Prizes Offered To Top Guesser In Grid Contest
United Enterprise announces a grid contest with a $20 cash prize for a perfect score. If no one hits perfect, top winners receive $2 in merchandise and a one year subscription to The Enterprise. Entries due by noon on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 30. drop under the front door of United.
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United Enterprise
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Enterprise
John Densford
Oregon State
Stanford
Georgia Tech
Florida
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Southern California
Notre Dame
Jeanette Piller
W. A. Bush
E.piler
Vestel Lott
Jeff Wood, Jr
George Grier
W. J. Beck
Navy Strength To Be Increased By Voluntary Enlistments
The Navy will grow by up to 145000 men under presidential order to boost national defense without a war footing. It notes a 30000 strong increase does not equate full peace time strength and seeks 30000 volunteers to fill vacancies and enable earlier advancement for capable enlistees.
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Secretary of the Navy
Armed Forces of
United States
Navy
Tempe Home Team Chooses Sun Bowl Favorite
The Sun Bowl in El Paso on January 1 hinges on Arizona State of Tempe as Border Conference champion. Bulldogs coach Dixie Howell leads a 40 man squad headed by Wayne Pitts with punting and defensive strengths. An opponent will be named soon.
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EL Paso
Arizona State of
Southwest
Bulldogs
Pecos Laundry ad sells twenty pounds damp wash
An advertisement from Pecos Laundry Company promotes twenty pounds of damp wash service priced at 25 cents, with payment due to Cash and Carry. The item is dated 17-11-c.
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Pecos Laundry Company
Wink and Pecos Grid Clash Scrapped Over Forfeit
In a quirky sports column the writer discusses picking sides for the Wink Pecos game and the confusion over a forfeit that cancels the planned district showdown. The piece notes Wink’s disqualification for 1939 and a Pecos Slaton replacement, while praising local writers and recalling other district picks.
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Teddy Kerr
Willum Kerr
Mama Frances
Alfabet Jones
Wink
Pecos
Fly
Murry Fly
Tony Slaughter
Local All-District Football Picks Promised From Enterprise
Ezell shown as top runner but possibly past peak while Prewit could surprise. Medanich backs Ezell. other stars named from Monahans Pecos Wink and Kermit. Predictions include Pecos over Wink and Odessa over Midland with Army over Navy and SMU over TCU in bold upsets.
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South Pole
Stu Hearst
Wink-Kermit-Crane-Jal- Grandfalls
J. T. Prewit
Prewit
Pecos
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Kermit
Crane
McCamey
Midland
Odessa
Wink
Girvice Archer
Clayton Hopkins
Ezell
Medanich
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Long
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Leathy
Monahans
Davis
Otto
Baker
Horn
Harris
RICE
Baylor
ARMY
Navy
SMU
TCU
Tulane
L.S.A
BRMY
Vandy
COR
Pecos Wins Oranges Bowl Style Football Slate
Season ledger lists Pecos games with multiple opponents including Midland Bowie Kermit Crane Monahans and others. Results show Pecos scoring in double digits against most rivals with several close or blowout outcomes across the schedule.
Weekend High School Football Pairings Listed
Pecos Eagles meet Slaton Bull dogs in Pecos. Monahans Green Wave face McCamey Badgers in McCamey. Midland Bulldogs clash with Odessa Broncos in Odessa for District 3-AA.
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Pecos Eagles
Slaton Bulldogs
Pecos
Monahans
Green Wave
McCame Badgers
McCamey
Midland Bulldogs
Odessa Broncos
Odessa
Penalty Rule Impacts 7-A Standings Tie Break
In official 7-A standings tie games are awarded based on 20-yard line penetrations. The rule emphasizes field position as the primary tiebreaker in close records.
Ten Eagles Play Out String Today
Ten Pecos Eagles football players wrap up high school competition at Rotary Field as five graduate and five face age eligibility. The list includes starters Cole Armstrong Frank Medanich J T Prewit Kenneth Griffin Willis Cook and others with five returning for next year under the new age rule starting 1940.
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Rotary
Pecos Eagle
Pecos
Cole Armstrong
Bowie
Frank Medanich
J. T. Prewit
Armstrong
Kenneth Griffin
Willis Cook
Norwin Burton
Letterman
James Bull
Chaney Piper
L. A. Richards
Charles Williams
Bill Burchard
Billy Bob Oglesby
A. D. Haynes
Edwin Gardner
Harry Clinton
Hiram Bond
Harold Fry
Neill Precht
Marion Cook
Connie Woullard
Bob Otto
Jerry Duncan
Meredith Mason
Paul Scott
Army invites two Texas girls to join Air Corps
Fort Worth reports Miss Fenton Clark of Iowa Park and Miss Jo Martin of Abilene, both seniors at Texas Christian University, received invitations this week from Army headquarters to join the U S Army Air Corps.
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Fort Worth
Army
Fenton Clark
Iowa Park
Jo Martin
Abilene
Texas Christian University
U. S. Army Air Corps
Colorado cattle buyer visits town for deals
Cattle buyer Carl Sherwin of Sterling, Colorado, spent last week in town on a business trip, meeting with rancher Fenton Alley to purchase cattle.
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Carl Sherwin
Sterling, Colo
Fenton Alley
Sherwin
Colorado
Alley
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