Calendar of events and notices from Texarkana area
Calendar of events lists a Fulton Elementary School program by the Angelic Gospel Singers of Philadelphia and the Hum ming Bees of Texarkana on Thursday February 9, sponsored by the PTA. The Mother’s March On Polio is set for Tuesday January 31 at 8 p.m. and residents are urged to contribute. Also notes family arrivals, a Grand Officer’s meeting in Texarkana, and obituaries for local figures including Mr. J. M. Miller of Blevins Arkansas.
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Angelic Gospel Singers
Philadelphia
Humming Bees
Texarkana
Fulton
Star
Essie D. Brantley
Bright Light
Texarkant
Bran
Grand
Hot Springs
Arkansas
7. M. Miller
Blevins
Hicks Funeral Home, Inc
Nashua to debut in Widener at Hialeah Park
Nashua, 1985 Horse of the Year, makes his first start in the $100,000 Widener handicap at Hialeah Park on February 18. He carries top weight of 127 pounds in the mile and a quarter race, facing strong handicap stars and is listed as 3 to 5 favorite. The field will award significant weight to rivals, with six to 29 pounds in play. In other action, Budge Party captures the Scandinavian Indoor Tennis men’s title in Stockholm, while Angela Mortimer wins the women’s title in the same event, and New York’s Flying Wheels features in wheelchair racing news.
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Hialeah Park
Stockholm
Sweden
Los Angeles
Paris
Sven. Davidsson
Angelea Mortimer
England
Alban Gibson
New York
Tenley Albright Leads Women Figure Skating Championship
Tenley Albright of Newton Center Massachusetts built a strong early lead in the women's figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics. She topped Carel Heiss of New York and edged ahead during the compulsory figures, with exhibitions and further rounds ahead. Norway won the cross country with Hallgeir Brenden covering nine miles in 49:39, while Sweden and Russia added medals in other events. United States entries finished well back in the standings.
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Carel Heiss
Ozone Park
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Hallgeir Brenden
Campezzo
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McCall
Idaho
Larry Damon
Burlington
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United States
Switzerland
Russia
Basketball Standings and Sunday Results
Eastern Division standings show Philadelphia 295638 Boston 2619578 New York 222250 Syracuse 2025. Western Division lists Fort Wayne 2418501 Rochester 2n oF 426 Minneapolis 1927 413 St Louis 126895. Sundays results include New York 99 Syracuse Boston 112 Rochester 103 Fort Wayne 98 Philadelphia St Louis 114 Minneapolis 107.
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Boston
New York
Syracuse
Fort Wayne
Rochester
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Hoad Wins Australian Tennis Title in Brisbane
Hoad defeats Rosewall 6-4 3-8 0-4 7-5 to win Australia’s championship in a rivalrous singles final. The match, a clash of past Davis Cup heroes, carried motives tied to professional promises and promoter tensions from the prior year.
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Hoad
Australia
Brisbane
Lew! Hoad
Ken Rosewall
Baylor to Open Spring Practice
Baylor Bears begin spring football drills in Waco with about 75 to 80 candidates, including 21 lettermen. Halfback Del Sheffner and tackle Clyde Ledbetter are excused. Sheffner is with the basketball squad and Ledbetter returns from military service in April. Practice runs 368 days, ending February 24 with the spring squad game.
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Texi
Baylor Bears
Conlerente
del Shefner
Clyde Ledbetter
Sheffiet
Ledbetter
Wotvt
Demaret Wins Top Money at Palm Springs
Jimmy Demaret led the wandering golfers to the $15,000 Thunderbird Invitational in Palm Springs, winning $2,000 and finishing with a 69 72 for 269. Cary Middlecoff was runner up, Gene Littler shot a 66 final round for 277 in third, with Julius Boros and Gardner Dickinson Jr. tied for fourth at 278.
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Palm Springs
Calif
California
Jimmy Demaret
Jimmy
Cary Middlecoff
Middlecoff
Breen
Gene Littler
Julius Boros
Gardner Dickinson Jr
Boros
Dickinson
Jackson to Fight Baker Saturday at Madison Square Garden
Tommy Hurricane Jackson returns from a three month layoff to face top heavyweight Bob Baker in a key clash at Madison Square Garden. Jackson, 25-4-1 and ranked No 3 among Maciano challengers, meets Baker, No 1 in the National Boxing Assn and No 2 behind Archie Moore in Ring ratings, in a bout with major implications. Baker recently extended his winning streak with a decision over Nina Valdes in Cleveland. Carmine Fiore and Gene Poirier square off again tonight at St Nicholas Arena in New York, telecast by Du Mont. their Dec 19 draw left Fiore favored.
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Associated Press
Tommy
Hurricane
National Boxing Assn
Archie Moore
Nina Valdes
Cleveland
Carmine Fiore
Brooklyn
Gene Poirier
Niagara
N. Y
St. Nicholas Arena
New York
du Mont
Fiere
Rinzi Nocera
Poirizz
Ayres Tours With Religious Pictures
Lew Ayres plans a three month tour promoting his film series Altars of the East focusing on Asian religions. After sensational Los Angeles reception, he eyes national screenings to test demand and possibly devote his career to the project.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Lew ‘Ayres
Los Angeles
Lew
Twilight 7 Detective Tale Opens Dark Night Mystery
In a crime drenched sequence, Lucy Dorn escorts Wilbur Tweed home after revelations of a murder. Nellie Tweed resents the inspector Bennett, while the scene shifts to the Winchester Inn as more clues surface about a Buckeye Club link and a withheld truth. The narrative blends intrigue with personal tensions amid a chilly, unfolding investigation.
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Alite Osboth
Dames Beriliatt
Industrial Commission
Lucy Dorn
Toadéldé Tavern
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Nelle
Buckeye Club
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Nellie Tweed
Local Girls Fouke Boys Win Tourney at Saratoga
Hope's Girls defeated Delight 60 to 47 to claim the girls title, while Fouke boys beat Lewisville 58 to 44 for the championship. Semifinals saw feral girls beat Nashville 62 to 44. Delight ousted Fouke 43 to 31. Fouke advanced with 71-64 win over Kirby. Lewisville edged Saratoga 61-58 to reach the final.
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Nashville
Kirby
Eddie Waitkus Quits Baseball for Trucking Job
Eddie Waitkus, a 35-year-old former major league first baseman, quits baseball after 13 seasons with the Phillies and joins Buddy Hassett’s Eastern Freightways Inc. Hassett, ex-MLB first baseman with the Braves Dodgers and Yankees, serves as vice president of the trucking firm.
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Eddie Waitkus
Waitkus
Philadelphia Phillies
Buddy Hassett
Eastern Freightways Inc
Hassett
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Michael Garland Sees School Through Intercom Link
Chicago report notes 9 year old Michael Garland who is bedbound remains connected to his fourth grade North Shore School class via a special inter com system. This setup lets him participate in lessons and stay engaged with classmates despite illness.
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Chicago
Michael Garland
Michael
North Shore School
Quiet evening as Lucy moves up to her apartment
Lucy Dern waits in the hall while Sheriff Abner Cornwallis sits in the bar with two men. Lucy plans to hide from Dr. Dick as she and her mother move into a bright, homey upstairs flat overlooking the square. The scene ends with them settling into their new space in a doorway captioned to continue.
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Abner Cornwallis
Lucy
Lucy Dern
Rosemary
United Press
Portland
Gonzaga
Mom
SMU Parker Clash Highlights Week in SWC Basketball
The Southwest Conference resumes full league play with top contenders Arkansas and SMU meeting in Fayetteville as the feature game. SMU and Arkansas sit atop the standings at 4-0 while Baylor and Texas Christian loom in the week’s other matchups. Arkansas relies on a balanced attack led by Whitley and O Nea l while SMU leans on Showalter Krebs and O Neal.
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Grose seeks divorce from stepmother in 12 year marriage
In Pottsville Pennsylvania, Joh Grose files for divorce from his stepmother Mrs Jennie Grose after a 12 year marriage begun in 1926 before a justice of the peace. An attorney notes a 1938 statute bars marriages within certain relationships, and the parties did not know the exact date of their wedding due to that law.
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Joh Grose
Jennie Grose
Recommende Ag
John M. Meuwich
Groses
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