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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1939

Page

3

Wrestling Results From Rochester Newark Trenton And More

Last night in Rochester Dane O Ma honey 225 from Ireland defeated Don 217 from Texas Evans disqualified for hurling referee out of ring. In Trenton Hans Steinke 242 from Germany pinned Karl Davis 235 from Tennessee in 37 minutes. In Newark Arol Krauser 210 pinned George Kondylas from Los Angeles Shadlu 205 defeated Hardboiled Hag gerty 273 from Bell California two of three bouts.

Rochester N. Y Dane O’mahoney Ireland Don Texas Evans Trenton N. J Hans Steinke Germany Karl Davis Tennessee Nwark Arol Krauser George Kondylas Los Angeles Shadlu Xzfififfies Hardboiled Haggerty Bell Calif Aus

Real Estate For Sale In Winchester Virginia

Tourism homes and brick residences offered with varied rooms and acreage near Route 11 and Valley Pike. Listings include cottages on Rich ards Ave Morning Side Drive and West Cork Street with prices from 2800 to 9750. Also farms 130 acres limestone land near Berryville and 44 acre poultry operation with utilities on Route 50. Broker advertises multiple lots along Morning Side Drive Richards Avenue Front Royal road Valley Pike Euclid Shenandoah avenues and citywide options with financing available.

R Strasburg Richards Ave Valley Pike West Cork STING Cesitas Os South Kent St Sharp St Berryville Stephens City Winchester Morningside Drive Richards Avenue Front Royal Road Vi Pike Euclid Avenue Shawnee Avenue Shenandoah Avenue

Roundup of sports coyotes and comebacks in 1938 lore

New York dispatch surveys quirky sports anecdotes from 1938. Phil Ball and the St. Louis Browns, Bob Quinn bonuses, Floridas Josh Cody recruiting, Tony Canzoneri weight focus, health notes on a comeback, Tulane Carnegie Tech football talks, Madison Square Garden profits, and various coaching quirks. Mentions Connie Mack, Doc Spears, Jack Dempsey, Hannah Williams, George Hackenschmidt, King Tut, Dutch Meyer and Big Ten basketball.

New York Phil Ball St. Louis Browns St. Looey Bob Quinn Josh Cody Florida Tony Canzoneri Bam St. Albans Tulane Carnegie Tech Jack Dempsey Hannah Williams George Hackenschmidt City College King

Public Sale of County Realty in Frederick County Virginia

Default on a Deed of Trust dated April 30 1928 leads to a public auction of 73 acres on the Winchester Front Royal Highway six miles south of Winchester in Frederick County Virginia. Sale Saturday February 4 1939 at 11 A M in front of the County Court House Winchester. One third cash with balance in one and two years via two notes bearing 6 percent interest.

Charles E. Pifer County Court House Winchester Virginia Front Royal Frederick County William L. Armel James P. Reardon

Fights Last Night Roundup From Associated Press

Chicago Leine Efrahi 132 from Italy and Pete Lello 132 from Gary Indiana drew on points. Johnny Stevens 134 from Cincinnati stopped Kid Ray 137 from Stockton California in four. K O Bordaro 122 from Corpus Christi knocked out Baby Santel 123 from Phoenix in five. Frankie Hughes 145 from Terre Haute Indiana and Cecilia Lazardo 150 from Nuevo Loredo drew in eight.

Associated Press Chicago Leine _Efrahi Italy Pete Lello Gary Ind Drew San Fransicio Johnny Stevens Cincinnati Kid Ray Stockton Calif Corpus Christi Tex K. O. Bordaro Corus Christi Baby Santel Phoenix Frankie Hughes Terre Haute Cecilia Lazardo Nuevo Loredo

Townsend Heads Regatta Riders

George H. Townsend of New York and Solomons Maryland elected president of the Regatta Circuit Association at a meeting. Mortimer Auerbach of Atlantic City New Jersey awarded the 1938 merit medal for outstanding motorboat racing contributions. About 200000 workers needed to build the new British liner Queen Elizabeth.

New York George H. Townsend Solomons

Public sale of valuable personal property at Brown Farm

Trustee announces a public auction of personal property from C. E. Omps defaulted deed of trust. Items include a transplanter, Friend sprayer, feed grinder, boiler, tanks, crates, gas engine, large sprayer, 1931 Ford teak, Reo truck, Formall tractor, apple grader and shop tools. Sale at the Omps home near Kerns town on December 29 1938 at 10 AM. Cash terms.

C. E. Omps Brown Farm Kernstown B. P. Harrison

Strider Becomes West Virginia Episcopal Bishop

In a candlelit ceremony at Clarkshore, Rt. Rev. R. E. L. Strider of Wheeling was installed bishop of the West Virginia Diocese, succeeding Rt. Rev. W. L. Gravatt who retires at 80 after 55 years. The service featured Bishop Gravatt, Peterkin, and Rollins, with 226 church dignitaries in attendance and 13 000 members in the state.

R. E. L. Strider Wheeling West Virginia Clarksburg W. L. Gravatt Charleston Strider Susie Glass Strider Winchester Gravatt Clarkshore Wallace D. Rollins Alexandria St. Paul the Apostle Rollins William G. Peterkin Parkersburg George W. Peterkin Peterkin Episcopal Church United States Leetown Jefferson County Charles Town

Hats key clue in millinery shop holdup

Chicago police seek a black velvet hat with two green feathers as a crucial clue in the armed robbery of Miss Marie Green. A gunman grabbed $15 and inspected hats before passing the chosen hat to a woman in a parked car, and detectives believe the wearer knows the accomplice.

Chicago Miss Marie Green Miss Green

Radio Highlights Show NBC Plans Louis Lewis Fight

Clem McCarthy and Edwin C Hill return as prize fight announcers for NBC to call Louis versus Lewis on January 25 using WEAF and WJZ stations with remote TV pickup and a Rockefeller Center restaurant camera setup. Tonight and Friday detailed program listings follow for WEAF WABC and WJZ including talks and variety shows.

New York Clem McCarthy Edwin C. Hill NBC WEAF WJZ Rockefeller Center Studio E WABC CBS Paris Paul Reynaul Frank Knox Harold E. Stassen Minnesota Rudy Vallee Bing Crosby Bob Burns Joe Penner Kate Smith Major Bowes O’keefe

Kartsinger Seeks Stagehand Ride Against War Admiral

Louisville report says Charles Kartsinger the flying Dutchman wants to ride Stagehand against War Admiral in the Widener Cup at Miami on March 4. He lost the War Admiral seat when Samuel D. Riddle replaced him and he hints at a trainer path after a temporary retirement.

Louisiville Charles Kartsinger Miami Fla Kartsinger Samuel D. Riddle Admiral Charley Riddle Gee Kurtsinger Earl Sande

Louise Boyd Pioneers Polar Exploration in the United States

Louise A. Boyd of San Rafael California stands as a famed polar explorer. Denmark named a large section of Greenland Miss Boyd Land in recognition of her photographic surveys of the far north. France made her a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor and Norway a Knight of St Olaf. She became the first woman elected to the American Society of Photogrammetry.

Louise A. Boyd S Rafael California Denmark Far North Greenland Boyd Land France Legion of Honor Norway St. Olaf American Society of Photogrammetry

College Basketball Scores Reported From Multiple Matches

The results list several games with final scores across programs including Army over Columbia 27 to 23 and Navy 47, Maryland 37. Other outcomes include St Johns Brooklyn 43 over St Josephs Philadelphia 31. Additional results feature Long Island 31 versus Marquette 34 Cornell 35 over Harvard 27 Syracuse 45 over Princeton 30 and Pennsylvania 34 over Yale 28. Penn State 42 over Bucknell 17 West Virginia 46 over West Virginia Wesleyan 35 Bradley 49 over Duquesne 43 in overtime Vanderbilt 42 over David Lipscomb 31 Oklahoma A&M 32 over Tulsa 37 in overtime and Idaho 46 over Montana 40.

Associated Press Army Columbia Navy Maryland St. John’s Brooklyn St. Joseph’s Philadelphia Long Island Marquette Cornell Harvard Syracuse Princeton Pennsylvania Yale Penn State Bucknell West Virginia Wesleyan Bradley Duquesne Vanderbilt David Lipscomb

Prisoner’s Water Trick Clears Chicago Robbery Suspect

Police questioned Lin about a Chicago robbery as he refused to speak. He began drinking four glasses of water and finally explained his side, leading to a confession about five $20 bills involved in the case.

Chicago Lee Lin

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