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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1951
Page
2
The Chicago area ballot count shows Detroit Jackla Nobison and Brooklyn figure among leaders as the annual allstar selection vote progresses. Other names include Hep, Ware Bhartata, Cileo Carent, and Maht Fielder, with Philadelphia Athtet and 712 noted in results.
Reported buildup for a boxing match between Louis and Savold centers on five round plans and outdoor venue uncertainties. Projections mention Bayard Charles as a 2 to 1 favorite and talk of possible knockouts, with Loe in the 120 pound weight class and attention focused on a September return.
The report lists boxing results and ring action across multiple venues in New York Newark and Boston with fighters named Noland La Starga Gene Felton and others, noting wins losses and scores. Several locales are cited including Havana and Philadelphia with scattered figures and outcomes.
Disjointed notes cover baseball, football, golf, and boxing figures. Mentions include Yankees versus White Sox, Milwaukee or Brooklyn players, and a reference to Michigan State women’s basketball. Also notes a USGA ruling on overweight golf balls and a boxing match involving Lumacruw.
Chicago golf veteran Ben Hogan assesses Oakland Hills as the toughest site for the National Open. He notes long drives and hard fairways demand precise play while predicting two rounds may prove insufficient to master the layout. Hogan says even two additional rounds would test players beyond their comfort zone.
Washington June 11. President Truman plans a major speech this week to defend stronger economic controls under the Defense Production Act. With the act's powers due to expire soon, lawmakers in both houses begin closed door discussions on extending or limiting the authority.
Fragmentary diary like notes recount a chaotic graduation day with talk of weddings, a gun threat discussion, a hunger strike diet, and a beauty class led by Miss Willit. The scene shifts to Miss Wink guiding students through graceful descending steps as Mrs Webb sets a glowing example of poise.
West Point coaches including Major Joe B Stepelns Murrey Warmath Vincent Lom bard Paul Amen and Doug Keane travel this week after Bart Blaik's staff to Tokyo Yokohama Okinawa and the Philippines for football lessons and instruction for the Army team.
The Legionnaires were set to host the Red River Tomies at Fairpark last night but rain forced postponement. Two games are on the menu this week with Wednesday night hosting the Tomies and Friday bringing Mineral Springs Flyers to Hope for a league contest.
The inquiry into Joey Maxim’s condition after a bout heard Maxim’s manager Jack Kearny and chief medical examiner Br. F M Houston testify. Commission chair Dou Trainees ordered Maxim and trainer Mb Del Monte to appear as witnesses. Kearns claimed Maxim appeared doped, while Houston argued the foul could not have altered the outcome and that Maxim was treated as such.
A 30 year old St. Louis mechanic named Davis offered to serve as a human guinea pig for cancer research after claiming a bet by Betty Teld. Davis, a former Army master sergeant who served over 200 days in World War II, previously underwent surgery in 1947 to remove a cancerous tumor from his head and neck.
Lawmakers and groups clash over price and wage controls as Truman pushes stronger powers over prices rents and strategic materials. Farm and business groups criticize current limits while labor unions back controls with caution on wage restraint. Taft predicts 1953 spending could hit 200 million and warns inflation may outrun restraint.
The Chicago White Sox lead the American League by two and a half games as they open a three game series in Washington against the Senators. Brooklyn opens its western tour in St Louis against the Cardinals as Howie Newcombe seeks a hot day to aid his sore shoulder. Cardinals, Reds, Giants and Cubs also in action with various pitchers listed.
A radiology report arrived Saturday confirming that the cancer has spread to Davis's right lung. The telegram noting his condition was read by Milton Berle during the Damon Runyon Memorial Cancer Fund telethon Saturday night.
The column lists visits and greetings among Black residents and families. Henderson of Richmond California visits Mrs. Lonnie Henderson and family. Pvt Clyde McFadden of Hills Texas visits his kin. Mrs Loran Nash and Mrs Narvelt Davis are mentioned. Agued by scattered notes from Omaha and New York City connections.
Fragmented OCR provides a string of city names including Little Rock Birmingham Atlanta Nashville Chattanooga Memphis Mobile New Orleans Monroeria El Dorado Natchez Pine Shiff Greenwood Clarksdale Hot Springs Greenville. The sequence suggests a regional transportation or mapping reference with multiple Gulf and Southern cities.
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