Lobo gridder earns Texas Football honors as center
Eddie Foster of Monahans, 6'3" and 230 pounds, is named to Texas Football magazine's Friday Night Heroes Super Team at center. He previously earned Kickoff magazine's second team all American. Head coach Maurice Hodges praises Foster's humility and team focus as Lobos prepare for July 28 coaching school and August 19 two a day workouts.
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Eddie Foster
Monahans
Texas Football Magazine
Foster
Kickoff Magazine
Maurice Hodges
Eddie
Hodges
Lobo
Texas
Ft. Worth
Lobos
Monahans Kiwanis Lead District Golf Tourney Match
Monahans Kiwanis golfers won their second straight District 22 match, beating Midland Downtown Kiwanis by 20 strokes in an 18 hole low ball event at the local course. Ronnie Huckabee shot 74 to lead Monahans with teammates Bob Merritt Glen Elrod and Charley McNabb. A return match is set for Hogan Park in Midland.
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Monahans Kiwanis Club
Midland
Kiwanis
Ronnie Huckabee
Monahans
Bob Merritt
Glen Elrod
Charley McNabb
Bob Moore
Bill Moody
Ralph Crays
Jack Hollis
Hogan Park
Monahans Kiwanians
Odessa
More Fish License Sales Rise in May 1968 Texas
In May 1968 Texas sold 133,133 fishing licenses, up 13 percent from May 1967’s 118,147, per C. L. Frien of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Many anglers remain unlicensed as those over 65 and under 17 are exempt. Texas population grew 2.3 percent from 1967 to 1968.
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C. L. Frien
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas
Thoroughbreds In Spotlight This Weekend At Ruidoso Downs
Ruidoso Downs hosts trials for the fifty thousand dollar estimated Ruidoso Thoroughbred Futurity and Morris Willson Purse with three divisions for two year olds. Tamran's Jet and Rebel Roan lead a strong field, each with four wins this year, as post time for a twelve race program is 1 30 P M.
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Ruidoso Downs
Morris Willson
Tamran
Jet
Clifford Lambert
Sunland Park
Riley Allison
Rebel Roan
Royal Levee
Ak- Sar-Ben
Omaha
Doyle G
Midnight Tower
Kinnilux
Webbley Blue
Bazon
Girl Patrol
Cartajana
Falcon
San Antonio
Sir Spot
Breeze Devil
Ranagong
Golf Club Holds Evening Meeting And Junior Program Update
The club schedules an 8 30 morning women are weekly golf and a 7 30 evening board meeting in the clubhouse. Tomorrow is the last day of the junior program guided by coach Huckabee with sponsorship from the summer recreation program. Notable results include Arky and Marilyn Smith 76 5 71 winning the A flight, Charley and Kathy Smith 86 11 75 runner-up. Dick and Mary D Roberts 106 30 76 first in B flight, Paul and Martha Randolph 90 12 78 runner-up. Local players plan to study caddying at Odessa County Club for the Odessa Pro Am, with Mike Burkhart visiting from Oklahoma to join. The club’s automatic sprinkler system is improving tee boxes, greens, and fairways.
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Huckabee
Bill Parks
Don Logan
John Harlan
Arky
Marilyn Smith
Charley
Kathy Smith
Mary D
Roberts
Paul
Martha Randolph
Richard
Paul Randolph
Odessa County
Odessa
Dub Huckabee
Mike Burkhart
Okla
Mike
Thas
Final Teen Baseball Game Comes Tonight With Awards
The Sophomore and Hi Junior Leagues conclude their schedules at Perry Nun ley Field at 8 p.m. between the Lions and Owls with trophies and cups to sponsors managers players and top hitters and pitchers. Swabbers are Sophomore champs advancing to district at Fort Stockton.
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Perry Nunley Field
Lions
Owls
L. L. Lane
Fort Stockton
San Angelo
Temple
Freeport
Larry Byers Leads Jockey Stand at Ruidoso Downs
After twenty five racing days at Ruidoso Downs Larry Byers holds a strong lead in the jockey rankings with three wins last week keeping him well ahead James Curry stays second with three wins and ten back Clifford Lambert and Bob Arnett share the lead in the trainer standings with twelve wins Faul Oliver rises to third replacing Gerald Bloss while a local show notice appears for Ward County Green Thumb Show on July 19 at the National Room First National Bank
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Larry Byers
Ruidoso Downs
Reinsman
James Curry
Byers
Clifford Lambert
Bob Arnett
Faul Oliver
Gerald Bloss
Ward County
National Room
First National Bank
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Kiwanis Golfers
Horace Norman
MCC Golf
Staight
Bama
Bologna
Ritz
Weiners
Calif
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All Stars
League
Donald R. Thresher
Juvenile Insurance
Connecticut Mutual
Via Airline
Dallas-El Paso
Harmon Williams
Ron Kight
Courtesy Motors
Southwest
Harmon and
Ron
Harmon
Dallas
el Paso
Ron Eight
S. Stockton
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