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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1955
Page
4
Coach Wayne Taylor will take three basketball teams to Spring Hill for a triple header tonight. The senior boys and girls and the junior boys teams will make the trip.
Willisville hosts a multi day invitational with girls and boys games. Wednesday schedule includes Cale versus Laneburg and Bodcan versus Okolona with later matchups Garland and Bodean. Thursday features McNeil Emmet girls and Willisville McNeill boys followed by Prescott and Emmet winners.
The Hopewell P T A schedules a Wednesday meeting on November 30 at 3 0 p m at the school to review ticket sales for the Thanksgiving Banquet. A program by the Inspirational Choir of Pine Bluff Arkansas is planned for Sunday December 4 at 7 30 p m in Hope City Hall. Tickets cost 1 00 for adults and 50 cents for students.
American Book Week celebrated across schools with posters and classroom book displays. At Shover Street Elementary a third grade play The Book Review and a reading emphasis encouraged student engagement. First grade students and parents visited Hopewell school to participate in the program.
Boston Red Sox acquire the San Francisco Seals franchise for 150000 along with 19 player contracts as part of strengthening the Pacific Coast League. The sale follows a Vancouver meeting where the Seals were declared forfeited by Damon Miller. Proceeds will cover debts including 50000 to the league and 6750 in back salary to Tommy Heath.
Arkansas Tech loses 76 71 to Camp Chaffee led by Willie Gardner 6 8. Gardner scores 17 first half and five more in second as Louisiana College edges Henderson State 69 68 with Bobby Tindall scoring the winning goal in the final minutes. Henderson’s Bill Shirron and Tindall are among top scorers.
Miss Kathleen Jordan of Hope completes three months as an English teacher at Stephens High School as part of the Arkansas Experiment in Teacher Education. She is daughter of Mrs. Wilena Brown and studied at the University of Arkansas last summer. The program leads to a master’s degree upon completion.
Harold M. Ratliff notes Arkansas stars Henry Moore and Preston Carpenter earned first team spots in the All-Southwest Conference, with Arkansas also placing George Walker Bill Fuller and Wayland Roberts on the second team. Swink of TCU led with 1,213 rushing yards as the lone unanimous choice.
Monte Irvin, 37, a key slugger for the Giants in 1951, is joining the Chicago Cubs as part of the winter draft. Chicago paid $10,000 to acquire Irvin from Minneapolis, aiming to bolster a right-handed outfield. The Cubs also claimed pitcher Vito Valentinetti from Toronto, while other clubs made minor moves in the session.
Fayetteville Arkansas 1955 Razorbacks co captains Henry Moore and Preston Carpenter have accepted invitations to play in the East West Shrine game in San Francisco on December 31. The senior team will join the West squad coached by Jess Hill of Southern California after receiving invitations two weeks ago.
The undefeated Oklahoma Sooners won the 20th annual AP poll earning 2,581 points to claim the national college football championship and the Father J Hugh O Donnell Trophy. Maryland and Michigan State trailed as Ohio State ceded the top spot. The AP poll began in 1936 with 218 first place ballots.
Texarkana High School Razorbacks coach Bobby Ellen resigns effective next July after a 3 and 9 football season. In a letter to Supt. W. M. Locke, Ellen cites lack of harmony and a winless public record, with the School Board set to rule on the resignation December 5.
In a saloon standoff the death of Jack Bruhn triggers a fracturing war among outlaws. Dan warns Hal Crane to hide as Blaise schemes with Pace Odlum to kill him, while Starrett and others maneuver for control. The scene shifts toward Crane's safe exit plan.
Light heavy Tony Johnson, bandaged after seven stitches over his right eye, defeats Billy McNeece by eighth round TKO at St Nick’s in New York. The 10 round scheduled bout halted at 2:06 of the eighth as Johnson controlled the action after a prior 10 round draw between the two.
The record shows 33 victories 29 defeats and 3 ties. Before Texarkana he coached DeQueen a Class A school to 29 wins in three years while losing nine and tying three. Ellen led Texarkana to a district championship before joining the Big Eight and his DeQueen team won two district crowns.
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