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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1931
Page
6
A brief call to readers to follow the Star's daily sports column for local, state, and national sports news and updates to keep the community informed.
Yesterday's totals show Detroit 5 New York 4 and St Louis 4 Washington 2 in the American League. National League results include Pittsburgh 14 Philadelphia 5 and Boston 3 Chicago 2. International League standings list Rochester 10 Baltimore 5 and Toronto 14 Jersey City 4 with upcoming matchups.
Pittsburgh Pirates toppled three Philadelphia pitchers with 18 hits led by Paul Waner five hits in six at bats and Chuck Klein two homers in a 14 to 5 victory.
London editor Dr John A Hutton of the British Weekly denounces popular sermons at Massanetta Springs Summer Bible Conference saying people do not come to church to hear material already in the press. He urged fresh spiritual preaching and warned against superficiality in religious discourse.
In Hawaii, four blackmailers visit the lame cripple Death for a payoff linked to Countess Mooring. On a foggy mountain road the car plunges into a crater after Death reveals their treachery, leaving the Lamovits' plan thwarted as the fire goddess Pele presides over a grim finale.
The Massanetta Conference features sermons and talks by ministers on faith and evangelism. Dr Hutton asserts newspapers fulfill public news needs while urging personal responsibility. Bishop Arthur J Moore of California offers a counterpoint on mass and personal evangelism as six ministers conclude in a drawn debate.
Gainesboro Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal Church South led by Harold Bageant will host the Christian Endeavor Society of Mount Olive United Brethren this Sunday night in Gainesboro Virginia.
Rev. C. M. Hesser will arrive from Romney West Virginia to conduct Gainesboro circuits fourth quarterly conference. The Pine Grove Church will open at 2 30 p.m. with reports from all officials and an 11 a.m. communion service followed by a sermon by the elder.
Market notes indicate local wholesale prices and trends for the day with emphasis on timely price quotes and market updates. The Star clarifies it does not assume responsibility for typographical errors.
A months report notes 310 bank holdups, up 61 percent from the same period last year, as disclosed by the Detroit News.
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