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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1950

Page

7

Crucial Softball Playoff Games Tonight In Fort Worth

Tonight features sudden death playoff tests for four teams as General Tire and Culpepper Pines face elimination. Dittman leads the league with a must win goal while Oumble and others can stay alive to reach the finals if they win. Finals set to begin Thursday if favored teams prevail with a third game Thursday to decide finalists. Dittman vs Culpepper in the opener at Diamond One at 9 pm. final game broadcast on Station KREL with Byard Soy. Miss Bird Walker elected president of Fort Worth Audubon Society. About 27 percent of Americans illiterate.

General Tire Culpepper Pines Dittman Uumble Sey Wnl Buckle General Diamond One Ditrnan Culpepper Ca Rové KREL Byard Soy

New cinder track eyed for Alvin Memorial Stadium

Alvin school board tentatively plans a $17,000 cinder track at the Alvin Memorial Athletic Stadium to be built next year and to fund two new school facilities. The district also adjusts the college tax rate to 36 cents and considers funding needs for operations at the Alvin Junior College amid rising valuations. The story also covers local fishing news, a boating accident scare, and a tribute to Courtney W. Curry for lake cleanup efforts at Highlands Reservoir. The piece ends with a caution about garbage along Canal Street and a cautionary note on a microscope-sized insitter metaphor.

Alvin Memory Ate Alvin Junior College Corey Courtney W. Curry San Jacinto River Highlands Canal Street

Fort Worth Extends Lead Over Beaumont in Texas League

Fort Worth and Port Worth Cats battled for the pennant as Beaumont faltered. Shreveport fell to Fort Worth 3 2 with Ray Moore stellar pitching and a seventh inning double driving in the winner. Dallas edged the Roughnecks 7 5 as Jim Halkerd and Dick Ayland homered. Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 8 6 behind Tommy Reis. Tulsa shut out Houston 2 0 as rain halted play.

United Press Beaumont Port Worth Dallas Jim Halkerd Dick Ayland Oklahoma City Indians San Antonio Missions Tommy Reis Bob Lemon

Standings and Results From Monday's Baseball Card

Tulsa defeated Fouston 2 0 in 4 innings. Dallas beat Beaumont 7 5 Fort Worth 3 Shreveport 2. Chicago 8 Brooklyn 3 Boston 4 Saint Louis 3. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn night. Cincinnati at Philadelphia 42 Saint Louis at Boston night Chicago at New York. West Virginia average altitude 1500 feet, highest east of Mississippi.

Chicago Brooklyn Boston Saint Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Philadelphia New York West Virginia Mississippi Houston San Antonio Oklahoma City Beaumont Dallas Shreveport Fort Worth Detroit S.eceenesenes Cleveland Eensa Boston Seepocacecanens Washington

Record turnout hoped for at stock car races

Boulton reports over 6000 fans attended last Friday's stock car races at Play Island Park South Main amid poor weather. Tomorrow's program features the consolation steeple with 23 cars running a counterclockwise course, left turns, and faster speed through water hazards. Fans anticipate a Mangrum vs McDaniel duel as the summer season nears the 20th card with Mangrum trailing Sonny McDaniel in the standings.

Boulton Iand Park Stadium South Main SGGC Conel Red Farmer Ford Sonny McDaniel Tommy Mangrum Mangum McDaniel Ata Peir Sonny

SRO Sign Already Out For Sooners

Dallas hotel survey shows nights of October 13 14 booked solid within 240 miles of Dallas. Hotels in Denton Waxahachie and surrounding towns report scarce rooms as Texas and Oklahoma clash that weekend. Cotton Bowl game follows afternoon Texas Oklahoma matchup drawing crowded stays.

Dallas Dallas Morning News Denton Waxahachie Demong Southern Methodist Oklahoma A and M Texas Oklahoma

Father Gets Last Word at Baylor History Class

Professor Guy B. Harrison teaches a Baylor University summer history class with his wife Mrs. Harrison and their daughter Nancy, 11, joining as a non credit observer. Nancy attends to watch and learn alongside the students in the family classroom setting.

Guy B. Harrison Baylor University Harrison Nancy

New Manager Leads Trojans To Victory

In East Texas League play at Trojan Park Tyler new manager Joe Bracher steered the Trojans to a 3 to 2 win over Longview as Fred Erarson limited the Texans to six hits while walking eight.

Trojan Park Tyler Joe Bracher Trojans Longview Fred Erarson Texans Eigh Henderson Oilers Gladewater Bears Hugo Pearson Marshall Browns Kilgore Drillers Ufe Wilie Wielensky

Leader With Great War Record Praises Hadacol Rebuild

Donald Hedburg of Wichita, Kansas, a former U.S. Army veteran, shares a testimonial on Hadacol claiming it rebuilt his health after World War I era service and run-down condition. He says the product, rich in vitamins and minerals, restored energy for work, family life, and leisure activities.

Donald Hedburg Parker Riverside Wichita Kansas Great Wichita Eagle Hedburg U.S. Army Donald W. Hedoure Kan~ Sas Wichita Eagle Con Nationsl Hadacol

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