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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1955

Page

11

O Sull ivan Office Upsets Heatwole In Bowling Match

O Sullivan Office surprises Heatwole as Alice Lake bowls 125 and Marie Franklin leads with a 332 set for O Sullivan Plant in a 463 to 455 opening game win. Heatwole top team otherwise, with Sarah Zane Fire Co, Brakeshoe Cafeteria, and Rhodes Drug Store all in close games and sets.

O'Sullivan Plant Sarah Zane Alice Lake Sarah Zane Fire Co Doris Ruffper Evelyn Stotler B. F. Goodrich Newberry Betty Marie Franklin Hodes Drug Store Brakeshoe Kitty Affieck Pat Singhae Mrs. Franklin Rhodes Evelyn Leight Bernice Olcott Martha Bumegardner Acme Market Peoples Cleaners Bomgardner Peoples Martha Rees Bobbie LaFollette Jo McIntyre Miller’s Drug Store Baker's Tavern Dorothy Lofton Jean DuVall O'Sullivan Heatvole Co Virginia Reamer Jennny Fox Mitty Affleck Martha Bumgardner Heatwole Motor Co Brakeshoe Cafeteria Wheatwole Motor Co

Winchester Gift Shop Opens For Convenient Shopping

A Winchester gift shop advertises convenient economical and satisfactory shopping options. The notice emphasizes a complete selection and value for customers seeking gifts.

Winchester

Notable Bowling Scores From Local Meet

The report lists players in multiple events across ladies and men's divisions. Key figures include Martha Brown Martha Bumgardner Evelyn Leight Robbie LaFollette Sonny Capper Richard Sheetz Harold Catlett and Bill Covington, with both individual game and set totals and team pairings.

Martha Brown Martha Bumgardner Evelyn Leight Robbie LaFollette Bobbie LaFollette Sonny Capper Richard Sheetz Harold Catlett Bill Covington

Patterson TKO Victory Over Slade in Los Angeles

Floyd Patterson, 20, from Brooklyn stopped Jimmy Slade, No. 5 heavyweight, in the seventh round at the Olympic Auditorium. Referee Dynamite Jackson halted the bout at 2:05 of the seventh as Slade showed little resistance. Slade's corner erupted after the sixth round with manager Al Joyner rebuking his fighter. Patterson's win boosts talk of a future title shot versus Rocky Marciano.

Los Angeles Floyd Patterson Rocky Marciano Brooklyn Jimmy Slade Olympic Auditorium Patterson Slade Jimmy Dynamite Jackson Jackson al Joyner Joyner

Sailors and Goat Reported as Cayuga Mascot in San Diego

Two Canadian sailors from the destroyer Cayuga told police a brown goat was the ship mascot. Officers led the sailors and animal to the Cayuga at the pier while guards verified the sailors. The goat was sent to the city pound and the sailors were returned aboard.

San Diego Calif

First of Season National Cage Tournaments Open Tonight

The first major college basketball tournaments open tonight with Alabama defending the Birmingham Classic title and Duquesne seeking to improve on last year's Steel Bowl runner up finish. Alabama, No. 8 in the AP poll, starts 6-8 Jerry Harper against Texas Christian. Duquesne faces Geneva as Pittsburgh-area teams fill the four‑team slate. Other results include Seton Hall over Western Kentucky in overtime, Maryland over William & Mary, Oklahoma A&M over Arkansas, Rice over Oklahoma, NYU over Georgetown, and Louisville over Wayne.

Alabama Pride of Dixie Duquesne Bama Associated Press Jerry Harper Texas Christian Horned Frogs Dick O'Neal Birmingham Ala Houston Valparaiso Marquette Pittsburgh Dukes Carnegie Tech Geneva Pitt Westminster Seton Hall Western Kentucky Madison Square Garden Maryland Mich Charlie Tyra

Unbeaten Sooners Lead NCAA Football Scoring Titles

Oklahoma Sooners finished 10-0 under Bud Wilkinson leading the nation in total offense at 410.7 yards per game and scoring at 36.5 points per contest. West Virginia led in rushing and passing yards but trailed in overall offense. Georgia Tech topped scoring defense while Army showed top total defense. Maryland ranked second in defense as Oklahoma prepared for the Orange Bowl against Maryland.

New York Bud Wilkinson Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Ncaa Service Bureau Today Sooners W. Va West Virginia Pitt Syracuse Mountaineers Georgia Tech Army Maryland

Campanella Named NL's Most Valuable Player

Roy Campanella named National League Most Valuable Player for the third time joining an exclusive club with Stan Musial. The Dodgers catcher hit 318 with 32 homers and 107 RBIs as they won the pennant and defeated the Yankees for their first World Series title.

New York Roy Campanella Brooklyn Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals

CVAL Approves Eligibility Rules in Tri State Area

The Cumberland Valley Athletic League adopts state specific eligibility rules for member schools Handley Warren County Allegany Fort Hill Hagerstown Frederick Martinsburg Beall High drops out of the league The group also announces a two year rule observation period and schedules a 1956 football slate plus the first CVAL Track Meet May 18 at Fort Hill

CVAL Tri-State Cumberland Valley Athletic League Washington Hotel Berkeley Springs W. Va Handley Warren County Virginia High School League Allegany Fort Hill Hagerstown Frederick Maryland Martinsburg West Virginia Beall High Frostburg Warren Co Virginia Beall Beallso Loudoun County Clarke County Harrisonburg Claude Warren Winchester Garland Quarles Hunter Maddex

Olson Robinson Middleweight Title Fight Set at Chicago Stadium

Carl Olson defends his middleweight crown in a 15 round bout against Sugar Ray Robinson at Chicago Stadium. NBC TV and radio coverage begin at 10 p m EST with about 11 000 paying $140 000 gate and $75 000 TV fees. Olson gets 35 percent, Robinson 25. a Robinson win prompts a 90 day rematch.

Chicago Carl “Bobo” Olson Sugar Ray Robinson Olson Archie Moore Robinson NBC International Boxing Club Moore Truman Gibson IBC Bobo Sid Flaherty

White Hall Willing Workers Meet at Grange Hall

The Willing Workers Class of White Hall Church met at Grange Hall Tuesday night. Sunday preaching is planned at 9 45 if the furnace is installed. Visitors included Marvin Shavar and Eva Luttrell. Illnesses and a home fire are noted among locals.

White Hall Grange Hall Marvin Shavar Winchester Eva Luttrell Sunnyside Carter Luttrell B. F. Strother Bennie Strother Worg

Hopalong Cassady undecided on football or baseball

New York profile of Ohio State star Hopalong Cassady who will graduate next June before choosing pro football or baseball. He led OSU to a Big Ten title with 958 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns, hit .327 as a center fielder, and received the Heisman Trophy.

New York All America Howard “Hopalong Cassady Ohio State Woody Hayes Big City Downtown Athletic Club

Redwood Library Opens as America’s Oldest Library Building

The Redwood Library in Newport Rhode Island, founded in 1747, is the oldest continuously used library building in America and remains open daily for visitors and readers.

Redwood Newport R. I America

Smart Turkeys Stun Farmers With Wind Wise Birds

Kalamazoo area turkey farmer John Eddy argues turkeys are smarter than people think. His Grand Junction farm has housed about 100000 birds over 18 years, and he notes turkeys face the wind to stay warm, avoid hot corn, and keep cool bodies.

Kalamazoo Mich John Eddy Grand Junction Eddy

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