New Racing Stables Arrive For Narragansett 24-Day Meet
Pawtucket, R I. The coming Narragansett meet opens Monday for a 24 day session with a surge of new stables. Delaware outfits lead the arrival as Dan Midkiff and Circle M Farm bring 10 horses. Jimmy Penrod trains nine for R F E Carter and Jimmy Rowan handles eight for Sylvester Lbrab. Delaware’s G C Smith brings 15 horses, many owned by McClarin Sutleff and others. Vans from Suffolk Downs, East Boston, and Island Textile cap the procession with crews totaling dozens of runners.
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Pawtucket
R. I
New England
Narragansett
Delaware
Rhode Island
Kentucky
Dan Midkiff
Circle M
Jimmy Penrod
R. F E. Carter
Jimmy Rowan
Sylvester Labrat
Maryland
Im O'Connor
G. C. Smith
R. Gottsman
Otto Bagley
Odie Cleland
J. Shugrue
W. Danhan
Charlie Hatfield
Oe. Purpura
Jim Beattie
Island Textile
Rindone Sees Flaw in Murphy for July Rematch
Joe Rindone predicts plans to counter Irish Bob Murphy in a 10 round title bout at Braves Field on July 23. The Roxbury fighter watched Murphy stop Jake La Motta and claims to have identified a potential weakness to exploit, though he offers no specific details. Murphy faces Rindone in the light heavyweight clash, with results expected after July 28.
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Joe Rinone
Bob Murphy
Rindone
Murphy
Braves Field
Jake la Motta
Roxbury
Joe Maxim
Rindoffe
Johy
Bedford Junior High Coach Enlists in Navy Duty
Conroy, a teacher and coach at Bedford Junior High, is scheduled to report for active duty with the U S Navy at the Fargo Building in Boston on Monday. A first class petty officer, he is a World War II veteran recalled to service this spring, and he is married with a young daughter.
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Bedford
Vincent F. Conroy
Bedford Junior High School
U. S. Navy
Fargo Building
Boston
Poor fish hit too Kalamazoo hatchery diet cut
The Michigan state conservation department ordered reduced rations at the hatchery due to higher operating costs. As a result fish are growing only about half as fast as before.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
U. P
State Conservation Desa Ent
Imperial Hanover Sets Record After Yearling Sale
Imperial Hanover, sold for 72000, set a harness racing mark in 1949. The 3-year-old by Spencer Scott, trained by Tommy Berry, clocked 2.0325 miles in a Lexington time trial. Owned by M and W Stable, the colt is eligible for the Kentucky Futurity at Lexington in October.
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Imperial Hanover
Spencer
Scott
Tommy Berry
Lexiregton
M & W Stable
Hollins
Ford Hanover
Roosevelt Raceway
Bill Strang
Brooklyn
Johnny Simpson
Lexington
William H. Cane
Fleet Sons
Volemite
Cane
Goshen N. Y
Oday
Snead and Harmon Open PGA Qualifiers In Par
Sam Snead and Claude Harmon posted one under par 36s on the first nine at Oakmont in the PGA championship qualifying. They traded birdies and bogeys and finished even with two unknowns, Andy Gaspar and Pat Patton, also shooting 36.
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Oakmont
A.P
Sam Snead
Claude Harmon
Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Harmon
Andy Gaspar
Pat Patton
Memidis
Minn
Maynard Drives Home 10th Inning Winner Over West Concordians
Maynard Merchants edged West Concordians 1 to 0 in a 10 inning clash at Crowe Park. Carlo Mariani held the visitors to four hits with nine strikeouts while Jones fanned eight as both teams played errorless defense. Jerry Robinson scored the decisive run on Ed Gallagher's single after stealing second with Maynard securing the win in the 10th.
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Maynard
Carlo Marino
Merchants
West Concordians
Crowe Park
Jerry Robinson
Ed Gallagher
Mariani
Jones
I Inings
Mowick
Fanuzzo
Navy Takes Over Fort Adams in Newport Rhode Island
Historic Fort Adams joins the Navy after more than 150 years with the Army ending Army control. Navy takes over use of the fort for undisclosed purposes and future plans remain unannounced.
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Newport
R. I
U.P
Fort Adams
Navy
Army
Acton High Plans New Insurance for Athletes
Acton High School announces an athletic insurance plan costing one dollar per student for the year to cover injuries. After 22 athletes enrolled, a baseball injury to Harry Morse required $13 medical care, billed to the Athletes Accident Benefits fund. Officials aim to insure all students by fall, with extra soccer and football costs.
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Acton High
Harry Morse
O. L. Clark
Clarence Enborn
Gin -Athletes Accident Benefits Fund
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Pearsh
O'Connell
Ferry
Winton
Costello
Acton High School
O’connell
Acton
Myrna McKelvie
Ruth Penney
Patricia Frizzle
Boston Trade High School For
Pearson
Fenway Institution
Gledhill Brothers
Boston
Nantasket Beach
Proctor
Haynes
Sid Laffin
Nantasket
Albert
Raen Hase
Stow
Oth
Wisconsin
Whitman Pearson Iis
Brussels
Belgium
Kierce Captures Concord Golf Title With 68
Joe Kierce wins the Concord Country Club tournament scoring 68 points. Other top finishers include E Payson True 56 and John W Codding Jr 55 with Crain George 53 and Dr John F Flavin 51 trailing.
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Concord
Concord Country Club
Joe Kierce
E. Payson True
John W. Codding, Jr
George Crane
John F. Flavin
George H. Phillins
John M. Eaton, Jr
Hubert M. Wardwell
Charles W. Lovejoy
James M. Austen
Danforth W. Comins, Sr
Angler Hooks Owl During Lake Marion Fishing Incident
William P. Jacobs III was fishing on Lake Marion when an owl swooped in and grabbed the lure several times before fleeing with line and hook still attached, returning to a tree with the gear.
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Clinton, S. C. CU. P
William P. Jacobs, III
Lake Marion
Rindone and Murphy Set Clash at Braves Field July 23
Boston boxing stirs racial pride as Joe Rindone and Irish Bob Murphy prepare for a July 23 bout at Braves Field following a contentious April encounter at the Boston Garden. Murphy seeks to rebound toward a title shot with Joe Maxime while Rindone claims dominance and predicts a knockout. The bout promises a fierce Irish Italian showdown with high gate potential.
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Boston
Roxbury
Joe Rindone
Bob Murphy
Braves Field
Boston Garden
Rindone
Murphy
Joe Maxim
Jim Maloney
Riccardo Bertazolla
Frogs Use Skin to Absorb Oxygen in Water
During hibernation, frogs breathe through their skin to take in dissolved oxygen from the surrounding water. This adaptation supports survival when cold water limits lung activity.
Sgt O'Brien Wins Annual Cup at Concord Country Club
U S Marine Corps sergeant Bill O'Brien defeated John Tew 4 and 3 in the final for the presidents cup at Concord Country Club. O'Brien earlier beat John Beale 3 and 2 while Tew won his semi final 1 up over Ted Appel.
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Concord
Bill” O’brien
U. S. Marine Corps
John Tew
Concord Country Club
John Beale
Tew
Ted” Appel
Young Folks At Camps And Hotels Across Nearby States
Sudbury notes show Lynne and Peggy Johnson at Coonamessett Inn North Falmouth Eddie Sears year two at Camp Winona Denmark Maine Leslie Sears at Camp Wabaunaki Hillside Maine Gwenyth Piper at Camp Tela woket Roxbury Vermont Judy Piper Counselor at Camp Telawoket Roxbury Vermont Robin Lloyd at Mt Her mon School for summer conferences Joan Coby attends summer session at Vesper George School of Art Boston
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Sudbury
Lynne
Peggy Johnson
Coonamessett Inn
North Falmouth
Eddie Sears
Winona
Denmark
Maine
Leslie Sears
Wabaunaki Hillside
Gwenyth ,Piper
Telawoket
Roxbury
Vermont
Judy Piper
Robin Lloyd
Mt. Hermon
City officials puzzled by missing truck damage payment
In Binghamton New York city officials report mysterious property damage payments to their city funds, with no record found in city files. They express caution though grateful for the funds, noting no knowledge of the damage and no entry in records.
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Binghampton
N. Y
U. P
Center School to Get New Heating Plant
Acton heating engineer Edward Boyden of Thermal Engineering Co. reports progress on Center school plant. Old 50 year old hot air furnaces are removed and a modern forced warm air system with Sundstrand Shell head oil burner is installed. New components include fresh air intake, automatic ventilator, humidifier, separate air and steam controls, and a concrete boiler room.
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Boyden
Wilson
Sked
Pearson
Honest 12 Year Old Receives Police Praise in Wisconsin
Daniel Raffone, 12, accidentally broke a store window in Kenosha Wisconsin. Police found a note signed by the boy and he admitted the act. He turned himself in next day and earned a commendation for honesty.
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Kenosha
Wis
U.P
Daniel Raffone
Dan
Acton School Board to Meet For Staffing and Contract Talks
The Acton School Committee will hold a regular meeting Thursday to select a new First Grade teacher at West school to replace Mrs Anne Welch and appoint an Art Supervisor to replace Gregory Bowes. The agenda also includes specifications for a new school transportation contract.
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Acton
West School
Anne Welch
Gregory Bowes
Carp Fishing Gains Interest in Southern Ontario Clubs
Article notes carp fishing as an exciting pastime for sportsmen and groups in southern Ontario. It highlights derby formats run by Brantford and Port Perry clubs, outlines gear and line choices, and shares a traditional recipe and technique for making bait and handling the fish on light tackle.
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Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
Ontario
Brantford
Apa Port Perry
Ting
Hatchery Fish Marked at Lake Texoma for Study
At Lake Texoma in Oklahoma anglers will help record data on largemouth bass released from a Durant hatchery. About a hundred fish were tagged with small metal clips last February for future identification. More than twenty fish have been reported by fishermen to the state game and fish department, according to J H Ward, head of the fisheries division.
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Texuma
Oklahoma
Durant
State Game and ‘Fish Department
JH. C. Ward
Department
Redear Sunfish Found in Lake Chawawa Area
Biologists report a strange sunfish in Lake Chawawa near Charleston identified as the redear sunfish or western shellcracker. The species, closely related to the pumpkinseed, has not been found in West Virginia waters before and appears to have escaped from the lake into nearby rivers and streams.
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West Mirsinja
Commission
Lake Chawawa
Charleston
Weis
Virginia
Téinia
Chaanas
Jawha River
Mississippi River
Missouri
Indiana
Alabama
Rio. Grande
Lake ,Michigan
Oroeer
Buckeye Lake
Columbus
Ohio
Bear Den Discovered by Kenton County Worker
District official Harry Matthews reports a 36 foot high bear den in a 60 foot white pine stub in Ottawa. The den toppled during gutting after a broken top, releasing a mother bear and last year’s cub to freedom.
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Ottawa
Penn Defies NCAA Over Televised Football Plans
The article reports Penn State and Francis T Morison urging cooperation with the NCAA on televised football and NCAA enforcement plans. It notes debates over Moratorium and television revenue, with Penn balking at NCAA edicts and threats to test the plan at eight home games.
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NCAA
Oma
Jonlyan
Ncaa’s. TV
Penn
Nail University
Ncaa Relal Daring Penn
Acton Residents Attend Weekend Gathering At Belmont
Mr and Mrs Strack and family spent last weekend with friends at Acton House New Le Street. They plan to move soon from Acton to Belmont as reported by Mrs Si r C south Acton. The piece notes local nursery items and a baby named Sanders.
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Strack
Vatleys News
Acton
Tain House
New
le Street
Acton School
Sir C.south Acton
Belmont
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