Clarke County Hosts Strasburg in District 10 Opener on Sept 13
Clarke County opens the 1956 football season hosting Strasburg under the Eagles lights on Thursday September 13. Handley plays its first District 10 game later as James Wood joins the league at Broadway. The story notes major squad turnover and a rugged schedule for Clarke County with many key players gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Strasburg
Eagles
James Wood
Broadway
Headley
Loudoun County
Raiders
Allegany
Handley
Warren County
Harrisonburg
Handley and
Luray
Montevideo
Charles Town
Referee Suspended After Aragon Fight At Wrigley Field
Art Aragon won a disputed ninth round TKO over Cisco Andrade at Wrigley Field amid controversy as referee Abe Roth was suspended by the State Athletic Commission for a premature stoppage. Aragon’s purse was held up over eyebrow protection issues after a crowded downtown Los Angeles bout.
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Los Angeles
Art ‘Golden Boy” Aragon
Cisco Andrade
Abe Roth
State Athletic Commission
Aragon
Wrigley Field
Cisco
Compton
Andrade
Roth
Dyamite Jackson
Tommy Hart
Webb Triples Calhoun to End Winning Streak in Chicago
Spider Webb 24 earns a unanimous 10 pound decision over Rory Calhoun 22 in Chicago Stadium before 1,849 fans. Webb advances to a late October shot at the winner of the Bobby Boyd Joey Giardello bout, with potential title opportunity looming after Calhoun’s first defeat in 24 fights. A closing note remarks on high school PE rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Spider Webb
Idaho State College
Webb
Rory Calhoun
New York
Atlanta
Chicago Stadium
Bobby Boyd
Joey Giardello
Cleveland
Calhoun
Newly Equipped Health Center Opens for 21st Season
The Winchester bowling alley, newly upgraded with 12 pinsetters from Sherman Enterprises and 12 electric foul lines from Brunswick, opens its 21st season Friday at 7 p.m. An open house at 6 p.m. invites public inspection. Mayor-elect Claude Smalts cuts the ribbon. City Councilwoman Dorothy G. Allen and Dr. Allen Hawthorne roll the first balls. Special matches feature Sarah Zane Fire Co. versus Evening Star Ladies League All-Stars, with teams led by Patsy Ritter Jack and Aggie McCall among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Zimmerman
Winchester Bowling Alley
Sherman Enterprises, Inc
Worcester
Mass
Brunswick Balke Callender Co
Baltimore
Claude Smalts
Dorothy G. Allen
Allen Hawthorne
Allen
Hawthorne
Lions Club
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Ladies Commercial League
City
Evening Star Ladies League
Orts Soft Spun Bread
Patsy Ritter Jack
Patsy Whitacre
Doris Ruffner
Evelyn Stotler
Helen Ritter
Evening Star
Offshore wells cost nearly six times land well drilling
A major oil company asserted offshore drilling costs about six times as much as onshore drilling, highlighting the premium for offshore projects.
Republic Oil keeps win streak with 5 1 victory over Brakeshoe
In City League action Republic Oil defeated Brakeshoe Cafe 5 1 for their sixth straight win as Jim Hockman pitched a three hitter and Wise carver Levi powered a 7 hit attack. Royal Crown beat Berryville Basket 8 4 behind J. Jess Donald in a game marked by errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic Oil Softballers
Brakeshoe Cafe
Royal Crown
Berryville Basket
Jim Hockman
Oilers
Republic
Alonzo Whitlock
Wisecarver
Levi
Brakeshoe
Whitlock
Slonaker
Aikens
Hockman
Jess Donald
R. C
Grim
Petey Haymaker
Shell Safe Driving Test Prompted by Coin Dropping
The text notes a Shell Safe Driving Test about driver reaction speed to move the foot from the accelerator to the brake before a coin dropped from waist height reaches the floor. It invites readers to try the test themselves and refers to page 10 for more details.
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Rams
Doug Cochran
Buddy Fuller
Charles Rackley
Kenneth Pitta
Rodger White
Carl White
Charles Pierce
Duke Murray
Bud
Blythe and
Bucky Ashby
Larry Tinsman
Air Force
Donald Crim
Lind Harrison
Harvey Poston
Jackie Tinsman
Charles Heflin
Norman Heflin
Carroll Shepherd
Leon Tomblin
Walter Hoffman
Donnie Fuller
Charles Starkey
Ronald Cain
Walter Flory
Dale Gardner
Larry Larrick
Peter Levi
Ken Erickson
Billy Barr
Peter Hobert
James Pyne
David Erickson
Eugene Pyne
Henry Kerns
Louis Athey
Bobby Barr
Hugh Baker
Johnny Brubaker
Pete Chapman
Benny Crim
Charlies Cake
Bobby Duke
Jerome Garver
Jack Gillespie
Jimmy Jenkins
Billy Milleson
Howard Ray Lloyd
Robert May
Marty Michelson
Dickie McDonald
Leon McFillen
Kenneth Pine
Bobby Peffer
Joe Shugars
Leroy Tomblin
Richard White
Health Center
Dan Brooks
Dan
Winchester Star
Jack
Kent Street
Florist
Ings
ON Connell
Wolfe St
Johnny's Sport Shop
W. Boscawen St
Donald
Renner
Dr. Buckner
Carter
H Buckner
Pierce
Holkman
Jones
Haymaker
Baker
Sealock
Longerbeam
Republic Oil Royal Crown Novick Brakeshoe B. Basket Par Ie
Shenandoah
Riverton
North Fork
South Fork
American Finance
S. Loudoun St. Winchester, Virginia
Virginia
Evinrude Motors
H. P. Shenandoah Motor CO
Dealez
Winchester
Clowe
Smalts
R. E. Buncutter
Shell
DODGE
Pontiac
Plymouth
Studebaker
Chevrolet
Pine Motor Co., Inc
S. Braddock & Cecile
Sts. Winchester
Loudoun & Gerrards
Sis
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