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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1948
Page
3
Rain washed out all Winchester softball games last night. Tonight two games are on tap with Roselburger facing a Mar team and Red Wing scheduled to play, providing local action after a weather-affected day.
Stunt parachutist Dick Hockman will leap from 2000 feet at 5 p m EST tomorrow at Watermelon Park near Berryville. The former paratrooper aims for the Shenandoah River as motorboat races and other features are planned during the day at the park.
Satchel Paige pitched a 1-0 shutout of the Chicago White Sox as Cleveland drew 78 382 to set a night game attendance record for major league baseball. The Indians won their eighth straight, widening their lead over the Boston Red Sox who swept the Athletics in a doubleheader.
St Louis defeated Pittsburgh 7 4 to close within a half game of Brooklyn and a game and a half of Boston. Don Lang drove in two with a two run single as Fritz Ostermueller took the loss and Gerry Staley earned the win. Dodgers and Braves scheduled for a doubleheader today and a single game tomorrow after yesterday’s postponement.
Stephenson baseball club will entertain Woodstock Independ ents at 3 p.m. tomorrow on the Sto newall high school diamond. The locals were slated for a benefit contest as Strasburg 3 p.m. EST today.
Agriculture Dept markets report prices paid in Winchester for U S Grade A eggs and live poultry. Egg prices range from 58 for extra large to 49 for standards per dozen. a variety of large medium and special categories listed. Poultry prices include young and old turkeys, guineas, leghorn and broiler ranges with per unit figures.
Cattle trends show slaughter steers 1.50 lower and fat cows 50 cents to 1 lower while stocker cattle stay weak. Receipts were mainly common to good grass fat steers with loads of 1090–1490 lb targeting 32.50–34. medium to low good 900–1200 lb sold 32 down, heifers 20–26, canners 15–18.50, sausage bulls 24–25.50. Calves steady, hogs up to 1.75 for sows and barrows, barrows 31–31.50 for 180–225 lb, and lighter weights higher. lambs 27–28 for good, 23–25 for medium, sheep 9–11.
Rev Wilbur A Reid is scheduled to preach at Galilee Christian church on Welltown Pike at 7 30 p m tomorrow in a brief religious service announced by the church.
Winchester Brown Bombers square off with Shepherdstown Red Sox at Rockingham field at 3 p.m. tomorrow Hogans will be the move nd choice tomorrow.
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