White Sox Startling Run Upset Yankees in Series Open
The White Sox halted a July slide by beating the Yankees 3-2 to take the series two games to one. Chicago tightens its grip on first with Cleveland and Detroit games shaping the pennant chase as other NL and AL results roll in.
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Yankees
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Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas City
Roger Craig
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Dodgers
Milwaukee Beans
Philadelphia
Tourney in April Slated As Olympic Cage Feature
The 1956 U S Olympic basketball team may be chosen after a four team April tournament in Melbourne plans. AAU national champion runner up NCAA champ and Armed Forces winner to supply seven players plus seven from trials. Games set late November to early December.
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Melbourne
Harry D. Henshel
Henshel
Olympic Committee
AAU
Armed Forces
Flower Box Edges Lawrence Paper Co in Softball Opener
Flower Box defeated Lawrence Paper Co 2 to 1 while Co-Op forfeited to the American Legion in sub district action at Municipal Park. Tournament play resumes Sunday night with Flower Box vs the Legion at 7 30 p m. the loser faces Lawrence Paper Co at 9 with finals set for next week.
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Lawrence Paper Co
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American Legion
Municipal Park
the Legion
Municipal
Lawrence Paper Coq
H Waddell
Tryon
Caster Eennes
Beavted
McKenzie
Moore
Tage
Oreaten
Helmer
Mallory
Hurley
H Kennedy
Dolen
Em Wiliams
HA Jacobs
Willams
Wiliams
Ity
Lawrence Legion nine leads district bid in 1955 season
Lawrence High School junior baseball manager Alan Fisher, praised for a strong first year, steers the Legion to a 20-9 season and 8-0 in league play as they chase the Paola district title and state meet. The squad features deep pitching with four reliable hurlers and solid defense.
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Allan Woolard
Chalimer Woodard
McPherson College
Southern Methodist U. Ai
Alan Fisher
American Legion
George Starkey
Kansas Veterans
Ft. Dodge
Fisher
Starkey
Legion
Paola
Starkey Crew
Bill Sleight
Dale Murphy
Morgan- Macks
Hutchinson
Hutch
Kansas
Topeka
Dodgers Significantly Promising Base Runner Reported
A notable base runner, regarded as among the best in years, is slated to report to the Dodgers training camp in Clearwater next spring. The move signals strong expectations for his impact with the team.
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Hal
Dodgers
Clearwater
Baseball scores and standings from major leagues
American Association and Texas League results led by Louisville and Toledo with tight pennant races. National League and American League schedules list Friday night games, notable matchups include Brooklyn, New York, Chicago, and Cleveland standings with several postponed or rescheduled notes.
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St. Louia
Ninety Nuns Escaped Fire at Mount Carmel Convent
Ninety elderly nuns were rescued from the Mount Carmel Convent infirmary in Dubuque Iowa last night with only minor injuries to a few. A nun who first saw the fire reports an explosion in the attic of the three story brick building and the blaze swept through the facility.
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Iowa
Mount Carmel
Order of the Blessed Virgin, Mary
Boeing Upsets Goodland For State Semipro Win
WICHITA The Wichita Boeing Bombers defeated the Goodland Tigers 8-4 to claim the state semipro baseball title. Boeing took a 4-run third inning on four walks an error and a hit to secure the margin despite five hits to Goodland’s ten. Ernie Logan homered in the ninth for Boeing and Skourski homered for Goodland in the first as Martin relieved in the fourth and held the Bombers scoreless the rest of the way.
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Smith
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Jeanneau
Brickey
Stonecipher
Moon Beating Soph Jinx and Haddix Surges in Card Notes
NEW YORK Wally Moon of the St. Louis Cardinals sustains a strong sophomore year with a .313 average and 13 homers, one more than 1954. Enos Slaughter, age 39, has raised his batting to .292 and collected 2,144 career hits. Harvey Haddix shows form, allowing two earned runs in 25 innings as he wins three straight to improve to 8 9. Dick Ricketts, Duquesne star, shines as a pitcher for Allentown, Pa.
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White Sox
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Billy Pierce
Jerry Coleze
Roy Campanella
Brooklyn
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Legion Club
Fisher and Gang
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al Fisher
Reuter Organ Co
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Reese
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Larry MacPhail
Leo
Durocher
Hal Reese
Louisville Colonels
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St. Louis Cardinals
Moon
Enos
Lefty
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Haddix
Iowa Florida Netmen In Quarterfinal Fight
In Kalamazoo Michigan the National Junior and Boys tennis championships quarterfinals feature top seed Mike Green of Miami Beach and fifth seed Art Andrews of Iowa City. Green beat Robert Delgado 6 1 6 1. Andrews beat Roger Werksman 6 1 6 0.
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Florida
Kalamazoo
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Mike Green
Miami Beach
Fla
Art Andrews
Iowa City
Green
Robert Delgado
Los Angeles
Andrews
Roger Werksman
Banker Freed on Bond In Charge of Embezzlement
Roscoe D. Coon, a 46 year old Pont cashier at the Sir Joshua Monument National Bank of Palm Springs, was freed on $25,000 bail pending a August 19 preliminary hearing on a federal embezzlement charge. An audit found a $687,000 shortage in the bank's books and led to the bank's closure the same day. Coon denies the accusation of keeping $10,000 of bank funds.
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San Diego
Calif
Roscoe D. Coon
Coon
Wee Pont
Sir Joshua Monument National Bank
Wichita man L. Ryan dies after four hours
A Wichita man, L. Ryan, 28, died last night after four hours. Police and medical staff responded to the incident, and details including cause of death and exact time were not released. Further information is pending official statements.
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Wichita
Bill L. Ryan
Missing Words Puzzle Clue List From An Exchange Sheet
A historical puzzle listing numerous clue prompts with numbered entries and wordplay hints. Entries span topics from daily life and grammar to geography and notable terms, inviting fills for missing words aligned with the numbered clues.
Two Wichita Men Rescue After River Pulls Man Away
Huebr McGee and James E. Bonner of Wichita pulled a man from the Arkansas River northwest of here after he was swept away by the current. The rescue followed bystanders’ alert calls to keep watch and assist until emergency crews arrived.
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Arkansas River
Here
Huebr McGee
James E. Bonner
Wichita
Milliken to retire from Hercules leadership in July
Mahlon G. Milliken of Wilmington will retire as vice president and executive committee member of Hercules Powder Co. at month end and stay on the board of directors through year end. He invented the Milliken Continuous Digester for producing nitrocellulose, replacing the slower batch method.
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Mahlon
One-Room Schools Predominate in 1950 United States
The survey shows that despite five percent of pupils attending them, half of U.S. schools in 1950 operated with a single room. This stark statistic highlights a sparse rural education landscape and limited school facilities across the nation.
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U.S
United States
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