| Vol 8, No 327 | November 23, 1945 | Friday Evening |
(1935) 
Before a packed stadium that includes a large national press corp, SMU went toe-to-toe with undefeated TCU, in a game that captured national attention. TCU's quarterback Sam Baugh was on track to change history. His passing game left fans in awe, no one had seen anything like it.
(1975)
On this date in 1975, during halftime at Irving Stadium, Dallas defensive tackle Bob Lilly was honored as the first Cowboy to be named to the Ring of Honor. In 1961, Lilly, whose nickname was "Mr Cowboy" was the first player ever drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. Before retiring in 1975, Lilly played for 14 years with the Cowboys, never missing a game. He was a selected to the Pro-Bowl 11 times, and was All-Pro seven times. In 1980, Bob Lilly was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
On this date in 1935, Esther Phillips is born in Galveston. She is best known for her to R&B hit, "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" and pop hit, "And I Love Him".
(1945)
On the evening of March 23, 14 year old CM "Pug" Guthrie of Desdemona, ran for two miles chasing a balloon that he had watch decending, recalling when he met up with it, that it smelled of creosote. It had a Japanese Rising Sun painted on it. Federal official arrived on the scene the next day to collect the remains and all "souvenirs" collected. It turned out to be one of 6,000 incindiary balloons launched from Tokyo in apparent retaliation of Col Doolittle's raid on Tokyo early in the Pacific War. Catching the prevailing jet stream, 360 of the balloons reached the United States. A Family in Oregon was killed by one such "bomb" when the children played with it. US Official blocked all news accounts of these balloon to avoid a panic.
