Mitzer Wins Clarke County Fair Horse Grand Championship
Mitzer the four year old stallion ridden by Leonard Wright of Winchester won five ribbons and the grand championship in the Horse Division at Clarke County Fair. Wright received prize reins from fair official Williams Jenks after a standout performance. The duo earned blue in Western Stock and Steeplechase, red in Western Pleasure, yellow in Barrel Race, and white in Pole Bending.
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Leonard Wright
Rt. 4
Winchester
Clarke County Fair
Mr. Wright
Williams Jenks
Goldie
Douglas McIntire
Clarke County
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Pan Am confuses officials as Hall awarded tie for record
The Pan American Games open with U S A winning three events as Harold Connolly and Al Hall share a 195-11 mark after a quarter inch dispute. Vinci lifts bantamweight total to 717 pounds while Dumas soars 6-10 in high jump. Gooden tops 60 meter trials with 7-4 heat. Ahrens wins javelin for Chile.
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Associated Press
Chicago
U.S
Soldier Field
Uncle Sam
U.S.A
Argentina
Chile
Harold Connolly
al Hall
Connolly
Hall
Charles Vinci
Vinci
Oswaldo Suarez
Charlie Dumas
Panama
Carlotta Gooden
Barbara Jones
Martha Hudson
Elkton Faces Roster Shortage Amid 19 Eligible Varsity Players
Elkton's 27 player squad includes 19 eligible for varsity duty per Coach Gene Giuseppe. The Elks, who struggled to a district title chase last season with few players, saw key lineman Elmer Lam bound for Clemen this fall. Remaining starters are a concern as Warren County schools wrestle with uneven turnouts across the district.
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Elkton
Gene Giuseppe
Elmer
Lam
Clemon
Sam
Witness Group To Attend Meet In Richmond
The Winchester Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses is among 19 invited groups to the fall assembly in Richmond October 16 to 18. Overseer Everett N Dolphin calls it a ministry development seminar and notes a new film may debut highlighting the 1958 New York City convention with 250000 delegates. The local volunteers are asked to assist in 123 departments for the event.
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Winchester
Time Limit Licks Bird Man in Mount Vernon
Otto Standke, 71, promised to remove 10,000 starlings for 4,000 dollars but balked at a one week deadline set by Mount Vernon officials. He left town claiming no more work, while residents feared birds would spread and multiply through the area. Standke toured neighborhoods with cymbals and a mystery metal box, saying the birds would cling to other parts of the town.
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Mount Vernon
N.Y
Otto Standke
Nincompoops
Standke
Great Bend
Kan
Malaria Theories Before 17th Century Correction
The article notes a historical belief that malaria came from celestial causes such as revolving planets, blazing comets, and currents of starlight. It highlights how these ideas preceded the shift to germ theory and modern medical explanations.
Learn to Live With Communism Delegates Advise
East European church delegates at the World Council of Churches meeting in Rhodes Greece urged Western Christians to coexist with communism to endure in the Red world. Hungarian Lutheran Bishop Zoltan Kaldy warned against defending a medieval social system in Tibet and urged cautious critique of Communist China.
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Greece
Eastern Europe
Red World
Central Committee
World Council of Churchs
Zoltan Kaldy
China
Tibet
Trout Stocking Reaches Over 580 Tons Annually in Colorado
State fisheries records show more than 580 tons of trout are released into Colorado lakes and streams each year benefiting anglers statewide. The program supports ecosystem balance and recreational fishing, with multiple stocking events conducted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife teams.
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Colorado
Durante Readies TV Spectacular For Sept. 25
AP report outlines Frank Durante preparing a NBC TV special for September 25 featuring a beatnik style collaboration with Sal Mineo Giselle McKenzie and Bobby Darin plus Dinah Shore guest appearances. Durante also discusses future film projects and potential life story casting.
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Hollywood
Durante
Jimmy
NBC
Studio 2
Lawrence Welk
Sal Mineo
Giselle McKenzie
Bobby Darin
Fred Astaire
Dinah Shore
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Miami
Las Vegas
Dean Martin
Fr Sinatra
Lou Clyton
Bing Crosby
Eddie Jackson
Bing
Jack Lemmon
Edythe Klumpp Sentenced to Die in Ohio Chair
Edythe Klumpp 41 was sentenced to death in Hamilton County for the October 1958 murder of Louise Bergen, wife of her lover. She claimed in a posttrial statement that William Bergen killed his wife and set the blaze at Lake Cowan in Clinton County.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Edythe Klumpp
Ohio
Hamilton County
Klumpp
William Bergen
Brother of Lama Seeks Global Support For Tibet Independence
Gale Thondup, 31, Dalai Lama's brother and foreign relations adviser, urged free nations to back Tibetan independence. He praised India's strong backing but said more help is needed, including moral and financial support from other governments.
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Manila
Dalai Lama
Gale Thondup
Thondup
India
Sarah Bernhardt’s rise from comedy to tragedy
Prominent French actress Sarah Bernhardt began in light comedy and drew little notice. She shifted to emotional tragic parts and became the era’s most acclaimed feminine theater star.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Two State Convicts Recaptured After Break From Road Crew
In Goochland County two Black convicts Allison R. Taylor 24 and Raymond M. Menefee 24 fled a road crew but were recaptured within ten hours. Taylor served 18 years for robbery in Alexandria while Menefee served 10 years for housebreaking in Loudoun. They faced potential additional 1 to 5 year increments.
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Goochland
Goochland County
Allison R. Taylor
Raymond M. Menefee
U.S. 250
W. R. Norship
Taylor
Alexandria
Menefee
Loudoun County
Highway Department
Chesterfield County
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