Famed Mauler Predicts Buddy Baer Next Heavyweight Champion
Legendary boxer Jack Dempsey praises Buddy Baer predicting he will win the heavyweight title, noting Baer's size power and resilience. Dempsey recalls guiding the Baer brothers and doubting rivals like Jack Roper and Tony Galento’s chances against Baer the Brown Bomber.
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Mauler
Buddy Baer
Joe Louis
Jack Dempsey
Baer
Max
Primo
Buddy Wu
Dempsey
Jack Roper
Tony Galento
Brown Bomber
Revolta Trails Two by Opening Round in Asheville Open
Johnny Revolta of Evanston Ill is two strokes behind leaders Dick Metz and Johnny Bulla after a par round in the Asheville Open at Beaver Lake. Metz and Bulla sit at two under par 70s, while Revolta struggled with six strokes on a single green.
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Asheville
Seatha
Johnny Revolta
Evanston
Ill
Dick Metz
Johnny Bulla
Chicago
Metz
Bulla
Beaver Lake
Revolta
Hypocrite Favored Fo Win Handicap At Bowie
Ral Parr's Hyprocite the reigning Bowie handicap winner heads a five of ten nominee field as the favorite for the $5 000 added mile and a sixteenth handicap in wet mud conditions. Bedwell trained Hyprocite faces a stiff challenge from four rivals in a rain soaked card.
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Bowie
Ral Parr
Feltiners Score High in Evening Star League Round
Feltiner's 345 and Sine's 342 led the Evening Star League night as top sets. Hershey Pints and G A A posted notable scores with high games by Sine and Jasper, while Feltner and Boyce delivered 345 and 342 in the high sets.
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Hershey
Sine
Cammers
Jasper
Sirbaugh
Beta Sigma
Feltner
Boyce
Line
Jr. Woman's Club
Early Morning Service at Highland Chapel
A special service will be held at Highland Avenue Church on Sunday morning at six thirty. The choir will perform part of the cantata Christ Victorious as part of the celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord.
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Highland Avenue Church
Easter Services At Centenary Reformed Church
Centenary Reformed Church will hold Easter morning service at six with music and devotions. An Easter Communion is set for 11 a.m. and repeated at 8 p.m. for those unable to attend morning rites. The Young People chair a 7 p.m. Easter program.
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Centenary Reformed Church
Easter Lilies and Resurrection Hymns
A religious poem by Nettie Porter Allamong of Goldendale Washington praises Easter and Christ’s resurrection. The text envisions eternal life through faith and the glory of a coming of Christ in clouds. Elmer Wilson, a Goldendale automobile dealer, considers barter over cash and ends with a sheep-for-sale tale.
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Goldendale
Wash
Elmer Wilson
John Corcoran
Wilson
Gainesboro High School Triumphs Over Indep endents
Gainesboro High School defeated the Independents 5 to 2 as Jim Adams took the loss alongside 12 hits. Sidney Secrist pitched steadily for the high school and Garland Adams excelled behind the plate. Kenwyn Triplett made a highlight by handling a line drive. Nelson Beard went 4-for-4 at the plate. The high school hosts Stephens City High on April 18 and 25.
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Gainesboro High School
Gainesboro Independents
Jim Adams
Independents
Donald Dolan
Sidney Secrist
Garland Adams
Kenwyn Triplett
Nelson ' Beard
L. ‘Brown
Stephens City High
Pleads Guilty In Game Case In West Virginia
Howard Malone a 22 year old of Middleton pleaded guilty at a Moorefield hearing to possessing part of the carcass of an illegally taken deer. He received the minimum sentence a suspended jail term and a $100 fine plus costs. Co T Whitacre and Game Warden Pingley took the youth into custody. Several others are said to be implicated.
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Howard Malone
Middletown
Moorefield
W. Va
Malone
Co. T. Whitacre
Pingley
Grace Lutheran Bible Class to feature Easter readings
The Grace Lutheran Church Men's Bible Class tomorrow morning hosts Rev. Dr. Hoover of Gettysburg Pa. delivering the lesson and Mrs. Cora Massey presenting an Easter reading titled Easter Thoughts. W H Bosserman will report, urging all to attend to foster Christian fellowship.
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Gettysburg
Grace ‘Lutheran Church
Cora Massey
W. H. Bosserman
Jonathan
David
Funeral for Maxine Gale Franks Held Sunday Morning
Funeral services for Maxine Gale Franks daughter of Mr and Mrs D Eston Franks will be held tomorrow morning. Friends meet at Omps Funeral Home and proceed to Assembly of God on North Cameron Street where Rev C H Anderson will officiate. Interment at Christian Church on Timber Ridge about 1 oclock.
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D. Eston Franks
White
Emma Rinker Improving After Pneumonia Illness
Reliance Virginia reports Mrs. Emma Rinker is improving from pneumonia as Lonzie Rinker and family came to help during her illness. Local moves include Mrs. Gussie Eberly and Guy Derflinger moving into the Derflinger tenant house.
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Lonzie
Gussie Eberly
Guy
F. L. Derflinger
Izner
Derflinger
Elsie Gruver
Toms Brook
Silas Henry
Harry Grover
Festival Contributions Are Announced By Finance Committee
The Apple Blossom Festival Finance Committee lists contributions and pledges received as of April 5 from numerous individuals and firms led by George W. Washington Hotel Corp. and Winchester City. The total amount reaches 3886.50 dollars, with many donors from local businesses and residents.
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Winchester Dry Cleaning Co
Weissman
B. Cooperage Co
Winchester
City of
Weis
Albert H
Watson
Weiner
Walter S
Williams
R. Gray
White Palace
Winchester Seed Co
Lions oust Handley in League A standings showdown
The Lions defeated Handley last night to move past them in League A as American Legion and Northern Virginia Power Co. battled for first. A postponed game set up a crucial three game series between Legion and Power to reshuffle the top of the standings.
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Lions
Handley
American Legion
Northern Virginia Power Co
Bethany Eastern Star Chapter Marks 45th Anniversary
The Bethany Chapter 25 of the Eastern Star observes a golden anniversary with three weeks of prep. Officials note a miscalculation altered the milestone from 50 to 45 years, affecting souvenir programs.
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Bethany
the Eastern Star
Workers Cases to Be Heard Across Virginia in April
The State Indian Commission schedules 32 workmen's compensation cases to be heard April 17 through April 28 at 19 Virginia locations. Hearings include Hanover, Culpeper, Alexandria, Winchester, Front Royal, Woodstock, Luray, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Lexington, Amherst, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Orange, Halifax, Danville, Martinsville, Gloucester, and Mathews courthouses.
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State Indian Commission
Virginia
H. Nickels, Jr
Hanover Court House
Culpeper Court House
Alexandria
Winchester
Front Royal
Woodstock
Luray
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Lexington
Amherst Court House
Lynchbourg
Charlottesville
Orange Court House
Halifax
Danville
Martinsville
Gloucester Court House
Mathews Court House
Dunkelberger and Strafaci Head North South Final
In Pinehurst on April 8 1939 Bobby Dunkelberger of High Point NC and Frank Strafaci of Brooklyn NY advance to the 36 hole final for the North South Amateur title with Strafaci the defending champion and Dunkelberger a 1937 winner. Strafaci defeated Dick Chapman 2 up while Dunkelberger edged Charles Whitehead 1 up.
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N. C
Bobby Dunkelberger
High Point
Frank Strafaci
Brooklyn
N. Y
Strafaci
Dunkelberger
Dick Chapman
Greenwich
Lebanon Church News Highlights Local Roster and Roads
Mrs Grace Walter recovers at her parents home after head surgery. Anna Mary Stickley and Junior Fisher visited Miss Virginia Linda wood. Funeral services were held for Mrs Mahlon McDonald of Minebank, buried near here. The community talks of the new John Marshall highway and spring road improvements along Back Creek. Master Kenneth Jenkins and father George Jenkins ill with pneumonia. spring plowing underway as farmers anticipate a warm season.
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Allie Stickley
Back Creek
W. E. Fisher
Cedar Creek Bridge
Fisher
Leo McDonald
Kenneth Jenkins
Guy Jenkins
Samuel McDonald
Clary
George Jenkins
N. F. Dinger
Charles McDonald
Mahlon McDonald
Examination for Junior Interviewer in Virginia
A competitive exam for the Junior Interviewer position in the Virginia State Employment Service will be held on April 29 1939. Information and forms are from Raymond B Pinchbeck United States Employment Service 701 Central National Bank building Richmond VA. Applications postmarked and returned before midnight April 15 1939 to the same address. Exams occur in Alexandria Bristol Norfolk Richmond Roanoke and Staunton. Applicants must be 21 and have legal Virginia residence and continuous domicile in Virginia.
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Raymond B. Pinchbeck
United States Employment Service
Central National Bank
Richmond
Alexandria
Bristol
Norfolk
Roanoke
Staunton
Virginia
Filing Applications List for Future Vacancies
A notice outlines a process to file applications one year before the final date to secure future vacancies as they arise within the year. It emphasizes ongoing eligibility and readiness for upcoming openings.
Umbrella Man Sam Simonson Seeks New Peddler License
Sam Simonson, umbrella vendor for 42 years, applied for his annual peddler license in Chicago. Detective Edward FitzGerald reminded him that last year he said he would retire. Simonson resists, citing Britain’s Chamberlain as the reason, saying business is booming.
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Chicago
Sam Simonson
Edward Fitz 9Gerald
England
Chamberlain
Pupils to Take First Train Ride on School Trip
Fifty elementary pupils from Taylorville Illinois will ride a train to Decatur next Tuesday. The Parent Teachers Association arranged the 25 mile trip as part of a belief that a train ride is a necessary part of every child's education.
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Taylorville
Ill
Parent
Decatur
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