Leonard Tied for First In 15000 Golf Tourney
Leonard of Vancouver and Jerry Barber led the first round of Bing Crosby's $15,000 pro am tournament at Pebble Beach with 66, six under par. The 272Players field included Fred Wampler Julie Bescos and Randolph Scott with 61-62 scoring in the day’s pro-am battle. Leonard is a veteran Canadian pro at Marine Drive and former Canadian PGA champion.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Bing Crosby
Stan Leonard
Vancouver
Jerry Barber
Los Angeles
Barber
Larry Crosby
the Singer
Cypress Point
Monterey Peninsula
Cypress
Monterey
Fred Wampler
Indianapolis
Julie Bescos
Long Beach
University of Southern California
Doug Ford
Randolph Scott
Jay Hebert
Dennis O’keefe
Smiley Quick
Howard Hill
Bob Rosburg
Hank Mann
Ford
Kiamesha Lake
N. Y
Leonard
Ted Kroll
Jerry Kesselring
Kitchener
Ont
Paul McGuire
Wichita
Kan
Jimmy Clark
Laguna Beach
Don Finsterwald
Athens
Ohio
Gene Littler
Crosby
Byron Nelson
Lawson Little
Julius Boros
Marine Drive Course
Calgary
Edmonton
Middle-aged Men Urged to Join Boom in High Earners
An advertisement targets men over 45 promising high earnings with a nationwide expansion plan. It cites top earners averaging around 700 dollars monthly and offers a sales opportunity for a Canada patent product with no upfront cost, advance checks, and centralized collections. It invites readers to send name and age to a Toronto address for details.
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Bert Lichti
John Christensen
G. A. Holland
Paul Fraser
Canada
P.O. Box
Danforth
Toronto
Ontario
Juzda and Robinson Barred from Penticton Tour
Winnipeg Maroons defenceman Bill Juzda and forward Billy Robinson will not join Penticton Vs for the world hockey championships. CAHA past president Doug Grimston vetoed the move after talks with Penticton coach Grant Warwick. The Maroons, Manitoba’s sole senior team, stay home to play exhibitions ahead of Allan Cup playoffs.
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Winnipeg (Cp
Bill Juzda
Billy Robinson
Winnipeg Maroons
Penticton Vs
Juzda
Grant Warwick
Penticton
Doug Grimston
New Westminster
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
Winnipeg
Warwick
England
Jurda
Robinson
CAHA
Maroons
Manitoba
Unnoticed World Mile King Sees Bannister Honored
Sydney Wooderson, former world mile king, watches Roger Bannister named sportsman of the year at a London gala. The 40-year-old lawyer notes running has grown bigger, recalls his own 4:04.2 mile in 1945, and says Bannister’s retirement at the top is the right choice.
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Bannister
Arch MacKenzie
London
Roger Bannister
Miler
Sydney Wooderson
Wooderson
Jack Lovelock
Glen Cunningham
Gunder Haegg
Emil Zatopek
Cunningham
United States
Sweden
Haegg
Arne Andersson
All Stars Battle in Fifth Annual Pro Bowl in LA
The NFL eastern and western all stars meet in the Pro Bowl in Los Angeles at 1 PM PST. West quarterbacks Van Brocklin and Tittle oppose East’s Graham and Burk in the final game for Graham who retires after a Browns win season. Wes Santee runs for the four minute mile as a pre game attraction. game not televised.
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LOS “Angeles
Norman van Brocklin
Y. A. Tittle
Otto Graham
Adrian Burk
Graham
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Miler
Wes Santee
Charles Norkus Set for 10 Round Bout at Madison Square Garden
Former heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles and challenger Charley Norkus of Port Washington N Y will meet in a 10 round fight at Madison Square Garden on February 18. The bout will be broadcast and telecast. Charles, ranked No 3, hasn’t fought since losing to Rocky Marciano in eight rounds last September. Norkus, No 10, has won three straight.
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New York
Ezzard Charles
Charley Norkus
Port Washington
N.Y
Madison Square Garden
Jim Norris
Charles
Nino Valdes
Don Cockell
Rocky Marciano
Norkus
Legion Trophy Final Draw Sets Six Matches
The Medicine Hat bonspiel opens with the Legion Trophy schedule listing pairings for the rounds from Wednesday to Friday. Notable clashes include Foulston against Oldham and Pettigrew facing Coutts, with other 1 p m to 9 p m starts across multiple days. The final draws crown the winner in a concluding event.
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Beny
W. S. Cocks Osborne
Tansley Pattison
Close Morris
Montgomerie
Miller
Bell Pappe
High School
W. Fischer
Whitla Myers
Bankers
Pangman
Parker Sutherland
McInnes King
Haysom Seager
Anderson
Friday - Wright
G. Fisher Campbell
Bow Island Lutes
Heisman Kuykendall
Medicine Hat
Jersey Exports Potatoes Tomatoes and Cattle Drive Island Trade
Good Farmers reports Jersey in the Channel Islands relies on potatoes tomatoes and cattle as its chief exports.
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Jersey
Channel Islands
Cowboys Sign Penn State Centre
Calgary Stam peders announce they signed Jim Dooley a 6 1 215 pound Penn State centre and linebacker for the 1955 season Dooley 23 is in the U S armed forces but expects discharge early in May He is the first import signed by Calgary for 1955.
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Calgary
Calgary Stampeders
Western Interprovincial Football Union
Jim Dooley
Penn State
Dooley
U.S
Murder suicide suspected at Quebec hunting lodge
Police investigate a double death at a hunting lodge near Poltimore Quebec after the bodies of Cyrille Barbeau a 54 year old game warden and caretaker and Raoul Paquette a 63 year old Hull woodcutter are found among the charred remains. Reports say the two bachelors argued over money Paquette allegedly owed for wood cutting.
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Poltimore
Que
Hull
Cyrille Barbeau
Denholm
Monkeys Drunk and Disrobed In Sudden City Drama
Police in Southend, England picked up Jocko the monk after he wandered the road drunk wearing a woman's pair of panties. The pet of Molly Jones, he reportedly drinks whisky in winter to stay warm, but a missing bottle led to Benedictine being given as medicine.
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Southend
Eng
Reuters
Jocko
Molly Jones
Liberal Members To Have Parley In Regina
The Saskatchewan Liberal Association executive will meet in Regina on January 21 for the first conference since the leadership convention. About 20 executives are expected. On the agenda are selecting five more executive members and strategy for the 10 Liberal MLAs in the legislature. Discussion may cover constituency nomination conventions ahead of the 1956 provincial election.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Liberal Association
Port Dover Named After English Dover
Port Dover in Ontario sits on Lake Erie and derives its name from Dover in England, reflecting the village’s connection to its English namesake.
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Port Dover
Ontario
Lake Erie
Dover
England
Man sized weathering scarecrow from plywood for garden use
Practical guide describes a lifelike wind waving scarecrow carved from half inch fir plywood. Details cover panel drawing, arm construction from % inch stock, hand cut from % inch plywood, pivot and slot wrist to catch wind, with screws and glue mounting.
Radio Schedule Round-Up and Evening lineup
Radio Range presents a 5:00 Parade of Bands followed by 5:45 News and Weather. Supper Serenade airs at 6:00 with 6:30 News. The evening closes with 7:00 Guilty Party.
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CBC News
Bill Good
BBC News
Harmony Harbor
Alan Mills
U.N
Wpg Symphony
Capital Report
Jean Hinds
Ruth Harding
Happy Gang
Rosemary
Farm
Laura Ltd
Radio Schedule for Monday Afternoon and Evening
Radio guide lists programs from Guiding Light at 1:00 to Sask. Calendar at 4:30 with soaps, dramas, a news bulletin, a matinee segment and music features scheduled across the afternoon and early evening.
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Guiding Light
Ma Perkins
Pepper Young
TV programs go on tour following Broadway example
Television adopts road tours to bring shows and stars to fans nationwide. NBC hosts Miss Francis and Garroway on Chicago Miami Beach trips while Horace Heidt and Lucy span multiple cities, moving away from New York and Hollywood to boost local interest.
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New York
Steve Allen
Dave Garroway
Arlene Francis
Hollywood
Chicago
San Francisco
Miss Francis
Garroway
Allen
Miami Beach
NBC
Horace Heidt
Nbc-Tv
Kope
Greenland
Bob Hope
Gordon McRae
Pattie Page
Newcastle
ABC
Breakfast Club
CBS
Philadelphia
Lucy
Pacific Coast
Ricky
Funny-uppers Satirize Hits in Music Trend
Satirists like Stan Freberg Spike Jones Homer and Jethro mock hit records to boost novelty sales. Eartha Kitts C est Si Bon and other original cuts gained new life through zany takeoffs as Fleming's Music and Electric House in Medicine Hat promotes triple savings on musical merchandise.
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Homer and
Jethro
Stan Freberg
Spike Jones
Eartha Kitt
Stan Freiberg
Freberg
Jack Wats
Dragonet
Fleming
Music & Electric House
Medicine Hat
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LETAD
Pat Fletcher
Saskatoon
U. S
Electric and Radio Shop
Second Street
S. F. Scott
MFG, CO
Railway
Jimmy Slade
Earl Walls
Maple Leaf Gardens
Bat Norfolk
al Joyner
Slade
Norfolk
Virginia
Walls
N.F.L. All-Stars
Charles Norkus
West Coast
Evergreen Playground
Canadien Pacific
Pacific
California
Legion Trophy
Foulston
Oldham Pettigrew
Coutts Hubbs
Simmons Dunn
Crowe
Patton
Bellas McCallum
Oliphant Allen
Close Beny
Hunter
p.m.Morris
Parker Miller
Montgomerie Bell
Papoe
Whitla
Monday Myers
Pangman Sutherland
Heisman King
McInnes Wright
Bow Island
p.m.Senger
G. Fisher Haysom
Anderson Campbell
Lutes McCallum
Bankers Patton
Oliphant
Cowboys
Finland
Eino Kirjonen
Garmisch
Germany
Monk
Johnny Longden
Golden Gate Racetrack
Ray York
Santa Anita Racetrack
Longden
York
Salt Lake Choir
Salvation Army
Sacred Heart
Medici
Europe
Charlie Kunz
Finny
Handyman
Rev. Springett
Civic Theatre
CBK
Saskatchewan
Helen Trente
Ken Griffin
CBC Music
By Wayne Oliver
Elmer
Butch) Fleming
C-I-L
Angeila Antonelli
Jean Roch Perron
Ciel
Antonelli
Guelph
Perron
Les Eboulements
Quebec
Quebec City
Greg Clark
Canadian Industries
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