Chukkar Move Attracts Quail Raisers and Restocking
The Chukkar partridge gains favor as a larger game bird that may be stocked by Wheeler Refuge. Quail raisers including Meredith Woodall report rising interest and a State Department of Conservation restocking effort in Marion County. In October the department bought 1 000 quail from Bishop Gaines and Woodall for release. About 700 quail were sold by Woodall, with each bird priced at 1.25 dollars. The department also distributed 10 quail to farmers who pledged not to hunt and to post property for the 1955 56 season.
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Wheeler Refuge
Meredith Woodall
State Department of Conservation
Decatur
Bishop Gaines
Woodall
Meredith
Marion County
Conservation Department
Bury That Duck Call Hunter Advice Ends In Caution
A humorous warning urges hunters to avoid duck calls unless skilled, noting most cannot use them properly. The writer argues calls scare ducks and provoke poor temper, suggesting burying or discarding the device. The piece closes with Christmas wishes.
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Swan Creek
What happened to the water buzzards over the reservoir
A local bird mystery notes the decline of double crested cormorants from thousands in the late 1930s to near rarity by the mid 1940s. The piece states shooting did not cause the decline as the birds feed on small fish like shad which remain plentiful, and hunters rarely target them.
Hummingbirds Hitching Rides on Geese Rumor Explored
The piece notes reports from hunters of hummingbirds seen near geese during winter migrations. Ornithologists question the science of hitching rides, while conservation officers at Wheeler Refuge patrol despite holidays, enforcing wildlife rules.
Local Christmas Tree Trade Shifts Along Highway 31
For two weeks before Christmas truckloads of Lake States spruce and fir moved south on Highway 31 while cedar shipments from this locality headed to Chicago and beyond. The narrator notes a preference beyond the commonplace.
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Lake States
Chicago
Hummingbird's Searing Summer Journey North
A ruby-throated hummingbird weighing under an ounce migrates from its southern range into Canada each summer. The passage illustrates the bird's northward travel pattern and its tiny, resilient nature.
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Canada
Missouri experiments with Cotournix quail stock
Missouri tests Cotournix quail as an imported stock adapting to open fields and pastures instead of brushy habitats like bob whites. The quail are reported to breed rapidly, with young observed in the field.
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Missouri
Europe
Offensive Show Looked For In Senior Bowl
Mobile, Dec. 24 Fans may expect an offensive show in the seventh annual Senior Bowl game on Jan. 7. Twenty nine backs compiled 14 907 rushing and passing yards over 2 313 plays an average over six yards per touch. South squad led by Fob James 879 rushing yards and Henry Moore 683 Ed Vereb 642 helped amass 5 047 ground yards while North’s Bob Moss 807 Tom Troxell 625 led rushers for the Yankees.
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Mobile
Paul Brown
Buddy Parker
Yankees
Auburn
Fob James
Henry Moore
Arkansas
Maryland
Ed Vereb
Bob Moss
West Virginia
North
Tom Troxell
Miami
Ohio
Wildlife stock and timber sale stir public debate
The piece argues against stocking foreign wildlife and urges preserving state park woodlands. It notes potential Missouri trials and Southern uptake of new species, while condemning a timber sale on Guntersville reservoir land as harmful to public access and park enjoyment.
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Missouri
Europe
Guntersville Reservoir
State restocks 300 banded quail in two Alabama counties
The State restocking program released 300 banded quail in Morgan and Limestone counties this fall. The Alabama Conservation Department urges hunters who bag banded quail to return the bands by turning them in to a nearby conservation officer or wildlife worker or mailing them to Montgomery with the location and date of harvest.
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Morgan
Limestone
Ala. Conservation Department
Conservation Dept
Montgomery
Coaches Turnover Rate Very High Across Colleges
The Associated Press reports a high turnover in college football coaches as Virginia ponders a new hire from a nine man screened list led by veteran Dan Jessee. Across major programs, dozens of coaches have been replaced or reassigned since season’s end, with more changes expected after talks with athletic directors.
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Hugh Fullerton JR
Associated Press
University of Virginia
Ned-Mc- Do
Virginia
Colgate Darden Jr
University
Athletic Advisory Council
McDonald’s
Ned
McDonald
Merry-Goround
Wisconsin
Ivy Williamson
Guy Sundt
Milt Bruhn
Sam Boyd
Baylor
George Sauer
Sauer
Stu Holcomb
Purdue
Northwestern
Jack Mollenkopf
Holcomb
Lou Saban
Ara Parseghian
Miami
Ohio
Johnny Pont
Nebraska
Biff Glassford
Oklahoma
Pete Elliott
Pete
Dan Jessee
Trinity
Conn
Jim Hickey
Hampden-Sydney
Howard Myers
Hofstra
Paul Severin
Randolph Macon
E. E
Eddie” King
Morris Harvey
al Kircher
Washington State
Harvey Harman
Rutgers
Tom Rogers
Wake Forest
George Barclay
North Carolina
Charles Atkinson
Brigham Young
Bob Titchenal
New Mexico
Jiggs Insley
Arizona State
Flagstaff
Edwin
Mike) Snavely
de Pauw
Don Triplett
Muhlenberg
Frans Maze
Colby
Charles Lappenbush
Western Washington
Jim Trimble
Philadelphia Eagles
Red Strader
San Francisco 49’Ers
Dons Extend Victory Streak While Vanderbilt Falls
San Francisco the nations top raw team improved to 7-0 this season and 33 straight over two years with a 61-43 win over New Orleans as Bill Russell KC Jones and Mike Preseau led the attack. Vanderbilt suffered its first loss after six wins, upset 87-76 by Iowa State.
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Ben Olan
Associated Press
San Francisco Dons
New York
San Francisco
New Orleans
Dons
Madison Square Garden
LaSalle
E.C.A.C
Holy Cross
Syracuse
UCLA
St. John's
Brooklyn
Duquesne
Fordham
Long Island University
Seton Hall
South Orange
N. J
Bill Russell
K. C. Jones
Mike Preseau
Russell
Vanderbilt
Commodores
Iowa State
Vandy
Gary Thompson
State
Bobby Thym
Illinois
Oklahoma
Sooners
Julius McCoy
Michigan State
Wyoming
McCoy
Joe Capua
Oklahoma A&m
Mack Carter
Mel Wright
Baylor
Oklahoma City
Texas Christian
TCU
Washington
St. Louis
Bud Cristal
Cornell
Spring Hill
Ala
Washington State
St. Francis
Queens
Elon College
Pfeiffer
Parris Island
S. C
Cherokee Has Tough Time In Finding Foes
Cherokee High School coach James Bud Mills, proud of a 9-1 season full of upsets, reports difficulty arranging opponents for 1956 with only four games scheduled after contacting 32 schools. Victories over Russellville and Deshler highlight the team’s strength while a 14-13 loss to Sheffield remains a narrow defeat.
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Tuscumbia
James Bud Mills
Cherokee High School
Cherokee High
Cherokee
Russellville
Deshler
Sheffield
Mills
Trinity Sweeps Two From Owls
Trinity seniors and juniors beat Tanner’s senior A and B squads. Trinity A won 61 57 and Trinity juniors won 39 37 led by Nix with 16 points and Ogle with 11 for Tanner.
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Trinity
Sam Draper
Tanner
Owls
Nix
Ogle
Norton
Whitlow
Wenn Terry
Eeenwell Fagan
C Franks
Morgan
PF Lecroix
Wee Eres
Swanner
Ll Norton
Ee Sulcher
G Williams
Browns Set to Defeat Rams for NFL Crown in Memorial Coliseum
The defending champion Cleveland Browns arrive in Los Angeles aiming to beat the Rams and claim their third NFL title for coach Paul Brown. Otto Graham, in his final game, Leads a veteran lineup against a Rams squad seeking revenge after a 24 17 defeat in a 1951 showdown at Cleveland.
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Los Angeles
Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles Rams
Paul
Browns
Memorial Coliseum
Otto Graham
Ram
Graham
Lou Groza
Dante Lavelli
Len Ford
Abe Gibron
Cleveland
Rams
Norman
van Brooklin
Tommy Fears
Groza
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