B M Defeats Kiwanis 5-1 to Reach World Series
Reed pitched a four hitter with 10 K to beat Kiwanis 5-1 at Senseny Park. Shipman allowed only one hit as Kiwanis fell behind early and the fourth inning unearned runs sealed the win for B M. The series resumes with Game Four today at 5 p m on Little League diamond one.
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Kiwanis
Senseng Park
Teddy Reed
Shipman
Roger Shipman
Reed
Senseny Park
Boyd
Wisecarver
Brooking
Swartz
Reeg Cody
Anderson
B&m Boys
Chevy Lads
B&m Pos
Foster
Dickie Ahie Brooking
Bucher RF
Anderson FH
Spicer LF
Gofe
Spurs
B&am
Softball Playoffs Halted by Rain Leaves One Incomplete
Action in the Church and City league playoffs was stopped by rain with one game partly complete. Market led Opequon 4–0 after 3 1/2 innings in the halted game and must be replayed in full. Paugh Garver Propst and Peer sparked the rally with four straight hits.
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Market
Opequon
Paugh
Garver
Propst
Peer
Bolts Replace Rivets In New York Skyscraper
Builders used 35 000 high strength bolts to assemble the Park Avenue 18 story apartment framework in New York City this summer marking the first Manhattan structure to employ bolting. The method reduces noise by about half and offers several advantages, swiftly gaining favor among builders.
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Park Avenue
New York City
Manhattan
Tigers Rap Nuts and Other Baseball News
The Associated Press outlines a tight AL pennant race with Detroit, Washington, Baltimore, New York, Cleveland, and Chicago in contention. Highlights include Kansas City’s 4-3 win over New York, Chicago’s 7-5 win over Boston aided by unearned runs, and Cleveland’s 7-4 shutout of Baltimore. Also noted are Brooklyn, New York, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh victories.
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Associated Press
Sdol
Washington
Baltimore
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Yankees
Kansas City
New York
White Sox
Boston
Chicago
Millard Howell
Opequon Riders Plan Western Show on Sunday
The Opequon Riding Club hosts a western style horse show Sunday at Frontier Park seven miles west of Winchester at Opequon. Spectators admitted free. seven classes compete for ribbons and trophies. Entries via James Shelly at 7985. Past winners include Denzil Faucett on Big Red and Lyle Funkhouser on Scout.
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Opequon
Big Red
Lyle Funkhouser
Scout
Leonard Wright
Pete Ko Ash Loy
James Shely
Rouss Fire Co. Hosts Annual Family Picnic Friday
Members of the Rouss Fire Company and their families are invited to the annual picnic Friday starting at 3 30 p.m. at the Lions Shelter in Senseny Park. Tom Anderson will direct games and a horse shoe pitching tournament for the men. A picnic supper starts at 6 p.m. followed by a short business meeting.
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Rouss Fire Company
Lions Shelter
Senseny Park
Tom Anderson
World Series Plans Arranged by League Officials
Representatives of all contending teams meet with Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick to set World Series dates and venues. The series is set to begin September 28 in an American League city with Games 1 and 2 there, Games 3 to 5 at a National League Park, and Games 6 and 7 at the American League venue if needed.
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New York
Ford Frick
Round Hill Benefit Shooting Matches Open September 9
The Round Hill Community Fire Company begins a weekly benefit shooting series on September 9 at the new Harry Patterson farm facility. Proceeds support the fire company general fund with prizes of hams turkeys and chickens and a grand prize each Friday. Rifles only .22 and 12 gauge shotguns are allowed with rifle events earlier and shotgun events later.
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Round Hill Community Fire Company
Harry Patterson
General Fund
James Patterson
Frank Jenkins
Lynwood Dunn
Vernon Haines
Julian Anderson
Valley Exhibit Showcases Shenandoah Valley at Canadian Fair
The Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia is featured in a Virginia Travel Council display at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto from August 26 to September 10. The exhibit highlights Skyline Drive, caverns, Natural Bridge, and regional sites with color pictures and three Milton Hull paintings.
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Virginia
Virginia Travel Council
Toronto
Canada
U. S. 11
Skyline Drive
Virginia Caverns
Natural Bridge
Piedmont
Page Holtzman
Luray
Carroll Mahoney
New Market
Margaret Watts
Valley
Milton Hull
RPI
Shenandoah National Park
Caverns
Farl Forsythe
Rocky Mount
Gloria Lockerman quits $16,000 on The $64,000 Question
Gloria Lockerman, a 12 year old Baltimore girl, walked away from The $64,000 Question after reaching $16,000. She will net about $11,000 after taxes with $5,000 to spend and a trust fund for education. Her grandmother decides whether to quit or continue.
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New York
Gloria Lockerman
Gloria
Baltimore
CBS
Best
Hal March
Marine Corps
Richard S McCutchen
Worthington
Ohio
Gina Prato
Italy
Giovanni
Bertha Key
Pontiac Builds 500000th Car in 1955 Model Year
Pontiac Motor Division reports the half millionth 1955 model, a Star Chief Safari Custom Station Wagon, rolled off the line in Pontiac Michigan. General Manager R M Critchfield or GM vice president says production reached 500000 units in a single model year for the first time in the 29 year history. He notes July sales across dealers exceeded any 10 day period in history.
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Pontiac
Mich
Pontiac Motor Division
R. M. Critchfield
Pontiac Motor
Giambra Rises to No 8 In Ring Middleweight Ratings
Soldier Joey Giambra from Buffalo now stationed at Fort Hood climbs to eighth in Ring Magazine middleweight rankings after losing a non title bout to Carl Olson. The update also moves Gene Fullmer to fifth and Mile Savage to seventh, with Nino Valdes dropping to seventh among heavyweights and Ezzard Charles climbing to fifth in welterweights.
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New York
Joey Giambra
Carl “Bobo” Olson
Buffalo N. Y
Ft. Hood
Tex
Olson
Ring Magazine
The
Boxing Monthly
Gene “Cyclone” Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
Mile Savage
Salt Lake City
Nino Valdes
Bob Satterfield
Ezzard Charles
Johnny Saxton
Brooklyn
Ramon Fuentes
Los Angeles
Charles Confident of Hurricane Win in Cleveland Return
Ezzard Charles confident he can win and stay in the heavyweight title picture may be a 2-1 underdog in his 10 round comeback bout with Tommy Hurricane Jackson in Cleveland Arena. The match, aired at 9 p.m. EST on ABC, follows Jackson's upset unanimous decision over Charles in Syracuse. Charles guaranteed $10,000 for tonight's bout.
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Cleveland
Ezzard Charles
Tommy
Charles
Syracuse
N. Y
Jackson
Major League Scores and Tomorrow’s Schedule
Major League results show Cleveland 7 over Baltimore 4 and Detroit 4 to Washington 0. Chicago defeated Boston 7 to 5 and Kansas City beat New York 4 to 3. Tomorrow schedules include New York 5 9 Cincinnati 0 7 and St Louis 1 1 with a suspended Pittsburgh game 6 3. Brooklyn 8 Milwaukee 6. Chicago 3 Philadelphia 1. Milwaukee at Brooklyn 12 30 p.m. Cincinnati at New York 12 30 p.m.
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Frank House
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Milwaukee
Don Newcombe
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Cubs
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Mil’kee
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Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Kansas City
Washington
Baltimore
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Tigers Rap Nuts
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Hee Lopez
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Bob Lemon
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Rouss Fire Co
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Pine Motor CO
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An Unlimited
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