Pecos Eagles Open 1940 Basketball Season in Fort Stockton
The Pecos High Eagles basketball team opens their 1940 season tonight in Fort Stockton against the Panthers. Coached by Clayton Hopkins and G W Archer the team features captain Chaney Piper and returning lettermen Cole Armstrong and Frank Medanich. Medanich will be ineligible after mid term under the eight semester rule. sophomores Billy Frank Davenport and James Stiles are practicing but not eligible until mid term, contingent on grades. The squad numbers 21, largest in school history, and includes candidates such as E F Bright, Bill Burchard, Norwin Burton, Jerry Duncan, Don Durnal, Kenneth Griffin, A D Haynes, Lee Johnson, Billy Gene Johnson, Kenneth Johnson, Meredith Mason, Billy Bob Oglesby, Richard Owens, Paul Scott, Charles Williams, and Connie Woulard.
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Pecos High
Fort Stockton Panthers
Fort Stockton
Clayton Hopkins
G. W. Archer
Pecos
Mentone
Mentone Higheagers
Chaney Piper
Cole Armstrong
Frank Medanich
Medanich
Billy Frank Davenport
James Stiles
E. F. Bright
Bill Burchard
Norwin Burton
Jerry Duncan
Don Durnal
Kenneth Griffin
A. D. Haynes
Lee Johnson
Billy Gene Johnson
Kenneth Johnson
Meredith Mason
Billy Bob Oglesby
Richard Owens
Paul Scott
Charles Williams
Connie Woullard
Pecos Mayfield sports spark on football heavy season
Pecos high school faces slow basketball start with football dominance blamed for late bloom. Oliver Harrison buys firemen ball ticket to support volunteers. community ties and local politics, drum corps praise, and district clashes with Wink High highlighted.
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Pecos High 1940 Volleyball and Basketball Schedule
Complete Pecos High School 1940 schedule lists games from January through February for basketball and volleyball. Entries include Fort Stockton Mentone Kermit Monahans and local county and district tournaments with two games for A and B teams and a Kermit basketball tournament.
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Pecos High Athletic Fund Finishes Season In The Black
A detailed financial report from Supt. R. Henry Blackwell shows Pecos High Athletic Fund ended the 1939 football season with a net profit of 443.12. Receipts totaled 3,323.79 after 1,226.19 paid to visiting teams and 924.88 spent on expenses. disbursements included 1,094.71 for a new field house and 1,934.73 for athletic equipment. Largest gate was Pecos Midland with 850.75 gross. the Brady bi-district game yielded 752.59 net after expenses.
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Reyes
Supt
R. Henry Blackwell
Athletic Fund
Rotary Field Improvements
Blackwell
Pecos
Midland Bulldogs
Slaton-Pecos
McCain couple returns from New Orleans after Sugar Bowl trip
Mr and Mrs J E McCain came home after attending the New Year Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Mrs McCain had been visiting in Jasper for several weeks with her ill father.
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J. E. McCain
New Orleans
Mrs. McCain
Jasper
Lodge notices and meeting times for Pecos Valley and Knights of Pythias
Pecos Valley Lodge No 736 AF&AM holds regular meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 30 p m with Roy W Turnbow as Worshipful Master and W W Ruhlen as Secretary Visitors are welcome Knights of Pythias Lodge No 388 meets every Monday at 7 30 pm with J B Beard as Chief Citizen and welcomes visitors
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Noble
R. T. Crist
Blackwell Praises T. and P. Officials For Courtesies
In a letter to F. L. Warner, assistant to the vice president of the Texas and Pacific Railroad Co., Supt. R. Henry Blackwell commends Pecos school party for courtesies during the recent trip to New Orleans. He cites thoughtful treatment and ample consideration that made travel and stay pleasant and memorable.
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Main Street
Pecos
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R. Henry Blackwell
Pecos High to Open Season in Volleyball Clash
Pecos High School volleyball coach Miss Burdette Williams leads the team in tonight’s season opener against the Fort Stockton Pantherettes. Captain Earlene Kelly headlines a veteran squad as the schedule lists Mentone Kermit Fort Stockton Mentone Kermit in coming weeks with county and district tournaments on February 16 17 and 23 24.
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Pecos High School
Mentone
Kermit
Sul Ross Eyes Football Game in Pecos
Sul Ross College in Alpine seeks to play a 1940 football game in Pecos. Dr. H W Morelock informed Supt R Henry Blackwell, who will confer with the Chamber of Commerce on feasibility. A Sept 28 game with Portales College is proposed with a $350 guarantee plus expenses.
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Pecos
Sul Ross College
Alpine
H. W. Morelock
R. Henry Blackwell
Blackwell
Chamber of Commerce
M. L. Swinehart
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Portales College
New Mexico
Portales
Pecos Eagles Basketball Weekend Schedule
Friday Pecos Eagles visit Fort Stockton Panthers for a 7 p m game in Fort Stockton. Saturday the Eagles travel to Mentone for a 7 p m tip.
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Fort Stockton Panthers
Fort Stockton
Mentone
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