How Major League Names Began for Orioles to Dodgers
Readers learn the origins of team names from Orioles to Dodgers. From Red Sox to Yankees, the snippet traces how clubs earned nicknames, with notes on Boston, Chicago, Washington, and Brooklyn histories and a tease of continued details on page three.
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Tigers
George T. Stallings
Athletics
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Yankees
Highlanders
Washington Heights
Gordon Highlanders
Yanks
Washington
Nationals
Cubs
White Stockings
Colts and Orphans
Reds
Russia
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Local Boys Score Well In State Road E O Meet
Monahans entrants Rodrick Spain and Jim Pattillo posted 470 and 463 points to finish 7th and 8th at the Jaycees Road-E-O in Dallas over the weekend. Spain and Pattillo earned awards at a Saturday night banquet.
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Monahans
Jaycee
Dick Hoyer Named New Rotary Club President for Monahans
Dick Hoyer, the incoming president of the Monahans Rotary Club, will be installed in a late June ceremony. He succeeds Bob Russell. Incoming officers include Willard Paine as vice president, George Callender as secretary treasurer, and W. A. Davis and Joe Homer as directors. Holdover directors are Dr. Wayne Jones and Howard Price.
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Dick Hoyer
Monahans Rotary Club
Hoyer
Bob Russell
Willard Paine
George Callender
W. A. Davis
Joe Homer
Wayne Jones
Howard Price
Kretzinger Returns to Brooks General Hospital
Pfc. Robert L. Kretzinger has returned to Brooks General Hospital in San Antonio after 21 days sick leave with his parents Mr. and Mrs. K W Kretzinger of Monahans. He suffered serious back injuries during a routine parachute jump while serving with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg North Carolina.
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Robert L. Kretzinger
Brooks General Hospital
San Antonio
K. W. Kretzinger
Monahans
Mr. Kretzinger
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Braggs
North Carolina
Newell Infant Dies in Odessa
Lori Ann Newell infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Newell died Sunday at Medical Center Hospital Odessa. Cause of death had not been determined when the News went to press this morning.
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Lori Ann Newell
Pat Newell
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Petit Jurors Report For Five Compensation Trials
Petit jurors report at 1:30 PM in 143rd District Court for five compensation cases. Walter B Smith seeks 14035 dollars for eye injuries in a Wickett oil field accident May 12, 1959 while with Hissom Drilling. Others include R W Beaver, James L Cupp, Omar P Olivas, and John A Lamb seeking 14035 dollars each for spine, head, leg, hip and back injuries from 1959 oil field or trucking accidents. Texas Employers Insurance Association defends the last three cases.
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Petit
143Rd District Court
Ernie King
Walter B Smith
Houston Fire and Casualty
Hissom
James L. Cupp
Western Service Drilling Company
Omar P. Olivas
Banks and Rumbaugh Trucking Company
John A. Lamb
White Well Service
Texas Employers Insurance Association
Northeast Side Residents Form Improvement League
The Citizen Improvement League formed by residents of Monahans northeast section meets at Mt Zion Baptist Church to elect officers and outline a platform. Rev J J Gooden elected president with Blue Bryant E T Johnson A J Allen Mrs Frank Austin Henry Fuller as officers. The group aims to better the northeast side by securing a playground and swimming pool for local children. Meetings set for the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at Mt Zion Church.
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Citizen Improvement League
Monahans
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
J. J. Gooden
Blue Bryant
E. T. Johnson
A. J. Allen
Frank Austin
Henry Fuller
R. C. Woods
Oliver Kelley
Mt. Zion
Where to Find It Society and Sports Listings
A guide to location of society pages on pages 2 and 3, section 2 sports on page 4, classified ads on page 5, and entertainment on page 4. It directs readers to the relevant sections for events, society notes, games, and listings.
Memo to Parents of Newsboys
Parents of newsboys are asked to keep their youngsters at home until 10 o clock on press days. The paper will be out at 10 o clock and not before. there is no need for carriers to come earlier. They hinder traffic and one another. There will be plenty of papers for everyone and cooperation is appreciated.
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Weather Bureau
Lubbock
Midland
Wichita Falls
Abilene
San Angelo
Waco
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
Corpus Christi
Port Arthur
el Paso
North
Texas
South Central
McNerlin And Smith Win Democratic Runoff Primary
Democratic runoff results crown McNerlin and Smith as winners. City permits for May total 59,050 the lowest in four to five years with January to April at 703,265 and the year to date at 762,315. New residential work leads May with 50,500. additions and repairs total 2,850. one new commercial permit 5,500 and repairs 200.
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Jack Forga
King A. Green
Farr
John Fitch
N. Calvin
R. W. Wingrove
East Street
Pardo and Keeler
S. Kenneth
Grand Jury Empaneled For June Term Opens At 10
Grand jurors summoned for the June term of court gather this morning at 10 o'clock. Named jurors include Louis Jones Ray Bevill G D Webb Edd Cox Don W Gordon J A Edwards Jack Grant Helen Hawkins Oliver Wood Joe Clark R G Davis Charley Dendy Monahans W A Neal Jacob A Miller Wickett John A Hayes Jesus Contreras Barstow District Attorney Tom White says docket centers on hot checks burglaries and thefts.
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Louis Jones
Ray Bevill
G. D. Webb
Edd Cox
Don W. Gordon
J. A. Edwards
Jack Grant
Helen Hawkins
Oliver Wood
Joe Clark
R G. Davis
Charley Dendy
Monahans
W. A. Neal
Jacob A. Miller
Wickett
John A. Hayes
Jesus Contreras
Barstow
Tom White
Two Gulf Men Earn 15 Year Service Awards
T. J. Meadows of Wickett becomes eligible today for a 15 year Gulf Oil Corporation service award and O. E. Hilley of Wickett becomes eligible tomorrow. Meadows, a Texan, began June 6 1945 as a carpenter in the Wickett Office and has since served as connection man roustabout lease pumper and is now a water injection plant operator in the Monahans Area. Hilley began June 7 1945 as a roustabout in Wickett and has worked as a connection man 1949 1954 and as lease pumper since 1954 in the Monahans Area.
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T. J. Meadows
Wickett
Gulf Oil Corporation
O. E. Hilley
Mr. Meadows
Gulf
Monahans
Mr. Hilley
Minor League Meeting For Summer Season Plans
Minor League officials former team managers and interested parents are asked to meet at 7 30 Tuesday night at the Maple Room of Cliff's Restaurant to discuss plans for the summer season. All boys who want to play in the Minor League should report to Little League Park Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock for assignment to teams.
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Little League Park
Bert Carter Repeats as Who's Who Winner in Local Contest
Bert Carter wins the Who's Who contest for a second time after correctly naming Smokey Joe as the past two weeks’ Who's Who. He joined 18 others in identifying the figure, with his name drawn from a hat. Carter is known for barbecue, track, tennis, softball, and golf, and he lives in Monahans since 1939 with World War I service.
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Bert Carter
Bert
Joe Goodwin
Smokey Joe
Davidson Carries Ward County But McDonald Is State Winner
In the runoff primary Ward County voters backed Sheriff W B Blackie McNerlin by 255 votes over G A Ragsdale and chose Jack Smith over H M Duncan for Precinct 2 Constable. In the statewide race Lloyd W Davidson defeated W T McDonald by 179 votes, though McDonald won overall. Davidson led in Monahans and Cabot. McNerlin carried Grandfalls and Barstow. A total of 2638 voters cast runoff ballots.
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McNerlin
Ragsdale
Constable
Precinct
Papeere
Duncan
Seperenaenens
Smith
Davidson_ pune
McDonald
Cal
Ward County
W. B.blackie McNerlin
G. A. Ragsdale
Jack Smith
H. M. Duncan
Court of Criminal Appeals
Lloyd W. Davidson
W. T. McDonald
Grandfalls
Barstow
Monahans
Cabot
Precincers
Constable Post
Davidson
Texas
Former Monahans Resident Dies in California
Mrs. Russell Ackley a former Monahans resident died May 27 in St Marys Desert Hospital Apple Valley California She lived in Victorville California She is survived by her husband two sons Bobby Gene of Victorville and Joe Paul of Monahans three brothers one sister her mother and one grandson
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Russell Ackley
Monahans
St. Mary's Desert Hospital
Apple Valley
California
Ackley
Victorville
Cal
Bobby Gene
Joe Paul
Tornado Weather May Continue Through June
Weather Bureau warns Texans to monitor tornado activity through late June. Texas averages show higher reports since 1953 due to improved detection and reporting. The radar network expands with four new systems in Brownsville Fort Worth Amarillo and Galveston to extend coverage.
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Weather Bureau
Texans
North Central
Western
Panhandle
Gulf Coastal
Bureau
Lone Star State
Texas
Brownsville
Amon Carter
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Galveston
Man Held In Double Shooting
Arnold L. Kyzer, 97, is jailed after a double shooting that killed Francis Patrick Cartwright, 42, and seriously wounded Kyzer’s wife Geneva, 32, at a trailer house behind Geneva’s Truck Stop. Cartwright died on arrival. Geneva Kyzer is in Odessa Memorial Hospital with critical injuries.
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Arnold L. Kyzer
Francis Patrick Cartwright
Kyzer
Geneva Kyzer
Cartwright
Geneva
Odessa Memorial Hospital
Attendance at Sandhills Park ranks 15th in Texas
Attendance at Monahans Sand Hills Park totaled 10 585 for April. Figures released by the State Parks Board place the park 15th among Texas 46 state parks for the month.
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Monahans Sandhills Park
State Parks Board
Texas
World's Largest Tank Car Passes Through Monahans
The 85 foot tank car with a 30000 gallon capacity, owned by Tuloma Petroleum Company, rolled through Monahans last Thursday en route to Eunice New Mexico. Local T P agent J W Higginbotham notes standard cars carry 10000 to 11000 gallons.
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Monahans
Eunice
New Mexico
Tuloma Petroleum Company
J. W. Higginbotham
T&p
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Roy Guthrie
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Monroe Gray
Bob Cross
Lee Box
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Rotary Club
Robt, Kretzinger
Newell
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Dr. J. J. Coats
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Ed Hammond
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Parsons Construction Co
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