Rifle Talk: Gun Topics and Club Notes From Jan
In this column rifle talk, Harry Stebbins reflects on Irving and gun etiquette for gun owners. He discusses chambering and loads for .32-40, compares powders, and notes that the .32-40 dates to 1865, while acknowledging modern magnums. The Senior rifle and pistol club meets Jan 8 with scores listed for senior and junior events, and old-timers receive .30-06 handloading sets as Christmas gifts.
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W Irv
Irving
du Pont
Army
Paul Jeter
Benny Kneen
Denny Getz
Dave Creager
Paul Gillam
Eddy Hamilton
Larry Carper
Lee Woolf
America
Showboat Will Entertain W.Va. Legislators
Charleston West Virginia AP reports lawmakers will sail aboard the Rhododendron for a vaudeville show next month to seek state funds. The State Centennial Commission says 91800 dollars are needed to keep the showboat operating as a floating theater next year.
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Charleston
W.va
State Centennial Commission
Commission
Carl Sullivan
Inaugural Parade Vehicles Lead With State Admission Order
Delaware holds the lead in the lineup, admitted December 7, 1787, five days before Pennsylvania, the next state in line, under unwritten rules that order parade cars by statehood.
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U.S
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Staubach Voted Most Spectacular College Player of Year
Navy quarterback Roger Staubach named the season’s most spectacular college football performer after an AP poll of 63 sports writers and broadcasters. Voters cited multiple Staubach feats including 14 of 16 passes for 237 yards against Michigan and a standout game against Duke.
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Staubach
Associated Press
Jolly Roger Staubach
Navy
Michigan
Rakestraw
Miami
Burk
Lothridge
Sherman Lewis
Michigan State
Northwestern
Burke
Fred Mazeruk
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
College basketball scores across conferences and tournaments
The Associated Press reports numerous results: LaSalle edged St. Bonaventure 83 80 in the C Champ, Drake defeated Georgetown 61 to 8 in D C, Villanova 77 Minnesota 78 in ECAC Holiday, Utah 88 over St. Josephs 78, Providence 72 over St. Johns 67, Kansas State 58 Oklahoma State 55 in Big Eight, Missouri 63 Kansas 61, Oklahoma 82 Iowa State 79, Colorado 80 Nebraska 58, Texas Western 53 Denver 42 in Sun Carnival, Baylor 73 Clemson 71, Davidson 90 Penn State 65, Princeton 84 Texas 71, Arizona State U 61 Stanford 60, Arizona 67 59, Xavier 83 Tulsa 71, Louisville 69 Ohio U 61, Toledo 81 Penn State 65, Purdue 101 Dartmouth 53, Va Tech 83 George Washington 76, Navy 57 Georgia 52, So Dakota 85 Wartburg 84.
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Arizona St. U
Stanford
Arizona
Xavier
Ohio
Tulsa
Louisville
Ohio U
Toledo
Penn State
Purdue
Dartmouth
Va. Tech
Geo. Washa
Navy
Georgia
So. Dakota
Wartburg
Kirkpatrick To View Last Middies Game
Navy’s No 1 fan Rear Adm Charles C Kirkpatrick will attend the Cotton Bowl as superintendent of the Naval Academy. He plans to depart Jan 11 for promotion to vice admiral and chief of naval personnel, marking one of his final official acts.
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Annapolis
Navy
Texas
Naval Academy
Charles C. Kirkpatrick
Lance
Naval Personnel
Earl Van Meter Elected President of Hoppers Club
The Hoppers Auto Club marks its fifth anniversary with a new slate led by Earl Van Meter as president. Ted Morgan is vice president Ralph Lowery secretary Don Shifflett treasurer Mitchell Heironimus publicity chairman and Tom Beavers sergeant at arms. A banquet at the Robert E Lee Restaurant Thursday will install officers as Walter Patterson passes the gavel.
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Hoppers Auto Club
Earl van Meter
Ted Morgan
Ralph Lowery
Don Shifflett
Mitchell Heironimus
Tom Beavers
Robert E. Lee
Walter Patterson
van Meter
Evicted Cats Turn Central Park Into Jungle
New York AP reports domestic cats driven from mid Manhattan apartments have turned Central Park’s bird sanctuary into a private jungle. A park worker says 47 cats were trapped this year and 26 last year as they hunt song birds and migratory ducks.
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New York
Central Park
mid-Manhattan
Clarke Eager For Start of Track Season
Melbourne runner Ron Clarke the world record holder in the 10 000 meters and six miles looks forward to the American indoor cam paign starting with the Los Angeles Times meet Feb 8 He says he loves weekly competition more than gold medals and championships and would rather win than merely compete.
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Melbourne
Australia
Ron Clarke
Los Angeles Times
United States
Rome
Ferry Delivers Overtime Basket In Pistons Win
Bob Make Em Count Ferry scored six points yet delivered the decisive eight foot jumper with four seconds left in overtime lifting the Detroit Pistons to a 114-112 victory over San Francisco. It was their eighth win in 31 games. The shot came as the only National Basketball Association game scheduled.
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Associated Press
Bob
Ferry
Detroit Pistons
Pistons
San Francisco
Duckpin League Roundup Sees Crisman Cleaners Rally For Win
Novick Transfer opened with 610 and 600 but Crisman Cleaners surged to a 640 final game to take the duel. Joe Zimmerman led Novick with 423 on five strikes and ten spares, while Sonny Crisman, Wally Dill, Harry Mason and Lawrence Pope paced Crisman with top scores. Other matches saw Peoples Cleaners top Hertz Rent A Car, Coca Cola taking first place with two wins over Zuckerman Co, East Cork Street Market edging National Fruit, Buncutter Tire Co sweeping Northern Virginia Power, and Three Fives facing Three Aces in the Ladies Triples League with Deanna Oates aiding the winners.
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Novick
Crisman Cleaners
Health Center
Crisman
Novickmen
Joe Zimmerman
Charles Minghim
Sonny Crisman
Wally Dill
Harry Mason
Lawrence Pope
Hertz
Peoples Cleaners
Serwise
Mickey McDonald
Allen Carter
Charles Ebert
Jack DuVall
Chug White
Hertz-Rent
Coca Cola
Zuckerman & Co
Charles Swartz
Woodrow McGolerick
Edwin Snapp
Zuckerman
Jess
East Cork St. Market
Roxy Hockman
Robert Rinker
Bill Deavers
Frank Cooper
Buncutter Tire Co
Northern Virginia Power Co
Giants eye Looney as potential cornerstone for 1964
New York Giants weigh Joe Don Looney as a possible opening in backfield while shoring up quarterback plans as they target a power back. Sherman cites needs at running back and contemplates Morrison as flanker while Tittle may be replaced in the Pro Bowl.
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NEW York
New York Giants
Joe Don Looney
Oklahoma
Wellington Mara
Giants
Looney
Mara
Sherman
Alex Webster
Joe Morrison
Webster
Joe
Morrison
Frank Gifford
Giff
Y. A. Tittle
Phil King
Sooners
Colonel Alumni Defeat Handley Grads By 98-91
James Wood alumni beat Handley 98 to 91 at the James Wood gym in a near capacity crowd. Eddie Grim scored 29 for Handley while Ronnie Kern led James Wood with 38 in 30 minutes. Butch Kerns and Mickey Baughman each added 13 for the winners.
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Handley Grads
James Wood
Handley
Eddie Grim
Ronnie Kern
Kern
Butch Kerns
Mickey Baughman
Handley Bgels
Omps
Brown
Anderson
Grim
Kelley
Wilkins
Newcome
Oates
Luttrell
Baughman
Unger T
Braithwaite Pugh
Tisinger
Kerns
First 700 in Winchester Bowling History by George Bishop
George Bishop rolled a 709, first 700 set in Winchester tenpin history, guiding V. Ave. Delicatessen to a 31 sion over Shenandoah News in the Lucky Strike League at Northside Lanes. He opened with a 240, followed by a 257 in the second game and a decisive third game to seal the 709 set.
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George Bishop
Winchester
V. Ave. Delicatessen
Sion
Shenandoah News
Northside Lanes
Bishop
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Senate
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California
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Duke
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Princeton
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Tenn
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Loren Ormond
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Kirkpatrick
Hoppers Club
Clarke
Jess Kiracofe
East Cork St
Johnny Romick
Edwin Clevenger
B & K Office Supply
Ernie Milburn
Russell Jones
Helen Linaburg
Deanna Oates
Frances Utterback
Needles
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Invisibles
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Bob Cats
Valley Redi-Mix Co., Inc
IN Giant
Tittle
Chicago
Los Angeles
Charley Johnson
St. Louis
Jimmy Wilkins
Phil Newcome
Donnie Oates
Revere Ware
Waxes
Sunbeam Appliances
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St
Curt Braithwaite
Jerry Goodman
Charcoal Hearth
D & Olds
Bruce Taylor
Steve Reedy
Fender
Milt Lee
Brakeshoe Cafeteria
Carl Lundmark
Gray and
Eddy
Broadstater
John Whitman
Bell
Winchester Creamery
Phil Haun
Kern Motors
Quick Music
Shenandoah Enterprises
Buckley-Lages
Barbara Boswell
Elva White
Lakeside
Busy Bees
Jean Hovermale
O'Sullivan
Gutter Strutters
Phyllis Brannon
O’sullivan
Kojo
Pine Motor CO
DODGE
Auto
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Winterizeé
Chapman
Amherst St
Clarke County Motors
Berryville, Va
Lawrence C, Hollis
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