Big Seven Chase Set To Rally After Hot Start
In the Big Seven race the 14-6 non conference mark after 20 games signals close title chances. Kansas, Colorado, Missouri lead with Kansas State, Iowa State, Nebraska, Oklahoma improving. Kansas, Wisconsin, Missouri pullouts noted. Week schedule lists 12 games across Nebraska Wichita Oklahoma Ohio State Drake Loyola Kansas State Arkansas UCLA Colorado BYU Indiana Missouri matchups.
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Colorado
Missouri
Kansas State
Iowa State
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Phog Allen
Kansas Jayhawks
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Dallas Dobbs
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Missouri Tigers
Winers
Columbia
Norm Stewart
Tigers
Stewart
Tulsa
Ames
Iowa
Vanderbilt
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Tenn
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Bloomington
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Wichita
Ohio State
Drake
Town
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Los Angeles
Loyola
Brigham Young
U.C.L.A
S.M.A
Washington
A's Invest 700000 To Get New Players
The Kansas City Athletics pool over 700000 for player development to lift a 1956 roster already improving across infield outfield pitching catching and bench. The haul includes minor league standouts Lou Kretlow Jack Crimian Bill Bradford Allen Romberger Ed Burtschy Bill Heritage catcher Myron Ginnberg infielders Rance Preus Mike Haxex Forrest Jacobs and outfielder Dave Melton with noted batting records and league honors.
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Kansas City Athletics
Lou Kretlow
Seattle
Jack Crimian
Toronto
Bill Tradford
San Francisco
Jones
Allen Romberger
Columbus
Ed Burtschy
Portland
Bill Heritage
Montgomery
Oak
Myron
Joe) Ginnberg
Sunflower League Bowling Standings and Notes
Thursday night Sunflower League action saw multiple teams and players factoring into the standings. Notable results included Blackie's, Lantern, Anderson's Insurance, van Moore, and Jacques delivering three wins apiece for Lawrence Decorators, while other squads like Needham Ford and Serg Grocery and Plumber's Union contributed.
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Sunflower Leaque
Yol Gaserenee Decorators
Uta Wreeting Co
Huck Wares
An Haal
Unilert
Hank Lee
Oki Moore
Itt Wow
Acuttes Realty
Loe Gory
Een Lantern
Brown
Blackie
Jackie
Stillelogan
Lawrence Decorators
Vio Wrecking
Needham-Ford, Serg‘Grocery and Plumber's Union
Bowling Veterans Lead In Chicago National Star Tournament
In Chicago two veteran bowlers Ray Bluth of Bentwood Missouri and Dolores Wroblewski of Detroit led the national star bowling tournament midway through qualifying. Bluth held a 39 pin edge over Ed Banski of Detroit and Joe Midt of Albany tied for second as 160 men and 64 women competed. Bluth rolled a 1278 in the segment.
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Chicago
Ray Bluth
Bentwood
St. Quis
Dolores
Wroblewski
Detroit
BSC
Bluth
Edbanski
Joemidt
Albany
Unclear tally from St. Louis event with Weber ranking
Robert L. May cites a rise from third place. Dick Weber of St. Louis finished 14th with a total of 2,459 points. The fragment references numeric standings and a list of numbers, but lacks full context or event name.
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Dick Weber
St. Louis
Mental Hearing Set For Oklahoman Who Climbed TV Tower
Asa Beck, 43, of Guthrie, climbed 250 feet up a TV tower to bring attention to his family’s plight and threatened self harm before state troopers coaxed him down. He spent a night in jail. a mental hearing was planned as he claimed his wife and six children were starving amid government paperwork and legal actions.
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Oklahoma City
Asa Beck
Beck
Guthrie
Jurlee Mildred Patterson
Oklahoma County
Haskell Indians Seek rebound after loss to Hiawatha
Haskell Indian Institute basketball team aims to rebound Tuesday at Spring Hill after dropping their season opener 52 39 to Hiawatha. Coach Warner A Coffin notes Spring Hill’s strong 1954 record and expect a tough game as Hiawatha center John Engleman scored 23 points and helped a tight zone defense seal the win.
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Hiawatha
Haskell
Engleman sparks Hiawatha past Osage Indian rivals
Engleman scored 56 points to power Hiawatha past Troy 1842 at Lawrence High School Gym. He dominated rebounds, had 11 first half points and 18 in the second half as Hiawatha opened a 28 16 halftime lead and never trailed by less than 11. teammates Schroff 12 and Petty 10 supported. Indians’ Postoak 14 Sevier 12 Bailey 11 led Osage. This followed Hiawatha 83 35 over Osage City and 74 35 over Maur Hill.
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Kansas State High School Activities Association
Lawrence High School
Tribe
Osage City
Maur Hill
Engleman
Hiawatha
Troy
Indians
Jim Schroff
Jerry Petty
Leon Duncan
Wayne Postoak
Willie Sevier
Ken Bailey
Bailey
Schroff
Sevier
Petty
Haskell
Ponstoak
Les Huber
Purdue Names Mollenkopf as Head Football Coach
Purdue University appointed line coach Kenneth Mollenkopf to succeed Stuart Holcomb as head football coach. President Frederick Hovde announced the selection noting Mollenkopf’s powerful lines have been a key asset in Purdue teams.
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Lafayette
India
Kenneth
Jack) Mollenkopf
Purdue University
Stuart K
Stu) Holcomb
Northwestern University
Frederick
Hovde
Mollenkopf
Purdue
Holcomb
Military family notes enlistments and appointments reveal service paths
Perry residents report sons enlisting in the Army and serving abroad. Hawaii stations and Great Lakes Naval Training Station postings appear as family updates. Navy airman McDaniels aboard Wasp undergoes carrier overhaul while other sons receive navigator and petty officer assignments.
Sled accident fatal in Kansas City boy dies
A seven year old boy, Tom Osborn, died after a sled crash into a car Saturday in Kansas City Kas PA. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John T Osborn of Prairie Village.
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Kansas City
Kas
Tom Osborn
John T. Osborn
Prairie Village
Reunion honors Fred and Minnie Neis descendants
A large crowd gathered November 24 at the Evangelical Brethren Church for the Fred and Minnie Neis descendants family reunion. A basket dinner followed at noon and the afternoon featured visits with honored guests Lee Sollenbarger of Denver and Felix Muller and children Pat and Mike of Kansas City.
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Eudora
Ezrael R. Broers
Randolph Air Force Base
Randolph Field
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Tech. Trag. Sydn
MDAP
APO
New York
N.Y
Jack H. Frye
Mike Lancaster
16Th Alfa
Tedford W. Massey
Med. Dent
N.yu Pyl
Charles H. Shawhbaker
Batry
San Francisco
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Leland G. Massey
Lloyd KX
Fleet Post Office
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Marine Air
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Medien Co
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APO 24
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Lester Massey
Hoyt
Glenn Robinson
Altus
Ark
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Emeline Rinke
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Louis Sax
St. Mary's School
Eveld
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Lucy Abels
Elizabeth Neis
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Lena Wilson
Fred Walker
Morris Starr
Ralph Davis
Lawrence
City Hall
Lions Club
New Hall
Bruce Trammell
Sharon Kay
Kansas City
John Lenahan
David
Fred
Minnie i
Evangelical Brethren Church
Lee Sollenbarger
Denver
Colo
Felix Muller
Pat
Mike
Rev Kendall Speaks at Methdist Church Service
Desoto Kansas City district superintendent Rev Robert Kendall delivered the morning sermon at the local Methodist church. Karen Kay Dudley, infant daughter of the Rev was noted in attendance.
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Robert Kendall
Kansas City
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