Brockton Welcomes Rocky Marciano Home in Historic Parade
A throng estimated at 60 000 to 100 000 packed Brockton streets as heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano returned to his hometown after defeating Jersey Joe Walcott. Mayor Gerald Lucey awarded him the key to the city and a large crown, while a Cadillac gift followed by a special K O plate highlighted the tribute by friends and neighbors.
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World Series Notes Highlight Crosetti Dickey Wins
Yankees coaches Frank Crosetti and Bill Dickey bring 25 World Series appearances to the field across player and coach roles. Crosetti No 13, Dickey No 10 as a player or manager aide, with only 1942 a losing year. Dodgers starter Carl Erskine survives a pregame mishap but falters, while Phil Rizuto and Roy Campanella mix signals as Casey Stengel jokes about a TV future. Dodgers raise hopes with 15,000 extra tickets for sixth and seventh games.
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Knoxs Long Career Highlighted By Southeast Missouri State
Knox, a seven year standout across college and high school coaching, is noted for his recurring battles against averages as Southeast Missouri State Tridians host Central Missouri State Warrensburg. The piece references his time under Abe Stuber and his collegiate play at Cape Girardeau, with Buck McPhail treated for an ear infection ahead of the game. Large local attendance anticipated as Kansas faces Colorado, Missouri battles Kansas State, and Nebraska meets Iowa State regionally.
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Hanley Visits Topeka Sees Kansas Rise In Football
Kansas native and coaching legend Dick Hanley visits Topeka reflecting on changes in football since his Haskell and Northwestern days. He praises Jules Sikes and Dutch Lonborg at Kansas, recalls Haskell's victories including a 47 7 win over Michigan State in 1925, and shares memories of the first Haskell Indian Homecoming and its celebratory atmosphere.
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12-Year-Old Boy Killed by Shotgun Accident
In Wellington Kansas twelve-year-old Larry Welch died instantly from a chest wound when a 12 gauge shotgun discharged while a playmate demonstrated the weapon. The coroner Dr J A Phillipson said the incident occurred at the home of a boy named Shawn, who was 12, and the gun was Vernon’s weapon.
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Vernon
Haskell Institute Opens Fall Cross Country Season With Meets
TRIBE HARRIERS at Haskell Institute begin fall cross country and track with a meet against Emporia and possibly El Dorado. Veterans led by Ted Lefore and Andrew Johnson seek KK U championship after strong middle distance legs. plans include three more meets before the University of Kansas meet and a three team event with Tea and Highland Park on Oct 15.
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Dodgers Face Critical Game in World Series at Yankee Stadium
Brooklyn manager Charley Dressen says a .300 team can win, as the Dodgers shift to Yankee Stadium for game three after a split. He notes hitting struggles by Pafko Furillo Hodges Cox and Zurita, with Dodgers at .155 in two games and .262 for the season, while promising better from his lineup.
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Litwin's Opens 15th Kansas Store in Arkansas City
The Litwin Corp introduces its 15th Kansas outlet in Arkansas City on May 8, led by Litwin store manager in Lawrence. Founded in 1909 by Dave Litwin of Lawrence, the chain began with Iola and now runs stores across the state with several managed by Litwin family members.
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Interleague Bowl Talk Shapes Big Seven NCAA View
Sport TALK Downtown weighs interleague bowls under NCAA or college supervision. Big Seven leans toward a joint plan with NCAA endorsement likely after Kansas City de emphasis session. Emphasis on fair treatment of players and coaches contrasts private promoter shows. Colorado’s kick game, epitomized by Zack Jordan, could influence Saturday showdown with Kansas.
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KU Football Forecast: A Battle at Memorial Stadium
The piece weighs a Big Seven clash with Colorado visiting Kansas. It predicts KU wins 27-20 despite media odds, citing Hoag strong on land and Relch and Robertson in the air, plus a fierce Hawker defense. It recalls prior picks turning out off by margins like Santa Clara.
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Red Los Angeles radio workers named in HUAC probe
A Hollywood radio staffers list surfaced as two witnesses before the House Un American Activities Committee identified fellow members of a Communist party cell from six years past. Owen Vinson of Santa Monica testified as a stage actor and producer and named Abe Burrows without confirming the famous comedian’s identity. The committee’s chief counsel said Burrows had given a prior nondenial statement.
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Banana Splits for A’s at Houston Ice Cream Shop
Joe A Simmons, Houston ice cream store owner, offers free banana splits to students showing two A grades plus an A in another subject on their report cards. Each report card entitles the student to a banana split. two A’s and an A in a department earn a free cone as a consolation prize.
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Back-to-School Traffic Drive Snags Police Chief
A school traffic safety blitz led to Chief Norman Richards issuing a ticket on himself for parking his police cruiser overtime and paying seven dollars. The incident highlights strict enforcement during the campaign and the chief’s participation in the drive.
Truman Receives Beans At Ephrata Farm In A Day
President Truman in Ephrata accepted beans from the Columbia basin farm built in a day. The gift hailed the first gravity irrigation start in the Columbia basin project. Don Dunn, the 30 year old veteran founder, presented the harvest and is noted as the most deserving farmer veteran. Dunn, a WWII tank driver from Marion Kansas, lost his prior farm in 1951 flood.
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Blue Baby Celebrates Rochester Boy Older Heart Treatment
Nicholas LaVille Jr. celebrated his sixth birthday in Rochester after being born a blue baby with a critical heart condition. Doctors at Strong Memorial Hospital note his main blood vessels are tangled and his lungs struggle to supply oxygen, yet he remains among the longest surviving cases. Dr. Richard Meltzer reports the child's general condition shows resilience despite severe congenital heart issues.
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Child makes progress with daily physiotherapy
A bedridden child since 11 1 1 now spends about four hours daily in a kiddy car and in other physiotherapy exercises to learn to use hands and feet.
Hens Eat Dyed Food to Color Eggs
Farmers feed hens dyed grain to tint eggs with colored yolks. The experiment aims to prove the dye in chicken feed travels into the eggs laid by hens.
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Refugee Becomes American Citizen in Pittsburgh
A refugee who arrived in 1946 with no English later graduated from high school and recently became an American citizen. She endured persecution in Poland for race and religion. Her husband Eugene, who sought his first papers, came with little money but now runs a grocery store.
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Convict Recaptured Near Salina After Prison Escape
State and county officers captured Leo Heath 23 at a roadblock two miles east of Salina. Heath and another inmate escaped from Utah State Prison on Sept 10, ending a weeks–long search.
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