New Deal girls win Class A A title at Gregory Gym
New Deal of Lubbock County led wire to wire to beat Whitesboro 58 44 and capture the Class A A Texas Interscholastic League girls basketball championship at Gregory Gymnasium Austin. Wanda Arant scored 32 in the final, boosting her tourney total to 87 points and topping Florence Jo Coan’s 1951 mark.
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New Deal
Lubbock County
Whitesboro
Mnex
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin
Hamilton
Muleshoe
Wanda Arant
Miss Arant
Florence Jo Coan
Comanche
Claude
Bryson
Whitesboro Bearkettes
Soda Springs Community Night Draws Large Crowd
A Friday gathering at Sebrings school house drew about thirty attendees for supper music by Mrs Cavitt and the Cavitt boys Jack Martin and Hal Stewart and several domino games. The next Soda Springs Community Night is set for April 1 with all invited.
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Sebrings
Cavitt
Jack Martin
Hal Stewart
Soda Springs
Blast Destroys Wayne Merritt Home in Lubbock
The Wayne Merritt residence at 2524 Cornell Lubbock was wrecked by a gas explosion followed by fire early Monday. Cynthia Merritt 11 suffered a broken arm bruises and shock while Mr and Mrs Merritt were hospitalized. The roof blew off and Gaylen Wayne Merritt 4 months old escaped injury. The home and all furnishings were a total loss.
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Wayne Merritt
Cornell
Lubbock
Cynthia Merritt
Meritt
Merritt
Cynthia
Gaylen Wayne Merritt
Merritt's
Western Auto Store
April Draft Quota Set for 22 as March List Totals 24
Brown and Comanche counties musters 24 names for March induction while 22 will depart Brownwood on April 1 for Abilene and induction. Thirty five men from both counties will undergo pre induction physicals that day, following a March 2 pre induction group. Names include A V Reese Comanche Jack Dempsey Myrick Brownwood William Jackson Hartsfield Jr Magnolia Thomas W Hooten Odessa Bobby Gene Hicks San Angelo James Eldon Wilson Comanche and others.
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Brown and Comanche
Brownwood
Abilene
Armed Services
Selective Service Board
A. V. Reese
Comanche
Jack Dempsey Myrick
William Jackson Hartsfield Jr
Magnolia
Thomas W. Hooten
Odessa
Bobby Gene Hicks
San Angelo
James Eldon Wilson
Ralph Waldo Prater
Borger
Ed Ross Ligon Jr
Edward Allen Burnett
Richard Reyna Cortez
Gonzales
Calif
Douglas Dee Hillhouse
Gustine
Loyd Wayne Hallmark
Bangs
Leon Earl Jones
Jerry D. Gamblin
Lubbock
James Arnold Nelms
Fort Worth
James Carson Mitchell
Billy Claud Pilcher
de Leon
Ross Doyle Mahan
Austin
James Oscar Jones
Albert Louis Shipp
Garland Franklin Clemons
Jack Norman Moore
Dublin
Bobby Louis Allen
Blum
Jerrel Wayne
Chamberlain
Ira Lee Dickey
Houston
Burks Transfer Dominates Local Moving Notices
Comanche residents announce relocations with Burks Transfer and Storage handling moves. Bill Wood, Florence Wood, Arthur Faulkner, Dr. Claude Ballard, Ed Garret, A. E. Sartor and families all used Burks for. The firm emphasizes insured, bonded service and regional moves from Comanche to Breckenridge and beyond. Abilene visitors stay with local families.
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Bill
Florence Wood
Comanche
Breckenridge
Clay Building Material Company
Florence
Burks Transfer and Storage Company
Claude Ballard
Sartor Place
Highway 36
Jetsick Addition
Burks
Arthur Faulkner
Ed Garret
Perry Brothers
Earl Oden
Howell Cobb Place
A. E. Sartor
Nice
Lee Tate
Cotton Grove
Reliable Burks Transfer and Storage Company
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How Deal
Tarleton
Jasper
Nocona
Austin American
Bulldogs
Ted Jones
Manning
Roberts
Bearkettes
Madge Harshbarger
Billie Earl
Hazel Manning
Tters
Bean
Earl
Winningham
Corpus Christi
W. H. Johnston
Paul Sanford
Tuscola
Troy Williams
Megane
Axminster
Quartette
N. Graham
Stephenville, Texas
Ted Mov
Mojnd Hosiery
Nelly Dons
Slimakers
MISS
Virginia
Vickey Vaughn
Tony Todd
S.M
Mullican Dry Goods
Comanche Texas
New Holland
O. F
Irvin Palmer
Grace Collins Taylor
J. O. Lane
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Palmer
Grand Lodge
Rice
Jerry Beene
Rice “Slimes
Beene
Tom Beene
Rhe
Worthy Long
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