The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 2, 1951 Page: 7 of 12
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Lubbock’s Black Hubbers will
tangle with the Redbirds here
Tuesday, August 7. The Negro
club is one of the most color-
ful teams in the state---no pun
intended.
THE PADUCAH POST, PADUCAH, TEXAS, THURSDAY. AUGUST 2, 1951
IN
Mrs. J. A. Christain.
Mr. I. R. Harrison.
Mrs. G. N. Worley.
Mrs. Pete Lockridge.
Mr. Leonard Manley.
Mrs. Douglas Burleson.
Mrs. C. R. Wilson.
Joe Wallace Goodson.
Willie Nell Hatton.
Mrs. T. A. Lynch.
Mrs. Dan Catlett.
Mrs. Prentiss Biddy.
Kelly B. Biddy.
Mrs. Corky Winton.
Mrs. J. D. Miller.
Mary Flores.
Lillie Chavarria.
Mrs. D. C. Monroe.
Pearlie Mae Johnson.
Mrs. Edwin Lowry.
Mrs. Glen Jones.
Mr. James A. Allen.
Lorenzo Leija.
Mr. J. A. Sorrells.
Mrs. Lillie Mae Benton, Sham-
rock.
Mr. Martin Shives.
DISMISSED
Mrs. G. N. Worley.
Mrs. Pete Lockridge.
Mr. Leonard Manley.
Mrs. Douglas Burleson.
Joe Wallace Goodson.
Willie Nell Hatton.
Mrs. T. A. Lych.
Mrs. Prentiss Biddy and
daughter.
Kelley B. Biddy.
Mrs. Corky Winton.
Mrs. J. D. Miller.
Mary Flores.
Lillie Chavarria.
Mrs. D. C. Monroe.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss Biddy,
a daughter, July 28.
To Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Jones,
a daughter, July 31.
Uncle Of Marshall
Baxter Passes Away
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Baxter
attended the funeral of his un-
cle, Leonard Johnson, at the
First Methodist Church, Blossom,
Texas, Thursday afternoon.
Johnson, 48, was a resident of
Reno community, route 2, Paris.
He died, July 25.
Other survivors include: his
wife; his mother; a son, Sidney
Johnson, all of Blossom; three
sisters, Mrs. G. W. Baxter, Mem-
phis, Mrs. A. I. Richie, Long-
view and Mrs. James Herron,
Blossom.
Post Classified Ads get results.
GUINN'S SUNDAY VISITORS
Visiting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs H. H. Guinn, and fam-
ily Sunday, were:
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lemons,
Matador; Linda Denton, Joan El-
lis, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Guinn
and Roger, Paducah; Mr. Coyt
Lemons, Amarillo; Mrs. G. C.
Wood and Rebecca, Waynesburg,
Pennsylvania; Pfc., Carlton
Guinn and Pfc. Larry Jacobs,
Sheppard Field.
TIPTON, OKLAHOMA, VISITOR
MiSs Nellie Howard, of the
Tipton Home, Tipton, Oklahoma,
arrived here Saturday for a 14-
day visit with members of the
Church of Christ.
Minister and Mrs. W. K. Cun-
ningham and children journeyed
to Tipton for Miss Howard so
that she might spend her vaca-
tion here as she did last year.
The local church, in sponsor-
ing Miss Howard, provides for
her clothes and helps maintain
her in the Home. ✓
Mrs. Dale Jones and children,
Waldron, Arkansas, are visiting
a few days with her sisters, Mrsr
Buddy Grant and Mrs. Raymond
Parr and families.
SUTTER SHUTS
OUT REDBIRDS
4-0 FOR ELKS
Bespectacled Elk City Ace Sut-
ter avenged an earlier beating
here by shutting the Redbirds
out 4-0 there Tuesday night. He
scattered six hits while his bud-
dies collected only seven off Pa-
ducah’s Tudy Dobbs.
The loss did not drop the
Redbirds out of the second
place league position they
gained through the Dumas
slaughters, however. Man-
gum's round man, Ben Knight,
was beating Hobart 5-3 at the
same time leaving the Bird's
slender half game lead intact.
Dobbs had the ill luck of hav-
ing two bases on balls and a hit-
by-pitch turned into scores on
him as he failed in his attempt
for a tenth victory. Fluke hits
and a couple of bad plays add-
ed to his miseries.
Bryan “Rosy” Conn with two
for three and Carl Menger with
a single and double were the
most effective Paducians at the
plate. Virgil Francis’ two bagger
was the only other extra base
knock of the night.
The game saw no score what-
soever until the fifth inning
when Sutter, Swenson and Pem-
berton led off with two hits and
a base on balls. With the sacks
full, Bauman hit a bouncing in-
field hit to score Sutter. Riley
followed with a walk to force in
another score.
The bases were again congest-
ed with Elks in the following
frame. Ace Parker led off with
a walk, Verdon Gilchrist was hit
by a pitch and Swenson beat out
a fumble.. Pemberton's grounder
brought in Parker and Bauman
again singled in a run to finish
the plate crossing for the even-
ing.
Sutter whiffed twelve Redbird
club swingers and meted out a
lone base on balls in his master-
piece. Eight Paducah players
were left stranded.
Bayonet Wielding
Grandma Attacks
Deputy H. A. Hood
An assault on Houston Deputy
Sheriff H. A. Hood with bayonet,
knife and baseball bat cost 75-
year-old Grandmother Mrs. Kat-
herine B. Safka a fine of $25 and
costs in court July 23.
Hood is the eldest son of Mrs.
W. J, Hood of Paducah and was
a resident here many years.
It all began when Hood went
to Mrs. Safka’s home, June 12,
with a warrant for the arrest of
her roomer, Homer (Buddy)
Johnston, 38, on a felony charge.
He showed her his badge and
entered.
Johnston fled out a kitchen
window while, he was showing
Mrs. Safka the felony warrant,
Deputy Hood testified.
On the reftirn trip with Deputy
L. B. Faulkner that night, things
really began ' to happen, the
slender and bespectacled Hood
testified.
“She wouldn’t let us in when
we rapped at the door and I
had to open a screen on a side
window to gain admission,” the
deputy testified. “I could see
Mrs. Safka- and Johnston in the
house.”
“She hit me three times with
a baseball bat,” he said. “When
I was taking it away from her,
it flew back and hit her break-
ing her glasses.”
Then the lady grabbed a bay-
onet. “She swung that at me
twice, knicking me on the neck
and cheek,” he testified. Just as
he got the bayonet away from
her, she snatched up a knife and
made a pass at Faulkner com-
Answer to Question No. 1:
1. It was our healthiest year
in history. We have the lowest
death rate ever and a continued
high birth rate. Infant mortality
rates were down. From 1940 to
1950 the general death rate de-
creased by 10 per cent and the
infant death rate decreased
by 38 per cent, a reward of
our progress in medicine, nu-
trition and all phases of health.
Answer to Question No. 2:
2. Prevention of cerebral
palsy is possible in many cases
but depends in greatest measure
on good pre-natal and obstetri-
cal care, good medical care in
the early months of the child’s
life and prevention of accidents,
infections and other sources of
brain damage. With the organi-
zation of the United Cerebral
Palsy Association and establish-
Chalk-Hackberry
Rips Hanks; Starr
Slams Finney
In a key game of the fastball
league pennant scramble, Chalk-
Hackberry dumped Hanks 8-3
here Monday night. The game
started as a pitching duel be-
tween Don Love and H. A. Lee
but deteriorated into a slug fest
in the final frame.
Both teams went scoreless each
hurler giving up only one hit un-
til the fourth inning. The Chalk
Shortstop Lloyd Canon was hit
by a pitch. The runner was going
when Roy Thacker singled and
went all the way home.
Chalk-Hackberry padded out
its lead in the final round with
seven scores which brought in
Luke Porter as fireman. Walks,
errors and one sack blows by
Canon, Thacker and Earl Bates
caused the downfall.
Singles by Bill Rose, Clinton
Matney and Bob Scott coupled
with three walks gave Hanks
three tardy runs in the last go.
Starr stopped tail end Finney
8-3 in the opening game of the
evening. Theo Lynch kept the
loser’s bats for the most part
silent in the victory.
Leading the Starr hitters was
Charlie Harper with three safe-
ties for four times up. Cigar
smoking Bobby Mayberry was
most consistent of Finney batters
with three for four also.
Too Late To Classify
FOR SALE: Four new white
sidewall tires. Bill Browning,
Gulf Station. 18p
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five room house near Alamo
School. Mrs. Dorothy Caddel,
Chickasha, Oklahoma. Call
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-GOOD HEALTH
|. WERE WE HEALTHY
IN 1950 7
2.
CAN
CER.EB1UL
PALSY BE
PREVENTED
ment of special clinics through-
out the country a new day of
hope is dawning for rehabilita-
tion of cerebral palsy victims.
Answer to Question No. 3:
3. While death certificates
often have listed suffocation by
bedclothes as a cause of death
(one-half the infant deaths be-j
tween 1945 • and 1949 were so
listed) recent investigation has
shown that most such deaths ac-
tually were caused by acute in-
fection in throat or lungs. Moth-
ers should continue to guard
against suffocation but also
should be particularly alert for
signs of colds in young babies
and should call the family doc-
tor early when there are such
signs.
(Copyright 1951 by Health Informa-
tion Foundation)
SPORTS
Redbirds Refuse
Invitation To Elk
City Tournament >
Paducah’s Redbirds have been
invited to participate in the
tournament at Elk City begin-
ning August 3 and possibly ex-
tending through August 12. The
local club was forced to refuse,
however, because of an already
loaded schedule, according to
Manager Kelly Payne.
From this and tournaments
like it advance the semi-pro
teams which play off for the na-
tional championship. The top U.
S. team represents the nation
in international competition.
Elk City was runner-up in the
national tournament last sea-
son.
RED RIVER VALLEY
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Elk City.....
W
....... 23
L
8
GB
PADUCAH
........ 16
13
6
Hobart ......
........ 16
14
6V2
Mangum ..
........ 12
17
10
Dumas ......
........ 7
22
15
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
and son, Roger ,and Mrs. H.. L.
Garrison recently returned from
a vacation trip to Dawson, Waco,
Dallas and Fort Worth. While in
Dawson they attended the funer-
al of their cousin, Miss Inez
Sawyer.
Once upon a time, man looked
forward to tomorrow, instead of
fearing it.
VFW WINS 1ST
GAME; CHALK
RIPS FINNEY
Lubbock Eliminates
Wichita In American
Legion Series Here
Carroll Walker limited Wichita
Falls' Thomas Fowler Post team
to two hits while his Lubbock
Allen Post mates clubbed out an
18-0 triumph to .win a three
game American Legion playoff
series here Friday night.
The victory advanced the Lub-
bock club into the area playoffs.
Paducah’s Homer Biddy Field
was chosen as neutral ground
for the set of three. The rivals
split a double header in the first
round Wednesday.
Two seven run innings sealed
the fate of the Wichitans. Walk-
er and Catcher Bo Sexton bang-
ed homers for the victors. Char-
lie Spraggins, Who also got Fow-
ler’s only win, was credited with
the loss.
Elk City Sunday
Game Rescheduled
A change has been made in
the original Paducah sche-
dule for the season. The Elk
City game slated to be played
here Sunday, August 12, has
been changed to Wednesday
night, August 15.
Sunday afternoon games have
been a poor drawing card all
season since the bleachers are
unshaded. The high tempera-
tures of August made the
change practically a necessity
from the fans’ viewpoint.
An exhibition game has been
scheduled with the Hobart Bears
here, August 15. The Bears will
be returning a visit of the Red-
birds to be played August 6.
Black Hubbers To
Tackle Redbirds
Here, August 7
The VFW finally skyrocketed
out of their season long los-
ing streak belting Starr 11-4 in
the opener of the fastball dou-
ble header here Tuesday night.
Pat Green with two doubles in
three tries and Cliff Hutchison
with two for three led the smok-
ey hit attack. Although tied
through the early part of the
contest, the Veterans banged
six of their eight safe blows
for seven runs in the final round.
Don West kept Starr’s sluggers
ineffective most of the game giv-
ing up only four base knocks
but errors kept him in trouble.
Addition of the Juarez boys, Coy
and Vic, has apparently strength-
ened the VFW club.
Chalk-Hackberry pounded Fin-
ney 13-0 allowing the losers to
settle into the league celler af-
ter their one time companion
Veterans pulled themselves out
by winning the first game.
Don Love allowed only two
hits to the league’s newest ad-
dition in shutting them out. A
powerful hit attack and a num-
ber of errors gave him a com-
fortable lead to coast on.
Lloyd Canon socked three sin-
gles in four trips to the plate
to be leading hitter of the game.
Next best record was Cleyburn
Rushing’s two for three.
Aside from being an excellent
ball club, the Hubbers have a
catcher who performs his chores
for a couple of innings from the
comfort of a rocking chair. The
team also puts on an exhibition
of “shadow ball”.
At last count the Negro team
had won 22 games and lost 10.
The manager expect^ to add a
couple more to the win column
before the Homer Biddy Field
appearance.
Roster of the club includes: H.
C. Kinner, Almo Sedberry, Cap-
tain Eugene Lawson, Oree Mat-
thews, D. C. Kinner, Alexander
Johns, Eddie Bullock, Fred
Wright, Essie Smith, H. S. (Dou-
ble Duty) Hutchinson, James
(Buddy) Brocey, George Smith
and Manager James Ray Lewis.
LOOK WHO’S COMING
Lubbock Black Hubbers
.rttirn v =
With their famous rocking chair catcher — shadow ball —- etc.
' ;■ VS. : ■ S
Paducah Redbirds
Tuesday, August 7 Homer Biddy Field, 8:45 p. m.
Don’t Miss It!
HOSPITAL
NOTES
BIRDS MANGLE
DUMAS HERE IN
SHORT SERIES
With the greatest of ease, the
Redbirds fattened their win to-
tal on crushing 18-4 and 9-4 vic-
tories over Dumas here Saturday
and Sunday. The Dusters showed
little spark at bat or afield in
absorbing the trouncings.
Tudy Dobbs and R. H. Temple-
ton coasted to their eighth and
second triumphs of the season
respectively. Both allowed safe
blows. Dobbs struck out eight
and Templeton five.
Virgil Francis socked his first
home run of the year and batted
a red hot .666 with six hits in
nine tries in the series. Close
behind the pace was Carl Men-
ger with five for nine and Bry-
an Conn with four for eight at-
tempts.
Ken Williams burst out of a
three game batting slump with a
home run and two bagger in
four times up during the first
game.
Before packed stands, the Pa-
ducah team turned the opening
contest into a complete rout
scoring nine runs in the first
inning and moving on to an
easy win from there. The celler
smelling Dusters were worse
with their gloves than the six
errors charged indicate.
Everybody on the Paducah
team whacked at least one safe-
tv off tall lefty Bob Bailey in
the massacre. Williams and
Francis both hit their circuit
smacks.
Gib Brack, Dumas power
threat, went hitless in the cur-
tain raiser. A1 Carr, new first
sacker who once rose as high as
the Texas League, showed no
such reticence at bat bashing
sizzling drives which gave him
two doubles.
It was more or less the same
tale in the sweltering Sunday af-
ternoon heat. A1 Carr served up
several varieties of pitches from
the Dumas mound but the field-
ing behind him for the most
part was strictly sandlot.
But counting the hits that
should have been outs, Carr only
allowed 11 during the contest
which was cut to seven frames
by agreement to allow Dumas
players to get back to their jobs.
ing through the window.
“I took that away from her.
Then I went into the bathroom
and arrested Johnson,” stated
Faulkner.
RECEIVING TREATMENT
IN AMHERST HOSPITAL
Shorty (Tom) Long is receiving
treatment for a nervous and
heart condition in the Amherst
hospital.
Mr. Long was taken to the
hospital by a Norris Ambulance
Wednesday afternoon, following
his collapse around 3:00 p. m.,
while downtown.
No report has been received
since he entered the hospital.
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Hinds, Alfred. The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 2, 1951, newspaper, August 2, 1951; Paducah, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1018472/m1/7/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bicentennial City County Library.