page
Ted Moss
Burrel Collins
Paul Burden
Charlie Green
Dickerson Ee Wee
Malstberner
Mason See
Patterson
State Naylor
Montenmery Iblind
Bledane Guthrie
Reed
Rialto Wilson
Windham
Bill Britton
Dartmouth
The
Paramount
Yale
Degrassi
Paramount Recreation Club
Eakle Bldg
France
Auty
Yocum Bros
Reading
Texas Sky
Lewis Worden
Widberg Meadow
Meadow
Bond
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
Peoria, Ill
Amarillo Paint
Wallee Poe Corie Me
Floyd V. Studer Life Insurance and Annuities
Bince
Amarillo Bidg. Dia
Big Boys
Beau
Arrow
Morley
Morley Shorts
Slackburn Bros
West Texas
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