Alexandrian Hurdles Speedway Falls Short in Sunday Race
Bobby Burns—riding a 17X racer—made a dramatic 40 foot leap over the second turn fence as Alexan derts and about 10 pine trees provided a chaotic backdrop. Jack Denison of Brunswick Nally won the 25 lap feature and $200 for top point man while Jackie Clare and Earl Moran chased, amid heats won by Walls Nally Clare and Hansberger. A small grandstand fire prompted a quick shut down before racing resumed at 2:30 EST next week.
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Aisin Teeieen
Bobby Burns
Alexanderts
Burns
Jack Denison Ofce
Co Ak
Deni
Brunswick Nally
Charlie
Chambersburg
Burgner
Nally
Dick Hansberger
Mt. Jackson
Denison
Jackie Clare
Madison
Earl Moran
Staunton
Winchester
Bob Cresen
Hansberger
Wayne Walls
St. Thomas
Walls
Chuck Brannon
Moran
Clare
Crosen
Tom Hoffman
Frederick
Good Fight Week card builds toward May and June bouts
The program features Benny Paret defending in Las Vegas May 27, and Robinson facing Paul Pender in Boston June 19 to revive the Machen Miteff pairing at Madison Square Garden. Machen, ranked No. 4, eyed a title shot after a 1958 knockout by Johansson, then won six straight before losing to Zora Folley in January.
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Benny
Kid) Paret
Las Vegas
Robinson
Paul Pender
Boston
Eddie Machen
Alex Miteff
Madison Square Garden
New York
Machen
Johansson
Sweden
Patterson
Zora Folley
Billy Hunter
Miteff
Hunter
NBC
Two Firms Intruded On Rt 11 North Near Winchester
Over the weekend two businesses on Route 11 north of Winchester were entered. Shade Equipment Co suffered window entry with the front of the structure damaged and the cash register torn. the safe remained unopened. Frederick Motor Co was broken into with a brown tool box and an unpainted metal toolbox stolen.
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Rt. 1
Winchester
Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Shade Equipment Co
Appar- Frederick Motor Co
T. B. Strosnider
Sheriff's Office
Bridge Dies After Lengthy Illness at 64 in Rochester
Mrs Don Bridge of Rochester New York dies after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Lee Don A Bridge, general manager of a Rochester newspaper. The obituary notes past association with notable figures.
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Rochester, N.Y
Lee
Don A. Bridge
Rochester
Gannett
Grou
Cardwell Tosses No-Hitter In First Chance With Cubs
Cardinals faced Don Cardwell in Chicago as he made his first Cubs start and threw a no hitter through five innings before a walk to Grammas. Cardwell, from Winston-Salem North Carolina, retired the next 26 batters in order after opening with a walk. The Cubs acquired him two days earlier in a trade for Tony Taylor and Cal Neeman.
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Cardwell
Cubs
Jan Hartnett
Don Cardwell
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Cardinals
Ed Bouchee
Tony Taylor
Cal Neeman
Carlino
Ehid Cardwell
Persing Cardwell
Persing Cardwell “T Didn’t Know To Tell Them. Pene Ee
Winston-Salem
N. C
Grammas
Mayor Will Throw First Ball Tonight
The opening of the Church Softball League features Mayor Claude Smalts throwing out the ceremonial first ball at 7 o'clock. Weather is forecast to be favorable for tonight's events with City League play starting tomorrow.
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Ed Buch
Claude Smalts
Cork
Betwen Eub
Burnlee
Nickerson Scores Hole In One At Winchester Club
R. V. Nickerson of Sheridan Ave. aces the fifth hole at Winchester Golf Club with a 7 iron from 148 yards. He carded the first eagle of his career in a foursome with Jim Daniels, Kenny Lineburg and Cliff Edwards, tying his father with a single hole in one. Local golfers look to follow this month.
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R. V. Nickerson
Sheridan Ave
Winchester Golf Club
Nickerson
Jim Daniels
Kenny Lineburg
Cliff Edwards
Rev. C L Taylor to Speak at Brucetown Mission
The Rev. Charles L. Taylor rector of St. Stephens Episcopal Church Romney West Virginia will be guest preacher at Brucetown Methodist Church preaching mission May 16 through 20 at 745 p.m. The charge is in charge by Kenneth Stowbridge.
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Charles L. Taylor
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
Romney
W.va
Brucetown Methodist Church
Brucetown
Kenneth Stowbridg
Virginia voters estimated at 975000 for November
Reports to the State Board of Elections indicate about 975000 Virginia voters should be qualified to vote this November. The board’s semiannual compilation shows over 100000 registered Negro voters for the first time and an increase of about 29000 in the past year.
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Richmond
State Board of Elections
Virginia
State Board
Seven Weekend Road Deaths in Virginia
A succession of seven weekend fatalities reported in Virginia from multiple crashes. Victims include Randolph Warren James 21 of Woodford Caroline County and Reginald Lamont Jones 29 of Orange in a two car collision near Fredericksburg. Other deaths include Landon Flowers 76 of Roanoke and Richmond officer Clyde Wilson Payne 21 of Ashland. Theodosia Hamer 71 of Norfolk County died after being struck while chasing a calf on State Route 168.
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Dryden
Pennington Gap
Frank Williama
Naval Hospital of
Fairfax County
Fredericksburg
Randolph Warren James
Woodford
Caroline County
Reginald Lamont Jones
Orange
James
Jones
Roanoke
Landon Flowers
Flowers
Richmond
Clyde Wilson Payne
Ashland
Payne
Theodosia Hamer
Norfolk County
Akron executive dies after taking Goodyear post
Donald H. Walker aged 48 died of a heart attack Saturday, eleven days after he assumed the role of treasurer for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in Akron Ohio.
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Akron, Ohio
Donald H. Walker
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Kennedy Morse Return to Firing Line in Oregon Primary
Kennedy and Morse resume campaigns in Oregon as Nixon supporters pour money into radio and TV in advance of next Friday’s Republican primary. Kennedy battles Symington schemes over delegates while Morse backs his Oregon effort and Johnson and Stevenson links surface.
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Kennedy
Morse
Oreg
Sen
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Symington
Washington
Massachusetts
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
110 N Y Delegates Said for Kennedy
Buffalo New York AP reports Senator John F Kennedy from Massachusetts can count on 110 of New York's 114 delegates for the electoral nomination. County Democratic Chairman Peter Crotty cites 45 county leaders at a Bronx dinner backing Kennedy. The New York delegation to the national convention has not yet been elected.
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N. Y
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
New York
Ete Alge
Peter Crotty
Crotty
Bronx
iKen
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