Football passers set records as air game expands
The piece notes rising pass completion trends in college and pro football, highlighting the Southwest Conference's early air game reputation and Sammy Baugh's breakthrough with the Washington Redskins in 1937. It recounts a rookie debut pass miscue and Baugh’s quick adaptation to a freer passing style.
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Sammy Baugh
National Football League
Washington Redskins
Texas Christian University
Redskins
Baugh
Gardener Trims Roses On Yearly Aluminum Trellis
New York reports a casual gardener can trim roses on a colorful aluminum trellis that lasts year round. The metal framework supports climbing plants and resists rust and color change in all weather.
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New York
Big Three Set to Clash in Ruidoso Rainbow Derby
In the 400 yard $106,344 Rainbow Derby at Ruidoso Downs Lake Bird Turf's Best and Jet Smooth lead the field in the sophomore division. Lake Bird rides with Larry Byers. Turf's Best with Jim Bannowsky. Jet Smooth with Boyd Morris amid a strong lineup including Miss Bar High Todd's Charge Go Chicaro Go and others. Post time Sunday is 1 30 p.m.
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Ruidoso Downs
N.M
Lake Bird
Jet Smooth
Miss Bar High
Todd’s Charge
Go Chicaro Go
Miss Black Chick
Bar Adams
Sea Nymph
Floyd Jones
Raton
Jim Bannowsky
Jet Deck
Kansas
Boyd Morris
Billy Powell
Don Allison
Todd
Terry Lipham
Chicaro
Dave Morris
Charles Smith
Ronald Banks
Tidmore Aboard USS Yorktown
Seaman Apprentice Charles E. Tidmore USN son of Mr and Mrs James E Tidmore of Plains serves aboard the anti submarine warfare carrier USS Yorktown at Long Beach California He is part of a 3000 man crew protecting U S Pacific forces from submarine threats The ship recently returned from a seven month Far East deployment and is undergoing overhaul at the Naval Shipyard in Long Beach
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Charles E. Tidmore
USN
James E. Tidmore
Plains
Yorktown
Long Beach
Calif
U. S. Pacific
Far East
Naval Shipyard
Mixed Foursome Opens at Brownfield Country Club
A mixed foursome golf tourney opens at Brownfield Country Club Sunday with 1 p.m. tee off for 18 holes. The annual Brownfield Country Club Partnership tournament runs Aug. 9-11, with 64 teams max and a 330 per team entry. Practice rounds Friday, 34‑hole best ball Saturday and Sunday, plus a barbecue and dance Saturday night.
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Brownfield Country Club
Brownfield Country Club Partnership
Mike Dugger
Visiting Pastor Addresses Brownfield Optimists on California Growth
The Rev. Byran Crow of Build Baptist Church Anaheim spoke to the Brownfield Optimist Club detailing Orange County and Anaheim, noting about 5,000 new residents monthly and Orange County’s high per capita income. He connects happiness in California with cutting ties to Texas and discusses church missions begun seven years ago under the First Baptist Church.
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Byran Crow
Buiid Baptist Church
Anaheim
Calif
Brownfield Optimist
Baptist Crusade
Ed Crow
First Baptist Church
Orange County
Baiid
Disney Land
California
Texas
Reli
Gious
Crow
Cotton Production Dips in 1967 68 Texas Season
Texas cotton production fell 16.1 percent in 1967 68 with 2 638 896 running bales ginned as of January 16 1968 down from 3 149 925 the UT Cotton Economic Research office reports The drop cut the value of lint cotton and cottonseed by over 337 million from the previous season The report cites weather and increased diverted acreage as causes hitting gins mills and warehouses along with growers.
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Texas
Cotton Economic Research Office
University of Texas
Cotton Economic Research
University of Texas, Austin
Cardinals Near Pennant as Giants Reds Braves Fade
A sports roundup notes the St. Louis Cardinals opening a large lead in the National League pennant race with opponents dwindling. The piece also caps an All-Star Football Game critique, praising Green Bay Packers dominance and players like Donnie Anderson and Larry Csonka, while predicting a brighter 1968-69 for Texas cotton acreage and varieties.
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St. Louis
Cardinals
Congress
FBI
Giants
Reds
Braves
Green Bay Packers
Packers
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