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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1946

Page

11

Midgets Thump Wildcats 13 1 In Sacred Heart Junior League

The Sacred Heart Athletic Club for Boys opened with three teams the Midgets Shawnee Wildcats and Tigers. The Midgets routed the Wildcats 13 1 behind pitcher Jimmy Hockman who allowed three hits and featured heavy hitting by Dicks and others. Next game Sunday pits Tigers against Midgets at 1 PM.

Sacred Heart Athletic Club Shawnee Wildcats Tigers Wildcats Jimmy Hockman R. Kern

Race Horse Ringers Under FBI Style Probe

Eight state inquiry by the Thoroughbred Racing Bureau shifts to New York amid a $30,000 betting scheme linked to a horse raced as Allpulch at Rockingham Park. The animal is Sea Command, owned by Frances Stable, with connections to Mink and Middleton facing conspiracy charges in Maryland.

Austin Bealmear New York Thoroughbred Racing Oe Bureau New Har Rockingham Park FBI Spencer Drayton TRPB Florida New England Allpulch Drayton Sea Command Frances Rockingham Lou Smith Thomas P. Costello William F. Mink Wilmington Del J. A. Creal Robert Drummonds W. F. Mink Pimlico Mink

Scout Rex Bowen To Direct Dodgers Baseball School

The Brooklyn Dodgers schedule a baseball school at Charlottesville High School Field in Charlottesville Virginia on August 5 6 and 7 directed by Scout Rex Bowen with Carey Bodnarick assisting Bodnarick is Charlottesville High School coach Bowen leads the Brooklyn scouting staff in Virginia and Chesapeake territory Former Athletics pitcher Carey and Bodnarick help as coaches Veterans of World War II and players ages 17 to 21 are invited to participate Each session begins at 9 a m and players should bring their uniforms

Brooklyn Dodgers Charlottesville High School Charlottesville Rex Bowen Bowen Brooklyn Virginia Chesapeake Carey Philadelphia Athletics Bodnarick Ralph Branca Haly Gregg Vic Lombardi Bruce Edwards Joe Soskovic Ed Miksis Calvin McLish Dodgers

Five Nationally Known Judges At Warrenton Show

Five nationally known judges have been asked to officiate in the Warrenton Horse Show with 53 classes. Invited to judge hunter events are Murray Fleming Dowlands Farm Toronto Canada Fred Pinch Montchanin Del and Daniel Shea Hyde Md Col Henri Luebbermann and Lt Col John Waters both of Washington will score the jumpers. A night program is added for the first time.

Warrenton Hamilton

Robert Bowers to Open His Own Machine Shop

Robert W. Bowers, longtime head of the maintenance department at National Fruit Product Co in Winchester, resigns effective August 1 to start a machine shop. He plans to operate beside Plumly Lumber Co and serve the public by fall. He previously worked for General Electric in Philadelphia and ran a home shop for six years. Bowers has taught welding and shop classes and led the Winchester Trade School in 1943. He is married with three children, one in the service.

Robert W. Bowers National Fruit Product Co Winchester Bowers Plumly Lumber Company General Electric Philadelphia Fairmont Avenue National Defense

Clarke Field Demonstrations Continue Through September

Clarke county field demonstrations proceed from July into September per County Agent J. W. Olcott. Sessions start at 3 PM. August 5 features a Ladino Clover demonstration at Springbury, 5 miles southeast of Berryville on State.

Clarke County J. W. Olcott Springbury Berryville

Contour Demonstra tion near Od Chapel and Stone Bridge

Route 613 sits 2 miles east of Od Chapel on State Route 617. On Aug 12 a contour demonstration is noted with Mrs. Thompson Sowers located 1 to 2 miles east of Stone Bridge on Route 622, 3 miles southeast of White Post.

Od Chapel Thompson Sowers Stone Bridge White Post

Agricultural Demonstrations At Blandy Farm And Nearby Sites

Aug 19 En silage corn and fertilizer demonstration at Blandy Experimental Farm on New Route 50 southeast of Boyce and Millwood. Aug 26 corn hybrid demonstration at Kern Orchard Farm near Berryville. Sept 9 nitrate of soda on corn demonstration by Arthur Buckley near State Route 7 area.

Blandy New Route 50 Boyce Millwood Charles Asbury Kern

Nitrate of Soda and Corn Demonstrations Planned

The notice lists demonstrations on Sept 16 and Sept 23 near Berryville with presenters C M Polhamus and Kenneth Shenk. Locations reference Junction Crum's Church Road, Charles Town Winchester Pike, and Wadesville Road, all within 1-2 miles northwest to 7 miles northwest of Berryville.

White Post C. M. Polhamus Crum Berryville Kenneth Shenk Charles Town Winchester Pike Wadesville Road

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