Sports Talk Echoes From Houston Baseball Scene
Houston Chronicle Sports Editor Dick Peebles praises Larry Dierker while other writers speculate on Baylor coach Grant Teaff and Pennant era hopes. The column recalls Bud Adams firing Ed Hughes and Sid Gillman’s Dallas hire, plus Frank Broyles, Darrell Royal, and Pepper Rodgers quotes. Jody Ramsey, noted Brazosport star, is referenced after a Pan American game incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Peebles
Houston Chronicle
Larry Dierker
Arkansas
Darrell Royal
Frank Broyles
Old Royal
Broyles
Bud Adams
Ed Hughes
Houston Oilers
Bud
Dallas
Sid Gillman
Rice
Bill Peterson
Cowboys
Gillman
UCLA
Pepper Rodgers
Jody Ramsey
Brazosport
Ron Roznovsky
San Jancinto Junior College
Buckholts to meet Axtell in Bi-District volleyball bout
Buckholts High School girls volleyball faces Axtell in a Bi-District championship game at 4 p.m. April 10. The match will be held in the Mary Hardin Baylor gym in Belton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckholts High School
Axtell High School
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton
Bowling Standings and All Around Results From Local League
Team standings show First National Bank leading with 71 to 41, Yoa kum Housemoving 70.5 to 41.5, and Coca Cola 34 to 78. Individual highlights include Geneva Paceley 178 and 469 for Steelworkers, Mable Wright 189 and 170 for Photo Wright, Lavada Yoakum 168 and 430, Bennie Mayer 161 and 464, Betty Backhaus 171 and 448, Gloria Neeley 167 and 462, Ann Backhaus 162 and 464, and Ben Milam with 196 and 475 in the top performances. Other clubs listed include Ben Milam Savings and Loan and Cameron Equipment with team and individual tallies, plus members like Judy Mees and Pat Short topping various series. A Bayside note mentions USS Bryce Canyon sailor Ruben S. Naranjo returning to Pearl Harbor after seven months abroad with visits to Taiwan, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Yoakum
Steelworkers
Taylor Meat
Photo- Wright
Gaither Motor Company
Rockdale Electronics
Coca Cola
Geneva Paceley
Kathryn Jeter
Photo-Wright
Mable Wright
Rockdale Electronics Dale
Uss
Bryce Canyon
Ruben S. Naranjo
Eugenio Naranjo
Calvert
Pearl Harbor
Western Pacific
Taiwan
Philippines
Hong Kong
Japan
San Jacinto High School
Houston
Trucks Big Business In Milam County
Milam County's trucking sector shows strong employment and economic impact. TMTA reports 1 567 people employed in 1972 earning 11 794 809 dollars locally. Milam count registrations reach 4 314 with trucks valued at 5 910 180 dollars. Nationwide trucks and buses employ 677 000 Texans, about one fifth of non-farm pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Texas Motor Transportation Association
TMTA
Texas
Franklin Sets Golf Tourney At Oak Grove Country Club
Officials of Oak Grove Country Club in Franklin invite central Texas amateurs to a blind bogey tournament on April 14 15. Expected 200 players compete in four flights with prizes including driving accuracy awards a deer rifle on hole 4 and a medalist set of pro line irons. The nine hole course hosts a large greens and air conditioned clubhouse with 50 club members on duty. Registration is 8 dollars covering meals and a barbecue dinner both days. For information call Dr T B Carroll or Emory Scott at 817-746-3271 or 817-746-2771.
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Oak Grove Country Club
Franklin
Central Texas
Farm Road
T. B. Carroll
Emory Scott
Governor Proclaims Defensive Driving Week in Texas
Governor Dolph Briscoe proclaims April 7 through 14 as Defensive Driving Week to curb traffic crashes in Texas. Robert F. Miller of Texas Safety Association notes driver error drives most crashes and cites DDC as a life saving program. In Central Texas ASAP, Temple Junior College, and Central Texas College offer courses with steady instruction and TSA approved training agencies.
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Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Robert F. Miller
Texas Safety Association
Miller
Central Texas
Central Texas Council of Governments
Alcohol Safety Action Project
Central Texas Asap
Belton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tom Murray
Los Angeles Dodger
Astros
Leo
Lions
Lucky Larry
Oscar Larnce
Waco News - Tribune
Baylor
Grant Teaff
George Sauer
Hayden Fry
Gene Stallings
Bill Truax
Tom Landry
Landry
Ben Milam Savings and Loan
Cameron Equipment Co
Culpeppers
Barringtons
Schiguts
U-Totem
Woodums
Polks Trucking Service
Ben Milam
Becky Brashear
Cameron Equipment
Marcella Hubnik
Shirley Kelm
Zeta Rolan
Annette Hillman
Dorothy Lawson
Ruben Narranjo
Billye Butte
U-Totem Uala Rasco
Woodums Jackie Williams
Judy Mees
Polks
Agnes Rice
Sunshine League
Irenes Embroidery
Mortons
Johnson Cleaners
Cameron Motors
McLanes
Eplen Furniture
Stedman Insurance
Citizens National
Irenes
Pat Short
Stedman Ins
Gloria Neeley
Mary Tucker
Maxine Fair
Jeanie Orsag
Citizens
Lou McCall
Lisa Gann
Verne Goode
Marie Tucker
Mary Jo Woods
Austin
Milam Area
Ray Thompson
Waco Highway
B. F. Grime
Skip Hobbs
Gulf Farm Center Inc
Santa Fe
Billy's Auto Service
Cameron
Temple Highway
National Building Centers
Wayne Crawford
Rogers
Photography BY
Logan
Waco Hiway
Ford Tractor
Gaither Motor CO
Rockdale
Kenneth Thweatt
Shell Petroleum Products
Thweatt
SHELL
Culpepper Hardware
W. Main
E.L. Wied Hardware
W. Batte
Monroe Corbin
Texaco
North Fannia
Terry
Hiway
Cameron Herald
Milam
Rogers Mobile Home Sales
Rogers Mobile Homes
Sam Campbell
Bill Cooper
Woodum Mobile
Beauty
S. F
SATIN
S. Houston
Labor - Management Services Administration
U. S. Department of Labor
Labor and Management
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