Beckley Indians clinch first half Eastern title in rocky win
Beckley Indians hammered 12 runs in the second and eight more in the sixth to clinch the Eastern Division first half at Elks Stadium. Worley pitched, backed by 25 hits including triples by Benedict and Ostvart, with Slade adding two 2Bs. Tigers and Yankees split, Giants beat Redlegs 17 to 1, and Royals defeated Saints 15 to 10 in other minor league actions.
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Indians
Elks Stadium
Tigers
Yankees
Red Sox
Giants
Redlegs
Royals
Saints
Worley
Benedict
Ostvart
Slade
Brooks
Mullens Little League leaders clash with three-way tie
After last night’s play Rotary, Legion and Moose sit 2-1 in Mullens Little League, tied for first. Rotary beat Chevrolet 8-7, Legion beat Methodist 8-6, Moose topped Lions 9-5, sending all three into a tie for second with 2-1 records.
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Rotary
Legion
Moose
Mullens
Chevrolet
Methodist
Lions
Matormen
Graham
Dorothy Downs Sylvester In Big Coal River League Clash
Dorothy earns a 3-2 victory over Sylvester as Wingo ignites a three run third. Saddler pitches a complete game for the win while Trent takes the loss with relief from McNeely in the fifth. Final: Sylvester 2 Dorothy 3.
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Pettus
Sylvester
Big Coal River
Little League
Wingo
Saddler
Trent
McNeeley
Dorothy
McNeely
Peters
Ballard
Creed Pitches Babe Ruth Win at Harry Lewin Field
Sandy Caseino earned the crown as King Photo beat the Jewels 4 to 2 while New River Supply defeated Keatley’s 9 to 2. Attendance topped a large crowd as Miss Babe Ruth prizes were awarded between games.
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Sandy Caseino
King Photo
New River Supply
Babe Ruth
Harry Lewin
Sandy
Ray DePaulo
Jewels
Eric
Keatley
Jacobs
New River
Stoddard Qualifies For Open Tourney In Cincinnati
Dayton pro Joe Stoddard led a list of qualifiers for the National Open Golf Tournament from Cincinnati. Gordon Waldespuhl, 28, a caddy-turned-professional teaching golf, shot 71-68 to lead at Cloverbrook CC. Frank Stranahan and Roger McManus also posted 140s to earn spots alongside Stoddard and others in the field.
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Cincinnati
Gordon Oe Ee
Dayton
Waldespuhl
Cloverbrook Country Club
McManus
U. S
Gordon Waldespuhl
Ohio
Roger McManus
Frank Stranahan
Crystal River
Fla
Frank Schmidt
Columbus
Joe Stoddard
Beckley
Joe Taylor
Charleston
W. C. Rose
Lexington
Stoddard
Taylor
Rose
Harry Duccilli
al Atkins
Ashland
Paul Thomas
Don Stickney
Softball League To Open Tonight In City
Five teams will start the slow pitch City Softball League at Ballard Stadium tonight at 6 30 with Raleigh Glass vs Waterdale and New River Supply vs Dido s The five clubs will play three nights weekly through July 19 with a potential extra round if managers opt in Frank Rodriguez city recreation director expected a sixth club but it did not join
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City Softball League
Ballard Stadium
Raleigh Glass
Waterdale
New River Supply
Dido's
Frank Rodriguez
City
Rodriguez
Eccles
Dido’s
New
Tigers And Cubs Tied In OH Loop
Oak Hill Little League standings show the Rotary Tigers and New River Supply Cubs tied for the lead at 2-0. Merchants and Miners National Bank Senators moved to 2-1 after defeating New River Banking and Trust Giants 18-6, with the Lions Club Redlegs at 1-1 and Giants 0-3. Friday, the Cubs beat the Indians 13-3 behind wining pitcher Price while Jones took the loss. McKinney doubled twice and Angel and Berry added two-base hits. Saturday the Redlegs beat the Giants 9-2 as Ingram earned the win. Allen took the loss. Monday, David Gregg won his second game in as many starts by an 18-6 Giants rout, with Gregg adding a homer. Pullen was the loser.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Rotary Tigers
New River Supply Cubs
Merchants and Miners National Bank
Senators
New River Banking and Trust Giants
Lions Club Redlegs
Indians
Noyes and
Giants
Cubs
Price
Jones
Terry McKinney
Bill Angel
Bill Berry
Redlegs
Ingram
Allen
David Gregg
Pullen
Pineville Yankees rout Redlegs in Little League clash
Glen Gibson powered the Pineville Yanks to a 17 8 win over the Redlegs, blasting two homers a double and a single in four trips with five RBIs. Rod Hamilton homered for the losers in the first inning as wanters Deckins McKinney and Gibson led the Yankees.
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Webb
Neal
Stamford Stadium
Bill Hall
Roger Adkins
John Harris
Webb & Neal
Larry Foser
Bill Campbell
Max Wallace
Pineville
Glen Gibson
Yankees
Redlegs
Gibson
Rod Hamilton
Wanters
Deckins
McKinney
Haymaker
Gainer
Daniels
Browning
Hamilton
Oyler Defeated In Golf Event At White Oak Club
In the White Oak Country Club Men s Handicap Tournament first round matches eliminate club champion Larry Oyler while second round, to be finished by June 14, advances include Dunkley Frisk Graney Jr Rocke Frazier Hess Hill Jr Huddleston Duda Frisk Bennett Clower Clarr Watkins Tyree Clay Craft Park Moore and others with byes and various margins noted.
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Walter Keminsky
W. B. Rocke
B. F. Puckett
P. C. Graney, Jr
Johnny Mack Frazier
James Hess
C. R. Hill, Jr
John Oyler
Ed Huddleston
Larry Oyler
Rosser Long
John Duda
Mike Frisk
Frank Milewski
W. R. Bennett
W. J. Loudermilk
Bob Thomas
Blaine Clower
Wayne Plymale
L. D. Clarr
Shorty Morris
Brookie Watkins
Joe Tyree
J. C. Clay
W. R. Craft
Mike Delridge, Sr
Minor teams to meet Oak Hill Little League minor
All boys ages 7 to 10 registered for Oak Hill Little League minor teams are asked to report at the Oak Hill city park at 6 p m Friday. Commissioner Estil Hughes announced that minor league managers should attend. Instructions will be given for the opening of the minor league season on Monday June 13.
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Oak Hill
All Boys
Oak Hill City Park
Estil Hughes
Hughes
Snake Island
East Rainelle
Roy B. Mink Dies at 60 in Hancock Street
Roy B. Mink, 60, of Hancock Street, died at 3:45 a.m. Sunday, June 5, in a local hospital. Funeral services are set for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, at Calloway Heights Baptist Church, with Rev. H. A. McClung officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The body will be moved from Webb and Neal Funeral Home to the church one hour before the service. Active pallbearers include Shinner Waddell, Harold Hancock, Bud Riffe, Ted Humphrey, Eddie Hopkins, Harold Via, Roy Hancock, and Chesett Grubb.
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Minks
Roy B
Hancock Street
Calloway Heights Baptist Church
H. A. McClung
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Webb and Neal
Vance Drive
Shinner Waddell
Harold Hancock
Bud Riffe
Ted Humphrey
Eddie Hopkins
Harold Via
Roy Hancock
Chesett Grubb
Webb & Neal Funeral Home
Multiple Help Wanted and Advertisements Across Raleigh and Beckley
A dense classified page offers job ads and services: an auto insurance contact in Raleigh. a series of restaurant and hotel positions in New York and Beckley. travel and wage offers for young women and men to Western states. makeup and hair styling incentives. trade jobs in coal and tile installation. household product markets. and hardware and service listings. Notable names include Jim Green, Daisy's Place, Mr. McCormick, Beckley Hotel, and DIX Agency with addresses in Raleigh and Beckley, plus Fuller Brush Co. and Rev. Moore/ Mrs Craddock.
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Jim Green
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Daisy
Ury
Bradley
McCormick
Beckley Hotel
New York
Cal Rev. Moore
Brown President
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Raleigh Register
W. Va
Beckley Little Loop
The
Weikle
COA
Parker
Thompson
Lowe
Bryant
RBI
Manning
Patton
Waeikle
Dickerson
Wilson
Hoffman
Buckland
Richmond
Moye
Rice
Carter
Prince
Lawson
Castanuela
F. Williams
R. Williams
Green
Robinson
Buchanan
Solonka
French
HR. Brooks
Hindsley
E — Canaday
Cooper
Ellis
Hancock
G. Epperly
Blankenship
Calvert
Bowling
D. Bailey
Wheeler
Freeman
R. Epperly
G. Bailenaday
Orley
Ostvert
U — Peelish
Akers
Steffey
Wyatt
Schlatterer
Hawks
Ford
Walker
Ham
Tolliver
SO — Graham
Warden
Cowan
E — Morgan
Thorn
Morgan
Mincer
Courington
Kemp
Dean
Poff
SO — Dean
E — Biggs
McLughlin
Thompason
J. Wykle
Corzort
Biggs
Corxort
Clark
Sophia LL
Slab Fork
Tams
Sophia
Polk
Parker Slab Fork
Bowman
Lesser
Joe Goddard
Moyer
Hand
Mullens Circuit
Cook
Parrish
Lefler
Linkous
Lucas
Ashley
Bane
Dr. In
Technicolor
Richard Egan
Sandra Dee
Troy Donahue
Rane
Alec Guinness
Creed
Rudy Coleman
Roland Coleman
Lynch
Flanagan
Vidovich
Lamb
Underwood
Harvey
Eric’s
King
Hedrick
Davis
Ward
Pittman
Fragile
Persinger
Phillips
Ars
Anderson
Gravely
Mullens and
Herndon
Lady
Lane Turner
Jeff Chandler
Open Air Theatre
Stamford Rd
Shaggy Dog
Fred MacMurray
Alaskan Passage
Glen Jean
Clark Gable
Lillie Palmer
Carol Baker
David Niven
Shirley McClain
Gig Young
Pineville League
Oyler
S. Oakwood
Snow Thornton Florists
Prince Street
Douglas T. Bryant
Paul E. Craven
Johnstown Rd
R. H. Neal
Mgr
R. C. Egnor
Crab Orchard & Logan Dial
MT. Tabor
Spruce Mountain
Tech
Murphys
Harvey Cabinet Co
Walberg
NEW American
Sanders
Foster Martane Co
Main St
Dial
Todd’s Grocery and Hardware
Beaver
Oward R. Shrewsbury
Sander
Montgomery Ward
Earl R. Huddle Earl
Main St. Dial
Buckley Photo Service
Industria
Socia Wees
Church Street
Beauty
Vera Rose Beauty
St. CL
Lee Dillon
Shirley Whiting
Doris Marshall Gibson
Katherine Fragale
Delmar Beauty Shop
Heber St
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South
P. O. Box
Nashville 2
Tennessee
Lilly’s Sanitation Service
W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
John W. Eye
Neville St
WARDS
West
OVITZ
Ashworth & Sparks, Inc
Prince St. Beckley
EA Clinton
Briggs & Stratto
Ashworth Firestone
Prince St
Campbell Music Co
Besoco
White Pine Gray Lumber CO
Crab Orchard
New York City
DIX Agency
Resoco
Josephine
Fifth Wheel —— Inn
Harper Road
Clower
CURB
Town
Country Drive Inn
Eetrolux Corporation
Temple Street
Summersville
A. C
Fuller Brush
Fayetteville
Nicholas County
Fuller Brush Co
P. O
Juanita Martin
Dry Hill Road
B. C. Lewis Coal Company
Clear Creek
Averil
R. L
J. H. Stinson
East Beckley
Care Beckley
R. E. Bare
Roy A. Jones
W B. Jones
O MA
Studebaker
Dick Drumheller
Coal Coal City
Bud’s, Inc
Hotpoint
S. Kanawha
Foster Hardware Company
K. M. Walker
Foster Hardware Co
Raleigh Glass & Mirror CO
City Ave
Remington
Klaus
McCreery St
Henry Conway Hardware
Norge
Hall Furniture Co
Foster’s
Radley
Bradley, W. Va
Bear Pen
Homelite
Sly and
Servic Dearing Bros. Prosperity
Tomchins
Tomchin Furniture CO
Moran Ave
Aliens
Amos E. Quesenberry
Quesenberry
Coe
Nevile St
Une
Sheffield
Beckley Newspapers Corp
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