Minnesota Pitt Tilt Tops This Week’s Football Schedule
Minnesota and Pittsburgh loom as the headline clash in a slate crowded with interregional games. Key matchups include Army-Sewanee, Dartmouth-Virginia, Princeton-Washington and Lee, and Colgate-Ohio State while Michigan, Notre Dame, and Georgia Tech figure in other marquee tests.
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New York
U.P
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Michigan
Southern California
East
Midwest
Dartmouth
Colgate
Ohio State
Illinois
Georgia Tech
Notre Dame
Carnegie Tech
Marquette
Rice
Creighton
Chicago
Indiana
Wisconsin
Purdue
Iowa
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Northwestern
Utah
Denver
Pacific Coast
California
Southern Calif
Pitt
Oregon State
Gonzaga
Washington State
Puget Sound
Nevada
California Ramblers
Stanford
San Francisco
South
Alabama
Tennessee
Tulane
Georgia
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Virginia Poly
Maryland
Duke
Davidson
North Carolina
Kentucky
Florida
North Carolina State
Louisiana
Arkansas
Rocky Mountains
State of Texas seeks land for Highway 33 widening in Potter County
Notice of hearing before Potter County Commissioners Court regarding the taking of land for widening State Highway No 33 in Amarillo. The case names Gib Son Catlett and Queen Victoria Varner et al with two separate parcel descriptions and scheduled meetings at 10 o clock A M on November 15 1934 and October 18 1934 respectively, before Special Commissioners John B Gilvin W A Askew H P Hadfield.
Dallas Rams Edge Tulsa Oilers In Narrow Pro Football Win
The Dallas Rams defeated the Tulsa Oilers 7 to 6 to move from last place in the AP Pro League. Ross Hall scored for Tulsa with a first quarter plunge, and Red Petty’s reception set the Rams’ winning score after a pass from Vance to Shinn. Fewer than 1,000 spectators attended.
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Dallas
Tex
Dallas Rams
Tulsa Oilers
Oilers
Ross Hall
Red Petty
Rams
Vance
Shinn
Epsom Downs Seeks Later Fall Racing Dates
Epsom Downs officials asked the Texas Racing Commission for November 17 through December 15 dates for its 1934 fall meet. Ed Hussion of Houston, president of Epsom Downs, said the request aims to attract better horses. The commission tentatively set November 10 to December 1, but may adjust to accommodate the later dates.
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Houston
Tex
Epsom Downs
Texas Racing Commission
Ed Hussion
Ussion
Notice of Hearing in State v Henson land condemnation
The State of Texas seeks to acquire land for widening State Highway No 33 in Potter County. Special Commissioners John B Gilvin and H B Hadfield will assess damages after failed negotiations with W A Henson for a 10 by 50 foot strip on lot 20 block 63 East Amarillo Addition Amarillo. Witness hands dated 13th day.
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State OF Texas
Gibson Catlett
Potter County
Texas
Commissioner's Court
J. W. Simpson
East
Amarillo
John B, Gilvin
W. A. Askew
H. P. Hadfield
Queen Victoria Varner
F. C. Varner
Commissioners’ Court
J. M. Simpson
W. A. Henson
State of
John B. Gilvin
H. BP. Hadfield
Amarillo Rise Among Top District 1 Football Prospects
Amarillo Golden Sandies push for district crown as non conference games loom. Lubbock Westerners crush Borger 38 0 while Abilene Eagles hit Wichita Falls 53 7 shaping state title talk. Amarillo to Norman Oklahoma Friday while Pampa hosts McLean and Panhandle meets Borger.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth Centra
Shawnee Aokin
Lubbock
Borger
Pisinview
Spur
Stanlings
Pam
Plainview
Norman
Okla
Abilene
Mclean
Pampa
Panhandle
Childress
Amarillo Golden Sandies
Borger Bulldogs
Lubbock Westerners
Abilene Eagles
Wichita Falls
Eagles
Pampa Harvesters
McLean Tigers
Berger
Bulldogs
Panhandle Panthers
Childress Wildcats
Unitested
Golden Sandies
Central Fort Worth Panthers
Civil Appeals Court in Amarillo Delivers Rehears and Dismissals
Proceedings heard by the Court of Civil Appeals Seventh District at Amarillo cover motions submitted and overruled in multiple cases including Texas Employers Insurance Association v Scott McGehee, Pacific American Gasoline Co. v Horace G Miller, and Travelers Insurance Co. v Jefferson Elliott Greer. Several cases were affirmed in part or reversed and rendered in part, with others dismissed or set for submission. A waterspout report notes in 1898 a 5,104 foot high sighting off New South Wales.
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Court of Civil Appeals
Amarillo
J. M. Jackson
J. W. Thompson
Texas Employers Insurance Association
Scott McGehee
Glenn
A. V. McCarty, Jr
C. F. Hamer
Commerce Farm Credit Co
Pacific American Gasoline Co. of
Texas
Horace G. Miller
Potter
R. B. Walls
Wadie Timms
Gregg
J. M. Lybrand, Jr
Miller-Lybrand Co
Gray
J. A. Brown
Lubbock Development Corporation
Lubbock
Conference go Frogs and Aggies headline week two
Texas Christian University and Texas A and M College lead Southwest Conference title talks as seven teams start practice for next Saturday games. Arkansas, Rice, SMU, Baylor, and Tulsa also feature in weekends matchups with LSU, Centenary, and Oklahoma A&M among foes.
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Dallas
Texas
Rice Institute
Arkansas
Texas Christian University
Texas A. and M. College
College Station
Centenary
Austin
Rice
Creighton University
Omaha
Neb
Louisiana State U
Shreveport
Southern Methodist
Oklahoma A. & M
Baylor
Hardin-Simmons
Abilene
Arkansas-L
Razorbacks
Louisiana
Little Rock
Aggies
Tulsa University Golden Hurricanes
Temple
Philadelphia
Southwest
Creighton Bluejays
Purdue Boilermakers
Houston
Oklahoma
Longhorns
University of Texas
Rockne
Jack Chevigny
Centenary Genermen
Morley Jennings
Ray Morrison
Southern Methodist Mustangs
Texas State Fair Grounds
Former Baseballer Dies in San Angelo
Leslie C. Fox, 29, former professional baseball pitcher, died in San Angelo yesterday of acute appendicitis. He pitched for the Chicago White Sox before 1929 and played for teams in Palestine San Antonio Oklahoma City Des Moines Ia and Peters burg Va. He is survived by his widow and a five year old son. The body was sent to Stephenville for burial.
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San Angelo
Tex
Leslie C. Fox
Chicago White Sox
Palestine
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Des Moines
Petersburg
Stephenville
Klan Declares War on Communism in America
Mobile Alabama October 15 Ku Klux Klan declares war on Communism in America in opening of the state Klorero Dr E I Phillips imperial representative tells audience deep inroads by Communism cited aims include religious liberty constitutional protections public schooling and the American home The lines are drawn the Klan will run Communism out or be run out by Communists.
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Mobile
Ala
Ku Klux Klan
America
E. I. Phillips
Imperial
Klorero
Phillips
United States
Dr. Phillips
Bust of U S Hero Pushed Over Bluff
The stone bust of Alexander Hamilton at The Palisades near Weehawken New Jersey was removed from its base by a vandal yesterday and toppled toward the Hudson River. The boat shoulders were found part way down the 200 foot cliff while the head remains missing. Farmers near Estill South Carolina harvested their first flax crop.
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Weehawken
N. J
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Hudson River
King Alexander’s Death Quietly Hidden From Brother
In Nish Yugoslavia Oct 15 an account notes only the king’s brother Prince George remains unaware of Alexander’s murder. Confined for nine years in a fortified house due to dementia he cannot grasp the tragedy and the news has not been conveyed by Queen Marie, Prince Paul or the government.
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Nish
Yugoslavia
Alexander
George
Here
Marie
Paul
Over 100 in Meet On Houston Links
More than 100 golfers led by defending champion Dick Nauts teed off at Herman Park Municipal for the qualifying round of the city amateur championship. One 18 hole match round daily through Friday, with two survivors meeting in a 36 hole final on Saturday.
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Houston
Tex
Dick Nauts
Herman Park Municipal
Bishop Heads Move For Church Unity
Atlantic City N J October 14 Bishop John Torok of Eau Claire Wis a Orthodox bishop centers a drive toward world church unity. Episcopal bishops meet behind closed doors to discuss his possible confirmation as suffragan bishop of the Eau Claire diocese and to weigh a canon allowing 500000 Uniats in Pennsylvania and the Midwest to join the Episcopal Church.
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Atlantic City
John Torok
Eau Claire
Wis
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
Torok
Fau Claire
Uniats
Pennsylvania
Middle West
Episcopal Church
Mountaineer Parrish Held After Slayings Of Two Boys
Parrish, 30, a mountaineer in San Augustine County, is charged with murder in the killing of Lonnie Hooper, 16, and his cousin Earl Hooper, 20, both shot through the heart as they reportedly stumbled on a moonshiner’s still. Bodies were found Friday by farmers searching for lost cattle. Stills were discovered and destroyed by officers after the slayings.
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San Augustine
U.P
Parrish
Mountaineer
Lonnie Hooper
Earl Hooper
Cisco Pioneer Dies in Dallas at 79
Richard P Davis a Cisco Tex merchant for 47 years died at his Dallas home aged 79. He moved to Dallas in 1918 and retired recently. Survived by widow two sons three daughters and a sister. Body to be sent to Cisco for funeral and burial. The United States sustains an annual loss of 400 million dollars in 1.5 billion tons of soil washed from fields each year.
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Dallas
Richard Puller Davis
Cisco
Tex
United States
Southwest Loop Standings and Results Recap
Conference standings from last Saturday show Texas 19 Oklahoma 0 in Dallas and Texas Christian 14 Tulsa 12 in Tulsa. Saturday scorers include Gilbreath and Hilliard with multiple touchdowns, and Bylvester adding a field goal for Rice. Next week Texas Christian faces Texas A and M in College Station.
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x-Rice
Southern Methodist
Houston
x-Arkansas
Baylor
Little Rock
Texas
Oklahoma
Dallas
Texas Christian
Tulsa University
Tulsa
Entenary
Texas A
M. D. Beaumont
College Station
Rice
Creighton
Omaha
Neb
Centenary
Austin
Oklahoma A
Arkansas
Louisiana State
Shreveport
Hardin-Simmons
Abilene
Gilbreath
Tex
Wilson
Hilliard
Lawrence
Jordan
Criswell
Wallace
Manton
Bylvester
Rural School Tax Lowered in Potter County
Potter County per capita rural school administration fund rate for 1934 35 has been cut to 18 cents from 30 cents per pupil. State Department of Education ordered the reduction citing a fund surplus. J B Diggs and Ed Gilley named as bus drivers for River Road and Bushland schools. Cliffside trustees to set bus route with full responsibility for railroad crossing accidents.
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Potter County
J. W. Cheney
County Board of Education
State Department of Education
Cheney
J. B. Diggs
River Road
Ed Gilley
Bushland
Cliffside School
Gilbreath Tops Southwest Conference Scorers
Texas University fullback Irvin Gilbreath scored three touchdowns against Oklahoma, bringing his season total to five TDs and 30 points to lead the Southwest Conference scoring race. The shaky OCR lists several SMU and TCU players among the top scorers with incomplete data.
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Dallas
University of Oklahoma
Irvin Gilbreath
Texas University
Wilson
Southern Methodist
Shuford
Southern Methodist cOisebbenee
Lawrence
Texas Christian
Randow
Texas A
Kline
Texas Christian Stssabeka
J. R. Smith
Small College Star Tops Nation In Scoring
Mickey Kobrosky of Trinity College Hartford leads the nation with eight touchdowns in three games placing him 12 points ahead of Minnesota’s Alan Kostka. The Associated Press chart lists top scorers across major conferences with Kobrosky dominating among the East’s smaller colleges.
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Associated Press
Mickey Kobrosky
Trinity College
Hartford, Conn
Kobrosky
Alan Kostka
Minnesota
Winver and College
Pow & Mt
Baya Te
Gilbreath
Tex Rc
Howard
Cal
Horton Smith Wins Louisville Open Golf Victory
Horton Smith, 26, a pro at Oak Park Illinois, captured the first Louisville Open with a 72 hole total of 286 two under par. Craig Wood placed second with 289 and $800 prize money. Tommy Armour of Chicago was among the contenders.
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Louisville
Horton Smith
Oak Park
Til
Smith
Craig Wood
Deal
N. J
Tommy Armour
Chicago
Manero and Burke Split Prizes in City Race
Tony Manero of High Point North Carolina and Billy Burke of Cleveland share fourth and fifth places in a race earning $450 while Postman Rutherford retires after 46 years delivering letters in Alnwick England.
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Tony Manero
High Point
N.C
Billy Burke
Cleveland
R. Rutherford
Alnwick
England
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Holy Cross
Army
Sewanee
Manhattan
Michigan State
Civil Appeals Court
Arthur B. Kreis
Lizale Kreis
R. B. Hicks
Alice Lindsey Smith
Crosby
C. M. Huddleston
Wheeler Lumber Bridge & Supply Co
J. B. Gallagher
U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co
Carson
C. E. Pleterer
L. L. King
New South Wales
Frogs
KKK
U. S
Estill
8. C
Roy G. Moore
Blackburn
Texas Christ'n
Southern
Pullmans
P. H. Winstead
Amarillo, Texas
T. B. Gallaher
Agen Amarillo
Wabash ST. Louis
Kansas City
St. Louis Union Station
Lault Delmar Boulevard
Union Station
St. Louis
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J. J. Shine
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Goodrich
Safety
Silvertown
Goodrich Batteries
Cal Farley
Clovis
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