Texas high school basketball insurance becomes available
The University of Texas and UIL officials announce a new basketball insurance plan for high school squads. At 60 cents per player, the policy covers X rays fractures sprains and lacerations for teams under twenty players or a minimum for larger squads. UIL director J Kidd notes the program follows blanket coverage for other high school sports and will apply as the season opens with over 12 000 students in practice sessions.
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Ustin
Texas
University of Texs
J Kidd
League Athletic Direct
Ses Kidd
Southwest Pump Opens Season Against Ector All-Stars
Southwest Pump basketball team opens its season tonight in a twin bill with the Ector High School boys meeting Woodville in Oklahoma. The Pumpers, led by captain Ed Johnny Savage and teammates Lew, Sloan, Banta, Shives, Claxton, White, and manager Don Flair, aim for a winning start and will face local all-star squads in the area.
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Ector
Bhor
Woodville
Okla
Southwest Pump
Pumpers
Johnny Savage
George Lew
Ray, Sloan
J.Y. Banta
Runtie
Shives
Claxton
White Don Flair
Plano Overwhelms Honey Grove Club In Bi-District Tilt
Plano Wildcats rout Honey Grove Warriors 46 6 to claim bi district 17 A 18 A title. Quarterback James Batchelor passed for 194 yards on 10 of 23 and set up four touchdowns. Eldon Toler, Har ris, Nelson and Lowrance scored with Batchelor converting extra points.
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Plano
Honey Grove Club
Sherman
Wildcats
Honey Grove Warriors
Harris
Toler
Batchelor
Rar
Nelson
Gallo
Eldon Toler
Honey Grove
Warrior
Lowrance
T-yardine
Cuffman
Uncle Sam seeks cartoonists for movie animation jobs
The Civil Service announced exams for an associate animation director with pay of 3200 dollars yearly. It also advertised for a bindery operative at the Government Printing Office and for explosive chemists in several grades with salaries from 2600 to 5000 dollars. Information is available from W. L. Sasser at the Bonham post office.
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Uncle Sam
Civil Service
Government Printing Office
W. L. Sasser
Bonham Post Office
Rayburn to be honored again by Texans in Dallas banquet
Rayburn rests before traveling to Dallas for a Tuesday banquet honoring him as the second recipient from Texans after an all day celebration at Bonham on Oct 22. The recognition followed his elevation to the repairership.
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Dallas
Rayburn
Bonham
Bonham ranks 58th among Texas Class AA teams in 1940 football
F H Harwell of Burkburnett rated 58th of 104 Class AA high schools in Texas for the 1940 season with Amarillo top, Corpus Christi second, Paris third, and Ranger last. District averages ranged from 87.9 in District 1 to 76.1 in District 6, with El Paso failing to meet a predicted winner in District 4.
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Bonham
Texas
F. H. Harwell
Burkburnett
Warriors
Denison Yellowjackets
Amarillo
Ranger
Corpus Christi
Paris
Stephenville
Sherman
Longview
Port Arthur
Brackenridge
San Antonio
Plainview
Lubbock
Masonic
Gainesville
Waco
Abilene
Mexia
San Angelo
Conroe
Palestine
North Dallas
Paschal
Fort Worth
Orange
North Side
Hillsboro
Pampa
Sulphur Springs
Highland Park
Herwell
Harwell
Greenville
Dentoh
McKinney
Arlington
el Paso
Austin
el Pago
District 4 AA All District Eleven Selection Meet
Ecibes of the District 4 AA hold an afternoon session in Paris to name the all district eleven. Positions vary in difficulty with standouts this season. Players mentioned include J B Parsons Newman McMillan backs J R Kirkland R G Smith Dick Brage Billy Walker Hinemen and William Kelley.
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Ecibes
Paris
Bonham
J. B Parsons
Newman McMillan
J. R. Kirkland
R. G Smith
Dick Brage
Billy Walker
Hinemen
William Kelley
Consid
Quails At Cameron College And Other Rural News
A report notes twenty six Mexican blue quail on Cameron College campus Lawton Oklahoma their source unknown and roaming near the college stables. A Liberty County Texas dog nurses plus a raccoon alongside her puppies in an unusual litter. Camp fire cooking tips describe making a tin oven for camp meals. Houston welcomes a wild javelina seen during morning traffic, later sent to the zoo. The war events describe a Greek front and a British chase of a disguised German warship after Mussolini reshuffled high command in Albania. German bombings and air activity are reported from London front.
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Cameron College
Lawton
Okla
Higher I Learning
Europe
South Atlantic
Montevideo
Carnarvon Castle
London Admiralty
Benito Mussolini
Ubaldo Soddu
Albania
Egypt
Wildlife killings reach alarming proportions
Reports warn that killing of wildlife has surged to alarming levels, raising concerns among conservationists and officials about ecological balance and enforcement needs.
British official outlines balance sheet plan for finances
Washington report says Sir Frederick Phillips, British Under-Secretary of the Treasury, is compiling a balance sheet of Britain's finances as he seeks American aid for the country's financial problems.
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Washington
Sir Frederick Phillips
Treasury
Period Furniture Shipment at Lem Titts Worth’s Bonham
New shipment of period furniture arrives at Lem Titts Worth’s in Bonham. The advertisement notes available pieces and urges customers to visit the store for selections and pricing.
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Lem Tittsworth's
Bonham
Adv
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Hawkins
Liberty County
London
Greenwich Observatory
Henry Morgenthau
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Life Magazine
J. V. Chapman
West Fifth
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Richard Dix
Florence Rice
Tulsa
Don “Red” Barry
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Bonham Daily
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