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"1960s" - 100 Total Result(s)
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HELEN MCMAHON ACCEPTS ON JUNIE’S BEHALF
Helen McMahon, a valued member of AMF’s Staff of Champions, graciously accepted the prestigious First Annual BPAA All-Star Award of Merit on behalf of her husband, Junie McMahon, who, due to illness, ...
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JAPANESE LESSONS
Bowling was enormously popular in mid-century Japan. Nearly 3,697 bowling centers opened in the country during the 1960s and 1970s. While bowling alleys initially used American-made equipment, Japanes ...
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JERRY VAN DYKE DROPS THE BALL
With bowling’s popularity booming in America, it naturally made its way onto the big screen. Bowling alleys proved a relatable setting for a number of major motion pictures. During the filming of Metr ...
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JEWELRY FOR BOWLING
Want to add a little sparkle to your game? The Women’s International Bowling Congress distributed pins and brooches as emblems of membership and prizes, such as this brooch from 1968. By designing pin ...
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JOIN THE CLUB
Bowling 600 or higher over three games earned a Women’s International Bowling Congress member a commemorative ribbon. The ribbons listed the date and name of the tournament’s host city, making a great ...
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KEEPING SCORE WITH KRUMSKE
Brunswick introduced their Automatic Scorer at Village Lanes in Chicago, Illinois. Brunswick’s vice president for marketing described the event as “the dawn of a new era in bowling.” The premiere attr ...
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KUCZYNSKI CASHES IN
At the 1969 BPAA All-Star Tournament in Hialeah, Florida, Betty Kuczynski secured a commendable third place in the women’s division, achieving a total pinfall of 8,093. Her impressive performance earn ...
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LADY BIRD JOHNSON, A PROUD WIBC MEMBER
As First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson was no stranger to the White House bowling alley. Though not a regular bowler before moving into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., she quickly took to the sport. The Women’s Int ...
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LANES OF THE RISING SUN
Bowling was sweeping the globe in the 1960s. By early 1962, there were bowling centers operating in more than 50 countries, both commercially and on military bases. When the fully-automatic, 62-lane K ...
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LEADING THE WAY
Marion Ladewig (center) was among a group of influential women bowlers in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Pauline Bickel (left), known as one of the greatest bowlers out of Omaha, Nebraska, once set a rec ...
