This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1965
Page
12
Wilt Chamberlain, 28, 7 foot 1, 250 pounds, known for NBA prowess, is considering a boxing bout. The piece notes his sturdy frame and past rough play in professional basketball, suggesting he could handle a fight despite initial impressions.
Sunnyside, aided by Lucky Inn, defeats Winchester, Halltown, and Mobile Homes in league action. Jim Hockman tossed a four hitter for Halltown. Lucky Inn beat Mobile Homes 10-3 lifting to fourth place. Sunnyside and Market Street tie for lead after a 12-3 win over First Presbyterian.
Billie Jean Moffitt of Beach CA prepared for the Wimbledon women’s singles semifinals against champion Margaret Smith while Christine Truman faced Billie Jean’s potential rival Maria Bueno as Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle advanced to the men’s final from their respective semis. Dennis Ralston, 22, lost in the men’s semis to Emerson, by 1 6 2 7 9 6 4 1. Sonji Clay, wife of Cassius Clay, lost a divorce bid in Miami court seeking $1000 weekly alimony, securing temporary support of $350 and $2,500 to her attorney.
National League standings and results show Los Angeles leading with a 46 31 record. Cincinnati 43 32 and San Francisco 40 33 follow as Chicago and St. Louis also compete. Current NL games include Chicago at Los Angeles and Milwaukee at Philadelphia. American League standings list Cleveland 43 27 and Minnesota 43 28 atop, with Detroit and New York nearby. Today’s matchups include Detroit at Boston and New York at Baltimore with several pairings postponed by rain.
Tonight at 6:30 Winchester area softups include Presbyterian versus Braddock St and CYO against Wesley Highland. 7:00 Wesley Highland hosts Sunnyside and 8:30 First Brethren meets Market St. Horse racing at Charles Town starts 7:30 p.m. Friday features Winchester Speedway stock cars at 8:30 p.m. Shorty Grocery faces Phillips 66 at 8:30 p.m. Winchester Merchants clash F and M Bank at 9:30 p.m. Saturday softballs include Halltown versus Phillips 66 at 7:00 p.m. and TACS versus Lucky Inn at 8:30 p.m. Sunday Tri County baseball at 2:30 p.m. shows Great Cacapon visiting Gainesboro.
French distance star Jazy pursues another World Games gold after a 5000m win where he broke the European record with 13:27.6 and a 13:04.8 split while facing Oregon’s Jim Grelle and Cyrol Burleson in the 1500m field. Billy Mills and Bob Schul also competed, with Mills eighth and Schul tenth.
The NFL awarded an Atlanta franchise to Rankin M. Smith for an estimated $9 million and winning 10 year stadium rights. Atlanta will field a team in 1966 at a 58,000 seat stadium, while the AFL gains rights at Franklin Field in Philadelphia by 1967 under a compromise. New Orleans shows AFL interest and possible 1966 expansion.
The Charles Town program shows multiple races with listed horses and payouts. Notable figures include Law Court paying 52.40 and Myles 9.60, with two participants and total paid out 9 804.60.
Charles Town Race Course in W V offers a daytime and nighttime doubleheader Monday July 5 with two daily doubles and two twin doubles. Afternoon post is 2 00 p m EDT and evening card 7 30 p m with nine races each session and one admission for both. Special trains and buses provided.
Carlton Coleman of Fredericksburg won the sportsman feature at Old Dominion Speedway after a first lap incident involving Mack Hamburg of Camps Springs and Bob Dobbyns of Gardensville. Roy Mayne finished second with Francis Yates third. Chester Webb won the hobby feature. NASCAR Grand National cars will visit Old Dominion on July 1 for a 400 lap race.
The league outlines potential financial risks from your premises including damages caused by you or your workers or even livestock to others. It notes injuries or losses when away from home and offers personal analysis to tailor suitable coverage for both home and away scenarios.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.