Community event notices from Hopewell area churches and clubs
A collection of local announcements lists meetings for the Hopewell P T A Emmet Church of God in Christ union session Nelson Hill Post 427 and Ladies Auxiliary and a Hempstead County Talent program at Yerger High School A Farmer's meeting with talks on 1956 outlook and an Egg and Meat Show planning session are set for mid March with guest speakers and church programs Also a birthday observance for American Legion Post 427 at Lonoke Baptist Church is announced with ministers and Rev James Coby delivering the principal address
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Churches of God In Christ
Church of God In Christ
South Hope
Emmet
North Hope
F. Davis
L. C. Washington
American Legion Post
Nelson-Hill Post No
Ladies' Auxiliary
Hicks Funeral Home Chapel
Hempstead County
Yerger High School
Farmer's
Hicks Funeral Home
C. B. Smith
T. Ru
Betton
American Legion
Nelson
Lonoke Baptist Church
Ashdown
Texarkana
Ark
Texas
James , Coby
Coby
Iar Kvtion
Travelers Buy New Catcher In AA Southern League
34 year old catcher Joe Tipton with seven years in the American League was bought by the Little Rock Travelers from the Memphis Chicks. Tipton batted .277 with 3 RBIs in 60 games for Memphis last season. Tipton previously played for Cleveland Philadelphia and Washington in the American League from 1943 to 1954.
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Little. Rock
Batcher
Little Rock Travelers
Memphis
Tourney Upsets Open NCAA Basketball Tourney Night
The NCAA elimination tournament began with upsets and a riot scare as Temple beat Holy Cross 74 72 and Canisius toppled NC State 70 78 at Madison Square Garden. Morehead State crushed Marshall 107 92 and Wayne State Michigan defeated DePaul 72 68 in Fort Wayne. Seattle outlasted Idaho State 68 60. next matchups include Connecticut Manhattan and West Virginia Dartmouth at MSG and other pairings.
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ED Wilks
Associated Press
Temple
Holy Cross
Canisius
North Carolina State
Madison Square Garada
Moreheadthy
State Wolied
Connecticut
Manhattan
Dartmouth
the Garden
Philadelphia
Morehead
Marshall
Utah
Seattle
Dan Swartz
DePaul
Wayne
Clarence Straughn
Kentucky
Iowa
Iowa City
Gorvalls
Ore
Claire Markey
Chieftains
Organizational Meeting of Adult 4-H Leaders Held in Hicks Funeral Home
The Adult 4-H leaders met in the Hicks Funeral Home Building on Saturday March 10 electing Mrs Amilee Smith as President Mrs Alccia Wade as Vice President Mrs Cleo Johnson as Secretary and others to form 1956 committees including Dress Revue Fairs and Exhibits and Judging Contests Demonstrations. Also St Mark Baptist Church notes report Sunday School and a church trip to Oklahoma.
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Hicks Funeral Home
Amilee Smith
Alccia Wade
Cleo Johnson
Thelma Ritchie
Louella Cooper
Pearline Cheatham
Olga Briggs
Alicia Wade
Augusta Trotter
E. C. Jones
Edna Conway
W. S. Wiliams
John Adams
Thera Ritchie
Miter
Jodie Duffie
Minnie Richardson
R. M. Yerger
L. E. Brown
E. L. Holmes
Andrew Duffie
Maude B. Davis
C. B. Smith
Louella, Cooper
St. Mark Baptist Church News
J. C. McMullins
Master Dennis
Tennessee Johnson
Pauline Johnson
Pioniéer
Mae Ragland
V. Dennis
Deacon Johnson
Johnson
Coleman
Fairfield Wins First Tourney
Fairfield headed for St. Petersburg with 2200 and his first victory on the Winter pro golf circuit. The 27-year-old Casey Fairfield shot a three under par 69 to win the Pensacola Open by two strokes yesterday. His 72 hole total of 275 was 13 under par and he earns the victory in his first pro tour. Be Wininger took second prize of 1500 with a 277. Paul Harney followed with 278 and $1170 benefiting from the final round. Ed Furgol shot a 68 in the closing round for a 263 total to tie with five others for sixth and 541 each.
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Pensacola
Fla
Young Gorden Fairfield
St.otersburg
Casey
Paul Harney
Boston
Mass
Ed Furgol
Jehampion
Cound
Temple Triumphs On Last-Second Shot At Wichita
In Wichita Temple edged Holy Cross on a 16-6 jumper by Fred Cohen with eight seconds left. Hal Lear and Guy Rodgers teamed on the front line as Temple matched All-America Tom Heinsohn with 26. Frank Corcoran scored the final basket in the fourth overtime to beat N C State. Canisius’ Ron Shavlik led State with 25 as Nowak had 29 for Canisius.
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Wichita
Kan
Temple
Holy Cross
Fred Cohen
Hal Lear
Guy Rodgers
Lear
Tom Heinsohn
Owl
Harry Litwack
Heinsohn
Cohen
Fred
Frank Corcoral
N. C. State
John Maglio
Phil DiNardo
State
Canisius
Ron Shavlik
Hank Nowak
Greenburg Tries to Speed Up Indians
General Manager Hank Greenberg pledges a 200 dollar per game player fund for each Indians win in two hours or less during the regular season. Administered by Al Lopez, the fund can be used for any purpose the manager and players choose. Greenberg seeks faster play after long 2:55 and 2:42 opens, with a 2:49 Cubs game cited.
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Tucson
Ari
Hank Greenberg
Cleveland Indians
Indians
al ‘Lope
Greenberg
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Cage Attendance Up in the SWC
Southwest Conference basketball saw a record attendance of 268 600 over 75 home games surpassing last season 205 050 from 71 games. Texas A&M Rice SMU Arkansas Texas and Rice posted gains with Rice more than doubling its home games while SMU rose about 25 percent and seven games sold out. New field house helped Arkansas draw 19 750 in a single home game.
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Dallas
Southern Methodist
Texas A&m
Arkansas
Texas
Rice
Bandit Commits Suicide After Supermarket Hold-Up
In Kansas City a 32 year old Black man Jewell Wilbert McClelland shot himself after police surrounded the supermarket during a holdup. A car outside alerted authorities as five patrol units boxed in the store. An officer entered with a revolver as McClelland ran toward him, then killed himself.
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Kansas City
Jewell Wilbert McClelland
Edward Owens
San McClelland
Pa Pune
Paki Bia
Dons Named No 1 in Final AP NCAA Poll
The University of San Francisco Dons finished the 1955-56 season as the nation's No 1 team in the final AP ranking, receiving 1101 points from 132 voters. North Carolina State and Dayton followed, with Alabama, Louisville, SMU, UCLA, Kentucky, and Illinois also near the top.
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University of San Francisco
San Francisco
Dons
Associated Press
North Carolina State
Sput
Dayton
Towa
Alabama
Louisville
Southern Methodist
UCLA
Kentucky
Mllnois
Illinois
Nmcm State
Town
SMU
Tinois
Oklahoma City
Vanderbilt
North Carolina
Holy Cross
Temale
Wake Forest
Dukeba
Utah
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Bonham Bank Sees Pickup After Slow Start
At the First National Bank of Bonham business improved today following a sluggish start to the week. Weekend activity had disrupted the routine as someone placed the same rack on the vault for Tuesday morning instead of Monday.
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Bonham
First National Bank of Bonham
Ouachita Girls Triumph as Tech Ousted in Meet
In the National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament opener Wayland College of Plainview Texas leads a slate as Ouachita makes headlines with a decisive win while top seeds face early rounds. Billie Mann's 23 points boost Ouachita as Missouri Valley Dredging edges Oregon High in a bracket thriller.
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Tech
Ouachita Girls
ST. Joseph
Wayland College of
Plainview
Tex
Topeka Santa Fe
Wayland, Commercial Extension
Omaha
Midland Jewelry
Kangar City
Iowa Wesleyan
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Wayland
Flying Queens
Missouri Valley Dredging of
Oregon
Quathita College of Arkadelphia
Ark
Piatt College of St. Joseph
Billie Mann
Ouachita
Kansas City
Senattes
Engle«ie (Mo
SMU Favorite in Regional Play
SMU, champion of the Southwest Conference, holds a 25-2 record and is favored in the West Regional at Wichita. The Mustangs meet Texas Tech 13-11, with winners advancing to face Kansas State in Lawrence and Houston in the next round, as Memphis State and Tech send brief squads.
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Wichita
Kasi
Southern Methodist
Mustangs
Texas Tech
Red Raiders
Oklahoma City
Memphis State
Kansas State
Lawrence
Kas
Houston
Wienits
Tech
Jim Read
DuWayne Blacksheer
Fligible
Cadets and Irish May Play 1957 Game in New York
Mayor Wagner held talks with West Point and Notre Dame officials to bring the 1957 football clash to New York City reducing travel needs for fans and players. The effort signals a possible neutral site game between the Cadets and Irish.
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New York
Robert Wagner
West Point
Notre Dame
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Strive ‘Ply
Tieten Publication
Clase
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Tees
Broom House
S. Fulton
Ralph Saundete
City Furn. CO. Sra
Havel
Hopé
Stetkland
Latham
Hope
White River
SON Maricet Ik
Nashville
Hwy
Arthur Gray
Ozan
Harry Clayton
Lewisville
J. B Ellcn
Ralph Montgomery Market
Moore Bros
Watkins
Hempstead
Lewis
J. R. Watkins
Tennessee
Edgewood
Mrz
K.G. McRae
South Elm
Grover Thompson Vapi
Springfield
Penn
U. S
Ack-Hillery
Premcatty Arie
Hendrix
Phillip's
Welding & Machine
West
Hope, Ark
Mente Ee
Home Comfort
Femmy
Fat Ong
Athe
Stat
Jakcrest Funeral Home
Ance
2D & Himzel
Jerndon-Cornelius Funeral Home
Burla Association
Franklin Company
Texarkana Gazetté
Kcmc-Tv
Ives
Ray Duke
Freen
Prescott
Snyker
Ghill Cafe
Front Street
Brookwood School
Strout Realty Co
East Front St
Eaother Hicke
Cecil
Hopewell P. T. A
Newport
Rosie Huntley
Georgiang McFadden
EB. V. Coleman
R. V. Maxwell
Earnestine
Matha McFadden
Huntley
Arsenio Seamster
Grant
McFadden
Charley Huntley
Hugo
Mya BE. M. Nelson
Hopewell Elementary School
Reve
Ciorge W. Reed
Neil
Namie
Reed
Willian Koenig
Pittsburgh
Plum Island
Fairfield
Greenburg
Cage
Western Minnois
Fastern
New Mexico
Eau Claire
Wis
Portland
Ores State
Rockhart N
Arkansas Teen
Wheaton Till
N. 3
McNeese
Lake Charles
San Diego State
Pittsouri
Texas Sauter
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