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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1963
Page
9
Lola Crawford leads the 33rd annual Women’s City Bowling Tournament at the Sports Bowl. her team Pleak’s Shell Service with Babe Harden and Mrs Crawford posted 2,796 in the team event, seizing first place as the event opened over the weekend.
In a Sunday league set, Mrs. Crawford led with 1,608 all events after posting 602 in singles and a 527 in singles, while Lola Crawford topped singles with 622 and teamed with Callie Fishbaugh for a fifth in doubles. Pleak’s led Class A team totals with 2,334. Class B Misfits led at 2,859. Action resumes next weekend with Sports Bowl hosting team bowling and the doubles and singles finals.
NHL standings feature Chicago leading with 74 points and Detroit and Montreal close behind. A flood of public notices follow, including appointments of executrices and executors for Middletown and Butler County estates, sheriff sales, and property auctions with dates set in February through April 1963.
The Middletown High swim team fell to Oak Hills 56-38, dropping their 10th meet of the season despite six firsts to four wins. Ron Moore won the 200 and 400 yard freestyles, Mike Peters captured the 100-yard freestyle and anchored the winning 200-yard medley relay. Jim Dillon’s squad heads to the Cincinnati District meet Friday and Saturday.
Art Wall of Pocono Manor Pa top money winner in 1959 says he has broken the barrier after winning the Caracas Open with a 274 total and 69 final round. George Knudson finished second at 276 to gain Caribbean tour lead as Wall collects 1300 dollars.
Stan Mikita led the Chicago Black Hawks with a hat trick and an assist as they beat Montreal 4-3 in Chicago to widen their lead to eight points over the idle Canadiens. Mikita moved to 65 points and 28 goals atop the league scoring race, with Gordie Howe close behind at 64 after Detroit’s 3-2 win over New York.
Palm Springs AP says Bob Turley now with Los Angeles will read Yankee signs when New York meets the Angels this season. Turley, famed for detecting pitchers’ telltales, says he will target several Yankees including Whitey Ford who reportedly calls his own pitches rather than taking signs.
Johnny Keane, after decades with the St. Louis Cardinals, is named major league manager. The piece notes his long wait, framing his career as a source of belief in opportunity for others, and recounts the historic call that led to his big break.
In Dover Ohio a Sugarcreek team rolled a 3484 three man series in a Major Inter City League match at home. Bill Weiss and Wayne Gerber led the two man 1496 series with 734 and 762 respectively. Weiss added a 758 in the full team as Ora Miller John Rice and Mc Miller also contributed. The five man squad struck 108 of 180 possible.
Miami race fans await the Flamingo Stakes featuring Never Bend from Cain Hoy Stable among a dozen derby age colts in the $100000 added event closing the Hialeah racing program this Saturday. Estate notice: Iva M Bewley named executrix of LeRoy Bewley’s estate in Middletown Ohio with filings Feb 11 and notices through Feb 25 and Mar 4.
A historical note states that a native American made his first trip to England around the year 1585. The account highlights early transatlantic contact and the era's exploration dynamics with unspecified individual details.
A list of bowling leaders features strong totals for players such as iM Snyder, O Frith, iF Kennedy, and J Anderson. Notable pairings include Albert Kocsis with Frank Goode and Harold Cook with Chuck Lickliter. Other top names include Art Frasik, Roger Moore, Fay Kennedy, and Bill Barton Jr among the high scorers.
In Buffalo AP report Ohio standings from the American Bowl ing Congress tournament show John Forrest and Gene Krause of Cleveland second in Regular Division All-Events. Other top results include Don Kotwica of Lima and Bernie Haytcher of Ashtabula high in listings, with multiple Ohio pairs placing in Doubles and All-Events across cities like Ashtabula Lima Findlay Steubenville and Lorain.
A humorous domestic moment unfolds as a woman questions if her partner ever considers her desires for a night out with friends. The exchange hints at balancing social time and relationship expectations.
Goode, 68, posted a 676 handicap in the singles to lead the 27th Annual Men's City Bowling Championships at Laynecrest Lanes Franklin. He teamed with Kocsis for 1,251 in doubles, while Snyder and Frith topped doubles with 1,283. Isaiah Guy leads all events with 1,885. All-Stars head the team event at 2,979 as Magnode, Budweiser, Wildwood Gulf Service and Norris Insurance follow. We anticipate weekend actions with team, doubles, and singles rounds. In Irvine, Kentucky, A C Treadway 68, a retired railroader and coon hunter, reflects on hunting as a lifelong passion and describes his hound Old Duke and nightly hunts. The piece also mentions the Pacific Ocean’s width.
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