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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1968
Page
2
A wave of prize money and TV wealth fuels talk among touring golf professionals of forming a separate association to govern their careers, risking strain with the PGA and affecting young players and second-tier pros. The piece also notes lingering NFL aftereffects on the Dallas Cowboys following a recent hard loss to Green Bay.
Jo Hickman defeated defending champion Evelyn Cruce 2 1 in the final rounds of the annual Brownfield Country Club Ladies Golf Tournament. Minnie Hazel Bowman won the consolation match 4 3 over Lavern e Newton. Virginia Zorns won first flight 4 2 over Annie Tucker. Susan Chesshire beat Jackie Chesshire 4 3 for the consolation title.
Brownfield Cubs start football practice with two daily sessions 9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m. for the first week under head coach Charlie Keese with about 60 boys turning out. Freshmen begin Sept 26 at 4 p.m. The first game is Sept 13 against Estacado in Lubbock. Season tickets for five home games are $7.50, distribution Sept 6, with early reservations accepted.
Joe Christian aced the 185 yard Number Seven hole using a six wood during a Monday round with Jack Shirley W B Lassiter and Bob Hoey in his foursome. This marked his first hole in one.
The South Plains Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute hosts the 14th annual scholarship blind bogey golf tournament at Brownfield Country Club on Sept 6-7. Open to all players, the event funds Texas Tech engineering scholarships totaling four $500 awards.
Tony Allen Emerson and Ray Dwayne King were among 28 graduates of the one year construction equipment mechanics program at James Connally Technical Institute in Waco on August 2. Emerson, 20, plans to work for Cummings Engine Company in Grand Prairie. King, a 1967 Wellman High School graduate, aims to join the Air Force. In total 153 students earned degrees at Connally Tech commencements, with over 1,900 students completing vocational training since 1966.
Sands Bowling Lanes announces fall leagues with schedules from Monday through Sunday for groups including La J Ladies Bowlerette, Mens Church Fellowship, Ally Katz Catskill League, Town and Country Housewives, Sand Mens, Dalton Mens, Bantams for ages 6 to 12, and Jr. Sr Youth 13 to 19, contact 637 3858 or Ginger Webster 637 6096 for details.
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