Dolly Mac wins raindrop race setting near world record
Dolly Mac unofficially trims two seconds from the 20 yard world mark in a daylight quarter horse clash with Raindrop. Raindrop had been 22 straight defeats prior to Sunday's run. official timing could not verify the world record. Various other sprint results list names such as McPeters, Miss Pinky, Away Behind, John Red, Duke, Toughie, Candy W, Brownie, Pepper, Run Easy with multiple owners and towns across Amarillo Hereford San Angelo Pampa and Claude.
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Cecil Guseieee Oes
Ret Jones
Dolly Mac
Raindrop
McPeters
J. N. Childers
Amarillo
Miss Pinky
Pinky Roden
San Angelo
Cecil Guseman
Hereford
Flying Eagle
C. R. Austin
John Red
Jack
Duke
John Clatt
Anthony
Kan
Billy van
Jimmy Olson
Pampa
Toughie
Louis Blackwell
Miss Commodore
Jack Jackson
Candy W
Bill Morrow
Alpine
Gray Badger, Jr
Walter Meritt
Sarah
Okla
Brownie
Lloyd Nollner
Omahandra
Jimmy Punderburg
Pepper
Bar T
Tick Baker
Run Easy
H.W. Gray
Beverly
Bland Alexander
Claude
Funeral for 6 year old Katie Jane Riddle
Funeral services for Katie Jane Riddle six year old daughter of Mrs Katherine Riddle and Roy Riddle of Dallas were set for 4 pm Monday at Polk Street Methodist Church. Dr Neal Cannon to officiate with burial at Llano Cemetery under Boxwell Brothers direction. Pallbearers named Gordon Creamer Ray Parr J C Len Walter A Russell C E Robertson and Herbert Muller. The child died Saturday when struck by a cement mixer truck on Clover Drive. This marked Amarillo’s fourth traffic fatality of the year.
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Aames
Kae Gane Ruuale
Katerine, Riddle
West Twell
Roy Riddle
Dallas
Polk Street Methodist Church
Néal Cannon
Llano Cemetery
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Gordon Creamer
Ray Parr
J.C. Len
Walter A. Russell
C. E. Robertson
Herbert Muller
Clover Drive
Amarillo
Texas grid notes mix of towns and players in 1-A action
District 1-AA openers show potential with Lubbock Odessa Pampa and Pecos in close games. Lubbock and Odessa trade drives while Pampa crushes North Dallas 20 0. Amarillo hosts Childress as Lubbock faces San Angelo and Graham visits Pampa with several standout stars named from Odessa Lubbock Plainview Borger and Brownfield.
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Lubbock
Odessa
Pampa
North Dallas
Pecos
Brownfield
Fort Worth Poly
Plainview
Pat Pattison
Tracy Kellew
Bulldogs
Poly
Cowtown
Amarillo
the Childress
Borger
Capitol Hill
Oklahoma City
San Angelo
Bobcats
Denison
Graham
Denton
Lamesa
Playoff Picture Settled In Texas League Race
The Fort Worth Cats Tulsa Oilers Houston Buffs and Shreveport Sports earned playoff spots after a tight fourth place battle. The Sports clinched by percentage over the Missions while Beaumont and San Antonio were eliminated. Playoffs open tomorrow with Shreveport at Fort Worth and Houston at Tulsa.
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Fort Worth Cats
Tulsa Oilers
Houston Buffs
Shreveport
Cats
Oilers
Buffs
San Antonio Missions
Beaumont
Padres
Houston
Missions
South Texas
Plo
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Indians
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Cain Takes First In Golf Tourney
Cain secured first place at the Amarillo Country Club Weekend Tournament with a net 01 over par. His scorecard read 71-10-61. Other winners in the low net bracket included H. B. Shile 86-24-62 Bill Butler 86-21-65 and Hap Johnson 75-9-66. J. R. Brown won the low gross with 66 and Joe Tommie had the high gross at 101.
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W. Cain
Amarillo
H. B. Shile
Bill Butler
Hap Johnson
J. R. Brown
Joe Tommie
Child Dies in Truck Car Crash in Graham
Funeral services planned for Darlene Cagle five daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Cagle after a collision yesterday between a car carrying the child and a truck. Grandmother driver Mrs John Wood injured. truck driven by Aubrey Ray Bryan of Kermit Texas overturned. another passenger slightly hurt.
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Graham
Darlene Cagle
Harold Cagle
John Wood
Aubrey Ray Bryan
Kermit, Tex
Van
Amarillo junior Davis Cupper makes rounds on tennis world
Amarillo student James Saunders, a former Amarillo College player, traveled to New Jersey and New York for grass court trials and Davis Cup training. He defeated foes, faced Irish and Australian players, and earned a 1948 National Junior Davis Cup Squad spot. Plans for another North American tour next June include New York Boston Philadelphia visits.
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Xere
James
Big Pete” Peterson
Happy High School
Amarillo Field
Loyola of New Orleans
Floy Webb
KGNC
Golden Sandies
Dean Webb
Amarillo
Bob Crues
Gold Sox
North Texas State
Denton
Avorite
St. Louis Cardinals
Sandie
Austin
Odessa
Abuquerque
Frank Parker
Amarillo College
Cars
Parker
Saunders
Newport
Ray Jackson
Dublin
Fire
Alex Hetzeck
Detroit
Mich
Hetzeck
Bill Everts
Harold Manchester
Boston
Young Saunders
Forest Hills Inn
Forest Hills
USLTA
Forest Hills Stadium
Nassau
Greenwich
Conn
Glen Cove
Cedarhurst
Dick Mouledous
New Orleans
Diehl Mater
Ardmore
Mouledous
United States
Australia
Quist
Talbert
Mulloy
Astralia
Colin Long
Sidwell
New York
Philadelphia
Television Threat to Boxing Future Warns NBA Leader
Abe J. Greene, president of the National Boxing Association, told the NBA convention that television offers a threat to the sport and urged creation of an agency to settle misunderstandings between fight promoters. He spoke at the Philadelphia session on September 13.
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Philadelphia
Abe J. Greene
National’ Boxing Association
NBA
Hendrix Swaps to Calvert Reserve Whiskey Picture on Menu
William V. Hendrix, dining car steward at 4314 Lindell Street, St. Louis, tried Calvert Reserve for tastier options after noting patrons preferred it. He then switched to Calvert for keeps as the brand proffers blended 86.8 proof whiskey with 65 percent grain neutral spirits from Calvert Distillers Corp., New York City.
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William V. Hendrix
Lindell
St. Louis
Calvert Reserve
Calvert For
Calvert Distillers Corp
New York City
Greene Opens Three Day Convention On TV's Future
Addressing over 100 commissioners from 23 states and territories, Greene focused on television’s pressing problem as he opened the three day convention.
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Greene
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Ruby Bell Delano
Sockers
Joe Budny
University of Texas
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Townsend
Reed Quinn
Red Mayes
Jerry Robertson
Highland Park
Bubba Woods
Wichita Falls
Texas
Joe Coleman
Thad Shgured
Sonny Mobley
Jimmy Patterson
Don Thompson
Ihey
Ontesea
Lubbock Hubbers
West Texas-New Mexico League
Pampa Harvesters
Tom Tipps
Canyon
West Texas
Dick Powell
Cavalcade OF America
Firestone
Moonet
K&m
Tabor Keeling
Bill Moore
Lee
Phillips
Travis Lane
Carroll Court
Canson Highway
Georgia
Doc
Cummins
Doc’s Liquor
South Fillmore
Cain
Floyd C. Bivins
Seal Ranch
Cal
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Bivins
F. E. Bivins
Hughes
Texas Finance & Credit CO
Lloyd Robertson
Oliver Eakle
Waco
McLennan County
Roy E. Brewer
Brewer
Valent Tarjack
J. M. Hyden
Barfield
Amarillo Tent & Awning CO. Inc
Adams
FLOOR
Rayon
Arrow
B.V.D
Wilson Bros
Blackburn Bros
Polk
Mexico
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