No Seniors Present Four Junior Riflemen Win Sharpshooter Bar
At the Armory range last Friday four junior riflemen earned Sharpshooter bars with high scores. Warren Stone, Bill Lamp, Jock White, and Bill Lamp again led, while Alan White and Craig Bentzel showed promise with strong marks and new ratings.
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Harry Stebbins
Armory Range
Warren Stone
Bill Lamp
Jock White
Larry Schaffer
Scott Spellman
Marksman
Alan White
Banks rips 36th homer after TV rubbing table return
Ernie Banks, shaken by a back injury, returns to the Cubs after a rubbing table session and belts his 36th homer in the first inning as Willie Mays homered for the Giants. Banks leads the league with 36 homers and 112 RBIs and could win a second straight NL MVP.
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Ernie Banks
Scheffing
Banks
RBI
Sailors Turn Air Force Officers Named Admirals in Nebraska
A 1959 Naval Academy class long career path to flag rank sees 12 graduates commissioned as Air Force second lieutenants and assigned to the Atlas Missile Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base. Nebraska Governor Ralph Brooks then commissions each as an admiral in the Nebraska Navy, a title equated to a Kentucky colonel.
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Omaha
U.S. Naval Academy
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Offutt Air Force Base
Nebraska
Ralph Brooks
Nebraska Navy
Kentucky
Updegraff Wins Western Amateur With Eagle Finish
Dr. Ed Updegraff of Tucson captured his second Western Amateur title at Waverley CC Portland Oregon defeating Chuck Hunter Jr. of Tacoma 7 and 5. The 37 year old treated the field with precise iron work and a 220 yard eagle securing the win on the 31st hole.
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Portland
Ore
Ed Updegraff
Tucson
Ariz
Chuck Hunter Jr
Tacoma
Wash
Updegraff
St. Louis
University of Oregon
Waverley Country Club
Souchak Wins Motor City Open By Nine Strokes
Mike Souchak dominated Meadowbrook Golf Club to win the Motor City Open in Detroit. He protected a seven stroke lead, fired a 69 final round, and finished 268, nine ahead of runner up. Doug Ford and Bill Casper Jr. tied for second at 2,050 prize each. Art Wall Jr. moved into a four way tie for fourth with Arnold Palmer and Dutch Harrison.
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Dave Diles
Detroit
Mike Souchak
Big Mike
Las Vegas
Duke University
Souchak
Meadowbrook
Mike
Meadowsbrook
Doug Ford
Bill Casper Jr
Art Wall Jr
Arnold Palmer
Dutch Harrison
Jets Thorp Lifts Bisons With Late Power
Bob Thorpe keyed a three game streak against the league leading Buffalo Bisons as the Jets won 2-1 on a two run homer in the sixth. He added a seventh inning homer and an 11th inning run scoring single to clinch 6-5. Lagging in the standings, Buffalo dropped to six games ahead of Havana with Columbus 7 12 back. Fourth place Miami swept Montreal while Richmond beat Rochester. Bill Short earned his 15th win with a four hit effort and two RBI singles.
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Joe Mooshil
Associated Press
Chicago
Ernie Banks
Chicago Cub
Banks
Jack Sanford
San Francisco
Bob Scheffing
Wrigley Field
Willie Mays
Giants
Bob Thorpe
Buffalo Bisons
Bisons
Columbus
Thorpe
Jets
Buffalo
Havana
Toronto
Sugar Kings
al Pehanik
Maple Leafs
Miami
Montreal
Richmond
Rochester
Bill Short
Red Wings
Short
Virginians
Bob Keegan
Bob Martyn
Six Road Deaths In Virginia Over Weekend
Six road deaths were reported in Virginia over the weekend raising the yearly toll to 490. The fatalities included Loretta Reed 18 and Mary Burkintine 17 both Camp Lejeune Marines wives in a Charlottesville crash and Lethie Winebarger 35 of Toms Creek who died in a Wise County collision. William Sharpe 20 from Dayton Tenn was injured in Richmond County and Melvin Thornton 58 of Smithfield died after a hit and run on State Rt. 10. Linda Chumbley 45 of Salem died in Montgomery County and James Griffen 21 of Arlington was killed in an out of state crash in Maryland. A separate note mentions food shopper price focus and advertising trends in newspapers.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Loretta J. Reed
Mary L. Burkintine
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Charlottesville
U. S
Lethie Winebarger
Toms Creek
Norton
Wise County
William Sharpe
Dayton
Tenn
Richmond County
Melvin Thornton
Smithfield
Nansemond County
Linda Lee Chumbley
Salem
Montgomery County
James R. Griffen
Arlington
Silesia
Storms End Stock Races at Winchester Airport Speedway
Two violent storms interrupted the Winchester Airport Speedway stock car program yesterday afternoon delaying all but the finale Sportsman event. Carol Bridgeforth won a jalopy heat and feature, while Bud Rohrbaugh and Earl Moran claimed early Sportsman placings. The rain halted the Sportsman feature but the purse of 108 dollars carried over to a re-run next week.
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Winchester Airport Speedway
Carol Bridgeforth
Cameron St
David O'Keefe
Silver Spring
Herbie Robertson
Herbie, Jr
Senior
Junior
Charlie Beeler
Lewis Bocock
Bill Nally
Charlie Armel
Bud Rohrbaugh
Hagerstown
Jackie Clare
Madison
Winchester
Bob Crosen
Jack Denison
Earl Moran
Bridgeforth
Beller
Speedway
Last Moment Heroics Settle 4 NFL Games
Four NFL exhibition games ended in last minute drama. Y A Tittle engineered a 27-24 49ers victory over Washington with 50 seconds left, while Zeke Bratkowski and Rick Casares sparked Chicago to a 19-16 win over Green Bay. John Crow and Walt Kowalczyk delivered late scores for Chicago and Philadelphia respectively. The article highlights tense finishes and rookie Paul Lowe’s debut for San Francisco.
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Y. A. Tittle
San Francisco
Tittle
49Ers
Washington
Paul Lowe
Oregon State
Yeoman
Clyde Conner
Red Hickey
Zeke Bratkowski
Rick Casares
Chicago Bears
Green Bay
John Crow
Chicago
Cardinals
Detroit
Walt Kowalczyk
Philadelphia
New York
Lowe
Redskins
Eddie LeBaron
Joe Walton
Don Bosseler
Mike Sommers
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Seattle
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Phoenix
Spokane
Sacramento
Assn. St. Paul
Charleston
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Louisville
Denver
Fortland
Toonto
St. Paul
Footer’'S
Harry
Footer
Loudoun ST
Jet
Thorp
Investors Loan Corp
Storms End
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Dodson Bros. Exterminating CO
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General Electric
E. Boscawen St
Anderson
E. Earl Shade
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