Fireboys and Dr Peppers Start 3-Game Playoff Tuesday
Barstow forfeits in third inning after Browning protests a call, leaving Dr. Peppers with five wins no losses and advancing to face First-Half Champion Fireboys in Pecos softball playoffs.
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Dr. Peppers
Barstow Indians
Pecos
Peppers
Browning
Charley Rumpaugh
Roy Williams
Barstow
Harley
Preacher” Williams
Cecil Taylor
Howard
Williams
Kirklin
Gleason
Taylor
Rumbaugh
Fireboys
Jim Sample
The
Balmorhea
Local Marble Champion Crowned in Wildwood Tournament
Harry DeBoard, 14, of Landenburg, Pa, defeated finalists from across the country to win the National Marble tournament in Wildwood, North Carolina. He is proclaimed champion among 8,000,000 marble players.
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Harry DeBoard
Landenburg
Wildwood
N. C
Harry
Peaks Over 6000 Feet Count Grows in Park
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park contains 16 more peaks above 6000 feet, expanding the list of tall summits within the park.
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Great Smokey Mountains National Park
Stanton Drops Back To Lower District
The Stanton Buffaloes move from football district 7-B to the reorganized District 6-B this season. They will still face several 7-A members including Pecos, and the Eagles and Stanton will not meet this year.
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Stanton
Stanton Buffaloes
Pecos
The
Eagles
Gulf Oilers Defeat Pecos Bowling Club In Tight Match
Gulf Oilers edged Pecos Bowling Club 2096 to 2039 in the Pecos league opener third game. Dean Moon led Pecos with 162 in game one and 465 for the three game total, while Bill Bush totaled 161 in game two and Cotton Kirklin followed Moon with 460 for the series.
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Bowling Club
Oilers
Gulf Oilers
Pecos
Dean Moon
Pecos Bowling Club
Bill Bush
Cotton Kirklin
Moon
GULF
van Horn
Bush
G. Rumbaugh
Kirklin
C. Rumbaugh
Pecos Potter
Howard
Murray
Milner
Van Horn Tops Men In Pecos Bowling Week
Mrs. Jim Durnal repeated as high score woman bowler at Pecos alleys this week. Gage Van Horn moved in as men's high score winner with a 213. Jack May and Claire Wicker shared second with 77.
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Jim Durnal
Pecos
Gage van Horn
van Horn
Jack May
Claire Wicker
Playoff Showdown Set for Pecos Softball League
Fire Department, winners of the first half, meet Dr. Pepers in a best of three playoff at Alkali Park beginning Tuesday night. The series runs Tuesday Wednesday and Friday with 8:30 p.m. starts, as Fletcher and Mendenhall lead the pitching for Pepers and Firemen respectively.
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Bob Fletcher
Jess Mendenhall
Fletcher
Peppers
Mendenhall
Pecos
Fireboys
Lee
Rainy week shifts Pecos sports focus from softball to football
The piece notes rain and cool weather, forfeited games, and unsportsmanlike conduct as Pecos shifts from softball to football this week. It recalls highlights from the 1939 softball season, previews a Pecos vs Roscoe opener, and jokes about bowling scores and local social tidbits from Kermit and Amarillo contacts.
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Pecos
Packer All Star Game Set for Cotton Bowl Labor Day
The Dallas Salesmanship Club confirms a Packers versus all star college seniors game at the Cotton Bowl on Labor Day. Co coaches are Leo Meyer of TCU and Matt Bell of SMU with many Southwest Conference stars invited including O'Brien Aldrich Hale Kline Hall White Patterson Boyd Dowell Sprague Matthews Rhodes Todd Schroeder Schueble Tarbox Hodges and Tully among others.
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Dallas
Green Bay Packers
Leo R. Meyer
TCU
Matty Bell
SMU
Davey O’brien
Ki Aldrich
I. B. Hale
Forrest Kline
Johnny Hall
Allie White
Billy Patterson
Sam Boyd
Baylor
Bill Dowell
Charlie Sprague
Clifford Matthews
Jack Rhodes
Texas
Dick Todd
Bruno Schroeder
Texas Aggies
Jake Schueble
Rice Institute
Elmer Tarbox
Texas Tech
Darrell Tully
Gene Hodges
East Texas State
South Africa May Cut Rail Freights to Aid Farmers
South Africa considers reducing government rail freight rates on agricultural products to ease costs for farmers and boost farm output. The move targets transport expenses faced by producers, aiming to improve competitiveness and stabilize rural livelihoods.
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South Africa
Premier Dunstan Attacks Dead Snake in Hastings Joke Incident
Australian Prime Minister Dunstan jumped from his car and struck a coiled snake with a stone, only to learn it was already dead and placed as a joke. An anonymous donor gave $5 to Rev. C. C. Dobson for sermon-sleepers at St Mary in the Castle Hastings, inviting others to contribute.
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Dunstan
Australia
C. C. Dobson
Church of St. Mary
Castle of
Hastings
England
Mrs Prichard Visits Roswell Family
Miss Jean Prichard secretary in the R. T. Hoover Co. office spent last weekend in Roswell New Mexico visiting with her family and friends and returned Sunday.
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Jean Prichard
R. T. Hoover Co
Roswell, N. M
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