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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1951
Page
2
The Odessa Civic Baseball Association, a group of fans and Odessa businessmen, bought the Odessa Oilers of the Longhorn League for 30000 dollars, paying 20000 in cash and taking on 10000 dollars in notes. Former owner A D Ensey keeps Oiler Park as part of the deal.
Gilpin pressures Bart to remove Tonto Riley so he can secure the Slash S. Bart resists but understands Gilpin will use threats and leverage to push him toward killing or at least disabling Riley. The stakes hinge on who controls the ranch and Bart’s future standing in Avrillo.
Houston and Dallas dominate the Texas League All-Star squads chosen for a July 12 game in Houston. Forty-eight ballots named 38 players with Houston nine South spots and Dallas eight North spots. Ray Narleski was the only unanimous pick.
Abilene June 27 Coach Wierd Moore reveals a nine game 1950s style fall schedule for McMurry College. The Indians open at home versus New Mexico Western on September 15 and close the season at Las Cruces New Mexico on November 17 against New Mexico A and M. Only out of state trip is to Hattiesburg Mississippi to face Mississippi Southern.
Summary of scattered games from Texas League to Southwest International League showing Shreveport over Dallas 3 0 Oklahoma City over Houston 3 2 in 10 innings Beaumont over Fort Worth 5 1 San Antonio over Tulsa 4 3 Calf Coast League results Harlingen 6 Galveston 0 Laredo 7 Port Arthur 2 Corpus Christi 1 4 Brownville 0 1 Texas City 7 7 Lakes Chaves 0 4 Big State League results Waco 8 Tyer 16 Texarkanac 12 Sherman Denis on 8 Wichita Falls 9 Gainesville 4 Austin 9 Temple 3 West Texas New Mexico League Kamesa 5 Abilene 4 Borger 10 Amarillo 8 Lubbock 8 Pampa 3 Clovis 10 Albuquerque 2 Longhorn League San Angelo 13 Odesa 11 Midland 7 Big Spring 6 Vernon 7 Sweetwater 1 Arteria 13 Roswell 10 Southwest International League El Paso 8 Bisbee Douglas 2 Las Vegas 10 Mexicali 6 El Centro 12 Yuma 11 Phoenix 11 Juarez 5 Tucson 12 Tijuana 6
Roy Price, a left handed pitcher for Houma, struck out 23 batters in an Evangeline League game against Lafayette, winning 9 to 1. He walked eight and gave up five hits as Houma moved to a winning pace. Records show no prior organized baseball 23 strikeouts, with only 22 by two pitchers in 1938.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reports department store sales in six Texas cities rose 10 percent in the first five months of the year versus year ago. Houston leads with 22 percent gain, Dallas 9 percent, Fort Worth 8 percent, El Paso 7 percent, and San Antonio and Corpus Christi 5 percent. May sales were 11 percent above April and 4 percent higher than May last year.
Cleveland ace Bobby Feller struck out 19 Detroit Tigers in a 1938 classic to set a Major League single game record. The performance remains a landmark of power pitching and dominance.
Three large Southwest bus companies are accused in a Tulsa filed civil suit of conspiring to restrain competition in Interstate passenger transport. Defendants Southwestern Greyhound Lines Transcontinental Bus System and Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Coach Lines allegedly used the Tulsa Union Bus Terminal to channel travelers and exclude rivals. Continental President M F E Moore in Dallas denies guilt and will comment after reviewing the petition.
At Fort Worth on June 27 a Tennessee bride Daisie Pearl Nashville and Walter Buchanan of Fort Worth wed after filing for a marriage license. The couple described themselves as childhood sweethearts who had postponed marriage due to another woman.
County Judge Gus Brows oversees a case involving a 77 year old bride and a disputed room. Details remain unclear as the report provides limited context on the parties or jurisdiction.
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