TVA Safety Chief Warns on Water Dangers at Wheeler Lake
D E Nolting of the TVA Safety Branch warns of drownings on TVA lakes in 1959 and urges cautious water use ahead of hot weather. He cites incidents of wading accidents and a family drowning on an inner tube, stresses learning to swim and not swimming alone, and advises checking water bottom conditions before wading.
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D. E. Notting
TVA
Wheeler Reservoir
Tva Lakes
Nolting
Notting
Boating Dangers Highlight TVA Lake Deaths
The article notes several drownings on TVA lakes linked to boating events. A man lost control and drowned after failing to wear a life preserver. Two couples capsized. the men couldn’t swim while the women were rescued. Authorities cite unsafe operation and lack of life jackets as contributing factors.
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Tva Lakes
Nolting
Things To Remember At Races At Courtland
A reminder for Courtland race fans to bring sun protection shade and suntan lotion and a thermos of ice water. Jaycee officials say infield admission offers a better view but spectators must stay away from cars and keep a safe distance from the course.
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Courtland
Jaycee
Breeding Drives Orioles to 3-2 Win Over Yankees
Marv Breeding drove in two runs to help Baltimore stay in first place as the Orioles beat the New York Yankees 3-2. Baltimore surged ahead with a three run fifth against Art Ditmar, capped by a two out single by Gene Woodling.
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Marv Breeding
Baltimore
Orioles
New York Yankees
Yankees
Art Ditmar
Gene Woodling
Sirota Aisted Glee
Kentucky Derby-style Horse Wins Wire-to-Wire on Reluctant Start
A heavily favored three-year-old Kentucky-bred colt broke slowly yet charged to a wire-to-wire victory in 1:40 3-5, two lengths clear of Eddie Schmidt who finished second and Bagdad third. Fleet Nasrullah’s win boosts hopes for the $100,000 Hollywood Gold Cup in July as the long shot payoffs were 2.80, 2.80, 2.20.
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Kentucky Boy
Swaps
Eddie Schmidt
Bagdad
Fleet Nasrullah
Mantle Ends Slump With Yankees Victory Over Washington
Mickey Mantle snapped a 20 at bat drought with a two run homer as the Yankees beat the Senators 5 to 1. Jim Coates earned his fifth win to improve to 5 0, while Jim Kaat took the loss for Washington. Maris also homered for New York.
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Mickey Mantle
Yankees
Washington
Mantle
Yanke
Jim Coates
Jim Kaat
Coates
Kaat
Jack Kralick
Kralick
Battey
Howard
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L—Kaat
Maris
Mutual Wins Over Sims in League Softball Tilt
Mutual Savings defeated Sims Homes 18 to 12 in a girls softball league game that was a makeup for a rained-out contest. Jane Melton collected three of Mutual’s 13 hits while Brenda George contributed four of Sims’ hits. rescheduled game to be played Wednesday at 7 15 p.m. at Pop Oliver Field with Sims practicing Tuesday at 5 p.m.
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Mutual Savings
Sims Homes
Jane Melton
Mutual
Brenda George Cone
Sims
Worthington
Weestler
Pop Oliver Field
Pop Oliver
Southern League Results Summary
Partial OCR text shows Southern League results with team names and scores garbled. Names like Atta Antiviae Grims uy Camilli Greenwood Batch Allen Rosenbaum Tyriver appear, indicating a sports score roundup but details are unreadable.
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Chattanooga
Greenwood
Allen
Rosenbaum
Woley
Tyriver
Standouts In Jersey Derby
Six 3 year olds including Bally Ache Venetian Way and Tompion entered the Jersey Derby at Garden State Park on Memorial Day. A crowd above 40 000 expected for the 1 1/8 mile holiday feature with Bally Ache favored at 7 5 to 2 as the early champion of the year.
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Camden
N.J
Bally Ache
Venetian Way
Tompion
Garden State Park
Ballydam
Musial benched as Cardinals shift to youth
Cardinal General Manager Bing Devine announced Stan Musial has been benched as the team moves to a younger lineup. Bill White will start at first base and Curt Flood in center field, with Musial staying fit for now as retirement rumors swirl and a longer set lineup is sought.
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Bing Devine
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Devine
Sally Hemus
Bill White
Musial
Curt Flood
White
San Francisco
Stan
Birmingham Picked as Southern Asia Headquarters
Birmingham is named league headquarters after Charlie Hurth resigns to join the Continental League. South Totten becomes league president as Atlanta hotels push back. Totten cites Birmingham’s central location and accessibility for league operations as reasons. He plans to relocate records from New Orleans and move the office to Birmingham.
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Asia
Totten
Charlie Hurth
New York
Atlanta
Hurth
New Orleans
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Tottens
Martin
William G. Evans
Memphis
Wolverine Keeps First In City Softball Standings
Friday night in the City Softball Wolverines topped Alabama Flour Mill 103 to stay first in the standings. The Independents’ ace pitchers will face Chemstrand at 7 30 p m in the 3 2 game preview.
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Alabama Flour Mill
Independents
Chemstrand
Wolverine Weeeetenee Wwrceeee Independents
Decatur Swim Team Meets Monday At Blue Haven Pool
Local briefs note the Decatur boys and girls swim teams meet Monday at 10 am to register. Age groups 8 and under through 16 are listed and applicants must swim the pool length to join.
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Decatur
Blue Haven Pool
Blue Haven
Wolverine to face Flour Mill in second game
In the second game Wolverine will play the Flour Mill, setting up a clash between two teams as the schedule advances.
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Wolverine
North Alabama Baseball Championship Delayed by Rain
In Leeds Alabama Coffee of Florence and Tuscaloosa High advanced to finals but rain postponed play. Tuscaloosa tied the playoff with a 13 run surge before a 21 win over Etowah County. Cullman was routed 18-0.
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Coffee
Florence
Tuscaloosa High
Tuscaloosa
Etowah County
Beatty Shatters Mile Record in Upset at Night Meet
Jim Beatty former UNC runner broke the American mile record clocking 3 minutes 58 seconds beating Oregon rival Cyrol Burleson. Beatty lowered his prior best 4 06 1. In another upset Oregon freshman Harry Jerome defeated Ray Norton in the 100 yard dash.
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Jim Beatty
University of North Carolina
Oregon
Cyrol Burleson
Beatty
University of Oregon
Harry Jerome
Ray Norton
Central Methodist Triumphs Over Brookhaven In Church League
In Austin a Church League game saw Central Methodist defeat Brookhaven 11 to 10. H. Wallace powered the win with two doubles and a home run while S. Covington added a triple. Brookhaven top hitters were L. Bannister with two doubles and K. Harpe with a double and a single. B. Nabors earned the win and K. Harpe took the loss.
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Brookhaven Baptist
Tral Methodist
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Brookhaven
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Ike sends greetings to golf professionals on National Golf Day
President Eisenhower sent a greeting to Harold Sargent of Atlanta Georgia representing the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the ninth annual National Golf Day events.
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Ike Dunedin
Fla
Participadie
Eisenhower
Phggtag Teesee
Harold Sargent
Atlanta
Ers Assn. of America
Benson Martin wins Courtland feature in new Daimler
Benson Martin of Nashville wins Courtland sprint in the feature event aboard a Daimler. A Warner Formula Junior car with orchid color wins the Ladies and Gran Turismo class. John Hill, Memphis, places second in a Volvo. Eugene Johnson, Memphis, third in a Saab. A 15 lap Production race sees cautious driving with no major incidents. Today's program closes with a free for all excluding the finale.
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Courtland
Benson Martin
Nashville
Tenn
John Hill
American owned horses favored at Epsom
London AP report notes American owned thoroughbreds strongly favored to excel at the Epsom Derby and related events. Jets of praise for trainers, with excitement over potential American dominance in the race lineup and results anticipated from the field.
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London
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