Little League Hitters Post Strong First Half
Bill Terry leads Lions Club Giants with a .538 average after 9 games. Orville McLain of the Red Sox tops batters playing every game at .448. Seven others exceed .400, including Giants regulars Tommy Higgins Mickey Sloan Tommy Howard Joe Munger Jack Burke and Gene Lee. Cards’ Auston Utsey also above .400. Jerry Parks and Gene Wilshire sit near .391 and .385. Team averages follow.
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Summer Recreation Program To Begin In Bonham
Bonham public schools and the City of Bonham start a summer recreation program Monday with swimming for boys and girls, baseball, tennis, and golf. M. B. Nelson directs activities with swimming at State Park costing 10 cents daily for swimmers. transportation is provided by the school system.
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Pumpers Face Perrin AFB Nene This Afternoon
Southwest Pump to play Perrin Air Force Base Pilots at Washington Field this afternoon. Game starts at 2 30. Jackie Herriage is Bonham's likely starting pitcher.
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Proposal to Split Season Defeated in Abilene
Victoria of the Big State League proposed splitting the Joop season with a final playoff for the first half and a restart for the second half. The plan was defeated Friday by four clubs opposing the telegraphic request. League President Hal Sayles announced the decision, noting the tentative unanimity of the remaining clubs.
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Split season plan hinges on narrow vote
A tight race drives decisions on adopting a split season plan after last year's partial split. In Antarctica a Navyman consumes 115 pounds of beef yearly, illustrating extreme resource use.
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Duff Wins Fencing Award at Air Force Academy
Cadet Willis Duff son of Mr and Mrs Willis P Duff of 1120 North Center street is among 155 freshman numeral winners in 14 intercollegiate sports at the U S Air Force Academy now housed at Lowry AFB Denver Colo He earned the fencing award as part of the Air Force Academy team which captured the Western Intercollegiate Fencing Conference championship in April in Tucson Ariz Duff competed in sabre one division for a team that tied for first in that event at the WIFC meet A Bonham high school graduate he starred in football basketball and track and engaged in other student activities
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Hamia to Get Shot at World Title
Cherif Hamia of Algeria earned a world title shot after a unanimous decision over Miguel Berrios at Madison Square Garden. Managing Director Harry Markson said negotiations would start for a title bout with champion Sandy Saddler as Hamia heads to France then Algeria.
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Needles Captures Belmont Stakes in Stretch Run
Kentucky Derby champion Needles won the 88th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park to complete two segments of the shattered triple crown. He trailed the field early, moved on the turn, and at mid-straightaway surged to the front then held off Career Boy by a neck in the mile and a half race.
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Pittsburg Pirates Sign Rookie Shortstop Roy Stotler
The Pittsburg Pirates announced the signing of 18 year old shortstop Roy Stotler from Hagerstown Maryland. He will be assigned to the Brunswick Georgia farm club in the Class D Georgia Florida League. Stotler bats right handed, stands five feet eleven inches tall and weighs 155 pounds.
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Middlecoff Wins U S Open at Rochester
Dr Cary Middlecoff broke a seven year drought by firing a final round 35 35 70 to edge Ben Hogan for the U S Open championship at Rochester with a 281 aggregate. Hogan finished close behind as the title race stayed tight throughout the final round.
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Bonham Woman Recalls 1930s Farm Life Near Ladonia
Mrs. J. D. Lawson of Bonham recounts farm life on her father’s 100 acre blackland farm southeast of Ladonia. She recalls cheap groceries, a five dollar barrel of sugar, green coffee roasted at home, and a community of neighbors helping the sick. She notes the switch from coal lamps to electric lighting and praises lower doctor costs, with a $40 visit including medicine during her father’s illness.
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Oklahoma Farmers Return From Soviet Tour Claim No Lesson Learned
Ten Oklahoma farmers returned from a 20 day tour of the Soviet Union saying Americans could not learn from Russian agricultural methods yet praising Russians for hard work and hospitality. They noted women perform much farm labor and observed crude equipment but strong peacetime sentiment overall.
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Subnormal Rain Forecast Across Large Regions
The Weather Bureau 30 day outlook predicts cooler conditions west of the Divide the North Atlantic states and the Gulf Coast. Above normal temperatures are forecast for the Midwest with above normal rainfall likely in the Northwest and southern Mississippi Valley. Subnormal rain expected in the East and Southwest with near normal elsewhere.
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Chicago Tops Washington in 7-6 Pitchers Duel
In a Saturday MLB slate Chicago defeats Washington 7 to 6 as Detroit also posts a 5 to win. Boston falls short with a 6 run effort. The results highlight a tight AL afternoon.
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Rocking Chairs and Furniture Refinishing Shop Opens
Local business offers home utensils platform rockers and a range of rocking chairs with furniture refinishing and repair services from noon until dark at 600 East 4th Street.
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Ken's Howard Creek Resort Vacation Paradise on Bull Shoals Lake
Ken's Howard Creek Resort offers cabins boats motors and guides on Bull Shoals Lake and daily float service on the White River. The facility lists a children's playground baby sitters weekly and monthly spring summer reservations and rates, contact Harry and Edna Longenecker Box 325 Mtn. Home Arkansas Lakeview 3-4371.
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