Mike Higgins defies Southpaw shortage thoughts for Red Sox
Boston manager Mike Higgins rejects doom over a lack of left-handed pitchers on the Red Sox roster citing past eras with right-handers and noting Dean Stone as the lone southpaw. He references players like Early Wynn and Bob Feller as contrasts to today while discussing salaries and former Red Sox figures.
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Joe Phelan
United Press
Boston
Mike Higgins
Red Sox
Higgins
Dean Stone
Cleveland
Early Wynn
Mike Garcia
Bob Lemon
Bob Feller
Yellow safer color test results in hunter safety study
Fort Lewis Washington reports partial tests with Army cooperation showing yellow as faster to spot than red or green for both normal and color blind soldiers in varied light and weather. Colonel Sloan led the study with support from Washington Oregon California game officials and optometricists.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Fort Ord
Cal
E.F. Sloan
USA
San Carlos
Calif
National Rifle Association
Washington
Oregon
California
David J. Reason
Eat Ga
Sea Oe Ic
Taher
Concord Softball League Schedule Highlights Local Matchups
Tonight Acton faces Carlisle Tudys meets Fentons Concord Oil plays Cushmans Cullinanes clash Condons. Tuesday July 16 Carlisle meets Condons Fentons vs Acton Cushmans vs Cullinanes Tudys vs Concord Vil. Thursday July 18 Tudys vs Carlisle Cullinanes vs Fentons Cushmans vs Acton Condons vs Concord Oil All games at 6 40 p m.
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Concord
Acton
Carlisle
Tudys
Fentons
Concord Oil
Cushmans
Cullinanes
Condons
Old Pueblo Derby prospect rises from Del Mar creases
Arizona rancher J Rubin Jelks augments his string with Old Pueblo, a fast colt by Windy City II. Debuting January 4 at Santa Anita, he won by eight lengths and at Hollywood Park May 10 added the Cabrillo Stakes. Jelks plans one more race then retirement for the 1958 Kentucky Derby push.
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Hollywood Park
Spencer Drayton
Cartier
Gene Markey
California
J. Rubin Jelks
Arizona
Santa Anita
Pueblo
Lucky Mel
Old Pueblo
Jelks
Poly Hi
Monmouth Park
Colleen
George Zauderer
Saratoga
Poli Hi
Hialeah
Rosedale
Calumet
Calumet Farm
Princess Turia
Heliopolis
Iron Liege
Arlington Park
McCagg Competes in Races for Rowing Club
Concord-Lou McCagg a former Harvard athlete took part in regatta events with the e Boat Club. He led his crew to victory in one race as his team beat the Rowing Club by several lengths.
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Concord
Lou McCagg
Harvard
Etroke
E Boat Club
Rowing Club
Better Rules Set for Tam May Tournament Partnership
In Toledo Owen George S May arranged for Ed Carter PGA Tournament Bureau Manager to take fuller official responsibility for his tournaments. The shift covers rules pairings and play conditions for all four divisions of the All American and World Championship. Carter and May claim past disputes are resolved and that PGA will fulfill contract duties, aiming to ease sponsor player tensions and focus sponsors on interests while PGA handles technical game matters.
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Toledo
Owen
George S. May
Ed Carter
PGA
May
Sponson
Acton Registration Opens for New School Year
Acton residents Jeffrey Bernard Lanny Bernard and Allan Bernard starting with September 1957 enroll in Grade 1 4 and 6 respectively. The Bernard family now lives at 225 Arlington Street West Acton. Summer Reading Program enrollment reached 36 with daily sessions at South School through August 16 and reminders sent to parents via postcards. Mrs Gail Siegelman a former Acton teacher will teach Grade 5 in Paris for 1957 58 with husband pursuing a music doctorate at the University of Paris.
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Acton
Jeffrey Bernard
Lanny Bernard
Allan Bernard
Robert Bernard
Cambridge
Arlington Street
West Acton
Anne Porcella
South School
Gail Siegelman
Acton Public Schools
Paris
France
University of Paris
New Drug Aids Asthma and Anxiety Sufferers
A Tufts University doctor notes pollen and stress trigger asthma in many sufferers. A new treatment named Ataraxoid combines a tranquilizer with a hormone to relieve symptoms and reduce anxiety. Recommend reducing dust and maintaining a 70 degree, moist environment while avoiding heavy meals during attacks.
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Robert P. McCombs
Eet
Ton
Tufts University
Kelley Gets Fifth In Needham Race
Johnny Kelley finished fifth in the senior 20 kilometer road race at Needham on Thursday. John J. Kelley of Boston Athletic Association won with 65 57. Johnny Kelley clocked 73 11 and led a crowded field. Kelley now resides in Arlington where his running began.
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West Acton
Needham
Johnny Kelley
West ‘Acton
John J. Kelley
B.A
Johnny
Kellew
Arlington
Musketaquid Club Sets July 18 Meeting at Clubhouse
Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club schedules a copper meeting at the West Concord clubhouse on Thursday July 18. The gathering will start at 6 46 p m and follows the old meeting dates of the first and third week.
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West Concord
Musketaquid Sportsmen’s Club
Sunsail Biarida Mee
Ridge Worem
Stars Will Train U Mass Grounds
Concord members of the Greater Lowell football squad will train at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst again. They will meet the Greater Lawrence All-stars on August 27 at Lowell Memorial Stadium in a charity game. Two ex Concord High players Bob Siekman and Charlie Planigan join from Bedford and Lincoln.
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Concord
Greater-Lowell
Lowell Memorial Stadium
University of Massachusetts
Amherst
Lowell Stars
Bob Siekman
Charlie Planigan
Bedford
Lincoln
Softball Schedule Listings for the X Y Q Girls Team
Ouray parish presents the West Concord Contests with games listed at Graniteville Tully Y4 at Littleton Aug. 26 Arlington at home Aug. 2 at Ayer Aug. 9 Lexington home Aug. 16 and Westford away.
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West Concord
X.Y.Q
Ouray
Iday
Graniteville
Tully
Littleton
Arlington
Ayer
Lexington
Westford
Coming Horse Show Plans Highlight Local 4-H Club
Concord reports upcoming horse shows by Wilmington and Lexington 4-H clubs with events at Acton and Littleton. A Sept 38 6k date is noted for a Littleton show and a Sunday Oct 6 event is listed.
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Concord
Wilmington
Lexington
Acton
Littleton
Village League West Concordgame Schedule Fragment
Fragmentary notice lists local village baseball games with dates and venues. Mentions Concordgame and home games, unclear details from an old notations page.
Shoe industry production at all time peak
New York reports the American shoe industry may top 600 million pairs for the first time, with June figures up 7.1 percent from 1956. The pointed toe and lighter men’s styles drive the surge, as revenue and demand push production toward a 612 million target.
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New York
National Shoe Institute
Ung
Manufactur Pted
Wachusett Council Prepares for Fourth National Jamboree
The Wachusett Council announces a contingent of 31 scouts and leaders, from Ayer Groton Harvard Leominster Princeton and Sterling, will travel by train July 11 to Valley Forge for the July 12 to 18 National Jamboree. They join 50,000 campers in a city of 38 villages, with international participation from 63 nations and a focus on shared citizenship and democracy in action.
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Wachusett Council
Boy Scouts of America
Historic Valley Forge
Nas Semen
Ayer
Valley Forge
Charles Rice
Harvard
Mass
James Rutledge
Leominster
Lawrence Kelley
Acton
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
America
Australia
Bahamas
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Cuba
Denmark
Great Britain
Greece
Iran
Israel
Peru
Philippines
Sweden
Switzerland
Venezuela
Scout Movement
George Washington
Boy Scouts
General Jamboree Fund
Congress
Ht Eisenhower
United States
Armed Services
Peart Kennedy
Reading Railroad
Norristown
Pennsylvania R.R
Boys’ Life
Radio Club
Tired Driver and Rush Hour Fatigue
A report by Jeanne Smith explains fatigue as the leading cause of dangerous rush hour driving. Experts say tired drivers show reduced efficiency, irritability, and poor lane changes, suggesting coffee to boost alertness and curb impatience on the road.
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Gaia
Smith
Education mode shapes university system scope
Fragmented OCR hints at a discussion of education in the university system. Mentions of months, degrees, and employment figures suggest a report on university structure and staff, with references to a national or American context and a large workforce.
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van Bibbe Torate
Edu University
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