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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1930
Page
5
The Brunswick five held a one point edge late as Hobart rallied to win 19 18. Sitbaugh led Brunswick with 11 of 19 points while Hobart and Keller contributed key plays for a narrow victory.
The 31st Army-Navy football clash on December 15, 1931, yielded about $600,000 for the unemployed. Officials said the charity game would not resolve eligibility disputes that had split the academies since 1927. Both sides agreed to bury the hatchet for one game but resume the dispute afterward.
In Charles Town Willis and the Charles Town American Legion quint edged out Hagerstown YMCA 30 to 27 in the section's best game this season. Interwoven Athletic Club of Martinsburg beat Frederick De Molays 32 to 20 on the local high school floor with eleven players each side.
Knute Rockne gathered a who’s who of Notre Dame stars for a charity game against the New York Giants led by Benny Friedman. The Giants dominated with a 22 to 0 victory, finishing with a crisp passing attack and unified teamwork.
A local carpenter, A B Clevenger of 1915 Berryville Avenue, says Natex cured his widespread pains after winter illness and that the relief lasts about a year. He credits Natex with restoring sleep, digestion, and energy, and notes the Natex man visits The Peoples Service Drug Store daily to explain the remedy to locals.
The piece notes a visit to the zoo where amusement comes from watching the monkeys and meeting celebrities for similar light entertainment.
Market report lists prices for flour bran scratch feed middlings seed for cattle dairy feed hogs and poultry products. Figures appear garbled but indicate price points such as flour 4 85 and shelled corn 65 with various livestock and feed items noted.
Lloyd C. Huffman, merchant, awoke at 2 a.m. to detect smoke and flames raging through his store and home five miles north of Luray. He fled with his wife and infant, saving their lives though the lower floor burned. Insurance covered about 5090 dollars.
The Luray Fire Company arrived on the scene shortly afterwards and were able to keep the fire from nearby property.
John Cletus Minnick age 25 of Jackson died from burns suffered December 5 while assisting in plastering the home of Lest Smoot in Mt Jackson. He poured fuel on a fire thinking kerosene but gasoline exploded, leaving Minnick engulfed in flames. He lay injured until one o clock Saturday at Ingham mortal Hospital. Funeral services will be at Bethel Lutheran Church. He is survived by his parents Benjamin F. and Elizabeth Knupp Minnick and several siblings.
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