Large crowd attends third annual Anderson track meet on South Anderson field
A large crowd enjoyed the Anderson City Junior Chamber of Commerce third annual track and field meet at South Anderson Athletic Field. Forty plus events featured four boys and four girls divisions with 18 new records as Mare Robinson and Mary Degitz led multiple wins. Jaycees Marion Collins, Bob Hiegel, John Burton Jr., Tim Terrill, Noland Hughes, John Bender and recreation staff aided the day.
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South Anderson
Anderson City
Dennis Stratton
Carter Byfield
Ick Osborne
Hal Wood
Meredith Delph
City Park Recreation Department
Bill Dickerson
Fred Casady
Women's Eastern Amateur Opens At Charlottesville Course
A field of 45 golfers including defending champion Mae Murray Jones will begin the 54 hole medal play event at the 6,400 yard par 72 Farming ton Country Club layout in Charlottesville Virginia Tuesday.
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Charlottesville
Mae Murray Jones
Farmington Country Club
Rookie and veteran win two Cincinnati National Open qualifiers
Don Finsterwald of Bedford Heights and Athens, Ohio, and Bill Kaiser of Louisville, Ky., captured the two qualifying spots for the National Open in Cincinnati. Finsterwald shot 66 to finish 36 holes at 137, overtaking Kaiser by one stroke. Kaiser, 46, posted 69 and 72 for 141 at Hyde Park Country Club. Fred Wampler, winner of the 1954 Los Angeles Open, failed to qualify, finishing with 73 and 72 to miss by one of five alternates.
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Cincinnati
Don Finsterwald
Bedford Heights
Athens
Ohio
Bill Kaiser
Louisville
San Francisco
Finsterwald
Kaiser
Hyde Park Country Club
Fred Wampler
Indianapolis
Wampler
Illinois Road Study Reaches Report Delayed
Springfield officials report a special legislative committee investigating Illinois Toll Highway Commission work began its report after a three hour closed session. Chairman David Hunter Jr said no conclusions were reached and the panel would reconvene after dinner to decide next steps before presenting to the House.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Toll Highway Commission
House
David Hunter Jr
Rockford
Simonis wins Luby's Bowlers Journal title at ABC meet
Joe Simonis of LaGrange Illinois finished first in Mort Luby's annual national Bowlers Journal tournament, the largest subsidiary event of the American Bowling Congress meet in Fort Wayne Indiana. He earned a 3000 prize for a five game total of 1106. Ralph Bevi of Youngstown Ohio won 1250 for first in Luby's B division with 1056 pins. Over 3900 bowlers competed in the 59000 subsidiary event as prize lists await final figures.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Joe Simonis
Lagrange
Mort Luby
National Bowlers Journal
American Bowling Congress
Simonis
Eddie Gerzine
Milwaukee
ABC
Ralph Bevi
Youngstown
Ohio
Luby
Harper Tops Open Qualifiers At Columbia Country Club
Chandler Harper, 41, shot 67 67 to lead Open qualifiers at Columbia Country Club Chevy Chase Md and set a 36 hole course record. Other notables faltered as Gull dahl Dutra missed and Nelson stalled in Frisco as 245 hopefuls sought the San Francisco Open June 16 18.
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Associated Press
Chandler Harper
Harper
Columbia Country Club
Chevy Chase
Old Guard
Bobby Knowles
Manchester
Mass
New England
Don Hoenig
West Boylston
Essex Country Club
Los Angeles
Ralph Guldahl
Olin Dutra
San Francisco
Byron Nelson
U.S
Frisco
Lawson Little
Jim Turnesa
Harvey Ward
Oldsters
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
St. Louis
Harrison
Bellerive Country Club
Bobby Cruickshank
Cartiers Country Club
Pittsburgh
Phillies Braves Split Honors On Postponed Double
In a Sunday postponed twin bill, the Phillies and Braves split. Milwaukee won the first game 5-4 as Eddie Mathews hit two homers off Robin Roberts. The Phillies took the nightcap 4-2 after a third inning rally, with Milwaukee scoring two in the eighth on doubles by Johnny Logan Hank Aaron and Bill Bruton.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Eddie Mathews
Robin Roberts
Phils
Milwaukee
Johnny Logan
Hank Aaron
Bill Bruton
Mathew
Top Athlete Will Play With Orioles
Boston University star Tommy Gastall, a standout catcher prospect, has signed a roughly $40,000 bonus with Baltimore and will join the Orioles in Chicago. He hit .390 for the Terriers, captained both the baseball and basketball teams, and led BSU to multiple letters before graduating. He also played quarterback for the football team and was drafted by Detroit in the NFL.
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Boston
Daily Record
Tommy Gastall
Boston University
Baltimore
Orioles
Chicago
Gastall
Terriers
Fall River
BSU
Detroit Lions
Little Yoshiye Ikuoka and U S Generals Wave Home
In Tokyo seven year old Yoshiye Ikuoka greeted U S generals with a morning wave for over three years as they passed in cars. Generals Ridgway Clark Hull and Taylor befriended her, with Taylor gifting a signed photo and a corsage on his departure. Now Lemnitzer has taken over and continues the friendly exchange with the same small gesture.
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Tokyo
Yoshiye Touoka
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. S. Far East
Taylor
Miss Ikuoka
Yoshiye Ikuoka
Maxwell D. Taylor
Roosevelt Graduation Set For 48 Wednesday Night
Roosevelt School will award diplomas to 48 graduates at an 8 p m graduation program in the school gymnasium Wednesday. Rev Phillip Philbrook of Meadow Brook Baptist Church will be principal speaker. The 48 graduates include Patty Allen Michael Barker Madonna Benegiel Carroll Bennett Michael Brown Ruthie Brower Maurice Campbell Ronald Delph John Detienne Linda Kay Friend Phyllis Irene Good Donna Sharlene Gregg Sharon Harris Brenda Hiday Gary Holladay Pamela Johnson Stephen Krall Tommy Lamb Judy Lockwood Patricia Loser Cecil Lynn William McKee Jerry McClintock Anita Maley Nadine Miller John Mills Thomas Mozingo Charles Myer Petva Neff Nancy Nelson David Newman Judith Porter Phyllis Rice Lacey Sargent Luther Shambart Michael Shipley Eddie Snodgrass Richard Stacy Leonard Stevens Betty Taylor Oriel Taylor Nancy Thompson Norman Tranbarger Jane Tucker Walter Willhoite Nancy Walle Larry Yost Gary Yost.
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Patty Allen
Michael Barker
Madonna Jean Benegiel
Carroll Bennett
Michael Brown
Ruthie Brower
Maurice Campbell
Ronald Delph
John Detienne
Linda Kay Friend
Phyllis Irene Good
Donna Sharlene Gregg
Sharon Harris
Brenda Kay Hiday
Gary Lee Holladay
Pamela Sue Johnson
Stephen Krall
Tommy Lamb
Judy Lockwood
Patricia Ann Loser
Cecil Ann Lynn
William John Franklin McKee
Jerry Lewis McClintock
Anita Louise Maley
Nadine Miller
John Olin Mills
Thomas Mozingo
Charles Terry Myer
Petva
Arlene Neff
Nancy Jane Nelson
David Earl Newman
Judith Kay Porter
Phyllis Elaine Rice
Lacey Geraldine Sargent
Luther Wesley Shambart
Michael Allen Shipley
Eddie Snodgrass
Richard Elmer Stacy
Leonard Glen Stevens
Betty Faye Taylor
Oriel Ray Taylor
Nancy Charlene Thompson
Norman Jean Tranbarger
Jane Tucker
Walter Willhoite
Nancy Jean Walle
Larry Zane
Gary Yost
Evansville Channel 7 Hearing Chooses Evansville Television
At a FCC hearing in Washington on May 25 1953 Evansville Television Inc faced two rivals for the Evansville channel 7 station. On The Air Inc and Evansville Television presented their cases while WIKY withdrew and WFBM Inc dropped out. Examiner Sharfman recommended awarding the channel to Evansville Television Inc noting it has no other broadcast interests while On The Air Inc runs radio station WGBF in Evansville and shares ownership with other stations in Terre Haute and East St. Louis.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Evansville, Inc
Evansville Television, Inc
On the Air, Inc
Evansville
South Central Broadcasting Co
WIKY
Wfbm Inc
Herbert Sharfman
Evansville Television Inc
Teacher Held On Obscene Letter Charge
Evansville report says 57-year-old English teacher Lowell H. Anthony of Petersburg High School was arrested on a federal obscenity charge for mailing a letter to a former pupil. He posted $1,000 bail after waiving preliminary hearing and faces up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
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Evansville
Ind
Lowell H. Anthony
Petersburg
W. W. McBroom
Indianapolis
Louisville
Oxford
Ohio
Miami University
McBroom
Anthony
U.S
Carl Bosecker
Lowell Coleman
Hardinsburg
Premier visits Belgrade in Yugoslavia Belgrade welcome
Premier Nu arrived by plane from Israel and received a tremendous reception as thousands lined Belgrade streets. President Tito and his wife met Nu and his wife at the airport, marking a notable diplomatic visit. Connecticut reports about 4,289 gas station locations.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Israel
Tito
Uprising at Ionia State Reformatory Injures Guards
Four armed convicts injured two guards and took two store employees hostage at Ionia Michigan facility. Guard Justin Wright, 51, suffered a head injury and was hospitalized in serious condition. Guard Earnest Chase returned to duty after first aid. Warden Heyns said the four inmates seized keys, threatened staff, then released captives and were placed in solitary or hospitalized. Names identified include Cook, Thompson, Hatcher, and Sears.
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Ionia, Mich
Tonia State Reformatory
Justin Wright
Ionia
Earnest Chase
Garrett Heyns
Wright
Chase
Jerry Cusack
John Hayden
Heyns
Cusack
Hayden
Reformatory Hospital
Richard FE. Cook
Leonard Thompson
Richard Hatcher
James V. Sears
Shears
Hutchins Seeks Conformity Through Dialogue at Berea
Dr. Robert M. Hutchins urged nonconformity as an American ideal during Berea College's centennial events in Berea Kentucky. He linked renewal of mind to Western civilization and noted six honorary degrees, including Raymond Millard Cable, Purdue biology professor and Berea alumnus.
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Berea
Robert M. Hutchins
Berea College
Ford Foundation
Fund For the Republic
Foundation School
Raymond Millard Cable
Purdue University
Wilson Hints Planes Speed Up Production Plans
Secretary of Defense Wilson suggested a possible acceleration in jet fighter production to counter Russia's new long range bombers. He noted a biannual review of all aircraft programs and said no recommendation for speeding up planes other than the B 52 had been made yet. He avoided committing to an F100 Super Sabre pace while presenting a Pentagon request for 356 million dollars to boost B 52 production.
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Washington
Wilson
Russia
Air Force
Senate Appropriations
Pentagon
South Bend Man Named To Head Tax Studies
INDIANAPOLIS The Indiana Commission on State Tax and Financing Policies named Walter Higgins of South Bend as full time resident director of its tax studies for two years. Higgins formerly served as an executive of Studebaker Corp. The panel will work with the State Legislative Advisory Commission on studying the gross income tax to decide if it should be changed or replaced in 1957. Consultants named for tax studies include Dr John Fusely chairman of New Jersey Tax Commission John V Namety of Indiana State Chamber of Commerce and James A Arnold of Princeton University.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Commission On State
Walter Higgins
South Bend
Higgins
Studebaker Corp
State Legislative Advisory Commission
John Fu Sly
New Jersey Tax Commission
John V Namety
Youth Hurt As Car Hits Pole
Robert Grove a 16 year old from Rt 3 crashed into a utility pole at the intersection of 8th St Rd and Moss Island Rd while driving alone. He was treated at St John’s Hospital for lacerations and possible broken hand. The Madison County Sheriff investigated the incident.
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Robert Grove
Rt. 3
8Th St. Rd
Moss Island Rd
St. John's Hospital
Harold E. Rozelle
Mr. Grove
Madison County
Joe Brogdon
Howard Gilmore
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