Elgin Baylor Dominates Taller Pro Rivals On Court
In Los Angeles Elgin Baylor, 6'5" against Wilt Chamberlain, rises above taller pros to score and captivate fans. The Lakers star, in his third season, now averages 33 points and showcases improved outside shooting while adapting to the Los Angeles arena and new coach Fred Schaus.
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Murray Olderman
LOS Angeles
NEA
Elgin Baylor
Wilt Chamberlain
Baylor
Chamberlain
Norm Drucker
Elgin
Los Angeles Laker
Chamberlains
Bob Pettits
National Basketball Association
Lakers
Far West
Minneapolis
Laker
Ian
Los Angeles Arena
Los Angeles Vista
Fred Schaus
West Virginia
Fred
Mullens Women cap first half in handicap league action
Mullens Women Handicap League closed the first half with Modern Beauty Shop top and Smartwear Shop second four and a half games back. Barbara Woody converted an 8-10 split to finish the half as Island Creek moved into first in the Mullens Handicap League, while Poca Fuel extended a 13 game win streak in the Industrial League. Oak standings show Island Creek 5 1, Poca Fuel 4 2, Helen 3 3, A. P. Co. 3 3, Otsego 2 4, Kroger 1 8.
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Mullens
Modern Beauty Shop
Smartwear Shop
Barbara Woody
Mullens Bowling Association
John Ball
Wyoming General Hospital
Tralee
Bennie Bennett
Wyoming Hospital
Hope Gas
Jim Turner
Gene Farley
Sears Roebuck
Tomcin Furniture
Tralee Engineers
Bennett
Hospital
Island Creek
Helen
Bill Morris
Luther
Reese
Poca Fuel
Appalachian
Power Company
Poca
Charles Bowling Sr
Register
Peca
Johnny Campbell
Otsego
Kroger
Reese Smith
Russ Parsons
Ronald Hensley
A. P. Co
Morris Harvey Hopes To Close Gap On State
Morris Harvey aims to narrow the West Virginia Conference Eastern Division gap by facing Glenville tonight after a 126-106 beatdown of West Virginia State. The schedule includes several conference and non conference games as seed battles rise before the Feb 15 Charleston tournament.
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Morris Harvey
United Press International
West Virginia State
West Virginia
Golden Eagles
State
Glenville
Wesleyan
Don Jimison
Caldiz
Ohio
Salem
Buckhannon
WVC
Institute
Norfolk
California
Fairmont
Charleston Civic Center
Tech
Alderson-Broaddus
Davis-Elkins
Alderson- Broaddus
Philippi
Indiana
Virginia Military
Bluefield
Beckley
VPI Frosh
West Liberty
Marshall
Astrological Guide and Historical Election Note
The piece blends daily guidance with a retrospective 1880 vote tally where Garfield led Hancock by under ten thousand votes out of about nine million. It then forecasts 1970 auto theft trends, predicting 700000 stolen vehicles, a rate of one every 50 seconds, with vehicle value surpassing $700 million.
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James A. Garfield
Winfield S. Hancock
Aries to Pisces Daily Horoscope 1961 Field Enterprises
Aries through Pisces provide daily guidance with sun signs. Each brief entry notes cautious actions at work, finances, health, and personal relations, urging patience, restraint, and gradual progress. The column closes with a date stamp and publisher credit.
Lakers Triumph as West Hundley Baylor Pace Win
West, Hundley, and Baylor led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 137-113 victory over Detroit in Los Angeles. Baylor scored 34 and grabbed 22 rebounds while West and Hundley added 27 and 25 points respectively. Pistons players Shue and Dukes posted 21 and 20. St Louis beat Syracuse 125-108 as Lovellette and Pettit each scored 25. Bud Kennedy begins 13th season coaching Florida State.
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United Press International
West Virginia University
Rod Hundley
Jerry West
Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball Association
Detroit
Los Angeles
Elgin Baylor
Lakers
Seattle U
Gene Shue
Walter Dukes
Pistons
St. Louis
Syracuse
Clyde Lovellette
Bob Pettit
Hawks
Nats
Marshall
Hal Greer
Dolph Schayes
Hornung Turns To Acting Cameras Make NFL Grid Star Nervous
NFL star Paul Hornung faces film work with Screen Gems for My Sister Eileen after a successful screen test. He fears acting more than football, expects ribbing from teammates, and contemplates a possible acting career while planning one or two more seasons in pro football. Hornung notes the Hollywood scene differs from football and hints at a future balancing act between sports and acting.
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Vernon Scott
UPI
Hollywood Correspondent
Hollywood
Paul Hornung
Green Bay
Ace
Lipscomb
Hornung
Eileen
Notre Dame
Gladiators
Paul
Tab Hunter
Frank Gifford
New York Saints
Screen Gems
Columbia Pictures
Harry Ackerman
Celtics Hawks Lakers Triumphs In NBA Action
The Celtics beat Philadelphia 128 115 to widen their Eastern lead while St Louis Hawks toppled Syracuse 125 108 for a 10 game edge over Detroit. Elgin Baylor led the Lakers 34 points 22 rebounds in a 137 113 win over Detroit.
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United Press International
Boston Celtics
St. Louis Hawks
National Basketball Association
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Syracuse
Detroit
Archery Club Indoor Shoot Cancelled Then Rescheduled
The Archery Club indoor shoot was cancelled this afternoon as the Armory Building is needed by the Guard. A new meet is set for Wednesday evening from 6 30 to 9 30 in the Armory with a tentative second date two weeks later on the same schedule. New president Harry Headly presided and formed committees including Mrs Tony Fama as Women’s Committee Chairman and J R McDaniel publicity chairman. Ed Lilly is Tournament Chairman with Phil Cook as Field Captain. Dave Gilpin and Laurence Berker attended and presented a movie net in attendance.
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Archery Club
Harry Headly
Tony Fama
J. R. McDaniel
Phil Cook
Ed Lilly
Dave Gilpin
Laurence Berker
Archery Lore and Bear-Bow Plant Details
A Beckley Archery Club member reviews Myth wa TT and Archery Lore, stressing game management and hunting ethics. It covers the Bear-Bow plant making laminated bows, equipment needs, and a full line of archery accessories including targets for field, hunter, animal, indoor, night, and small game rounds.
Writers Give Stengel 'Good Guy' Award
New York reporters at the 38th annual NY chapter Baseball Writers Association of America dinner at the Waldorf Astoria honored Casey Stengel with the Ben Epstein Good Guy Award. Mazeroski and Spahn received the Babe Ruth and Sid Mercer Awards, with Weiss accepting for Stengel.
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New York
UPI
Waldorf, Astoria
Baseball Writers Association of America
Ben Epstein
New York Daily Mirror
New York Yankee
Casey Ste
Ford C. Frick
Joe Cronin
Warren Giles
Minnesota to Receive UPI Cup Tonight
Minnesota to receive the UPI Cup during halftime of the Minnesota Indiana basketball game. UPI Sports Editor Leo H Petersen will present the trophy to Coach Murray Warmath of Minnesota. The Gonders were named the nation's No 1 team by 35 coaches on the United Press International football rating board.
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Minneapolis
UPI
University of Minnesota
Leo H. Petersen
Murray Warmath
Minnesota
Gonders
United Press International Football Rating Board
Funeral Notices Include Stated Dignified Departures
Domonick Stanek age 80 of 304 I Street died Sunday at a local hospital. Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel will handle arrangements. Grady Franklin Dickens age 59 of Eccles died Saturday at home. Melton Mortuary will hold the service January 31 at Mattsville Church. burial at Sand Lick Family Cemetery. Eli Egich age 72 of Eccles died Saturday at home. Melton Mortuary will host the funeral January 31 at St Nicholas Creek Orthodox Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers listed. numerous honorary pallbearers named.
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Stanek Stanek
Domonick
I Street
Rose and Quesenberry
Kanawha Street
Dickens Dickens
Grady Franklin
Eccles
Melton Mortuary
Mattsville
James Godby
Sand Lick
Egich Egich
Eli
St. Nicholas Creek Orthodox Church
George Simon
Sunset Memorial Park
Dorvan Wilson
E. E. Strickland
Robert Cormack
Pike Pike
Emil Leonard
Crow
Table Rock Christian Church
Oscar Lilly
Table Rock
Lacy Mills
Bob Mills
Michael Richmond
Elliott Richmond
John Rakes
Cal Lilly
Dale Carper
Chester Smith
Frank Richmond
Minor Scott
Ted Yancey
Claude Carper
Caffee Funeral Home
Obituary notices from Martinsburg area funeral home listings
Denny James Matthew of Prosperity dies at 51 with services set January 31 at Mabscot Methodist Church. Burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers listed. Meador Lillie Emma of Mount View dies at 76. funeral January 30 at Old Log Church Pluto with burial at Meador Cemetery. Roxie Mae Altice of Raleigh formerly Beckley dies in Raleigh hospital. Funeral February 31 chapel service. Meaining notes list several other obituaries and funeral arrangements including Walter A. Hatcher, Brenda Faye Jackson, Edward Gusty Lewis, Larry G. Tincher, and a memorial for Charles Elmer Collier. Funeral home details include Webb & Neal and Calfee Funeral Home.
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Ee Denny Denny
James Matthew
Webb and Neal
Vance Drive
Mabscot Methodist Church
E. H. Fisher
Lester Tenney
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Charles Bowles
Edgar Sally
Joe Pachuta
John Becis Dewey Browning
Elmer Avis
Meador Meador
Lillie Emma
Mount View
Old Log Church
Pluto
W. W. Wills
A. H. Chapman
Meador Family
Noah Crotty
Edward Kingsley
Earl V. Richmond
Jesse Richmond
Frannie Meadows
James Meadows
Webb & Neal Funeral Home
Jackson Jackson
Brenda Faye
Harper Heights
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Virginia
Calfee Funeral Home
Robert H. Dean
Gary Pack
Kenny Pack
Danny Pack
Bob Pack
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J. K
Bud) Kennedy
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Beckley Archery Club
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Journal-American
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Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Formica
Harvey Cabinet Co
Altice Altice
Roxie Mae
Raleigh
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Rose and Quesenberry Funeral
South Kanawha Street
Rose and Quesenberry Peace
Ernest Barley
A Meadows
Princewick
Hatcher Hatcher
Walter A
MacArthur
Primitive Baptist Church
Midway
Darrell Stover
Fider A. L. Neely
Owen Harvey
John Isom
Charley Wood
D. W. McMillan
Henry Roles
William Lilly
A. J. Sturgill
Lewis Lewis
Edward Gusty
Mabscott
Calvary Baptist Church
James H. Neal
Wildwood
Melton
Fred Hurt
Howard Starr
Paul Gunter
George Corey
Eldridge Hedrick
George Walker
Tincher Tincher
Larry G
Raymond Tincher
Clintonville
Ronceverte Hospital
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
South
Virgil Cook
Blue Jay
Memoriam
Charles Elmer Collier
Mae
Charles Kathy
Joanne
Means Lumber CO
Sisson St. Ph
F.H.A. Fina
Nickie
Ena Valley Drive
Dias Floral CO
City Ave
Douglas T. Bryant
Johnstown R. P
Quesenberry
Perfection Williams Funeral Home
Beckley Newspapers
Prince Street
Robert L Amick
Todd's Grocery and Hardware
Beaver
E. Shrewsbury
Buckley Photo Service
Church Street
Southern Newspaperblishers Association
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South Street
Nashville 2
Tennessee
Sophia Transfer Co
Fred Sparks
Finco & Rembrand
Manning Antenna Service
Guaranteed Radio & TV
Dial CL
Harper Road Radio & TV
Cole’s
Sunrise Ave
Sparks
Prince St
Wrights
Dial
Jennings Radio & TV
Halstead
Ashworth Firestone
W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
Morris
Lovitz Television
John W. Eye
Neville St
Frank's Plumbing & Heating
Kanawha St
Jan Campbell Music Co
L. Gene Riffe
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Billy Clarke
C & S. Tree Surgeons
Princeton
Will Jr. Spence
Twin Oaks
Crab Orchard
Jim Green
F.d.ic
H. Neal
Mar
Main St
McCreery
Thelma
Dimitri Mitropolous
Beckiey Newspapers
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