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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1950

Page

5

Elks Capture B League First Half Title in Three-Game Rolloff

Elks Club edges Glaize and Browning to seize the first half championship with a 1617 total. Jim Fiddler 131 and Harry Aikens 128 spark Glaize. Ben Bailey tops Elks with a 392 set while Bill Moore leads individuals with 392 average and 126 133 133 in the three games.

Elks Club Glaize & Browning Jim Fiddler Harry Aikens Glaize & Bro Bill Moore George Lutz Glaize Elks Ben Bailey Moore Lutz Bailey Grim Sencindiver Baker Aikens Carter Fiddler Billmyer

Giants Shake Up Roster For 1st Division Bid

New York Giants add 26 players in a bid for a first division berth. The deal with the Boston Braves brings Alvin Dark and Eddie Stanky to New York in exchange for Willard Marshall Sid Gordon Buddy Kerr and Sam Webb. The move aims to energize fans despite trading power for new infield outfield balance.

New York New York Giants Giants Polo Grounds Boston Braves Alvin Dark Eddie Stanky Willard Marshall Sid Gordon Buddy Kerr Sam Webb Marshall Gordon

College Basketball Results Snapshot

Long Island beat Bowling Green 66 63 and Temple defeated NYU 50 45. Westminster topped Pitt 49 38 while Columbia beat Princeton 52 48. Connecticut won 65 56 over Maine, and Louisville 77 50 over Ky Wesleyan. Virginia 79 Dickinson 62. Hesmipeen Sydney 58. Richmond 63 Southern Methodist 61. Rice 61 Texas Aggies 49. Texas Christ 45. West Texas 58 Pepperdine 45. Texas Tech 59 Texas Western 58.

Long Island Bowling Green Temple NYU Westminster Pitt Columbia Princeton Connecticut Maine Louisville Ky. Wesleyan Virginia Dickinson Hesmipeen Sydney Richmond Southern Methodist Rice Texas Aggies Texas Christ West Texas Pepperdine Texas Tech Texas Western

Bowling Leads in Three League Matches with Narrow Finishes

Jewel Box remains undefeated in the second half as Virginia Vance tops with 117 and Jo McIntyre 105 for Sarah Zane. Bailey's Market wins two of three over Ted's News Stand on Ann McKee 115 and Winnie Cates 109, while Patsy Clevenger and Betty Kiracofe spark the upset for Ted's. Vanity Fair surprises Va. Woolen Co. with Juanita Haines 115. Woolen rebounds to take two of three behind A Sellers 114. Nurses sweep O'Sullivan as Mary Burch 109 leads. Newberry's drops first game to South End Fire Co. then wins two to salvage the series. Betty Ryan leads indviduals 132 with Virginia Vance 117 and Ann McKee 115 in the day’s scoring.

Sarah Zane Fire Co Jewel Box Virginia Vance Jo McIntyre Sarah Zane Girls Ann McKee Winnie Cates Bailey Market Ted News Stand Patsy Clevenger Betty Kiracofe Juanita Haines Vanity Fair Va. Woolen Co Woolen Girls Mary Burch O’sullivan Newberry’s South End Fire Co Betty Ryan Betty Miller Mary Runyon Jewel Newberry Bailey’s Market Nurses Ted's O'Sullivan Sarah Zane Bailey's

Crossword Clue List From Puzzle Page

A compact set of crosswords clues covering embers palm fruit tempest airy spirit round cheese extreme hunger notoriety total amount muse of music Chinese measure boys school land related brick trays alure looks askance Egyptian var let fall samarium symbol flower BA abbreviation small jewelry piece sash bones cowardly young horse lettuce variant instrument river appoint varying weight city burglars country SW Europe one s sister s daughters race arson narrow leather band small island baking chamber Moslem title.

Muse of Music A. S India

LIU Blackbirds Rally to Beat Bowling Green at MSG

Long Island University, ranked fourth, erased an 18 point Bowling Green lead to win 66 63 at Madison Square Garden. Sherman White and Leroy Smith sparked a late run as LIU extended its record to 11 1 and eight straight wins with two games remaining before a favorable schedule outlook.

New York Long Island University Blackbirds Associated Press Bowling Green Ohio Madison Square Garden Sherman White LIU White Leroy Smith LSU Long Island Kansas State Clair Bee St. Louis North Carolina State

Branch Rickey’s stance on spring training contracts

Branch Rickey says players should not be allowed to live with families during spring training and rarely withhold signatures, noting last day signings are not holdsouts. Ed Pucci and Nick O’Browne are slated to join the USC and Southern California varsity, while Bill Bossio seeks a Norfolk fight after starting as a sailor on the USS Mississippi.

New York Branch Rickey Branch Ed Pucci Ralph Pasadena City College Canton McKinley High Nick O’browne USC Norfolk Bill Bossio Bill Mississippi

Strother Requests Final CROP Reports

Frederick county delegates must file final CROP drive reports within ten days as district chairmen push to close the Virginia drive and begin overseas shipments. Local quota was two carloads of corn plus cash and farm proceeds. contributions can still be sent to Harold Edwards.

Frederick County B. F. Strother Virginia Strother Harold Edwards

Why cranberries are called cranberries

The berries grow on slender curved stalks that resemble a crane neck, giving rise to the name crane berry later altered to cranberry.

CROP Gets Half Of Warren Quota

The Warren county CROP drive has secured half of its quota of two carloads of corn to ship to the needy overseas. County chairman Gus Marlow announced the progress today.

Warren County Gus Marlow

Front Royal Kiwanis install new president Frank H. Chandler

Frank H. Chandler was installed as president of the Front Royal Kiwanis Club, succeeding Howard A. Duncan in the leadership transition.

Frank H. Chandler The Front Royal Kiwanis Club Howard A. Duncan

Air and rail distance between Washington and Independence

The distance by air from Washington D C to Independence Missouri is about 959 miles. The rail distance between the two cities is about 1 160 miles.

Washington, D. C Independence Washington

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