Community events and obituary notices from Mt. Zion area
Messers Ayless Palmore and Earnest Smith sponsor a supper roast to raise funds for the building project at Mt. Zion C M E Church. The Arkansas Quarter Union meets at Mt. Pleasant C M E Church on Sunday April 8 at 2 30 pm with all quartets invited. Spring revival at Mt. Pleasant begins April 9 led by Rev. T C Coleman. Funeral service announced for Leuella Bruce Jr who died in Dallas March 30 1956 at St Peters C M E Church Ozan Ark Sunday April 8 at 2 pm Hicks Funeral Home in charge.
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Messers
Ayless Palmore
Earnest Smith
Mt. Zion C. M. E
Mt. Pleasant C. M. E
A. Jones
Mt. Pleasant C. M
T. C. Coleman
Leuella Bruce, Jr
Dallas
Texas
St. Peters C. M, BE. Church
Ozan
Ark
Thousand Athletes Enter Meet at Quantico Relays
Quantico Va Marine Corps Relays opens with over 1000 athletes contesting two dozen titles. Prospective Olympic contenders participate including Parry OBrien and Lon Spurrier while Lee Calhoun shines in indoor record hurdles. Wes Santee and Ron Delany absent, Santee manages the meet amid AAU tensions after a lifetime suspension for expenses.
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Quantico
Marine Corps Relays
Wham
Favriles
Parry O’brien
Los Angeles
Lon Spurrier
Young Lee Calhoun
North Carolina College
Wes Santee
Ron Delany
Santee
Marine Corps
Mest
Thiskoh
Amarteur Athletic Union
Carpenter Hurls Hogs to Victory
Oklahoma City faced the Razorbacks after moving Preston Carpenter from catcher to pitcher yesterday. Carpenter delivered a strong pitching performance leading the Razorbacks to a decisive win over Oklahoma City.
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Carpenter
Oklahoma City
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Preston Carpenter
Giambra Faces Sullivan in NBC Ten Round Middleweight Fight
Syracuse report notes Joey Giambra faces Johnny Sullivan of England in a televised NBC ten round middleweight bout at War Memorial Auditorium. Giambra, 24, has 42 victories four defeats and a draw. Sullivan is 23 with 63 wins 18 losses and three draws.
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Syracus
Joey Giambra
Johnny Sullivan
England
War Memoris Auditorium
Giambria
Fale
Giambra
Bobo Olson
Olson
Joe
Bobo
Sugar Ray Robinson
Giambia
Sullivan
Local Track Team Takes Second in Nashville Meet
Local track team finished second in a five team meet hosted by Nashville where the host edged the field 48 to 41. Hope finished 14, Foreman 36, DeQueen 18, and Ashdown 1a. Johnny Nix won the 100 yard dash and tied for third in the 220 while Perry Purtle placed fourth and Charles Ruggles and Steve Crain placed second and third in the mile.
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Eon Turpin
Nashville
Hope
Foreman
DeQueen
Ashdown
Johnny Nix
Perry Purtle
Nix
Charles Ruggles
Steve Crain
Robests
Purtle
Tiffle
Hollis
Tocal
Flowers
Tittle
Jack Moran
Tommy Polk
Charles Chambless
Dennis Sutton
Prescott
Philadelphia a Win From ProCage Title
The Philadelphia Warriors, needing one home win to clinch the NBA playoff title, beat the Fort Wayne Pistons 110 to 105 to lead the series 3-1. Wilt? Palarizin averaged 28 points as George Dempsey and Corky Devlin contributed. Frankie Brian sparked Fort Wayne with five second-quarter baskets. Free throws decided the game as Philadelphia overcame a late Pistons rally to pull ahead.
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Port
Ware
Ind
Philadelphia Warriors
Palarizin
Warrior
Philadephia
Fort Wayne Pistons
Warriors
Pistons
Fort Wayne
George Dempsey
Philadelphia
Corky Devlin
Frankie Brian
Free Thorns
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press San Francisco
Charley Powell 209 of San Diego stopped Charley Que 188 of Los Angeles in the third. Jim Hegerle 487 of St Paul halted Jim Burke 156 of Milwaukee in two. Oscar Phafo 209 of Birmingham stopped Dan Vanderford 200 of Charlotte in the fourth.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Charley Powell
San Diego
Charley Que
Los Angeles
St. Paul
Min
Jim Hegerle
Jim Burke
Milwaukee
Birmingham
Ala
Oscar Pha- Fo
Dan Vanderford
Chaylotte
Saloon Clock Invention Aims To End Time Shouts
In Ipswich a saloon keeper’s loud closing calls inspired Ukrainian watchmaker Wasyl Nimenko to invent a new closing time device. He unveils a discreet clock cue ten minutes before closing, replacing the traditional ear splitting last orders with a calmer signal.
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Ipswich
England
Wasyl Nimenko
Wasyl
Frugel Wasyl
Jglack
Phi Nile
Young Merle Score Shines in Indians Spring Win
Cleveland’s Merle Score pitched five scoreless innings as the Indians beat the New York Giants 2–0 in Corpus Christi. The 22-year-old lefty, praised as the “new Lefty Grove,” gave up only two hits and improved to 4–0 in spring play, boosting Cleveland’s rotation alongside veterans Garcia Wynn Lemon and Maglie.
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Will Ghimsley
Associated Press
Merle Score
New York Yankees
Chicago White "Sox
Boston Red Sox
Signe
Ireballer
Scate
Grove
Lake Worth
Fla
New York Giants
Corpus Christi
Tex
Indians
Cleveland
Giants
Mike Garcia
Early Wynn
Bob Lemon
Bob Feljet
Sal Maglie
Baseball Results Roundup From United Press Chicago Desk
Scores recap from United Press featuring Chicago beating St Louis 10 7 Baltimore defeated Washington 14 4 Cleveland won 2 to New York 1 Milwaukee topped Brooklyn. Pittsburgh defeated Kansas City 6 to 1.
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United -Press- Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Washington
Chicago
Baltimore
Cleveland
New York
Indians
Houston
Pitsburgh
Pirates
Kansas City Athletics
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
George Kell
Luis Aparicia
Sherm Lollar Lana
Minie Minoso
Joe Frazier
Solly Hemus
Bill Sarn
Red Schoendienst
Chicago Cubs
Redlegs
Senators
Camp Gordon
Harry Simpson
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Dick Littlefield
Nelson King
Philadelphia Wins Game In Final Seconds Series Goes To Seven
Philadelphia defeats Fort Wayne 107 to 105 to force a deciding game seven in the best of seven series. The win comes on a late basket as both teams push for a championship showcase.
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Associated Pross
Philadelphia
Fort Wayne
Rendezvous at cove near Marathon in last act plan
In a tense negotiation Thanassis, Heisser, Chesney and Zer vos map a risky escape from Athens. Morrison and Lisa are to rendezvous at 7:30 and 5 15 p.m., with a submarine signaling at midnight to surface for a return to shore.
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Shapter
Tanckery
Thanassis
Michalis
Julius Chesney
Heisser
Chesney
Attica-Boeotia
Morrison
Lisa
Athens
Marathon
Nea Makri
Soros
Th ‘Cove
Ivos
Rentry
Helser
Cathbalty
Cheshey
Mortisoh
Konrad
Zervos
Ferman
Hellser
Ous
Mr. Chesney
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