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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1947
Page
3
Dick Hockman completed a dual chute jump at Winchester airport at 5 45 p m yesterday witnessed by several hundred people. Don ald Patton piloted the plane from which Hockman jumped.
An advertisement claims INNER AID, with 12 herbs, cleanses bowels and liver, relieves gas and constipation, and improves headaches, skin eruptions, and rheumatic pains after three days. The pitch urges suffering individuals to buy at drug stores.
Bi-State All-Stars and Park battle 13 innings with Park scoring the deciding runs in the home half. Clem Peer and McKlwee deliver key hits for the All-Stars while Scrivener drives in the final Park runs after stealing second. Winchester fans 10 as Gardner starts for the All-Stars and Park uses a late rally to clinch the win.
Pingley and Smith each had three hits as the Winchester White Sox beat Burke 5 10-5 yesterday. The team totaled 14 hits off both Berkeley Springs pitchers, including a Smith triple and doubles by Coffelt Pingley R Boyd and S Purtlebaugh. Purtlebaugh allowed eight hits and struck out seven.
A magazine summarizes graphs from a major statistical group showing rising materialism in the United States. Liquor and gambling outlays have surged while education spending stays flat, and church contributions have fallen from 3 percent of income to 1.42 percent, signaling a church funding crisis. The piece also notes women dream more than men, especially ages twenty to thirty.
The Royal Crown Battlers and the Eagles Club square off in a 3 game city softball final starting 5 45 p m tomorrow. The Eagles hold an 8 0 second half record after beating Capitol Restaurant 7 1 and Virginia Woolen 14 13. Royal Crown defeated the Eagles 6 5 in a rain shortened game and 13 2 in the first half. The winner receives a trophy from L E Hill and Nichols Co with special series rules set by loop president Dick Richard.
Clarke County All Stars will play Avisco at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Winchester diamond. Admission mirrors Park games. Last Saturday's 12 inning 1 0 loss capped a pitchers duel between Buckner and Eddins with a late single by Buckner.
House hearings set for September 9 to probe war contract fraud and overpayments. Chairman Bender says GAO audited 4 089 of 318 000 settlements finding fraud or overpayments in five percent. 147 fraud cases sent to Justice by June 30. No comment from the department.
Atlanta political writer C. E. Gregory said he believes a bombing at his home Saturday stems from his reports on the city lottery racket. He described having a hunch about the motive behind the attack.
Brooklyn tops Pittsburgh 3-1 while St Louis defeats Boston 9-5. New York wins 4-3, Chicago loses 0-8 to Cincinnati, and Philadelphia edges AM 3-? The American League shows Chicago 3-6 over New York 2-16, Boston 11-1 over Cleveland 2-2, Detroit 6-5 over Philadelphia 2-4, and St Louis 7-4 over Washington 1-7.
Larry Jansen blanked the Cubs for his 15th victory and eighth straight win, his first shutout in a Giants doubleheader opener. Joe DiMaggio Yankees mash four hits including his 15th homer, driving in four and scoring four as New York routs the White Sox 16-6 in the nightcap after Chicago won the opener 3-2.
The Frederick county nominee to the rent control advisory board is C. Ridgley White of Marriman's Lane. He is a partner in an insurance agency in Winchester. Nearly five million children in the United States ride school buses daily.
Thirty three children and patrons from the Douglas playground toured Washington last week under playground supervisors Albert Clark and Elenora Davis. They visited the zoo and other sights and attended a show at the Howard Theatre.
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