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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1951
Page
3
Boston optioned first baseman Wailt Drepe to San Diego in the Pacific Coast League with a 24 hour recall. The 1950 American League Rookie of the Year carries a .251 batting average.
Baseball results across Texas leagues show Texantengte 3 over Beaumont 2 while Houston 6 Oklahoma City 2 and Dallas 5 Shreveport 1. Rain postponed Port Arthur at Texas City and Lamesa 4 Amarilla 3.
The San Antonio Missions activated catcher Danny Batch after recalling him from San Diego. Catcher Darrell Johnson was optioned to Wichita Falls in the Big State League.
Tonto Riley stays guests with Roy King as he learns local loyalties and the Slash Ranch dynamics. Roy warns that Rick Staples’s killer remains among them and that justice will hinge on uncovering old, cold trails before danger rises again.
Denison June 25 The Coast Guard began inspecting the metal hull of the pleasure boat Idle Time after its ocean voyage to Lake Texoma shores. Skipper and owner G. Sh. Hibarger will oversee a roughly ten day inspection to determine seaworthiness before a planned excursion. The gray and white double decker seats up to 169 passengers and features a full snack bar. Hibarger bought Idle Time near its construction site in the Lake of the Ozarks, Central Missouri.
Arlington spot race tragedy as 52 year old veteran Joe Rogers of Tampa Florida dies at Arlington Downs race track. His 450 horsepower Ranger car flips end over end at the first turn and is thrown clear after striking a fence post. Crowd of 7 000 witnesses the fatal accident.
Budge Patty of Los Angeles defeated David Lurie of South Africa 6-1 6-1 6-4 in the opening match on center court. Straight Clark of Pasadena won 6-0 6-0 6-2 over Robert Sibert of Stanford. Herb Ham of Beverly Hills beat Naresh Kumar 6-1 6-2 6-2, advancing the three Americans in the early rounds.
A historic firsts note from Arlington Downs details an accident marked as inaugural in the venue’s history, with brief context indicating a notable event on the track.
Mrs. Otelia Deckshot of Dallas topped the Great Eastern Skeet Shoot at Lordship Connecticut by hitting 97 of 100 targets to edge Mrs. Ward Williams of Rochester New York by one target in the two day event reported June 25.
Wolfe City soldier Thomas L. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Schley Williams of Route 3, Wolfe City, received the Bronze Star Medal for valor in action in Korea. Sgt Williams serves as platoon sergeant.
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