Maroons Open Up Against Dogs Irish Play Holyoke
Sidney Maroon opens the 1956-57 basketball season against North Platte at Sidney Junior High, with coach Bill Harris introducing a wider open defense and seven starters. St Patrick’s hosts Holyoke under Pat Fahey, who shifts to basketball leadership and lists the starting five for the Irish.
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Maroons
Holyoke
Sidney Maroonis
North Platte
Sidney
Bill Harris
Dalton
Harris
Cage
Tom ‘Jones
Jones
Sidney Cinder
Jack Pickens
Barry Hillmer
Platte
Jerry Johnson
Dick Sebastian
Rex Forrester
Art Bauer
Maroon
St. Patrick’s High School
Colo
St. Pat’s
Sidney High School
St. Pat's
Pat Fahey
John Dykal
Fahey
Rodney Hahler
Lyle Melchoir
Donovan Nelson
D. Rays
Rudy Arellano
T. Kallhoff
John Beyer
Tommie Powell
Nelson
Arellano
Ray
Hahler
Melchoir
Deer Hunters Report High Success in 1956 Nebraska Shoot
Nebraska Game Commission reports an 83 percent deer kill rate among southern Panhandle and eastward hunters in the season ending last Sunday. Upper Platte Area issued 2,500 permits with 2,089 deer killed. statewide total 5,146 deer from 6,068 permits. Pine Ridge Area saw 3,568 permits and 3,056 deer killed for an 85.7 percent success ratio. The second half of the firearm season began Wednesday in multiple areas and runs through Sunday with rifle or shotgun use depending on zone.
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Panhandle
Nebraska Game Commission
Upper Platte
Cheyenne
Banner
Deuel
Garden
Kimball
Scotts Bluff
Keith
Morrill
Lincoln
Commission
Game Commission
Mel Steen
United States
Pine Ridge
Box Butte
Dawes
Sheridan
Sioux Counties
Sandhills
Upper Missouri
Elkhorn
Halsey Forrest
Antelope
Cuming
Madison
Stanton
Brown, Cherry
Keya Paha
Rock Counties
Bowling results from Wednesday night league play
Graff's Agency and Coca Cola split the top score with Coca Cola blanking Graff's. Ohio Oil defeated VFW, Brownson topped Bauman's, Greenlees edged Yendis, Seven Up beat Town & Country, Sinclair defeated Boyd's.
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Graff's Agency
Coca Cola
Ohio Oil
VFW
Brownson
Bauman’s
Greenlees
Yendis
Seven Up
Town & Country
Sinclair
Boyd’s
Bauman
Graff Agency
Simmerman Hendricks
Yates
Simmerman
Miller
Edwards
Copley
Hendricks
Myers
Oklahoma Freshmen Tip Off Against Illinois Runners-Up
Oklahoma's sophomores start without a senior in the lineup as they meet Illinois, the Big Ten runners-up. Illinois brings four returning starters led by 6-8 center George Bon Salle, an All Big Ten standout from last season.
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Norman
Nary
Oklahoma
Doyle Parrack
Illinois
George Bon Salle
Star Spangled Banner and hoop season kickoff in Sidney
The piece recalls pep bands and a grand start to basketball in Sidney Nebraska with a humorous nod to the Star Spangled Banner. It notes the date line December 7 1956 and reflects on history behind the date as a cultural moment. The tone is playful and observant about local sports traditions.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Paul Harvey
The Day That United a Nation and Shaped a War Era
Looking back 15 years to December 7 1941 the author recalls Pearl Harbor as a turning point that galvanized American resolve. He notes the shift from a cautious stance to global power status and highlights the wartime inventions and vocabulary that emerged. The piece reflects on dangers ahead and the equal opportunities of this historic age.
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United States
City Cage Confab Set Wednesday
A 7 p.m. meeting Wednesday in the Livoni Construction Co. office at 1210 Country Club Dr. aims to gauge interest in a city basketball league. The Jaycees call the session to test feasibility and hope team leaders will organize and run the league themselves.
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Livoni Construction Co
Jaycees
Bill Case
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