Turpin Returns to Ring in Birmingham Comeback Fight
Randy Turpin, former world middleweight champion, begins a comeback after a steep decline. He faces a little known light heavy in a 4500 seat Embassy fight in Birmingham. Turpin, 26, weighs about 170 pounds and is reported slower and heavier but more serious, training in the Welsh hills.
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Randy Turpin
Ray Robinson
Sportsieries
Birmingham
English Midlands
Yarkine
Sir Winston Churchill
Duke of Edinburgh
Anthony Eden
London
Turpin
Bobo
Olson
New York
Coastal Bend Fishing Report Highlights Tuesday Weather
Tuesday outlook in the coastal bend area is mostly cloudy and mild with light rain. Highs around 63 to 72 degrees, winds 15 to 25 mph. Water temperatures near 58 degrees, various bays report trout drum redfish and whiting activity. Bait plentiful in many areas, live bait scarce at Aransas Pass.
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Padre Island
Gulf Beach
Laguna Madre
Corpus Christi Bay
Aransas Pass
Rockport
Fulton
Copano
Mills Wherf
Lamar Peninsula
Aransas
Fullmer Wins and Blair Beaten in New York
Gene Fullmer aged 23 from West Jordan Utah extended his undefeated streak to 28 by defeating Paul Pender Boston in a 10 round unanimous decision at Eastern Parkway Brooklyn. Kenny Lane Muskegon Michigan defeated Jackie Blair Dallas veteran in a 10 round feature at St Nicholas Arena. Each weighed 135 pounds.
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New York
Gene Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
Paul Pender
Boston
Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn
Lew Tencher
Kenny Lane
Muskegon
Mich
Jackie Blair
Dallas
St Nicholas Arena
Mankin Named Head Football Coach at Duncanville High
Feb 15. Adair Mankin named head football coach at Duncanville High School, succeeding Charles Babe Webb who resigned. The move follows a sequence of boxing results from Providence and Quebec featuring Bert Whitehurst, Willie Wilson, and Fernanda Gagnon.
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Providence
Bert Whitehurst
Baltimore
Willie Wilson
Orle
Hacktney
Ivdia
Lawrence
New Orleans
Quebec
Fernanda Gagnon
Tony Scott
Boston
Mianein
Dallas
Adair Mankin
Duncanville High School
Charles “Babe” Webb
Five Believe Schools Improve Learning Today
A group of five individuals from various backgrounds argues that present day schools are doing a better job than in the past. They cite broader opportunities, advanced science, new teaching methods, and higher teacher training as reasons students learn more, though some note emphasis on fundamentals and religious grounding varies.
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Moore
Jack March
Brand
March
Brigham
H.R. Miller
Fredericksburg Rd
Ming
H. Miller
RF. McCampbell
EL Hermosa
Rocky to Test Nose in Heavyweight Nose Check
Rocky Marciano prepares at Grossinger Country Club for a four round nose testing session with sparring partner Keene Simmons. It follows five months since his nose was sliced during the 8 round knockout of Ezzard Charles and the outcome remains uncertain if a solid punch will prove the nose can withstand it.
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Grossinger
N. Y
Rocky Marciano
Rocky
Sparmate Keene Simmons
Grossinger Country Club
Ezzard Charles
Side interests and old time romance in urban musings
A collage of curious tidbits blends romance ideas with trivia from 1955. It cites proposals in autos, a Manhattan neighborhood tale of engagement rings, and cultural notes on songs, poets, and a favorite match myth. It also recalls musical mentions, a Bible sermon note, and quirky family living in Glasgow.
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Ray Schmidt
Wales
Fishing Report
Fullmer
Blair
Bether
Greyhound
St. Mary's St
Five Believe
Okeh
H.C
Brigha Pinnali
Xeisler
Barrett
Tome
New Yorker
E. V
Manhattan
Ton-Bridge
Franklin
Square
Tye
Zaiborhood
Paradise Alley
Maggie
Murphy's Home
Allvan Ce
Ringer
Budapest
Sagittarius
Ivar Krueger
Thurch
Michigotten
John Howard Payne
Theigan
Aries
Glasgow
Scotland
Leon
Jessel
Nacio Herb Brown
Rancho Edgardo
King Fea
SAN .Antonio Homes
The
Texas
Texas. Savings & Loan ‘Assn
501
St.Mary's St
Kentucky
Neem
Mart Kentocky
Ancient Age Disting CO
Frankfort
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