Shenandoah Gas upsets Schenck Food in C League
Shenandoah Gas Co. wins three games over Schenck Food Tuesday night, moving Schenck from second to fifth place in Joop standings. Pop Rush posts 127 and Kenneth Davis 121 as Shenandoah earns 1513 era with 627 and 525 games. Frankie Snapp leads Brown's Meat Market and multiple teams post solid sets in a busy bowling card.
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Schenck Food
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Pop Rush
Kenneth Davis
Shenandoah Gas
Fills Poultry Co
Ronnie Haines
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Belhe
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Post Office
Ashworth Bros
Henry Flowers
Henny Motor Co
Clifford Nichola
Ashworth Shop
Frankie
Flu and injuries hit Southern Conference football teams
Flu and injuries disrupted several Southern Conference programs as teams like West Virginia, George Washington, Virginia Tech, The Citadel, Washington & Lee, Davidson, and William & Mary faced tough decisions ahead of weekend games. Mountaineers missing practice numbered fifteen, with key players sidelined and many starters uncertain for Washington contest.
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Associated Press
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George Washington
Washington
Virginia Tech
Citadel
Washington & Lee
Davidson
Wiliam & Mary
Art Lewis
Mountaineers
Phil Messinger
Ray Looney
Carl Zulesky
Barry Frazee
Corbin Bailey
Bob McCoy
Tech
Virginia Ax
Dick Cleveland
Lee Rhame
Richmond
Randolph Macon
Paul Barber
Ralph Setzier
Dave Warden
West Virginia Tech
Denys Grant
Willam & Mary
VMI
Pair of Southern Runners Leading In National Race
Two leading college backs clash for the national scoring title. Duke halfback Wray Carlton leads with 47 points after four games, while LSU fullback Jimmy Taylor trails with 45. Others in the race include Nesbit of Arkansas 346 and Oldham of Navy 4, Stranaky of Colorado 32, and nine players with 30.
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Jackie Parker
Mississippi State
Wray Carlton
Duke
Rice
Louisiana State
Jimmy Taylor
LSU
Georgia Tech
Carlton
Taylor
Gerald Nesbit
Arkansas
Ned Oldham
Navy
Bob Stranaky
Colorado
Petrol thief siphons fuel from trucks in Monrovia post office area
Postal authorities report a gas thief siphoned diesel from trucks behind the Monrovia post office for 45 days. The government estimates a loss of 21.58 dollars in petrol.
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Monrovia
Calif
Yanks Purchase Four Farmhands For 1958 Race
New York Yankees announce the acquisition of four farmhands to bolster the 1958 roster. Pykeh Ryne Duren leads the group after a standout year with Denver, posting 13 wins against 2 losses and leading the league in percentage. John Jaciuk, Fritz Brickell, and Ed Dick bring solid minor league credentials from Richmond Denver and Binghamton respectively.
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Yankees Whay
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American Assn
Yanks
John Jaciuk
Ya-Shik
Fritz Brickell
Ed Dick
Duren
Billy Martin
Kansas City
Harry Simpson
Denver
Jaciuk
Richmond
Brickell
Binghamton
Suspected car theft ends with spouse as driver
An alerted man reported his car stolen and believed the thief fled toward Norman. Norman police located the vehicle and found the driver to be the man's wife.
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Oklahoma City
Norman
Indians Fire Hank Greenberg as GM Search Opens
Cleveland directors oust Hank Greenberg amid fan apathy and sliding attendance. Bill DeWitt of 8 Laws, veteran from St Louis and New York, is favored as potential next general manager, while no successor named yet. DeWitt, 55, is coordinator of the majors fund for aid to minor league clubs and says he is happy in current post but open to opportunity.
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Spider Webb Knocks Out La Bua in First Round
Spider Webb, ranked sixth middleweight, defeated Jackie La Bua in 59 seconds of the first round in Louisville. La Bua, unranked from Brooklyn, had a 3 fight win streak snapped. Webb improved to 24 wins in 26 fights with his 15th knockout while filling in for Ralph Jones on ABC telecast.
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Webb
la Bua
Brooklyn
ABC
Ralph
Tiger) Jones
Handley Westminister clash in doubt as flu hits teams
Handley James Wood Clarke County face cancellations and injury woes as Asiatic Flu spreads reducing lineup strength for Friday and Saturday games. Westminster aims to ride 16 lettermen back but illness may tilt the schedule, with Douglas Manassas and James Wood Broadway slated Saturday doubleheaders.
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Handley
James Wobold
Clarke County
Douglas
Westminster
Charles Town
Panthers
Eagles
Marylanders
Russell Potts
Jack Crenshaw
Don Maphis Wer
Milt Cooper
Herb Ruby
Richard Havens
Bob Kaplan
Jeff Smelser
Ed Shilling
Phil Mancha
Paul Widener
Frederick
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James Woods
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Wendell Dick
Meadow Valley miners paid 1953 prices at Meadow Ranch Store
In Meadow Valley California miners paid 1953 prices at the Meadow Ranch Store as tracked in ledgers kept by Wilson Dean. Pack mule transport carried goods from the last leg of journeys started by ship from New York, making peaches two dollars a jar and bacon a dollar a pound.
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Calif
Meadow Ranch
Sierra
Wilson Dean
New York
Young Garry Jack Shares Flying Saucer Plans From Australia
A New South Wales youth named Garry Jack writes an urgent air mail to White Sands asking for contact with space scientists. He claims to have a flying saucer plan and urges officials to reveal when a fast plane will take him to their headquarters. He references Walt Disney comics and says current plans are silly.
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N.M
Australia
Garry Jack
New South Wales
Walt Disney
Garry
Arctic outpost under Norway to inhabitant report
Remote Arctic Island land under Norway hosts a small Meteorological Institute staff with about no permanent residents besides workers. Located roughly 200 miles east of Greenland, the area remains sparsely populated and supervised by the Norwegian authority.
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Greenland
Arctic Islands
Norway
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