Don Whitmire To Address Annual DHS Grid Banquet
Don Whitmire will address the Decatur High School grid banquet in the cafeteria at 6 30 p m. Nearly 200 guests including lettermen parents of seniors and school staff attend as 31 letters are awarded mainly to graduates. Five players will receive monograms and return next fall.
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Decatur Red Raiders Schedule Two Road and Home Games
Decatur's Red Raiders travel to Cullman on Thursday night and host Huntsville at home Friday evening for back to back basketball games this week.
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Tag Team Bout Highlighted On Weekly Wrestling Card
Thursday night attraction at the D A W wrestling arena National Guard armory features a tag team bout. Karl Kowalski of Buffalo and Rube Wright of Birmingham face Chief Little Eagle of Oklahoma and Don McGee of Nashville in a best two of three falls 60 minute match. Two single fall bouts open the card with wrestlers announced at ringside.
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White Sox Keep Girls Lead In Hard Fought 43 37 Victory
The White Sox held the lead throughout their 43 37 win over Bowline Drive-In. Merle Bowling led with 23 points, Ruth Russell added 13 as Bowline’s Patsy Harris Doris Terry and Dean Jones also led scorers. Long's Beauty Shop beat Chemstrand 47 34 for third place as Doris Love hit 19 free throws.
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Economy
Hans Wagner Dies in Sleep 81 Baseball Great
John Honus Wagner, 81, famed shortstop and Pirates legend, died in his sleep at his Carnegie home with family at bedside. In poor health for years, he left a lasting mark with a .329 lifetime batting average, 2,785 games, 10,427 at bats, 3,430 hits, and eight NL batting titles.
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Honus) Wagner
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Alabama’s Classic Foe Shows Big Scoring Punch
Alabama opens in the Birmingham Classic facing Texas Christian after TCU beat Austin 91-79 in warmups. Jerry Harper led Alabama last season with 505 points in 24 games as the Tide, 19-5 in 1954-55, prepares to meet Valparaiso and Houston in the event.
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Economy Auto Store Declares Chemstrand Deal
A fragmented OCR note mentions Economy Auto Store and a Chemstrand related deal or association. Details are unclear due to damaged text but imply a business arrangement or supplier connection between the two entities.
Holly Pond Wins Cage Tourney at Blountsville
Holly Pond of Cullman County opened the season with a tournament title at the Blountsville Invitational. Holly Pond defeated Locust Port 64 40 in the first round and beat Cleveland 70 31 in the finals while Locust Port topped Blountsville 48 44 in the consolation.
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College Basketball Scores From Monday AP East and Midwest
Niagara 66 Toledo 59 Duquesne 61 Carnegie Tech 25 Connecticut 88 New Hampshire 63 Hofstra 80 Roanoke 43. Memphis State 84 Texas A M 71 Oklahoma A M 51 Texas Western 40. Memphis 78? (text unclear) etc.
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Toledo
Duquesne
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New Hampshire
Hofstra
Roanoke
South Aulane
Fiore
Rodio State
Western Memphis
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Wofford
Morehead
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Wisconsin
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Drake
Omaha
Youngstown
Steubenville
Oklahoma
A&m
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Texas
Colorado
Greens
Whitworth
Washington State
Baseball radio policy still snarled after DOJ rebuff
Commissioner Ford Frick reported the DOJ rejected a plan to set radio and TV ground rules for baseball. He spoke amid MLB meetings where officers were elected and a Stephen Fitzgerald Company survey was distributed. Frick described the test case idea and DOJ’s reversal, noting no complaint toward the government.
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Kentucky May Get Argument From Alabama
Alabama and Vanderbilt emerge as potential challengers to Kentucky’s SEC dominance. Vanderbilt crushed Ohio State 76-67 led by Al Rochelle with 23 points, while Ohio State star Robin Freeman scored 40. Si Green led Duquesne 22 points in a 61-25 win over Carnegie Tech. Norm Stewart’s Missouri poured in 35 in a 92-60 win over Texas Tech. Notre Dame’s Lloyd Aubrey scored 35 in a 70-66 loss to Wisconsin. Niagara beat Toledo 66-59 as Tommy Hemans led 21. Memphis State defeated Ken Loeffler’s team, and Alabama meets Buffalo in Queen City Tournament play.
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Dons Capture No 1 Rating In Preseason Poll
The San Francisco Dons top the AP preseason poll as the nation’s No 1 team with 1 023 points and 63 first place votes. Kentucky is second with 847 points and seven first place votes, while North Carolina State and Iowa follow in the top ranks.
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