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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1956
Page
12
Undefeated Lenoir Rhyne seeks its season's major challenge Saturday hosting Emory and Henry, both 6-0. Lenoir Rhyne won 35-0 over Western Carolina for its 13th straight win and 16th undefeated game.
The stock car race program in North Carolina and nearby states was rained out over the weekend. The late model race at Greensboro Fairgrounds was moved to Friday night November 2, setting up a strong field for Grand National Drivers as Fayetteville Champion Raceway hosts a Sunday November 4 event. Rainouts at North Wilkesboro delayed deciding the national title for Bob Welborn as Curtis Turner closes the lead. no rain date exists for North Wilkesboro. Rained out were races at Wilson and Atlanta.
Miami sources say the Orange Bowl committee hopes Miami joins the SEC and lures an SEC opponent to the New Year’s Day game. If no SEC deal is reached, a renewal with the ACC or an East or Southwest opponent is possible. Current CBS TV rights worth 285000 may rise with SEC.
Chicago Bears defeated Baltimore 58 to 27 and Chicago Cards tied Philadelphia Washington 20 to 20 while Cleveland beat New York 9 to 0. Detroit lost 20 to 17 to San Francisco and Green Bay prevailed 42 to 17 against Los Angeles.
College Station Texas Coach Bryant says Don Watson is Texas A&M’s likely standout in a possible Southwest Conference victory over Texas Christian. Watson, praised as clutch, intercepted a TCU pass, helped set up the winning score, and made the extra point after Loyd Taylor’s kick.
Frankie Ryff, 24, seeks a comeback against Frankie Ippolito in a 10 round feature at St Nicholas Arena New York. Ryff, 20-2 with three knockouts, is 13-5 favorite after losses to Larry Boardman and Ralph DuPas. Ippolito, 22, 19-3-1 with five knockouts, takes his first named fight. DuMont TV airs the bout at 9:30 p.m. EST.
A 100 mile handicap stock car race between MARC and SRE members is set for Lakewood on Sunday November 4 but heavy rain has delayed the event.
Detroit Lions escape a near loss to the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 on a last minute Bobby Layne field goal. Chicago Cardinals cruise past the Philadelphia Eagles 20-6 to stay atop the Eastern Conference standings. Bears crush Colts 58-27 while Giants topple Steelers 38-10. Redskins win first after three straight losses 20-9. Packers erase Rams 42-17 with Roter to Howton hookup.
Egil Danielsen of Norway uses a controversial Spanish style to throw the javelin 93.70 meters in training at Hamar Stadium under coach Odd Maehlum. Officials have not approved the technique, which may be abandoned after potential 100 meter mark.
Darlington International Raceway will stage a 300 mile convertible race on Confederate Memorial Day May 11 in Darlington South Carolina. General Manager Bob Colvin said the event aims to rival the Southern 500 in drawing power and noted the July 4 Pee Dee 200 mile race was dropped due to heat mountains and seashore conditions.
Pinehurst North Carolina hosts the fifth annual North and South Invitation Seniors Championship with 55 plus players. Notable entrants include J Wood Platt Parran C Jarboe Thomas C Robbins Judd L Brumley and Richard S Tufts. Defending champion Benjamin F Kraffert Jr will not compete.
Boxing results from Hollywood Mexico City Edmonton Fort Lauderdale and more show Armsead Moser Vasquez Davis Garcia Graves Seeifer Randelli Portilla taking or yielding decisions with multiple stoppages and draws noted.
Columbia South Carolina football coach Warren Giese moved 235 pound sophomore John Compara from Canton Ohio to the first string left tackle spot for the Gamecocks big Thursday game with Clemson. Giese shifted Tony Byers to second team right tackle backing up Sam Deluca as the squad entered its third straight day of scrimmaging with a look at Clemson action and defensive strategy planned.
A Toldeo children's shoe store keeps Muggs the puppy as vice president and official greeter. He entertains kids and can calm uncooperative children by sitting on the fitting stool, making them laugh and accept fittings. The clip also notes light sensitive seborrhea and stray gag lines from a Fort Worth column.
Ab Lem ons, basketball coach at Oklahoma City University, seeks a tall player with a strong scoring record for an athletic scholarship. He advertised for a boy who is 6 feet 5 inches or taller.
High Point Zoning Board of Adjustments will meet Thursday Oct 25 at 4 p.m. in City Hall to hear two appellants. S. M. Newsom seeks a variance to erect a garage within 200 feet of a church at 114 Malory St in a Business District. H L Taylor of Gulf Oil requests a permit to erect a service station on S Main St near city limits. All interested may attend.
The readable fragments present a terse sequence likely from a line by line listing or note. No clear narrative, names, or dates emerge, leaving a skeletal transcription that lacks context or an identifiable event.
A 15 nation Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation meets in New York to privately study global data on how atomic radiation affects people. The panel will review more than 30 papers from over 20 countries over about two weeks.
In Salt Lake City Whitney C. Hansen avoided deer hunting after a bullet ricocheted off his garage and lodged in the ground while he worked at home. A second bullet hit the house shortly after, fired from the nearby mountains northeast of the city.
Rental ads list multiple units with varying rooms and prices at addresses like 417 Ennis St 1212 Johnson 1917 Steele Rd 526 Centennial 812 KE Green St and more. Heavily formatted notes provide contact Harold Grogan and James S Conrad Inc with after hours numbers.
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