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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1956

Page

8

Colonels Undefeated Face Tough Luray Clarke Clash

Clarke County hosts Luray as James Wood meets Rappahannock in 7 p.m. junior varsity games. Clarke seeks first win in District 10 while Luray stays dangerous. James Wood battles injury concerns as Shenandoah and Warren County pace the league.

Luray Clarke County James Wood Rappahannock Eagles Berryville Colonels Clarke Bulldogs Doug Cochran Cochran CCHS Jim Casey Shenandoah Warren County Montevideo Strasburg Harrisonburg Shenandoah Strasburg Harrisonburg Handley Qgaty Rs Turner Ashby Broadway Elkton Ee Charles Town

Bowling Standings From Local Meet

Individual scores list Charles Swartz 329 Dick Boxwell 322 Riley Loy 322. Team game results Giants 505 Colts 503. Team set totals Giants 1485 Colts 1463 Steelers 1461.

Ind Charles Swartz Dick Boxwell Riley Loy Giants Colts Steelers Lions Eagles Cardinals Redskins Bears Packers Rams Bill Cornwell Bill Snapp

Blue Devils Triumph in Close Indiana Pool Meet

Blue Devils beat Packers 69 to 3 in Indiana. Richard Haines 141 and 281 in set and team totals led scoring. David Smallwood 114 and 279. Bruch Jones 106. Team totals show Blue Devils 1354 and Judges くら? 1297.

Blue Devils Packers Cardinals Richard Haines David Smallwood Bruch Jones Ron Boyd

Stabbed by bicyclist in south Minneapolis attack

Three women were stabbed in the hip as they walked on sidewalks in a south Minneapolis neighborhood. The assailant was a shaggy haired youth who stabbed while riding past the women on his bicycle.

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Public hearing on Winchester zoning ordinance amendment

Notice of a planning commission public hearing on January 4 1957 at 7 30 p m in City Hall Council Chamber for an ordinance amending zoning areas A and E to establish a forty four foot building setback on the south side of Amherst Street extending west from the Pennsylvania Railroad to the corporate limits. Final reading scheduled January 8 1957 with hearing.

Common Council Planning Commission Council Chamber City Hall Winchester Virginia Amherst Street Pennsylvania Railroad

Handley tops Musselman 61 to 42 in season opener

Handley used strong defense and balanced scoring led by Eddie Grim and Jack Reid to beat Musselman 61 42 on the West Virginia court. Grim scored 24, Reid 15, Anderson sparked plays and Musselman struggled 18.5 percent shooting.

Anes Eddie Grim Jack Reid Gary Anderson Musselman West Virginians Handley Applemen Grim Reid Anderson Hunter Maddox Jack Crenshaw Handley Pacf Hollis Robinson Binner Sisler Oates Glass Crenshaw Musseman Gft Collins McDonald Detlaven Abrell Neff Mullen Kane Emer Shirley

Illinois Ends Dons 60-Game All-Time College Streak

Illinois defeats San Francisco 233 for the Dons first loss since December 11, 1954. Coach Phil Woolpert notes Illinois was intensely fired up and praises his team while acknowledging the opponent’s quality. San Francisco drops to 2nd in the AP poll behind Kansas as North Carolina handles Maryland.

Illinois San Francisco Dons Phil Woolpert Bill Russell K. C. Jones Ilinois Kansas Associated Press North Carolina Maryland

Virginia Tech Domination in 1956 All-State Football Team

Virginia Tech places four players on the 1956 All-Virginia team as the Big Six dominates the selections. Hampden-Sydney’s Jim Frazer earns a spot from the Little Eight. Other reps include Virginia, VMI, William and Mary with key backs and linemen highlighted.

Richmond Virginia Tech Viginia Assn Tech Jim Frazer Hampden Sydney Jimmy Lugar Grover Jones Jim Burks Ben Schmidt Virginia VMI

Kansas Maintains No 1 Ranking In AP Poll

Kansas leads the weekly AP college basketball poll with 68 first place votes as San Francisco drops to second after a 60 game win streak ended. North Carolina rises to third, with Southern Methodist, Illinois, Louisville, Kentucky, West Virginia, St. Louis, and Kansas State rounding out the top ten.

Kansas Jayhawks Wily Chamberlain Associated Press Kansas San Francisco Illinois North Carolina Southern Methodist Ilinois Louisville Kentucky West Virginia St. Louis Kansas State Duke Duke Ha Alabama Ohio State Oklahoma A&m Iowa State Okla City Ly St. John’s Canisius North Carolina State Western Kentucky

Record Foreign Thoroughbreds Boost Florida Racing Purses

Florida racing opens with over five million dollars in purses drawing foreign-bred entrants from England Ireland France Italy Canada Argentina Chile Venezuela Puerto Rico Cuba Australia. Tropical Park hosts six foreign entries while Hialeah fields about two dozen imports for key mid season stakes as Gulfstream prepares for 43 final days.

Miami Fla Florida England Ireland France Italy Canada Argentina Chile Venezuela Puerto Rico British West Indies Cuba Australia Tropical Park Hialeah Gulfstream Park

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