Yostel Praises West Virginia Hall of Fame Sculptures
George F Yostel the famed sculptor visits Charleston WV to adjust plaques in the West Virginia Hall of Fame at the Civic Center He praises the warmth and attractiveness of the bronze plaques and discusses his Detroit and Munich works and a Kennedy bust for a US carrier He plans to return this summer.
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Yastel
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Navy Department
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Vostel
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Kennedy
International Art Gallery
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America
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Fine Arts Society
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Drysdale Aims To Break Big Train Inning Record
LA AP Dodger Don Drysdale seeks to extend his scoreless streak and challenge Walter Johnson by posting a third inning shutout to surpass Johnson’s 36 innings in 1915. Drysdale already owns six straight shutouts and 54 innings pitched without a run, with 40,000 fans expected at Dodger Stadium.
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Dodger
Don Drysdale
Walter
Johnson
Buth
Drysdale
Philadelphia
Dodger Stadium
Charleston Northeast Wins In Tenth Inning
Kent Proust singled in the tenth to give Charleston Northeast a 2-1 win over Cross Lanes at Legion Field in Friday Big League action. The two teams meet again as Cycle Shop and Kanawha City Delmar play later at Watt Powell Park.
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Kent Proust
Legion Field
Proust
Charleston
Cross Lanes
Cycle Shop
Kanawha City
Delmar
Watt Powell Park
Kent Prowse
Darrell Holstein
Butch
Seeed
Jim Binley
Neil Oliver We
Barrett
Crosstones
Gander
Kristy Pitches Wheeling To State Title In Parkersburg
Mike Kristy split time between the mound and a motel bathtub as Wheeling beat Parkersburg 5-3 to win the state baseball title. He earlier threw a one hit win over Ripley in the semifinal, while Parkersburg blanked Sophia 6-0. Scouts watched from the stands as Wheeling secured its first state crown and Parkersburg exited with a 13-11 season.
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Wheeling
Parkersburg
Ripley
Sophia
Mike
Tom Pannett
Jim
Pannell
Vic Ketler
Dave Raines
Joe Lonette
Mel’ Clark
Phillies
Elmer Gray
Reds
Joe Mancuso
Indians
Randy Gumpert
Yankees
Frank Demoss
Cubs
Jim West
Giants
Dick Coury
Pirates
Ed Dunn
Twins
David Eaton
Mike Smith
Jiggs Griffin
Caadies
Parkershare
Parkersburg and Wheeling Boys Named to All Tournament Team
Three players from Parkersburg and Wheeling earned spots on the fall tournament all star team of the State School Baseball Tournament which concluded Friday night. From Parkersburg Jeff Roberts Bobi Johnston and Mark Cunningham were selected along with Wheeling players Chuck Means Mike Kristy and Jim Moore. Other named players include Don Neff from Sofia Dave Johnson from Huntington Dave Raines Rick Starkey Buckhannon and Dale Slater from Keyser.
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Parkersburg
Wheeling
Jeff Roberts
Bobi Johnston
Mark Cunningham
Chuck Means
Mike Kristy
Jim Moore
Don Neff
Joe Goddard
Sophia
Dave Johnson
Huntington
Dave Raines
Ripley
Rick Starkey
Buckhannon
Dale Slater
Keyer
Women’s Softball Opens Sunday in Kanawha Valley
Slow pitch league action begins Sunday at Bigley Little League field with four games. Jets face Elkview at 2 p.m. Sonville meets FMC at 3 15. Alkal meets West Side Merchants at 4 30. Park Pontiac plays St Albans at 5 45.
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Kanawha Valley
Bigley
Jane Gibson
Nistad
Jets
Elkview
Sissonville
FMC
Alkal
West Side Merchants
Pontiac
St. Albans
Ripley Bickel to quit coaching for insurance job
Ripley High School coach Charles Bud Bickel announces he will leave coaching after one year at Ripley and move to insurance with Travelers in Charleston. He previously coached five years at Pomeroy Ohio, posted a 3-7 football season, 20-5 basketball, and a seventh place state track finish. He is the son of E H Bickel former Sissonville High coach who retired this year.
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Charles ‘Bud’ Bickel
Charleston
the Gazette
Travelers Insurance Co
Bickel
Atlanta
Pomeroy
Ohio
E. H. Bickel
Sissonville High School
Local Track Opens 1968 Season With Semi Feature
Charleston speedway starts its 1968 auto racing season with a 25 lap semi feature along with the main 90 lap. the 35 lap finale pays 150 to the winner. Time trials begin at 7 and heat races follow. an Australian pursuit leads into the semi feature. Promoter Bob Morris reworked turns to encourage higher speeds and opened competition to modified engines in full-bodied stock-appeal racing.
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Charleston Speedway
Bob Morris
Snead Edges Crampton With 69 In Indy Open Card
Snead shot a 69 to stay within two strokes of Bruce Crampton at the Speedway Open in Indianapolis. Crampton sank a late birdie and par save, tying the round record as Graham and others chased in a fluid, high stakesScores and golf action filled the page with detailed scoring notes from the second round.
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Bruce Crampton
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Mike Hill
John Schlee
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Bishop Donohue Derby Sparks Return of Rivalry
Bishop Donohue and M D Marshall renew their spirited rivalry as they switch cars with Marshall returning to Ford and Gene McNeely sticking with Chevrolet in a spirited state championship context.
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M. D. Marshall
Ford
Gene McNeely
Chevrolet
Catholic High School Baseball Champion Named
Wheeling based Donnohue named state Catholic high school baseball champion after regular season record. Nick Mansuetto, chairman of the State Catholic Athletic Assn., cited Donohue’s 11 6 regular season mark and season results as basis for the award.
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McMechen
Donnohue
Nick Mansuetto
State Catholic Athletic Assn
Donohue
Paris
Automobile Federation
Can- International Automobile Feder 1
Parkersburg
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