Wink Wildcats Take Third Title in Four Years
Wink Wildcats claim their third title in four years as Texas grid glory heads to New Year bowls. The piece notes Rose Bowl Pasadena Sugar Bowl New Orleans Sun Bowl in Texas planning for 1956 and names Hardin-Simmons Abilene and New Mexico Aggies among matchups. Local social notes mention Aurilla Beams visiting in Wink and Pecos visits by Oteka Edwards Cleo Chambers Frank Rutledge Bobby Wall and Bob Knight.
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Wink Wildcats
Southern Methodist Universi Ace
Stanford
Texas Christian University
Louisiana State
Oteka Edwards
Cleo Chambers
Frank Rutledge
Bobby Wall
Bob Knight
Pecos
Friends
Letters Awarded To 16 This Year
Fourteen football players and two managers were lettered this year by Coach Buddy Withers and will receive sweaters. Recipients include Max Stool Charlie Medanich Jack Oglesby Tom Crum Joe Bob Kelton Delbert Bond Don Dun can Carroll diiffin Burrell Holloway Tom King Ralph McClosky Kenny Richards Paul Warren Claire Wicker and Cordie Wilkins Paul Coody MGR. The sweaters are coat style in gold with Northwestern purple letters. Visitors Mr A H Dunlap of Austin and Mr and Mrs James Ross of Balmorhea attended events at Red Bluff dam, Lodge and Pecos show.
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Buddy Withers
Max Stool
Charlie Medanich
Jack Oglesby
Tom Crum
Joe Bob Kelton
Delbert Bond
Don Duncan
Carroll Diiffin
Burrell Holloway
Tom King
Ralph McClosky
Kenny Richards
Paul Warren
Claire Wicker
Cordie Wilkins
Paul Coody
Mgr
Pecos Schools Director Named for District IL One Acts
R. H. Blackwell, superintendent of Pecos Schools, was named director of the district BO one act plays for the Interscholastic League this past week.
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R. H. Blackwell
Pecos
Wink's Wildcats Triumph in Regional Football Final
Wink's Wildcats beat Roscoe Plowboys 64 to 7 at Lackey Field to claim a West Texas regional title. The Midland crowd of about 3,500 saw Wink gain 352 yards to Roscoe's 184, with 15 first downs to 5. Chaney and Knight shone at receiver and quarterback, while Wink's defense intercepted three passes and stifled Roscoe's attack.
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Midland
Wink
Wildcats
West Texas
Roscoe Plowboys
Neuttral Lackey Field
Fettle
Roscoe
H-Oard
Wink Club
Knight
Webb
Wilson
Chaney
May
Plowthers
Temiersen
Tayps
Afrou
Inzel
Kizell
Ezzell
Emerson
Coleman
Barnes
Cowden Hosts Christmas Party for Friends
Nell Cowden entertained a group of friends with a Christmas party at her home last Thursday afternoon. Decorations featured Christmas colors and manzanita berries. Guests enjoyed a treasure hunt and games before cocoa, scones, and cookies shaped like Santa were served, each guest given a Santa Claus favor. Attending were Jacksoy Fitzwopald, Harline Kelley, Katherine Iyevix, Virginia and Katherine Vicehrl, Helen Titus, Josephine Cowden, Elizabeth and Frances aT htite.
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Nell Cowden
Santa Claus
Vicehrl, Helen , Titus
Josephine Cowden
Elizabeth and
Frances
Htite
Modern Study Club Discusses Novels
The Modern Study Club met at Mrs Finley’s home to discuss The Strange Harvest by Inez Haynes Irwin and The Proselyte by Susan Ertz. Mrs Herbert Holdway reviewed the former and Mrs William Kerrath spoke on the author’s life, with character sketches by Mrs Marian Ailes for The Proselyte. The next meeting is January 6.
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Modern Study Club
Finley
Inez Haynes Irwin
Susan Ertz
Herbert Holdway
William
Universe Evolved by Atomic Force Sermon Topic
The Lesson Sermon for Sunday December 22 in Churches of Christ Scientist centers on the question of whether the universe and man were evolved by atomic force. It cites Hebrews 3 4 Revelations 4 11 and the Christian Science text by Mary Baker Eddy noting God forms the universe and that ultimate reality remains intact. Mr and Mrs C R Cross of Balmorhea were in Pecos Monday.
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Churches of Christ
God
Mary Baker Eddy
Johnston Couple Attend County Agents Meeting
Mr and Mrs Ted Johnston drove to Lubbock Monday for a county agents meeting and returned to Pecos Wednesday.
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Ted Johnston
Lubbock
Pecos
Best Radio Announcer Proclaimed by Arts Academy
Alois Havrilla, native of Czechoslovakia, is named the country’s best radio announcer by the American Academy of Arts and Letters for pronunciation articulation tonal quality accent and cultural effect.
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Alois Havrilla
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Czechoslovakia
Public Service Execs Visit Pecos Plant Tour
Mr. R. L. Bowen president of the Community Public Service Co. with Mrs. Graham Polk and Roy Kundts all of Fort Worth flew into Pecos in Bowen's private plane Tuesday of last week to inspect the plant. They then departed for Silver City New Mexico.
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R. L. Bowen
Community Public Service Co
Graham Polk
Millmacer
Roy Kundts
Fort Worth
Pecos
Katherine Richardson Recovers From Diphtheria Illness
Katherine Richardson has shown marked improvement after a bout with diphtheria and is now able to be up and around again.
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Katherine Richardson
Lundin Family Returns From Red Bluff Visit
Mr. Nels Lundin and his daughter Albertine of Mankota Minnesota returned home after a two week stay in Red Bluff. His sons Carl Adolf Ted and Andrew are contractors in Red Bluff. They visited El Paso Carlsbad and local ranches and praised the sunlit climate versus Minnesota’s weather.
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Nels Lundin
Albertine
Mankota
Minnesota
Red Bluff
Mr. Lundin
Carl
Adolf
Ted
Andrew Lundin
el Paso
Carlsbad
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Miss Aurilla Beams
Hampshire Barrow
Robert Lemans
Eldred
A. H. Dunlap
Austin
Red Bluff Dam
James’ Ross
Balmorhea
Lene
Nistmah
Paso
WORTH
Emphis
New Orleans
United States
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Texas
Railwan
Pacific
Iiss Cowden
Jacksoy Fitz
Abilene
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Associated Press
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Ulate
ATD
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Pecos, Texas
South Texas
Phillips
Christian Science Services
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