Cavaliers Open Defense of Big Six Baseball Crown Today
Virginia hosts Richmond in the opening Big Six baseball defense as Richmond arrives 4-2 while Virginia stands 4-6. Richmond beat Maryland 5-1 yesterday to seize first in the Northern Division with Pinky Loehr starring.
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Cavaliers
Richmond
Virginia
University of Richmond
Charlottesville
Spiders
Pinky Loehr
University of Maryland
Loehr
Terrapins
Virginia Tech
Hofstra
Blacksburg
Hampden- Sydney
Fort Lee
Newsman Pittman Dies in Washington at 33
Raymond L. Pittman Jr., 33, a reporter for The Washington Post and former Richmond Times Dispatch staffer, died of cancer today at Mount Alto Hospital after more than a year of illness.
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Washington
Raymond L. Pittman, Jr
Washington Post
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Mount Alto Hospital
Peterson's Ointment Fame in the Pile Relief Market
A Buffalo druggist crafted an ointment forty years ago to ease itching and irritation from piles. The product gained nationwide fame for quick cooling soothing relief and became a common home remedy. Available in 40c boxes or 70c applicator tubes with a money back guarantee.
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Buffalo
Peterson
Robinson vs Graziano Live Chicago Showdown Tonight
More than 19 000 fans expect a brutal middleweight title clash as Sugar Ray Robinson defends against Rocky Graziano at Chicago Stadium. Robinson is a 3 1 favorite with odds even on a knockout by eight rounds, while Graziano vows a knockout and a brutal battle from the opening bell.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Rocky Graziano
Sugar Ray Robinson
Graziano
Kaye
Robinson
Randy Turpin
Turpin
Rock
Rocky
George Gainford
New York
Widowed Mother Wins Leniency for Her Husband's Slayer
Mrs. Bridget Kerrane praised by the killer's mother as leniency is granted to her son Jack Kerrane after a fatal 1951 incident. Judge John Scileppi gave an indefinite term with a possible maximum of three years for Jack, who wandered into Joseph Finger's home after an evening of drinking and choked Finger to death.
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New York
Bridget Kerrane
Sophie Finger
John Scileppi
Sears Opens Winchester Store With Garden Shop Auto Service Center
Sears Roebuck and Company opens a new 23 000 square foot Winchester store at 302 N Loudoun St featuring a single floor layout, a full garden shop with locally grown plants, an auto service center for six cars, a large home appliances section with Kenmore and Coldspot models, Silvertone radios and TVs, and local staffing from Winchester and surrounding areas. The store promises 35 000 items with 65 000 more via mail order and regular deliveries to Northern Virginia communities.
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Sears, Roebuck and Company
N. Loudoun Street
Winchester
Virginia
Garden Shop
Sears
Auto Service Center
Magnolia Warblers Visit Fairmont Avenue Lawn
A flock of magnolia warblers appeared yesterday morning on the lawn at 430 Fairmont Ave the home of Mrs. Vernon Eddy. The birds about the size of a robin resemble canaries and are common in spring and fall as they migrate between the deep south and New England.
Four Colleges Honor Students On Dean’s List Roles
Miss Sherman of Mary Washington College is on the Dean’s List and serves as secretary of the Junior Class and a maid of honor in the May Court, while also slated as an Apple Blossom princess in Winchester. Miss Timberlake from Stuart Hall is an honor student active in the Glee and Science Clubs and treasurer of the Granddaughters’ Club. Miss Heath at Greenbrier College is Red Cross president and Saga feature editor, club member, and Maid of Honor to the Greenbrier Queen.
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Kappa Phi
Kappa Delta
Miss Sherman
Mary Washington College
Winchester
Festival Ticket Sales Are Ahead Of Last Year
Advance sales for the twenty-fifth Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on May 1 and 2 show $300 more than this time last year. Jack Ireland, chairman, reports rising in town and out of town orders, with only 13 tables left for the Queen's and Princesses' balls. Betty Crocker star Janette Kelley will speak at the Distinguished Ladies Luncheon. Out-of-town checks arrive from New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia. Advance tickets are available at Molden Electric Co. 48 Loudoun Street for the Stag and Ladies luncheons Pageant Name Band Square and Teen-Ager dances Firemen and Grand Feature parades and the Take-A-Number quiz.
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Jack Ireland
Ireland
Janette Kelley
Minneapolis
Betty Crocker
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
North Carolina
Old Dominion
Advance
Molden Electric Co
Loudoun St
Benny Brown to Dance In Louisville Friday
Benny Brown Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Brown of S Loudoun Street will fly from Washington to Louisville Kentucky on Friday to appear on Amateur Hour as a three time winner. He will be accompanied by his mother and after the Louisville show will proceed to Chicago for auditions on Sunday before returning Monday.
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Benny Brown, Jr
Brown
S. Loudoun St
Washington
Louisville
Benny
Chicago
Tennis Meeting At City Hall Friday Evening
The Winchester Recreation Department calls a 7 30 p m meeting at the Recreation Office City Hall to plan the 1952 season at Rouss Park Courts and elect a Commissioner. All tennis players are urged to attend, noting the absence of Mr and Mrs Joe Briggs.
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Winchester Recreation Department
Rouss Park
Joe Briggs
Air Force officers face probe over hazard pay request
Air Force officers were suspended while a flying evaluation board reviews their hazard pay requests. Senate committee chair Hunt notes the airmen are under scrutiny and the inquiry will weigh in on broader debates over extra pay. Senator Douglas pushes to reduce or end hazard pay citing safer submarines and aircraft and potential savings of 200 to 300 million dollars annually.
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Cers
Hunt ‘D-Wye
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Togethr
Sen
Douglas
D-Ti
Doulas
Senate
House
Truman’s Mighty Push Into Iowa and Illinois Threatens Flood Zone
The Red Cross estimates 26,620 families, over 100,000 people, evacuated as floods crest. Rescue and protection efforts continue while relief shifts to homeless rehabilitation. Dikes and evacuation routes hold, but many await help and shelter after the surge.
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Red Cross
Western Union Strike Enters 14th Day in State
Striking Western Union workers planned to picket the newly reopened telegraph office in Bristol Tennessee. The office, reopened yesterday by district managers from Knoxville and Jackson, Miss, and had been closed since April 3. The Bristol unit includes 17 members of Local 25, Commercial Telegraphers Union AFL led by Porter L Ramsey. Across Virginia no new developments emerged as the strike reached day fourteen. Western Union reports service restored to 49 state points.
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Bristol
Tenn-Wa
Western Union
Knoxville
Tenn
Jackson
Miss
Poreter L. Ramsey
Commercial Telegraphers Union Afl
Virginia
Wrist Tenosynovitis Relief Through X rays And Heat
A wrist tenosynovitis case causes severe pain near the thumb side with redness and weakness. X rays often show normal bones while local anesthetic relief tests confirm the diagnosis. Light X ray treatment with the wrist immobilized provides relief in many cases.
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King
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W. D. Orndorff
Joe Jolliffe
Claude Gore
Kernstown Methodist Church
Kenmore
Silvertone
Magnolia Warblers
Fairmont Avenue
Benny Brown
Air Force
Chapman Motor CO
Piccadilly St
Truman
Iowa
Tlinois
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Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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HM. Bundesen, M.D
Ernest D. Jones
Moser's
International Harvester
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