Drought Strains Montague County Farmers Demand Emergency Aid
A. N. Arveson of Nocona urges state drought relief for Montague County citing severe conditions since 1951. He notes 1956 could be the worst year, with crops failing, corn burned, pastures destroyed, cattle herds cut by half, and calls for water wells, lower freight rates, and affordable grain and protein feed from surpluses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Arveson
Nocona
Montague
Farm Bureau
State Drought Committee
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Montague County
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Seven Bowie Girls Attend Twirling Classes at Oklahoma
Seven Bowie high school girls from the senior and junior bands joined twirling classes at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Named participants include Nancy Spears Barbara Koonee Peggy Underwood Jacquetta Cox Gail King Greta Hancock and Kay Coffield who is slated to be drum major next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Okla
Nancy Spears
Barbara Koonee
Peggy Underwood
Jacquetta Cox
Gail King
Greta Hancock
Kay Coffield
Harlingen Visitors Share Time With Local Family
Mr and Mrs E Crafton and their daughter from Harlingen spent Wednesday with Mr and Mrs O Z Hill and their son in a neighborly visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Crafton
Harlingen
O. Z. Hill
Montague Beats Iowa Park In Oil Belt League Thriller
Montague rallied in the ninth inning to edge Iowa Park 2 to 1 in Oil Belt League play. Eddie Cooper delivered the game winning hit after Ronald Pribble tied it with a double, as Teddy Maxwell struck out 10 across two hits allowed. Montague aims to unseat Windthurst, with 1.5 games separating the top teams, and plans a July 4 exhibition with a Denton colored team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague
Iowa Park
Montagues
Brooklyn Dodger
Windthurst
Burkburnett
Teddy Maxwell
Johnson
Woodfield
Jimmy Jameson
Horace Copeland
Richardson
Jameson
Ronald Pribble
Eddie Cooper
Maxwell
Boyd
Nig Johnson
Tompkins
Denton
Bowie Town Ball Team Loses to Wichita Falls
Bowie loses 14 to 4 at Windhurst as Wichita Falls powered by Midwestern students dominates. Rex Pollard Roy Smith and Charlie VanPool take the loss with three Bowie hits from Pollard Crapte Bridgewater Proctor and others contributing runs. Next Sunday Bowie faces Electra.
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Bowie
Wichita Falls
Windthurst
Rex
Pollard
Roy Smith
Charlie VanPool
Rex Pollard
Ted Crapte
Crapte
Jake Bridgewater
Billy Proctor
Electra
Eagles Fall to Wichita Falls In Pony League Clash
The Wichita Falls Pony team defeated the local Eagles 15 to 1 on the local diamond Saturday night. Bowie collected two hits and committed ten errors while striking out 12 times. Dudley Weir and Jerry Williams each had a Bowie hit. McDonald and Perkins pitched for Wichita Falls as they tallied eight hits and two errors.
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Pony League Eagles
Wichita Falls
Bowie
Bobby Cornelison
Jerry Williams
Ray Cornelison
Dudley Weir
McDonald
Perkins
Wichita
Little League Teams to Attend Ft Worth Austin Game
Four Little League teams and their managers will be special guests at the Ft Worth Austin game in Ft Worth Sunday evening. Bob Brashear, head of the summer baseball program, will accompany them on the school bus trip leaving Sunday late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Worth
Austin
Bob Brashear
Bowier Personal Visits Family and Veterans Hospital Trip
Mrs. White hosts her sister Mrs. Etta Mae Milner of Port Arthur and Mrs. Tom B. Stephens of San Antonio along with Mrs. A. W. Pausky of Waco and their daughter and husband Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Willett of Irving. Mrs. Clyde Trout visits her husband in McKinney Veterans Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John White
Mrs. White
Etta Mae Milner
Port Arthur
Mr. White
Tom B. Stephens
San Antonio
A. W. Pausky
Waco
Marvin Willett
Irving
Clyde Trout
Veterans Hospital
McKinney
Remaining schedule for Little Pony Pee Wee and Minor leagues
The balance of the season shows Little league at 6 45 followed by Pony. Pee Wee and Minor league games are at 5 00 on the regular baseball field. 38RD ROUND
Summer Youth League Matchups List
A schedule of teams facing off across a six week period. Eagles Lions Owls Bears Bulldogs Tigers Coyotes Cardinals are paired in multiple rounds from June 28 to July 13 with 4th round on July 5. Matchups include Bulldogs versus Tigers and Coyotes versus Cardinals among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulldogs
Tigers
Coyotes
Cardinals
Eagles
Bears
Lions
Owls
Minors Panthers Hawks Schedule Notes
Event slate lists June 28 Panthers versus Hawks and June 29 Longhorns against Leopards with July matchups including Buffalos Bobcats and repeated Panthers Hawks games through July 13 Leopards Bobcats and Longhorns Leopards bouts fill the lineup.
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Longhorns
Leopards
Buffalos
Bobcats
Panthers
Hawks
Buffaloes
Weekend and Weekday Youth Baseball Scores
Scores from Pony League Lions 6 and Owls 17 on Monday and Owls 6 and Bears 15 on Tuesday. Little League Coyotes 17 versus Tigers 0 on Friday, Cardinals 8 over Tigers 2 on Tuesday, Bulldogs 2 and Coyotes 5 on Monday, plus Panthers 9 8 Hawks 7 on Thursday and Panthers 2 10 Hawks on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pony League
Eagles
Bears
Lions
Owls
Bulldogs
Cardinals
Coyotes
Tigers
Longhorns
Bobcats
Buffalos
Leopards
Pee Wee League
Panthers
Hawks
Panthers and Hawks to Play Twice Weekly
The Pee Wee teams Panthers and Hawks will meet only twice a week, per Bob Brashear. They will play each Tuesday and Friday at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panthers
Hawks
Bob Brashear
American Legion Junior Baseball Double Header Set
The Bowie American Legion team will play a double header against Denton after Denton failed to appear Sunday. Howard Middleton manages Bowie with players including Donald Unger Ronnie Hawkins Windell Smith Monty Cooper James Hill and others. Capt and Mrs Marion Knight and three daughters visited the Roberts home before returning to Camp Rucker Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Denton
Denton Diamond
Howard Middleton
Bowie American Legion
Donald Unger
Ronnie Hawkins
Windell Smith
Monty Cooper
James Hill
Kenneth Winn
Don Roland
Gary Farmer
Jerry Williams
Bobby Cornelison
Robert Sinks
Bobby McLendon
Benny Carver
John Mee- Shaw
George Baker
Marion Knight
L. L. Roberts
California
Camp Rucker
Ala
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