San Francisco Dons Extend Nation’s Long Winning Streak
The No 1 San Francisco Dons defeated Loyola of New Orleans 83-? to stretch their record to 83 straight wins in the Holiday Fest tournament buildup at Madison Square Garden. star Bill Russell led with 20 points as the Dons faced a hostile Deep South crowd and coach Phil Woolpert praised the crowd’s restraint. Other top games saw Michigan State beat Wyoming 72-62 Illinois top Oklahoma 82-58 and Washington University of Missouri beat Cornell 55-50.
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San Francisco
New York
New Orleans
Madison Aquero Garden
Loyola
South
Bradley
Bill Ruseel
San Frencisco
Retell
Russell
Monroe
Phil Woolport
Loyole
Dons
K. C. Jones
Michigan State
Wyoming
Illinois
Oklahoma
Paul Judson Sored
Gary Thompson
Poiti
Iowa State
Vanderbilt
Washington Mo
Cornell
Sherrill Teen Bowling Team Sets 913 Season High
A 14 player bowling team from Sherrill New York tallies 913 to lead the nation this season. The prior high of 908 was set on November 10 by an all star group from Luzerne Pennsylvania.
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Oneida
Sherrill
Luzerne
Deer Park Wins Second State Title in Narrow Victory
Deer Park captured its second straight Class A boys football crown by edging the Stinnett Rattlers 70. Halfback Penny O Neal scored the decisive one yard plunge and added the extra point after a 70 yard first half drive. Stinnett fell short after a fourth down stop at the Deer Park one yard line.
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Borger
Deer Park
Stinnett Rattlers
Albany
Luling
Deer
Penny O'Neal
O'Neal
Stinnett
Tony Atherton
Larry Dawson
Dawson
Barton Resigns as South Carolina Athletics Director
Don Barton steps down after five and a half years as athletics director at the University of South Carolina to return as sports editor for the Columbia Record. He succeeds Van Newman, who also resigns from the Record. The item also notes National Golf Day receipts distribution and Senators rookie signings.
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Columbia, SC
Don Barton
University of South C
Columbia Record
Barton
van Newman
Record
Social Roundup From Highpoint and Surrounding Towne Visits
Community guests including Rev Horton Murphy of Quanah and families from Childress Wichita Falls and Amarillo gathered in homes of Mrs F E Biddy Mrs W L Foster and others. Attendees traveled for WMU Farm Bureau and clothing leader trainings with news of James Ray Hackler returning from overseas and local health notes.
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F. E. Biddy
Allen Jones
Horton Murphy
Quanah
Eugene Dill
Vicki
Shelia
Minnie Cochran
Childress
W. L. Foster
Ferrell McCullem
Foster
R. L. Trigg
Clyde Hacklers
Monroe Hackler
Community Center
J. E. Kelley
Clyde Hackler
Wichita Falls
S. Jeffers
E. F. Adams
W. C. Merchant of
Amarillo
Raymond Caldwell
Ray Don
WMU
C. G. West
Farm Bureau
James Ray Hackler
Hackler
Here
Burce Parr and Co. G. West
W. S. Bruce
George
Bill Kelley
R. F. Harris
Wellington
Robert Knight
Tell
Kelley
E. B. Conner
Basil Conner
John White
H. E. White
Charles Mack
Highpoint
W. H. Davis
Otis Smotherman
C. A. Thomas
Kirkland
Stop Watch Helped Tatum Win Says Teammate
Maryland quarterback Frank Tamburello credits coach Jim Tatum’s Orange Bowl success to a stop watch. Tamburello notes Tatum times travel routes and budgets minutes while preparing for the game in Miami. He calls Tatum the smartest guy he has met. The piece adds a National Safety Council estimate of 560 holiday traffic deaths.
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Baltimore
Jim Tatum
Maryland
Frank Tamburello
Terrapins
Oklahoma
Tatum
Miami
Tamburello
Arrival of eight pound son at Chil dress General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Donald Wright announce the birth at 6 24 am Saturday of an eight pound son at Chil dress General Hospital. Sterling Buster travels to Lubbock to visit daughter and wife, with both families visiting relatives over the holidays. Guests and visitors abound in local homes with multiple families traveling between Lubbock Dennison Paducah Alburquerque ARM and San Diego. In Buenos Aires Dr Alberto Gainza Paz seizes La Prensa with a remark about a missing wedding ring.
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Childress General Hospital
Amd
Donald Wright
Sterling Buster
Lubbock
Danny Britton
Buster
Harry
Leslie Dekel
Doyle Stamps
Dennison
W. M. Teague
Gilbert Simpson
Paducah
Robert Teague
A&m
Ter
Dane Britton
Simpsons
Teague
Jim Miller
Alburquerque
Larry Ball
Rule
ARM
Sam Smith
McAlister
Okla
John Simpson
Millers
Ollie Witcher
E. N. Newberry
D. G. Newberry
Jan
San Diego
R. E. Gentry
Ora Givens
Frank Givens
Kenneth Givens
Ed Givens
Orange
E. J. Shoemaker
L. 0
Pat
Pampa
Ray Browning
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Alberto Gainza Paz
la Prensa
Manuel Ordonez
Peron
Christmas Greeting Reflects on Christ and Mistletoe
Rev. Pearl Robinson presents a Christmas meditation noting Jesus as the center of life and love. The piece recalls the nativity, the crucifixion, and the promise of resurrection, alongside reflections on Christmas traditions such as mistletoe and Yuletide decor.
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Christ
Lord's
King’s
Yuletide
Jesus
Building Permit Issued for J A Edmond Son
Public records show one building permit issued last week to J A Edmond son for constructing a building and remodeling a carport. Eleven city police fines were assessed for alcohol and license offenses, with multiple $15 and $20 penalties and two $5 fines for license issues. Three fires reported including grease on stove and grass fire. two highway violations pending in justice court with two fines recorded.
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Carport
J. A. Edmondson
Avenue F. Se
Fw&d
Avenue G. Se
Justice Court
Justice Court Office
Estelline News Guests and shoppers visit across Texas towns
Local notes list visitors from Anson Lubbock Jacksboro Fort Worth and Denver plus Amarillo shoppers and visits to and from Estelline residents. Names include Howard Roberts James Roberts Jack Raines Bill Hays and J A Ballard among many others with trips to Houston Wichita Falls Dumas and McLean.
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E. F. Kennedy
W. M. Roberts
Howard Roberts
Anson
James Roberts
Lubbock
Jacksboro
Lester Phillips
Jack Raines
Amarillo
Paul Buchanan
Pearl Wright
Fred Nivens
Erbin Gilbert
D. Walker
J. H. Hayes
Cozette Wasson
Wesley Hargasheimers
Harrold White
Fort Worth
Pampa
Bill Hays
Ray Hill
Jean Perkins
Donnaline Williams
Hayes
Wes Nivens
Ben Nivens
Dumas
Paul Kennedy
McLean
Daisy Kennedy
James Whaleys
Houston
Walter Whaley
J. A. Ballard
Gerry
Denver
Colo
C. L. Sloan
J. A. Rogers, Jr
Wichita Falls
Nation and Local Briefs on Army Tents Korea and a Sign
In Washington Rep Ed Mondoson says tents for Korean troops are better than Civil War era shelters but call for improved housing. In Knoxville restaurant owner Jimmy Caracostis keeps the misspelled Merry Christmas sign bold, explaining I spell it the way I say it, drawing national attention and calls from Paul Harvey.
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Washington
Ed Edmondson
D-Okia
Korea
Knoxville
Tenn
Jimmy Caracostis
Caracostis
United Press
Paul Harvey
Indexing by Morris Higley
Bess Owens of Wellington gave erroneous Hale County cotton allotment data. Hale County’s 1956 acreage is 158,512, down from 170,422. The writer urges farmers to express dissatisfaction to state ASC powers and their Congressmen and endorses Benson’s six point program.
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Bess Owens
Wellington
Hale County
Bess
ASC
Congress
Letters To Santa From Don and Susan Lynnette Martin
Children write to Santa with requests for a stamp album candy a walking doll and dishes. Susan Lynnette Martin notes she will be at Grandma's and asks Santa not to forget her.
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Santa
Santa Claus
Grandma's
Susan Lynnette Martin
Childress General Hospital Admits and Discharges
Admitted: Mrs Nellie B Vaughn on Friday and Mrs Donald WrigHt on Saturday. Dismissed: Shelia Rasco on Friday, Kent Nabor on Friday, and Mrs J O Burrows on Saturday.
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Nellie B. Vaughn
Donald WrigHt
Shelia Rasco
Kent Nabor
Sealed bids sought for elevating grader attachment
Sealed bids will be received by the Commissioners Court of Childress County Texas on or before 10 00 A M Monday January 16 1956 for one elevating grader attachment serial number 1183. Bids must be cash and filed with the County Clerk. The court reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Leonard King County Judge Childress County Texas.
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Commissioners Court
Childress County
Texas
Commissioners’ Court
North Atlantic Treaty Signed in Washington in 1949
The North Atlantic Treaty was signed at Washington DC on April 4 1949 establishing the NATO alliance.
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Washington, DC
Army Quartermaster School Opens at Fort Lee in 1941
The US Army Quartermaster school established its home at Fort Lee Virginia on October 6 1941 marking a new training center for supply and logistics during wartime.
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US Army Quartermaster School
Fort Lee, Va
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Hartleys. Shoe Store
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Leonard King
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