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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1931
Page
2
Local readers are urged to watch The Star for daily sports coverage touching local state and national events. The column promises ongoing updates, scores, and highlights from Port and surrounding teams.
In American League action New York beat Boston 4 to 0 and Chicago defeated Detroit 8 to 4. Cleveland swept a doubleheader over St Louis 9 to 4 and 11 to 9. Washington rallied to top Philadelphia 6 to 4 as standings show New York, Philadelphia, Washington leading the packing. In other games St Louis beat Chicago 6 to 2 and Brooklyn split with Philadelphia. In the National League the Giants swept Boston in a doubleheader 4 to 2 and 6 to 2, while Pittsburgh shut out Cincinnati 3 to 0. International League results included Baltimore 4 1 Jersey City 3 and Montreal 2 1 Toronto 9.
The report lists yesterday’s AL games: New York 4 Boston 6 in a 2-2 game line, Philadelphia 8 Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 0, St. Louis 6 Chicago 2. Strong scoring action across teams.
Charles Town Horse Show in West Virginia lists exhibitors including Dr. L. M. Allen of Clifton Farms and many others from Virginia Maryland and Delaware. The report notes a dental remark about Annapolis entrants and a quip about an elevator man with a sage office line.
Dr J S Leonhhardt developed an internal pile remedy named HEMROID after treating 1000 patients with 960 successes. Baker's Drug Store advertises one bottle of HEMROID Tablets to end pile misery.
Daniel Carter Beard states his view that war as currently practiced is a foolish enterprise. He speaks as national scout commissioner, defending peace and practical patriotism. This remark reflects early 20th century youth leadership stance on military conflict.
Funeral services for George W. Sturmer of 741 Gratley Street were held at Joseph Syfer's Funeral Parlors with Western Cemetery interment. A charter member of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway, he served as grand president of the Veteran Employees' Association. He died in Winchester Memorial Hospital from injuries in an automobile accident. He was born in Pittston, Pennsylvania.
February 22, 1854. He began with the Baltimore and Ohio at Grafton West Virginia on May 1 1879 later becoming a locomotive fireman yard engineer and freight engineer. In 1887 he was a passenger engineer and stayed in that role until 1912 when he was made special representative to the general manager at Baltimore. He was appointed road man in the Welfare Bureau in 1915 supervisor of locomotive and train supplies in 1917 special representative in this bureau in 1919 and welfare agent in 1920.
The Pure Oil Company opens a new bulk plant in Middletown Virginia with J B Cooley as local agent. Two 10 000 gallon tanks serve a 25 mile radius as a distributing depot linked to Waynesboro Gas and Oil Company led by D T Coiner as president and E McC Driver as vice president.
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