Grier Considers Knee Health as Pitt Prepares for Sugar Bowl
Pitt coach John Michelosen weighs changes after fullback Jenkins injures knee and may sit out. Bob Grier says pressure is manageable if his knee holds up while Wayne junior Ker inherits starter role. Ralph Ciper shifts from halfback to bolster lineup as Pitt plans a heavy scrimmage.
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Pitts
Imuaite
Wayne
Pitt
Ork Tech
Coralne
Ker
Jenkins
Ralph Ciper
Grie
Michelosen
Cotton Bowl Offensive Show Predicted in Texas Christian-Arkansas Matchup
Arkansas coach predicts a tough test as Texas Christian and Mississippi shape up for the Cotton Bowl. Analysts note Arkansas’ home run pass threat and Ole Misss strong blocking while praising TCU star Jim Swink and quarterback Chuck Curtis. The game features balanced offenses and aggressive 5-4-2 defenses from both sides.
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Dick Weiss
Dick Goehe
B Yelverton
Ole Miss
Reds
Texas Christian
Jim Swink
Chuck Curtis
Arkansas
T. Hugh Pitts
Horned Frogs
LSU Faces Syracuse in Sugar Bowl Tourney Night
LSU meets Syracuse in a Sugar Bowl night of six possible crowns with boxing and lacrosse inclusion. Syracuse’s Nick Georgiade and LSU’s Bobby Freeman headline a strong 139 pound class while Orin Lyons of Onondaga eyes lacrosse goals.
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Tech
Pittsburgh
LSU
Orangemen
Syracuse Aa
Syracuse
Crowe Peele
Fayetteville
N.C
Nick Georgiade
Roy Simmons
Bobby Freeman
Orin Lyons
TCU Aims To Halt Eagle Day In Cotton Bowl Preview
In Oxford Mississippi the first team faces Eagle Day the standout Mississippi quarterback famed for long passes and late surprises. Day known as Babe Ruth for the home run throws has repeatedly shifted to quick strikes and remains Mississippi’s top offensive weapon as Texas Christian prepares to counter.
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Oxford
Miss
Texas Christian
Eagle Day
Mississippi
TCU
Day
Babe Ruth
Moon Pasened
Willie Yee
Eagle
Gaone Tech
Lealey
Houston
Texas
Chris
First Round College Basketball Results Across Regions
Oklahoma City 74 Pennsylvania Tulsa 60 Idaho State 59 Seattle 74 New Orleans Loyola Oklahoma A&M 65 Texas Tech nv Colorado 88 Oklahoma 3 Iowa State 79 Kansas State Tr ienteste Invitational at Louisville Louisvile 103 Arizona 83 Pann Kentucky 76 Ohio Univ ener (Ky) 106 Morehead (Ky) mag Kentucky 94 Bowling 's Row Beach at Miami Tulane 80 NYU 72 Miami (Fla) 92 Yale 90 Midwest at Terre Haute near (Kan) State 83 Findlay Indiana State 77 Taylor 71 Invitational at Hempstead ate Re Wagner 75 Cortlland (NY) 59 Hofstra 88 Bucknell 62-Invitational at New Or. Grambling (La) 79 Dillard 67 Tennate 78 New Orleans Xavier B. cae 89 Toled D im Young v Detroit 91 Penn State 58 OTHER K GAMES MIDWEST Princeton 88 Northwestern 65 Indiana 9 Butler Michigan 79 Denver 69 Bradley 71 College of Pacific 49 Chicago Loyola 88 North Da kota 73 Washburn 79 William Jewell 71 serene (Mo) 62 Okla Baptist Ottawa (Kan) 66 Panhandle (Okla) A&M 63 se (Kan) 80 Peru (Neb) Millikin 99 Culver-Stockton 67 SOUTH Torre Washington 82 Wyoming Jackson (Miss) 101 Alcorn A & M 93 FAR WEST Washington 76 Iowa TL Oregon 86 Colorado A & M 56 San Diego State 89 Arizona State (Tempe) 64
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Tennate
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Serene
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Kan
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Santa Claus Bowl Opens With Two Youth Contests
In Lakeland Florida the Santa Claus Bowl begins with New Orleans facing Polk County All-Stars at 7 30 p m EST then Macon Georgia meets Harrisonburg at 9 p m Winners advance to the boy championship while losers play consolation games All players must be under 13 and weigh 85 to 111 pounds The event enters its fifth year with support from the Lake Football Four the Chamber of Commerce and the city of Lakeland.
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New Orleans
Polk County All- Stars
Macon
Harrisonburg
Reeset
Data
Lake Football Four
Chamber Immerse
City of Lake
Ham Fisher Found Dead In Studio
Ham Fisher creator of Joe Palooka was found dead in Moe Leff’s studio in New York last night. Police noted two notes implying suicide and Fisher’s diary mentions failing eyesight and diabetes after swallowing pills. He was 54, survived by wife Marilyn, mother, and daughter Wendy ce.
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Ham Fisher
Joe Palooka
Fisher
Hammond Edward Fisher
Moe Leff
Morris Weiss
Englewood
N.J
Marilyn
Wilkes-Barre
Joe
Nottom
Lancaster & Chester Railroad
American Title & Mortgage Co
Miami
Fla
Armed Forces
Navy
Air Force War Department
Sadie B. Fisher
Wendyce
Giese Reported Signed as South Carolina Coach
Reports from reliable sources claim Maryland assistant Warren Giese has signed a 12 000 a year contract to become head football coach at the University of South Carolina. University officials declined comment while talks continue and a formal announcement is expected around January 5.
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Maryland
Warren Giese
University of South Carolina
Associated Press
Facult
J. Tenney
Jim Tatum
North Carolina
Donald Russell
Rex Enright
Miami
Giese
South Carolina
Kiahoma
Enright
Plainsmen Hold Drills as Vanderbilt Prepares Gator Bowl
Jacksonville Florida veteran Gator Bowl contender Auburn stole two practice sessions from Joe Vanderbilt. The Tiers met at Auburn Alabama for a workout then came here. Coach Art Guepe plans final conditioning and dismissed players for the holidays. Vanderbilt seeks its first bowl appearance after wins and losses in prior Gator Bowls.
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Fla
Auburn
Joe Vanderbilt
Ala
Art Guepe
Vanderbilt
Texas Tech
Baylor
Schedule and results from pro basketball games
Wednesday slated games include St Louis at Minneapolis and New York at Rochester. Tuesday results feature New York 80 over Philadelphia 79, Rochester 91 over Syracuse 80, and Boston 105 over St Louis 102.
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The
Associated Press
St. Louis
Minneapolis
New York
Rochester
Philadelphia
Syracuse
Boston
Brief miscellany and trivia items from early 20th century life
A collage of quick hits covers telephone talk patterns, presidential terms, humorous quips about spectacles and a prank yawn, hypnotism in burn treatment, a joke about a green suit, a note on electrical wiring increasing appliance sales, a cynic’s remark on secrets, a new 100 digit per second signaling system, a Hartford bag solution for garbage pickups, and a tax dispute over aged whisky in bonded warehouses.
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Mickey Mouse
Mortimer Mouse
Walt Disney
Hartford
Six long-term convicts face assault charges at Craggy prison
Six Negro inmates from Henderson County Close Security Camp grabbed guard Clinton Hoy during a prisoner procession, threatened him with a knife, and released him under gunpoint orders. They were moved to Craggy Prison Camp and may be tried for assault. named are Carl Williams, Robert B. Everett, Otis Gergus, Charles Green, Leroy Bruten, and Leroy Patillo.
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Asheville
Craggy
Here
Sible
Henderson County
C. ¥. Willimon
Henderson Camp
Clinton Hoy
Willimon
Rena
Carl Williams
Robert B. Everett
Otis Gergus
Charles Green
Leroy Bruten
Leroy Patillo
J R Giddings and Jellifee Union Norfolk Va Statement 1954
The statement for J R Giddings and Jellifee Union of Norfolk Virginia shows December 31 1954 condition with assets liabilities and surplus including mortgage real estate cash deposits and other assets. It lists premium income 28813.00 losses 9097.54 and notes home office address 1622 Church Norfolk VA with certification by North Carolina Insurance Department official CHAS F GOLD Commissioner.
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Seem
J. R. Giddings and
Jellifee Union
Norfolk
Emily G. Chambers
A. H. Richter
W. R. Allen
Church &J
Ae Pen Chas. F. Gold
North Carolina Insurance Department
SEAL
Raleigh
I. Chas F. Gold
Insurance
Thompson brothers seek 100000 for land near Goldsboro hospital
Owners of 800 acres adjoining Goldsboro State Hospital met with D S Coltrane and a State Hospitals Board committee to negotiate price. The land, 500 acres cultivated, is to support a new training school for mentally deficient children. annual rent has been 5500 for three years.
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N.C
Goldsboro State Hospital
P Asst. Budget Bureau
D. S. Coltrane
State Hospitals Board of Control
Thompson Brothers of
Advisory Budget Commission
Goldsboro Hospital
Elon College cancels Belmont Abbey basketball games
Elon College in Elon College North Carolina has cancelled its two re scheduled basketball games with Belmont Abbey College for this season with coach Doc Mathis providing no reason for dropping the pair. The team had previously defeated Belmont Abbey 90 to 83 in Lexington on December 31.
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Elon College
N.C
Belmont Abbey
Doc Mathis
Elon
Abbey
Lexington
Home Life Insurance Company Finances Filed in 1954
Commissioner Chas F. Gold certifies an abstract of Home Life Insurance Company New York NY showing its condition on December 31 1954. The report lists liabilities reserves premiums and expenses including policyholder dividends and unassigned surplus with totals for liabilities 304 774 386 04 and surplus 287 154 306 37. It details policies in force in North Carolina during ordinary business including 1 900 lives in force and 234 new policies issued that year with sums insured and premium totals. The Home Office is 256 Broadway New York NY with W P Worthington president and J Pinlay Allen secretary.
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State OF
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Beate
Avi Ceneec
Eens Scret
James One
A & H Prem
Wm. P. Worthington
J. Pinlay Allen
T. A. Stemmerman
Broadway
New York
N.Y
Chas. P. Gold
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Insurance Department
I. Chas F. Gold
Home Life Insurance Company
N. Y
Commissioner of Insurance
UMASS
Besa
A&h Larenly
Wiltshire
Wyatt Smi
C. A. Min
Home Office
Webyge Va
Atesney
Berview
Chas
SEAL
Chas F. Gold
Home Beneficial Life Insurance Company
Richmond
Hand
Charles FP. Gold
Grange Names North Carolina Girl and Boy of the Year
Elm City NC marks the North Carolina Grange Youth annual banquet presenting Carolina Ferguson of Wilkes County and Edward Meador of Rockingham as the Grange Girl and Boy of the Year. Meador, 18, Wentworth Grange member, is a pre agriculture student at Campbell College and a Master State Farmer in Future Farmers of America. Ferguson, 19, studies elementary education and has active girl scouting and church involvement.
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Wilkes County
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Rockingham
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Grange
Campbell College
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Milliard B. Stone to be Buried in Henderson
Milliard Benton Stone 58 supervisor of the leaf purchasing department at Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co will be buried tomorrow at Elmwood Cemetery in Henderson Funeral services were held here today at St Pauls Episcopal Church Stone died en route to a hospital after being stricken at his office He was a Vance County native UNC graduate started with the company in 1925 and led the real purchasing division for 10 years Survivors include two brothers Dr M L Stone of Rocky Mount and Dr L O Stone of Tryon and a sister Miss Altie Stone of Bladenboro
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Benton Stone
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co
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Henderson
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Vance Coun
University of North Carolina
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Real Purchasing
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Asken
M. L. Stone
Rocky Mount
L. O. Stone
Tryon
Altie Stone
Bladenboro
Mill Work Firm Is Burned In Sanford Fire
An estimated 300000 damage occurred when Makepiece Mill Work Co. burned in Sanford North Carolina. Owner W R Makepiece Sr. said the loss was uninsured and the firm will try to rebuild. Five workers were on site due to the holiday. A nearby auto and a home in a Black settlement were also destroyed. Water pressure was lacking hampering firefighting efforts.
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Sanford
N.C
Makepiece Mill Work Co
W. R. Makepiece Sr
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Morganton Hospital to be dedicated January 23
A new 1,700,000 hospital and admissions building at Morganton State Hospital will be dedicated January 23. Gov. Hodges will speak as the project adds 260 beds and improved treatment. The State Hospitals Board of Control, with John W. Umstead, will attend and meet the next day. The project finished ahead of schedule and is now in operation.
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Raleigh
Morganton State Hospital
John W. Umstead
State Hospitals Board of Control
Hodges
Board of Control
Morganton
Youth Convention Continues Inaugural Presbyterian Synod Meet
Delegates aged 16 to 21 attend the second day of the first Christmas Youth Convention in North Carolina. Rev. Robert Bluford of Western Boulevard Presbyterian Church Raleigh directs discussions on church organization and activities. The meeting ends tomorrow.
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Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina
Robert Bluford
Western Boulevard Presby
Terian Church of
Raleigh
Bus Change Proposed in Fayetteville Transit Takeover
If approved by the State Utilities Commission, Fayetteville bus service would shift to a new company. Under the plan the City Rapid Transit Co. becomes A. T. Watson Transit Co. Inc with Watson owning 52 percent of stock and serving as president.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Fayetteville
City Rapid Transit Co
A. T. Watson Transit Co., Inc
Watson
New Corporation
Orange Bowl Tourney Opens with Miami Beach Action
Columbia faced Santa Clara as the Orange Bowl basketball tournament opened in Miami Beach. West Virginia and Florida State also played their first action. Tulane and NYU split with Yale, and Miami beat Yale 92 to 80? No games tonight due to boxing event at the Auditorium.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Columbia
Santa Clara
West Virginia
Florida State University
Andy Are
Home Beneficial Life Insurance Company Statement 1954
Abstract of the Home Beneficial Life Insurance Company Richmond Virginia statement filed December 31 1954 showing assets liabilities and operating results. Total assets 676 645 71. total liabilities plus capital and surplus. premiums commissions and taxes due. policy counts in force and losses. Dated Raleigh North Carolina with seal and signatures of state officials.
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Statement Home Beneficial Life Insurance Company
Richmond
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