Madisonville pants presser rises at 3 a.m. to buy first ticket
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Clipping from the Houston Post about Tucker Johnson, pants presser of Madisonville, who won the Houston Post Tournament prize for being the first person to buy the ticket to watch the game. He was the second straight winner of the prize. At head of title: "Tucker Johnson is champion again."
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Madisonville pants presser rises at 3 a.m. to buy first ticket
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Description
Clipping from the Houston Post about Tucker Johnson, pants presser of Madisonville, who won the Houston Post Tournament prize for being the first person to buy the ticket to watch the game. He was the second straight winner of the prize. At head of title: "Tucker Johnson is champion again."
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Frank, Morris.Madisonville pants presser rises at 3 a.m. to buy first ticket,
clipping,
Date Unknown;
Houston, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221925/:
accessed April 26, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library.