Texas Longhorns chase 40.0 relay mark at Modesto
Clyde Littlefield era highlights Texas sprint supremacy with a 40.2 in the one turn relay at Modesto California, the fifth meet record set by the Longhorns. Returning members plus new talent signal another bid for the world mark and a possible 40.0.
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Austin
Tex
Clyde Littlefield
University of Texas
Littlefield
Modesto
Calif
Texas
Longhorns
Penn
Drake
Kansas
Coliseum
California
H. V. Reeves
Beverly Rockhold
Tiny Geuneisen
Harvey Wallender
Billy Seay
Fred Ramsdel
Carlton Terry
Lonnie Hill
Perry Samuels
John Robertson
Allen Lawler
Charley Parker
Coliseum Rey
Modesto Reys
Southern California
Dean Smith
Jefry Precit
Alvin Frieden
Charley Thomas
Thomas
J. Frank Daugherty
Bobby Whilden
Daugherty
Lame
Smith
University of Houston
Texas Relays
Houston
Kansas Relays
Dallas
Frieden
Precht
Whilden
Wimbledon quarter finals set as top seeds advance
The Wimbledon men's singles quarter finals lineup forms after a week of warmups. Top seed Tony Trabert leads six of eight seeded players into the next round with Drobny Rosewall Davidson Patty and Hoad in key clashes. Nicola Pietrangeli and Kurt Nielsen reach the quarters as unseeded entrants.
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Wimbledon
England
Sie
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Jaroslav Drobny
Budge Patty
Los Angeles
Paris
Sven Davidson
Ken Rosewall
Lew Hoad
Italy
Nicola Pietrangeli
Kurt Nielsen
Trabert
Drobney
Rosewall
Davidson
Patty
Hoad
Vic Seixas
Gil Shea
Seixas
Shea
Pietrangeli
Rex Hartwig
Australia
Big Abe Segal
South Africa
Phil Drake Wins Grand Prix de Paris in Record Time
Paris June 26 Phil Drake of France captured Europe's richest race the Grand Prix de Paris for three year olds and fillies clocking a record 3 minutes 8.32 seconds for one mile seven furlongs. The previous record 3 10.60 stood since 1926 by Takemy Tip.
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Paris
Phil Drake
France
Europe
Takemy Tip
Purdue Junior Campbell Wins College Golf Title
Stocky Joe Campbell of Purdue defeated Rice's Johnny Garrett 3 and 2 in the National Collegiate Championship final at Knoxville. Campbell took a one-up lead on the 20th hole after finishing 18 holes tied and held on to win as he called it the finest of his life.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Joe Campbell
Purdue University
Johnny Garrett
Rice
Pla
Anderson
Ind
Campbell
Virginia Lass Wins Two More Tennis Titles
Donna Floyd of Arlington Virginia added two Middle States Girls Grass Tennis titles to her haul as a 14 year old. She beat Bonnie Loving 6-2 6-3 for the 15 and under singles crown and teamed with Andrea Berger to win the 18 and under doubles 6-3 6-2 against Carol Le Cato and Jane Feise.
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Philadelphia
Donna Floyd
Arlington
District of Columbia
Bonnie Loving
Charlottesville
Andrea Berger
Bethesda
Carol le Cato
Haddonfield
N. J
Jane Feise
Narberth
Dimaggio Comeback in One Day Yankee Stadium Tilt
Joe DiMaggio will return for one day to manage a team of former Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Saturday July 30. Hall of Famer Home Run Baker leads his team of legends in a pregame game before the Yankees face Kansas City.
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Dimaggio
New York
Joe DiMaggio
Yankee
Yankees
Baker
Souchak Finishes In Second At Port Golf Club
Souchak posts a 69 to tie course records and finish with 274, two behind winner Middlecoff. Littler and Rosburg tie for fourth at 275, Boros at 277, Snead fades to 283 in the $15,000 event.
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California
Gene Littleroa
Bob Rosburg
Francisco
Middlecoff
Augusta
Souchak
Middiecoff
Michigan fish receive better living quarters with state aid
Conservation officials say a Michigan watershed improvement program begun in 1950 is delivering returns. The计划 includes soil conservation, seedlings along banks, stone walls, diversion channels and cattle fencing to stabilize stream flow and improve trout habitats. Next year the Conservation Department will spend over $350 900 with federal and state partners aiding stream tidy up.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Conservation Department
Rifle River
West Branch
Department
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Monmouth Park Hosts 60 Student Workers From 49 Colleges
At Monmouth Park race track, 60 vacationing students from 49 colleges join seasonal staff. In a separate note, baseball catcher Jim Hegan of the Cleveland organization sells insurance during the off season.
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Monmouth Park
Jim Hegan
Cleveland
Hockey Scores From International League Night
Toronto defeated Buffalo while Rochester led the table with an 8 to 1 win. Montreal trailed Syracuse, Columbus posted an 84 point result, and Havana registered a 23 score in the standings.
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Toronto
Buffalo
Rochester
Montreal
Syracuse
Richmond
Columbus
Havana
Fights Lose Picnic Atmosphere As Boxing Dies On TV
Jimmy Cannon recalls how championship bouts once drew crowds from every town with trains and buses, but now money and mob influence fade. The Polo Grounds bout between Archie Moore and Bob Olson epitomized the transition from in-person spectacle to televised boxing, with theater and nightlife replacing older rituals.
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Jimmy Cannon
Archie Moore
Bob Olson
Polo Grounds
Underworld
Hollywood
Snipe Skippers Set for National Title at Allatoona
The top Snipe sailors will race at Lake Allatoona in August for both junior and senior national championships under SCIRA and the Atlanta Yacht Club. Juniors compete Aug 5–6 with three races, seniors Aug 8–12 in a four-fleet, round-robin format. Defending junior champ Billy Roberts and多 favorites like Tom Frost lead a field expected to include 75 entries from 23 states.
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Atlanta
Lake Allatoona
United States
SCIRA
International Racing Assa
Atlanta Yacht Club
Pete Tinney
Billy Roberts
Chattanooga
Tom Frost
Newport Beach
Calif
Ted, Wells
Wichita
Kan
Wells
Frost
Tinney
High Point
Ted Wells
Bluefield Legion Wins 5th Straight
The Bluefield American Legion nine defeated Mullens 3 to 2 at Bowen Field. Joe Sparks pitched a complete game to improve to 2 0. Bluefield scored on a bases loaded hit by pitch in the fifth and rallied in the seventh for the win. They next host Welch Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Bob Musser starting.
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Bluefield American Legion
Mullens Legion
Bowen Field
Joe Sparks
Bluefield
Ronnie Dawson
Mullens
Arrington
Craft
Tolly
Uefield
John Peterfield
Conner
Looney
Advanc Conner
Conner Looney
Tolley
Bluefield Legionnaires
Welch
Bob Musser
Musser
Faulkner
Teh
Public auction notice for repossessed Plymouth 4 door
A 1848 Plymouth 4 door motor car repossessed for default will be sold at public auction at 11:30 am on July 7 1956 at Motor Sales Tazewell Virginia. Amount due plus storage and charges shown. sale conducted under law. reserves apply. Peggy Says promotional content follows unrelated to sale.
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Tazewell
Virginia
Local Linksmer Defeat Tazewell in Golf Match
The Bluefield Country Club defeated Tazewell Country Club 28 to 16 at Tazewell in one match. Buddy Clement of Bluefield led scoring with 33-36-69, while Mitt Gilmore of Tazewell shot 71. Over 50 percent broke 80 as the course was in excellent condition. A return match is set for September on the Bluefield course.
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Bluefield
T. Country Club
Tazewell
Yeste
Buddy Clement
Mitt Gilmore
Tuna Tournament Dates Moved Up Two Weeks
The U S Atlantic Tuna Tournament will run August 9 to 11 to catch heavy catches in Block Island Sound. Ralph H Voelb of the Atlantic Tuna Club led the study confirming the earlier dates based on two years of commercial catches.
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U.S Atlantic
Block Island Sound
Ralph H “Oelb
Atlantic Tuna Club
Classifieds note job ads and scores of city matchups
Old classifieds list job offers and ad segments from Bluefield and surrounding areas. Entries mention household work in New York, cook’s helper, Avon Products territory openings, stenographer and office worker positions, and various contact boxes. Scores indicate Charleston Toledo Minneapolis games.
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New York
Thelma, Wayne &J
Bluefield
W. Va
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Georgia
Paul Anderson
Toccoa
Russia
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Strange
Putton
Tony
Preston Foster
Peggy Ann Garner
Lon McCallister
Lorette Young
Joseph Cotton
the Farmer’s Daughter
Rommear
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Rot Meng
Macdonald
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Chara
Forever
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Purdue
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Ton Road
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Waterfront
Mesha Lake
Portee Golf Club
Ben Hogan
Jim Ferrier
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Rosburg
Middlecoff Ac i
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Couchak
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Julius Boros
Mid Pines
N. C
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
Tue H
Jimmy Kelly
Shor
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Conn
Louis
Jake LaMotta
Marcel Cerdan
Detroit
Snipe
General Motors
ATT Refrigeration CO. Inc
Rigid Rats & Navies
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield Legion
A ‘Trosky
Penernes
Youtiees
Baul Craft
Ma Spark Mag
Sas Soe
Hedrick T
Granada
James Stewart
June Allyson
Strategic Air Command
Technicolor
Peggy
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Peggy Pitt
Brown's Chapel
Stoneyidge
Bishop, Va
Abingdon
Belmont Cor. Newstand
V.F.W. Presiden Pia
John Cole
St. Morgantown
E. J. Johnson
Goodwin Brothers
Franes
Barlow-Wisler
Bland Street
W Va
Myers
Austin Ullin
Re No
Princeton
Rudy's Tile CO
C. N. Pemberton
Carter Tile
Floor Sanders Porrent
Ramsey Paint & Wallpaper Co
Raleigh Street
Sa Batal
Low Mouth Restern
Dees A Supply Co
Portsmouth
Ohio
Portsmouth Atomic Ares
Edwards Cleaners
Own Matt
Virginian Hotel
Mus
Daily Telegraph
New Bluefield Road
Prince
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Ruth Dorton
Avonanes
Floyd Lane
Pulas.ka
American Association
Charleston
St. Paul
Toledo
Minneapolis
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Omaha
Denver
Indianapolis
Cook
P. O
Avon
Russell, Dickinson and Puchanan County
Virginia Court
Neral
Bluefeld
W. Va. Corporation
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New Service Games
North Tazewell
Parsons
Mercer St
Walker’s Drive Inn
Concord College
A. C. Walker
Gulf Service
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Chevrolet
Extre Clean
Packard
God Ter
PRI
Cline Motors, Inc
Dodge & Plymouth
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