Six Named To Hall Of Fame In Baseball Veterans Vote
The Hall of Fame veterans committee inducted six new members including Burleigh Grimes Urban Faber Miller Huggins Heinie Manush John Montgomery Ward and Tim Keefe. Grimes Faber and Huggins were noted for lifelong careers and Ward for his multi role contributions to the game. Ward active 1878 to 1894 also served as manager president and lawyer for the National League.
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NEW York
Hall of Fame
Burleigh Grimes
Urban
Red) Faber
Hall of Fame Veterans’ Committee
Miller Huggins
New York Yankees
Heinie Manush
John Montgomery Ward
Tim Keefe
Grimes
Faber
Manush
Ward
Boston Braves
Providence
Players’ Brotherhood
National League
Cooperstown
N.Y
Veterans’ Committee
Yankees
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Boston
St. Louis
Chicago
Trenton
Cook County Highway Department
White Sox
Huggins
Cincinnati
Yanks
Detroit
Washington
Keefe
New York Giants
Marquard
Wells Registers Easy Win Over Mechanic Falls
Wells High defeated Mechanic Falls 89 to 42 in a Saturday game, led by Bob Alexandre with 31 points and Bob Ahern adding 21. Mechanic Falls’ Jayvees won 47-37 in the prelim, with L Piper scoring 6 and other players contributing.
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Wells
Mechanic Falls
Wells High
Upstate Boys
York County
Bob Alexandre
Bob Ahern
Larry Piper
Steve Piper
Mechanic Falls Jayvees
Westbrook Speed Skating Races Complete Week’s Fifth Meet
Sunday afternoon at the Westbrook Skating Rink featured senior men five lap race won by Clement Fleurent in 1 51 Dan ny Gagne placed second. Junior groups saw Dana Sevigny 42 seconds win for ages 14 15 while John Valliere beat Paul Fecteau in 46 seconds. Maureen Miller led girls 11 14 two laps 39 seconds with Gail Devour second. The 5 10 girls one lap ended 27 seconds with Maureen Miller defeating Diane Lamontagne. York County Championship races set for next Sunday at Pool Road rink with trophies and medals for top finishers. Officials were Armand Laverierre starter Lorenzo Houle timekeeper Arthur A Houde director announcer.
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Westbrook Skating Rink
Clement Fleurent
Danny Gagne
Dana Sevigny
Ronald Richard
Lage
John Valliere
Paul Fecteau
Steve Lamarre
Norman Levesque
Maureen Miller
Gail Devour
Diane Lamontagne
York
Armand Laverierre
Lorenzo Houle
Arthur A. Houde
Jacobs Wins Palm Springs Golf Classic in Sudden Death
Tommy Jacobs defeats Jimmy Demaret on the second hole of a playoff after both finish 90 holes at 353 strokes seven under par. Demaret 53 says the win shows Jacobs’ rise as the veteran notes his own years. Jacobs collects 7500 of the 50000 purse with Demaret taking 4000.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Tommy Jacobs
Jimmy Demaret
Jacobs
Demaret
Tommy
Bermuda Dunes Country
Charlie Sifford
Sifford
Doug Sanders
Bob Charles
Bill Casper
Chuck Courtney
Urse
Charles
Don January
Courtney
Thornton Falls to South Portland in Southwestern Maine Track
In Portland at the Exposition Building South Portland defeated Thornton Academy 107 to 43 as Thornton extended its four loss, no win record. Thornton winners included Charles Belanger in high jump Bruce Burns in 40 yard dash Ed Bridges in intermediate 40, Burns in junior 150 and Lloyd Stetson in senior 600 yard dash.
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Portland
Maine
Portland Exposition
Thornton Academy
South Portland
Thornton
Charles Belanger
Bruce Burns
Ed Bridges
Burns
Lloyd Stetson
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Ronnie Jones backed by Manila and Chicago area connections stopped Tetsuro Kawai of Japan in a match noted with percentages. The fragment mentions 117% figures for both fighters and an 8 in the text.
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Manila
Ronnie Jones
Chicago
Tetsuro Kawai
Japan
Basketball Results From Local League Night
Scattered scores show Saco Tanning LT Roy & Oilers leading top scorers Pouravelis and Fleurant among 40s and 30s. Week games list York Heel, K C Saco, White Star Laundry, Sanford Plastic, and Roy & Perreault Oilers in February matchups.
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Wee, Hem
Saco Tanning
Roy & i Oilers
Sanford Plastic
Ehietiad
Neumita
Ccseccees
Fleurant
Cscceves
Bougtoad Ois Ccdacee
Anastasoff
Kopetski
F.T.T. F.T.M. Pet
Red Bineau
Red Fleurant
Jim Pouravelis
Nor Labbe
Phil Kopetski
York Heel
K. C
Saco
Seers Plastic
Roy & Harnamih Oilers
White Star Laundry
Bagley Market
Roy & Perreault Oilers
Allied Shoe
Eastern and Western Division NBA Standings and Results
The NBA standings show Boston leading the East at 37 14 with .725 and Cincinnati at 36 19. In the West San Francisco sits 31 23, St Louis 32 24, Los Angeles 31 24, with Baltimore at 21 32. Saturday results include Boston 119 Philadelphia 111 and New York 0 at Philadelphia. Cincinnati beat Boston 119 117 in overtime. San Francisco edged Baltimore 120 118 in overtime. St Louis defeated Los Angeles 107 105. Detroit beat Baltimore 112 111. Upcoming games feature Detroit at San Francisco and Los Angeles at Cincinnati among others.
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San Francisco
Baltimore Bullets
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Boston
Oscar Robertson
Jerry Lucas
Cincinnati
Celtics
Lakers
Jerry West
Bill Bridges
Hawks
Richie Guerin
Len Wilkins
Philadelphia
New York
Los Angles
Detroit
Altimore
National Basketball Association
Associated Press
Pet
G.B
Phila
Phia
San Fran
Francisco
Kentucky Faces Georgia in Woodruff Hall Test
Rupp seeks his 700th victory as Kentucky visits Athens to confront a hot Georgia squad that defeated Tennessee and hosts a strong defense. The top ten ranks clash as UCLA tops the nation and Vanderbilt, Michigan, and others navigate tight league battles.
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Associated Press
Adolph Rupp
Woodruff Hall
Athens
Kentucky
Georgia
Rupp
Wildcats
Louisiana State
McNeeley Jones Bout Tonight at New York Coliseum
Arlington heavyweight Tom McNeeley meets Doug Jones in a 10 round bout at the New York Coliseum. McNeeley 30-6 with 22 knockouts, 26, and Jones 22-4-1 with 16 KOs. Jones eyeing Stockholm Patterson or Liston bouts as potential future fights.
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Tom McNeeley
Arlington
Mass
Doug Jones
New York Coliseum
New York
MccNeeley
Floyd Patterson
Jones
Stockholm
Patterson
Sonny Liston
Harlem Wizards Clip Oilers In Sunday Exhibition
The Harlem Wizards defeated the Sanford-Roy and Per reault Oilers 71 to 54 in a game hosted by the St. Ignatius Boosters Club. Goose Paul led with 32 points. Al Daigle 13, Tony Wedge 12, Ed O'Brien 10 topped Oilers scoring as clown routines entertained fans and officials Boulet and LaMontagne joined in.
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Sanford
Roy
Perreault
Oilers
Harlem Wizards
Wizards
St. Ignatius Boosters Club
Goose Paul
al Daigle
Tony Wedge
Ed O'Brien
Dick Boulet
Pete LaMontagne
Sprinkler Solution Ramps Up At Wichita High Games
A Wichita man used a lawn sprinkler to deter fans from trampling his yard before and after high school games. He activated the sprinkler a couple of hours before each event and left it on until after, guiding foot traffic around his property.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Health Capsule on Hepatitis and Virus Inactivation
Health Capsules notes that alcohol cannot destroy the hepatitis virus and that boiling for 20 minutes or autoclaving is necessary for inactivation. It mentions monosodium glutamate upcoming and states the information is not diagnostic.
Fights Last Night Card Roundup
In Syracuse Joey Basilio of Canastota stopped Chocolate Colon of Puerto Rico by knockout. In Mexico City Chucho Saucedo defeated Geral Gonzalez by decision in featherweights. In Ravenna Gaetano Dos Santos of Brazil beat Mario Calandro of Italy in featherweights. In Mexicali Efren Alacron Torres from Mexico stopped Manuel Magallanes of Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
Syracuse
N.Y
Joey Basilio
Canastota
Chocolate Colon
Puerto Rico
Mexico City
Chucho Saucedo
Mexico
Genero Gonzalez
Ravenna
Italy
Gaetano Dos Santos
Brazil
Mario Calandro
Mexicali
Efren Alacron Torres
Manuel Magallanes
Los Angeles
Your Journal Classified Ad Reaches Readers Daily
A historical clipping highlights that classified ads in the Johnson County Journal reach over thirty thousand readers each day, underscoring the paper’s broad circulation and local marketplace impact.
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Your Journal
Thawing Snow Tests Snow Trust at Innsbruck Olympics
At the halfway mark of the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck Austria Russian athletes hold 14 medals including four gold by Lidia Skoblikova who won the 3000 meters as thaw worsens conditions. Sjoukje Dijkstra and Eero Mäntyranta also win events boosting their nations.
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Innsbruck
Austria
United States
Alps
Lidia Skoblikova
Royals Edge Celtics In Overtime To Narrow Eastern Lead
Cincinnati beat Boston 119 to 117 in overtime as Jerry Lucas sank the deciding free throws and Oscar Robertson added 48 points. Havlicek led the Celtics with 40 as Boston’s division advantage shrank to three games with two regular-season meetings left.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Royals
Jerry Lucas
Celtic
Tommy Heinsohn
Celtics
Rochester
Walter Brown
Lucas
Oscar Robertson
Robertson
John Havlicek
Bill Russell
Red Auerbach
Louis
Sun Celtics
Hawks
New York
Rousseau Scores Five as Canadiens Top Detroit
Bobby Rousseau of Montreal scored five goals in the 9-3 win over Detroit, approaching Syd Howe’s 20 year old NHL single game record. The next night Rousseau failed to score as New York’s Rangers beat Montreal 4-2, tying for first with Chicago. The Black Hawks beat Boston 5-2 and Toronto split with Detroit 2-2.
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Bobby Rousseau
Rousseau
Montreal
Canadiens
Detroit
Syd Howe
NHL
New York
Rangers
Chicago
Black Hawks
Boston
Toronto
Hawks
Shaffer Sets Expo 1000 Yard Mark at Expo Building
University of Maine sophomore Howard Shaffer former Thornton Academy runner posted the fastest 1000 yard time on the Portland Expo Building track Saturday in a special AAU race tied to the Southwestern Maine Track Conference program. He clocked two minutes 25 seconds. Shaffer is the son of Mr and Mrs Howard Shaffer of Sunset Avenue Ferry Beach Saco.
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Howard Shaffer Jr
University of Maine
Thornton Academy
Portland Exposition Building
Southwestern Maine
Shaffer
Howard Shaffer
Sunset Avenue
Ferry Beach
Saco
Hockey Standings and Scores From The Angerte Press
Hockey standings show Montr al leading with 60 points and 148 GF 124 GA. Chicago and Toronto follow. Montreal defeats Detroit 9 to 3, Toronto edges Boston 5 to 1, Surelay’s results include Chicago 5 Boston 2 and New York 4 Montreal 2.
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Chicago
Toronto
N. York
Detroit
Boston
New York
Montreal
Brother Jonathan nickname origins in revolutionary era
Britannica notes that Brother Jonathan was a nickname for the United States used by British Loyalists to mock American revolutionaries, predating its later cultural echoes and similar to Uncle Sam.
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Jonathan
The
United States
Uncle Sam
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Appleton Signs With Houston Oilers For Four Years
All America Texas tackle Scott Appleton signed a four year deal with the Houston Oilers for 104000 cash plus a potential 150000 package. The Steelers traded Buddy Dial to obtain Appleton’s draft rights as Lipscomb’s hole on the line remained. Dial threatened free agency in 1964 prompting the trade. Appleton’s family received 38 head of cattle from the Brady Texas ranch.
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Houston
Texas
Scott Appleton
Houston Oilers
Appleton
Pittsburgh Steelers
Buddy Dial
Dial
Steelers
The
Houston Post
Dallas
Buddy Parker
Parker
Pittsburgh
Big Daddy Lipscomb
Brady, Tex
Biddeford Girls Defeat Old Orchard Beach in Rivalry
After a slow start Biddeford High girls rally in the third period to beat Old Orchard Beach 28 to 15. Judy Utman topped Old Orchard Beach with 18 points while Pris cilla Beauleau led Biddeford with 13 points. Biddeford Jayvee team also won 28 to 15 in the preliminary contest.
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Biddeford High
Old Orchard Beach
Judy Utman
Priscilla Beauleau
Biddeford
Biddeford Jayvee
Old Orchard
Ask for What You Need Through a Want Ad
A brief notice explains how to request items or services via a local want ad column. It provides guidance on how to compose a concise message and where to submit it for publication, highlighting clarity, contact details, and expected response timelines.
Foreclosure Claim On Sands Motel Property In York Maine
York Development Corp files foreclosure claim against Jack Lipinsky for Sands Motel property at York Beach Maine. Mortgage originated October 8 1960 with lands bounded by Frank Pleasant Streets and Bay Street with rights of way and water access. Notice dated January 25 1964 in Newton Massachusetts.
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York Development Corp
State of Maine
Biddeford
County of
York
York County
Jack Lipinsky
Newton
Middlesex
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
York Beach
County of York
Sands Motel, Inc
Breakers Hotel
Lafayette Inn
Frank and
Pleasant Streets
Pleasant Street
W. W. Cole
Cole
Frank Street
Frank
Bay Street
Ellen N. Ellis
Breakers Hotel, Inc
York County Registry of Deeds
Massachusetts
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