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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1961
Page
8
Jockey 7 Neves, 43, matches a long standing turf mark held by Adams James Longden Harmatz in a Bay Meadows meet now in its final week. He has 40 wins in 147 starts and a career total of 3,578 victories, ranking him sixth among winningest jockeys.
Michigan State fullback George Saimes earned AP Back of the Week honors following a 17-7 triumph over sixth-ranked Notre Dame. The 186-pound junior rushed 14 times for 142 yards, including 24 and 25 yard TD runs in the second half and a 26 yard dash late to set up the insurance field goal.
Civil defense officials in Geneseo propose using nearby salt mines as a city sized fallout shelter. Mines lie 900 to 1200 feet underground and span an area roughly the size of Manhattan Island.
Harold's Submarines posted a season high 1260 in the Tuesday Housewife League at Health Center Lanes yesterday. Alice Godlove led with 112 117 143 for 372 as Dorothy Burke scored 137 122 128 for 387 for Untouchables, in a suspenseful match with several close games and a late rolloff.
A 2.6 mile section of Interstate 81 in Wythe County opens, linking Ft. Chiswell to a second 1.2 mile project soon. Other regional upgrades near completion include projects in northern Virginia, south of Petersburg, and near Bristol.
The twenty fifth Annual Virginia State Open Singles Tournament for men will be held on Health Center Lanes Saturday and Sunday. A seven game event attracting top duckpin bowlers from Virginia Maryland and DC area. Gerald Stair of Arlington won 987 for 250 in prize money last year. Entry fee is 10 dollars and event is sanctioned by the National Duckpin Bowling Congress. Local entrants from Winchester expected to contend. Starting times 1 p.m. each day with spectators invited.
At Hamline University students greeted campus signs reading HUGS, an abbreviation for the Hamline University Guide Service for freshmen. No embraces occurred.
The NCAA council approved four amendments to curb outside influence on players. They bar all outside competition, require two years in residence before transfer, require one year in residence after transfer, and demand two years of satisfactory work to play elsewhere. Disciplinary penalties were also handed to Tennessee Tech and East Tennessee State for various violations.
Northside Mixed Classic standings stay tight as Lucky Inn and Lupton Insurance shut out rivals in three games. Leroy Boone sparked Lupton's 578 series, with Jean Havermale 439 and Dot Clark 427 backing him. Lucky Inn's Shasta Garrison posted a 440 and Mary Hodson teamed for 463. Quick Amusement moved to third with two wins over Wilkins Coffee as Clyde Miller and Becky Greene delivered late strikes. In the Lucky Strike League, Billy Bridgeforth led Royal Crown Cola past National Fruit with a 624 series and 224 game, while Hal Dawson paced National Fruit with 565. Anderson Sheet Metal shut out Ted's Newsstand, Bruce Taylor posting 538 for Shenandoah News Agency's 526.
Argpello California April AP report on US space project releasing 350 million copper needles from 2160 miles altitude. Critics including Soviets and astronomers worry about interference with optical radio observations and scientific exploration despite White House approval and a Presidential Science Advisory Committee report.
Emmett Taylor and Arlan Sirbaugh powered the Village Wonders to wins in the last two matches after a loss to Bunny Bread. Sirbaugh posted a 563 series, matched by Homer Glenn of C P Telephone, who also bowled 563. Northern Virginia Power beat Hotinger Insurance then edged them in a tight cap. Baker & Anderson split with Blue Ridge Saddlery as Jim Morton pinched a 200-543 and Frank Cone a 193-539.
The City of Winchester Virginia Building Code Board of Appeals lists two variance petitions. Southern Scrap Company seeks running water and toilet facilities at 334 Amherst Street. Clarke T Cooper Jr Architect seeks two exits for conversion at 312 Fairmont Avenue. Hearing set 10:00 AM October 27 1961 in Council Chamber City Hall.
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