Officers Elected by Nelson Hill Post 427 Ladies Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary of Nelson Hill Post No. 427 American Legion elected officers for 1955 on Tuesday August 9. The roster lists President G. N. Davis and other officials. Committees include Social chaired by Lula Mae Gamble and Program chaired by Mattie Hill. Guests from Dallas stayed with Mrs. Davis and relatives in Emmet.
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Ladies Auxiliary
Nelson Hill
American Legion
G. N. Davis
Chaster Randle
Duerally Phillips
Fannie B. Buchanan
Neva Carmichael
Louise Hicks
Lula Mae Gamble
Neva Carmicheal
Mattie Hill
Rowena Taylor
Poppy Sales
Wordie Stuart
Clemmistine Frierson
Willie Cook
Dallas
Tex
G. N. Davis and Sons
Emmet
Local Visitors and Church Events Highlight Summer
Visiting families from Yuma Arizona Wilton Arkansas and Helena discuss trips to see relatives in Nashville Ohio and Little Rock. Rev E N Glover spoke at Providence Baptist homecoming and attended a meeting of the Arkansas Democratic Voters Association while families from Gary Indiana Paraloma DeQueen and Washington hosted guests in the city.
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E. N. Glover
Providence Baptist Church
Henry White
R. J. Hicks
Arkansas Democratic Voters Association
New Community Center
Little Rock
Hicks
Mary Griffin
Paraloma
DeQueen
W. S. Williamson
Washington
Earlie M._ Brazelle
Harold Eugene
Vernell Brazelle
Brenda
Gary
Indiana
J. L. Swift
Rosie Huntley
Arkansas National Guard to Form Second Anti Aircraft Battalion
Adjutant General Sherman T. Clinger announced the allocation of a second anti craft battalion for the Arkansas National Guard. The unit will comprise five companies and a medical detachment with location still to be determined, following the 327th anti aircraft unit and the earlier 326th now organizing in Little Rock.
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Little Rock
Sherman T. Clinger
Arkansas National Guard
Clinger
Communists in San Marino Again Win
San Marino, the 1600 year old republic, votes to remain a Communist isle in Western Europe for four more years. Ninety seven San Marinese living in Detroit New York and Sandusky failed in a last minute bid to win over their countrymen.
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Republic
Europe
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New York
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Ohio
Four Events on Wrestling Card Tonight at Hone Arena
Tonight at Hone arena two newcomers Ivan Rasputin and The Scorpia team in a four man tag against Scotty Williams and Bob Clay in a wild showdown. Preliminary bouts feature The Scorpion versus Bob Clay and Rasputin versus Scotty Williams in 20 minute time limits. The opener pits Hempstead heavyweights Hershel Martin and Arthur Lee King in a boxing match.
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Hone
Ivan Rasputin
Scorpia
Scotty Williams
Bob Clay
Scorpion
Rasputin
Hempstead
Hershel Martin
Washington
Arthur Lee King
Hope Battler
Baseball Standings and Schedule for American League
The American League table shows New York leading with 71 wins and 46 losses, followed by Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Kansas City, Washington, and Baltimore. Today's schedule includes Kansas City at Chicago, Cleveland at Detroit, New York at Boston, and Baltimore at Washington.
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Cleveland
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Boston
Detroit
Kansas City
Washington
Baltimore
National League standings and schedule notes
The National League shows Brooklyn leading with 77 wins and a .675 percentage, Milwaukee second at 64 54, New York 61 55, and Philadelphia 59 60. Schedule lines include Brooklyn at New York, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, and other NL matchups. Southern Association leaders Birmingham 76 51 and Memphis 73 55. Chattanooga 69 61. New Orleans 65 61. Mobile 62 62. Series results include Birmingham 5 Nashville 9 and Memphis 3 Little Rock 0 as games proceed with subsequent matchups listed.
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Southern Association
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Mobile
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Atlanta
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Nashville Chattanooga
Monroe Beats El Dorado In Ten Inning League Tilt
In the Cotton States League standings Monroe leads with 31 16 record while El Dorado sits at 23 .
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el Dorado
Meridian
Hot Springs
Vicksburg
Greenville
Hot
American Association score roundup from AP report
Minneapolis over Charleston 11 to 10 Toledo defeats St Paul 3 to 2 in nine innings Omaha wins 3 to 0 Indianapolis edges Louisville 7 to 12 in 14 innings Denver loses 2 to 0 in a set of late season baseball results supplied by the Associated Press.
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Associated Press American Association
Minneapolis
Charleston
Toledo
St. Paul
Omaha
Indinapolis
Louisville
Denver
Communists and Socialists win San Marino election
In a 60 seat Grand Council race, Reds and Socialists likely hold 37 seats, up from 31. The council appoints two captains regent who lead the government. final totals show leftists dominating as 3,008 votes are counted amid a Cold War era backdrop.
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Italy
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Midway Stadium Proposal Roils Twin Cities Baseball Foresight
A lavish brochure promotes Midway Stadium as the finest municipal venue, with 25 000 capacity via quick expansion and four parking areas for 9 300 cars. St Paul aims to share a franchise with Minneapolis, eyeing a major league team amid Brook lyn as a likely Westward candidate and hints of a shifting MLB landscape within two years.
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Twin Cities
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Miday
America
Midway Stadium
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Washington
Votes Tie Narrowly as Christians and Allies Win
In a close contest, the Christian Socrats and their allies secured victory by 2,275 votes, a slim margin compared to the 127 vote bed margin from the 1951 election. The year 1954 also saw a record 2,700,000 mink skins sold in the United States.
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Christian Socrats
United States
Winters Likely to Be Next Big TV Comic
Hollywood reports Jonathan Winters, 29, as a rising TV comic with offstage humor matching onstage grit. The piece notes his Marine service, Kenyon College art study, and self penned material with self supplied sound effects, plus his multi role sketches and St Bernard impersonation.
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Hollywood
Jonathon Winters
W. C. Fields
Vine Street
Jonathan Winters
George Gobel
Gobel
Babe Ruth
Dayton
Ohio
Kenyon College
Gambier
Jimmy Cagney
Jimmy Stewart
Leading Major League Hitters Based On 300 Official At Bats
The top hitters include Phil Ashburn Cincinnati Kluszewski Redlegs Campanella Brooklyn Burgess Cin Kaline Detroit Kuenn Detroit Power K C 115 452 70 144 .319 Smith Cir 116 468 91 145 .310 Mantle New York 117 418 99 128 .307 Home Run leaders Kluszewski 41 Banks 39 Snider 38 Mays 36 Matthews 30. RBI leaders Snider 109 Kluszewski 96 Banks 93 Ennis 92 Jensen 90. Runs leaders Snider 100 Kaline 99 Mantle 99 Kluszewski 92 Smith 91. Hits Kaline 157 Kluszewski 152 Kuenn 147 Post 145 Bell 145 Smith 145. Pitching leaders based on 10 decisions Newcombe 18 3 .857 Byrne 11 3 .786 Donovan 13 4 .765 Erskine 10 4 .714 Hurd 7 3 .700.
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Kluszewski
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Redlegs
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Yanks Sweep Pair to Take League Lead
The New York Yankees reclaimed first place by a half game after sweeping the Orioles 5-4 and 12-6. Hank Bauer homered in the opener, and Mickey Mantle hit his 28th and 29th to seal the nightcap as Boston’s Ted Williams belted a 13th grand slam in a 8-4 win over the Senators. Williams tied Ralph Kiner for career grand slams among active players. the Red Sox and Yankees shift to a three-game series in Boston.
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Babe Ruth’s 60 home run mark endures in fans’ memory
Seven years after Babe Ruth’s death fans remember the Bambino in the Yankee Stadium lobby. Ruth’s 60 homer record, set 1927, stands as the target for Ernie Banks Ted Kluszewski Duke Snider Willie Mays and others aiming for the fence. Ruth’s pace remains unmatched to this day.
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Ruth
Taxi driver robbed by deserters from Foreign Legion
Marseille France dispatch says taxi driver Manuel Guerpillon was robbed by two deserters from the Foreign Legion who took his wallet containing about 3,000 francs and returned it after realizing the sum was small. The incident underscores the deserters action and the modest loss.
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France
Manuel Guerpillon
The
Foreign Legion
Spahn Leads Braves Past Cardinals in 12-1 Victory
Warren Spahn threw eight innings of two hit ball and added a single, a triple and a home run to power the Milwaukee Braves to a 12-1 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals. Ed Mathews homered as the Braves knocked out Willard Schmidt, who had pitched a one hitter in his prior start. The win marked Spahn's 11th of the season.
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Milwaukee Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Ed Mathews
Braves
Willard Schmidt
Spahn
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