Week-end Games All Rained Out in Winchester Area
Heavy rains washed out all weekend sports in Winchester. Two City League games and one Church League match are listed for 7 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. on Diamond 1 to 3, with Diamond 1 featuring Red Wing against Winchester News and Diamond 2 hosting O Sullivan versus Ward's Grocery, while Loudoun St Presbyterian meets Montague Ave Methodists on Diamond 3.
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Winchester
Diamonds
Red Wing
Winchester News
O'Sullivan
Ward’s Grocery
Loudoun
St. Presbyterian
Montague Ave Methodics
Read the Ads Today Shop on Friday
A reader tips to shop on Friday to dodge Saturday crowds and save time. Promotions promise better selection and lighter checkout lines as weekend shopping peaks.
Gainesboro Gore Veterans Start Training Program
Eighteen World War II veterans began a self employment training program under the Gainesboro-Gore high school vocational agriculture department. The advisory committee approved members and 32 total enrollees reported farm and livestock achievements and new projects planned for the year.
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Gainesboro-Gore
Frank Brown
Gainesboro
W. C. Shirley
Cross Junction
R. G. Keller
Angers
Lewis Travers
White Hall
Harry Strother
Clark
J. L. Hershman
Mr. Falls
E. Clay Rogers
Boyd Ramey
Hayfield
Fred C. Braithwaite
Frank Whitacre
Gore High School
Whitacre
John H. Lewis Jr
Gainesboro High School
Charles Shoemaker
James L. Givens
Gore
Textile Workers Get Eight Percent Pay Boost in Danville
An eight percent wage increase for 12 000 workers at Dan River Mills may set the pattern for Virginia and the South. An official of the American Federation of Textile Workers Union of America says seven more Virginia plants may follow. The Dan River contract raises average pay from 1.07 to 1.16 per hour, runs two years, keeps the check-off system, and adjusts the no strike clause to Taft Hartley law.
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Danville
Ang
Dan River Mills
Virginia
South
American, and Workers Union of America
Dan River
Schwarzenbach Huber
Front Royal
Funeral Services for J Douglas Green Held Tomorrow
J Douglas Green 50 longtime Mt Hebron Cemetery superintendent died Saturday. Funeral service will be at 2 p m tomorrow at Jones funeral home with Dr S L Flickinger and Dr Lewis F Haver officiating. Pallbearers listed include Fred Cochran J H Yost Amos Shryock Richard Boxwell Harry Copenhaver and Claude Smalts.
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Jones Funeral Home
J. Douglas Green
Mt. Hebron
S. L. Flickinger
Lewis F Havermale
Fred Cochran
J. H. Yost
Amos Shryock
Richard Boxwell
Harry Copenhaver
Claude Smalts
Four Polio Cases Reported in Virginia
State health department officials announced four new polio cases in Virginia bringing the total to 106. The cases include a 3-year-old girl in Stafford County a 4-year-old boy in Grayson County a 4-year-old girl in Patrick County and a 10-year-old boy in Roanoke County.
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Richmond
State Health Department
Virginia
Stafford County
Grayson County
Patrick County
Roanoke County
Water Polo Mostly Fifth Battle Royal
A vivid, humorous Washingtonian take on water polo in Wembley. The piece describes rough play, elbows, and fights in a match, detailing seven players per team, two seven minute periods, and a chaotic scene as referees struggle to control the action.
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Wembley
Eng
Church Softball Tourney Revived in Richmond
Virginia Softball Assn. will revive the state church tournament abandoned during the war years. The event is set for Sept. 4 5 in Richmond. Managers of all church teams may contact Tournament Director Charles Shaughnessy Jr. 4934 Park Ave Richmond 21 Va for details.
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Virginia Softball Assn
Richmond
Charles Shaugnessay Jr
Park Ave
Aspirin Tops Worlds Largest Seller At 10
A striking label proclaims aspirin as the world’s largest seller at ten units, highlighting its market prominence and perceived reliability in everyday health use.
A's Stay Clearly On Top In Tight League Race
The Philadelphia Athletics hold first place as the tightest four team pennant battle in 48 years narrows to eight percentage points separating Boston Cleveland New York. Results shift Indians to second and Yankees to third while Red Sox drop to fourth after Detroit and Chicago games.
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Associated Press
American League
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Red Sox
Indians
Yankees
Connie Mack
Tigers
Detroit
Joe McCarthy
Cincinnati
Boston
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Detroit, Washington, St. Louis, Chicago Standings Update
Yesterday's stars include Ferris Fain of the Athletics who homered and added three singles driving in three as Oakland beat Detroit 4-2. Sammy Zoldak of the Indians limited the Red Sox to seven hits and a Williams homer broke the shutout in the ninth, completing a doubleheader sweep with a 6-1 win.
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Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
Ferris Fain
Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Sammy Zoldak
Indians
Boston Red Sox
Ted Williams
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Maryland
S & F Distributing CO
Pennsylvania Ave
J. D. Green
Roya
London
America
Roy Cochrane
Rune Larsson
Sweden
International Radiophoto
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Ptrnce
Mme / Bhter Wieng
Batter Venana
Stor Winchesters Boys’ Wear Center
A's
St Gowers
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Chapman Motor CO
Pine Motor Co., Inc
Dodge
Lymouth
Im.m. Adams
Amherst & Boscawen Sts
Restone
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