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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1944
Page
6
Radio notes list tonight’s lineup from 7:00 to 11:60 with programs including Darts for Dough, Dream House, Ted Malone, Lum and Abner, Allan Young, Ginny Simms, A Date With Judy, Bob Hope segments, Hildegarde performances, News Evans, Mystery of the Air, and The American Melody Hour.
Mildred Strode of the Comets rolled 383 in a three game series with 137, 130, and 116 counts to post one of the highest sets on local alleys by a woman bowler. The Comets won two games from the Spin ners, who tied the league high game record to win their only match. Bill Anderson led the Spin ners with 145, Dan Boone 126, while the All Stars swept the office team 3-0 behind Walter Cooper 132 Doug Chaney 130 and Andy Lake 121.
Top throwers Jack Zimmerman Lan do White and Lée Ressiguie square off against Dr. Allen Hawthorne Ralph Gore and Lloyd Meag in a three game match at 8 PM. The effort recalls the 1936 Health Center team that set a 744 single game World Record and followed with a string of wins.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation 1.38 inches and year to date 1.86 inches this December. Average annual rainfall over 31 years is 35.95 inches with monthly averages ranging from 1.95 inches in February to 3.83 inches in June. Statistics courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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