Ottawa Relays open with 91 teams at university oval
Opening day of the 8th Ottawa Relays at Ottawa University oval. Relays director Orlis Cox reports 91 teams entered, with Maize in Class 1e rary as final entrant. Event draws 1000 athletes as meets records loom. Ottawa High School, Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and Ottawa University sponsor. Shadows of class leaders Shawnee Mission and Haskell noted as strong contenders. preliminaries started 9 a.m. with finals to follow after 1:30 p.m. Admission 50 cents.
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Jones Wins In Knockout
Jones also known as Tiger Jones scored a late fifth round knockout of George Johnson in St. Louis. The 25 year old middleweight improved to 34-2 with 9th KO, weighed 158 1/2 pounds to Johnson’s 140. Jones eyed a Cuba bout with Kid Gavilan in about two months as manager Bob Melnick outlined plans.
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Tiger) Jones
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Baseball Writers Pick Cleveland Indians and Braves
Major league writers in a preseason AP poll chose the Cleveland Indians to win the American League pennant and the Milwaukee Braves to triumph in the National League, with 110 scribes voting and Cleveland edging the Yankees for the AL crown. Bobby Shantz of the Kansas City Athletics showed rebound form, while the Braves led in NL first place votes. standings list the White Sox Red Sox Tigers and others in order.
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Milwaukee
Brooklyn
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Dodgers
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Pratt First in Anthony Relays
Pratt toppled Larned to win the Class A crown at the 38th Anthony Relays with 52 percent of available points. Douglass captured Class B with 24 points while Andale finished second in A with 25 points and New Haven along with Con Way Springs each posted 22 points to contend in B.
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KU honors Butler County student with $55,000 medical school fund
Lawrence Franklin D. Murphy KU chancellor announces a $55 000 bequest from the late Dr C E Boudreau of El Dorado Kansas to establish a scholarship fund for University of Kansas School of Medicine students from Butler County. The gift supports medical education and reinforces KU ties to the region.
Bowling Scores From Aynimio and Lighthawk Leagues
Bowling scores listed for Aynimio and Lighthawk leagues with top alternates and high series. Names include Bellabie Tedrow 1030, Nisely 479, Heckman 222 558, Hull 204 533, Akers 202 395, Drague 201 380, Hoffmann 292 527, Minden 451, Tonos 208 319, Heckman high for Bure Legion 186, Compton 530.
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Drague
Grill
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Davis
Siiacon
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Bulek
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Minden
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Compton
Academy to study atom effects on humans
The National Academy of Sciences will undertake a study to locate the truth amid broad opinions on radiation from atomic blasts. The academy notes wide differences of opinion among prominent scientists and laymen about the nature and degree of human hazards from atomic energy.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
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240 Millions In GI Loans From Wichita Office
R J Weegar marked his 11th birthday as Wichita honors Kansas veterans with GI loan activity. The Wichita Veterans Administration center reports loans since 1944 totaling 43,960 and 240 million dollars, with cards and gifts received from callers and supporters through February.
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Singer Objects To Spankings in Divorce Case
Los Angeles singer Patli Taylor, 29, testified in Superior Court that her trombonist husband Robert Pring Jr., 30, would spank her when she protested his loud playing at dawn. She obtained a divorce decree on cruelty grounds.
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Red Jets Reach Near Matsu in New Formosa Tactics
Taipei reports that Vice Admiral Alfred M. Pride will visit as China’s air force upgrades Suehiao base 175 miles north of Matsu and prepares Fu-chow field 35 nautical miles from the isles. Russian Mig fighters could reach Matsus, enabling potential control of northern Formosa approaches. Pride’s visit may focus on countering this air threat and easing tensions along the Strait.
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Brave Girl Rosemary Pacheco Saves Siblings From Fire
A 13 year old in Chicago, Rosemary Pacheco, guided her sisters Mary 11 Dolores 9 and brother Samuel Jr through a smoke filled stair to the street. She then returned for 11 month old Theresa but the smoke forced her back, opened a window, and shouted for help. An unidentified man caught the baby as Rosemary dropped her out the window, then she lowered herself to the sidewalk, injuring her foot slightly. Firemen extinguished a stove fire on the first Moor flat at 1708 S Mor jean St.
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50th Operation For School Girl
Arkansas City Kas U A 10 year old school girl will enter Wichita Wesley hospital April 28 for her 50th surgical support for her condition remains undetailed but noted as significant milestone in local health news
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