Cubs Open basketball slate in Andrews tourney opener
Brownfield Cubs start basketball season with an 8 pm opener against host Andrews Mustangs in the Andrews tournament. Five lettermen return including Teddy Howell Gary Nunn Connie Vernon with height concerns and a mix of B team prospects stepping up. The tournament runs Friday and Saturday with Monterey Sweetwater Seminole among contenders.
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Brownfield Cubs
Andrews
Elroy Payne
Cubs
Andrews Mustangs
Monterey
Levelland
Seminole
Sweetwater
Vernon Johnson
Payne
Teddy Howell
Gary Nunn
Connie Vernon
James Ivey
Britt Pounds Jr
Leonard George
Ivey
Howell
Vernon
Nunn
Vernon Bingham
James Campbell
Archie Jennings
Bill Spears
Ray Brown
Ronnie Mason
Joe Sharp
Alvin Cohorn
Cub
Snyder
Lubbock
Hamlin
Monterrey
Lake View
Big Spring
Lamesa
Non-District and 3-AAA Basketball Slate Listed
The schedule lists non district games on December 7 to 20 at Andrews Big Spring Denver City Levelland and Jan 3 8 10 2 at Seagraves Tourney with 3 AAA games set for January 18 22 25 Lake View February 1 5 Colorado City Sweetwater Lamesa Lake View Snyder and related site notes.
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Andrews
Big Spring
Denver City
Levelland
Seagraves
Colorado City
Sweetwater
Lamesa
Lake View
Snyder
Ropesville Wins Two Dace Contests
Ropesville High School’s boys and girls basketball teams defeated Anton in a Tuesday night doubleheader at Ropesville. The boys won 31 to 29 with Gerald Smith scoring nine and Larry Crews leading Anton with 15. The girls rolled 50 to 24 as Freda Pointer scored 24 and Sandra Jeffcoat 22 for the winners while Lucreta Newton had 10 for Anton.
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Ropesville High School
Anton
Ropesville
Eagles
Gerald Smith
Larry Crews
Freda Pointer
Sandra Jeffcoat
Lucreta Newton
Kentucky officials must swear no duel involvement
Kentucky public officials and lawmakers must swear they have never fought a duel or served as a second. The rule comes from the state constitution adopted in 1891.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Wolf Named As QB Club Chief
W. A. Wolf was elected president of the Brownfield Quarterback Club as members selected new officers Monday night in the high school cafeteria. John Jennings is vice president, L. J. Richardson secretary treasurer, and Melvin Moore refreshments chairman. Richardson and Moore were reelected to their posts, with Wolf moving up from vice president.
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W. A. Wolfright
Brownfield
W. A. Wolf
John Jennings
L. J. Richardson
Melvin Moore
Wolf
Britt Pounds
Richardson
Moore
Brownwood
Doug Cox
Elroy Payne
Pounds
Cox
Union teams fall to Dawson in two games on Dawson court
Union High School boys and girls basketball teams dropped two decisions to Dawson on Dawson home court. The boys lost 37 32 while the girls were 36 25. Ronnie Sullivan led Union with 17 points and Linda Hunter added 13 as top Union scorer. Dawson’s Alice Gunn scored 17 and Keith Hanes led Dawson with 14. Union B team won 21 7.
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Union High School
Dawson
Ronnie Sullivan
Union
Keith Hanes
Linda Hunter
Alice Gunn
Brownfield Cubs finish strong season despite bi district loss
Brownfield wrapped a 8-3 grid campaign, their best in a decade, with 215 points scored to 119 allowed in a single game slate. The team posted strong rushing and total offense averages while standout players such as Davis, Auburg, and Howell led in rushing, receiving, and passing categories.
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Brownwood
Brownfield Cubs
Cubs
Brownfield
Bobby Davis
Teddy Howell
Davis
Howell
David Auburg
Butch Parker
Jim Purtell
Cecil
Auburg
Camp
Inter
Avis
Nuburg
Howel
Nunn
Chandler
Vernon
Howard
Fletcher
Navis
Parker MW
Purtell
Chidester
Aubury
Church All Star Team Named Here
An all-star team from two flag football teams sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will face Lubbock all-stars at 10 a.m. December 20 at Slayton Junior High School Park in Lubbock. The Brownfield team includes Joe, Joe Bob and Rickie Brock, Danny Wright, Larry Meador, William and Barney Heathcoat, Douglas Howard, Ernie Gandy, Jimmie Willis, Allan Davis and Johnny Haire with Elders Tim Palmer and Russell Widdison as coaches. The next quarter of the season, ongoing since November 20, will begin December 20.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Lubbock
Advertising Makes Difference Why Do Shoppers Leave Town
Local merchants lose Christmas shoppers to distant metropolitan stores due to advertising reach and catalog pre buys. The piece outlines six costs of out of town shopping including transportation time misplacement and higher prices and urges robust local newspaper advertising as the best defense.
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