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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1962

Page

7

McKinley High to stage intramural football plan

Canton Ohio McKinley High after suspension by the state boosts a bold intramural football scheme. Four teams English Boston French and Pit will play at Fawcett Stadium with doubleheaders followed by scraps against Alliance Warren and Massillon. Senior players from the varsity will run the offenses and defenses to simulate 1963 play.

Canton Bulldogs Pete Ankney Boston Pit Fawcett Stadium Alliance Warren Massillon

Winchester Club Offers NRA Hunter Safety Training Tonight

The Winchester Rifle and Pistol Club hosts an NRA planned Hunter Safety course at 7:30 tonight at the Armory open to all ages. It costs nothing and instructors are unpaid, focusing on safe hunting with practical gun talk and basic rules. Participants should bring pencil paper and their hunting gun with ammunition. a .22 rimfire requires five cartridges. The State Conservation Commission backs the program as a preventive measure to reduce hunting accidents. The Senior Club has rifles on loan, and the group aims for an NRA match in Washington on September 30. Junior shooters posted scores at a recent event, with expectations of more outdoor firing this year.

Winchester Rifle & Pistol Club Armory National Rifle Association NRA The State Conservation Commission Army Washington Lacy Tom Loy Eddie Spitler Charlie Sims Don Walter Jack Sahm Warren Stone

Attendance Shortfalls Hit 1962 Major League Totals

AP figures show six AL teams must boost home attendance to reach 1961 levels with Detroit Baltimore Boston lagging most but Dodgers Angels lead NL gains. Deficits for Kansas City White Sox Yankees and Cubs are listed while St. Louis Cleveland Philadelphia Washington San Francisco Minnesota rise.

New York Detroit Baltimore Boston Associated Press Tigers Orioles Red Sox Kansas City A’s Chicago White Sox New York Yankees Milwaukee Braves Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Dodgers Angels St. Louis Cleveland Philadelphia Washington San Francisco Minnesota

Major Stars Lead Three-Game Split With Strong Batting

Major Stars batter Harry Bright and Sena tors went 3 for 5 with a three run homer in an 11 2 victory over Cleveland. The same team edged Cleveland 3 2 with a three run homer in the ninth. Jim O Tool of Cincinnati worked six innings of perfect ball and a 12 strikeout six hitter in a 10 2 win over Milwaukee extending the Reds winning streak to nine games.

Harry Bright Senators Cleveland Jim O'Toole Reds Milwaukee Cincinnati

No Upsets In First Round Of Winchester Tennis Tourney

Action at Rouss Park proceeds in the Winchester Jaycee Recreation tennis tournament with many players advancing past first round matches. Notable results include Harrison over Bumgardner 6-2 8-6 and Green over Kuykendall 6-2 6-3, among others in men's and women's singles and junior boys brackets.

Winchester Jaycee Recreation Department Rouss Park Mcliweed R. Hockman Forest G. Nelson D. B. Hickerson P. Myers D. J. Heller C. Harrison D. E. B. Washington C. Harrison Jr D. F. Bumgardner L. Carpenter D. B. Baker Eed M. Lineburg M. Perry D. R. McKee S. Butler D. W. Hall, Jr

First Valley Coin Show Opens Here Saturday

The Shenandoah Numismatic Society hosts the first local Shenandoah Valley Coin Show at the Lee-Jackson Motel this weekend. Dealers from 20 states attend, with hours 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, featuring uncirculated coins, paper money, Confederate money, hourly prizes and four grand prizes. over half a million rare coins offered. Thomas L. Stenger notes strong dealer and collector turnout.

Shenandoah Valley Lee-Jackson Shenandoah Numismatic Society of Winchester Thomas L. Stenger

Hovercraft Begins 5 Mile Ferry Service

Britain launches a Hovercraft ferry between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. The 10 minute 5 mile crossing costs 10 shillings or $1.40, triple the speed though a third the cost of traditional ferries. The first hovercraft service started in Wales last month. A separate Peru geography feature notes central mountain ranges rising to 20 000 feet across the 1400 mile length of the country.

Portsmouth England Britain Isle of Wight Wales Peru

Britons Allowed More Overseas Travel Funds

London AP reports the government raises overseas spending limits for Britons. The allowance of foreign currency and traveler's checks without Bank of England approval increases from 700 dollars per year to 700 dollars per journey.

London Bank of England

Feathers Replaced as Poultry Feed With High Protein Meal

In Columbus feather merchants report Ohio State University specialists say disposal of poultry plant waste is turning to high protein meal for animal feeds. This shift reduces waste and provides a protein source for feeds.

Columbus Ohio Ohio State University

Ladies Commercial Duckplace meeting and football physicals

President Frances Crisman schedules a Ladies Commercial Duckplace meeting at Health Center Lanes tomorrow at 8 p.m. Last year’s teams are expected. prospective teams may join. James Wood High footballers must report to the school gym tonight at 7 15 for annual physicals. Athletic director Archie Manuel urges veterans and rookies to attend. Mt Williams i y ecoors beat Star Tennery 4 2 with win to Gary Wallace and home run by Russ Feeley.

Frances Crisman Health Center Lanes James Wood High Colonel Gridders Gary Wallace Mt. Williams Guy Brill Russ Feeley

Angel Hurler Keeps Fast Pace in 5-1 Angels Win

Ted Bowsfield of the Los Angeles Angels worked through nine innings in 1 hour 57 minutes as Los Angeles defeated the Boston Red Sox 5 to 1. Earlier, on July 16, he pitched in one of the fastest games at Anaheim Stadium, a 1 hour 32 minute affair with Don Rudolph of Washington.

LOS Angeles Ted Era Los Angeles Angels Bowsfield Angels Boston Red Sox Don Rudolph Washington

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Archie Archie Moore Cassius Clay Moore Jim Smith California Ohio High School McKinley High School State High School Athletic Association State Supreme Court Ankney Pine Motor CO B. Pullen D. J. Wright G. Fauver D. J. Sutton P. March D. R. Householder J. Spangler D. W. Myers G. Riding D. L. Campbell R. Yost D. T. Evans S. Koman D. H. Harrison M. Berry D. T. Lee E. Massie D. C. Wolf M. Riding D. B. Myrin B. Eavis D. M. Maddox L. Klafehn D. J. Murray C. Haines D. S. Moore S. Brooks d Halbrook First Valley Sedona, Ariz Buddy Bristow Arizona Game and Fish Department Bristow Archie Manuel Mt. Williams Iy Ecoors Star Tennery Angel Hurler Call Collect Frederick Tri-State Mortgage CO N. Market St Detroit Automotive Engineers American Oil Research Amoco Ea Eae Blue Cross Blue Shield Willis H. Logan West Boscawen Street Winchester Virginia
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