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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1941
Page
5
The annual golf exhibition pits baseball stars Paul Derringer and Billy Sullivan at the Jungle Club course. An 18 hole qualifying round selects the low 32 for a match play championship starting tomorrow, ending with a 3 hole final on Sunday.
Walter Carroll, 56, died after becoming entangled in machinery at the Mount Clare shops of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He sustained multiple fractures of the arms and legs and died several hours after the accident.
District Attorney Andrew T. Park announced the arrest of 12 men in a nationwide ring of 25 accused of about 100 burglaries and holdups across five eastern states over two to three years. The trio named include James Grierson, Oscar Grierson, and Frank Kacin, all from Center Pennsylvania, with loot recovered and some stolen goods traced to Cleveland dealers. A policeman was wounded in Gettysburg during one burglary.
Belgium was invaded by Germany on May 10, 1940. On May 27, King Leopold announced that a Belgian Army had surrendered.
Stanley Thomas Wojtkiewicz, once a Shenandoah Valley Academy attendee, leaves the University of Idaho to join Company I of the Virginia National Guard for a year of service. He previously studied at SVA under Dr. Tillett, then attended USC before returning to Moscow Idaho for Idaho, with past ties to New Jersey and Delaware.
Inquiry reveals Wojtkiewicz a member of Company I from Inchester and listed as active when he left for college. Reports say Bow Wow was in college out West and ordered to report in Richmond, with discharge granted later from Richmond, possibly en route to Winchester.
Bow-Wow, famed Freshman president at the University of Idaho, starred on both football and basketball squads. He led West Coast punting and earned All-Pacific Coast honors, then announced plans to leave college citing pride in serving with the Virginian town company.
A still target shoot is scheduled for Saturday at 1 PM at the Winchester Public Safety Club grounds. Local firearms enthusiasts are invited to participate.
A House appropriations subcommittee approved 375 million dollars to finance the WPA program for the final four months of the current fiscal year ending June 30. The report also notes color variations in butterfly blood, with pale amber as a typical hue across species.
White Post High topped Goodyear in a postponed meet led by high scorer White with 171. Valley Service and G. W. Garage also posted strong team and individual scores, while Glaize Bros and other locals contributed to the event.
Cleveland attorney Don Miller says he would be glad to coach Notre Dame if offered but doubts any chance as the school favors men with current football roles. Miller notes he was part of the famed Four Horsemen quartet that left ND coaching interest. Elmer Layden later quit to join the NFL as commissioner with a high salary.
Clarence Ace Parker, 28 in May, signed a two year Dodgers contract ending major league prospects. He will report to camp August 15 as a football and baseball versatile star, choosing to play football two more years then seek coaching. The deal is described as the highest two year football contract.
Chicago February news reports Layden, ex Notre Dame coach and athletic director, quits Cloister to join the Pro grid game as league commissioner. Bert Bell Alexis Thompson protest the appointment as railroaded. George Halas defends legality and majority club support. Contract timing rushed due to Notre Dame contract expiration and urgent April meeting needs.
Pappy and the Boys along with radio hill Billies will appear at Gore High School in Gore tomorrow night February 7 at 8 o clock with Little Joe on accordion as feature star. Proceeds go to the Gore Athletic Fund.
Sponsored by the Boys' Athletic Association the school hosts an athletic gathering with refreshments served.
Joe Dimaggio, 1940 American League batting champion, will return unsigned his contract with the New York Yankees. He indicated the offer was too near his reported $32,500 last season and did not specify desired terms.
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