Word: nelsoned
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Hamp Kendall, 71, of Caldwell County, N.C., who was mistakenly convicted of murder 42 years ago and served more than nine years before the mistake was discovered, wrote to Governor R. Gregg Cherry to complain of the legend on his "victim's" tombstone, which read: "Lawrence Nelson, robbed and murdered by Hamp Kendall." Said Kendall: "No damned man that is innocent would stand under this slanderous tombstone scandal right where he is trying to make an honest living." The Governor was sympathetic, but said he was powerless...
William J. Barber '46 of Abilene, Kansas, and Kirkland House; Mortimer H. Chambers, Jr. '49 of Grosse Point, Michigan, and Leverett House; Walter S. Frank '49 of Mt. Rainier, Maryland, and Eliot House; and Nelson F. Taylor 3L of Oxford, North Carolina, and 15 Everett st., are the recipients of the scholarships...
Captain Dan Ray's final appearance before the local gentry was short, sweet, and spectacular. Wrestling at 165, he pinned Gone Register with a half nelson and a body press just two minutes and six seconds after the start of their bout...
...with a body press in 7:22; 136-pound class-- Wach (H) decisioned Hoover (W), 5-3; 145-pound class--Stemler (W) decisioned King (II), 3-0; 155-pound class-Jones (II) decisioned Dolth (W), 5-1; 165-pound class--Ray (H) pinned Register (W) with a half nelson and body press in 2:06; 175-pound class--Louria (H) decisioned Keller (W), 10-6; Unlimited class--Houston (H) pinned Welsh (W) with a chancery...
Although Kirkland led all the way, the margin was never great enough for either team to relax and the starting lineups played practically all the game. Two factors gave Kirkland the win: effective coverage of Winthrop's 6'7" pivot, Ted Nelson by John Lombard, and the Deacon fast breaks which frequently shot into the clear. Lombard at center and John Pankey at forward did most of the Kirkland damage on the offensive...