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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1941
Page
5
A collage of sports snippets covers boxing shelved stars and boxing talk, college football coach comments, a city commissioner election, a Broadway betting aside, and league leadership chatter. Mentions Benny Leonard Watson Clark Elmer Layden Carl Storck Bimelech and Earl Blaik.
Stated press time shows 9 P M in London 10 P M in Berlin 11 P M in Alexandria Buacharen indicating late edition scheduling across time zones.
Woody White of Goodyear Tire in League B rolled 400 and 403 in back to back games against Glaize & Bro. and George Washington Garage, the latter helped by a 171 high for the year. Helen Keeps had a doubleheader strike but Chamber of Commerce won two of three. Woolworths set a Ladies Commercial League high with 577 and swept McCrory’s. Galt Davis leads a star girls team touring the south with 14 world records between Ida Simmons and teammates.
The undersigned will sell at public auction beginning 1:00 PM Friday February 14 1941 at the residence of the late Sarah A Clark 901 S Cameron Street corner of Cameron and Gerrard Winchester Virginia the household effects of the late Sarah A Clark and Mary E Warnick Cash terms James P Reardon Admr Sarah A Clark Admr Mary E Warnick
Massanutten Academy posted a new national record in the 160 yard freestyle relay at Woodstock on Saturday night. The team of Ted Hobert, Bol Frank Elliott, and Dor Benen nichi swam 1:13.9, eclipsing their earlier 1:11.2 mark set Tuesday. Allentown swimmers claimed several top places including Adams, Kirby, and Watson in breaststroke and relay events.
The meeting opened with the pledge and Scout Oath. The Beaver patrol demonstrated knot tying including bowline stevedore figure eight and square knot. Sammy Ritter won the knot tying contest. Anniversary week plans discussed and Friday Saturday Sunday events scheduled with a movie at Capitol Theatre and church services. All members received 1941 registration certificates. Vic Arthur Jr. Scribe.
The meeting opened with the Scout Oath and Flag Salute led by Patrol Leader Stine. Mr Naff and Mr Grim spoke on Boy Scout Week while the Pioneer Patrol performed a skit about Scouting in America and a first aid demonstration followed.
During Scout Week activities after the opening a Lutheran Church service for Troops 1 and 21 was held. Guests included Mr Headley Mrs Headley Mrs Streit Mr Miller and Mr Kline. Allan Orndorff passed Second Class signaling.
Fred Corcoran proposed letting soldiers and other nonpaying fans attend open tournaments free. Lawson Little won the Texas Open with a twelve under 273, three strokes ahead of Ben Hogan and Sam Snead finished third. Hogan bogeyed seven greens in the last 36 holes.
In the Southern Conference standings North Carolina South Carolina Richmond Washington and Lee William and Mary appear secure for the Raleigh tournament Feb 28 to March 1. Wake Forest Duke and VMI still need solid finishes to guarantee a spot as the season winds down.
J. E. Cowles, Gainesboro High School vocational agriculture teacher, addresses Gainesboro farmers on soil and terrain driven moisture conservation. Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. White Hall farmers hear panel on farm credit facilities with brief moving pictures shown at both meetings.
Don Miller, Cleveland lawyer and former Notre Dame back, appears to have the inside track for the athletic director post after Elmer Layden’s resignation. Miller plans to meet with Rev. Hugh O’Donnell to discuss the coaching vacancy, though he does not seek the athletic director role. Buck Shaw remains the favored candidate for football coach as Notre Dame splits the two positions again.
LURAY February 10 The 1914 Ford owned by Charles Sours formerly of Page county now in Frederick county carried the Sours family to Page for the funeral of Mrs Catherine Jones. The car has logged over 4 000 miles since the family moved to Frederick totaling 86 400 miles across many years and earlier served as merchandise carrier for Ida merchant B F Jenkins. The Sours family values the antique and has rejected offers of a newer car and cash from several buyers.
Salem Massachusetts February 10. Bill Broderick long cited as the nation s highest paid school boy football coach faces a $1 400 salary cut proposed by Rev Chester G Minton to bring his combined pay of 6800 in line with other department heads The plan aims at economy not de emphasis of football Broderick a veteran coach artist who paints in off hours came to Salem in 1923 to lead the team to beat Beverly in early years Salem s football tradition includes trips to Florida and a Los Angeles game with Urban Military Academy
New York February 10 Senate Majority Leader Barkley will speak on the lend-lease bill over WJZ NBC at 10 30 tonight He is expected to answer opponents arguments and plead for national unity in a major radio address by the Senate leader36
The Hoover family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness sympathy during illness and death of Gertrude Hoover and for cars and floral tributes.
Clowe posts 141 for the Lions in a league standings update. Individual tallies show Bridgeforth 360 and Perry 357, with team totals for Legion 1644 and Kiwanis 1594, while Hawthorne, Perry and Taylor also notch high scores in a varied scoreboard.
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