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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1956
Page
9
Members of the Austinville Base Ball team in the County league are asked to report Saturday at 12:30 at the High School. The team will depart from there to play Bates Grocery.
Personnel experts estimate one man in 10 000 is psychologically qualified for jobs in important industries. The statistic highlights stringent screening and selectivity in critical sectors.
New York report says Cleveland outfielder Gene Woodling, suffering recurring dizzy spells, remained at home in Fairlawn last night as the Indians flew from New York after a three game set with the Yankees.
Don Finsterwald, the 26 year old from Bedford Heights Ohio, holds a two stroke lead after the first round of the St Louis Open. He fired 32 33 65 at Sunset Country Club as entries began the second round in the $25000 event. Burke Jr. trails by one stroke with 32 35 67. Other contenders include George Bayer Art Doering and Doug Higgins targeting the leader.
Alabama prep athletes from 49 schools compete in the 32nd state high school track championships with preliminaries in Class A AA and pole vault finals. Reigning champs like Carl Condra and Buddy Hardin return as Roy seeks dashes victory amid a large field.
The Associated Press notes Thursday games with rain affecting several results as teams from New York Philadelphia Milwaukee and Cleveland clash. Friday’s slate includes New York at Brooklyn Philadelphia at Pittsburgh and Chicago at Detroit among others with weather impacting schedule.
Radio and TV logs list programs and sports results for Decatur area stations. Entries include Birmingham Barons game scores, Friday schedules for Charlotte Macon and Dothan Graceville, plus late night shows like Yawn Patrol and Van’s Caravan with Sign Offs and News updates.
Moscow radio Thursday paid tribute to Adm. Robert E. Peary and identified him as the first man to reach the North Pole. The broadcast noted the American explorer's birth.
The Dead Sea surface sits 1,286 feet beneath the level of the Medi terranean, marking an extreme geographic low point.
Washington reports 92 new polio cases last week up 18 from the prior week, with 395 since April 1 vs 536 in 1955. Public Health Service says it is too early to gauge yearend impact and whether Salk vaccine affects case numbers. Governor reported to the State Planning and Industrial Development Board, noting his ex officio chairmanship.
About 4,825 new jobs will be available with the opening of all the new plants announced for Alabama so far this year. Gov. James E. Folsom.
Notre Dame selects four sophomores for the varsity in the spring game with the old-timers. The ancient squad features eight players from the 1955 season including Edmonds Lemek Bisceglia and McMullan. Returning 1955 starters Morse Hornung Prendergast lead the varsity lineup.
Florida and Mississippi opened the 1956 Southeastern Conference baseball final in Gainesville with Mississippi State winning the first game 8-3 to claim the eastern division top seed. The best two-of-three series continues as Mississippi seeks the western edge in the balance.
A 1929 production index places Mexico at 34 versus 204 in Absdtbetes and 184 for Europe. In America, 54 million families total, 44 million owe less than 500 dollars on installment accounts.
The team remains division champion but must play a final game tomorrow to decide the SE ace. The outcome hinges on the remaining matchup, and officials set a new date to settle the top seed.
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