Unanimous AFL All-League Team Picks
AFL coaches select 22 top players for 1963 season with Lance Alworth Ron Mix and Billy Shaw among unanimous choices. The list highlights standout performers across offense and defense including Kocourek Powell and Otto, with strong showings from Buffalo Oakland San Diego and Boston clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alworth
Mix
Shaw
Dave Kocourek
San Diego
Art Powell
Oakland
Flaner
Lance Alworth
Jim Tyrer
Kansas City
Ron Mix
Billy Shaw
Buffalo
Bob Talamini
Houston
AFL
Buffalo Bills
Dream Team showcases AFL all star selections amid Raiders Chargers dominance
The piece notes Mike Holovak praising a diverse AFL squad with eight defensive players brewed in the league and several imports from Canada. It details the second all league team lineup by position, highlighting players from the Raiders and Chargers, who led with six offensive and six defensive spots combined.
Remembering fallen sports greats of 1963 in auld lang syne
Oscar Fraley lists a slate of aging sports figures who died in 1963 across football, baseball, boxing, golf, and hockey. Names include Doc Kearns, Davey Moore, Joe Judge, Rogers Hornsby, Bump Hadley, Willie Heston, and Oscar Vitt, among others, reflecting on their careers and the year’s losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
UPI
Doc Kearns
Davey Moore
Jack Root
Spike Webb
Navy
Gene Tunney
Lee Wallard
Reading
Ed” Dudley
PGA
Horton Smith
Auld Lang
Ernie Davis
Syracuse
Oliver Kessing
My Dear
Run Baker
Athletics
Andy Coakley
Colubia
Lou Gehrig
Karl Drews
Yanks
Browns
Phils
Bump Hadley
Yankees
Five major bowls attract college football fans to end year
An estimated 360,000 fans prepare to watch five major bowls from El Paso to Dallas and Miami. The Cotton Bowl features Texas versus Navy for the national title, with Navy star Roger Staubach facing Texas’ stout defense. Other matchups include Illinois vs Washington in the Rose Bowl, Nebraska vs Auburn in the Orange, Mississippi vs Alabama in the Sugar, and Oregon vs SMU in the Sun Bowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Oregon
Southern Methodist
Pasadena
Calif
Illinois
Washington
Miami
Fla
Nebraska
Auburn
New Or
Leans
Mississippi
Alabama
Dallas
Texas
Navy
Roger Staubach
Staubach
Wayne Hardin
Junior Coffey
Big Ten
Perry Lee Dunn
Jim Weatherly
Bucky Randall
Mike Fracchia
Shug Jordan
Tigers
SMU
Bob Berry
Don Trull
Baylor
Terry Isaacson
Air Force
Billy Joe Named AFL Rookie of the Year by UPI
Billy Joe of the Denver Broncos, former Villanova fullback, is the UPI AFL rookie of the year as 16 of 24 AFL writers voted him the top rookie. He outpaced Dick Westmoreland, Bobby Bell, Dave Costa, and Dave Graham in ballots. He credits coaches and teammates and says professional football is much more specialized and exciting than college play.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
New York
Newspaper Enterprise Association
American Football League
AFL
Mike Holovak
Boston
Kocourek
Powell
Rote
Canada
National Football League
Allen
Glick
Williamson
NFL
Antwine
Billy Joe
Denver Broncos
Villanova
United Press International
Joe
Dick Westmoreland
San Diego
Bobby Bell
Kansas City
Dave Costa
Oakland
Dave Graham
Billy
Public Notice in Raleigh County Court Divorce Action
Death notices and funeral announcements list several obituaries and services including A R Braun of 1501 Harper Road with a 9 am mass at St Francis de Sales and burial in Pittsburgh, Garland Jardon of Beckley with service at Church of Christ, James Walter Barker of Helen with services in Sophia, Mildred Skeens of Sophia, Nannie Belle Eller of Slab Fork with church service and Mt Tabor Cemetery burial, plus floral advertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Pruitt
C. T. Harvey
Melton Mortuary
Barker Barker
James Walter
Helen
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
R. H. Dean
Sunset Memorial Park
Eller Eller
Nannie Belle
Slab Fork
Midway Church of God
F. C. Calhoun
Mt. Tabor
West Virginia heirs dispute over Lova Snuffer estate
In Raleigh County Circuit Court Della Mae Snuffer administratrix and Wilma Rogers sue Bank of Raleigh and numerous heirs of Dempsey Snuffer to establish legal heirs and distribute lands in Beckley and surrounding areas. The action lists multiple named defendants and unknown heirs, with an answer deadline of February 1, 1964, in Beckley. The case seeks settlement of decedent Lova Snuffer estate including Lot 11, Fairlawn Subdivision, various tracts in Parkview, Neville Street, and properties in Stover Park and Shockley Creek, plus mineral rights across several acres. The filing notes administrators and heirs at law and asserts potential unknown parties. The court date references December 30, 1963.
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Circuit Court OF
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Harmon Runyon
Cindy Hunt Runyon
Anthony J. Sparcino
P.O. Box
Beckley
C. Harold Hanks
Circuit Court
Della Mae Snuffer
William Dow Snuffer
Wilma Loreta Rogers
Bank OF Raleigh
Lova Snuffer
Jane Beachum
Elva Snuffer Bogle
Hattie Canterbury
Orpha Cozort
Cleve Cozort
Corless Cozort
Eugene Cozort
Mary Snuffer Cozort
Iva Griffith
Lou Grifith
Mertle Hawley
Beatrice Sutphin Higgins
Edith Kessel
Wilma Klesser
Opal Long
Arlett Griffith McKinney
Georgia Griffith Meadows
Pauline Snuffer Perrator
Brooks Prince
Glen W. Shumate
Hallie Shumate
Kelmar Shumate
Sherman Shumate
Sybil Shumate
Various Shumate
Wilford Shumate
Albert Snuffer
Carl Snuffer
Charles Snuffer
Dee Snuffer
Dempsey Snuffer
Dorr Snuffer
Everett Snuffer
Garland Snuffer
Herbert Snuffer
Ivan Snuffer
Omar Snuffer
Orange Snuffer
Perry Snuffer
Ray Snuffer
Richard Snuffer
Snowden Snuffer
Edria Worrell Stewart
Dale Tolbert
Earl Tolbert
James Tolbert
Joe Tolbert
Luther Tolbert
Scott Tolbert
George Trail
Dorothy Shumate Walls
Alice Williams
Tressie Wood
Aubury Worrell
Emdem Worrell
Paul Worrell
Mabel (Day) Barcelo
Macie Snuffer Bloom
Latha Brown
Elsie Supthin Cook
Reece Cozort
Wayne Cozort
Vice Snuffer Duckworth
Elevia Snuffer Edwards
Alva Furrow
Emma Snuffer Gray
Isabell Supthin Hoover
Zoey Snuffer Webster
Luvica Snuffer Witham
Arley Worrell
Elmo J. Worrell
Howard Worrell
Orlin Worrell
Thomas Canterbury
Charles Day
W. A. Thornhill III
Fairlawn
City of Beckley
Parkview
Triangle
Motor Car Supply Co
Prince Street
Stan
Mabel
Day) Barcelo
Elsie Sutphin Cook
Snuffer Duckworth
Elevia Snu
Henry Thertie Saunders, Jr
Richard Saunders
Flossie Smith Shufelt
Ethel Snuffer Siriie
William Dempsey Smith
Alonzo Snuffer
Clarence Snuffer
Don Snuffer
Ernest Snuffer
Fred Snuffer
Harry Snuffer
Henry Snuffer
How Snuffer
Howard Snuffer
Samuel Jackson Snuffer
Samuel Snowden Snuffer, Jr
David D. Ashworth
Paul J. Fourney
Law Building
Main Street
Said
Harold Hanks
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Fred Arbanas
Blake Turner
Charley Henningan
Stew Barber
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Billy Neighbors
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Bob Schmidt
George Blanda
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Dial Floral CO
City Ave
Beckley Maytag
Maytag
Neville St
Webbs Florist & Greenhouses
Crab Orchard
Webbs OF Beckley Florist
MT. Hope Floral Shop
Webb & Neal
Funeral Home Ambulance Service
R. H. Neal
Mer
Vance Drive
Foster Hardware
Main St
Barker’s Junk Co., Inc
Mabscott
W. Va
Poor Charley's Junk Yard
Fred and
Ronnie Barker
Rhodeli Yard
Todd's Grocery and Hardware
Beaver
Foster Hardware CO
Robert L. Amick
Beckley Newspapers
Affinity Union Hall
Sam G. Foley
Lowell Foley
Dana Johnson
Virginia
Beauty Plaza
North Valley Drive
Virginia Griffith
Little French Beauty Academy
Cumberland Road
Bluefield
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South
P. O. Box
Nashville
Tennessee Repair Service
Halstead
William Davis
Dia
Ashworth Firestone
John W. Eye CO
W. Neville St
Dr I
Wright
Dial
Prince St
Sprague
Neville
Willey Brothers
Hinton
Jan Campbell Music Co
Jim Green
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Beckley Ph
Land of Oz
South Kanawha Street
Call Agnes Rider
Oceana
Avon
Bostick Avenue
Sewell
Richwood
Electrolux
Oak Hill
Gauley Bridge
Fayetteville
Pineville
Kopperston
Temple Street
Cole
Midway
Lcan
Valley Drive
Eppy
F.H.A
Quality Lumber & Supply Co
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