Pecos Sends Nine Players to Barnhart Tournament
Pecos High School will field a nine man basketball squad plus a business manager and coach for the Barnhart tournament to be held Friday and Saturday. The Eagles expect a tough outing though they do not project top honors. Trophies and individual awards will be presented for winners, runners up, and all tournament selections. The traveling party includes Captain Garland Card, Claire Wicker, Bill Ellis, Cole Armstrong, Lester Hunter, Billy Jarrell, Bob Fletcher, Billy Cole Roberson, and coach Harry Holcomb.
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Barnhart
Pecos
Harry Holcomb
Eagles
Holcomb
Charles Ward
Jim Tom Kelton
Garland Card
Claire Wicker
Bill Ellis
Cole Armstrong
Lester Hunter
Billy Jarrell
Bob Fletcher
Billy Cole Roberson
Hepecos
Barnett
Toyah Topics Local visits and travels across the region
Mrs J Wiley Jones and sons John Paul and Wiley Leroy of El Paso visit her mother Mrs O J Valentin while John Ccoalson visits relatives in Uvalde. The piece notes several other local trips and a weathering fact about California landmarks Mt Whitney and Death Valley.
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J. Wiley Jones
John Paul and
Wiley Leroy
el Paso
L. M. Lawson
J. C. Yates
Monahans
Monahans Methodist Church
Tom Duncan
Jimmy Duncan
Fort Davis
F. M. van Keuren
G. S. Hawthorne
van Keuren
San Antonio
Hugh Hawkins
Mary Beth
Forrest
Kermit
J. F. Keating
H. F. Wells
Mr. Keatine
M. A. Grisham
Abilene
R. L. Parker
M. McAlpine
United States
California
Mt. Whitney
Death Valley
Ranger School Officials Favor Oil Belt Split
Ranger school board members favor dividing the oil belt district to reduce conference schedules. Proposed brackets include Eastland, Cisco, Breckenridge, Brownwood, Mineral Wells and Stephenville with a second district featuring Odessa, Lamesa, Wink, Big Spring, San Angelo, Sweetwater and Abilene. A Thanksgiving Day contest between winners of the two districts is suggested to balance bi district playoffs. The Pecos River Railroad stockholders meet March 2 with directors to follow.
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Ranger
Tex
Oil Belt
Odessa
Lamesa
Wink
Big Spring
San Angelo
Sweetwater
Abilene
Pecos River
Pecos
Texas
G. C. Parker
Pecos teams eye early season runs and tennis decline
Pecos sports notes report anticipated Barnhart Tournament trip for the high school Eagles with coaching by Harry Holcomb and potential strong showings if key players Garland Card and Claire Wicker click. Track practice may start in February under Sam McClure as Pecos aims for district and regional events. Tennis in Pecos ranks poorly with no local top ten players, despite former standouts Murray, Estes, Weir, and Miller leaving. nearby towns still field solid players in Trans-Pecos.
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Sam McClure
Pecos
Trans-Pecos
Wink
Monahans
Barstow
Fort Stockton
Grandfalls
Gilbert Murray
Reid Estes
Cap Weir
Seaborn Miller
Midland Bulldogs Top Pecos Eagles 25 10 in Basketball
The Midland Bulldogs avenged a prior defeat by the Pecos Eagles with a 25 to 10 victory. The team displayed steady, strong basketball with depth from reserves, overpowering the visitors.
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Midland Bulldogs
Pecos Eagles
Bulldogs
Eagles
Pecos Tennis Club Courts Undergo Improvements
The Pecos tennis club faces decline due to rundown courts and mismanagement but plans to restore facilities. Dissatisfied members seek renewed activity as renovations proceed to revive the sport locally.
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Pecos Tennis Club
Pecos Faculty Beats Midland Teachers In Tight 33 32 Game
Pecos faculty members edged the Midland faculty 33 to 32 in a hard fought Saturday night basketball contest. Coach Harry Holcomb led with four points as Supt Blackwell, Wesley C May, Sam McClure, Ray Whitley and R S Sullivan contributed with town teammates aiding the Pecos squad.
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Pecos
Harry Holcomb
Holcomb
Supt. Blackwell
Wesley C. May
Sam McClure
Ray Whitley
R. S. Sullivan
Earth curvature claim about two inches per mile
The statement asserts the earth's average curvature equals two inches for every mile of distance. No source, context, or methods provided to verify accuracy.
Tennis club reopens as backstop repair progresses
After a lengthy reorganization the tennis club is in capable hands while the backstop is repaired. Members plan to borrow gear and locate balls for a group game, signaling a renewed pickup effort.
McDonald Observatory Staff Named
AUSTIN Jan. 20 The staff of the McDonald Observatory a joint project of The University of Texas and the University of Chicago has been named as follows Dr C T Elvey astronomer in charge of operations Dr Carl K Seyfert research associate and astronomer Dr Paul Rudnick astronomer Mrs Jessie Rudnick half time assistant Theodore Immega and Arch T Gardner engineers Harvey B Cooper caretaker and janitor and Joe Rodrigues laborer
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Austin
McDonald Observatory
University of Texas
University of Chicago
C. T. Elvey
Carl K. Seyfert
Paul Rudnick
Jessie Rudnick
Theodore Immega
Arch T. Gardner
Harvey B. Cooper
Joe Rodrigues
Civil Service Exams Announced for Nurses and Analysts
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for a junior graduate nurse at 1620 dollars yearly with U S Public Health Service and Veterans Administration, an associate wool technologist at 3200 dollars yearly, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, and several industrial classification analyst roles from 2600 to 4600 dollars. Full information available from the local post office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
U. S. Public Health Service
Veterans’ Administration
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Social Securiy Board
Practice Teaching No Longer Required at Sul Ross College
Sul Ross State College voters, at a board meeting, approved ending practice teaching for students not pursuing teaching careers. Degrees may be earned with no education or practice teaching, aligning with many colleges to serve local regions and Texas students drawn to the Big Bend due to the climate.
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Alpine
Sul Ross State College
Board of Regents
Sul Ross College
Texas
Big Bend
Compass origins of the word news
The term news derives from the four compass directions North East West and South.
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