Hammons Calls Two Weeks Of Spring Practice For Cats
Hammons announces two weeks of spring practice beginning Monday with 35 to 40 athletes. The 1939 season marks his 21st year as an athletic coach and sixth in Hope. A 12 game schedule is set, seven conference contests. He names back Baker and end Green as leading candidates, with Taylor and Ellen among versatile backs and linemen ready for tough drills.
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Hammons
Ares
Jimmy Roy Taylor
Bobby Ellen Iles
Ray Baker
Baker
Daniels
Ellen
Els
Taylor
Joe Eaton
Joe
aSans
Norman Green
Green
Eason
Ang
Fon
Calhoun
Didates
Elmer Purtle
Snyker
Conway
Homas Quimby
Ing
Stewarty Carson
May
Bill
Tom Bundy
William ‘Taylor
Ther
Roy Ward
J.D. Jones
Elton Daniels
Tommy Turner
Sonny
Murplimmy Simms
Oliver
Téin
Mons
Vancouver's Rise From 1886 to a Modern Pacific City
Immersive account traces Vancouver's growth from a 1886 corporate start with 9,432 residents to a bustling Pacific gateway of about 250,000. The piece highlights its harbor, grain trade, mills, foundries, paper and pulp industries, and rail linkages, portraying a city of global shipping prominence and regional influence.
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Eorge Vancouver
Van
Canada
Alberta
Vancouver
Moreov
Pominion
EA Farvice
Hope Involved Schedules For 1939 Football Campaign
The record lists September to November 1939 games with Hope hosting or visiting Hale, Smackover, Trope, El Dorado, Walnut Ridge, Camden, Blytheville, Prescott, Clarksville, Hot Springs, Pine Bluff. It notes two year, five year contracts and home and home terms. It also cites U S wheat planting projections across nine western states totaling 29 718 000 acres and mentions January rains raising crop prospects.
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Haynesville
Hope
Smackover
Trope
el Dorado
Walnut Ridge
Cane
Nashville
Camden
Blytheville
Prescott
Clarksville
Hot Springs
Pine Bluff
Kentucky Tennessee duel crowns Southeast league title
In a steetball championship Kentucky defeats Tennessee in a long rivalry for the crown. Savannah Wolds Heetind defends Soul Atlantic League class B attendance record, while various National sport notes include Dowd’s punting record and Lavendusky elected Army boxing captain.
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Puniliar Statt
Knoxxville
Kentucky
Tennessee
Flints
Savannah Wolds
Savinah
Indians
Crop Prospects Best Since 1932 In Great Plains
AMARILLO reports soil and moisture gains across the dust bowl. January rains shattered moisture records, shrinking the dust bowl to under a tenth of its former size. The Southern Plains now show the best conditions since 1932, with total area drought damaged down to about 9.5 million acres as of February 1. Only 2.66 million acres remain subject to blowing, while moisture depths reach 36 to 48 inches on terraced fields, though northern plains lag behind the south.
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U.S
Bureau of Agriculture
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Bow
Great Plains
Amarillo
The
Soil Conservation Service
Ansas
Colordo
H.H. Finnell
al. Conservator
Finnell
Conservation Service
Fort Worth TCU 1992 Football Team Noted Among Nation’s Best
Fort Worth coverage highlights Texas Christian University’s 1992 football squad as among the nation’s elite. The feature profiles the team’s depth, standout players, and impact on the season.
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Fort Worth
Texas Christian
Wile
Texas
Softball Film to Be Shown Monday at Tope High
A softball film from the Amateur Softball Association of Asneres will be shown Monday at Tope High School auditorium starting at 7 o'clock. The Detroit Briggs Bounty Ware team of 1937 world champions are featured, with scenes of the Briggs plant and workers playing softball after shifts. The film demonstrates batting pitching and base running with slow motion pitching and traces the game's development from gym origins to modern play. All interested in softball are invited.
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Tope High School Auditorum
Amateur Softball Association of
Asneres
Briggs Bounty
Detroit
Briggs
Wny
Ieluis
Spaonkars
M.C. A
Iited
Durocher's climb to Dodgers glory under tough mentors
Clearwater note details Leo Durocher rising to manage the Brooklyn Dodgers, aided by Branch Rickey and others. The piece covers his early flaws, defensive brilliance, leadership, and the path from Cardinals shortstop to a pivotal managerial figure in 1930s baseball. It highlights signing by Stanfield MacPhail and Killefer’s praise of Orengo, plus mention of Sacrament o prospects and ongoing Coast League questions.
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Harry Grayson
NBA
Survice Sports
Clearwater
Fla-Lea
Ernest Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo Durocher
iIt
Durocher
Yankees
Wolvers
Lippy Leo
Branch Rickey
St Louis Cardinal
Rickey
Paul Derringer
Allyn Stout
Sparky Axkims
Johnny Ogden
Frank Henry
Nurocher
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Cavocher
Burocher
Killefer
Cardinal
Bill Killefer
Joe Orenge
Fitcher
Stubby Sherill
Mercian Franks
Red Birds
Killefar
Sacramento
Orengo
Movie Scrapbook Bruce Cason Career Highlights
Bruce Cason began as a kiss tester at a major studio then earned a real contract. Born in New Mexico, he worked in stock in Chicago and later partnered in a Hollywood nightclub. His varied early jobs included sparring partner, butter washer, seaman, coin collector, and railway section worker before moving to Budge City.
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Bill Porter
Wid
George Scabbo
Bruce Cakat
New Mexico
Chicago
Hollywood
Budge City
Babe Ruth 100 Years of Baseball No 28 history sketch
A compact sketch in the series 100 Years of Baseball highlights Babe Ruth as a landmark figure in the history of the national game. The piece traces Ruth’s impact, stars, and lasting legacy through concise notes and period voice.
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Babe Ruth
Art Kveng
Congress Then and Now A Look at 150 Years Of Work
Preston Grover surveys Congress’s early history contrasting the 18th century Confederation congress with today. He notes quorum struggles, meager pay, and slow initial business, including forming a judiciary committee and Madison’s tax proposal as the fledgling government organized under the Constitution. He recalls Adams and Washington's arrivals amid the electoral count and setup of a more effective government.
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Congress of the Confederation
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New England
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Setill
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Senate
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Washington
John Adams
Adams
Boston
Yeeps
Mount Vernon
James Madison
Virginia
Union
Ila
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