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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1951
Page
9
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox retained the American League slugging title by topping the 1061 at bat mark with 556 total bases. The metric, calculated from $31 times at bat and 205 total bases, lagged Williams 1950 figure of .647 while Zernial and others trailed in the standings.
The Post Office defended the Betsy Ross stamp claiming it honors a beloved story, while editor M B Schnapper challenged its historical basis as unsupported by documents. Postal officials noted prior stamp publicity and highlighted Arch Street Philadelphia as the alleged birthplace of the flag creation, marking Betsy Ross’s 200th birth anniversary.
India sharply reduced imports of Japanese cotton textiles in the first five months of the fiscal year, importing just 46 000 pounds of cotton twist and yarn versus 6 340 000 pounds plus 26 million yards of cotton piece goods a year earlier. Officials say imports were halted in 1950 and 1981, with Japan diverting supplies due to the Korea war.
Chicago reports 34 major league and American League records tied or broken in 1951. Chico Carrasquel made 297 consecutive errorless chances, surpassing 288 by Phil Rizzuto. Gil McDougald drove in six runs in one inning, Gil Coan hit two triples in a game, Gus Zernia slugged six homers in three straight games, and Al Rosen collected four grand slams.
A loaded streetcar and an oil truck collided during rush hour in Baltimore. Flames scorched the trolley front as about 50 passengers escaped through opened doors. Two people were hospitalized for shock. the oil truck driver and rider escaped serious injury, while 15 year old Irvin Childs Jr. helped beat flames from the driver’s burning shirt and tie before firemen extinguished the blaze.
The Frederick County School Board will meet January 3 at 9 30 in the School Board Office at the County Courthouse. The session normally on the first Tuesday was delayed by the New Year holiday and rescheduled.
The First Baptist Church will hold its annual Youth Service tomorrow at 11 o'clock. The Rev Morris Cather, a student at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville Kentucky, will deliver the sermon. The service is in charge of Rev B T Clark Jr, a student at Andover Newton Theological Seminary in Boston, assisted by his brother James E Clark, a ministerial student at the University of Richmond.
Edward T. Eddie Brannick, longtime secretary of the New York Giants, will be honored with the Bill Slocum Memorial Award at the New York Baseball Writers' 29th annual dinner and show. The event will be held at the Waldorf Astoria on Sunday February 3.
The Battalion of Death was a CIA A regiment of women who fought alongside the Russian Army during World War I, marking a notable gendered military contribution in the conflict.
Six members of a Jacksonville family died in a Florida crash when their car collided with a freight train near a Daytona Beach crossing. The victims include Mack Cooner 40 his wife and their four children. Engineer T L Norwood said he was about 25 feet from the crossing when he saw the car. Police Chief H L Ham said the car plunged into the train's diesel engine.
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