Horned Frogs Lead SWC Basketball With 4th Straight Win
Texas Christian’s Horned Frogs stretch unbeaten non conference run with a 83 47 victory over Texas Tech in Odessa. Oklahoma beats Texas 49 35 as Texas Longhorns struggle in Norman. Joe Ed Falk top scorer for Texas with 11 points while Sherman Norton leads Oklahoma with 10.
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Managers Sign On For Two More Texas Ball Chairs
In St. Petersburg at the minor league meeting Harry Craft will manage Beaumont replacing Rogers Hornsby. Herschel Martin agreed to pilot the Albuquerque Dukes for a fourth straight year. Speculation linked to San Antonio, while the West Texas New Mexico League approves a 10 veteran on 16 man roster rule and a new player rule.
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Princeton Wins Lambert Trophy in Eastern Football
Princeton has won the Lambert Trophy, symbolizing the Eastern Football Championship, after 75 broadcasters and sports writers split the votes. Princeton received 55 first place votes, Army 10, with Navy later upsetting the Cadets in the weekly ballot. This is Princeton’s first Lambert Trophy and the Ivy League’s second.
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Texarkana and Sherman Added To Grid Loop
Texarkana and Sherman are added to the district grid loop for Five-Four-A despite enrollments under the required cutback. The district will oversee class assignments as district five four a reorganizes. Other district members are adjusted with new attendance and supervision.
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Beaumont to Seattle pact cited in Pacific Coast League lore
Fragmentary text notes a 1951 Pacific Coast League tie between Beaumont and Seattle. Mentions Maumont Club President Guy Airey and Crath Throckmorton with unclear terms and a reference to a marriage link.
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Insurance Rates In Wichita Falls Rise Eight Cents
Fire insurance rates in Wichita Falls increased from 20 to 24 cents per $1 valuation due to deteriorating firefighting facilities. City officials report a $200,000 department program underway to lower rates back to previous levels.
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Bailey Splits Pair Of Games At Maud
The Bailey basketball teams split a doubleheader with Maud at Maud last Friday night. Maud won the opener 34-33 in a five minute overtime as Burke topped the scorers with 18 points. Bailey emerged in the second game 31-30 with a late burst in the final period.
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Canadian River Compact Signed at Santa Fe
The Canadian River Compact received final approval from representatives of Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico at Santa Fe New Mexico. The agreement restricts basin development yet fixes a conservation storage amount allowing all three states to pursue planned projects. Northwest Texas cities anticipate using Canadian River waters amid a growing water shortage.
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Former District Clerk Convicted in Misapplication Case
Athens reports Joe Tom Miller, former third district clerk, found guilty of misapplying $50. He received a two year suspended sentence as four related charges are not pursued. Miller will not seek a new trial.
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Cotton shipped to Princess Anne named Clan Texas
Manchester textile makers tracing a bale of Edinburg Texas cotton sent to Princess Anne identify the cloth as Clan Texas after Dundee style tartan cloth fails to match. The discovery solves the labeling puzzle for Scottish descent manufacturers in Manchester England.
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Fairfield boy fatally injured in Groesbeck wreck
In Groesbeck a 13 year old Fairfield boy was fatally injured in a two car collision yesterday. Jerry Denton rode with his father Leonard Denton when their car collided with a vehicle driven by William Johnson. Leonard Denton was critically injured and Johnson was not seriously hurt.
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Identification Cards to be Required at Houston Ship Channel
The Coast Guard announced that identification cards will soon be required for all entering restricted areas along the Houston Ship Channel. Commander Teo A. Welsh says applications begin Monday and cards will be needed at all ship channel industries.
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Clark Memorial WSCS hosts Gober Society program anniversary
Clark Memorial Methodist WSCS welcomed the Gober Society for a 2 p.m. program marking the 10th anniversary of the WSCS. Participants from both churches presented readings from Women of Scripture and candle lighting. Members served birthday cake and coffee to visiting church women and list of attendees includes Mrs. Wilbur Smith Mrs. Roberts Mrs. Porter and others.
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World City Girls Basketball Team Entertained
The World City girls basketball team were entertained with a steak dinner Wednesday evening at the Bob Inn in Bonham. Present was Louise Goodnight.
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Local Residents Travel Visit and Returns
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Martin of Telephone and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Edwards visited relatives in Bokchito Oklahoma on Sunday. Granville Ellison visited family Friday night before returning to work that takes him to several towns in Texas. Paulette Bolin returned home from Denison after visiting her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Billy Roach.
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Employment in Ft Worth Reaches New County Record
Fort Worth reports Christmas trade and defense industries lift Tarrant county employment to near 150,000 with about 5,000 more people believed to be jobless. The Texas Employment Commission notes the county now has a new all time high in employed workers.
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