Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 1939 Page: 2 of 12
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THE STEPHENVILLE EMPIRE-TRIBUNE, 8TEPHENVILLE, TEXAS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1989
PAGE TWO
Cotton Bowl Fray
Saturday Decides
State Grid Title
Lubbock’s Westerners and Waco’s
Tigers will clash in the Cotton
Bowl at Dallas Saturday at I p,
m. for the state championship
high school football title.
The site was agreed upon after
a two-hour conference Saturday
night at a meeting of representa-
tives from the two schools. Three
neutral sites and the respective
home stadia also were considered.
Abilene and Fort Worth were
the other neutrals bidding. Abilene
offered to underwrite the game far
85,000 if that city had been se-
New Ambulance
Pneumonia Blanket
Reed And Roberta Deciaioned
Opponents; Two Amateur
Champions Fought
Thursday Night Card To Have
Some Of The Best Fighters
In Texas Here
Next amateur fights will be pre-
sented on a card at the City Park
recreation building next Thursday
night, Jan. 4, starting at 8:00 o'-
clock. The Junior Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring these
fights, which have some of the
best amateurs in Texas on the
program.
Richard Roberts, program direc-
tor, has nine first-class Bouts mat-
ched for the Jan. 4 card. Boxers
who will participate are from Fort
Worth, Dallas, Brownwood, Com-
anche, Bluff Dale, Immemere and
Stephenville. Two Stephenville
amateurs formerly were from Big
Spring and Brady.
j‘ Woody Taylor again will bring
some of his leading fighters from
Fort Worth for the program and
the others have been .obtained by
Richard Roberts. Well known
leather-pushers on the card in-
clude Andy Eagleton of Port
Worth, Presley Van Zandt of
Brownwood, Stanford Stiles of
An excellent amateur fight card
was presented here Thursday
night of last week, with Fort
Worth, Comanche and local box-
ers participating. The largest
crowd that has attended a recent
boxing program here witnessed
this one, which was sponsored by
the local post of the American
Legion. J. C. Moore was program
director.
In the opener, “Guinea" Garrett,
Stephenville, 68, dccisioped Rob-
ert Jones, Stephenville, 71, after
three, one-minute rounds. Six
other bouts followed, with Jack
Alexander, Stephenville, 124, tak-
ing a decision over Walter Glenn,
Fort Worth, 123, in four, one-
minute rounds; Jack Sones, Ste-
phenville, 136, winning from Tom-
my Connors, Fort Worth, 135, and
lected. r
Plowboy Quintet
Defeats Pirates In
Georgetown Game
Raymond Blair, tall forward, led
the John Tarleton College Plowf
boys to a 34-16 victory over the
Southwestern Pirates in a game
Tuesday night, December 19, play-
ed at Georgetown.
Coach W. 'J, Wisdom’s Plowboys
built up a 14-4 lead at the half
and were never threatened seri-
ously during the last half.
The box score:
defeating Dooney SteWart, Fort
Worth, 133,
A “championship” battle follow-
ed, with Buster Burrell, Fort
Worth, 165, winning^the decision
over Oscar Wilhelm, Comanche,
162. Wilhelm is the Southwestern
A. A. U. W. champion and Burrell
is the State T. A. A. F. title hold-
er. The two will meet again here
January 4 on another card.
Reed, Roberts Wtn Agstn
Johnny Reed, Stephenville, 164,
won his fourth straight fight, as
against no losses, by defeating
Bradley Saunders, Stephenville;
147„ in five, one-minute rounds.
Sonny Boy Roberts, Stephen-
ville amateur sensation, won his
thirteenth straight bout of the
-ear—he has fought here, at Fort
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School last Friday night at a
Christmas tree and party. A 46-
minute amateur program was giv-
en by the class. Mr. Hitt is spon-
sor. Most of the other teachers
were guests, and from all re-
ports everyone had a grand time.
Henry Turner made a business
CLAIRETTE
It ha* been and will always bo the d**lr* of Oil* firm to keep
abreast ot the Urn** In the profession and to assist in the adranoe-
roent of anything which will elevate our service to hu—»lty to
and vicinity.
The Card:
trip to Denison Monday,
We have added to our already DELUXE AMBULANCE SERVICE
a PNEUMONIA BLANKET for the comfort oi those who are ill
guarding against sudden changes of temperature that might cause
dangerous ahllls while patients are being conveyed from their
home to hospital. '
Seevral people from here were
shopping in Dublin Monday.
Zeph Carter is working in Ty-
ler now.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Brights of Lor-
raine are visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Cranfill.
Julian Havens and Mrs. Havens
of Alexander were visiting in this
community Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Earl Mayfield and daugh-
ters, Vieta and Noradene, were
shoppers in Hico Monday after-
noon.
wood, welterweight, vs. Andy
Eagleton, Fort Worth; Jess Car-
nes, Stephenville, welterweight,
vs. C. R. Jordon, Fort Worth;
Oscar Wilhelm, Comanche, lighb-
heavyweight, vs. Buster Burrell,
Fort Worth; Jack Sones, Stephen-
ville, welterweight, vs. Leonard
Leudtke, Fort Worth; Sandy Ca-
son, Bluff Dale, light-heavyweight,
vs. Tom Parks, Stephenville; Ed
Cowan, Stephenville, welterweight,
vs. Duke Pack, Stephenville; Wy-
att Teague, Immemere, middle-
weight, vs. Bob Bennett, Stephen-
ville; Jack Alexander, Stephen-
ville, bantamweight, vs. Warren
Bransom, Fort Worth.
Some Are Champions
This will be Sonny Boy Roberts’
14th consecutive fight — and he
still is undefeated. Stiles, who
Richard Roberts said Tuesday
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Richard Roberts, trainer and co-
manager with J. C. Moore, an-
nounced Wednesday that still more
amateur boxers had signed up for
participation in the district Golden
Gloves tournament, to be held here
Feb. 1 through Feb. 6. *
There now are about 25 fighters
who have entered their names to
date and many more are expected
to compete from all over this dis-
trict Winners in the Purple Gloves
tourney at John Tarleton College
also will be in the district tourna-
ment here.
Local amateurs are working
out regularly In the Junior Cham-
ber of Commerce gymnasium, with
Roberts as trainer. Members also
are going to the gymnasium more
regularly now for workouts, Rob^
erts said, and new members are
being signed > m practically every
day since Christmas.
year—he has iougnt nere, ai run
Worth and at Comanche without a
loss—by taking a decision over
Day Phone 29 — Night - Sunday 211 or 338
Jack Osteen, Fort Worth, 126, af-
ter four, one-minute rounds. Both
boys are 1940 contenders for State
Golden Gloves honors in the feath-
erweight division. Roberts weighs
127.
Also on the pr
night was Mickey
127.
irogram Thursday
__y McDonald, com-
ic” wrestler, who performed the
difficult feat of putting op an ex-
hibition wrestling match with
himself. He demonstrated several
of the major holds and turned
flips which carried him through
the ropes, into the laps "of spec-
tators on three different occasions.
McDonald formerly doubled for
Charlie Chaplin of the movies in
boxing scenes and says he still
works as an extra in the film cap-
ital. His home is in Los Angeles,
but he now is on a tour oi the
country, putting on his act along
with special programs in the var-
ious cities and towns.
LegionSponsored Card
The fights Thursday night were
PATILLO
Winston Welch, Assistant
Ewell Jones, Mortician
f“Gr4tldniother” Laney is very
il at this time.
There have been many visitors
from other communities here dur-
ing Christmas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Yarbrough of
Lovington, New Mexico, were* vis-
iting this week in Mineral Wells,
Santo, Bays and with L. F. Young
in this community. Joe Yarbrough,
Jesse Young of Santo and J. F.
Young made a business trip to
Stephenville and Morgan Mill this
week-end.
Dennis White of Houston is vis-
iting this week with relatives in
this community. This is the first
time in four years he has been
here and everyone was glad to see
him. ,
L. Campbell is able to be back
on the mail' routs again after sev-
eral weeks of illness.
Mrs. M. Mathas has been quite
ill' recently but is better at this
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kirby spent
Christmas at Jacksboro.
T. York was here for the holi-
days.
Mr. R. James and Miss
Pearl Lee York were married Sat-
urday. They left Monday for Ok-
lahoma where they will make their
home.
Stephenville and have many
friends here. Mr. Myres was con-
nected at one lime with the busi-
ness offices at John Tarleton Col-
lege and he and Mrs. Myres, the
former Miss Olha Mote, were
married here. They have been lo-
cated in El Paso for the past sev-
eral years.
Back on Visit 'r
Mr. and Mrs. Dace Myres of ll
Paso arrived here Saturday to
spend Christmas Eve with her sis-
ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. House, 693 West Tar-
leton Avenue, returning home
Christmas Day. Mr. and Mrs. My-
res formerly made their home in
The fights Thursday night were
held in the recreation building at
the local City Park and began at
8:00 o’clock. As a means of rais-
ing additional funds toward con-
struction costs of the Stephenville
community center building, the
Ammon Turnbow 'jptost of the
American Legion sponsored the
card. F
Chas. Still and Preacher Barrett
were judged Dan Evans was ref-
eree, Jimmy; Marshall timekeep-
er, and Wad Williamson announc-
ed over the Radio Electric Shop’s
public address system.
The Junior Chamber of Com-
merce announce amateur cards
for Jan. 4 and Jan. 18, prior to
this district’s Golden Gloves tour-
nament, which will be held here
Feb. 1 through Feb. 6, sponsored
by the Stephenville Empire-Trib-
une with the assistance of the
local Jaycees.
BARGAIN DAYS
FORT WORTH
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Star-Telegram
KIKERS GIN
(By Mrs. W. C. Bremlett)
The Christmas holidays were
enjoyed here, as the ground wore
a fresh blanket of ■ snow. Santa
was a welcome visitor in every
home.
A party was enjoyed by a num-
ber of friends in the home of Rev.
and Mm W. C. Bremlett Saturday
night-
Mildred McMillan, Anita Bell
McMillan, C. T. Bramlett and
Truett Bramlett attended the
party given Saturday night
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Day
for their son, Edward Day, who
is here from the School for the
Blind at Austin.
Rev. W. C. Bramlett and family
visited relatives in Brownwood
Sunday.
- Mr., and Mrs. U. Stewart spent
Sundaly with her mother, Mrs. N.
Mulloy, in Dublin.
Rfcv. W. C. Bramletfr and family,
and Mildred and Anita McMillin
visited in Hasse Saturday after-
noon.
Several families will be moving
in and others will be moving out
of this community during the next
10 day*.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Price and
little son. Charles Ray of Pecos,
are spending the holidays In this
community.
The Christmas program at the
school here was well attended Fri-
day night, despite adverse weather
conditions. Clasees will be resumed
Monday, Jan. 1. • ,,
George Matthews U ill this
week.
Miss Irene Baber, who is teach-
ing at Goldthwaite, was home for
the holidays. ,■
Bruce Baber of Victor visited
Jimmie Baber Saturday.
. Other boys on the program hold
no outstanding titles, but are good,
hard fighters with plenty of ex- *
perience.
Area NY A Meeting^
Of Staff Members
Held December 20
Largest Circulation In Taxaa
(Now UntO December 31st)
AUTTIK OVUtFROCBIW A 9A.Y
FOR A STATE PAPER
ONE YEAR
Have Holiday Guests
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Goodwin,
1195 West Vanderbilt, have had
as guests _ in Chelr home during
Christmas holidays their daugh-
ters and sons-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
H. N. Smith and children, Norman
Joel and Mariella of Fort Worth;
Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Bryan and
little.son, Frank Goodwin, of Port
Arthtfr; their daughter, Mrs. E. L.
Cheatham of Delmar, New York,
the former Miss Hortelle Good-
win; and their son and daughter-
in-law, Mrs and Mrs. Eulon Good-
win and daughter, Marion, of
Colorado City. Their daughters,
Dorothy Dee Goodwin of the home,
Mrs. Edna Knox-Wade and daugh-
ter, Miss Maribeth Knox, a stu-
dent in North Texas State Teach-
ers College, Denton, also a son,
Cleon Goodwin and family of this
city, also were with them at
Christmas.
An area NYA staff meeting was
held here Wednesday night, Dec.
20, fh the assembly room of the
Chamber of Commerce for admin-
istrative and supervisory employ-
ees in the Stephenville NYA area.
Fourteen officials attended from
this area, which is comprised of
Hood, Hamilton, Comanche, Mills
and Erath counties.
E. Terrell Coleman, StephenvUle,
area NYA supervisor, presided.
Johnnie M. Huber, Stephenville,
area NYA personnel officer, spoke
on personnel problems and the em-
ployment situation. Elmore Hud-
gens, Stephenville, ares timekeep-
er, discussed time reports.
Miss Eugenis Tats, Wsco, dis-
trict health and recreation • officer,
made a short talk on her phase' of
NYA work. H. L.3er ridge, Waco,
district supervisor of recreation
projects for the WPA, spoke on
“A Teaching Course for Social
Hygiene in NYA Projects.”
A first aid course for project
supervisors and some youths also
was discussed, and this concluded
the business session.
Refreshments were enjoyed after
the meeting at the Onyx Cafe.
MONDAY
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Pictures from everywherofc
Had Children Home
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Baker of
Center Grove comimmity had all
their children home for Christmas.
They were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Lackey and sona, Floyd, Jr,, and
Gerald Lee, of Big Spring, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Busby and son, Dway-
ne Busby, of Acrea, and Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Baker and sons,
Thurman Doyle and Bobby Char-
les of Stephenville. A Christmas
dinner was served to the entire
family at noon. •
. Chop-sticks are made of bam
boo, wood or ivory.
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In •tephenvllle February 1st to 16th, 1940.
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Smith
of Lubbock vslted here during tho
holidays with his sister and bro-
ther-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Wilcox^ and with his nephew, L.
W. Wilcox, and family. They also
went to Fort Worth for a brief
visit with another sister, Mrs. T.
B. Bell and family, before return-
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Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 1939, newspaper, December 29, 1939; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1121041/m1/2/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Communications+-+Newspapers%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.