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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1953
Page
2
Los Angeles Open leader Lloyd Mangrum, a two time winner, shot 69 to take a two stroke edge over the field at Riviera. Al Mengert and Leo Biagetti were among late challengers as night fell with 148 golfers braving a tough, damp course and fast greens.
Multiple property transfers recorded in Frederick County linking residents to buyers and lenders. Notable parcels include tracts near Star Tannery, Brucetown, Winchester, Gore, and Stonewall Districts, with buyers such as J. Floyd Wine, Charles Toan, H. C. Christianson, and Douglas E. B. McFarland among others.
UCLA opened defense of the PCC title but lost 72-68 to California as Goldenea and Houbreys led a late rally. USC platoons routed Stanford 75-58, while Wyoming won in overtime over New Mexico in the Skyline. Ol Miss beat Arizona 75-70 and Auburn topped Memphis State 78-64. De Paul beat Taylor 83-69 San Francisco defeated San Jose State 67-47 Utah downed Colorado State 77-52 South Dakota edged Idaho State 62-61.
Greenberg rejects claims of secret project work and says the indictment targets scientists and teachers. He notes he lied to FBI agents about never being in the Communist Party and seeks details of the charges before answering. Bond set at 5000 dollars pending arraignment Monday.
In Los Angeles County banks women tellers resisted robber demands. Rosemary Cocco twice foiled a holdup, shouting to trigger alarms, as police and FBI later arrested a suspect identified as Alfred ae on suspicion.
The text notes an original and English joined together by a cartilage band at the waist. It states the band length is about a certain inch and circumference about six inches. It uses concise measurements and implies a medical or anatomical description without graphic detail.
Three veteran Democrats totaling nearly a century of service leave Capitol Hill. Kenneth Mear of Tennessee, 83, sen pro tem and appropriations chair. Tom Connally of Texas, 75, foreign relations chair. Joseph O Mahoney of Wyoming, 68, interior and insular affairs chair. They retire after noon today as part of a wider turnover in the Senate.
James Leslie White, 37, of Nansemond County, jailed on a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Pvt. Willie Rudolph Williams, 21, at the Negro Elks Club in Suffolk. Williams, assigned to Fort Eustis by the Army, died after being shot twice in the chest during a fracas. White admitted the shooting but claimed self defense.
In Richmond the Clemson Tigers shut down William and Mary star Bill Chambers and surfaced a 81 to 71 win. John McGraw limited Chambers to seven points while Marvin Robinson added 18 points and Ducky Drake helped William and Mary with scoring. Tech’s Charlie Eaton led with 21 points and Bill Mathews added 14 as Red Laird’s Gobblers improved with a strong pivot debut.
In Nansemond County near the Cypress District two brothers hunted with friends when 12-year-old Oscar Harrell accidentally fired at James Franklin Harrell 13. James died from a back of head wound as he bent to search for something. James’s father J E Harrell said Oscar aimed at an object on the line with his brother.
Teddy Davis, 29, known as Red Top, eyes a comeback and a bout with Willie Pep. Davis, born Murray Cain in Hartford, has 48 wins in 96 fights since 1946, and hopes to face Pep Collins or Sandy Saddler after Pep’s retirement from the Army. He blames no trace of red hair on his ring persona and mentions his current manager Mushky Salow. The article notes a recent bout card with Harold Barnes scoring for Davis.
Gayle Talbot reports on Tony DeSpirito riding 390 winners in 1952 a world record and analyzes a hypothetical $10 win bet on 51 races from Dec 24 to Dec 30. A $212 profit is calculated with one failing day Dec 26, marking a strong return for bettors.
Australian runner John Landy at 22 showed potential to break Gunder Haegg's 4:01.4 mile record after clocking 4:02.1 in Melbourne last month. In today’s race on the same track he posted 4:02.4 despite a headwind on the final straight.
Blue Ridge Bowling League results list Amoco Service Hag as high team game 656 and set. Smith Rec Center Damascus top single game, Bradley 8 & F Distro 398 in set. Toews leads with R. Cramer, Jacobson's 12431.
In walled medieval European cities the custom arose to present a distinguished person with the key to the gate. This granted that person the right to enter without challenge from guards, symbolizing honor and trust.
Ten years ago the East West football game raised nearly $65,000 for charity. Sleepy Jim Crowley, famed Four Horn men, signed a three year tenure as head football coach at Fo ham University.
The readable fragments mention an elevator term or event titled Del Onadh ninsia S00. No clear person, organization, place, date, or outcome is identifiable from the fragment provided.
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