Sam Boyd Named Baylor Football Coach
Baylor University tapped Sam Boyd to succeed George Laver as athletic director and football coach. A Baylor end in the late 1930s and former Steelers player, Boyd returned to Baylor in 1950 and has coached ends. he led teams to a 1953 conference title and is known for maximizing player effort.
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Sam Boyd
Baylor
Waco
Baylor University
Boyd
George Laver
Baptist School
Southwest
Dave Campbell
Waco Herald-Tribune
W. R White
Texas
Cachedine
Bob Woodruff
Sauer
White Baytor
Elf
Cieburme
Bevlor
Omade Sall- Sowtheest
Imane
Patterson - To
San Francisco
Steelers
Navy
San Francisco Tops Coaches Poll As 1954-55 Season Opens
The United Press coaches board rates San Francisco No 1 after weekend wins over Chico State and Southern California. Kentucky NC State Utah and Iowa follow as the Dons build on last year’s NCAA title, with Brigham Young rising to 10th after strong wins over UCLA.
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New York
San Francisco
United Press Board of Coaches
United Press Rating Board
Dons
Phil Woolpert
Chico State
Southern California
West Coasters
North Carolina State
Ilinois
St. Louis
Kentucky
Adolph Rupp
Wildcats
Louisiana State
Utah
Iowa
Dayton
Duquesne
Holy Cross
Brigham Young
N. C. State
Hingis
UCLA
Cattle and Hog Markets Westock Fort Worth Report
USDA cattle prices show slow weak slaughter steer values 15 to 17.50 with higher 18.50 for select loads. calves 1300 head steady demand 13 to 18.50 for commercial and good slaughter. Hogs steady to lower. sows 50 to 75 cents down with US 1 to 3 grades 200 to 260 pounds around 12 to 16.75.
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Fort Worth
USDA
Poultry and eggs price list with weights and rates
The notice lists poultry prices: fowl 442 pounds and up at 24 cents, under 4% pounds at 16, roosters 13, fryers 19. Eggs show medium 33 and large 37.
Film Magazine Reflected Since 25 Years of Hollywood Obsession
A retrospective notes Hollywood unchanged over 75 years with Modern Screen's 25th anniversary party. Recalling Garbo Claira Bow Monroe Grace Kelly Howard Hughes and Lindbergh figures, the piece traces lasting star lore and ongoing preoccupations from early items to Carousel musical and Liliom.
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Hollywood
Modern Screen
Howard Hughes
Universal Studio
RKO
Lindbergh
Prince of Wales
Charles Farrell
Charlie
Palm Springs
Liliom
Hollywood glamour through the decades in magazines
The text recalls early cover stars like Kay Francis and many others from the 1930s and 1940s, noting shifts to newer names such as Tah, Race, Rock, Marlon and Debbie and Eddie. It mentions at home layouts with Ann Harding and celebrity marriages or rumors from 1939, reflecting changing cast and focus in fan magazines.
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Kay Francis
William Poyd
Gary Cooper
John Bennett
Lew Ayres
Joan Crawford
Robert Montgomery
Tah
Race
Rock
Marlon
Ann
Harding
Dixie Lee
Bing Crosby
Paul Whiteman
Maureen O'Sullivan
John Farrow
Debbie
Eddie
Tony
Janet
Rosa Parks Arrest Ignites Massive Bus Boycott
The boycott over Rosa Parks’s arrest spreads across Montgomery as many Negroes avoid the bus, with private cars and taxis quieting routes to work. Officials report near normal school attendance as most children walk or ride privately while the driver who cited a seat refusal helps trigger the action.
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South
Rosa Parks
Recorder’s Court
Feel Like Downhill Distances Disappear
Vague sensory lines describe instant passage and swift take off power. The text emphasizes immediacy and abrupt moments where time seems to collapse and speeds surge. The fragmentary language hints at action and acceleration in a rapid sequence.
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Hertner Electric Co
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Westock
Sheaffer
Childress
Fice
Yuba City
Tehachap
Pacific Ocean
San Bernardino
San Diego
Nevada
Elnewsat
L. A
Los Angeles
Feather River
Oroville
Hoover Dam
Tehachapi Mountains
Walter S. Cochran
Beltone
Childress Hotel
Attlont
Beltone Hearing Service
Tenth Street
Wichita Falls, Texas
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Thunderbird
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