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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1964
Page
5
Willie Mays boosts pace with his 18th homer as pills allegedly ease insomnia and power a 75 homer pace this season while the NL fights for standings. Curt Simmons and the Giants push ahead with a 2-1 win as Pittsburgh, Chicago, Houston and others post wins in tight pennant races.
In Indianapolis the 500 mile race will showcase the widest variety of cars in history with rear engine machines matching roadsters. Ford powered rear engines and three Novis engines join Offenhauser driven cars as power sources. Pole sitter Jimmy Clark leads a field including Parnelli Jones and A J Foyt with Dan Gurney in reserve, as over 500000 fans expect a dramatic start and a $150 per lap prize chase.
The page lists Saturday night MLB action with standings tied after 17 innings. matchups include Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, Houston at Philadelphia, Milwaukee at Chicago, San Francisco at New York, Cincinnati at St. Louis. Two more games noted.
United Press International lists top players by league with leaders in batting, home runs, and runs batted in. Notable names include Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Rod Carew among NL and AL leaders, with Hall of Famers and star pitchers and hitters featured across teams. The report aggregates key seasonal stats such as hits, runs, and RBIs.
The Montreal Alouettes announce Thursday the signing of Earl Hicks tight end and corner linebacker from McNeese State and tackle Veter Lewis who attended Creighton University and the University of British Columbia.
On his 52nd birthday Sam Snead hints retirement is near yet seeks one last Open title. The golf legend notes millions earned, two club jobs, and a high annual income while expressing desire to play for fun. He won 113 career titles and recently took the PGA seniors crown, aiming to qualify for one more Open bid.
In Glasgow Terry Downes 168 from London out pointed Ed Zaremba 173 from Jackson Michigan in ten rounds. In Bologna Nino Benevenuti 160 stopped Jimmy Beecham 157 from Miami in ten. In Los Angeles Raul Rojas 126 3 4 outpointed Eloy Sanchez 127 from Mexico City in ten.
George Woodson a 21 year old Louisiana Tech senior has signed with the Cleveland Indians for their Dubuque Iowa farm club in the Class A Midwest League. The righthander posted a 23 6 record in four years of college pitching.
Larry Moore pitched a 14 1 no hitter against the Red Sox striking out 14 in a 14 to 1 Pony League opener. He drove in four runs and scored three as the Yankees dominated early, while the Tigers beat the Chisox 16 15 in a seesaw nightcap with notable two hit games by Davenport and West.
In Johnson City Texas 1930s ceremonies star Cathy Sibiey delivers a seven minute valedictory praising Lyndon B Johnson as living symbol of courage and inspiration. The high school once renamed for the president hosts about 1300 attendees with Lynda Bird Johnson present. Cathy led with a 94.53 grade average and edged salutatorian Nonna Faye Friedrich by a few hundredths.
The notice lists hundreds of veterans and their names including McKinney Backus Beal Booker French Bremer Nelson Stout Mitchell Clifton Delleart Kelly Hall Bushon Boggan Johnson Shirley Spurgeon Hilburn Adcock Armstrong Barr Beal Bell Burns Brown Christian Coleman Ellis Feasel French Gillem Gentry Harris Hammon Harrison Holland Jones Jones Lewis Long Marshall Martinez McClain McEndree Moore Morren Murphey Pickett Roper Stinnett Spurlock Taylor Ticer Vanehn Watkins Vitt West Siroot Webb Wygal Welch White Donald Fowler Hood Hunter Motes Norman Schaeffer Sneed Reeves Adams Bunn Southern Stephens James Evans Peden Brown McFather Knight Reasoner Morris Lumpkin Busk Eubank Lindop Lane Reese Turner Payne Morrison Johnson Lester and others in a lengthy roll call of local war veterans.
Rice University announced tuition will begin in September 1965 at 1200 dollars per year for undergraduates. About 69 percent of new students will receive scholarships. In separate brief, Fort Hood soldier Anthony J. Gazarek, 24, died after a motorcycle and car crash in Temple, with Thomas G. Gorham injured.
Sheriff W J Barlow reports a suspect in the shotgun death of Levy Wilson 10 and his son Ran jal, a farmer and his child, shot Thursday behind an old house with no motive yet found.
Historical weather note records the day’s high 71 and low 58 with earlier date of May 29 1963 showing high 85 and low 60. The text also asks about wearing a Poppy for Memorial Day on Saturday.
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