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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1961
Page
9
The piece discusses the new Winchester 52D .22 target rifle with its match oriented single shot design, floating barrel and adjustable features, noting its price at $140 and performance traits. It also reports on Winchester Seniors and Juniors rifle and pistol course progress, stages and scores, with names of local shooters and standings.
A concise crossword clue entry lists two items: Down 1 is a Spanish exclamation and the clue for 2 is a word meaning before. The brief item reflects a puzzle page format with numbered entries and short hints. It captures the daily crossword style and the compact clue presentation.
Julian Buncutter rolled a 196 over two open frames in Health Center League play to surpass Jess Kiracore’s 182 and trail only Jack Wilkins’ 209. He earned a Bell Clothes Suit for joining the 185 Club and a National Duckpin Bow Congress patch, amid a 12-game league stint for a 105 average.
Speaker Sam Rayburn, 79, has entered Baylor Hospital in Dallas as doctors work to identify what slows his recovery from a back ailment. An associate notes he previously returned to his Bonham home on August 31 for rest and vacation.
Iowa Hawkeyes retain the top AP spot after a 28-7 season opening win over California. Mississippi follows with 325 points and 16 first place votes, while Georgia Tech rises to third after a 27-7 win over USC. Notre Dame and others receive votes in a wide list.
Yogi Berra describes his transition to a sports writer role in a first AP piece. He reflects on World Series legends, his Yankee teammates, and his own shifting status with the club as the World Series looms in Yankee Stadium.
Local calendar highlights October shows at Bari Theater Abingdon Opera House and Winchester Little Theater feature Opera Berii Dark Corner and Tunnel of Love. Other events include rose show at George Washington Hotel arts fairs at Quarles School and Shenandoah Conservatory recital. DeMolay program, DeKalb chapter, and various university and national venues.
Jesse Davidson set a WV single meeting mark with 95 winners during the opening night at Shenandoah Downs. Silveranna ridden by Davidson won the feature paying 6.60, Very Speedy paid 3.20, a 3190 crowd watched as the meet kicked off with races at the East Panhandle track. The purse was 194 560 dollars as the season begins with bets and hopes for more top horses and a new name for the track.
Capt. Frank Carpenter’s trawler brought in a strange marine fossil from Atlantic waters east of Poquoson. Robert S. Bailey of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science said it is the skull of a walrus likely killed in a glacial period hundreds of thousands of years ago. Walruses are native to areas south of the St. Lawrence River today.
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