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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1949
Page
5
Paul Payne, a deer hunter, told Morgan county coaches that he first fired three times with a shotgun at a buck in the woods. He then borrowed a rifle and shot the deer through the heart, it ran about seven yards before falling.
A Chicago automobile agency on the north side bought a 1919 model used car after a caller offered it for 50 dollars. The dealer, recognizing a showpiece, acted quickly and bought the vehicle.
The National Guard will join the city basketball league, adding a new team to the circuit with five existing clubs American Legion post Winchester Business college Hiks club Plumly Lumber Co and Royal Crown. Games start in January at Winchester Armory after floor resurfacing with indoor tennis court markings. Frank Anderson chairs the city activities committee assisted by Dick Fauver Clyde Campbell Beverley Bailey and Allan Gaunt as organizers. Armory bookings set for Thursday nights and Sunday afternoons with two Sunday games at 2 30 PM.
New York reports Kentucky and Oklahoma A M travel east for top games this week. Kentucky faces St John s at Madison Square Garden while Oklahoma A M meets Long Island University, with both teams aiming to repeat top AP poll finishes.
The Rams clinched the western division by routing Washington 53 27 as 44 899 fans watched. They face the Eastern champion Eagles in Los Angeles for the NFL title in a game set just before the league and AAC merger forming the National American Football League.
Royal Crown climbed to first place briefly before dropping to second after losses by Plumly Lumber and Moose. Charles Renner led Royal Crown with multiple high games while Artur Golightly and John Siler starred for Carr Publishing and Boyce. In the church league Market St Methodist moved into first place by sweeping three games, while several girls and mixed teams posted strong scores across divisions.
Highland Cagers received first place in church league softball with Charles Aikin presenting the trophy. Lee Rinker accepted the trophy and a commendation letter from Howard Holland, city softball commissioner, at a meeting. The team was introduced by Rev. Duckwall. players listed include George Vaught, Melvin Aikens, Bobby Orndorff, Bobby Lake, and others.
College results list scores for multiple games. Notable showings include Duke over Virginia 82 61 and Kentucky 90 over Western Ontario 18. Dartmouth 62 and Princeton 35 highlight Ivy outcomes while Maryland 65 beat Washington-Lee into a close match.
Holy Cross faces possible coaching change as Bill Osmanski weighs a new season amid player disputes in huddles. Alumni balk at a 36000 dollar tab for a dentist coach. Monday Matinee critic Jack Gardner blasts basketball's two minute rule as shrinking the game. Southeastern Conference adopts rotating schedule altering conference tournament impact. Tom Hamilton predicts Pitt football will stay competitive next season with Notre Dame and other power programs on the slate.
A city committee proposed shifting work hours to ease congestion. About 23 000 Loop workers including city hall utilities and financial firm employees would start at 8 00 and leave at 4 30 PM. Mayor Kennelly to consider the plan.
Virginia sportsmen paid more than 1.5 million dollars into the state treasury during the last fiscal year through license fees fines and penalties. Game wardens and supervisors issued 1 353 037 licenses and killed 30 342 dogs according to the annual report.
Betty Miller led with 112 points while Ouida Keller scored 104 as Miller posted 111 and Charlotte Oole 100 to push a 385 total. Ann Snyder 118 and Miller 112 111 headlined Indiana’s tilt with solid showings from Gates 270 and Davis 385 in team events.
About 150 research men at Pennsylvania State College urged renewed funding for basic research in a conference. They warned the United States is scientifically bankrupt without long term funds for curiosity driven work. They cited the atomic bomb as an example of discoveries stemming from basic knowledge.
Cpl. Preston R. Whitacre from Kearneysville West Virginia serves in the Far East with the 594th Ordnance Company at Kobe base Japan. He has been in the Far East since September 1947 as part of the combat effectiveness program.
A Saturday blaze at Spengler Hall on the southern edge of Strasburg razed a large frame barn and its contents. Estimates show about 22 000 in damages, with roughly half covered by insurance. Among losses were 37 sheep 36 hogs a riding horse 100 barrels of corn 75 tons of hay 75 bushels of oats and farming gear including a tractor a cultivator a corn planter and a binder. The farm is owned by George B Hinkins.
Fairfax Bears Warren County high school fell 48 to 25 to Fairfax in the season opener. The team hosts Stuyvesant School five of Warrenton tomorrow.
William Barley route salesman for Checkerboard feed store completes a feeding advisory course in scientific farm management and sanitation practices in Frederick Maryland. The program is sponsored and conducted by Ralston Purina Co.
White, son of , has arrived in Osaka Japan and is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. The unit is based in Japan near Supe Joes.
Cpl Walter Whitmore age 26 from Winchester is assigned to headquarters company 1st battalion 17th Infantry Regiment 7th Infantry Division in Senzai Japan. He works as a carpenter and demolition man in his platoon and served in the European theater during the war. His wife and two children reside here.
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