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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1935
Page
10
The Detroit Tigers hold a six game lead in the American League as the New York Yankees visit for a decisive set. In the NL, Dizzy Dean pitched a three hit 1 0 shutout to boost the Cardinals as they chase the Cubs and the second place. The Tigers and Yankees were each rocked in other games with Cleveland, Washington, and Boston all winning or losing to shape the standings.
Dizzy Dean struck out five and allowed three hits as the Cardinals shut out the Giants. Tony Piet drove in Luke Sewell with a first inning run for the White Sox in a win over the Red Sox. George Earnshaw and Jim Bucher for the Dodgers delivered a win with Bucher homering in the ninth. Merritt Cain fanned 13 for the Browns in a victory over the Athletics. Kampouris and Lombardi contributed for the Reds, Lombardi adding three hits and the winning RBI. Hadley limited the Senators to four hits. Earl Averill drove in four for the Indians with a homer and a single against the Yankees.
A British star defeated Kay Stammers 6-3 2-6 6-4 to reach the quarter finals of the national women's tennis championships. The text recalls this triumph from a year ago in the sport's recap.
San Francisco August 17 Helen Wills Moody withdrew from contention for the National Women’s Tennis Crown at Forest Hills. She said she has had enough tournament tennis for the season and cannot undertake another trip. She had recently made a comeback at Wimbledon.
The Winchester Golf Club awards its Governors Cup to Rev. Robert B. Nelson who posted 187 for 36 holes with a 32-stroke handicap for a net 135 five under par. Second place goes to Stone and Elting with net 137, followed by Goss and others.
Scallops form a group of bivalves related to the oyster with fan shaped shells and radiating ridges from the hinge. They inhabit Atlantic shores and the edible part is the central muscle. season runs October to March.
Hable's Palace presents Tom Keen in Crossfire and Ken Maynard with Tarzan in Mystery Mountain today. Krazy Kat cartoon and Fox film Orchids To You with John Boles Jean Muir and Charles Butterworth play Monday and Tuesday. A Fox News Reel and a novelty supplement the features.
World leaders and prominent figures mourn the deaths of Will Rogers and Wiley Post. President Roosevelt and others express grief, praising Rogers as a friend and philosopher and Post as a pioneering aviator. Notables including Hoover Smith Robinson McNary and Rickenbacker honor their contributions and enduring American spirit.
The excerpt recalls Santo Domingo’s 1844 separation from Haiti, forming a distinct entity, with the boundary treaty finally signed and ratified by both nations in 1929. It also offers a folk remedy about silencing an owl by tying a knot or turning a handkerchief pocket inside out.
Fruit imports to the United Kingdom show strong demand for light supplies of deciduous fruit on August 14. Prices for apples in Liverpool vary by type with U S No 1 Virginia Duchess and Duchess stock cited. overall shipments are rising with about 46 000 bushels anticipated next week and 26 000 landed this week from the United States. Pear imports begin to pick up with an expected 52 000 bushels in seven days. California plums remain in fair supply with about 9 000 crates planned for next week.
Saint Hilda's Hall Saint Hilda's Hall Country Day School for Boys and Girls announces its twenty first session begins September 19. The Peterkin Hall campus in Charles Town West Virginia lists faculty offerings in music art dramatics secretarial and college entrance exam preparation with small classes led by Mr and Mrs George S Blackburn.
The mutton bird is a large black seabird of Australian islands whose young yield oil valued for vitamins. Afghanistan canceled stamps from 187 to 1891 by tearing or cutting pieces of paper, then adopted ink cancellation in 1892.
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