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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1958
Page
11
Sam Snead, nearing 46, outlasted Gary Player over five playoff holes to win the Snead Festival at White Sulphur Springs. The South African fought tough, matching par in the early rounds as Snead steadied to chase the U S Open dream.
Classified display ads detail rates, deadlines, and cash requirements for out of town ads. Multiple sale notices list spraying materials furniture farming equipment building materials and contact details with dates and locations in Virginia.
Announcement notes an opening date soon for Peoples Trailer Sales on Route 9 at Fairfax Circle in Ransom W Va with all makes vacuum cleaners and sewing machine parts and repairs offered. Burr Fletcher formerly Winchester Sewing Machine Co 1408 Loudoun listed with phone MO 2 2051.
The state toll rose to 271 with seven weekend fatalities on highways. Victims included Viola Sampson and Ruby Howard, both 39 and 32, from Highland Springs, and John R. Kline, 15, of Richmond, who died after a head on collision on U S 250 near Shannon Hill. Additional deaths occurred in crashes near Buchanan and Rocky Mount, with several others injured.
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Ken Boyer snapped a slump by going 5-for-8 in a doubleheader against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He delivered a grand slam in the opener to power a 6-5 win, boosting his average from .165 to .207 and signaling more good days ahead.
Baltimore trainer Jimmy Jones weighs whether Tim Tam should switch jockeys for the Belmont Stakes as Bill Hartack recovers from a leg injury. Ismael Valenzuela, who rode Tim Tam to Derby and Preakness victories, may stay or be replaced if Hartack recovers in time. A Belmont win would give Calumet Farms three straight Triple Crown wins, a feat last achieved in 1948 with Citation.
A ten year old boy, Donald Walter Jr., alerted firefighters after flames appeared from a panel below the Royal Drive In screen around 6 10 p.m. Lightning struck a conduit near the meter during a storm earlier in the day. Damage to the panel behind the meters and wiring was heavy, an aluminum shield melted, with repairs estimated at 300 to 400 dollars so the show would continue that night.
Vatican reports grave condition for Cardinal Samuel Stritch of Chicago after a stroke. He had earlier undergone a right arm amputation due to a blood clot and had resumed limited Mass duties. Doctors say prognosis is reserved as he remains in Rome clinic with partial recovery and consciousness.
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