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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1929

Page

8

Winchester and Boyce Clash on Handley Court Tonight

The Red Birds of Winchester Park Association meet the White Ducks of Boyce Athletic Club on Handley court in a expected close game. Charles Town American League team results suggest a competitive contest. Public urged to attend with low admission. Boy Scouts and kids under twelve admitted free.

Winchester Boyce Red Birds Winchester Park Association White Ducks Boyce Athletic Club Handley Court Charles Town

Colleges Plan Self-Run 1930 Baseball League Games

Princeton University officials said Columbia Yale and Princeton will play the 1930 Eastern Intercollegiate League baseball schedule without bench coaching. Dr Charles W Kennedy chairman of Princeton's athletic control board stated both Columbia and Yale accepted the proposal.

Columbia-Princeton Yale-Princton Charles W. Kennedy Board of Athletic Control Princeton University Columbia Yale Princeton

Trojans Ready For Rose Bowl Tilt With Pitt

USC coach Howard Jones said the Trojans prepared for the Rose Bowl without a real scrimmage, relying on daily dummy work against Pitt plays. He warned of a tough game, expects a close contest, and may tweak the forward wall while keeping the rest of the lineup as in the Carnegie Tech game.

Trojans University of Southern California Pasadena University of Pittsburgh Howard Jones Pitt Panthers Jones Carnegie Tech

Dempsey Declines Vaudeville to Focus on Coliseum Promos

Former world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey turns down a twenty week vaudeville offer to return to Chicago and handle promotional boxing ventures. He informs business rep Leonard Sacks that his next Coliseum attraction will be a 10 round bout between James J Braddock and Leo Lomski, contenders for the world light heavyweight title. In Atlanta, Shrine all star practice features 43 players from Southern Conference squads as Florida and Tennessee coaches direct drills for the New Year clash.

Jack Dempsey Chicago Leonard Dempsey James J Braddock Leo Lomski Husky Atlanta Charles Bachman Florida Bob Neyland Tennessee

Army Faces Stanford With Probable Lineup Report

Army and Stanford expected to clash with a lineup listing players such as Carmark Muller Price and Hillsinger along with Hutchinson Frentrup and Smalling among others. The article details positions and abbreviations for the two teams.

Army Stanford Leland Stanford Army Stanford Carmark L. E. Muller Price Tandy Humber L. G. Bardin Miller Ce Taylre Hillsinger Dricoll Perry LR Tompson Messinger R. E. Preston Carver Q. Fleischbacker Cagle Noes Robert Hutchinson R. H. Frentrup Murrell BF Smalling

Guaranteed Relief for Rheumatism and Nerve Pain Promoted

A historic ad touts Q-623 and Q1623 as guaranteed remedies for rheumatism neuritis arthritis sciatica lumbago promising pain relief after a few doses. The notice lists Baker's Drug Store Winchester Gardner's Pharmacy Boyca as recommending merchants for the prescription.

Baker's Drug Store Winchester Gardner's Pharmacy Boyca

VirginiaMountains Proposed National Park Hopes

William E. Carson urged Virginia's two senators and ten congressmen to designate the mountain region as a national park. Mrs. Katherine Chapman Zirkle died near Stephens City. Mrs. E C Yost won a Christmas decoration contest, receiving a Westminster Chimes clock. 1928 tax refunds included Fred L Glaize 1851 and George Washington Hotel Corp 1827. One hundred ten deaths in 58 cities from influenza last week.

William E. Carson Virginia Conservation Development Commission Virginia Katherine Chapman Zirkle Stephens City E. C. Yost Northern Virginia Power Company Fred L. Glaize George Washington Hotel Corporation

Deaths from pneumonia and a bear incident near Strasburg

Over the weekend two pneumonia deaths are reported Robert Adamson a noted British fruit buyer and Stuyvesant S Mauck a retired farmer both died after a week long illness. Charles Middleton of Strasburg reportedly shot a black bear in nearby mountains after it attacked him.

Robert Adamson Stuyvesant S. Mauck Charles Middleton Strasburg Gary United States Steel Corporation Richmond Times Dispatch Virginia Fred Robinson Bunker Hill Keyser W. Va C. Alphonso Smith Edgar Allen Poe University of Virginia Handley Library

Winchester Memorial Hospital board gains power to name successors

Charter amendment records a self perpetuating board at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Directors gain power to nominate and elect their successors and to adopt by laws for governance. Directors are appointed for life under prior terms, now replaced by mandatory self governance and control of the hospital.

Winchester Memorial Hospital Lfe

Phrase on commerce and satire from a bygone era

The speaker muses on boosting business by using wealth sent abroad for agricultural products. The tone blends economic speculation with social critique, noting how a dead man cannot transfer his portion of atmosphere and sunshine to a favorite beneficiary.

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