Athletics claim Little League title with Alvarado no hitters
Henry Alvarado hurled two no hit no run games for the A's as they clinched the league title. Wes led strikeouts in Sunday and Monday action while Jim Milby paced the Reds with scattered hits and walks. The MacElhinneys then toured North America, visiting Canada, Idaho, Washington, California, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Carlsbad Caverns before returning home.
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Henry Alvarado Huris
Athletics
Reds
Howev
Auston Kingsley
Fo Nohitters
Alvesuing
Ofug
Ponday Wes
Gi Rim
East Berard
Alvarado
Ldly ieAgueres
Mai
Eatry
Ostar Sml
Manag
Sersond Boys
Jim Milby
Huried Jocals
Kitee
Ood
Jasper
Batt Canada
Columbia
Victoria
Washington
Oregon
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Nevada
Hoover Dam
Painted Desert
Perrifield Forest
Grand Canyon
New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
Eagle Lake
McElhinny Returns From Extended Vacation
B H McElhinny comes back from weeks of travel covering parks in Montana and a visit to Lake Louise with Mr and Mrs Deane Fletcher. The trip included time in Turkey Texas and other stops as they resumed routine after the extensive journey.
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B. H. McElhinneys
B. H. McElinney
Yellowstone
Montana
Mate ‘ Tein
Lake Louise
Deane Fletcher
Ars
Turkey
Texas Fc Ethins
Last Rites for Mary Ellen Dornon Held in Rock Island
Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church in Rock Island for Mary Ellen Dornon 85 a longtime resident. Burial followed at Myrtle Cemetery Rock Island. She died at home Thursday after four years bedfast born December 24 1866 in Kansas survived by six children Loyal Albert Adolphus Paul and two daughters Maude and Mrs Ziegler along with many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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First Baptist Church
Rock Island
Mary Ellen Dornon
Myrtle Cemetery
Columbus Funeral Home
Paul Damon
Culver City
Californ
Loyal
Alvin
Albert
Fresno
California
Adolphus
Pete Ziegler
Maude
Rail season opens September first with 15 per day limit
Game Warden Tom T. Waddell says the 1952 rail open season begins September 1 and prohibits shooting before that date. The bag limit is 15 rails per day and the possession limit is 15. He notes that the squirrel season is closed for a three month period.
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Tom T. Waddell
Hastedt resigns as Columbus city manager after 25 years
R. Lee Hastedt, sole holder of the Columbus city manager post, quits effective midnight September 30. He plans to return to insurance and land and cattle holdings, asks a council meeting to transfer city property and finalize records, noting no personal grievance. He began duties January 10 1927, earlier ran water billing from 1918, with city tax valuation and revenue figures cited for 1925 and 1951.
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R. Lee Hastedt
Columbus
Columbus Insurance Agency
Hastedt
Rice Pasture Station Field Day Planned at Beaumont
Colorado County rice growers plan to attend the 5th Annual Field Day at the Rice-Pasture Experiment Station Beaumont on Thursday August 7. Participants will travel by car and some by air to tour ongoing rice and rice-pasture research at the state’s only station devoted to this area. The District 11 Boy's 4-H Club Encampment was cancelled due to polio concerns, affecting nineteen coastal counties including Colorado.
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Doyle Moore
County Argent
Colorado County
Beaumont
District 11
A. & M. College
U S Approves Texas Dove Hunting Dates and Limits
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service approved a 40 day mourning dove season for North Texas from September 1 and for South Texas from October 1 with daily limits of ten birds. Afternoon hunting runs 12 noon to sunset. Whitewing scagga dates September 12, 14 and 16 also approved with the same limits. North zone Oct 31 and South zone Nov 21 are proposed.
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Texas Game and Fish’ Commission
U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Texas
Federal
North
South
Washington “Agency
Game & Fish Commission
County Valuations Near 38 Million As Hearings Begin
County assessors move toward a 38 million dollar valuation as the board of equalization holds hearings with major oil producers transporters and processors. Several firms report higher assessed values with City Service and Magnolia among those increasing. hearings continue through Thursday.
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Colorado County
Commissioners Court
Board of Equalization
A.C. Stults
King, Latham, Stults and Company
Dallas
Cities Service Company
Cities Service
Magnolia
Fidelity Oil Company
Stults
Tidewater Associated Oil Company
Shell Oil ‘Company
Superior Oil Company
Superior
Telephone, Gas and Electric Service
Henry Hajovsky
Commissioners approve bids for trucks materials and bridge work
Colorado county commissioners awarded contracts for material and labor on a Skull Creek water bridge in Precinct 1. Brasher Motor Co Weimar won a bid of 1965.68 plus a trade in, Universal Motor Co Eagle Lake bid 1895 plus trade in, Texas Lumber and Construction Co led by L O Smith won piling work on the old Altair Garwood road bridge, Seymour Lumber Co awarded 95 sacks cement for 95.22? 2200 feet of 44 in reinforcing steel at 154 and 60 bridge timbers at 475.20. Bond approved for Henry Herbert Seiffert as public weigher for Justice of the Peace Precinct 4. Mrs J B Wesson in Temple for hospital exam this week.
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Colorado County “Commissioners
Skull Creek
Brasher Motor Company
Weimar
Universal “Motor Company
Eagle Lake
Texas Lumber and Construction Company
L. O. Smith
Altair-Garwood Road
Seymour Lumber ‘Company
Henry Herbert Seiffert
Justice of the Peace
Farm mechanization rises in Colorado County
Recent figures show a clear shift to mechanization in Colorado County with 1425 tractors on 885 farms in 1950, up from 705 on 471 farms in 1945. Trucks and pickups number 908 on 487 farms, compared with 474 on 387 farms in 1945.
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Colorado County
Its Easier to Do the Job Right in the First Place
A concise maxim states it is better to complete work correctly the first time than to redo it. The saying emphasizes efficiency and attention to detail to avoid costly rebuilds.
Fort Worth Coaches School Draws Payne and Fitzgerald
Eagle s Lake High School coach Arnold Payne and Bud Fitzgerald attend the 20th annual Texas coaching school in Fort Worth the world’s largest sports clinic. Noted mentors such as Jim Tatum Dutch Meyer Elmer Brown Hank Iba and Vadal Peterson share coaching insights. Payne helped select the south all star squad while Fitzgerald seeks a coaching post after military service.
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Arnold Payne
Bud Fitzgerald
Fort Worth Coaches School
Eagles Lake High School
Fort Worth
Texas
Jim Tatum
Maryland
Dutch Meyer
TCU
Elmer Brown
Hank Iba
Oklahoma A. & ML
Vadal Peterson
Utah
Payne
Fitzgerald
Uncle Sam
Army
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Garwood
R. I
James L. Ashley
la Grange
la Grange Drug Co
Alamo Lumber Company
EAGLE
Columbus City
U.S
J. B. Wesson
Temple
L. H. Combine
Eee Combine
J. I.case
Massey-Harris No
Glass Farm Equipment Company
Massey-Harris Rice
T'S
du Pont Dulux
Isis
Universal Supply Co., Inc
Vinten
Abie Fale
Dr. Pej
Wendh Fl
Southwestern Life Insurance
Roger Killough
Dodge
New Exchange
Jones Motor Go
M.M
Mac” Jones Dodge and Plymouth
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