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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1963
Page
9
The American track team, with bridges burning behind them, advances on Lenin Stadium for a decisive meet against the Soviet squad. Coach Payton Jordan of Stanford and the athletes dismiss excuses as they head into the weekend showdown.
At Roosevelt Raceway Su Mac Lad is considered the shoo-in for the $50,000 Roosevelt International Trot with 50,000 fans expected. The horse, driven by Stanley Dancer, faces past favorites and a seven-horse field with post time at 9 10 EST.
National boxing will return to Friday televised slots starting in September after the New York State Athletic Commission approved a Madison Square Garden Gillette contract. The move ends Saturday night boxing.
In River Forest Illinois Nancy Richey 20 of Dallas upset defending champion Donna Floyd Fales 11-9 6-1 to reach the semifinals. Judy Alvarez 20 of Tampa upset America's No 1 Darlene Hard 8-6 6-2 in New to face Richey. In men's semifinals Chuck McKinley meets Herbert Fitzgibbon after marathon wins over Butch Newman and Cliff Buchholz.
Packers open practice as regulars arrive for training camp in Green Bay. The team, defending NFL champions, will start full drills after physical examinations and faces the College All Stars in Chicago on August 2. Scattered minor league results and local schedules accompany the note.
More than 100 area golfers tried on the first night at the Fairview Drive In site. The event runs 6 30 to 11 nightly through July 27 to benefit sight conservation. Winners included Butch Gardner for 15 inches, Carl Murphy 15 inches, and Lef Ty Starnes 16 inches. Lance Repp 7 1" from the pin among younger players. The Athens Country Club team begins tonight.
Springfield Ohio. Wittenberg University released its 1963 football schedule featuring seven Ohio Conference opponents and two non conference games. Four home games are listed including the Sept 28 opener against Otterbein. Non conference opponents are Lenoir Rhyne and Gettysburg.
Wheeling Downs in Wheeling West Virginia is being redeveloped into an amusement and recreation complex. Owner James Edwards of Huntington authorized the overhaul including miniature golf, pitch and putt courses, archery and pistol ranges and other amusements. No comment yet on future horse racing meetings.
The Mason County Fair Board announced the August schedule with registrations August 5 and 6 at Point Pleasant High School grounds. Activities include tractor contests, Buddy Starcher shows, parades, band festival, queen and horseshoe contests, square dances, talent shows, gre nsy pig contests, and livestock judging across August 7 through 10 at the fairgrounds.
West Virginia Industries Development Corp faced a ban on issuing or selling stock after the state securities division withheld renewal of its license. Officials cited missing information on a $400,000 bank loan and a $25,148 loss, delaying approval for a planned Pleasant Point Resort on 31 acres at Camp Conley.
Howard Shriver county agricultural agent Wood County West Virginia will judge beef cattle exhibits at the Mason County Fair and also judge animals to be sold in the baby beef sale. The Baby Beef Show and Sale is new to this year’s program and the sale is set for 9 p m on August 9. The Hill Billie 4 H Club will sponsor a festival Saturday evening in the community building near White Church Upper Flats.
Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Odell Mc Graw of Gallipolis Ferry. Admissions list Woodrow Knapp and Sammie Sturgeon, Eldridge Sauer, Bobbie Rinehart, and others from Point Pleasant and nearby towns. Trinity Methodist Youth Fellowship schedules a Sunday dinner at 5 p m and Youth Week intro at 6 p m.
State motor vehicles commissioner Jack A. Nuchols reports eight and a half months of point system operation. Of 1886 motorists sent caution letters after six moving violation points, only 20 reached 12 points. He credits the program with lowering highway deaths from 219 to 190 by mid-July, calling it the key change in the overall picture.
Women of Moose met Tuesday evening. Senior regent Mrs Frances Darst announced the annual picnic will be Aug 6. Each member to donate 50 cents. Meet at the Moose Home at 7 p m. Guests welcome. Picnic to be held at the home of Mr and Mrs Aaron Bright Point Pleasant Route.
Copies of the 1963 Mason County Fair Catalogue are available to the public. Distribution points include the Soil Conservation Service Office, the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Office, Cooperative Extension Office, fair board members, and the high school vocational agriculture and home economics departments. Season tickets are $1.50 per person or $3 per family, and individual admission is 50 cents.
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