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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1956

Page

10

Hudson Puts Cats Past Locals in 79-62 Victory

Cullman Bearcats led by Jimmy Hudson who scored 33 points propelled a strong outside shooting display at Pecatur Gym. Edward Teague and Gene Wilhite aided the attack while Decatur’s Tommy Husted and Hugh Ogle fought hard. the Bearcats seized a 60-47 edge after three periods and held on for the win as Decatur’s A and B squads prepare for Huntsville.

Cullman Bearcats Pecatur Raiders Hudson Edward Teague Gene Wilhite Decatur Tommy Husted Hugh Ogle Cats Junior Allred Hudson Cooly Jack Crowe Wilhite Teague Wwe Te Wenn

McDonald Holds All America Spot For 1956

Tommy McDonald of Oklahoma remains the lone holdover on the 1956 AP All America football team with Jerry Tubbs of Oklahoma as a listed center. The selection spans backfield stars Johnny Majors Jimmy Brown Don Bosseler and includes Kramer Walton Witte and Glass among others.

Tennessee Majors Miami Bosseler Johnny Majors Don Bosseler University of Miami Associated Press McDonald Oklahoma Brown Syracuse Kramer Michigan Walton Pittsburgh Karras Iowa Witte Oregon State Glass Baylor Parker Ohio State Tubbs Bob Hoobing New York Tommy McDonald Jerry Tubbs Sooners Jimmy Brown Wonder Man Notre Dame Paul Hornung Tommy Pounder Colgate Doc Blanchard Andy Gustafson Big Don Bennie Oosterbaan

Bowline Edges Longs 38 40 In Narrow Win

Bowline handed Long’s Beauty Shop its first loss 40-38 in girls basketball. J Miller and M Farrish led Bowline with 18 and 17 points respectively as Bowline closed the game by freezing the ball. White Sox defeated Chemstrand 53-16 with Sandra Pickens scoring 23 points.

Bowline Long’s Beauty Shop M. Bowling Long’s Bowline Guards J. Miller M. Farris Miller Farrish D. Terry White Sox Chemstrand Sox J. Roberts Sandra Pickens M. Salter

Standings Note From Local League Amid Sparse Text

Incomplete OCR shows league standings with teams including Rein Wintelsinisteeana and Chemstrand, with Wise Sex and pewine appearing as fragments. The readable items indicate a standings table but lack clear dates, places, or full team names.

Rein Wintelsinisteeana Wise Sex Pewine Chemstrand

Bears Improve to 1-3 With 96 78 Win Over Gamecocks

Athens College defeated Jacksonville State 96 to 78. The Gamecocks led 7-0 early before Athens tied it and then pulled ahead 48-42 at halftime.

Athens College Jacksonville State Gamecocks Athens Z Bailey Wee Holladay Humphries Powers Misner Wee Childress Jenkins Hargrove Robbins Laney McNabb Wwe McCarty Stone Langston C Enews Durham Mayes

Cage Schedule Highlights Across Cities

Saturday night games list matchups including Hatton at Moulton and New York 95 Rochester 92. Fort Wayne 104 Syracuse 92 and Minneapolis 103. St Louis 96 Philadelphia 113 and Boston 111. The Sphinx in Egypt is dated about 3500 B.C. per best calculations.

New York Rochester Fort Wayne Syracuse Minneapolis St Louis Philadelphia Boston Egypt

Umbrella origins trace to shade from the sun

The term umbrella comes from Latin meaning shade from the sun, though commonly used for rain protection. This etymology highlights how the item began as sun shade before evolving into a rain shield.

Shop Dobson's For All Your Clothing and Shoes

Shop Dobson's offers a wide range of clothing and shoes at Friedman Shelby Shoe Store. Local customers urged to visit for new summer arrivals and budget-friendly outfits.

Dobson's

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