Overland Park downs Ottawa in district softball clash
Overland Park Athletic Club beat Ottawa 3 to 0 to push Gilmore Skelly Service into the district losers bracket. Gilmore showed slumps at the plate and field errors as Overland Park tallied in the second and third innings. Rex Shisler allowed four hits in a loss for Rex Shisler’s club, while Hoge hit a homer for Gallagher Motors in a separate upset. Two losers bracket games loom as Gallagher faces Lawrence Legion and Gilmore clashes with Olathe. The district winner advances to the state tournament opening August 27 at Hutchinson.
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Lawrence
Overland Park Athletic Club
Gilmore Skelly
Ottawa
Gilmore
Overland Park
Skelly
Wellsville
Gallagher Motors
Rex Shisler
Hoge
Olathe Naval Air Station
Lawrence Flower Box
Gallagher
Lawrence Legion
Olathe
Butchinson
Akelly
Porter
Carlson
Moore
Stoe
Bitten
Burd
Brown
Moceman
Rogers
Btoe'k
Shisler
Bracelin to Baker Staff Appointed Assistant Coach
Karl Spear Baker University director of athletics announced Don Bracelin as assistant football coach. Bracelin, a St Francis High School star and three year letterman at Kansas University, started every game in his sophomore and junior years. Baker projects 60 players this fall with 25 returning lettermen including linemen Armstrong Couch Daily Errickson Hammond Sayle Martin Nicholas Roach Williams and endmen Anderson Lehman Mann. Returning backs include Bender Miller Moherman Perry Prichard Purdy Williams. Service veterans rejoining school and holding football letters are Armstrong Greenens Gutschenritter Hopkins Leker Nill Shores Perry and Tucker.
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Karl Spear
Baker University
Don Bracelin
Baker
Bracelin
St. Francis High School
Kansas University
K. U
Spear
Jack Armstrong
Jerry Couch
Bill Daily
Erick Errickson
Don Hammond
John Sayle
Chalmer Martin
Gary Nicholas
Dave Roach
Dale Williams
Vernon Bender
Perry Miller
Dick Moherman
Larry Perry
Hal Prichard
Dick Purdy
Dick Williams
Joe Anderson
Jerry Lehman
Scott Mann
Armed Forces
Jerry Armstrong
Ron Greenens
John Gutschenritter
Joe Hopkins
Dick Leker
Bob Nill
Bob Shores
Gene Perry
Gary Tucker
Satch to Open Semi-Pro Tourney in Wichita
Satchel Paige and Allie Reynolds will be honored at the National Semi-Pro Baseball Championship in Wichita as the 82-team double elimination event opens with Paige tossing the first ball. Wichita Boeing Bombers seek a third straight title, facing Holden Chiefs after a 9:30 p.m. start. The curtain raiser features Plainsmen of North Platte and Caterpillars of Peoria at 7 p.m. local time.
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Wichita
Kan
Satchel Paige
Paige
Allie Reynolds
National Baseball Congress
Wichita Boeing Bombers
Holden
Chiefs
North Platte
Neb
Plainsmen
Peoria
Close Finish In Dinner Match At Country Club
The men's weekly golf dinner match at Country Club ended with a tight finish as Bob Hill's team scored 42 points to Bill Wallace's 40. Rans Bennett's team had 31 points. Jon Hill's team included Bob Duffield with 10 points and C M Ott with 9. Twenty five men attended dinner afterward in the clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Bob Hill
Bill Wallace
Rans Bennett
Jon Hill
Bob Duffield
C. M. Ott
Liquor License Is Suspended in Salina
The retail liquor license held jointly by C. L. Hurlburt and Melva Burnice Woodin of Salina is suspended for seven days effective August 22. State Liquor Control Director Charles Pratt said the action followed issuance of an insufficient funds check for liquor supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peka
C. L. Hurlburt
Melva Burnice Woodin
Salina
Charles Pratt
Two Hurricanes Too Much For Him
Gordon Riddle at Ocean Drive, South Carolina, sought a cheap way to reach New Mexico home of 97,000 Indians after two hurricanes within a week. He pressed a paper into Louise Hyde, manager of the local telephone office, asking for a message to be passed, then said You can have it back.
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Ocean Drive
S.C
Gordon Riddle
New Mexico
Louise Hyde
Four Grand Slams With Bases Loaded in World Series Long Ago
Four players hit grand slams with the bases loaded in World Series games: Earl Smith of the Indians in 1920, Tony Lazzeri of the Yankees in 1936, Gil McDougald of the Yankees in 1951, and Mickey Mantle of the Yankees in 1953.
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Earl Smith
The
Indians
Tony Lazzeri
Yanks
Gil McDougald
Mickey Mantle
A's Split With White Sox Yanks Take Loop Lead
In Chicago the White Sox beat Kansas City 6-2 to briefly claim first place by a razor edge over the Yankees who led by five percentage points as their game at Boston was rained out. The Athletics defeated Chicago 5-3 in the nightcap, dropping the Sox to second. The Yankees hold the overall lead entering an important four game series.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Yankees
Kansas City
Comiskey
Park
White Sox
Yanks
Boston
Sox
Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Martin Marion
Billy Pierce
Steve Gromek
Detroit
Comiskey Park
Marion
Dick Donovan
Tigers
Keegan
Bob
Baltimore
Baseball Roundup and Local Bond Notice Across Kansas
AP reports scores from Friday and Thursday games including New York and Chicago ties, Detroit at Chicago, and Boston at Washington with several rain delays. Also a public notice from Rantoul Kansas details a September 13 1955 election proposing 3500 bond issues toImprove Main and Oak Streets with grading culverts drainage and asphalt surfacing and curb and gutter. ballots specify yes or no.
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New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Kansas City
Washington
Baltimore
Screeees
Wilson
Ford
Rancht
Rancht (4-4) Ve Garcia
Gromek
Pierce
Nixon
Porterfield
Ottawa Herald
Bondisbu
Rantoul
Kansas
Raptoul
Main
Oak Streets
Kansag
Oak
Main Street
Oak Street
Cedar Street
Aldé
Nain Street
Osk Street
Kandas
Clemency and Tax Sale Notices From Franklin County
Notices warn of clemency application by Gordon Camper, sentenced for Worthless Check Habitual, to the Governor in Topeka on Oct 27, 1955. Delinquent taxes for 1954 target numerous Franklin County lands and town lots in Ottawa and surrounding townships, to be bid off Sept 6, 1955, by Treasurer Elisabeth Briggs, listing extensive parcel descriptions and values.
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Notich I
Gorden Camper
Franklin County
Kansas
Topeka
Cfirat
Laat
Franklin
Ottawa
Elisabeth B. Briggs
Appandose
Ain
Centrofolis
Ney
Smh
Cutler Township
Bae
New and
NY NW
Franklin Township
SEM
Ferguson City
Fragmented property list with assorted block and lot data
A long, garbled ledger style extract lists numerous lots, blocks, and tracts with various numbers, monetary figures, and references to properties in counties and towns. Numerous entries cite lot numbers, block numbers, percentages, and amounts such as 9157.07 and 197.40, interwoven with county treasurer statements and municipal ward references.
Doak Walker Rounds Off Career At Cotton Bowl Exhibition
Dallas crowds of about 50000 prepare to watch Doak Walker in his final game for the Detroit Lions as they meet the Philadelphia Eagles in an exhibition at the Cotton Bowl. Walker leads the Lions in what is billed as a swan song before the home fans.
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Dallas
Texas
Doak Walker
Walker
Detroit Lions
Philadelphia Eagles
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Giants
Walter Mueller
Pirates
Tom Gorman
Kansas City Athletics
Cliff
Gibson's Standard Service
N. Main
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Coble
Fisherman’‘S
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Associated Press
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Milwaukee
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St. Louis
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Newcombe
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Ker
Legals
Ranton
Thia
Chariie Goodwin
James H.milward
Donald L. Rodgera
Jeck Ravi
Bil ‘Grimm
Ranges
Pauline Jackson
Lcity
State OF Kansas Kansas State Penitentiary
Greenwood Township
Barbrizon
Univ
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Waa
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Homewood
Mineral Neeéa
Lincoln Township
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Wit
Rio
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Nwh
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Puerta
Toren
Awill
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Nis
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Newion
Emerson
Crk
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Fomona
Ria
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Bantoul Cry
Sermear
Tallese
Rickmond Crrr
Hutchison
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Bloeck
Arthelows Add
Ofeawa Cire
Lake
Wivels
Lot
Lote
Brook
Kerrs Buddivisten
K Cor
Pontiac
Riv
Pontine
Aibinson Univ
Ade
Baldwin End Taylor
Burroughs
Rtv
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R.R. BH
Siong BR
Wito Pt
AL FM
Crestview
Povency and Wharton
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Leckwood
Fitts
Garfield
Hambiins
Wamblin and Waltnes
Wighlang
Jones
Lota
Bilock
Maxson
Mock
Park Place
Ada
Jock
Leo's
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Shelden & Atainsene—Gheldens
Lotz
Univ. Add
CABIZ
Misselleneeye Weber
Firat’ National Bank
Nationa Nic Beeeeears
State Bank of Ottaws - Eat Anneee Kangastate Bank
Cred Senneeene
Walnrpretiewee
Richa Asaves Cen
Cittapns
Pemona Ae
Elisabeth FP
Briges
Prademnedt
Bond
Rée
Piegerd
Mane
Parting
Bona’ & Tat
Ugyhend
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cReeet
Pray
Bond & Tat
Seaeeer
Steeeer
Csepee
Harrison
Hayes General
Homewood General
Wicvieees Road
Beece
Read
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Mal Bewer
Imi
Lestto Iebay
Aber Enaevece
Enwa
Ber Eenenes
Ae Hy Oe
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Veseevsvsaes
Coasau
Poliawatomie General
Neators
Pichmond Fogg
Wulltamaburg Gomotal
Ecu
Eee Seeersseecseess
Ottawa General Operation Band
Bond and Twee Reut “Library
Sane Spec
Sawer Wisseesenaes Peving
Bidowasse
Eseer Vseed Cutting Eeur Pas
Pomona
Princeton
Hiehmana Oy
Lidrafk
von ‘Bmer
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Bend
Erent
Sane Whiteway
Witharnabure
Band Wescesciges
Aeheeane
Shee Eenee
Sone
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County Road & Bridge
County Fee & Bridge
Bee. Gye
Building & Prepara Co, Shep
Hayes Township Road
Poltawatomie ‘Township
Roeial Waifare Vesciscceseceseens
Bord & Inter
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