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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1946

Page

9

Regulations For Hunting In Texas Announce Open Seasons

Official regulations on migratory bird hunting in Texas set open seasons from Nov 23 to Jan 6 for ducks geese and coot with variations by county and species. Mourning doves white winged doves and rails seasons and bag limits are detailed by county and species with specific April rules and daily bag allowances.

Austin Texas State Game, Fish and Oyster Commission Texoma Cooke Graygon Val Verde Kinney Uvalde Medina Kendall Comal Hays Travis Williamson Milam Robertson Leon Houston Cherokee Nacogdoches Shelby Cameron Hidalgo Starr, Zapata Webb Maverick Dimmitt Lasalle Jim Hogg Brooks Kenedy Willacy Starr Zapata Jose Dimmit Lagalle Terrell Brewster Presidio Jeff Davis Culbergen Hudspeth el Paso

Arkansas coach confirms secret football practice sessions

Fayetteville Ark August 24 Head Coach John Barnhill announced that the University of Arkansas will hold all football practice sessions behind closed gates throughout the upcoming season. The decision aims to maintain competitive edge and protect team strategies from public view.

Fayetteville, Ark University of Arkansas John Barnhill

Edd Brothers Set for Wednesday Wrestling Tag Feud

Abie Edd, brother of Beaumonts Badboy Gus, joins a tag team fracas with Stratton and Mayne after last weeks Webster park show. Main event features the Edds versus Stratton and Mayne in a two out of three falls match with a 1 hour 20 minute limit. Don Carver faces Benny Trudell in a 45 minute two out of three falls bout. Tickets go on sale at Wylies Drug Store from 9 am to 5 pm Wednesday with a city bus departing at 8 15.

Abie Edd Beaumont Gus Webster Park Sled Allen Rowdy Brothers Beaumont Brothers Edds Chunky Walter Stratton Ken Mayne Salt Lake City Don Carver New Mexico Benny Trudell Wylie Downene

Clovis Beats Borger In Mound Duel 4-3

Clovis top Borger 4-3 as four fourth inning runs carry Glen Blackwood to a win over Bill Hair. Gordon Nell hits his first homer, unearned runs total for both sides, Borger’s lead cut to two games.

Clovis N. M Glen Blackwood Bill Hair Borger Gordon Nell Hair Blackwood Ciovis Heir Clawitter Moore

Open golf tourney to start at Spokane Country Club

The National Women's Open Golf tournament begins Monday at Spokane Country Club with a $19,700 prize list in Victory bonds and a field of over 50 players from across the nation. Top pros include Patty Berg Betty Hicks and Betty Jameson, while leading amateur Babe Didrickson Zaharias also competes.

Spokane Wash Spokane Country Club Hawaiian Islands Seaboard Patty Berg Minneapolis Betty Hicks Long Beach Calif Betty Jameson San Antonio Texas Babe Didrickson Zaharias Denver

Fort Sam Officers Reach Fourth Army Final in Golf

Sgt Roy C Schneider medalist and Major L J Lacombe of Fort Sam Houston advanced to the finals of the Fourth Army annual golf tournament in San Antonio. Schneider beat Pie a B Hall 6 and 5 while Lacombe defeated Lieut Col Glen Hall 1 up. The losing players also hailed from the San Antonio military post.

San Antonio Roy C. Schneider L. J. Lacombe Fort Sam Houston Fourth Army Schneider Pie A B. Hall Lacombe Glen Hall

Leave Bottles Home Neely Warns Fans

Rice Institute coach Jess Neely announced a drive to keep alcohol out of football games this fall. He said the policy will not hurt attendance and that those who stay away because of it are the kind they do not want in the stands.

Houston Jess Neely Rice Institute

Youngsters Addrest Summary Of League Baseball Highlights

Greer led with 31 while teammates trailed 25 23 and 22. Nell drove in 160 runs, Bauman 124, Ozark and Greer both Abilene. Gilchrist Borger set a new bases on balls record at 134 surpassing 133. Tross led with a 15 2 record as Garland and Evans each had 21 wins. Evans later set a league strikeout mark at 271. New records included 138 wild pitches by Calien McPike and seven walks in one game by Pete Spatafore.

Nell RBI Big Nell Bauman Danny Ozark Greer Abilene Vardon Gilchrist Borger Barney Barnhill Wink Tross Dick Tross Bill Werbowski Amarillo Bill Evans Pampa Bill Garland Garland Evans Calien McPike Lamesa Pete Spatafore

Chiefs Seek Class A Opponent for September Games

Crosbyton Texas Aug 24 The Crosbyton Chiefs seek a Class A grid opponent for either Sept 20 or 27 to host at night and complete their schedule. Season opens Sept 13 at ToHoka with 14 lettermen reporting Sept 2. The team finished second in District 4 A last year and aims for another strong season.

Crosbyton Behrens

Harmon Injured Rams Back Out Ten Days

Former Michigan All American Tom Harmon of the Los Angeles Rams will be out of action for ten days with a dislocated elbow. Coach Adam Walsh announced Harmon sustained the injury in the Rams game against the College All-Stars Friday night after a single play. Baylor's Jim Russell delivered the tackle.

Harmon Chicago Tom Harmon Michigan

Smullen Boosted to Assistant in Charge Post

Atty. Gen. Grover Sellers announced the promotion of James D. Smullen from acting head to assistant in charge of the Oil, Gas and Rate division. Smullen has represented Texas in Interstate Commerce Commission hearings in Chicago and Houston and aids in preparing to defend the state against a federal tidelands claim. He was born in Palestine Texas and is UT Austin educated.

Austin U.P Grover Sellers James D. Smullen Smullen Texas Interstate Commerce Commission Chicago Houston Palestine Tex

Sixteen Charged In Alabama Race Riot

Athens Alabama August 24 Sixteen persons are under indictment for the August 10 race riot in which negroes were beaten by a white mob. Names and charges not yet disclosed until warrants are served. The riot followed a street fight between two white men and a negro. Foreman Frank P Turner says jurors found the number involved was a small percent of the original report with estimates of participants ranging from 400 to 2,000.

Athens Ala George C. Johnson Frank P. Turner

Still Unbeaten Teams Remain In VFW Softball Tourney

Erie Pennsylvania and Cincinnati Ohio stayed undefeated after third round wins. Pennsylvanians defeated Pueblo Colorado 6 to 3 while Cincinnati blanked Davenport Iowa 3 to 0.

Topeka Kas Erie Cincinnati

Plain Citizen Puts Stop On Shipment

Washington: A 70 year old consulting engineer William G Williams sent telegrams to the State and Treasury departments the War Assets administration and UNRRA protesting a proposed shipment of 80 ice making machines to Yugoslavia He demanded to know who makes such decisions and warned the government to listen to citizens The War Assets administration said the machines are being held up pending a review of the case.

Washington Yugoslavia William G. Williams State Treasury Departments War Assets Administration UNRRA Williams Cincinnati WAA

Oklahoma Sees Big Postwar Crime Wave Rise

Oklahoma City report shows state prison population up 400 inmates since January. Dr A B Rivers pardon and parole officer says total adult felons to about 2100, with armed robberies burglaries and similar crimes driving the increase as the Board of Affairs moves desperate criminals from McAlester penitentiary.

Oklahoma Oklahoma City U.P State Pardon and Parole Office A. B. Rivers State Board of Affairs McAlester Penitentiary

Truman discusses Paris peace with Byrnes at Bermuda

President Truman, during a Bermuda vacation, received a ten minute trans Atlantic radio telephone briefing from Secretary Byrnes on Paris peace conference developments. Press Secretary Ross declined to share details and did not confirm Yugoslavian involvement. The President started his vacation day with a two mile walk and toured local sights.

Hamilton Bermuda Truman Byrnes Charles G. Ross Ross

Woman Jump From Dorm Window Injures Turn er

Berkeley authorities report Mrs. Argaret I Turner 41 of San Antonio Texas suffered serious head injuries when she leaped from a third floor dormitory window during the University of California summer session. She is listed in poor condition at Berkeley hospital.

Berkeley Calif U.P Argaret I. Turner San Antonio Tex University of California J. T. Jamiison Turner

Informal Observation Planned of Greek Sept. 1 Election

An American mission will conduct informal observation on a limited scale of Greece's September 1 vote to decide whether King George will return from exile to the Athens throne, the State Department announced today.

Washington George Athens State Department

British Girl Charged In Calais Yacht Theft Case

In England a British land army member was charged with stealing a small yacht that carried her and a German POW toward Calais in an attempted escape to Germany. The Huntington, Mississippi conflict figure surfaced as authorities debated whether white or black defendants fired on peace officers in Sullivan's Hollow, with conflicting claims from the Craft family and local suspects.

Jackson Miss Sullivan’s Hollow Clarion-Ledger Sullivan's Hollow Mississippi Craft the Clarion-Ledger Johnny Craft Hinds County Raleigh George Hawkins O. O. Weathersby Taylorsville Dover Eng Land Army Hitler Calais Germany

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