Marshall retirement ends era for sports writers
Jack Marshall, Western Union Morse operator for 50 years, retires at 65 after covering football, basketball, baseball, hockey, track and more. He witnessed historic moments from 1929 Abilene to SMU Notre Dame clashes, and will retire to a Desdemona ranch life with memories of a lifetime in sport journalism.
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Marshall
Western Union
Jack Marshall
Sherman
Jack
Desdemona
Ennis
Abilene
Breckenridge
Port Arthur
Waco
Dallas
Joe Gardner
Frank Frisch
Gardner
Fort Worth
Notre Dame Southern Methodist
SMU
Notre Dame
Kyle Rote
Doak Walker
Jim Krebs
Dizzy Dean
J. Walter Morris
Walter Salm
Wichita Falls
Ziggy Sears
Texas Aggies
Gordon McLendon
Linsey Nelson
Jerry Dogg
Hagan and Sarazen
Jere Hayes
Morse
Hayes
Seagraves Nips Brownfield in Pitchers Duel on Tuesday
Seagraves used a four run fourth to beat Brownfield 4 to 2. Cullum pitched well for Seagraves, and York took the loss for Brownfield after 3 1/3 innings. Harrelson drove in Brownfield’s first run, with Ervin adding a late RBI on a single.
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Seagraves
American Legion
Brownfield Legion
Brownfield
Big Spring
Denver City
Slaton
Halsey
Gibson
Billy Bean
Bean
Francis
Kenneth Cullum
Cullum
Ricky Harrelson
Joe Ervin
Larry York
Craig Collier
York
Collier
Harrelson
Ervin
Local Youth Attends Camp at West Texas Baseball Camp
Dusty Miller of Brownfield attends the first session of the West Texas Baseball Camp at Lubbock Christian College. Bobby Moogle leads instruction with Kal Segrist Earl Parker and Bill Dean supervising age groups. Scrimmages and complete games scheduled. second session set for June 27 with optimism from Dr Herman Segrest.
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Dusty Miller
Brownfield
West Texas
Lubbock Christian College
Bobby Moegle
Moogle
Kal Segrist
Who
Middle Ag
Earl Parker
Bill Dean
Herman B. Segrest
Lions honor camp staff and new club sweetheart at meeting
Crippled Children’s Camp presented to Frank Szydloski while Lynn Halamicek received a service plaque. Becky Richardson was recognized as the new club sweetheart. Guests included Tony Masso, Glen Moody, Rev. Alby J. Cockrell, and Kenneth Hancock. John Hansard gave the invocation.
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Frank Szydloski
Lynn Halamicek
Becky Richardson
Tony Masso
Glen Moody
Rev
Alby J. Cockrell
Kenneth Hancock
Cubs Pirates Share Babe Ruth Loop Lead
Shrimpton pitched a no hitter as the Yankees beat the Dodgers while Pirates and Cubs edged into a share of the league lead at 5-2 after Friday wins. Red Sox 8 10 loss to Cardinals 10 8 as Randy Rodgers took the loss for Boston.
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Cubs
Pirates
Babe Ruth
Russell Shrimpton
Yankees
Dodgers
Mickey Joplin
Cardinals
Red Sox
Randy Rodgers
Danny Daniel
Redbirds
Sox
Ruben Garcia
Richard Lepard
Barry Morris
Giv
Scat Doss
Bucs
Yanks
Pampa Pastor Announces New Officers Installation Plan
Pastor Bill Noble presided over the meeting at Pastor Church in Pampa and announced that next Friday’s program will focus on installing new officers for the coming year. Hugh Thomas delivered the day’s invocation.
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Church In Pampa
Bill Noble
Hugh Thomas
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Harold V. Ratliff
Associated Press
Pol Sport
Luc
Tui
Chary
Lions
John Hansard
USA
Chevrolet
U.S.A
America
Charles Paul Chevrolet, Inc
W. Broadway
Lab. Rd
LEON
Ubbock
Cooper
Orrand Service
Lindsey
Sporting Goods
Phore
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