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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1931
Page
2
The Star pledges daily sports notes from local and state to national events. Highlights, standings, and upcoming schedules are promised with quick concise briefs and timely updates across all major leagues.
Washington defeated Philadelphia 5 to 1 as the race tightens with two games remaining in the pennant chase. Chicago White Sox rallied to beat Detroit 10 to 8 in twelve innings while St. Louis Browns swept doubleheaders over Cleveland 8-3 and 6-3. In the Yankees’ 14 to 4 drubbing of the Red Sox, a 21-hit barrage powered New York past Boston in front of 22 000 fans. National League saw New York blank Philadelphia 8-0 and St. Louis edge Chicago 5-4, with multiple scores across the circuit. Baltimore and Jersey City posted 7-7 and 5-3 draws respectively. Standings show Newark at 82-60, Baltimore 83-63, Rochester 81-62.
Capon Bridge residents share visits with Mrs. L C Oates and Ruth Nelson of Pittsburgh. Miss Wenonah Suit returns to Maysville Kentucky from visits to here and Winchester. Local attendees join an all day sermon at Sandy Ridge led by Rev. S J Goode. Lorraine Whitacre dies at Hopemont State Sanatorium. burial at Fairview Cemetery with her parents and siblings surviving. Prof Clark Lynch and Mrs William Talbott of New
Mata Mars of Ohio attended the Green Lantern Tui convention in Paw Paw Sunday. Mr. John W. Leith, an aged man who had been seriously ill all summer, died Thursday night at his daughter Mrs. Helen Parsons's home in Romney. Miss Geneva Sirbaugh, Mrs. J. W. Hutchinson and Mrs. Clarice Eaton visited the Sirbaughs of Cold Stream Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Barrette along with children Gladys Elwood Nathalee Clayton and Jenetta Pearl visited Mrs Barret tes mother at Mt Williams on Sunday. Numerous relatives and friends from the Whitacre and Lafollette families were mentioned in visiting and illness notices.
Miss Ruby Lafollette and her brother spent a few days with their aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Frank Eaton of Har GM Water and were accompanied home by their uncle Mr Melvin Lafollette. Mr and Mrs Elzie Bledsoe and Mr Gordon Bledsoe visited Mr and Mrs Aldine Roberts at Antioch West Virginia.
A late afternoon collision on the Northwestern grade two miles from Winchester caused Steve Bender of near Elkins West Virginia to flip his car several times. In the auto were Bender’s brother and Paul Philips who suffered eye injury from glass and shock. Philips was treated at Memorial Hospital and resumed travel. the party was en route from Elkins to Waldorf Maryland to visit Bender’s mother.
A car rollover caused jars of blackberry product to burst inside the vehicle and scatter along the pike. Passersby mistook the mess for a serious crash while bystanders summoned doctors and an ambulance, which were not needed.
Private Jack G. Berry first class of the sixty fourth Coast on Rand has been rated first class gunner with compensation per pall issued at Fort Shafter, T. He is the son of Mr and Mrs H Berry of Clearbrook.
Private Berry and the Hawaii regiment perform duties at Fort Shafter, supplying guards of honor for ambassadors consuls royalty and other notables visiting Honolulu. The unit also contributes personnel for various ceremonial roles and promotions in the islands.
G M C reports a 1-1 percent ton Buick six standard motor with new balloon tires and a 10 ft panel body. Paint described as like new.
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