Peaking of Ports and the Golf Equipment Dilemma
The essay muses on Arnold Palmer and Ben Hogan amid a PGA tour split, noting golfers as businessmen in golf club manufacturing. It weighs how equipment sales could shift if Palmer joins the breakaway group and highlights the sport as college and pro seasons near. Houston versus Texas Longhorns looms as a classic season opener in the Dome.
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Eugene
Arnold Palmer
PGA
Palmer
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Elrod
Red Baron
Snoopy
API Golf Tourney Draws Large Field
The 14th annual Scholarship Blind Bogey golf tournament sponsored by the South Plains Chapter of the API will be at Brownfield Country Club on Sept. 6 7. Entry is 5 dollars with a barbecue dinner, funds go to Texas Tech engineering scholarships.
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South Plains
The
American Petroleum Institute
Brownfield Country Club
Texas Tech
Mike Dugger
Panhandle
Plains
Dove Season Opens Sunday Across Texas
Thousands of hunters in Texas prepare for the two month dove season opening Sunday with shooting from 1 p.m. to sunset. Officials forecast an excellent, though scattered, season as ample water and feed keep birds widespread. The Texas Wildlife Commission says the population is about normal, so hunters may need effort to reach limits.
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Texas
Texas Wildlife Commission
Astros Manager Harry Walker Speaks On Pitchers Umpires And the Rabbit Ball
Astros manager Harry Walker defends current baseball design and rules in Arlington before a Texas League All Stars exhibition. He criticizes mound changes and tolls on umpires while arguing hitters chase power, noting pitchers are improving and parks are expanding. He cites charts showing batters pull balls and strikeouts increasing.
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Harry
Walker
Houston Astros
National League
Paul Richards
Atlan Braves
Pittsburgh
New York
Texas Auto Inspection Period Opens
AUSTIN Texas begins the 1969 vehicle inspection period with more than six million vehicles to be inspected before the April 15 deadline. Inspections cover brakes lighting horns mirrors windshields seat belts steering wheels and rims with special rules for heavy trailers and mobile homes. The minimum fee is 1.75 dollars and a two and a half inch square DPS badge replica will appear on the new sticker. motorists urged to complete inspection for safe fall and winter driving.
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Austin
Texas
Wilson E
Pat) Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
Speir
DPS
Texas Business Activity Reaches Record Month in July
Texas business activity posted a 16 percent month to month gain from June to July, reaching a record index high. The rise lifted the year to date average 14 percent above January–July 1967, with Dallas and Houston leading and San Antonio benefiting from HemisFair tourism.
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Austin
Texas
Robert H. Ryan
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas In
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
el Paso
Fort Worth
Texas Employment Commission
Bryan the Silver-Tongued Orator Faces Wide Political Loss
William Jennings Bryan earned a decisive defeat in nearly all campaigns. He logged over 18 000 miles and delivered 600 speeches across 27 states during one presidential bid.
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William Jennings Bryan
U.S
Texan Culture Pavilion at HemisFair Tops World's Fair
The Institute of Texan Cultures unveils the $10 million HemisFair pavilion as the largest exhibit hall at the World’s Fair showcasing Texas culture and history.
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Institute of Texan Cultures
State of Texas
HemisFair
Wellman High Parents Night Highlights Season Outlook
Wellman High School held a special parents night Tuesday sponsored by the coaching staff led by Head Coach Bob Jenkins. Assistant Coach Sam Johnston outlined the upcoming season and schedule while Jenkins introduced players and training rules. Virgil Coffey of Levelland displayed football gear, and Superintendent Frank Odom gave the invocation.
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Wellman High School
Bob Jenkins
Wellman
Sam Johnston
Jenkins
Virgil Coffey
Levelland
Frank Odom
Harvey Tubb
Cubs-Seminole Will Scrimmage In Preseason Clash
Brownfield Cubs prepare for a week of one-a-day drills ending with a game condition scrimmage against Seminole. Coach Charles Reese lauds physical conditioning amid two Hereford score breakdowns and emphasizes grinding out errors as Brownfield faces Lub bock Estacado to start the season on Sept 13 at Lubbock.
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Wellman
Cotton Center
Brownfield Cubs
Seminole
Charles Reese
Cubs
Hereford
Keese
Randal Rogers
Brownfield
Barry Morris
Seminole Indians
Reese
Cub Stadium
Lubbock Estacado
Lubbock
Two Bowling Leagues Open Fall Play at Sands and Cotton
The Sands League and the Cotton League in Lubbock open Thursday night fall play on September 5 at Sands Bowling Lanes. Sands at 6 30 p m seeks two five man teams while Cotton at 9 p m seeks four three man teams. Contact Clarence Livesay at 637 4453 or Sands Bowling Lanes 637 3858.
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Sands
Lubbock Highway
Clarence Livesay
It Can Help Detect Uterine Cancer Early Says ACS
The American Cancer Society notes screening and awareness can help identify uterine cancer in an early, curable stage, supporting timely diagnosis and treatment options.
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American Cancer Society
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