Thayer Defeats St. Paul to Break Undeated Run
Thayer Fliers topple St. Paul 60 to 50 in Crawnosho League play lifting Thayer to 2 1 in conference action while St. Paul falls to 2 1. George Holtzman led Thayer with 17 points followed by Glen Wheeler 14 and Tom Stipp 13. Titus 21 for St. Paul. Thayer B team won 39 34. Jim Shultz scored 13 for Thayer.
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Thayer
Thayer Fliers
St. Paul
Fliers
Walnut
George Holtzman
Glen Wheeler
Tom Stipp
Titus
Jim Shultz
Buck Kennedy
Thayer . S.ss
Wheeler
Dumavan
Baty
Olinger
O Kennedy
J. O'Brien
St Patrick's, Coops Rally to Lopsided Wins in Church League
St Patrick's romped 86 35 over Presbyterians while the Coops beat Lutherans 37 28 at Hutton. Frank Coulter poured in 34 for St Patrick's as the team opened 24 6 early and held lead throughout. Haas and Kress scored 10 each for the winners. Lutherans were short a few regulars. Next league games set for Jan 2 with Baptists facing St Patrick's and Methodists meeting the Coops.
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St. Patrick's
Presbyterians
Coops
Hutton
Frank Coulter
St. Patrick’s
Jack McKelvey
Haas and
Kress
McLaren
Baptists
St. Pat's
Methodists
Lutherans
Coop
Cornelson
Marte
Bruenger
E. Burghart
Laseman
Ferguson
Maes
G. Burghart
Nordt
Elsmore blists Neosho Falls 59 37 in non league clash
Elsmore High School defeated Neosho Falls 59 to 37 led by Patsy Johnson with 26 points and Bob Olson with 16. Layman led Neosho Falls with 13 as Elsmore built a 22 9 first quarter run. Neosho Falls won the B game 50 to 31. Darrel Ellis scored 20 for Elsmore. Bob Franklin had 8. Girls and other junior games listed for January 2 and 6 at Elsmore with St John’s Iola and Moran involved.
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Neosho Falls
Elsmore High School
Patsy Johnson
Bob Olson
Johnson
Olsen
Layman
Elsmore
Darrel Ellis
Bob Franklin
Moran
St. John's
Iola
Bronson
Eismore
Johnson Ork
Stephens
Olson
Ji Vance
Edwards
Piesker
Heslophf
Tippie
Laterite
If Dunlap
OB Butler
George
Guatherr
Young
Walnut Wins Showdown to Lead Crawnosho League
Walnut High School surged to first place in the Crawnosho League with an 81-53 victory over the Galesburg Pirates. Walnut improves to 3-0 in conference play while St Paul fell to Thayer in another late- game result. Leroy Sands scored 21 points on 10 baskets guiding Walnut. Kenny Shrum had 15 for the Pirates. Walnut also won the B game 66-44 as Robert Finley added scoring support.
Grant Downs Hepler 69-54 in Crawnosho League play
The Grant High School Blue Devils defeated Hepler 69 to 54 in Crawnosho League action. George Miller scored 35 points to spark Grant while Kruse led Hepler with 12. Bob Gatewood sat out with a chest cold.
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Stark
Grant High School
Blue Devils
Hepler
George Miller
Grantmen
Kruse
Bob Gatewood
Devils
Benedict Wins Two Over Lafontaine
Benedict High School cagers defeated Lafontaine in both games, securing a 2–0 series sweep as they produced decisive wins on the court.
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Benedict
Lafontaine
Lafontaine Benedict High ‘School
Cagers
Benedict Girls Edge Benedictine in Local Matchup
Lafontaine led with a 52-16 boys win and 37-17 girls win as underclassmen starred. Ronald Haller and Jack Spaht each scored 10 for the victors while Barbara Aig hit 17 for the Benedict girls and Arlene Harris added 14. Jane Raymond scored 10 for the losers.
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Lafontaine
Ronald Haller
Jack Spaht
Barbara Aig
Benedict
Arlene Harris
Jane Raymond
Harold LaRue Honored by Quarter Century Club
Harold C. LaRue assistant chief power engineer at the Ash Grove cement plant received his first Christmas award as a Quarter Century Club member. The accolade includes the roster and a check equal to one dollar for each year of service. Forty six plant employees received checks this year.
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Harold C. LaRue
Ash Grove
Magistrate Denies 19 Year Old Bertha Wimhurst Marriage
In London a magistrate refused Bertha Wimhurst permission to marry 19 despite her fiancé Alexander Harbor claiming he would be the sufferer if she cannot cook. English law requires court approval for marriages of those under 21 when a parent objects. Harbor argued he was willing to take the risk.
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London
Bertha Wimhurst
England
Bertha
Alexander Harbor
Israel and Egypt trade airspace charges over Gaza and frontier
In a day of counteraccusations Israel and Egypt each charged the other with trespassing. An Israeli spokesman said two Egyptian jets crossed into Israel over the El Auja Nizana area today and yesterday without attacking. An Egyptian army spokesman claimed three Israeli planes flew over southern Gaza yesterday and were driven off by heavy antiaircraft fire.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
el Auja- Nizana
Gaza
Gaza Strip
Mary Christmas Brightens Lawrenceville High Classrooms
With Christmas near, Mary Christmas a three year veteran business instructor at Lawrenceville High School receives more than 100 students greeting her as Mary Christmas in five classes. She explains she was named after her grandmothers, Grace and Mary, with Mary first.
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Lawrenceville
Mary Christmas
Miss Christmas
Grace
Mary
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Galesburg
Grant
Pryor
Hizey
Finley
Magner
Wikkine
T. Hizey
Heitman
Gough
Sands
St. Pat’s
Presbyterian
Feft Coulter
Grogan
Daniels
Ben Jim Leroy Marquez
Patton
R. Berthot
Lindquist
FP. Berthot
McKelvey
Wilson
John Leroy
Myers
B. Leroy
Fehr
Grant Downs Hepler
Dean Elder
B. Harris
Thayer Jane
Eccvssonese
Eider
A “ Armatrong
Vanderford
Hibdon
A Smith
Geiger
Miller
Winterbower
Hammons
Erikson
Hester
Vander
Debolt Insurance Agency
West Main
Litwin
Charles O. Pillot
Chanute, Has
George V. Chiever
Phoenix
Ariz
Harold LaRue
Farmers Insurance
Superior Claim Service
W. A. Pownall
S. Highland
Uta Wet Crove Himself
Mark Twain
Bayons
Wilson Bros
Arrow Par
Knox
Foster Clothing CO
Fred R. Foster
Dean L. Foster
Pioneer Hardware
East Main
Edmiston’s
Edmiston
Edmiston Way
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