Coach Red Blaik Book Casts West Point Tour
AP Newsfeature recalls Red Blaik autobiography You Have to Pay the Price detailing his West Point years. The Army coach built teams 121 33 10 ties and six unbeaten campaigns while recounting the 1951 cadet honor scandal impact.
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Red Blaik
Holt, Rinehart and
Winston
Earl H. Blaik
West Point
Col. Blaik
Dartmouth
Army
Miami
Ohio
Ed Sauer
John Sauer
U.S. Military Academy
John
Douglas McArthur
Blaik
Red
Avco
Victor Emanuel
Toledo
America
Clyde Bragg Earns Perfect Score on Proficiency Test
Pvt. Clyde R. Bragg, son of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Bragg of Brownfield, achieved a perfect score on the End of Cycle Engineer Proficiency Test at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Major Norman Morris praised Bragg for his outstanding performance and inspirational example to fellow trainees.
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Fort Leonard Wood
Clyde R. Bragg
James G. Bragg
East Hill
United States Army Training Center
Norman Morris
Furr's Stores Gather for Christmas Party Across Three States
Furr's Super Markets will hold a large Christmas party at the Municipal Coliseum in Lubbock Tuesday night. About 1,200 banquet attendees and 3,750 in total across Texas New Mexico and Colorado will join awards for length of service and door prizes as Roy Furr and Don Furr attend. Brownfield stores will close at 5 30 p m to allow staff to attend.
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Lubbock
Furr’s Super Markets
Municipal Coliseum
Furr’s
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Don Furr
Furr’s, Inc
Levelland
Plainview
Brownfield
Littlefield
Lamesa
Roy Furr
Farr’s
Soldier’s Accomplishment Sparks Match with Wife’s Tale
A note mentions a soldier pursuing a matching achievement while his wife, residing in Lubbock, stands by him.
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Lubbock
Silent Stranger Slaps Barmaid In Tucson Incident
In Tucson Aziz, a quiet young man produced an age card with another person’s photo and refused service. He slapped barmaid Alice Shoaf after she challenged him and then departed without a word.
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Tucson
Aziz
Alice Shoaf
Local Group At Methodist District Session in Seminole
Seminole hosted a one day Brown field District Methodist Church session on Thursday. Attending First Methodist members include Trustees J. O. Gillham Ray Christopher and Bill Gor with other participants noted.
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Methodist
Seminole
Brownfield
Methodist Church
First Methodist
J. O. Gillham
Ray Christopher
Bill Gor
Wellman Christmas Play Prep and School Activities
Wellman school gears up for the annual Christmas play with costuming led by Kenneth Purtell and V A Bynum, district board members, and delegates including Mrs Carpenter and Rev Tidwell. December 22 hosting by Mrs Sam Thompson. Students face illness with a hospitalized second grader Tom McCollister. Basketball tournament slated for Thursday to Saturday. Young Adult class sponsors a box supper and cake walk in the Wellman Cafeteria to fund a new piano.
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Kenneth Purtell
V. A. Bynum
WSCS
Burton Hackney
Sam Thompson
Tom McCollister
Wellman Methodist Church
Wellman
Pete Richert Highlighted as Standout Rookie of 1960
Pete Richert, fanning 251 in 225 innings for Atlanta, was of the year in 1960. A private gateway near Crystal, Colo., bears a sign which reads No hunting Survivors Prosecuted.
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Pete Richert
Atlanta
Crystal, Colo
Meadow Forms Boy Scout Troop 258 in Meadow
J. D. McAmis of Lubbock announces the organization of Boy Scout Troop 258 in Meadow, sponsored by Meadow PTA. The group meets Thursdays at 7 p.m. with Odell Wilkes as scoutmaster and Stanley Dix on as assistant. Charter members include Jimmy Watson, Nickey Hedges, Jimmy D. Wilkes, Barry Green, Larry Green, Terry Jones, and Stanley Ashburn.
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Meadow
J. D. McAmis
Lubbock
Quanah Parker
Meadow Pta
Raymond Vardeman
PTA
Willard Hedges
Joe A. Burleson
J. B. Ashburn
Bob Bea
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EMC
West Texas
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Anne Francis
Lloyd Nolan
Warner Bros
S. O. S. Pacific
Eddie Constantine
Pier Angeli
Richard Attenborough
John Gregson
Eva Bartok
Blaik Story
Frank Eckap
Newsfeature
Gen. MacArthur
Earl H. Blair
Clyde Bragg
Pvt. Bragg
Wellman School
Au Sar
Cinelens
Zenith Stereo
Zenith
Delure
HI Fidelity
Mrs. Tyler Martin
Pall
LO Boy
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