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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1955

Page

12

Duck Hunting Season Extended 15 Days in Mississippi Flyway

Fifteen additional hunting days were added to the Mississippi Flyway season to Oct 1 to Jan 15 1956. Ohio and other states in the Flyway will have 70 days total, with no noon opening mandatory. Bag limits remain 4 ducks, 5 geese, 10 coots. one wood duck allowed. Canada and white fronts capped.

Washington Mississippi Ohio Fish and Wildlife Service Alabama Arkansas Ilinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Canada

Australians Near Davis Cup Challenge Round in Doubles Showdown

Australia's Davis Cup team nears the Challenge Round after two singles wins and a looming doubles must in a clash with Italy. Stars Rex Flattwig and Lew Hoad headline the lineup as Hoad ends a personal slump and Rosewall clinches his win.

Philadelphia Australia Italy United States Forest Hills Rex Flattwig Lew Hoad Harry Hopman Hoad Hopman Fausto Gardini

Wildwood Club Championship Narrowed With Ruscher Win

Fred Ruscher defeated Wilbur Van Horne 4 and 2 in a 36 hole playoff to move Wildwood Club Championships closer to completion. Middletown Flight remains to be decided as Kent shoots 72 for low gross while several others chase top scores.

Wildwood Fred Ruscher Wilbur van Horne Ruscher van Horne Middletown

Most Memorable Scoring Contest In Hall Of Fame

J Walter Morris chronicles the 1902 Corsicana vs Texarkana game at Ennis Texas. Clarke hit 16 homers, Corsicana pounded 53 hits in a 51 to 3 win as Cy Mulkey managed Texarkana and Charley DeWitt pitched all nine innings. The tale links to Cooperstown archives and Hall of Fame history.

Hall of Fame Harold V. Ratliff Dallas Ennis Tex J. Walter Morris Corsicana Archives of Baseball Cooperstown N.Y Ernest J. Lanigan National Baseball Hall of Fame Texarkana Nig Clarke Charley DeWitt Southwestern University of Georgetown Morris Clarke Cy Mulkey C.B. DeWitt Mulkey DeWitt

Kaline credits wife's cooking for improvement

Detroit slugger Al Kaline praises his wife Louise for fueling his season. Once weighing 155 pounds, he now nears 175 and belts homers at a pace rivaling last year. Louise, a Baltimore native and former Southern High School student, quips she keeps feeding him and he keeps eating.

Detroit al Kaline Detroit Tiger Kaline Southern High School Baltimore Louise

Boxing card results from Portland and Hollywood venues

Portland fighter Carl Olson outpointed Jimmy Martinez 10 rounds in a non-title bout. Hollywood bout saw Junius Washington outpoint Charles Green 10 rounds. UruguayanKid Gavilan stopped Juan Burgues in Uruguay for a 7 round finish.

Portland Ore Carl Bobo) Olson San Francisco Jimmy Martinez Glendale Ariz Hollywood Calif Junius Washington Oakland Charles Green Los Angeles Montevideo Uruguay Kid Gavilan Havana Cuba Juan Burgues

World heavy weight champ title transfer in Australia

A Canadian used a ring name borrowed from a jockey. He was not a great champ but a busy figure. Jack Johnson seized the title in Australia.

Jack Johnson Australia

Trabert and Seixas Lead National Doubles Debut

Tony Trabert returns from a two week layoff with a shoulder ailment to team with Vic Seixas as the top seeds in the 75th National Doubles Tennis Tournament at Longwood Brookline. The duo opens against Billy Talbert and Maxwell Brown as Davis Cup ties loom August 26 to 28.

Brookline Mass Tony Trabert Vic Seixas Longwood Trabert Cincinnati Seixas Philadelphia U. S Billy Talbert Talbert Maxwell Brown Louisville

Girls Repeait Win Over Louisville Tennis Meet

In the Louisville Middletown under 13 tennis meet at Verity courts the local girls won 7 0 while the boys faded 0 to 5. Gail DeLozier Ann Lawson Linda Nein Martha Grine Vickie Siegel led the girls wins and doubles. Boys results show Evans Cooper Schad and Cooner among the victors with a 5 0 doubles score at the end.

Louisville Teckie Wagner Linda Nein Nancy Comstock Martha Grine Rocky Sullivan Vickie Siegel Carole Ploetner Lawson-Nein DeLozier-Wagner Lowry-Grine Comstock-Sullivan Joh Evans Walter Beatty Jack Cooper David Harrington Mickey Schad Ted Brown Bob Co

Huff Spins 1 Hit to Lead Schoenling Past Frigidaire

Whitey Huff pitched a one hitter for Schoenling as they defeated Frigidaire of Dayton 8 to 1. Huff fanned 14, with Hutton’s sixth inning single as the only safety for Frigidaire. Wilkinson led Schoenling with three singles, while Mittenholzer Wilkinson and Cain added multi hit games.

Whitey Huff Schoenling Frigidaire Dayton Huff Hutton Andy Mittenholzer Jimmy Cain Ed Wilkinson Wilkinson Mittenholzer Butch Rossi Cain

Adults Won’t Do Much Fishing In This Lake

WESTFIELD authorities enforce a no fishing by adults ordinance at Lake Mindowaskin facing the police station. The rule targets adults while kids once crowded the lake shore, pushing the city to curb activities around the water.

Westfield N. J Lake Mindowaskin

Cards Pitching Staff Gets Overhaul

ST LOUIS Mo The Cardinals pitching staff has been overhauled with only two holdovers from the 1954 season Harvey Haddix and Tom Pohlsky. Departed since last season are Vic Raschi Gerry Staley Stu Miller Joe Presko Al Brazie Hal White Cotton Deal Royce Lint Bill Luna Mel Wright Carl Scheib Bill Greason Ralph Beard Ben Wade and Tony Jacobs.

ST. Louis, Mo Cardinals Redbirds Harvey Haddix Tom Pohlsky Vic Raschi Gerry Staley Stu Miller Joe Presko al Brazie Hal White Cotton Deal Royce Lint Bill Luna Mel Wright Carl Scheib Bill Greason Ralph Beard iBen Wade Tony Jacobs

It's Time weekend radio series debuts on ABC Time

ABC and Time magazine unite to launch a weekend program It's Time. Eighteen five minute dramatic news pieces each weekend feature 40 actors narrated by Wesbrook Van Voorhis, focusing on background of major stories rather than top headlines. Ellis Island TV center proposal noted. Nevada railroad miles cited.

John Daly ABC Time James A. Linen Wesbrook van Voorhis

Radio and TV Highlights Tonight Medium Schedule

Radio and TV highlights list WLW WHIO WKRC programs at 7 p m 8 p m and 9 p m stations include Basso Hines debuts Jonah and the Whale and Ecco Il Mondo from Mefistophile on Telephone Hour Nola and United Press March featured on Band of America Burns and Allen jig trick Those Whiting Girls close harmony act for Mrs Whiting’s class reunion Dr Impossible story of a doctor battling addiction on Medic Late Love two men vie for a worldly woman Robert Montgomery program The Secret summer theater feature Hildy Parks John Baragrey star in Summer theater crime suspense story

Radio Tonight WLW Basso Jerome Hines Nola United Press March Band of America Whio WKRC George Burns and Allen Whiting Margaret Barbara Robert Montgomery Hildy Parks John Baragrey

Radio Schedule Brief Night Across Several Stations

Monday evening listings show a dense grid of programs across WSAI WKRC WMOH WPFB WLW LW WMOH WLK, including Matlock, Devotions, True Story, Stork Club, Woman's Way, Whispering, and numerous music and talk segments with multiple hosts and news blocks throughout the 1 45 to 12 15 timeframe. The schedule features news, weather, religious and public affairs programs, plus serialized entertainment and music blocks across stations WSAI WKRC WMOH WPFB WLW and related partners.

WKRC WLW WMOHB WPFB Will Lenny Wsai de Matlock Miamisburg Eaoonee Jones Cecil Hale WSAI Dick Baker WKKAC WMOH Eddie Fisher Schottekkotte Aeeuenen Aedtrey Roth R. Clooney Grable James Bing Crosby Amos Andy Ed Morgan the McGees Mack Sauer Wsai 700 Limited Matlock McCarthy Edith Hanson WPEB Rich WLW Co Watts Lebanon Malone Wsai Hospital 145— Guild’s Light WLW Music WSATI Mrs Burton Monitor M. Sauer Wpfb Record Shop Perry Mason Loveland Nora Drake Eddie Cantor Rollin Will Lenay WSAIL Godfrey Lenay Stella Dallas Widder Brown Xenia New Miami Pepper Young

Blast Rocked Norge Ship Reaches Port

The Norwegian motorship Tancred, wrecked by an engine room explosion off the coast, docked in San Francisco with two dead and four seriously burned. Kjell Petterson and Anders Lund died. Anders Tufteland, 55, remained in critical condition after 12 months at sea.

San Francisco Tancred U.S. Public Health Service Kjell Petterson Anders Lund Anders Tufteland Erline Ravn Gunnar Bijnsland Bjorn Hansen

KKK Stirs In Texas In Battle Over Integration

Texas Attorney General John Ben Shepperd reports investigations into possible revival of the Ku Klux Klan in east Texas as schools face integration. He cites 22 counties checked, warns citizens councils differ, and vows state agencies will curb any Klan activity amid strong segregation opposition.

Longview Tex East Texas Atty John Ben Shepperd Texas Citizens Councils Supreme Court Shepperd Ku Klux Klan

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