Good Tarpon Fishing Near Cortez Landfall Spot
Essay recounts Texan anglers rediscovering tarpon fishing around Villa Rica and Isla del Media off Vera Cruz. Describes offshore reefs, variety of reef fish including tarpon up to six feet, barracuda, king mackerel, wahoo, and pargo. Notes lodging at coastal lighthouses and trolling as main method.
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Gulf of Mexico
Vera Cruz
Texas
Villa Rica
Rock Island
Gulf
Isla’ del Media
Mexico
Isla del Media
Campeche
Tampico
Floydada High to Organize 1948 Football Squad
Floydada High School coach L F Greshem plans a Monday meeting at the athletic club house to organize the 1948 football squad, with about 30 boys expected. Ten dozen? No. The piece notes 13 players lost to graduation and six seniors returning, aiming for a stronger team with potential 170-pounders this season as district rivals also gain power. The opener is Sept 10 against Slaten Bull Dogs at Wester Stadium, with a nucleus including Bill Jeter and Bob Cline and many others listed as returning players.
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Floydada
L. F. Greshem
Floydada High School
Greshem
Gresham
Crosbyton
Paducah
Lockney
Bull Dogs
Wester Stadium
Bill Jeter
Bob Cline
Randall Handley
Don Boothe
Bob Bishop
LeRoy Parrish
Weems Norman
Bob Finley
Junior Perry
Bill Haney
Leroy Budgett
Reese Grubbs
Hershell Nelson
Aubrey Guthrie
Dan Hagood
Wayne Robertson
Bobby Harless
David Willson
Bill Jones
Stanley Conner
Buster Mooney
Arlen White
Jerry Thomas
Loy Lee Trice
John Moss
Fred Nixon
Lubbock Legion Nine Cracks State Top Four In Basketball
The Hub City nine, despite losses to Adamson and Beaumont, finished as the fourth-ranked team in the state. Legion youngsters earned district bi-district and area titles and deserve support for their strong season.
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Lubbock
Hub City
Beaumont
Adamson
Dallas
Legion
Semi Portable Bleachers Planned At Jones Stadium
Semi portable steel bleachers are being built at the north end of Jones Stadium Texas Technological College. A new electric scoreboard will be erected by fall with a 12 foot high display. The seating increase brings capacity to over 20 000 and the scoreboard will be operated from the press box showing time score and downs to go.
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Jones Stadium
Texas Technological College
Morley Jennings
Indians Open Grid Training at Seminole High
Sem inole High School football squad begins 1948 practice with many new players and a rebuilding task after losing 20 varsity men by graduation age and grade rules. The team will train at home then move to Lake Sweetwater for a week, staying at the Boy Scout camp and practicing on Sweetwater High field.
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Seminole
Seminole High School
Lake Sweetwater
Sweetwater High School
Indians
Val Joe Walker
Charles Baker
Bobby Hunter
Bobby Agnew
John Ancell
Robert Jameson
James Powell
Richard Stanfield
Sammy Miller
Gayland Stover
Gene Williams
R. C. Hurst
Bill Nee
Joe Keeling
Melvin Sims
Dale Mc New
Laverne Vernon
Burley Mathews
Bobby Hurst
Raymond Whitzel
Sideline Coaching Spurs Open Workouts For Westerners
After the Lawton trip on August 29 the Westerners will close most practices to the public due to their rough schedule. Officials fear favoritism or discrimination if observers attend, so they announce open workouts at various times while requesting fans stay away on other days to avoid embarrassment.
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Lubbock
Westerners
Lawton
Stanc
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