Tris Speaker Reflects On Baseball And Legacy
The Hall of Fame center fielder Tris Speaker recalls a lifetime with the Indians and baseball. He discusses watching the 1967 pennant chase from hospital beds, mentoring Bobby Avila on TV, and adapting to the livelier ball that changed the game. He splits time between Texas and Cleveland areas and serves as an unofficial assistant to Indians GM Hank Greenberg. The veteran, who began with the Red Sox in 1907 and led Cleveland to a 1920 world championship, compares past and present styles and positions in center field.
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Scouts From Whitewright Prep For Lake Texoma Camp
Whitewright Boy Scout troop plans a June 12 to 19 summer camp at Lake Texoma. Scoutmaster Bobby Anderson confirms 16 of 21 members will attend, with seven from Pilot Grove forming a separate patrol. Scout Bobby Phillips, the highest rank Star, aims to advance to Life during camp.
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Lake Texoma
Bobby Anderson
Anderson
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Cards And Red Sox Turn in Wins Friday Night
The Cards beat the Yanks 6-5 in a 7th inning rally as Partridge pitched and McKnight added two hits. The Red Sox toppled the Giants 9-8 after a five-run sixth inning, Brooks yielding six hits and McKnight contributing a home run for the Cards and Sox.
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Dean Will Retire From Army Oct. 31
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, Korean War hero and three year prisoner, announced his retirement request effective October 31. He is Sixth Army deputy commander at the Presidio San Francisco and said he told the Pentagon two weeks earlier he is retiring to spend time with Mrs. Dean.
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Father of the Year nominations open in Bonham
Nominations for Father of the Year must be in by noon Monday June 13 or postmarked by then. Do not include the candidate's name in the body. provide it at the bottom with address for judges. Eligible are all Fannin county fathers. prizes include shirts and gift certificates from local merchants.
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Fannin County
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Game meeting on regulations for coming season in Fannin
Fannin county sportsmen and land owners will hear a discussion of game laws at a Thursday night meeting in the Sixth District Courtroom at 8 p.m. Texas Game and Fish biologists Kit Carney and Edward Bonn and Game Warden Clarence Jones will present studies from the past year and planned management. A 30 minute film on the Texas white tailed deer and wildlife will be shown.
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Edward Bonn
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Clarence Jones
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Texas
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Joe Conrad Wins British Amateur Championship
Lt. Joe Conrad a 25 year old Air Force officer from San Antonio won the British Amateur golf title at St Anes England on Saturday. He beat Alan Slater 3 and 2 after sinking an 18 foot putt on the 27th hole. Conrad becomes the 10th American to capture the trophy and the U S has six wins in ten renewals since WWII.
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San Antonio
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U. S
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Anderson Honored as Texian Man of the Year
Robert B. Anderson of Vernon deputy secretary of defense was named Texan man of the year by the Texas Heritage Foundation. He received a silver plaque inlaid with wood from his birth home in a Senate chamber ceremony during weekend adjournment.
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Robert B. Anderson
Vernon
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Red Cross Classes Free to Students
Red Cross certificates for life saving and first aid will not be issued to students in classes where a charge is made for instruction. Daisy Christian says the chapter will only certify classes authorized by the chapter and taught under Red Cross policy, with instruction free to all students.
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Daisy Christian
Christian
Reunion tour led by John Meade and event finale
Ex students returning for the reunion toured the city Saturday afternoon with John Meade in charge. A buffet supper preceded the program where Carruth spoke, followed by a dance in the high school gym to close Saturday’s events.
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Carruth
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