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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1963
Page
10
Parsons Junior High defeated Royster Junior High 30-26 to give the Rockets a setback in Chanute. The Royster ninth graders trailed 11-2 after a cold first quarter and later fell 26-17 in the eighth grade game.
In a tight game two halves showed a 15 13 halftime spread. Parsons 9th grade scored 9 11 4 9 6 totaling 30 while Chanute 30. David Martin led Rockets with 12 points Monty Briley pulled 17 rebounds and Dick Helton had seven points for Chanute Greg Berg anchored defense Owens and Shuss each had eight for Parsons. Parsons travels to Iola next Thursday.
The Associated Press reports results across regions with multiple matchups. Georgetown defeated Manhattan 98 to 87 while Rhode Island beat Brown 77 to 62 and Massachusetts topped Boston College 93 to 74. In other games Villanova beat Buffalo 58 to 56 and Toledo defeated NYU 87 to 74. The Citadel prevailed over Presbyterian 97 to 58 and Wash U. of Lee trounced Lynchburg 44 to 44. Notre Dame beat Valparaiso 107 to 60 with Iowa 73 over Southern Methodist 70. Loyola Chicago won 105 to 102 against Western Michigan, Providence downed St Louis 72 to 66, and Oklahoma City University beat San Francisco 84 to 66. Texas Christian won 66 to 60 versus Florida State, Colorado 72 over Houston 61, New Mexico 49 over Denver 43. Oklahoma State beat Brigham Young 71 to 64 and Seattle defeated Montana State 98 to 75. Cincinnati defeated New York 112 to 102, Los Angeles beat Baltimore 120 to 105, Warrensburg State beat Washburn 75 to 82, and John Brown defeated Rolla Mines 82 to 71. Kansas City National edged Park 79 to ?
The City Recreation Commission schedules a student dance tomorrow night from 8 30 to 11 30 at the Launching Pad. Ray Zumalt says The Shadows will provide music and an admission will be charged. This event kicks off several holiday dances for junior high, senior high and junior college students with more parties planned December 20 and 27 featuring The Sliders of Pittsburg.
Gov John Anderson announced he will not seek a third term in Kansas and says he has no involvement with a statewide poll by the Kansas Industrial Union Council about potential drafting for a future term. He questioned the idea of any draft and stated they will not draft him.
Albert L. Lesco, former Coffeyville and Independence appliance dealer, was convicted by a district court jury on 10 counts of forging conditional sales contracts with Gibraltar Finance Corp. He faces one to seven years on each count and sentencing was set for Jan. 3.
Chanute Senior High Blue Comets host Iola Mustangs in the season opener while Juco Black Panthers and Royster Junior High seventh graders travel for road games. Odessa Juco leads Western Junior College action with a 4-1 mark as Big Springs and Chanute face strong rivals before holiday recess.
Six of eight Kansas cities voting on city manager forms of government in the last two years adopted the plan. Osawatomie joined Cof feyville Garnett Olathe Overland Park and Paola as recent adopters while Topeka and Great Bend rejected the plan leaving 41 council manager or manager forms among 621 cities.
Greenville police faced embarrassment after tagging cars on a sidewalk but found no law allowed it. The town council enacted a sidewalk obstruction ordinance with a fine from 1 to 10 dollars.
Humboldt six foot eight all state center Earl Seyfert scored 26 points to lift his career total to 804, the first Humboldt High School player to exceed 800 career points as the Cubs beat Fredonia 65 to 44. teammate Steve Honeycutt surpassed 200 points with 16 against Fredonia.
A dense listing of scores and high marks for teams in the Lucky Strike League. Notable entries include Jeff's Foodliner and Byer's Inc with multiple game tallies and high scores, along with Amway Products Top Hat Cleaners Caresio's Young America and Ransom Dairy Queen.
The University of Cincinnati Bearcats say Army was their toughest foe in 1963 football. Wichita State narrowly missed the honor by one vote. They named an all star team from opponents including Bill Pracels and Bob Long of Wichita, John Simmons and Dick Stewart of Tulsa.
In Miami Eddie Agin from Key West won on points over Scatterhawk Dixon of Miami in an eight round welterweight bout. In Los Angeles Raul Rojas stopped Julio Zuniga of Mexico at 1:34 of the fifth round. In Worcester Billy The Kid Anderson vs Billy Bachus was postponed to next Thursday due to snow.
Kansas City signed 6 foot 5 inch 246 pound tackle John Maczuzak from Pittsburgh. The Chiefs drafted him as a future in 1962, strengthening their American Football League roster.
Seventh grade games between Fredonia and Royster Junior High were postponed because of a scheduling conflict. The games were to be played last Tuesday but were delayed by weather, and no new date has been set.
Eldon Missouri AP No evidence of foul play found in the death of Filbert Graham 48 who was found unconscious in a coin operated clothes dryer. Prosecutor Norman Williams said Graham died Tuesday after head cuts and severe burns. No inquest will be held. A broken bottle was found in the machine and Graham had been seen on cold nights in the laundry warming himself.
A winter storm and extreme cold grip the nation from the Northern Plains to the Midwest with Montana and the Dakotas hardest hit. Temperatures plunge to 17 below in Lewistown and snow depths reach up to 15 inches in parts of Montana. Snow and icy conditions linked to at least 16 deaths on snowbound highways, with no imminent warmup expected as the air heads eastward.
Ashland High School student Steve Barnett learned his de odorized skunk was found in a neighbor's yard. He went to retrieve the animal but discovered it was not his pet, leading to the mix up days after the animal went missing.
Kansas State faces UCLA in Lawrence as the Sunflower doubleheader opens the Big Eight schedule. Kansas hosts Southern Cal with Kansas State and UCLA also set for a Manhattan rematch. Oklahoma State extended its winning streak to 3-0 with a 71-64 win at Brigham Young, while Colorado beat Houston 72-61 in Boulder.
Multiple Altoona area items recap church and club activities. Advances at Eastern Star and Royal Neighbor Lodge, Christmas programs planned by the school board, and recitals. Local residents attend civic events, hospital updates include patients at St. Margaret's and Wilson County Hospital. Newborn Samuel DeBolt blessed by Wichita and Sedan families. visits and family news across Altoona, Chanute, Neodesha, and Moran.
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