West Kentucky Coach Ed Diddle Known for Towel Tossing Tactics
Western Kentucky coach Ed Diddle, famed for his towel tossing, leads the Hilltoppers in a strong start this season. The team, featuring standout players Bob Lavoy and Jack Turner, topped Canisius 74 61 as Lavoy gains weight and confidence and Turner earns early praise.
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New York
Diddle
Western
Hilltoppers
Cincinnati
Bob Lavoy
John Givens
Gene Rhodes
Jack Turner
Ed Diddle Jr
Lavoy
Bean
Diddin
Alex Groza
George Mikan
Turner
Western Kentucky
Canisius
Buffalo
Unbeaten Syracuse St Johns Hold Top Cage Status
Syracuse and St Johns kept their unbeaten records with seventh straight wins as Bradley Minnesota and UCLA also won. Syracuse rallied to defeat Brown 54 52, St Johns edged Utah 51 50 in overtime, and UCLA beat CCNY 60 53 in Madison Square Garden.
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Syracuse
St. Johns
Bowling Brake Blok League Midseason Standings
Final first half standings show Team No 4 at 35 67 and Team No 7 at 24 18 with various peers: Team 1 29 13, Team 2 19 23, Team 5 18 24, Team 8 1 27, Team 6 15 27, Team 3 13 29. Corporate entries include Major League Royal Crown Cola 27 15 Plumly Lumaber Corp 22 20 Carr Publishing Co 19 23 Moose 16 26.
Police Court Summaries From Local Docketed Offenses
Police court cases heard list offenders with charges including driving under influence no license no inspection sticker speeding and drunken disorderly conduct. Names include John Elwood Loy R 1 Winchester Muel Carroll Brooks Jr Charles Henry Youngblood William Bursey Roland Keeler and Charles H Dick with fines ranging from 7.25 to 55.75 dollars.
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Oie John Rice
John Elwood Loy
Winchester
Muel Carroll Brooks Jr
Charles Henry Youngblood
Williams
John W. Kerns
Ridge
Ne Hockman
Loudoun
Chester Kline
Gore
William Bursey
Fairmont Ave
Roland
Eugene Keeler
Charles H Dick
Handley Ave
Germ Warfare Aimed At Soviet By Japanese Unit
Moscow reports that the ninth Japanese officer in a Siberian war crimes trial testified his unit aimed to unleash germ warfare on the Soviet Union during World War II. Other defendants admitted dispersing germ carrying fleas south of Shanghai to spark a plague epidemic.
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Moscow
Russia
Soviet Union
Japan
Shanghai
Jensaku Hirazakura
Unit 100
Manchuria
Siberian
Vet Bonus Payment Means 15-year Bond Issue for Pa
Harrisburg reports a $30 million annual cost for a Pennsylvania veterans bonus over 15 years, averaging $3 per person yearly. Governor Duff, Auditor General Heyburn, and State Treasurer Barber back a 15-year bond plan, with an initial $375 million issue and possible further borrowing if needed after a voter approval of $500 million last November.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
James H. Duff
Duff
Weldon B. Heyburn
Charles R. Barber
College Basketball Scores Reported for Various matchups
A list of college basketball results includes St Johns over Utah by one point, UCLA over CCNY, Syracuse narrowly ahead of Bowne, Duquesne and Idaho with mid teens margins, Boston College beating Yale, Dartmouth over Rochester, Tampa past Pennsylvania, Murray defeating N O, Arizona edging Texas A and M, Kansas State losing to Kansas, Oklahoma A and G topping Van Olit, Chicago Loyola beating Oregon, Bradley over DePaul, Bowling Green, Pepperdine over Illinois, Columbia over Oklahoma, Iowa State over Oklahoma, Wyoming over Texas, Holy Cross over Xavier, Oklahoma City beating Baylor, Arkansas defeating Alabama, Texas Christian over Wichita, Minnesota over Oregon State, Eastern Washington over Wash State, L A Loyola over San Diego.
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Bradley
St. Johns
Brooklyn
Holy Cross
Syracuse
Minnesota
Crusaders
Brown
Utah
Madison Square Garden
CCNY
Uclans
T Illinois
la Salle
Oregon State
DePaul
Oklahoma Aggies
Vanderbilt
Oklahoma City
Bob Seymour
Aggies
Wyoming
Arkansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Kansas City
K-State
Kansas
Iowa State
Pennsylvania
Florida
Tampa
Idaho
Duquesne
Dukes
Bkn
Bown
Boston College
Yale
Dartmouth
Rochester
Murray
N. O
Loyola
Arizona
Texas Aggies
van Oilt
Chicago Loyola
Oregon
Bowling Green .O
Pep Dine
Illinois
Columbia
Texas
Xavier (O
Baylor
Alabama
Chris
Wichita
Eastern Wash
Wash. State
L. A. Loyola
San Diego
Portsmouth Cubs pick Spataford in minor league draft
Frank Lawrence of the Portsmouth Cubs announces the selection of shortstop Pete Spataford after competing with Lynchburg for pennants. Don McEwen eyes a strong indoor season as he nears a nine minute two mile target. Long Island U. favored by Pete Newell atop New York basketball, while Chicago Stags coach Phil Brownstein enforces a $100 no smoking bet.
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New York
Frank Lawrence
Portsmouth
Cubs
Frank
Pete Spataford
Lynchbus
Michigan
Don McEwen
Ottawa
Pete Newell
San Francisco
Long Island U
St. Johns
Phil Brownstein
Chicago Stags
Watch Night Meeting at Glorious Church of God
A watch meeting is scheduled for 10 30 p m Saturday at the Glorious Church of God in Stephens City. A supper is to be served at 8 30 p m that night at the home of Mr and Mrs John Stern.
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Glorious Church of God
Stephens City
John Stern
Is alfalfa an ancient crop
Alfalfa is older than the Christmas era. A native of the Eastern Mediterranean region, it was introduced into Italy in the first century A D. The word al falfa means best fodder in Arabic.
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Italy
Japanese wartime claims and chrysanthemum origins discussed
Town of Khabarovsk reportedly confessed to using American prisoners as germ war test subjects and plots to deploy germ warfare against the U S Britain and the Soviet Union. General MacArthur’s Tokyo HQ says no records prove Japanese use against American prisoners though germ warfare experiments are indicated. The chrysanthemum origin traces to China with centuries of cultivation by Chinese gardeners, dating back over 1500 years in poetic references.
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Khabarovsk
U. S
Britain
Soviet Union
General MacArthur
Tokyo
China
T’ao
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