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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1955
Page
5
TV schedule notes for Monday feature soap operas such as Brighter Day and Secret Storm, children shows Romper Room and Hoppity Skippity, Captain Video, and late night boxing and news. Includes Channel 4 and Channel 5 lineups with The Million Dollar Movie and Signet Theater listings.
A listings page shows daytime segments from 6:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. including Today shows with Garroway, Kitchen Cupboard, Inga's Angle, Ding Dong School, Way of the World, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Feather Your Nest, and other programs plus school and variety features.
A scanned TV guide snippet lists channel lineups and time slots featuring WMAL and WTOP programs across morning to late night. It includes show titles such as The Early Show The Morning Show The Big Payoff I Love Lucy and Perry Como with varied 1950s offerings and serials.
Winchester News Shop at 15 S. Loudoun St offers a vast magazine selection for customers to browse and purchase. Call 17311 for more information on current titles and availability.
Program grid lists daily broadcasts from morning to sign off with news weather sports and music segments, featuring ABC news and multiple hosts. The schedule covers Monday and Tuesday with shows such as Daily Bread Musical Clock Breakfast Club True Story Whispering Streets When A Girl Marries Modern Romances and Morning Melodies along with various music blocks and market updates.
Radio listings detail 6:00 to 11:00 pm broadcasts across CBS NBC ABC and other networks. Includes News Sports Variety Dinner Date The Lone Ranger In the Mood Henry J. Taylor Perry Como Bing Crosby The Great Gildersleeve and more with multiple stations and network notes.
Urbici Soler, internationally known sculptor, was engaged to carve the El Cristo Rey statue near El Paso Texas. He began in June 1938 and after 12 months of intermittent work the 27 foot Christ figure and 33 12 foot cross were completed atop Sierra de Cristo Rey, a 4576 foot peak in New Mexico about three miles from downtown El Paso.
Walter Barr is named Outstanding Athlete of the Year by the Winchester Star Sports Department for Clarke County High School efforts in basketball football and baseball. The quarterback and pitcher led district play with strong hitting and standout pitching, earning a place as team leader and Football King after a 5 1 0 season and 739 total yards.
Roanoke's Maroons visit Bridgewater in a top Little Seven clash as both teams go 3-0. Bridgewater averages 100.7 points per game while Roanoke yields 59, promising a high-scoring duel with strong defense from the visitors.
GAA No 2 upset Polly's Cab three straight as second half Star League action opened. Jean Smith 113 led with Peg Larrick and Pat Boxwell 104 each, boosting GAA No 2 to undisputed first place while Sybil Baker led Polly's Cab with 103. Winchester Nash edged Leggett's 510 high in a strong showing.
Winchester debuts a balanced attack led by Bob Ridenour and Bo Pence to beat Berryville 77 67 at the National Guard Armory. Duff and Clarke County standout Cochran also score in a strong Northern Virginia League showing as Winchester builds depth for a busy schedule ahead.
Floyd Patterson, 20, moves to 10 rounds for the first time in his career as he meets Don Grant of Los Angeles at Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. Grant is a 3-1 underdog with 16 wins in 17 fights. ABC-TV will televise the card featuring a 10 round middleweight bout between Moses Ward and Milo Savage at St Nicholas Arena.
Y A Tittle and Billy Wilson starred for the West as they rallied to beat the East 26 to 19 before 43,972 in Los Angeles. Wilson, MVP with 157 receiving yards on 11 catches, scored the opening West TD. Tittle threw two TD passes and finished with 184 yards.
Sarah Slonaker rolled a 304 set leading Delicious to three straight wins over Black Twigs in the Girls Afternoon League. Margie Nail 119, Louise Leight 108, and Betty Haymaker 107 paced King David over Ben Davis as Winesaps and Va Beauties split two wins each with close scores. Individs: Nail 119 Slonaker 111 110. Slonaker 304. Nail 292. Leight 279. Team scores: King David 390 357 346. King David 109 over Ben Davis 970.
Riley Loy posted a 146 in ind game and a 367 set aiding Team No 2 to a 2 1 victory over Team No 4 as Ed McDonald rolled 363 for Team No 1 to sweep Team No 3. Lawrence Pope led Team No 4 with a 119 game while Harry Whitacre added 130 for Team No 1.
The 1955 American League schedule, released today, reduces night games to 208 and adds long travel due to Baltimore moving to the Eastern Division and the A’s shifting to Kansas City. Opening day is April 11 with Baltimore at Washington and a full slate the following day.
The Pacific Coast Conference warns that only nationally controlled regional telecasts will be accepted. Athletic directors and faculty representatives from its nine schools say they will not permit PCC teams to be televised next fall unless the NCAA adopts a regional TV policy.
The Keydets of Virginia Military Institute crushed Roanoke College 61-43 in Lexington to start their indoor season. VMI, defending Southern Conference champions, faced Roanoke which claimed the Mason-Dixon Conference title last year.
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