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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1960

Page

12

National Fruit Socks Rotary Clinches Little League Series

National Fruit defeats Rotary 16 6 in game three to win the best of three series. Sammy Russell belts a grand slam in the fifth inning while Ron Clevenger homers twice and drives in five for the Americans. Tommy Anderson earns batting praise with six hits in seven at bats across the series.

Rotary National Fruit Donald Grubbs Sammy Russell Lee McKee Ron Clevenger Russell Clevenger Tommy Anderson B. Clevenger Thompson Haymaker

Giles Warns Reds and Dodgers Over Beanball Tactics

National League President Warren Giles sent letters to Dodgers manager Walt Alston and Reds boss Fred Hutchinson warning pitchers to curb tight pitches. The issue stems from two weeks earlier in Los Angeles, with Gabe Paul alleging a planned beanball program by the Dodgers. In Thursday night’s game, Sandy Koufax pitched a two hit shutout with 13 strikeouts as Cincinnati fell 3 0.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds Los Angeles Dodgers National League Warren Giles Dodger Walt Alston Reds Fred Hutchinson Los Angeles Sandy Koufax Hutch Giles Gabe Paul

Bowers Benefit Sunday at Winchestor Airport Speedway

Two days of go kart racing at Winches ter Airport Speedway start tomorrow night at 7 30. Sunday features a daytime card with a benefit race for the widow of Andrew Junior Bowers.

Winchester Airport Speedway Andrew “Junior” Bowers Staunton Speedway

Marriages and Divorces Peak in 1946 U.S.

The year 1946 saw 2,291,045 marriages and 610000 divorces in the United States. A domestic tip suggests reheating leftover rice with a cheese sauce in a double boiler, pairing well with ham or chicken.

U.S

Baseball schedule and results across multiple cities this week

A busy baseball slate lists Friday games with Kansas City at Chicago Detroit at Cleveland and Washington at New York among others. Saturday and Sunday matchups include Detroit versus Cleveland and Boston versus Baltimore plus Washington at New York. Recent scores show St. Louis beating Pittsburgh 3 2 in 12 innings and Los Angeles defeating Cincinnati 3 0 in nine.

Kansas City Chicago Detroit Cleveland Washington New York Boston Baltimore Lees Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburgh Los Angeles Cincinnati San Francisco Milwaukee Feral Peter Stew

Betty Levi Pitches Six Hit Shutout As F and M Downs Duckpinners

F and M Bank's State Class B Girls Softball beat Duckpinners 13 to 0. Betty Levi tossed a seven inning six hitter with nine strikeouts to seal the win. Connie Baker homered and doubled, Pat Buckner added two singles, Joanne Foltz contributed two singles, and Pat Perry added two singles to finish the attack. Duckpinners limited Melissa Haines to two hits while Doris Conner allowed 11 hits in the loss.

F & M Bank Duckpinners Health Center Girls F&m Betty Levi Connie Baker Pat Buckner Joanne Foltz Pat Perry Melissa Haines Baker Haines

Major League Leaders Highlight Key Paces Across Positions

The record list notes top performers by batting hits and runs, with Maris and Mantle leading runs and home runs for New York, plus Sietern and Fox among doubles and triples. Pitching leaders include Coates and Perry with high win totals and strong ERAs, while Drysdale and Friend top strikeout charts.

Minoso Chicago Smith New York Kansas City Fox Robinson Baltimore Maris Mantle Aparicio Landis Coates Perry Cleveland Bunning Detroit Pascual Washington

McFarland Attends Traffic Engineering Short Course

Sgt. Holmes McFarland of Winchester returns from a five day traffic engineering course at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. Sponsored by VMI and the Virginia Division on the Institute of Traffic Engineers, the program covers traffic flow, parking control, accident analysis, and related topics with about 30 Virginia traffic engineering attendees.

Holmes McFarland Winchester Police Department Virginia Military Institute Lexington VMI Virginia Division Institute of Traffic Engineers Virginia

30 CCHS Eagles Head for Camp as Season Nears

Thirty players plus coach Maphis head to camp as the CCHS Eagles prepare for the gridiron season. The team travels to White's Drug Store in Berryville for a fundraiser breakfast at 8 30 tomorrow. Season opener is Sept 16 at Strasburg with Berkeley Springs visiting Berryville on Sept 23.

Eagles Episcopal Center White's Drug Store Berryville Strasburg Berkeley Springs Cen

Atheneum Seeks Summer Night Victory at Shenandoah Downs

Frederick Jackson's Atheneum makes her first appearance of the summer meeting at Shenandoah Downs in a five horse main event racing three and a half furlongs for a 1500 purse. The field includes Pride's Slave Silky Jet Royal Prize Sky Pixie and Lawful Tip. Last night's crowd of 5988 set a track attendance record with 316313 in wagers as Shenandoah aims to surpass last Friday's 372325.

Frederick Jackson Atheneum Shenandoah Downs Bull Shenandoah Leon T. Greenaway Pride Paul B. Clay Silky Jet Wayne Kendrick Alice Bohman

Williams to Retire This Year

Williams confirms 1960 will be his last season with the Boston Red Sox. The slugger, who turns 42 in August, hails home runs 512 and 513 to move into third on the all time list. He notes injuries and a down year last season but sits at .313 with 21 homers and 46 RBI this year.

Don Welch Maphis Welch Walter Barr Barr Eagles Bas Charlie Ramsburg Jess Longerbeam Don Tomblin Jerry Bernsdaffer Tomblin Baltimore Ted Wi Boston Red Sox Cleveland Red Sox Williams Mel Ott Babe Ruth Jimmy Foxx Ted

Insurance Agents Attend Seminar in Arlington

Six local insurance men attended the Virginia Mutual Insurance Agents Association seminar in Arlington to acquaint agents with the new home owners insurance policy. Attendees included Jack Johnson, Henry T. Goode Jr., Russell Jones, Paul Hotinger, G P Duane and Randolph Gaunt.

Arlington Virginia Mutual Insurance Agents Association Jack Johnson Henry T. Goode, Jr Russell Jones Paul Hotinger G. P. Duane Randolph Gaunt

Cottage Cheese Yields Two Cups Per Pound

A kitchen rule states that one pound of cottage cheese produces two cups. This simple conversion helps with recipe scaling and portion planning.

Duckpin bowling league standings and scores noted

Frances Dodson led with a season high 337 as Team No 2 topped others at Health Center Lanes. Virginia Schneider 115 and Rosalie Hook 105 boosted Team 4 to 409, while Team 1 extended its lead with two wins over Team 3 and 105 108 115 clocked by Grove Kerns Houston in support. Upcoming meetings set for Health Center lanes include A League B League Church League and Evening S Ladies League with officers Briscoe Ginn Harrison Allen.

Frances Dodson Virginia Schneider Rosalie Hook Phyllis Grove Irene Borrer Health Center Chug White B” Leagdé’ Briscoe Ginn Church League Bob Harrison S Ladies League Dorothy Allen

Local Residents Receive $128 172 in Old Age Benefits

A total of 128172 dollars in old age survivors and disability insurance benefits were paid to 2303 Winchester residents in 1959. The state total reached 162,848,000 dollars, with New York leading national payments at 1,155,949,000 dollars. Richmond topped Virginia cities with 1,587,553 dollars to 25,096 people.

Winchester Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance New York Associated Press Richmond Norfolk Roanoke

Creamed Dried Beef Brunch Garnish Tip

A breakfast tip suggests serving creamed dried beef with Sunday brunch eggs. For a mimosa-like garnish, press hard cooked egg whites through a fine sieve onto the beef for a delicate texture and appearance.

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