Buffs and Ravens Face Off Tonight on Canyon Field
An intersectional football clash unfolds at Buffalo Field in Canyon as West Texas A&M buffs host St Benedict’s Ravens. Coaches include Curtice and Van Meter for WT and Elser for ND. Admission is $1.10 with officials from Texas and Northwest conferences.
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Octo Buffs
Ravens
Canyon Field
Buffalo Field
West Texas
Buffaloes of
Aiattsa Mailana Atshisantan
Wvyntet
Qmemene
West Texas State
Jack C. Curtice
Transylvania
Leslie van Meter
Western Kentucky
St. Benedict's
Don Elser
Notre Dame
Marty Peters
Jackson
T.C.U
Parcells
Northwestern
Dearley
North Texas
Teal
Texas
Thrilling Game Forecast as Old Rivals Renew Warfare
The St Benedicts Ravens meet the West Texas Buffaloes tonight in Canyon for a highly anticipated gridiron clash. Both teams boast strong defenses andNotre Dame style offense but have yet to find consistent rhythm. The 1938 meeting saw the Buffaloes win 28 to 0 behind Flip Watkins.
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Amarillo
Butler Field
Ravens
Fred Patterson
Paramount Theater
Buffaloes
Raven
Jack Curtice
Butts
Notre Dame
Buffs
Foster Watkins
Baylor Bears Stress Passing in Workouts
Baylor Bears concentrate on improving the passing game in preparations for homecoming against the Texas Aggies. Coach Morley Jennings oversees drills with Dwight Parks and Jimmy Witt throwing, while Pat Mickler and Rex Gandy prepare to play. In a separate note, Ashtabula honors Mrs. John Pinney as bravest woman after a skunk incident.
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Waco
Tex
Baylor Bears
Texas Aggies Salarn
Morley Jennings
Baylor
Dwight Parks
Jimmy Witt
Bears
Pat Mickler
Letterman
Rex Gandy
Seph
Ashtabula Ohio
U.P
Ashtabulans
John Pinney
Sports gossip and picks from a busy October day
Column items include Preston Johnston’s 92 yard run memory from Pitt and Auburn. Menton’s upset pick for Syracuse over Columbia. Jimmy Nichols’s 279 yard hole in one with a backhanded swing. Tulsa upset talk over Texas Christian. Look alike Bill Piscione drawing autograph fans in San Antonio. Late Broadway odds list multiple college games with scattered favorites and upsets.
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New York
Preston Johnston
Southern Methodist
Pitt
Auburn
Minnesota
Ripley Jimmy Nichols
Beaumont
Texas
Bob Bauman
St. Louis U
Tulsa A
Tulane
North Carolina
Oregon State
Michigan
Penn
Rice
Cornell
Ohio State
Mississippi U
Arkansas
Towa
Stanford
Bnai B'rith Waives Dues for Soldiers in Service
Amarillo B nai B rith Lodge announces dues will be waived for members called to U S armed forces for the duration of service. President Abe Feferman cites a Henry Monsky directive covering over 500 lodges and all enlistees under selective service mobilization in wartime.
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B'nai B'rith Lodge
Armed Services of
United States
Abe Feferman
Amarillo
National Guard
Army
Navy
Feferman
Michigan Pennsylvan ia clash thrills Ivy Big Ten leaders
In Ann Arbor Henry McLeMore reports Fielding H. Yost expresses excitement for Michigan and Penn game as undefeated Michigan and undefeated Penn meet. Harmon praised as versatile star. Also notes wrestling card with Powell retaining title against Jones and setting Powell versus McShain next Friday at the Armory.
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Henry McLemore
Ann Arbor
Mich
U.P
Michigan
Pennsylvania
H. Yost
Fielding H
West Virginia
Yost
Quakers
Philadelphia
Lafayette
Tommy Harmon
Wolverine
Harmon
Evashevski
Tommy
Danny McShain
Chuck Powell
Farmer Jones
Birmingham
Arkansaw
Jones
Prince Omar
Omar
Powell
McShain
Johnny Nemanic
Whiskers Malone
Armory
Amarillo
Powell and McShain
Scores Seek Enlistment in Amarillo Texas Defense Guard
Scores of applications are filed for enlistment in Amarillo s first Texas Defense Guard company. A Petersen leads recruitment and calls a meeting at 7 30 p m next Tuesday Oct 29 at Legion Home 1800 Harrison St. Eligible men 18 to 64 may enlist for three years and may be called to duty anywhere in the state. Enlistment does not exempt from federal active duty.
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Amarillo
Texas Defense Guard
National Guard
A. Petersen
Legion Home
Harrison Street
Mr. Petersen
Defense Guards
Defense Guard
First Fall Meeting of Panhandle Plains Superintendents
School administrators of the Panhandle Plains will meet tomorrow at Amarillo High School for the Panhandle Plains Superintendents Association 1940 41 year opening. Topics include proposed Texas Legislature legislation and Education Central Committee plans with state lawmakers as guests. Luncheon served at noon. over 100 attendees expected.
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Panhandle
Amarillo High School
Panhandle- Plains
Mavericks Club Makes Plans For 110 Pound Team
The Mavericks announce football games arranged for the 110 pound team with Borger Tulia Dimmitt Clarendon and possibly Pampa. Horace Mann game next and Dimmitt return on our field. A Flying Dutchman Circus trip is planned tonight with a list of players accompanying.
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Ralph Dykeman
Borger
Tulia
Dimmitt
Clarendon
Pampa
Mr. Bralley
Ford Turner
W. T. Stevens
Horace Mann
Goodnight
J. C. Oakley
Dean Webb
Byron Hawkins
Ed Phillips
George Batterton
Jewell McDowell
H. B. Taylor
Gordon Nall
J. E. Taylor
Lyman Day
S. L. Bruce
Aubrey Robertson
Margaret Wills
Billy Joe Warnecke
Glen McDowell
Art
Darrell Sharp
Recruiting Office Swamped by Youths in Amarillo
Amarillo United States Army Recruiting Station sees a surge of young men seeking Air Corps detachment quotas issued to General Headquarters Air Corps Detachments Kelly Field San Antonio. More vacancies exist for cavalry and quartermaster corps at Fort Bliss El Paso.
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Amarillo
U. S. Army
General Headquarters Air Corps
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Air Corps
Cavalry
Quartermaster Corps
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Tex
New Type X-Ray Sees Directly Through Ribs
At the 90th annual meeting of the Medical Society of Pennsylvania Drs. Lehman and Heiken demonstrated a new X ray method that views through ribs. The technique moves film and camera to blur surrounding tissue while focusing on a thin axis, showing cavities or tumors behind ribs.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Medical Society of Pennsylvania
Jacob S. Lehman
Charles A. Heiken
Fitzgerald - Mercy Hospital
Darby
Heiken
Sandies to Face North Side in Daylight Showdown
The Golden Sandstorm meet Fort Worth North Side in their final non-conference game before four district tests. Tickets at Maxor's Drug Store. Also notes Michigan star Harmon leads national offensive totals after a Penn game. Reagan posts strong averages in three games.
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Fort Worth
Sandies
Dopesters
North Side
Lubbock
Longview
Masonic Home
Steers
Masonic
Demester
Masons
East Texans
Maxor
Fisk Building
Reagan
Harmon
Tommy
Armistice Day Parade Plans In Amarillo
Legionnaires of Amarillo organize for Armistice Day with Sam Page as general chairman. A meeting at the Amarillo Building will set preliminary plans with L R Barker parade marshal Bill Gilstrap for memorial services Dave Peters banquet and dance chair Lew Fields publicity chair.
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Legionnaires of
Amarillo
Sam Page
Hanson Post
L. R. Barker
Bill Gilstrap
Dave Peters
Lew Fields
Texas Defense Guard
Page
Finland Forest Loss in War Reaches 58 Million Dollars
Finland’s forest sector reports 58 million dollars in damage from the Finland Russia conflict. Uruguay plans to spend 6 million dollars on United States products before January as part of trade ties.
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Finland
Uruguay
United States
Razorbacks Stricken by Illness and Injuries
Arkansas Razorbacks head to Memphis for a game against the University of Mississippi with 32 players traveling. Key starters Howard Hickey Zeylon Holly Hubert Barker and Babe Cialone are sidelined by illness or injury.
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Fayetville
Ark
Arkansas Razorbacks
Memphis
University of Mississippi
Howard Hickey
Zeylon Holly
Hubert Barker
Babe Cialone
Pompassittacutt Name Confusion Hindered Mail Delivery
A WPA survey shows Pomciacut Avenue formerly known as Pompassittacutt causing shipment delays as clerks struggled with spelling. In a separate note, Cuba plans its first automobile tire factory reflecting industrial expansion.
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Maynard
Mass
U.P
Pomciacut Avenue
Boston
Cuba
Miss Bennett Wins Archery Championship at Amarillo College
Louise Bennett, a freshman at Amarillo College, won first place with 125 points in the college archery championship held yesterday at the college range. Virginia Davis took second with 96 points, followed by Earline Trimble with 95. The top three will receive gold, silver, and bronze medals. The top ten list includes Kathleen Moore, Catherine Manning, Phyliss Aldridge, Loretta Gray, Naomi Stroud, Marie Brady, and Elizabeth Rollins, among 85 competitors in the sport within the college physical education program.
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Louise Bennett
Amarillo College
College Range
Miss Bennett
Virginia Davis
Earline Trimble
Kathleen Moore
Catherine Manning
Phyliss Aldridge
Loretta Gray
Naomi Stroud
Marie Brady
Elizabeth Rollins
Aggie Coach Fears Baylor Spread After Practice
College Station Texas coach Homer Norton expressed concern over Baylor's spread formation after Texas A&M held TCU's spread but warned to stay ready. Pass defense received extensive work as many completions against the varsity were noted. The 41 man squad plans to depart after dinner and train in Waco upon arrival.
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College Station
Tex
Homer Norton
Texas Aggies
Baylor
TCU
Norton
Waco
Mustangs Practice for Texas Tilt and Other News
The Southern Methodist Mustangs, with an open date, began work on their offense for the November 2 game against the Texas Longhorns. Punter drill focused on kicking out of bounds to counter UT breakaway threat. California claims oldest fisherman title with a 98 year old Riverside resident, once a Georgia slave. Stillwater residents and Oklahoma A and M approve compact housing trailer plan.
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Dallas
Southern Methodists
Mustangs
University of Texas Longhorns
Austin
Preston Johnston
Ray Mallouf
Jack Crain
Methodists
Sacramento
Calif
U.P
California
A. B. Randolph
Riverside
Georgia
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Canyon
State and the Raven
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Price
Soph
St. Benedict's Ravens
West Texas Buffaloes
Cuard Nan Meae
Ravane
Skunk
Australia
Waterfill
Yo Frazier
Waterfill & Frazier Distillery CO
Anchorage, Ky
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Paul Menton
Baltimore Evening ‘Sun
Syracuse
Columbia
Orangemen
Lions
Bill Piscione
Villanova
Ben Blue
Bill
B'nai B'rith
Liberty Peg
W. Sixth
Hiram Walker
Hill & Hill
Stillbrook
Tenth ST. Peg
W. Tenth
Huck Powell
Greece
Formosa
Maverick Club
Dutch Mantell
R. A. Boyter
Kilgore Junior College
R. A
San Francisco
Jacob Reissburg
Novans Spi
Trojan Horse
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ST Mary's Mennucky
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Illinois
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OWA
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Oregon
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Wake Forest
Washington
Washington ST
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Temple Army
Denver
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Tom Harmon
Francis Xavier Reagan
American Football Statistical Bureau Today
A! Ghesquiere
Detroit
Johnny Knolla
Creighton
Jack Jacobs
Oklahoma
Jimmy Reynolds
Oklahoma A
Paul Christman
Missouri
Marion Pugh
Texas A
Tony Gallovich
Christman
Jacobs
Bill Sewell
Washington State
Pugh
Dobbs
Tulsa
Owen Price
Texas Mines
Norm Standlee
Gallovich
McClung
Colorado
Jack Jennings
Humbert
Richmond
White
Nick Gianakos
Virginia
Phil Roach
Texas Christian
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H. V. Robertson & CO
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Rnoe-Bohle Bid
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Louis Feferman
Hiram Walkers de
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