Mullens Horse Show Proves Successful
The Fifth Annual Mullens Horse Show drew 100 horses from West Virginia and nearby states at the Wyoming Bridle and Saddle Club arena. Awards went to Rubber Ball ridden by Larry Carver of Portsmouth, Ohio, for the Jumpers Championship Stake, with other top placers including Little Brother and Red Wing. Funds from ticket sales and concessions support sight handicapped children through the local Lions Club.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
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George Davisson
Nelson Davidsson
Dolly
Ed Snuffer
Udy Hirsh
Golden Boy
Keith Cooper
Why Worry Farm
Western Saddles
Nancy
C. F. Mundy
F. Mundy
Judy Tannehill
Pony Parade
Red Wing
Marlyn Wallace
Leatherwood Spring Sonnet
Kitty Halstead
Ridge View Farm
Western Parade
Rhythm _ Step
Glenda Stover
Tiny Baby
Susie Tannehill
Sunshine
Claude Shiflett
Highland Green Farm
Highlander
Glenn Post
Your Majesty
Judie Lambert
Peek A Boo
Nancy Page
Clyde Inscore
L. W. Coffey
Little Pat
L. L. McClung
R. J. Smith
Pamper
Pat Halstead
Molly
Marvin Farr
Nelson Davisson
Romper
Roy Steele
Stonewall
B. L. Potter
Johnny Bowman
Mr. Smart Alec
Brende Wallace
Golden Genius
Betty O'Neill
Golden Sunset
Victor Birchfield
Mr. Magic
Susie Dean
Roger Dean
Western Pleasure Horses
Danny Boy
Karen Wyatt
Horace Milam
Society Sunshine
Rubber
H. H. West
Golden King
Susan Tannehill
Thunder King
Johnny Bowman Jr
SSHS Stoco Announce Football Practice and Uniforms
SSHS and Stoco High schools plus Stoco Junior High reveal practice start times and uniform distribution. Birth certificates required under West Virginia rules. SSHS and Stoco set 9 am starts. SSHS distributes uniforms Thursday and Friday. Stoco issues uniforms daily 9 am to noon this week. Aubrey Jackson notes Aug 10 equipment handout for Stock Junior High. season schedule lists several away and home games for Shady Spring and Stoco with dates from Aug to Nov.
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al Harver
SSHS
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West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission
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Stock Junior High
Jackson
Harper
Noel Riffe
Dix Manning
Shady Spring High
Mount Hope
Sophia
Mark Twain
Trap Hill
Richwood
Hinton
Gauley Bridge
Marsh Fork
Fayetteville
Mullens
Beckley
Oak Hill
Home Insurance to Play Alumni in tune up game
Home Insurance champions of the War ren Williams Junior league will tune up for their Connie Mack tournament trip by facing an Alumni team at Woodrow Wilson diamond tonight at 7 30 p m. Players must report at 6 30 with birth certificates for tourney checks. The roster includes George Rice Roy Martin Ken Carey Clayton Wallace Ronnie Barker Charles McGraw and George Thompson. They will likely use three pitchers in a nine inning game. The trip departs by bus from the high school at 8 a m Wednesday with a few fan seats left at 10 Denmark round trip.
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George Rice
Warren Williams
Connie Mack
Woodrow Wilson
Roy Martin
Ken Carey
Clayton Wallace
Ronnie Barker
Charles McGraw
George Thompson
Rice
Newport
Tenn
Tony Lusk
Ricky Thompson
Donnie Shrewsbury
Dennis
Gene
Bill Skiles
Nick
Jack Smith
Parkersburg Captures State Legion Title In Whitesville
Parkersburg American Legion Post 15 stays unbeaten in the state legion tournament at Lions Park Whitesville by defeating Clarksburg 8 to 4. Parkersburg broke a 3-3 tie with three runs in the fifth, then held on as Charles Wilson pitched six strong innings. Parkersburg advances to sectional play against Maryland Delaware and the District of Columbia with the schedule to be announced.
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RNL
Parkersburg
American Legion Post
Clarksburg
Lions Park
Wood County
Charles Wilson
Harrison
Maryland
Delaware
District of Columbia
Larry Allen
Ewbank Stands Put With 58 Colt Crew
Baltimore coach Weeb Ewbank seeks upgrades to the Colts with a big interior lineman a linebacker and two halfbacks despite fielding last year’s starters. Trades brought guard Fred Thurston for Marv Matuszak and quarterback George Shaw for draft picks. Unitas leads a stable backfield as Nelson and Brown serve as backups, while rookies and ends contend for backups behind Berry and Mutscheller.
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Associated Press
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Baltimore Colts
Weeb Ewbank
Ewbank
Fred Thurston
Marv Matuszak
Green Bay
George Shaw
New York Giants
Matuszak
Leo Sansford
Colts
Bill Pellington
Dick Szymanski
Don Shinnick
Shaw
John Unitas
Andy Nelson
Ray Brown
Brown
Nelson
L. G. Dupre
Lenny
Yankees win thriller as Berra and Howard walk off
Yogi Berra tied the second game with a ninth inning homer and Elsie Howard delivered a walk off four bagger in the 11th to lift the Yankees 3-2 after an earlier 4-3 win in 14 innings over Kansas City. Early Wynn pitched a three hitter for the White Sox in a 9-0 second game win over Washington and his 15th victory of the season. The White Sox also took the opener 4-3.
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Els
Ton Howard
Yankees
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Howard
Kansas City
Wynn
White Sox
Washington
Local teams set for Divisional II Little League tourney
The Delaware State champion was to be decided in Dover this afternoon, completing the roster for Divisional II at Beckley Elks Stadium. Richmonds Tuckahoe from Virginia won over Bristol to book a place. five clubs prepare to meet in Beckley with opening games scheduled Thursday at 5:45 pm and a civic banquet to follow. Umpires were named for each game with backup calls requested if any official cannot attend.
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Homes Still Needed For Five State Little League Team
With the deadline closing in to house five state champion Little League players visiting Beckley on Wednesday three homes are still needed to shelter six boys. Call Mrs. George Springer at Clifford 3-6418 to offer accommodations for two boys.
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Beckley
George Springer
Clifford
Virginia takes 7 0 win behind no hitter
Virginia defeated Harlan Kentucky 2-0 on Saturday as the Henderson Kentucky club handed Harlan its loss. The state titlists joined Friday's winners Ceredo Kenova in West Virginia and Salisbury Eastern in Maryland, leaving Delaware as the only entry not yet known.
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Kentucky
Ceredo Kenova
West Virginia
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Maryland
Delaware
Jane Baldasare Sets Underwater Swimming Mark
Jane Baldasare, 24, set a new underwater swimming record by surfacing after 21 hours 17 minutes to cover 14 miles in Sabine Bay. She surpassed her husband Fred Baldasare’s 13.2 miles and more than doubled Ginger Stanley’s 7 mile women’s mark from Silver River Florida in 1955.
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Fla
Jane Baldasare
Fred
Ft. Rucker
Ala
Ginger Stanley
Silver River
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