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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1945
Page
7
Horace Mann nips Amarillo College 12 to 0 at Maverick Field in the Intermediate Loop opener. A 90 yard run by Hershel Cloud and a first half TD pass from Sharp to Fox highlight Horace Mann's sparkling offense as Amarillo College struggles to contain the passing attack.
Preston Smith of Texas A and M surges to the top of the Southwest Conference rushing list with 443 yards on 86 carries after a 93 yard game against Texas Christian. Sammie Pierce slips to second with 426 yards on 47 carries. Leon Joslin leads in passing for TCU with 411 yards. Baylor's Jack Price is second in rushing with 359 yards, while SMU ties A and M for third with 1259 team yards. Baylor tops rushing defense. A and M holds best pass defense with eight completions allowed.
A mail vote among 50 International Olympic Federation members seeks the size of the 1948 Olympic Games. Only four American cities submitted applications Minneapolis Baltimore Los Angeles and Philadelphia. London claims priority as the 1948 host following the cancellation of the 1944 games.
C. J. Dorman a machinists mate third class at 1008 Harrison serves with a Seabee Battalion on Okinawa completing installations for occupational forces. He has been overseas about 19 months.
Dick Schwarz of Jolly took first place with 322 points in saddle bronc riding at Madison Square Garden. Howard Brown of Dublin finished third in bareback bronc, Tony Salinas of Encinal placed third in calf roping, and Toots Mansfield of Rankin was third in wild cow milking in last night's rodeo contests.
Hunters from Amarillo and across the United States travel to South Dakota for pheasant hunting. James L. McCormick calls it a hunter's paradise as non residents buy licenses in large numbers. The daily bag limit is eight birds for five days per hunter. McCormick, with Greg ory near S D, notes others such as Lawrence Griffith, his son, Stanley Marsh, Hugo Loewenstern, Rolla Cart wright, Elmer Lewis, Arch Lidia and Chisel Benton just returned from a weeklong pheasant hunt.
The University of Texas Longhorns gain another boost as seven members of the Southwestern University Pirates are named among naval trainees to report in Austin on October 30.
Pfc. T. G. Gee, son of L. Gee of 125 East Fifth, has been discharged from Fort Sill Separation Center Oklahoma after serving over two and a half years with a medical detachment at Fort Sill.
A vintage advertisement promotes a cheap home weight loss mixture using four ounces of liquid parcel Concentrate mixed with grapefruit juice to make a pint. It claims quick, easy slimming without exercise or starvation and offers a money back guarantee from Post Office Drug Store and other druggists.
Navy leads the Deke Houlgate rating with 26 points, followed by Purdue and Holy Cross near the top. The list ranks teams by strength with labels from A to F and includes Indiana Alabama Columbia Notre Dame and others in the top 25 with various points and classifications.
Charles Trigg, recently honorably discharged from the U.S. Naval Reserve, returns to Southern Methodist University to join as a coach. He begins preparations with the SMU football squad ahead of the intersectional game against Tulane in New Orleans.
Baylor University’s Bruins endured a rough workout in Waco as Texas Tech injuries left the right side of the forward wall badly damaged and sidelined. The session aimed to sharpen for the upcoming Texas A&M game next Saturday.
Southwestern Bell installs teletype machines in Amarillo district headquarters at the Potter County courthouse. The system will link Amarillo with all district offices and other installations, said Polk Ivy, Amarillo district captain.
Officials remind duck hunters to obtain Texas resident licenses for 2 dollars or 5 dollars for out of state, and a federal $1 duck stamp. Licenses available at County Clerk offices or gun store partners. sun rise Nov 2 7 53 am to sunset Jan 20. service members stationed in Texas qualify as residents with 2 dollar license.
Maj. Gaylord R. Chase of 1012 Hayden has been discharged from the Army at New Castle Army Air Base Delaware. He served in the outpatient department and infirmary at the station hospital since entering service in February 1941. In civilian life he was a physician and surgeon.
Mrs. C L Morris of Dimmitt was an Amarillo shopper yesterday afternoon.
Billy R. Jones of 705 Fairmont and Guy Owens of 109 Sunset are named among naval pre medical students who will be released to inactive duty on November 1 from the Tufts College Naval Training Unit in Medford Massachusetts.
Alanreed rancher and Mrs Ed Clifton visited Amarillo shoppers Saturday. The brief item notes their appearance in the city during weekend shopping.
A letter from Carl Rehder of Wilmington urges daily Kellogg's All Bran consumption with ample water to relieve chronic constipation. The ad claims All Bran is a natural bulking food not a laxative and offers a double money back guarantee if not satisfied.
In New Orleans, Mr and Mrs Victor Barbe a French family have hosted open house for French navy men passing through the city for five years showing hospitality and community ties.
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