Unbeaten Hartford Five Invades Midland City
The undefeated Hartford varsity visits Midland City to face the once beaten Fliers in the Wiregrass Basketball League. Hartford features seven league wing players as the second half opens, while Geneva and Abbeville prepare to return to play after scheduling changes and weather delays.
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Bulldogs
Charlie Finnay
Midland City
Geneva
Panthers
National Guard
Burwood Moore
Slocomb
H. B. Richards
Abbeville
Newsite
Bearcats
Kinston
Enterprise
Marianna
Rees
Pensacola
Maione
Heat
Panama City
New Brockton
Dathan
Lanier
Montgomery
Eames
Newville
Rehobeth
Cottonwood
Ashita
Wickzburg
Columbia
WBE
Hiviaup
Ozark
Samson Hartford
Midland
Civ
Collee Springs
Neuter Blocombat
Creel Hendrix Earn Honorable Mention in All-America Team
Huntsville star Bobby Luna named to fourth high school All America by Wisemen of America. Alabama prep standouts Duke and Lambert join second and third teams. Creel and Hendrix receive honorable mention. East West game slated for Memphis next August with coaches Red Drew and Will Walls.
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Oklahoma City
Huntsville
Bobby Luna
William Wisemen
Luna
State University
Nathan
Jack Crees
Geneva
Sonny Hendrx
Mose Simms
Wisemen
Memphis
Tenn
Harold
Red) Drew
University of Alabama
Will Walls
University of Corpus! Christi
Tare
Old Brown
Central High
Town
Steve Roake
Bamington
Bill Zimmerman
Natelitz
Miss
Howard Glock
Carrick High
Pittsburgh
Glenn Bowera
Mesa
Aziz
Eddie Bradford
Little Rock
Ark
Dick Szymanski
Libby High
Edo
Johnny Dean
Hopewell
Larry Graham
Lamar High
Houston
Tex
Dick Garibaldi
Stockton
Calif
Bobby Lun
Ala
Doug Goodsell
Arlington High
Columbus
Ohio
Tigers Fall To Selma In Fast Break Loss
Selma beat Dothan 54 39 as Allyson led with 22 points for Selma and Ed Newby paced the Tigers with 10. Dothan hosts Sidney Lanier in Montgomery tonight after a late-quarter rally failed to close the gap.
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Selma
Dothar
Bees
Tigers
Montgomery
Sidney Lanier
Lanier
Dothan
Tory
Allyson
Selma Allyson
Selma Bees
Varsity
Blakely
Mueler
Salma Bees
James Wilkes
Rearme
Newby
Worthy
Siromons
LaBelle
Laye & Jones $C
Troy State Drops Baseball Schedule
Troy State announced it would drop its intercollegiate baseball schedule as faculty and students grapple with manpower and postwar adjustments. A lone teenage girl with a rifle interrupted a hilltop announcement, warning against spoiled slides while urging the school to retain its teams.
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Troy State
Troy
Norman
Earl Walsl
Silver Spring
de. Watson
Turnesa Leads Tucson Open Tourney Field
In Tucson Arizona the 710000 Tucson Open 4x without a cut features Turnesa leading with Brinecliff and others close behind. A large group sits near par while 44 players are ahead and several top names including Mengrum Middcott Watson Burke and Harper chase rounds.
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Ariz
Turnesa
Brinecliff
Gren
Lloyd Wan
Mum
Chicago
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Tenn
Yeserday
Turrican
Dack Burke, Jr
Houston
Tex
Ben Watson
White Plains
N.Y. l
Ralph Blomaulst
Glendale
Calif
Mengrum
Middcott
Johny Bulla
Verona
Stams
Sheld
Timmy Demaret
Ojal
Cab
Rat Na
Chandler Harper
Ports Drouth
Dothan Juniors Triumph as Rimson Narrowly Falls 42-41
In a high school gym thriller Rimson edged by 42-41 as Dothan Juniors claimed a win. Rudy York led Donalsonville with 15 points while Gibbons added 12 for the visitors. Crooms scored seven for Harmon to Birchfield's 41 and Boyd's six.
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Rison Independents
Rudy York
Donalsonville Independents
Cannington
Gibbons
Donalsonville
Snow
ABC declares no monkey business from licensees
Montgomery AP reports Administrator R P McRee states the new State liquor control board will not tolerate monkey business from licensees. In a letter to ABC licensees yesterday he warned the board will closely check facilities and operations of all persons selling alcoholic beverages and will deal fairly but strictly with them.
Bile University Military Sargent Prickett Back
Prickett returns to action for the Alexandria based squad led by Char lie Gilmer at tackle in Anniston with renewed pace and defense.
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Bile University Military
Sargent Prickett
Alexandria
Charlie Gilmer
Anniston
Warm Water Fishes Life Span Tied to Habitat
John Alden Knight notes warm water fish grow fast but die young, while cold water species live longer. He cites Tennessee bass aging faster than Wisconsin bass, explains scale aging via growth rings, and mentions natural winter deaths and scavenger losses.
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John Alden Knight
Weer Grory
Tennessee
Wisconsin Lake
Wisconsin
Auburn Five Returns To Plains Saturday
Auburn welcomes Tulane back to town after two road trips. Mel Payton leads Tulane with 261 points in 14 games and 12.7 rebounds per game. Auburn seeks its fourth conference win as Don Sanford paces scoring.
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Auburn
Taveleot Village
Tulane
Georgia
Kentucky
Sucess
Bute Rock
Arkansas
Tiwane
Tigers
Athens
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
the Plaineman
Mel Payton
Tus Jane
Payton
Don Sanford
Tiger Shooters
Scada Nts
Sanford
M Ag
Parking meter vandal confesses by letter in Oregon
In Salem Oregon a man jailed for meter tampering wrote a remorseful note to police confessing he had inserted washers into the meters and enclosed 25 cents asking forgiveness. Officers published the letter as the case progressed in local coverage.
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Burt Salem
Ore
Clyde Warren
Perse
Plenen
Floridians Report Ceiling Violations In Florida
A Reid Mann district director of the Economic Stabilization Agency says many complaints about price ceiling violations have come from Florida retailers. He notes food and other goods cited in complaints and urges sellers to obtain ceiling price information to avoid unlawful pricing.
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Jacksonville
Fla
LLP
A. Reid Mann
Economic — Stabilization Agency
Florida
Mann
Paris Hairdresser Antonie Sculptor Tales
Notable Paris figure Antonie, famed hairdresser, is described as a sculptor in the Encyclopedia Bir tamnica. The claim links fashion and sculpture through a single historic source.
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Antonie
Paris
Ante
Cincinnati Reds Aims At Speed Power And Relief Pitching
Cincinnati manager Luke Sewell outlines corrections for 1956 efforts. He cites slow early pace, weak power, and lack of experienced relief pitchers as past faults. Moves include replacing older slow players with younger, faster ones and hoping young players like Roy McMillan Jack Baumer Rudy Minarcin Jim Blackburn and Bud Byerly join regulars. He notes four top pitchers Blackswell Fox Raffensberger Wehmeier and mentions draft uncertainties and Brooklyn’s pennant favorability.
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Luke Sewell
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reas
Traore
Thlaa
Roy lcMillen
Jack Baumer
Sacumi
Rudy Minarcin
Jim Blackburn
Bud Byerly
Syracuse
Wood
Patr
Reds
McMillan
Virgil Sielicup
Mumbel
Bassimer
Hell
Connie Ryan
Bobby Adams
Ewell Blacks
Howard Fox
Ken Raffensberger
Herman Wehmeier
Harry Petkowski
Blackburn
Brooklyn
Rehobeth Regulars Beat Newton 42 27 In Non-League Game
Rehobeth Regulars defeated Newton 42 to 27 on their home court. Kenneth Cook led the winners with 9 points, Carroll added eight, and Clark led Newton with 34. Troy defeated an Independent team 47 to 41 in the other half of the doubleheader.
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Rehobeth
Rebela
Newton
Rehobeth Court
Kenneth Cook
Carroll
Clark
Troy
Alabama Produces Most Football Stars For Third Season
Alabama again leads the nation in high school graduates signing college football scholarships for 1961. Southeastern Conference teams signed 185 players from Alabama, a record pace, with Louisiana and Georgia next in line. The tally includes 814 signees from Alabama schools overall since last December, as Auburn, Kentucky, and others follow in contributing players to SEC rosters.
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Alf van Hoe
Birmingham
Alabama
Southeastern Conference
S. E
Bi Meorsala
Ion
Ech Oaly
Alebamans
E. C
Louisiana
Georgia
Georgie
Misasseippi
Tennasaag Cer Xpotusky
Florida
Kentucky
Secamne Legal
EBC
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Auburn
Keuitens
Aunien
Meatkas Zemie
Dairenaliz
Gia Slate
Eee Bryntate
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Tote
Harden
Bauman
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Monion
Wyman Townset
Etons County
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Frank Reed
Enc
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Don Abernethy
Sidney Lanter
David Bradher
Flordhce
Tom Danner
Uscaloosa
John Obar
Attalla Browah
Jerry Elliott
West End
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W. Powell
Supreme
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Tom Brown Motor Co
Oates
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Protec
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Auburn Five
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Trim
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Chapman Housing CO
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Mera Steel
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Willys Franck
Syfrett Motors, Inc
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