Houston Sets New Attendance Mark in Texas Baseball League
Houston Buffs drew 5 540 fans tying attendance record as the circuit nears playoffs. Shreveport battles for fourth while Fort Worth and San Antonio win. San Antonio defeats Tulsa as Houston ties Oklahoma City at 4-4 on Happy Chandler Night.
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Texas Baseball League
Houston
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Fort Worth Cats
San Antonio
Tulsa Oilers
Dallas
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Gerry Burmeister
Hel Epps
Charley Grant
Ray Shore
Oilers
Mike Schultz
Dwain Sloat
Irv Noren
Dick Williams
Cate
Floyd Giebell
Caddies Chase Free College Education in Golf Tourney
In Columbus Ohio thirty two caddies competed in the second round of the National Caddy Golf tournament for a four thousand dollar college scholarship. Favorites faltered with Roy Wuthers advancing by defeating Jack Hirging while Don Guarigia was upset by Don Schrabulis.
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Columbus
Husky Roy Wuthers
Blond Lincoln
Neb
Wuthers
Jack Hirging
Webster Grove
Don Guarigia
Normandy
Don Schrabulis
Keyanee
Little Fellows To Get Chance In Grand American Trapshoot
Vandalia Ohio a grand American trapshoot opens with class day as 49th event heats shooters by average bracket. Today's action includes class championships and the five man state team race in the 200 target event. Yesterday saw 775 shooters contest with Mrs Lolla Hall of Sierra Madre California retaining the North American clay target title in a dramatic shoot off.
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Lolla Hall
Sierra Madre
Callr
Yount Shuts Out Ada In Roosters Big Night
Buddy Yount, 18, rookie righthander for McAlester Rockets, threw a four hit shutout over Ada to extend his undefeated run to 15. Allen Oklahoma hometown fans chartered buses to see the performance, gifting Yount an expensive luggage set as the crowd hailed his night. Seminole topped Ardmore 2 1 with Gene Hosp outdueling Tom Kruta as Creekmore slid in the winning run in the ninth. Lawton edged Patts Valley 10 9 as Boo Hyatt hit a bases loaded homer to spark the rally.
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Associated Preas
Buddy Yount
McAlester Rockets
Ada
Buddy
Allen
Ola
McAlester
Seminole
Ardmore
Gene Hosp
Tom Kruta
Gena Creekmore
Semingle
Creekmore
Kruta
Floyd Geiger
Chiakasha
Semi-Pro Tourney Narrows To Fourteen Teams
In Wichita on August 23 fourteen of the original forty-two remaining in the national semi pro baseball tournament. Fort Wayne Electrics Golden Colorado and Jacksonville File led with 3–0 records. Atwater Packers 2–1. Golden defeated Worland 7–4. New Holstein eliminated Decker Oilers 6–4. Chix ousted Staunton 12–0. Tonight two more eliminations take place in matches including Glen Ridge versus Wamden Kraftsmen and Chathams against Phoenixin.
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Wichita
Kans
Fort Wayne
Ind
Electrics
Golden
Cole
Coors
Jacksonville
Terminal Railroaders
Atwater
Calif
Packers
Fort
Boston Fan Plunges 20 Feet at Fenway Pregame Scene
A Boston plumber Salvatore Basolacchi, 41, climbed a warehouse roof to glimpse the Red Sox Cleveland game and plunged about 30 feet, suffering serious fractures as Fenway Park packed with some 20 000 fans. He was hospitalized with concussions and multiple fractures.
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Boston
Fenway Park
Salvatore Basolacchi
Brighton
Major League Leaders in American and National Leagues
Summary of standout stats across the two leagues. Key leaders include Williams and Boudreau batting in the American League, DiMaggio driving runs, and Kramar and Raschl among top pitchers. In the National League Musial leads batting and RBIs with Mize and Ashburn among the top hitters.
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Musial
St. Louis
Patho
Chicago
Mize
New York
St Louis
Lockman
St. Louia
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Ennis
Hopp
Pittsburgh
Kiner
Yesterday's Stars Batting and Pitching Lead Keeps Teams Ablaze
Vern Stephens hit his 21st homer with one on in the last half of the ninth to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 9 18 victory over Cleveland and move them to first, a half game ahead of the Indians. Bob Chesnes allowed four hits as the Pirates toppled the Dodgers 9 1, keeping six games behind the Braves.
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Vern Stephens
Tea Sox
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Indians
Bob Chesnes
Pirates
Alowea
Pittsburg Pirates
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
Chattanooga Social News Highlights Local Visitors
Chattanooga reporters note a string of visitors and illnesses around the city. Families from Grandfield Lawton and Walters are mentioned among medical patients at Lawton’s Southwest hospital and updates on local residents’ health and travel, including polio cases improving and funeral rites for Rufus H. Green.
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Chattanooga
Etta Lee Stimpson
Howard Stimpson
Grandfield
Bill Stimpson
Lawton
Clyde Oliver
Vic Oliver
Gill Fisher
Bud Fisher
Southwesterm Hospital
Calvin Hardesty
R. W. Champ
Rufus. H. Green
First Baptist
Walters
Dick Schumpert
J. , Crow
M. Grimes
D. C. Wainscott
C. B. Bentley
B. L. Taylor
Faxon
Ervin
P. Boyd Smith
Mac Scotten
Matt Harvey
Harvey
Ed Martin
Alga
Chester Pullen
Dunlop, Tl
Pullen
Oran Bentley
Phoenix
Ariz
Robert
Betty
James Peters
Jewel Humble
Stamps
A. A. Couch
Portales
N. M
New Mexico
Lee Dooley
Frederick Hospital
Fatty Crum
Carroll Hudson
Hadson
Bill Waters
Frederick
Woodrow Parton
Barbara Jo
Alma Jean Hood
Wichite Falls
Tex
Sam Jennings
George Stauffer
Raymond Lewis
Public Records: Marriages and Deeds in Lawton Oklahoma
Public records list multiple marriage licenses for Frank Lanmann and Dolores Clevenger. John Adams and Ruth Clevenger. William Sanford and Mildred Stamper. Wallace McCollum and Rynee Felton. J W McDowell and Evelyn Covington. Also filed are many warranty deeds and revenue stamps detailing transfers in Lawton and surrounding areas, with parties including Montgomery, Tucker, Hin, Wray, Clark, Schneeberger, Wiedeman, Logsdon, Albritton, McConley, and others.
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Frank
Maurice Lanmann
Geronimo
Dolores
John Lester ‘Adams
Fort Cobb
Ruth Clevenger
Cyril William G Sanford
Fort Silt
Mildred Stamper
Lawton
Wallace McCollum
Snyder
Rynece Felton
Emery
Texas
J. W. McDowell
Houston
Evelyn Covington
Wanda Shelton
Mid Shelton
Berthe Mae Taylor
Robert EK. Taylor
Billie Ireland
Edwin W. Ireland
Cora Lawton
Jasper Lawton
Thomas B. Montgomery
Bernard M. Montgomery
North Addition
Waldman Addittion
Amelia A. Tucker
Ira Hayes
Edith Hayes
Woods Addition
Mary Elizabeth Hix
Cecil W. Hin
Arthur Nolan
Sunset
iLawton
Everette Wray
Frankie
Wray
John L. DeVine
Brice Clark
Winnie
Clark
Weldman
Mattie
C. H. Passons
Gracie V. Passons
Dunning
Charles T. Waller
Alman
Waller
Harlan V. Logsdon
Mary J. Logsdon
William H. Hastings
Babette ‘M. Hastings
Edward F. Albritton
Marline Albritton
Fields and Dunning
Donne &. Gibson
Jessie el. Gibson
Eugene G. McConley
Marie M. McConley
Reynolds- Allen
Lawton Heights
Walter L. Whittle
Jewel V. Whittle
Alsace R. Goss
Violet P. Gos
McClung Addition
Lee Jones
Helen Jones
Russell
EH. McCaw
Betty F. McCaw
Lot
16 Die As Superfortress Crashes In Hawaii
At Hickam Field Hawaii a B 29 Superfortress bound for Okinawa crashed after taking off from Barber’s Point. Four crewmen were burned seriously and 12 died in the wreck near a power substation. The bomber struck a parked transport plane on a taxiway and exploded, knocking out field lights briefly.
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Hickam Field
Hawaii
Wreckage Echoes Of Unclear Crash At Tripier
Witnesses said the injured survived, some possibly thrown from wreckage. They were rushed to Tripier Army General Hospital where doctors reported serious conditions. One dead was identified as Witt held, with kin being contacted by the forces pending official clarification.
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Tripier
Army General Hospital
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