Leahy to decide Texas A&M coaching return after hospital check
Former Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy, 49, recovering from pancreatitis, visited Pas savant Hospital for a stomach check. If doctors clear him, Leahy will announce Saturday accepting the Texas A&M football job and athletic director post with Bob McBride set to become head football coach after three years.
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Texas A&m
Notre Dame
Chicago
Frank Leahy
Passavant Hospital
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Long Beach
Ind
Bob McBride
McBride
Scveen Lees
West Preparing Potent Pass Attack in Shrine East West Game
In San Francisco the 33rd Shrine East West game pits West quarterback Jackie Douglas of Stanford against East runners led by Mickey Trimarki of West Virginia. West backs include Jim Shofner and Stu Vaughan with flanker Willard Vaughan, and ends Farrell Funston and Willard. East coach Rip Eagle plans a wing T with a running emphasis as Trimarki aims to spark balance against a West passing attack televised by NBC at 5 p.m. EST.
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Jack Curtice
West
Jackie Douglas
Stanford
Fe Een
Bobby Garrett
John Brodie
Douglas
Jim Shofner
Texas Christian
Stu Vaughan
Utah
Gerry Nesbitt
Arkansas
Vaughan
Farrell Funston
College of the Pacific
Willard
NBC
West Virginia
Mickey Trimarki
Jim Pace
Michigan
Walt Kowalczyk
Michigan State
Emil Capara
Penn State
Pace
All America
Big Ten
Kowalczyk
Trimarki
Rip Eagle
Aussies Cup Cup Triumph Seals Davis Cup Win in Melbourne
Mervyn Rose and Malcolm Anderson crushed U S doubles duo Vic Seixas and Barry Mackay 6 4 6 4 8 6 to give Australia a 3 0 lead in the Challenge Round. The match lasted 70 minutes as the Americans failed to click with a makeshift pairing.
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Mervyn Rose
Malcolm Anderson
Australia
U. S
Vic Seixas
Barry Mackay
Seixas
Anderson
Mackay
Ashley Cooper
Rose
Tony Trabert
Gardnar Mulloy
Belgium
Billy Talbert
National Inter
Dayton
Ohio
Harry Hopman
Tech and Centenary Win To Reach Louisiana Invitational Semis
Centenary upset The Citadel 87 62 as guard Milt Williams scored 33 points and set a tourney high with 14 field goals. Louisiana Tech beat Hardin-Simmons 48 44 behind Jackie Moreland as Mississippi Southern awaits in the semifinal. Oregon State claims title in 1957.
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Louisiana Tech
Centenary
Northwestern
State
Citadel
Milt Williams
Tech
Mississippi Southern
Hardin-Simmons
Jackie Moreland
Southern
Tennessee Tech
West Texas State
West Texas
Williams
Art Musselman
Southerm
Harold Kea
Dale Phelps
Tennessee
the Citadel
Hardin Simmons
Northwest la
Miss
Tenn Tech
Blue Gray Game Set for Air in Montgomery
The Blue Gray football game in Montgomery will feature a pass heavy Northern offense led by Bobby Cox and targets Tony Kolodziej and Ed Cooke. Key backs Larry Krutko Chuck Lima and Dave Thelen provide ground threat while weather may shape handling and footing for 21 500 projected spectators.
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Montgomery
Ala
Andy Pilney
Jimmy Orr
Georgia
Phil King
Vanderbilt
Pitney
Yankee
Murray Warmath
Larry Krutko
West Virginia
Chuck Lima
Notre Dame
Dave Thelen
Miami
Ohio
U.S. Weather Bureau
Mason-Dixon Line
Bobby Cox
Minnesota
Michigan State
Tony Kolodziej
Ed Cooke
Maryland
Mone
Jimmy Oddo
N.C
Orange Bowl Teams Begin Practice
Miami Florida two football teams Duke and Oklahoma opened practice for the January 1 Orange Bowl. Duke coach Bill Murray led a 56 man squad through limbering drills at Miami Beach with twice daily workouts planned through Sunday. Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson said morning and afternoon sessions would be held at the University of Miami practice field though a schedule for the week was not yet set. Both teams arrived in wet weather at Miami International Airport with Orange Bowl Queen Marcia Valiant and court offering a royal welcome. Oklahoma listed 44 players with 10 more to join, narrowing the gap with Duke in total numbers.
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Miami
Fla
Bill Murray
Duke Blue Devils
Miami Beach
Bud Wilkinson
Sooners
University of Miami
Miami International Airport
Marcia Vali
Oklahoma
Duke
College Scores From AP Roundup Across Holiday Tournaments
AP reports results across numerous events. Wake Forest beat Duquesne 64 54 while North Carolina defeated St Louis 63 48. Duke won 69 62 over Seton Hall and N C State toppled Northwestern 71 68.
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Wake Forest
Duquesne
North Carolina
St. Louis
Duke
Seton Hall
N. C. State
Northwestern
Thomasville Tax Listing Starts January 2
The Thomasville city and county tax listing begins January 2 in the city hall basement. Listings run January at 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon with a 1 percent penalty for late listing. Listers include Mrs. Carson Cox Miss Mamie Harris and county listers Mrs. Mabel Clinard Mrs. Jim Crews and B. W. Stone. Citizens must list real or personal property and males 21 to 50 must file a poll tax return.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Township
Carson Cox
Mamie Harris
Mabel Clinard
Jim Crews
B. W. Stone
Man of the Year awards announced for eleazer Harrill
The Progressive Farmer named J. M. Eleazer of Clemson College and L. R. Harrill, North Carolina 4-H Club leader, as the man of the year award winners for South Carolina and North Carolina respectively.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. M. Eleazer
L. R. Harrill
South Carolina
North Carolina
Progressive Farmer
Eleazer
Clemson College School of Agriculture
Harrill
Freeze Killed Tangerine Crop Only
GREENSBORO There may be plenty of fruit this season for everybody despite the Florida freeze two weeks ago says High Point produce broker Paul Dedmon who owns orange groves in Florida He says when the Florida Citrus Commission lifts its embargo on shipments there will be enough fruit for all buyers except for tangerines as the tangerine crop was completely destroyed grapefruit will not be Price rises for frozen juices have already appeared in Greensboro as observers note higher grocery store fruit prices
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Greensboro
High Point
Paul Dedmon Dedmon
Florida
Florida Citrus Commission
Man Balks At Giving Up License
Ernest Leach Spoon of Triangle Lake Road refused to surrender his driver license after a conviction, even though insurance coverage was required. A patrolman pursued him, a warrant was issued, and Spoon fled but later turned himself in, posting $200 bond for failing to surrender his license.
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Ernest Leach Spoon
Triangle Lake Road
Spoon
Oon
Kinston
Donald J. Ross Junior golf tourney set at Pinehurst
The 10th annual Donald J. Ross Junior golf tournament for boys 17 and under was to be played over Pinehurst Country Club courses in North Carolina. More than 150 entrants from the Carolinas and Virginia were listed across three classes A B and C with ten prizes including a championship trophy for low gross and top prizes for each age group.
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Pinehurst
N.C
Donald J. Ross
Pinehurst Country Club
Carolinas
Virginia
Pilot Firemen Extinguish Home Blaze Near Fremont Mi Farm
The Thomasville home of J. L. Young off Highway 6 near the Fremont Mi farm was lightly dam aged by fire. Al Miller of the Pilot Fire Department said the kitchen blaze likely started from framing too close to a flu. Damage to the dwelling owned by Charles Ridge of Route 3, Thomasville, was estimated at about 200 dollars. Two men arrived early with garden hoses to help bring the fire under control. The house lies in the Fair Grove fire district, and the Pilot unit is assisting Fair Grove firefighters until a new Fair Grove truck enters service.
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J. L. Young
Highway 6
Fremont Mi
al Miller
Pilot
Charles Ridge
Route 3
Fair Grove
J Marvin Black dies at 65 after illness in Thomasville
J Marvin Black 65 retire building contractor and Thomasville resident died in City Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Born March 23, 1892 in Davidson County, he lived all his life there and was a Fair Grove Methodist member. Surviving are son Carl C Black. sisters Ida Clodfelter Effie Lambeth Harvey Grubb Hattie Embler. brothers Harvey M Black Sr J Everett Black. grandsons James Franklin Black Carl Clifton Black Jr. Burial in Holly Hills Cemetery after service at Fair Grove Church.
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Thomasville
J. Marvin Black
Fisher Ferry St. Ext
City Memorial Hospital
Mr. Black
Davidson County
Andrew
Mary Jane Bodenheimer Black
Fair Grove
Hawks Lose Pettit Injured as Pistons Beat Hawks
The St. Louis Hawks hold an eight and a half game lead in the Western Division as Bob Pettit suffers a broken finger in a 110-106 loss to Detroit. Yardley scores 48 for the Pistons while Boston tops New York 120-110 and Syracuse defeats Cincinnati 104-100 in the St. Louis twin bill. Pettit will miss only a few days with a cast on the base of his fourth finger.
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Associated Press
St. Louis Hawks
National Basketball Assn
Bob Pettit
Pettit
Detroit Pistons
Hawks
George Yardley
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Syracuse
Cincinnati Royals
St. Louis
Yardley
Detroit
Basilio Named Fighter Of Year For 1957
New York Carmen Basilio world middleweight champion was named Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year 1957. He had been voted Fighter of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association and defended his welterweight title, then dethroned Sugar Ray Robinson, with the Robinson bout drawing the year's largest gate.
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New York
Carmen Basilio
Ring Magazine
Basilio
Eddie Neil
Boxing Writers Assn
Chittenango
N.Y
Johnny Saxton
Sugar Ray Robinson
Basilio Robinson
Nat Fleischer
J A Johnson Dies At 82 In Durham Hospital
Joseph A Johnson 82 of 418 Cable St died in a Durham hospital Thursday at 6 50 p m after two years illness Born December 25 1875 in Stanley County he married Lillie Peace in 1905 He lived in High Point long then worked for Tomlinsons He served as secretary of Piedmont Camp 62 Woodmen of the World from 1917 to 1939 Surviving wife sister and several nieces and nephews Funeral 11 a m today in Sechrest chapel with Rev R A Mensen Diek officiating Interment Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
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Cable St
Durham
Mr. Johnson
Stanley County
Turner
Ann Hinson Johnson
Lillie Peace
High Point
Piedmont
Albemarle
Tomlinson’s
Lou Ellen Kepley
Norwood
Sechrest Chapel
R. A. Mensendiek
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Brother Of Local Resident Dies In Marion
Peter Gragg 35 of Route 2 Marion died after a brief illness. Survivors include his wife Ruby Jamison Gragg four children his father Garfield Gragg four sisters five brothers and other relatives. Funeral services were held at Beth el Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Peter
Ruby Jamison Gragg
Jane
Patsy
Johnnie
Gary Michael
Garfield Gragg
John Lockwell
Atlanta
C. C. Stacy
Rutherfordton
M. H. Cooke
Asheville
Joe Pyatt
Ben Gragg
Mrs. Beulah Maness Dies at 71 in Asheboro
Beulah Bell Maness 71 of Asheboro died after a short illness. Survived by sister Mrs. W A Darringer of Mount Pleasant and brothers John Wedh T Thompson of Salisbury. Funeral at Pugh Funeral Home at 1 p.m. Saturday with a second service at Franklin Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m. Burial in the local cemetery.
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Beulah Bell Maness
W. A. Darringer
Mount Pleasants
John Wedh T. Thompson
Salis
Pugh Funeral Home
Franklin Presbyterian Church
Harold S. Leak
Church
Mrs Harriet H Tracy Dies At 88 In Lexington
Harriet H Tracy 88 died at a daughter's home Mrs Foster N Miles Route 1 Linwood surrounded by family. She is survived by another daughter Mrs Isabel T Naus of Quebec Canada a half brother Nelson Ingalls of Boston Mass a sister Mrs Bertha Chapman of DeLand Florida seven grandchildren nine great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Funeral at Piedmont Funeral Home at 3 p m Saturday.
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Harriet H. Tracy
Foster N. Miles
Route 1
Linwood
Miles
Isabel T. Naus
Quebec
Canada
Nelson Ingalls
Boston Mass
Bertha Chapman
DeLand, Fla
Piedmont Funeral Home
Denton Woman Cordelia Fagan Dies At 40
Mrs Cordelia Elizabeth Fagan 40 of Denton died yesterday at 2 55 AM in a Winston Salem hospital after a month long illness She was a Church of God member Survivors include son Otis Franklin Varnadore daughter Shirley Cole parents H E Hill three brothers and three sisters with six grandchildren Funeral services were set for 2 30 PM today at Tom s Creek Church near Denton with burial in the church cemetery
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Denton
Cordelia Elizabeth Fagan
Winston-Salem
Fagan
Church of God
Otis Franklin Varnadore
Shirley Cole
H. E. Hill
William F
Frank J
James T. Hill
Paul Wylie
Carl Taylor
Annie Mae Meredith
Bee Springs
Tom's Creek Church
Mrs. Mimnie Walser Dies at Home in Lexington
Mimnie Leonard Walser 78 of Route 4 Lexington died after a four day illness. Survived by husband O R Walser five sons Cliff Homer Lester Clayton and Vernie Walser all of Route 4 Lexington one brother Carl Leonard one sister Mrs Emma Pickett both of Route 4 Lexington fifteen grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Mimnie Leonard Walser
Route 4
O. R. Walser
Cliff
Homer
Lester
Clayton
Vernie Walser
Carl Leonard
Emma Pickett
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