Beaumont Roughnecks Demand Wins From Fort Worth Cats
The Beaumont Roughnecks moved to within six and a half games of Fort Worth after sweeping Tulsa in a doubleheader, boosting to second place while Tulsa dropped to fourth behind San Antonio. Shreveport beat Oklahoma City 5 0 as Ira Glass and Jack Hussey homered for the Sports.
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Fort Worth Cats
Roughnecks
Tulsa Oilers
Fort Worth
Cats
Beaumont
Jack Hussey
Houston
Dallas Eagles
Dallas
San Antonio
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Caddie Origin Traced to Scotland via Cadet Tale
A sports recap notes Lytle tying the game in the seventh with a walk stolen base and two errors. The Pumpers won in the bottom seventh on hits and errors including a passed ball. An aside explains the term caddie comes from cadet in Scotland where Mary Queen of Scots had golf clubs carried by an army cadet.
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Pump
Lyde
Sherman
Duncan Field
Lede
Lytle
The
Pumpers
Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots
Baseball scores across leagues show mixed results
Summary of multiple recent games across American and National Leagues and minor circuits. Notable scores include Philadelphia 8 Detroit 6 in the AL, Boston 13 Cleveland 10 in a high scoring set, and a 12 inning second game in the NL. Regional results span Texas League Gulf Coast and Longhorn circuits with numerous one or two run differences.
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Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Tulsa
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Leesville
Port Arthur
Galveston
Lake Charles
Crowley
Jacksonville
Henderson
Tyler
Kilgore
Bryan
Gladewater
Marshall
Longview
Paris
Abilene
Lamesa
Pampa
Lubbock
Borger
Amarillo
Albuquerque
Clovis
Temple
Waco
Austin
Texarkana
Gainesville
Sherman
Greenville
Wichita Falls
Laredo
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
del Rio
McAllen
Harlingen
Big Spring
Midland
San Angelo
Ballinger
Vernon
Sweetwater
Odessa
Roswell
John W. Fox funeral rites held today
Funeral services for John W. Fox aged 80 were conducted at 3 p.m. at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel. He died Saturday night at 507 South Main. Survivors include his wife Ida Fox two daughters a brother fifteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. pallbearers named were Ben Victory Bedford Smith Tommy Lakey George Hurt Beacher Walker and Hubert Sparrow.
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John W. Fox
South Main Street
Bedford Smith
Tommy Lakey
George Hurt
Beacher Walker
Hubert Sparrow
Cloud Seeding Raises Rainfall on Wheat in Prosser
Three wheat ranchers Leon Dan and B B Horrigan report cloud seeding with silver iodide increased rainfall on their 100000 acre Prosser ranch by 430 percent. They cite five to ten times more precipitation than in nearby unseeded land from a project by the Water Resources Development Corporation of Pasadena California.
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Wash
Washington
Leon
Dan
B. B. Horrigan
Water Resources Development Corporation
Pasadena
California
Horrigans
Texas Public Schools Expand Special Services After Gilmer-Aikin
Austin reports Texas public schools now access expanded state aid for supervisors counselors nurses and itinerant teachers. Vocational education and distributive training grew with districts forming combined totals to qualify for more specialists.
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Austin
Texas
Watriner Walker
Texas State Teachers Association
Miss Walker
State Said
Handicapped Child Education Programs Expand Statewide
Classes for handicapped children rose 5 percent in the last school year and another increase is expected in 1960 51 as more specially trained teachers become available. Smaller districts may combine to offer this service, with two or more districts pooling to provide needed instruction where numbers justify.
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Miss Walker
State Association
Gainesville-Tie for Second in Big State Standings
Gainesville's Owls moved into a second place tie with Wichita Falls in the Big State League after an 11 to 6 win over the Sherman Denison Twins, aided by 18 hits. Wichita Falls split a doubleheader with Greenville Majors, winning 9-0 in game one and 2-0 in the nightcap. Trade at home and help your neighbor.
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Owls
Wichita Falls
Sherman-Denison Twins
Greenville Majors
Majors
Spudders
Greenville
Texarkana
Austin
Pioneers
Joop
Bears
Temple
Waco
Pirates
Sherman
Local County Official Roster and Re-election Slate
Listing of county officials and candidates with names for sheriff commissioner precincts and other offices. Includes second terms for several incumbents and names for county attorney and justice positions.
Beer raids Detroit bootleggers in 250 gallon still
Detroit police officer Sergeant Charles Beer found three bootleggers producing corn whiskey in a 250 gallon still. He described the whiskey as pretty smooth.
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Detroit
Charles Beer
Candidate withdraws from Precinct 1 race amid war concerns
C. B. Harper announced his withdrawal as candidate for Commissioner of Precinct 1 citing the war situation. He said he would not be allowed to serve a full term and thanked supporters. The notice ends with a promotion for Savings Bonds.
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C. B. Harper
Harper
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