Charleston Tries Again To Fatten Eastern Lead
Charleston Indians seek to widen their half game lead over Williamsport Grays in the Eastern League. A postponed Tuesday game will be made up as part of a two night doubleheader Thursday with Sonny Siebert facing Joel Gibson.
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Charleston Indians
Williamsport Grays
Indians
Grays
Sonny Siebert
Charleston
Joel Gibson
Harveys Close Gap in All-Star League Bowling Battle
Harveys win 3 to tighten the All-Star loop as Carls Sunoco clings to a lead while Harvey's Cabinet bowlers roll strong: 629 high game, 1669 series, Ted George 203 227 587, Mon Borrer 214 542, Chester Ferrell 540. Carl's Sunoco keeps two-game edge over Eppy's Drug with Dennis Taylor 244 and Dave Finley 216 529. Co & R Music, Hall Furniture, Beckley Insurance, and others post wins as the league tightens through Friday bowling action.
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Harvey
Carls Sunoco
Sky Lanes
Lilly’s
Ted George
Themon Borrer
Chester Ferrell
Grat Shumate
Carl
Sunoco
Eppy’s
Drug
Dennis Taylor
Sunoceans
Dave Finley
Steve Galati
Co & R Music
Ken Wheeler
Hall Furniture
Gil McDougald Grieves Ruining Herb Score Career
UPI reports Gil McDougald, the Yankee infielder who hit Herb Score with a line drive five years ago, still feels guilty over ending Score's brilliant career. Score, once a rookie strikeout king and 20 win pitcher, endured multiple teams and relapses, while McDougald and Score's mother both pray for him and strive to support him.
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Oscar Fraley
UPI
Nutley
N.J
Herb Score
Gil McDougald
Score
McDougald
Cleveland
Fishing Alone Wins Out In Family Day Tale
A Charleston column narrates a solitary fishing outing by a man who endures a chaotic family expedition. He battles miscast trees and squabbles with his wife while the children nap and snack, ending with a car ride home and a messy memory. Separately, Cleveland Browns president Arthur Modell is noted for taking control of the NFL team, with Yonkers preparing for the $191,000 Pacing Stakes Series as pacers Looka en and Aldora, and Au Fait arrive in New York.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Izaak Walton
NFL
Cleveland, Ohio
Arthur B. Modell
New York
Cleveland Browns
National Football League
Modell
Browns
Yonkers
N.Y
James Scott
Australia
Patchwork
New Zealand
Yonkers Raceway
Lookaen
Aldora
Au Fait
Beckley League lanes see mixed sweep victories at Sky Lanes
In the last Mixed League meeting at Sky Lanes Beckley National Bank and Beckley Hardware completed three game sweeps. Nancy Linsky led the Bankers with 472 while Henry Bennett powered Hardware with 482 to beat Camera Corner. Bert Hawley and Louise Corey posted 452 and 451 for County Bankmen as Jim Hodge led Corner with 435. Don Lafon topped Melody Shop with 231 598 while Gloria Sweeney added 504 and Frank Oscar 518 for Lumber. Kyle Phipps and Allen Blair boosted Phipps Insurance with 555 and 521 as they posted 873 2421 high team score. The mon Borrer had 218 518 for Hopkins Sky Lanes. Tom Shrewsbury opened with a 200 in the third line.
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Beckley National Bank
Beckley Hardware
Sky Lanes
Bankers
Nancy Linsky
Raleigh County Bank
Hardware
Henry Bennett
Bert Hawley
Louise Corey
County Bankmen
Jim Hodge
Don Lafon
Melody Shop
Means’ Lumber
Gloria Sweeney
Don
Frank Oscar
Kyle Phipps
Allen Blair
Phipps Insurance
Kyle
Themon Borrer
Hopkins Sky Lanes
Tom Shrewsbury
Hopkins Cop
Death notices and funeral announcements list Tolbert to Walters
Death notices from Beckley and surrounding areas list Bessie Marie Tolbert Effie Sluss Dallas Barker Fred Murdock Timothy Foley Chappel Price Lon Walters and others. Services set for May 9 10 with at Oak Grove Calfee Melton Rose Williams and Keyser-Bryant funeral homes in Beckley and nearby towns. Burial in Oak Grove Calfee Sunset Blue Ridge and other local cemeteries with multiple pastors officiating.
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Tolbert
Bessie Marie
Beckley
Oak Grove Christian Church
Kenneth Overdoff
Oak Grove
Sluss
Effie
Tolbert Street
Calfee Funeral Home
Everett R. Shafer
Calfee Cemetery
Mt. Tabor
Barker Barker
Dallas
Fairbanks
Alaska
Coal City
Keyser-Bryant
Armor Sayre
Sunset Memorial Park
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Murdock
Fred
Woodland Manor Apartments
Bluefield
Melton Mortuary
C. H. Patterson
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Foley Foley
Timothy Lowell
Lowell Foley
Daniels
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral
South Kanawha Street
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Finley Prewitt
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Price Price
Chappel
Midway
Sophia Methodist Church
L. H. Greenwood, Jr
T. W. Hampton
Armour Sayre
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
Beckley Masonic Lodge
A.F
A. M
Masonic Lodge
Walters Walters
Lon
Ada
Red Star
McAlpin
Oak Hill Hospital
Lester Sturgill
Bernard Godfrey
Lawrence Sturgill
Leon Sturgill
Paul Riddle
Carl Riddle
Joe Goodman
Owens Signs With Colts
Owens, NFL end Alley Oop, leaves the San Francisco Forty Niners to join the Baltimore Colts as a free agent. The six foot three inch, 195 pound receiver brings a proven deep threat to Johnny Unitas as Lenny Moore Ray Berry and Jimmy Orr form a potent pass catching corps. Owens, a College of Idaho graduate, had 176 receptions for 2,926 yards and 20 touchdowns in five NFL seasons. He resides in Belmont California with his wife and daughter.
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Jimmy Orr
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O. B. Kirby
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Caffee Funeral Home
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Mother’s Day Dial Floral CO
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Kyle Davis
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Virginia
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Prince St
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MacArthur, W. Va
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Ralph B. Grier
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Bruce Martin
Willey Brothers
Hinton
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East Beckley
Price Brothers
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Johnstown Rd
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W. Prince Street
Beckley, W. Va
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Daniels Kart Raceway
McCulloch Chain
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Bryant
Remington
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Fayette Airport
Fayetteville
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Prince St. Ph
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Scottdale
Cittsville
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