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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1957

Page

3

District 10 Tourney Set at Broadway High School

District 10 basketball tournament will be held February 28 to March 2 at Broadway High School gym with 1000-capacity. Four teams compete from a five-team field including James Wood Handley Warren County Montevideo and Shenandoah. Co chairmen are Boyd Glick and Warren. site may shift if Gooblers qualify.

Broadway High School Staunton Lexington James Wood Handley Warren County Montevideo Shenandoah C. E. Miley Clark County Boyd Glick Montevideo Hunter Maddox Claude Warren Harrisonburg Glick Warren Broadway J. Frank Hillyard Gooblers

Five-spare Sam McCall shines in church bowling league

Sam McCall rolled 149 high in the Church League as United Brethren No 1 posted a 593 group game and won two of three over Church of Christ. Teammates Jim Brown and Bill Keyton added 125 and 118 while Braddock St Methodists, Market Street, and others posted scores and upset wins.

Sam McCall United Brethren No. 1 Church of Christ McCall Jimmy Brown Bill Keyton United Brethren

Navy Nurse and WAVE Recruiters Visit Local Navy Station

Lt Elizabeth E Bryan USN WAVE officer for the Washington area and Lt Lina D Murasheff Nurse Corps USN procurement officer will speak at the Naval Recruiting Station in the local Post Office building Wednesday from 9 am to 12 noon. Bryan will address college juniors seniors or graduates aged 18 to 27 about the Navy officer program. Murasheff will outline opportunities in the Navy Nurse Corps for registered nurses.

Elizabeth E. Bryan USN Washington, D.C Lina D. Murasheff Nurse Corps Naval Bryan Navy U.S. Navy Murasheff Navy Nurse Corps

Daily Crossword Clues and Grid Prompts From 11 12 14 15 17 18

Crossword puzzle list with across clues including City Braz Lofty mountain Ablaze Aegean island Showy flower Foolish act Pronoun Capital Behold Wager Gained Jujube Hind Assam silkworm Pillage Small sweetened The flycatcher Rubber tree Ten dollars slang Place Latha and down clue Egyptian dictator.

Braz Aegean Island Hind Assam

Handley Judges Remain Unbeaten In District 10 Clash

Handley over Strasburg 51 31 as Grim explodes for 28 points and Reid exits early with an ankle sprain. The win gives Handley three straight. Strasburg IV schedule cut after a late-season ruling. Other district results include Warren County over Broadway 46 35 and Mt Jackson topping Turner Ashby 47 27.

Handley Strasburg Jack Reid Warren County Broadway Mt. Jackson Turner Ashby Montevideo Middle River of III Virginia High School League

Hotels and Motels Find Harmonious Coexistence in Milwaukee

Delegates at the Wisconsin State Hotel Association convention say hotels and motels now share business. A hotel operator notes that five years ago motels at a hotel meeting would be unwelcome, but today the relation is cooperative with mutual referrals and accepted calls between the two.

Milwaukee Wisconsin State Hotel Assn

Century-Old Greek Market Discovered in Sicily by Pratt Trio

Archaeological report at AIA meeting describes a 300 to 200 B.C. Greek market complex in Serra Orlando Sicily unearthed by Princeton University teams led by Prof Stillwell and Prof Sjoqvist. Monumental stairways linked two levels and hosted assemblies. Romans later built over the site, leaving riches later recovered.

Philadelphia Serra Orlando Sicily Archaeological Institute of America Richard Stillwell Princeton University Stillwell

Eagles Fall 50 35 to Clarke County in District 10 loss

Clarke County Colonels beat James Wood 50 to 35 as star Steve Reedy scores 27 points guiding the visitors. Darrell Jones leads Eagles with 12 points while Heflin and Tomblin exit early on fouls and Clarke builds a late margin after a close first half.

James Wood Colonels Clarke County Eagles Norman Heflin Leon “Goose” Tomblin Steve Reedy Reedy Frederick County Consolidated School Clarke Darrell Jones Heflin Dickie Goode The Goose Tomblin Goose Wendell Dick Jones Jim Sprinkle Jim Casey Archie Manuel Bie Doug Cochran Chapman Pine L. Tomblin G. Tomblin Hoffman Starkey Collis Davis Puller Totals James Woop G FT T Choode Sprinkle Baughman Podleschny Jolly

Murphy 90 00 Totals 18 14 23 50

Murphy 90 00 records a 50 point game with 18 14 23 50 totals. JIW-12 adds 30 points and 11 11 16 across periods. Officials Kenny Rentch and ip Lorenz are listed.

Cc—Os JIW Kenny Rentch Ip Lorenz

Insect Flight Speeds Surpass Previous Beliefs

New York reports Dr. Brian Hocking of the University of Alberta stating no living insect flies faster than 27 mph in level flight, but bursts reach 35 mph. He bases figures on power use, fuel from nectar, and efficiency, noting the Monarch butterfly carries fuel for about 620 miles.

New York Brian Hocking University of Alberta American Association For the Advancement of Science France Prof. Hocking Hocking

Stage Coach In Limelight Again Honors 50th Statehood

The old stage coach will be refurbished and shown in the Historical building basement during 1957 celebrations marking Oklahoma’s 50th anniversary of statehood. It saw use before the 1889 run and while Oklahoma Territory opened.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Oklahoma Territory

Downtown Lighting Bid Featured in City Council Vote

The Board of Local Improvements reviewed a $3 020 bid from a local contractor for street lighting in downtown. A separate $20 charge covered excavating work in Central Park.

Board of Local Improvements City Council Central Park

Douglas High Upsets Page Jackson 46-37

Douglas High defeated Page Jackson 46 to 37 before 300 fans. James Stephenson scored 19 points, supported by Carter with 14 and Rutherford with 15 for Douglas, who built a 32-18 third quarter lead and withstood a late rally. The victory came as Walker and Mason controlled the boards and Carter and Washington fast broke. The Douglas JV also won 30-9 in the prelim. Next doubles bills at Luther Jackson and Luray Harrisburg weekend games noted.

Douglas High Charles Town Page Jackson James Stephenson Bulldogs Winchester Douglas Walker Mason Tommy Washington John Carter Carter Stephenson Rutherford Douglas JV Webster Washington Moren Long Raymond Blowe Luther Jackson Fairfax County Luray Harrisonburg Douglas i Stephenson Washington Stevenson Baylor Willis Jackson Burns Newman Tee Sims

Branson Brief Fragment With Unclear Details

Fragmentary OCR text provides no coherent event or entities to identify. The readable bits include scattered numbers and letters without clear person, place, organization, or action.

Year Round Recreation Services Widespread in California Cities

The California Recreation Commission reports that all but 12 of the state's cities over 10 000 population provide year round recreation services.

Sacramento Calif California Recreation Commission

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