Bell Leads NL Center Field in All Star Balloting
Cincinnati star Gus Bell moves ahead of Duke Snider in the latest All Star vote tally to secure the NL center field spot. Final results for the July 10 game in Washington will likely be released Friday as Ford Frick’s office tabulates the ballots. Mickey Mantle leads the American League with 94,278 votes, while other top vote getters include Berra, Williams, Banks, and Campanella in the NL and Mantle, Koufax, and Kaline among leaders in the AL.
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New York
Gus Bell
Cincinnati
Mickey Mantle
Yankee Slugger
Winchester Ballot Trends Show Leaders Across Leagues
Winchester voters align with national sentiment with Ed Yost leading the Senators group in the American League. Pete Runnels and Roy Sievers follow. Hank Bauer tops Kaline in right field. In the National League, Jablonski starts at third, Reese at short, Snider in center, and Crandall catching ahead of Campanella.
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Winchester
Washington Senators
Edges Yost
Pete Runnels
Roy Sievers
Hank Bauer
The
Yankes
Kaline
Jablonski
Bayer
Reese
Banks
Snider
Crandall
Campanella
Pinchhitting Courtney Secures Braves Ninth In A Row
Del Crandall's squeeze bunt drives in the winning run as Milwaukee tops Philadelphia 6 5 in the ninth. Thompson goes 4 for 4, Mathews homers, and the Braves extend to 11 straight games under Fred Haney. Yankees end four game drought with 9 3 win over Kansas City. Yogi Berra ends slump with a double.
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Milwaukee
Braves
del Crandall
Philadelphia Phillies
Fred Haney
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cubs
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Washington
Detroit
Haney
Charlie Grimm
del Ennis
Crandall
Phils
Logan
Andy Pafko
Thomson
Mathews
Bob Buhl
Warren Spahn
Stu Miller
The
Redlegs
Ted Kluszewski
Norm Sieburn
Yanks
Hank Bauer
Joe Collins
Johnny Bucks
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle
Chuck Dressen
Clint Courtney
Billy Hoeft
Nat
NAACP Opens 47th Convention with 1000 Delegates in San Francisco
Thurgood Marshall to deliver keynote as NAACP launches its 47th annual convention with about 1000 delegates. Roy Wilkins criticizes the Eisenhower era for inaction on school desegregation and hints at a strengthened civil rights plank. A national conference on defiant Southern states is proposed amid ongoing desegregation efforts.
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San Francisco
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
U. S
Roy Wilkins
New York
Association
Eisenhower
High Court
Montague Triumphs 15-9 in Church League Softball Action
Montague stopped Church of Christ 15-9 as Stickley earned the win on a four hit effort. Commissioner Eddie Ritter criticized United Brethren and warned that umpires may forfeit games for delaying tactics. Market defeated United Brethren 5-4 with key hits from Garver and Hickserson, while late errors narrowed the gap for EUB.
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Senseny Park
Market
United Brethren
Montague
Church of Christ
Eddie Ritter
Eddie
Stickley
B. Spaid
George Garver
Jim Hickerson
Carter Kellas
Spaid
J. Larrick
W. Larrick
Schuler
Madigan
Sheetz
Vanscoy
B. Propst
H. Propst
Garver
Smallwood
Eub
Larrick
L. Dunn
Dunn
Opequon
Stephenson
Braddock
Kiwanis Nips Exchange 11-8 Behind Bucher
Kiwanis defeats Exchange 11-8 in a Little League night game as Bill Bucher earns the win despite a rocky second inning. Na tional Fruit outlasts Bell Clothes 18-11 and Shoecenter tops Miller & Anderson 16-7 in the American minors. Ensogna shines with a homer and triple for National Fruit.
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Kiwanis
Exchange
National Fruit
Bell Clothes
Shoecenter
Miller & Anderson
Bill Bucher
Curtis
Ensogna
Killian
Adams
Mason
Killiam
Spicer
Anderson
Gore
Cramer
Bucher
Ensogna Stars
Zirkle
Bridges
Bell
Stultz
Platner
Butch Patterson
Jenkins
Swiggett
Shiley
Spade
W. Patterson
Kerns
Chickle
Leighton
Major League Standings and Scheduled Games
AP standings show Brooklyn leading Chicago 3 2 and Milwaukee 8 5 with Cincinnati 2 1 Pittsburgh. Scheduled games include Chicago at Brooklyn St Louis at New York Milwaukee at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Washington at Detroit New York at Kansas City Boston at Chicago New York at Kansas City Washington at Detroit Baltimore at Cleveland with various 12:30 7:00 7:15 9:00 and 1:00 pm start times.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
New York
Washington
Detroit
Kansas City
Boston
Baltimore
Cleveland
Three Coal Miners Die in Virginia Accidents
Three southwest Virginia miners died in separate on the job accidents. Quinten Shortridge and Julius Rowe, both 30s, were buried under 60 tons of coal at a Looney truck mine when a chute door failed. They worked for Jake C. Heller Coal Co. Melvin Patterson Baker, 46, of Cedar Bluff, died later in a Richlands hospital after mine cars broke loose and ran over him. he worked for Pocahontas Fuel Co. at Amonate.
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Southwest Virginia
Buchanan County
Quinten Shortridge
Julius Rowe
Jake C. Heller Coal Co
Tazewell County
Melvin Patterson Baker
Cedar Bluff
Richlands Hospital
Baker
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Amonate
Rights to Refuse Mail: Sendback Unopened Parcels
A reader asks if a person may refuse mailed merchandise not ordered. The answer: yes. Mark the item Refused and hand it back unopened to the mailman or postmaster. no one is obligated to accept any mail.
Winchester duo capture Virginia Pro Lady golf crown in playoff
The Winchester team of Billy Phillips and Mrs. R Naegely won the Virginia Pro Lady title after a sudden death playoff with Charlottesville. Both pairs posted 64 on 18 holes at Parmington CC, Phillips birdied the extra hole to clinch the crown. Severn White and Mrs. Barclay tied for third with 65. George Byrd aced the 168 yard 17th, as the Virginia PGA sponsored the event.
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Charlottesville
Winchester
Billy Phillips
R. Naegely
Virginia
Parmington Country Club
Phillips
Naegely
Dan Herring
Maxine II
Severn White
B. Barclay
Newport News
Joe Cannon
William Pollard
George Byrd
Country Club of
Virginia Pga
Income Decline Reported by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced May net income of 3,330,630 dollars, down 64,335 dollars from the same month last year.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Today
Relief Castoff Has Best ERA In Big League
Baltimore relief specialist George Zaverink leads the majors with a 2.41 ERA at the season halfway mark. The 29-year-old righty has appeared in 31 games all in relief, finishing 25, with a 4-2 non-lost record over 56 innings.
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Castoff
New York
Baltimore
George Zaverink
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Detroit
Zaverink
Associated Press
Lou Burdette
Milwaukee
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Burdette
Ray Crone
Gainesboro Opens Season With 8-5 Martinsburg Win
Gainesboro defeated the Martinsburg Trojans 8-5 on Sunday for an opening day win. Winning pitcher E B Whitacre struck out 21. Leroy DeHaven went 4 for 4 and made a game ending catch. Next up is Middleburg at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
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Gainesboro
Martinsburg
Martinsburg Trojans
E. B. Whitacre
Leroy DeHaven
Middleburg
Loudoun County
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Nelson Fox
George Keli
Harvey Kuenn
Ted Williams
Richt
al Kaline
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Red Schoendienst
Ken Boyer
Shortston
Ernie Banks
Chiccaco
Rip Repulski
St Louis
Stan Musial
Roy Campanella
Johnny's Sport Shop
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Mars
Helen Martini
Bronx Zoo
N.Y
Dolly
Castor
Pollux
International
Pinchhitting Courtney
Tigers
Aaron
Johns-Manville
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
Kent St
John H. Snyder
National Aeronautics Association
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
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Kiwanis Nips Exchange
Eastern Standard
Rhyme
Reuben H. Donnelley Corp
Illinois
Goodyear
Buncutter Tire CO
S. Braddock St
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Mediterranean
State
Shenandoah
Riverton
North Fork
South Fork
Evinrude Motors
Shenandoah Motor Co
A Beneficial Finance CO
foRmenty Béd the Finance CO
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Newberry
Mohawk
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St
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