Sonnenburg Crowned Champion in Gripping Mat Upset
The article profiles Gus Sonnenburg, a college athlete who defeated Ed Lewis to claim the wrestling throne with a flying tackler, while noting lingering boxing rumors about Jack Dempsey post Tex Rickard. It also surveys local basketball growth, gym plans in Cameron, and early baseball preparations featuring Miller Huggins, Babe Ruth, Gehrig, Pennock, and others as the Hot Stove season fuels talk of Yankees dominance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Sonnenburg
Ed “Strangler
Lewis
Gus
Sonnenburg
Tex” Rickard
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Manassas
Miller Huggins
New York Yanks
Herb Pennock
St. Petersburg
Fla
Babe Ruth
Gotham
Wiley Moore
the Birds
Oklahoma
Ruth
Gehrig
Yanks
St. Louis Browns
Athletics
Cardinals
Cubs Hold Edge as National League Sees Fierce Battles
The article predicts a hard fought season with Haggis' squad facing criticism for late performance and limited new material. It notes the Chicago Cubs as the current edge among NL teams and discusses coaching searches to replace Matty Bell at TCU. Bo McMillan is eyed for a Kansas A&M break, while Bell’s successor faces high expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Cubs
Matty Bell
Bo McMillan
Center College
Kansas A. & M
Bell
Essex Challenger Introduces Full Floating Four Wheel Brakes
The Essex Challenger debuts full floating self aligning four wheel brakes that deliver 100 percent efficiency forward or in reverse. The two shoe design uses a press molded lining impervious to water and oil, with a tool free single adjustment for wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Essex
Whitey Walker Requisitioned by Texas Governor Moody
Governor Dan Moody telegraphed New York Governor muttering a demand for the return of "Whitey" Walker, jailed in Buffalo and wanted in Texas for murder. The dispatch asserts Walker is under arrest in New York and essential to Texas authorities for prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitey” Walker
Texas
Moody
New York
Austin
Dan Moody
Rangers seek conviction to send Walker to the chair
Captain Frank Hammer of the Texas Rangers said today if we cannot convict Walker we will turn him over to someone who can and he is confident we can send him to the chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Frank Hammer
The
Texas Rangers
MAYSFIELD 4 H CLUB JANUARY MEETING REPORT
The Maysfield 4-H Club met at the school house on January 11, 1929. Members present included Opal Allen Ada Lee Massengale Nell Artie Mae Red Jo Bernice Baylor Ruby Nicholson Mary Alice Phipps Willie Myrtle Holloway and Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Allen
Ada Lee Massengale
Nell
Artie Mae Red
Bernice Baylor
Ruby Nicholson
Mary Alice Phipps
Willie
Myrtle Holloway
Mary
Local Club Honors At Meeting
Miss Bartholomew awarded pins and certificates to girls who finished their work. Grace Thweatt Lie and Myrtle Holloway Mary Alice Phipps were among those receiving awards. Two new members joined and one visitor attended. Grace Thweatt elected president with Nell Red as vice president.
School club notes and quotes from Ada Lee Massengale
Song Leader Ada Lee Massengale and Yell Leader Jo Baylor are named. Some girls submitted a picture of their bedroom work. The group adjourned to reconvene at the school house on Friday January 25. A quote about beauty and a remark on meals at the corner restaurant is included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Lee Massengale
Jo Baylor
Scenery Blinks and Sells Breakfast Nook Ad Talk
A fragmentary ad notice mentions a breakfast nook framed as a sale item. It references Fidelity Fertilizer for agricultural use and a Weems Gin, suggesting a rural goods promotion tied to land use and farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weems Gin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rickard
Tex
Cameron
Cc. N. Green
Leland Green
Cc. N. Green & Bros
J. H. Sapp
Haggis’ Gang
Colonel Ruppert
Essex Challenger
S. M. Burns
Cameron, Texas
Pool
Pep
Freeman Shoes
Stetson
Manhattan
Max Collins
Maysfield
Miles
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Federal Land Bank of
Houston
W. G. Gillis
Cameron National Farm Loan Association
Mamie Arnold Hefley
Stanton E. Dossett
Bill
Frigidaire
Keith Electric Co
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