Record of rising horse racing interest and tax receipts nationwide
The piece notes a nationwide surge in horse racing interest attendance and taxes. Tropical Park Florida reports its best season ever while Maryland seeks a Pimlico level meet akin to 1929 Loom period and has already collected a large tax share with most of the season ahead. New York Jamaica track reports 1,101,000 paid to the state, a 284,000 increase, with 12,600 in attendance in 1949 as Churchill Downs draws thousands more.
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Tropical Park
Florida
Maryland
Pimlico
New York
Jamaica
Aggies and Oklahoma in Five Year Home Schedule
United Press reports Norman will host all five football games under a five year contract between the Aggies and Oklahoma University Soners. The deal, announced by Athletic Director Jap Haskell, starts in 1944 to strengthen the Sooner home schedule. Public health improvements in LaGrange Texas extend sanitary sewer service to about 75 families, aiding a local public school and city hospital.
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United Press
Norman
Okla
Aggies
Oklahoma University Soners
Jap Haskell
Haskell
LaGrange
Tex
Dodgers Gain Tie Atop NL With 3 2 Win Over Cards
Dodgers beat the St Louis Cardinals 3 2 at Ebbets Field to pull into a tie for first in the National League as their ninth straight win marked a season high and the Cards suffered a third straight defeat.
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United Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Ebbets Field
Moybe
Cards
Dodgers
Cardinals
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Reds
Cincinnati
Gene Thompson
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Cubs
Bobby Bragan
Philly
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Washington Senators
Sid Hudson
Senators
Washington
Johnny Rigney
Joe Kuhel
Jimmy Bloodworth
Ed Smith
Chicago
Sox
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Dimaggio
Frank Pytlak
Finney
William
Philadelphia
St. Louis Browns
Browns
A's
Quail Tricks and Fish Facts From Rural Dispatches
A collection of rural lore and natural history notes. A Texas quail nest detour on a highway prompts safety detours. Farmer trapping quail for hunting season is described. Fishermen’s gear tips explain releasing fish without harm. Gliding squirrels and mucus on fish skin are explained. A Chinese fish peddler anecdote closes the tidbits.
Houston Buffs Sweep Twin Bill From San Antonio
The Buffs defeated San Antonio 6 1 in game one and 8 1 in game two as Howard Pollet limited the Missions and Pete Kraun homered in Houston. Walter Lessi added a four bagger in the fifth.
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Houston Buffs
Bill
San Antonio
Buffs
Howard Pollet
Pete Kraun
Houston
Walter Lessi
The Trance of Air and the Ranger Oil District Tale
A memoir fragment follows a Texas upbringing and a newspaper career shaping a book on aviation romance and oil fields. The narrator recalls moving to Eastland to cover Ranger and Desdemona districts, building a ciliced archive of local colour. A Census note cites over 100 million cans of applesauce annually by U Scanners.
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Texas
San Antonio
Doc Seller
Brady Sentinel
Coleman
Eastland
Sellers
Rising Star Records
Ranger
Desdemona
Eastland Daily Oil
Best News
Cisco
Ciddwell
Idaho
Oil Boom portraits Texas oil rushers and Spindletop
The fragment reflects a journalist describing sources and anecdotes for a book on Texas oil history. It mentions Col J Hughes of Mexia sharing access to sought details, interviews with Walter Cline about Burkburnett, a meeting with Garland Adair, and the claim of Spindletop as the birthplace of the Texas oil industry, plus glimpses of other oil towns and figures.
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Col. J . Hughes
Mexia
Walter Cline
Burkburnett
Garland Adair
Austin
Col Humphreys
King of the
Wildcatters
San Antonio
Texas
Burburnett
Desdemona
Ranger
Smackoveer
Arkansas
LETO'S J. W. PEETE ADDRESSES GUM DISCOMFORT ISSUE
J. W. Peete discusses gum discomfort and remedies in a brief health column. The item highlights home care tips and urges readers to seek professional advice for persistent pain.
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Churchill
Vienna
Newton
Sooners
Sam A, Meade
C. R. Phillips
Deliverica
By Paul Scheffels
Drees Bex
D. W. Kolb
McCurtain County
Oklahoma
Brackettville
Kinney County
Rock Springs
Edwards County
State Highway Department
Mama Quail
Ceres
Ella
Joe DiMaggio
Yankee
Joe
Shippers
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Indians
Tulsa
Beaumont
Shreveport
Murre
Jones
Dallas Rebels
Fort Worth Cats
Boyd Boyce
Qaace
Bonham Daily Favorite
North Main St
Bonham, Texas
Gulf
Uncle Sam
Bonham State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
God and
the Doctor
Plate Sc
Leto
J. W. Peete
Bonham Theatres
Joan Crawford
Melvyn
Douglas
Bes
Billy Th
Bob
Clark Gable - Hedy
Bonham Steam L
Blanketa
Abc
Texas and Pacific
California
K Fast
S. McGlasson
Agen
Pacific
Nee,pacific
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