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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1956
Page
5
Morgan County Fair kicks off in Berkeley Springs with rides side shows and Sonny McCumbee's All Star Revue. Exhibits must be in by 4 p m tomorrow and a parade led by the U S Army Band is slated for Wednesday evening pending weather.
American League leaders include Mantle of New York leading in runs batted in and home runs with 104 and 371 runs, while Rivera of Chicago tops stolen bases. National League highlights feature Aaron of Milwaukee in hits and doubles, Snider with home runs, and Newcombe of Brooklyn steering pitching.
Anne Adams offers Printed Pattern 4731 for a one-piece apron pattern in sizes Small, Medium using one yard 35-inch fabric. The pattern claims ease of cutting and sewing with all parts on one tissue piece and pockets featuring a heart made from scraps. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents extra for first-class mail to Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept. New York address.
Moscow reports that the Soviet Olympic boxing team has 10 seasoned amateurs averaging 23 years and 124 fights. Though labeled amateurs in Russia, they carry the experience of young pros and are regarded as favorites for Melbourne. A lack of knockout power is noted as a weakness.
Britain's Brenda Fisher swam Lake Ontario from Niagara on the Lake to Toronto in 18 hours 51 minutes to break the previous record set by Marilyn Bell in 1954. The other swimmer to conquer the lake was Toronto’s John Jeremy who did it three weeks earlier.
Delegates to the 67th annual Life Underwriters convention were named by the Winchester Association at a Duff's luncheon. Delegates include J. Ben Cather R. Lee Hollis Curtis R. Barr Alson S. Hott Guy W. Stanley and John KE Williams Alternates are Charles A. Harris Robert Legg C J Fisher Harold Jones and Sherman W. Dick The convention will meet at National headquarters 1800 H St NW Washington DC September 23 28 The meeting was conducted by president R Lee Hollis.
John Ringling North born August 14 1903 in Baraboo Wisconsin heads Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Shows which is ending nationwide tours He aims to keep part of the circus active on limited engagements North earlier built success as a Florida real estate man and later a Wall Street broker
Miss Mildred Newton announced that two Black women will begin studies as freshmen at the all white Woman's College of the University of North Carolina. Betty Ann Davis Tillman of Wadesboro and Elizabeth Ann Smart of Raleigh will live in a campus dormitory. This follows a federal court order requiring undergrad consideration of Black applicants.
M E Land of Upperville Va paid 87000 for a gray colt by Hyperion out of Deodora at the 36th Fasig Tipton sale in Saratoga Springs. The sale grossed 341900 for 45 horses, with an average of 7508, while Newstead Farm also saw multiple high bids. The National Museum of Racing will auction stallion services to raise funds.
Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler charged CBS with sabotaging an important part of the convention program after the network did not airing a filmed portion about Democratic history. CBS said no commitment existed to carry the film, while Butler claimed Frank Stanton had promised coverage last February. Butler planned to pursue CBS to air the film, praising NBC and ABC for honoring their commitments.
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