Dupas to meet Griffith foe Aug. 21 in Beaumont
Oklahoma City lightweight contender Dupas travels to Beaumont for a 10 round bout on August 21 after a Las Vegas loss to welterweight champion Emile Griffith. Stewards suspend jockey Ray Yaka five days at Del Mar for careless riding aboard Slipped Disc on August 11. Luigi Gino, Italian-born jockey, swept Rockingham Park daily double for $118.20 winning Des Plaines followed by Lone Peak. Warriors sign Wayne Hightower, former Kansas star and Wilt Chamberlain classmate, to San Francisco roster after leading Real Madrid to European finals. Britain’s wool exports dominated by Canada India Red China as top customers.
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Beaumont
Tex
UPI
Wetton
Oklahoma City
Dupas
Emile Griffith
Las Vegas
YAKA
Salem
N.H
Luigi Gino
Rockingham Park
Des Plaines
Lone Peak
Warriors
INK Hightower
SAN Francisco
San Francisco Warriors
National Basketball Association
Kansas
Wayne Hightower
Wilt Chamberlain
Real Madrid
Tiger To Wear Aggada Costume On Birthday Fight
Tiger is 33 and plans to wear a Nigerian agbada on his birthday as he prepares for the World title fight with Gene Fullmer at Candlestick Park. Ti ger, from Aba Nigeria, has won two key bouts this year and is now the IBF era challenger seeking the crown in October.
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Tiger
Agbada
New York
UPI
Dick Tiger
British Empire
Gene Fullmer
Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
Gene
Candlestick Park
San Francisco
National Boxing Association
Paul Pender
Brookline
Mass
Pender
United States
Aba
Nigeria
Florentino Fernandez
Cuba
Miami Beach
Florentino
Henry Hank
Madison Square Garden
Jersey Jones
Jones
Prince Captures Three at Bluefield Mountaineer Speedway
Frank Prince won three of five races at Mountaineer Speedway in Bluefield on Sunday. He also won the helmet dash, with M. B. Walker second, ahead of a second heat and the 25 lap feature. Gene Stiles and Richard Lafferty also claimed firsts. Stiles battled W. C. Farley early, while Lafferty pressed, and Prince edged Keith Marks in the second heat. The program included a twist contest and go kart action with repairs noted for several blown engines and bent frames. Friday racing returns to Beckley’s Prosperity track, promising another sellout crowd after a high nerve-testing show.
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Frank Prince
Mountaineer Speedway
Bluefield
M. B. Walker
Gene Stiles
Richard Lafferty
Stiles
W. C. Farley
Prince
Keith Marks
Clendenin
Lafferty
Nelson Hicks
Princeton
Benny Miller
Oak Hill
Walker
Miller
Jim Cantrell
Cantrell
Beckley Speedway
Prosperity
Boat Racing Returns To Huntington Area
Huntington W V residents will see a major power boat racing card on the Ohio River August 25 marking the first event in five years. The Huntington River Festival will run seven classes on a 123 mile course with top national drivers and may award points toward the national championship.
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Hunington
W. Va
UPID
Ohio River
Huntington River
American Business Club
Huntington
Astro-Guide: Positive planetary influences and postwar relaxations
The feature notes favorable astrological indicators for work, health, business, and culture. It recalls August 15, 1945 as the day OPA ended in the United States with restrictions on gas, oil, and food lifted following Japan's surrender, marking a great day in memory.
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OPA
United States
Japan
Space tech fire alarms and home cooling ideas
Scientists hope ultraviolet phototubes from space probes can become home fire alarms. They also anticipate non-chattering valves and other missile plumbing innovations will be used in household air conditioning systems.
Aries to Pisces Horoscope Budgets Energy and Warnings 1962
Zodiac signs offer daily guidance with fragmented advice ranging from Aries urging peppiness at work to Pisces reminding to notify family if late. The advice is terse and sometimes garbled, reflecting a vintage newspaper horoscope page.
Baseball scores and standings from United Press International
American and minor leagues report games with scores in extra innings and current standings. Independent results include Indianapolis over Omaha 10 8 in 11 innings and Buffalo beating Richmond 3 2, with team records and percentages for the American Association and Eastern League clubs such as Williamsport Elmira Charleston York Binghamton Springfield and Williamsport.
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Jacksonville
Syracuse
Atlanta
Rochester
Columbus
Toronto
Buffalo
Richmond
Indiianapolis
Omaha
Denver
Louisville
Oklahoma City
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Indianapolis
Williamsport
Elmira
Charleston
York
Springfield
Binghamton
White Roses Edge Springfield 2-1 in Yonks Roundup
York White Roses pitcher Guido Grilli held Springfield Giants hitless for eight innings before a ninth inning home run broke the no hitter. White Roses win 2-1. Charleston Indians beat Binghamton Triplets 3-2, Indians now nine straight. Elmira Pioneers down Williamsport 9-2 to reach .500 with 56 wins and 56 losses.
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Guido Grilli
York White Roses
Springfield Giants
White Roses
Charleston Indians
Binghamton
Indians
Elmira Pioneers
Williamsport
Pioneers
Hubbs Aims to Tie Schoendienst Errorless Games Mark
Chicago Cubs rookie Ken Hubbs seeks to tie Red Schoendienst's 57 game errorless streak for a second baseman as he faces the San Francisco Giants. Hubbs has 56 straight without an error after 300 chances, 127 putouts and 173 assists, with potential to push toward 320 chances.
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Chicago
UPI
Ken Hubbs
Chicago Cubs
Red Schoendienst
San Francisco Giants
Hubbs
Schoendienst
St. Louis Cardinals
Pirates Sign Jones To 1963 Contract
Pittsburgh Pirates announce the signing of outfielder John Marshall Jones of Gorham New Hampshire to a 1963 contract with the Burlington Iowa club. Jones is 19, six feet tall, 175 pounds, and right handed.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Pittsbugh Pirates
John Marshall Jones
Gorham
N.H
Burlington
Iowa
Jones
Death notices and funeral announcements from area papers
Death notices for Lucy Moye Lilly 65 Beaver I Howard Phillips 60 Temple Street John William Foster Jr 58 Roosevelt Street Leonard Shrader 31 Scott and Drucilla Stanley 65 Pemberton with services set Aug 14 15 at Calfee Keyser-Bryant Rose and Quesenberry and Parker Cemetery details Burial locations church times and funeral home handling arrangements listed. Active pallbearers and flowerbearers noted.
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Lilly Lilly
Lucy Moye
Beaver
Calfee Funeral Home
E. W. Powers
Kenna Lilly
Sunset Memorial Park
Phillips Phillips
I. Howard
Temple Street
Methodist Temple
Reese Burns
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Keyser-Bryant
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Foster Foster
John William, Jr
Roosevelt Street
Keyser-Bryant Chapel
Cc. S. Donnelly
Shrader Shrader
Leonard
Aescott
Martinsburg
W. Va
South
Kanawha Street
Rev. L. A. Garten
Rose and Quesenberry
Stanley Stanley
Drucilla (Stanley
Pemberton
Pemberton Methodist Church
C. D. Walker
Leonard Kincaid
Armour Sayre
Parker Cemetery
Coal City
Williams
Sophia
Ershel Meadows
T. M. Rasco
Posey Stanley
Clayton Burleson
Curtis Blevins
Leburn Pack
Williams Funeral Home
National League and American League Baseball Statistical Highlights
Pitching and batting leaders across the leagues are listed with top players in categories for both the National and American Leagues. Names include Mays, Aaron, Robinson, Killebrew, and Purkey among others, with key stats such as home runs, RBIs, runs, hits, and batting averages highlighted.
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United Press International
G. AB
R. H. Pet. T.davis
Robinson
Cin
Musial
SIL
H.aaron
Mil
Cimente
Pitt
F.alou
Altman
Chi
Skinner
Cepeda
Downport
Bos
Jimenez
Rollins
Minn
Hinton
Was
Siebern
Smith
Rehrdsn
Power
Snyder
Ball
Mays
Giants
H. Aaron
Braves
Banks
Cubs
Thomas
Mets
Reds
Cash
Tigers
Killebrew
Twins
Wagner
Angels
Gentile
Orioles
Maris
Yanks
Colavito
T. Davis
Dodgers
Howard
Athletics
Don Tigers
Americans Enjoy Day Off At Russian Tennis Championship
In Moscow, four United States players Frank Froehling Donald Dell Donna Floyd and Billie Jean Moffitt advanced in Russia's first major international tennis event. Froehling won 7 9 8 6 6 3 over Andrei Potanin while Floyd defeated Galina Baisheyeva 6 0 6 1. Dell and Moffitt also won their opening matches.
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Moscow
UPI
Frank Froehling
Coral Gables
Fla
Donald Dell
Bethesda
Donna Floyd
Arlington
Billie Jean Moffitt
Long Beach
Calif
Russia
Froehling
Andrei Potani
Palmer tops yearly golf earnings after Classic win
Arnold Palmer solidifies season earnings with the American Golf Classic victory in Dunedin Florida lifting his year tally to 80 198 while Gene Littler stands second at 61 170 82 Billy Casper Jr sits third at 53 438 44. A separate notice from West Virginia’s Raleigh Circuit Court involves Marietta Sanders with a personal tribute referencing a loved one and a line about meeting the Reaper.
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Dunedin
Fla
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Kelter
Gene Littler
Billy Casper Jr
Arthur Jerome Sanders
West Virginia
Anthony J. Sparacino
Raleigh County Court House
Main St
Beckley
Harold Hanks
Pastrano to Risk Rank in Miami Beach Bout
Willie Pastrano will defend his No 6 world light heavyweight ranking against rising Argentine Rodolfo Diaz in a 10 round nationally televised bout at the Miami Beach Auditorium. Promoter Chris Dundee announced the Sept 8 fight. Willis H Carrier installed the first room air conditioner in his home at Short Hills New Jersey in 1929.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Willie Pastrano
Pastrano
Rodolfo Diaz
Chris Dundee
Willis H. Carrier
Short Hills
N. J
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Vance Drive
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Mgr
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Dial
Montgomery Ward Beckley
WILL
Chartreuse Parakeet
Jo-Jo
Ashwood Street
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Ad. Beckley Newspapers
Ridge Avenue
Beckley National Bank
Silver Brandh
Robert L. Amick
Beckley Newspapers
Pineville
Whitesville
Schlumberger Well Surveying Corporation
Huntington, W. Va
Hamilton
Sam G. Foley
Lowell Foley
Bank of Raleigh
F.d.1.c
Earl S. Huddle
Earl
Damon
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
P.O. Box
Nashville 2
Tennessee
Harold Williams
Charles Logan
Beckley Furniture
W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
Ashworth's
Wright
Dia
Ashworth Firestone
Halstead
John W. Eye Television
West
Neville St
Sparks
Prince St
Williamson Furnaces
Sprague
Prince Street
Call
Willey Brothers
Kirk
Crab Orchard
Dewali
Jan Campbell Music Co
A. B. Phillips
Macarthur
Jim Green
Raleigh Insurance Agency
I. Holzman
DeMott Avenue
Rockville Centre
Avon Cosmetics
Bostick Avenue
My Brothers Drive Inn
Shady Spring
King Tut Drive
Tuddle House
Curb
Town & Country Drive
Ansted
Beckley Hotel
Mills
Langlow
Harvey Cabinet Co
Watkins
Buel Redden
Crow
Marlinton
Beckley College
Monteng
Montgomery, W. VA
Montgoles
Beckley & Surrounding
Beckley ‘Class CO
Jhouse
R. E. Bare
Col. Bennett
E. Beckley
Roy A. Jones
R. L. Stinson
Myers Ave
Oak Hill HO
Nature
AKC
L. M. Poff
Vernon Taylor
Beaver Avenue
Grady Whitlock
Isaac Jennings
Eccles
Hampshires
Tamsworth
A. A. Milam
Fairdale
Fotos & Co
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Suddreth
Turkey Farm
Welsor “Trade
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Electric Service, Incorporated
Fayetteville, W. Va
Riya CT
Willie Mays
Orlando Cepeda
Charlie Neal
Rod Kanehl
Kanehl
Dusty Burgess
Canada
India
Red China
Britain
Honest
Audrey Cohen
Brigantine, N.J
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Sportrait
Jack Cuddy
Jersey
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Paurus
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Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Dows
Field Enterprises, Inc
Edge Springfield
Mark
Pirates
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Purkey
Drysdale
Pierce
Koufax
Face
McBride
Moore
Donovan
Ford
Pascual
Order OF Publication Circuit Court OF
Raleigh County
Marietta Sanders
W. Arthur Jerome Sanders
Memoriam
Jess Pack
Howard Phillips
Pnolds
Mii
Buit
R. C. Egnor
Crab Orchard & Logan Dial Beckley
BPS Paints
Foster Hardware
Beckley Insulation
Hopkins
Brunswick
VaLley Drive South
Baltimore
F.H.A
Quality Lumber & Supply Co
City Ave
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