Taylor Ducks Triumph Over Fredericksburg Hillbillies 34–0
Taylor Ducks overpower Fredericksburg Hillbillies 34 to 0 in bi district football. Co captain Ollie Clark scores three touchdowns and four extra points while Horsak shuts down Fredericksburg star Anderegg. Despite a third quarter stand the Ducks pull away in the fourth, setting up a regional showdown with Yoakum. Fredericksburg ends season after heavy heat and defensive struggles.
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Fredericksbure High School Hillbillies
Taylor Ducks
Ducks
Taylor
Hillbillies
Ollie Clark
Casey
Anderegg
Fredericksburg
Andereger
Luckenbach
Cancino
Billies
Yoakum Bulldogs
Burbank
Lockhart
Taylor Tigers Hand Bulldogs First Loss Of Season
In a decisive clash Taylor dominated with near flawless offense and defense, edging Taylor Frederickburg. The Hillbillies suffered their worst game of the year as Yoakum travels to Lockhart to decide Region 10 champions in a neutral showdown following Yoakum's 34 6 win over Burbank.
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Orade
Hillbillies
Taylor
Ducks
Yoakum Bulldogs
Lockhart
Yoakum
Burbank
San Antonio
Hillbillies Open Basketball Season Under Klaerner and Nix
With football season forgotten, the Hillbillies begin basketball next Monday under coaches Klaerner and Nix who will juggle football and hoops. The nucleus includes Langferhans Cancino Petermann Davis Ahrens Luckenbach Lindenberg and Anderegg. Only two lettermen, Leroy Seipp and Vincent Ransleben, are not returning.
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Hillbillies
Klaerner
Nix
Ferhans
Cancino
Petermann
Davis
Ahrens
Luckenbach
Lindenberg
Anderegg
Leroy Seipp
Vincent Ransleben
Lutheran
Seguin
All American Picks Highlight 1939 Football Honors
Aggies Joe Boyd and Jarrin John Kimbrough earn Collier’s and top selections as national players. Bowl matchups on January 1 include Southern California vs Tennessee in the Rose Bowl and Texas A&M vs Tulane in the Sugar Bowl, with several other bowls listed.
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Fredericksburg
Aggies
Joe Boyd
Collier
Jarrin
John Kimbrough
Southern California
Tennessee
Texas A. & M
Tulane
Georgia Tech
Missouri
Clemson
Duke
Boston College
Dallas
St. Mary's of
Nile Kinnick Named Outstanding Athlete of 1939
Nile Kinnick of Iowa University halfback and All American was named the outstanding athlete of 1939 by national sports experts in New York City. He was followed closely by Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees.
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Nile Kinnick
Iowa University
New
York City
Kinnick
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
PTA Seeks Home Economics Department in City School
Parent-Teacher Association reports to the Public School Board on installing a Home Economics Department as a major future project. Meeting featured a worship service, student performances, and awards for attendance. The next PTA gathering is set for January 5 with a theme on leisure time.
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Milton Durst
Parent-Teacher Association
Elizabeth Walter
Aen
Stella Jung
W. M. Rader
Choral Club
Nannie Striegler
Dorothy Henke
Ava Ratliff
Francis Jones
Virginia Harrison
Maurine Smith
Raccoon Decline Linked to Overtrapping in East Texas
State Game Department biologists warn raccoons are becoming rare in East Texas due to extensive overtrapping and habitat loss from bottom land clearing for farming. The note highlights conservation concerns for local wildlife.
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State Game Department
Texas
Palace double bill features Trigger Smith and Too Busy To Work
The Palace presents a two film Friday and Saturday lineup featuring Jack Randall in Trigger Smith and the Jones Family in Too Busy To Work. Sunday and Monday offer Babes in Arms a musical tale with a strong story background and integrated songs. A late Tuesday show on December 19 brings Private Detective a compact thriller with steady excitement and a capable cast.
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the Palace
Jack Randall
Trigger Smith
Jones Family
America
Doss Youth On A M Judging Team At International Show
Robert Dittmar of Doss son of Mr and Mrs Otto Dittmar was part of Texas A M meat and lamb judging teams at the International Livestock Show in Chicago. The lamb team won first place while the meat team placed seventh. The group judged Tuesday December 5 and returned after Thanksgiving holidays.
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Robert Dittmar
Otto Dittmar
Doss
Texas A. & M
Chicago
Robert
Theatre Marks Tenth Anniversary With Friday Show
The Palace Theatre will celebrate its tenth anniversary on Friday December 22 with a stage program by the Malone Maggard School of Dancing of San Antonio and performances by Jo Ann Striegler Jo Joyce Wahl Joy Frances Humes Barbara Cox and others. A dance revue, a Fredericksburg Junior Concert Band performance, a country store and a double feature on screen accompany the anniversary activities.
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Miss Maggard
Studio of
Fredericksburg
Grand Gift
City Mattress Factory
Palace Theatre
Walter Knoche
Malone Maggard School of Dancing of
San Antonio
Jo An Striegler
Jo Joyce Wahl
Joy Frances Humes
Barbara Cox
Jo Ann Striegler
Joy Francis Humes
Jocelien Humes
Imogene Land
Madeline Dooley
Annabel Lochte
Car Collision After Taylor-Fredericksburg Game
Arthur Ahrens returning from the Taylor Fredericksburg football game in Taylor was in a head on collision with A W Moursund IT University of Texas student from Johnson City fifteen miles west of Austin on the Fredericksburg road Both cars were seriously damaged but no one was injured Ahrens and his son were driven to Fredericksburg by passing motorists while Moursund and his father were taken to Austin for medical care
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Arthur Ahrens
Taylor
A. W. Moursand
University of Texas
Johnson City
Austin
Fredericksburg
Ahrens
Frederickburg
Moursund
A. W. Moursund, Jr
Austin Hospital
Muskrats Trapped From Jefferson County Marsh
As many as ten muskrats have been trapped from an acre of marshland in Jefferson County. Texas and sufficient seed stock was left.
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Jefferson County
Texas
Steeler Named Vice President Of Tsgr Assn
The report notes a vice presidency appointment within the TS GR Association. A special fund will aid the National Livestock and Meat Board for lamb promotion, predatory animal control, and mohair grading research. The meeting set March 7 with San Angelo as 1940 December site and Sweetwater for a quarterly session.
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National Livestock and Meat Board
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Sonora Ranch
Washington
Farm Security Administration
Federal Land Bank
State Department
San Angelo
Sweetwater
Seed of the dove weed Tops Texas Game Feed
The seed of the dove weed or goat weed is noted as the premier quail and dove feed in Texas with about 16 varieties found across the state.
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Texas
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