Mizell Stars As Cardinals Race Ahead In NL Pennant Chase
Wilmer Mizell pitched a complete game surrendering nine to three against Cincinnati, giving the Cardinals an 8-0 lead in two innings and finishing with his fifth win. Stan Musial and Don Blasingame collected four hits as St Louis posted 15 hits. The Braves won 15-8 over the Cubs to stay one game ahead. Pirates beat Giants 3-0 as Freese drove in three runs. Yankee victory over Washington completed a three game series. Boston beat Baltimore 4-1 with Porterfield going four hitter.
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Philadelphia
Nw York Yankees
Washington
Mickey Mantle
Boston
Baltimore
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Art Fowler
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Ted Ekluszewski
Frank Robinson
Stan Musial
Don Blasingame
Ron Kline
Giants
Gene Freese
Jim Hearn
Pirates
Yankees
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Baseball Standings and Results From AP Update
American League standings show New York leading with 29 wins and 13 losses followed by Chicago and Cleveland. Yesterday New York defeated Washington 9 to 6, Boston beat Baltimore 4 to 1, and Chicago visits Baltimore today. National League results include Milwaukee 19 10, St Louis 23 16, and Pittsburgh 21 15 with New York 3, Philadelphia 12, and Chicago 10 24.
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Tis
Philadelphia
Braves Face Pirates In Homer Filled Showdown
Milwaukee leads the league with 16 homers in a four game stretch as Dale Long and the Pirates visit. The Braves crushed Chicago 15 8 in rubber game, tying the club record for homers in three and four games and boosting total homers for the day to seven with two by the Cubs. Memorial Day twin bill featured nine Braves homers breaking a 26 year old record of 14 by the Yankees Red Sox and Braves.
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Milwaukee Braves
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Chicago
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Yankees
Red Sox
Stock Car Races At Winchester Welcome Houston Elmer
After last week’s rain out at the Airport Speedway, Winchester stock cars return Sunday with Alex Houston and his dummy Elmer set for a half hour show between the six heats and two features. Doug Bailey seeks a track record crack on the one third mile as four drivers already cracked the old mark this season. Racing starts at 2:30 with new cars from Baltimore and Herndon joining an afternoon program against drivers like Bill Nally Bailey Irwin Johnson Shorty Bowers Findley and the Welches.
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Alex Houston
Elmer
Channel 7
Jimmy Dean
Doug Bailey
Winchester
Baltimore
Herndon
Manassas
Bill Nally
Bailey
Tommy Irwin
Cal Johnson
Shorty Bowers
Jimmy Findley
Welches
Jeanne Williams Stars as Aunt Queenie in Bell, Book and Candle
Jeanne Williams of Winchester Little Theatre plays Aunt Queenie in the three act comedy Bell Book and Candle at Bark Mill Theatre Braddock and Wolfe Street. Performances begin tonight and run through Saturday and next week with curtain at 8 15 p m Tickets are sold by theatre members Shenval Music Company or at the door.
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Winchester Little Theatre
Queenie
Bark Mill Theatre
Braddock and
Wolfe Sts
Gillian
Nickie
Winchester
Horse Rescued From 35 Foot Well After Artificial Respiration
Delbert Igo's horse plunged into a 35 foot well in TAD West Virginia on Tuesday. Bob Morris' Wrecker Service pulled the horse to safety with a rope and heavy wrecker while a bystander and Morris administered 15 minutes of artificial respiration. The 4 year old horse faced possible death from the dunking and near strangulation when the rope slipped around its neck. Veterinarian F E Hersey cautioned the horse remains in danger but not from the dunking itself.
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W. Va
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Igo
Bob Morris
Charleston
Morris
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Hersey
Homer Rodeheaver Musical Director Dies in 1955
Dr Homer Rodeheaver longtime musical director for evangelist Billy Sunday died December 18 1955 at the age of 73 He was a noted hymn writer and singer who often traveled with the revivalist for two decades.
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Homer Rodeheaver
Rodeheaver
Billy Sunday
VFW Leads Pony League After 8-3 Win Over Moose
VFW won 8-3 over the Moose to move 2-0 and claim the early Pony League lead. Kremer pitched a three hit game with rain ending play after five innings. Keesling and Miller led the VFW with three hits apiece as Stine and Headley added two each while Dix, Perry and Hill had Moose singles.
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VFW
Jaycees
Clearbrook
Elks
Kremer
the Elks
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Pony League
Junior Chamber
Dix
The
Drummond
Miller
Headley
Proffitt
Keesling
Ziegler
Stine
Highight
War Memorial Dedicated in Leesburg Virginia
Loudoun County residents dedicated an 11 foot granite World War II and Korean conflict memorial honoring 72 county servicemen. The unveiling was by Charles R. Titus Jr., son of a fallen soldier, with remarks by former Gov. Colgate W. Darden Jr. and Gen. George C. Marshall, honorary chairman of the War Memorial Assn. of Loudoun Inc.
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Leesburg
Loudoun County
Charles R. Titus Jr
Colgate W. Darden Jr
George C. Marshall
Army
Darrell Floyd Voted Southern Conference Athlete of the Year
Darrell Floyd of Furman University, an All American and nation’s top scorer, is named the Southern Conference Athlete of the Year for a second consecutive year. He led the balloting in the conference poll with West Virginia tackle Bruce Bosley as runner up and other vote receivers included Mike Sommer Joe Holup Rod Hundley Leo Burke and Phil Koonce.
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Furman University
Darrell Floyd
Floyd
Fair Grove
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Southern Conference
West Virginia
Rod Hundley
Virginia Tech
Leo Burke
Davidson
Phil Koonce
No Limit on Ballots All-Star Game Voting Opens
Winchester Evening Star announces open voting for the July 10 All-Star game at Washington. Fans may submit blank ballots to the Sports Department and may mail or hand in ballots. ballots are counted Sundays and sent to Commissioner Ford Frick in New York.
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Washington
Sports Department
Winchester Evening Star
Ford Frick
New York
Star Weekly
Star Daily
Golf Gab Ladies Tournament and club news note events
Memorial Day drew about 100 players for a Blind Bogey with A B C class winners Mrs. Grove Wisecarver Watson. The Scotch Foursome went to Edwards pair. runners up Catarella Hyde. Next Scotch June 10. sign up by the 10th. Men’s Tri-State to Front Royal. play-off at White Sulphur Springs. Driving range open mid next week. course near top shape by next month. Juniors golf lessons start June 16 free 9 to 11 am. contact me soon.
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Robert Grove
Maynard Wisecarver
Charles Watson
Cliff Edwards
Frances Catarella
Lewis Hyde
Front Royal
Tri-State
White Sulphur Springs
American rainbow trout transplanted to New Zealand rivers
Fish researchers report rainbow trout introduced from the United States into New Zealand waterways have grown to weights exceeding 25 pounds. The study notes rapid growth and potential ecological impacts on local species and river ecosystems.
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New Zealand
Celebrities Lead Little League Parade Through City
Tomorrow's parade features representatives from American League Kiwanis with sponsors Charles Pine Lions Cecil Adams Rotary Howard Melton and Exchange William Fauver. National League firms include B&M Bill Battaile Workingman's Store Ben Belchie Dr. Pepper Curtis Fray and Bell Clothes Sam Shendon. Parade starts 10 am from Shenandoah Valley Bank. opening games follow at Senseng Park 6 pm. Boys to report to park by 5 pm in full uniform.
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Charles Pine
Lions
Cecil Adams
Rotary
Howard Melton
Exchange
William Fauver
B&m
Bill Battaile
Workingman's Store
Ben Belchie
Dr. Pepper
Curtis Fray
Bell Clothes
Sam Shendon
Shenandoah Valley Bank
American League
National
Senseng Park
Tran c
Shenandoah Park 20th Birthday Celebration This July
Shenandoah National Park in Virginia marks its 20th anniversary in July. Dedicated July 3 1936 by President Franklin D Roosevelt, the park draws many visitors to Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Virginia legislators boosted funding in the 1920s, aiding land gifts totaling 176000 acres.
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Shenandoah Park
Richmond
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America
State Chamber of Commerce
Skyline Drive
Blue Ridge Parkway
Front Royal
Jar
Champ-Killer Faces Ryff in Madison Square Garden Battle
Larry Boardman, a 20 year old from Marlboro Conn., risks his rising reputation as an underdog against Frankie Ryff of New York in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. NBC telecast signals coast to coast coverage at 9 p.m. EST. Ryff, No. 8 contender, counters Boardman, No. 7, in a pivotal lightweight clash.
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New York
Larry Boardman
Frankie Ryff
Madison Square Garden
Marlborough
Conn
Wallace
Bud” Smith
Sandy Saddler
Boston
NBCTV
New Yorker
Ruff
Boardman
Fossil Flowering Plants Found in Colorado Date Back 165 Million Years
The National Geographic Society reports fossil flowering plants discovered in Colorado date to about 165 million years ago. The finding sheds light on early plant life and Colorado's prehistoric environment.
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Colorado
National Geographic Society
Hodley Hip Fracture While Teaching Baseball
Mrs Esther Hodley aged 55 is in good condition at Binghamton City Hospital after fracturing her hip when she slipped while sliding into first base during a school baseball lesson with pupils she teaches at Kirkwood.
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Binghamton
N.Y
Esther Hodley
City Hospital
Kirkwood
Proverb Riddle On Toes And Lucken
A Scottish proverb links lucken toes with lifelong luck. The riddle asks what toes joined by a web or membrane are. The term lucken means closed or locked, guiding the interpretation of the phrase.
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