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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1950
Page
14
Frederick County Teachers Association cancels tomorrow's session. President Paul Beable says business will be conducted Tuesday night at James Wood School with a talk on The Importance of Reading by Miss Merle Davis of the State Department of Education.
Television listings show a dense, overlapping slate with multiple channels and time slots from 6:00 p.m. to around midnight. Programs include Kukla Fran and Ollie, News Caravan, Quiz Kids, The Clock, Cavalcade of Stars, Jackie Gleason, and Playhouse Nine among others with gaps and unclear titles indicating a busy, chaotic broadcast day.
The Winchester Table Tennis Association starts regular league play tonight at Virginia Avenue school at 7 30. Five teams compete The Jewel Box Winchester Television Rockingham Poultry Sacred Heart Church and Plumly Lumber Co. New players are welcome and top players will assist novices ahead of an individual tournament after the 10 week league wraps up.
Jockey Joe Culmone, holder of the modern day single season record, targets Walter Miller’s all-time 388-win mark set in 1906. With 354 wins through yesterday and one month left, he needs 35 victories. Culmone rode two winners at Bowie, while Willie Shoemaker went winless at Hollywood for the second straight day.
Army sophomore Pollard earns fullback spot on Eastern All East team. Other Army picks include Dan Feldberg of Dallas and Elmer Stout of Penn. Princeton and Penn each have two selections. Fordham’s Al Pfeifer at end capitals the crack backfield selections.
Scout Executive Basil Starkey announces Round Hill Community Association sponsors troop 77 in Shawnee District. The Frederick Clarke area now has 25 units. David C. Gunn chairs the new troop with Albert B. Pingley Linden A. Pingley Earl Lee Cather Garland Cather as staff. Vernon D. Haines is scoutmaster and Charles Buckman is assistant. Twenty one charter members and one transfer from troop 2 Winchester. Membership reaches 516 with Cub Pack at Christ Episcopal Church. Plans for units at Stonewall Bryarly School and an Explorer Unit at the Presbyterian Winchester and a Middletown Methodist Church are mentioned.
Rep Burr Harrison of Virginia told the House America faces its greatest crisis and must pursue total mobilization. He blamed national leaders for timidity and said fear and indecision flow into policy, urging end to peace time production and a comprehensive defense effort.
Joe Kirkwood Jr and Jim Turnesa share the Miami Open lead after the opening 18 holes as 160 players chase the $10,000 prize. Demaret and Stranahan follow at 67, while Snead borrows clubs to post 69 and defending champion Haas finishes 71.
Virginia opens basketball at Maryland under coach Gus Tebell in a rebuilding year. Roanoke College’s Maroons lost their opener to Iona 55-47, with John O'Brien and Karl Kummer tied on 11. Bridgewater lost to Mt. St. Mary’s 64-54 as Earl Fike scored 21. Virginia Tech defeated Little Creek Amphibs 79-53 led by Sumner Tilson with 21.
Virginia and North Carolina meet in Charlottesville with UNC holding a strong defensive record and favored to win. Virginia's Johnny Papit seeks 94 rushing yards to average 1000 yards on the ground for three straight seasons, a historic feat in college football. Papit’s past results against UNC include 61 yards last year and 50 yards two years ago.
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