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COTTON PICKERS POINTINGFOR FIRST CONFERENCE TILTFRIDAY: STORES WILL CLOSEReiShifts in Line-Up Expected to Strengthen CombinationWhich Has Not Looked So Good to ObservingjFans inantFinal arrangements have been made for stores in Robstown to closefor the football game here tomorrowthe Cotton Pickers andLaredo.The Robstown Cotton Pickers Friday take on their first assignment on the schedule which determines thedistrict championship.With three victories under theirbelt, none of which was very im-thepressive,are pointing this week for their first game that registers on the record andthey are looking for the tough contingent from the border city to contest every aspiration they may haveSPOKE IN ROBSTOWNbyFalto place Laredo in the goose egg column.Coaches Rundell and Hill areworking over the machine this weekand, in all probability, the local fans will witness a shifted team in theRobstown colors when the whistleblows at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon.Several possible changes were mentioned by Rundell in an interviewwith a Record representative. He isnot entirely satisfied with the w-aythe line has been functioning withernofIT.thanotbuttoersmORVILLE BULLINGTONgerIpierulofsioiIemhoitheevaCOUNTY IN DIRE NEEDOF MORE MOISTUREProspects for the loss of thousandsthe crippled material available and Lf dollars worth of vegetable seedA « • * • ft 1 Ihe has hopes of strengthening the forward wall by additional man*The linesmen have been unloom as an imminent threat unlesspower.usually unfortunate thisrain comes within the next few days. The immediate Robstown section,season inthe matter of injuries.possibly, is suffering more than anyother section in the county becauseith some little experimenting ^his community received less mois-going on in the shifted position. Run- ^ure during the recent show’ers. Fur-dell would not announce his line-up, thermore, many acres of vegetablesersysselpaifaioilmethinoiredredofscbhe said, “because I have no idea whoI’ll start.”have been planted in the dry land division of this immediate section,Laredo has been pointing for the p0SSjbly a greater proportionateRobstown battle all season and they acreage than in any other commun-have forwarded notices that theyhave something up their sleeves fority in the county.Following the showers some twoRobstown. It should be a great bat- weeks a^0 many acres of seed weretie from the very first whistle.♦planted on what is known as the dryJI RECK A R ATED AS ONEland of the county, as contradistin-OF BEST BACK FIELD MENguished from the irrigated section.In some places, there is enough mois-Hubert Jurecka, the sparkplug ofture to put this stuff along at a fair-DF1SttaKnhircoi]ly advanced stage. In other tractshe Cotton Picker football squad in moistu,.e was not so great and. - • i I _ _ ____ _ ^ -X. A BMk ^ 1rated as one of the bestthe Texas1931, istiackfield prospects onUniversity Freshmen team this season, according to a communicationthe plants have begun to suffer. Inall sections moisture is or will beneeded to carry the truck to matur-•eceived from Robert Baldridge, edi-ity.MistcwiiReports from over the state indi-or of the Daily Texan, the Univer-| t^at i£0bstowTi is one among aiity student publication.very few communities that have not*4Jurecka looks equal to any oi a La(j sufficient or too much rain.arge number of the best backfieldnaterial we have had on the Fresh-MEITZENSuBald-nan squad for many years,Jurecka has an advan-PRESIDENT TENNIS CLUBidge said.age over many of the other aspir- Bob Meitzen was elected presidentmts, however, in that he looks like j 0f the Robstowm High School Tennisie is going to have no scholastic dif- Club at the regular election Fridayiculties while a great many fresh- night.nengridsters never get over the ident;Delphin Jurecka is vice pres-Thomas Cryer is secretary-rades long enough to participate in. treasurer; and Elliott Ross is repor-arsity football, he added.ter.LOCAL CONCERN TO SHIPTANK BOAT REFINED OILThe dues are twenty-five cents for each semester. This money will be used for the purchasing of lime, tennis nets, heavy duck on the wire nets on the two dirt courts, metallici seed oil is being loaded out this|markera for the fourteen corners,Rcthlt;peTvSCHWwibeThe first tank boat of refined eot-thorek at the Port of Corpus Christi e^. Boys end girls belonging to theopBauer, Dryden Daimwood °f 1 club will have preference over non-s city. A total of 1,600,000 pounds | members for use of courts. Fred B.sc:Scoil will move from the port soon. Norris is the tennis coach. The clubhascrhis Robstown concern recently for the past two years is directly re- ji established a refinery at Corpus sponsible for the success of the win- LQristi. They also own a refinery at ning teams, according to Coach Nor- t0i Antonio where Cot-O-Nut, a kit- ris. Walter Meitzen in 1930-31 wonshortening, is manufactured.andey expect to begin the manufac-e of a laundry soap at their Cor-the county, district, bi-districtwent to the quarter-finals in state meet at Austin. While lasttheticat5 Christi plant sooon.year, Bob Meitzen, singles team, wonMcCormick to Play Fridayboth county and district, and DelphinovhaJurecka and Tom Perry, the doublesjene McCormick of Robstown, all- team, won both county and districtinthtrict center on the Cotton Picker championship.Among the girls’ di-Pearl FahrentholditbaH squad last season, is due to vision last year, rt his first game on the A. I. won the county and was semi-finalist ?shman team at Kingsville Friday | in the district. The doubles team,en Coach Warner’s team tangles composed of Ella Dugger and DoraBrownsville junior team. Me- Callaway, were runners-upinmiek is being counted on to make county meet held in Bishop.first string center for the Jave-is next year.The county meet will be held inRobstown this year and the work on
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Robstown Record
Robstown, Texas, US
Thu, Oct 20, 1932
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