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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1941
Page
5
New York reports mix of sports buzz from Madison Square Garden promotions to gridiron talk. Mentions potential college football scheduling moves, wrestling ad culture, and profiles of figures like Eddie Leishman and Bert Bell with various sports notes and trivia.
Freda Loy and Woody White led a strong mixed doubles showing with a 718 three game total as Loy dazzled crowds with precise spares and splits. Other league notes included Imperial Ice Cream’s first-half lead, Cy ril Mathews' high set, and Helen Berry’s 147 game for Valley Pride.
Mrs Effie W Steele visits Washington for a week. E O Rudolph and family dine with Campbell and Grim. Beulah Strode visits Winchester. MaynardHausenfluck and daughter Maureen visit Berryville. Paul Samsell and Earl dine with Herrell and Carbaugh. Petrie welcomes daughter at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Dorothy Bean by birth. Joe Strode visits Front Royal. R M Krumpe and Richard call on Carbaugh. J P Samsell hosts birthday supper with family and guests. Games and refreshments noted.
Oakland California hosts the fifth annual $5,000 open where E J Harrison Ben Hogan and Leonard Dodson finish 72 holes tied at 276 and face a playoff for $1,200 first prize. Harrison misses a decisive four-foot putt on 18 while Dodson and Hogan rally to share the lead. Harry Cooper earns $450 with 279.
Troop 40 hosted an opening oath and flag salute with Shenandoah Area Council executive Mr. Sievers visiting. They discussed Rock Enon trip plans, then held boxing matches and games before a Benediction. Troop 21 collected dues, accepted Frank Taylor and Charles Streit as applicants, and Steve Spanos led a monitor drill before taps.
British war refugee children in the United States and Canada will again talk to their families in England through a trans Atlantic two way broadcast. WJZ NBC will relay on this side and BBC will carry the program in England. The event is scheduled for 10 30 a m Sunday with a half hour for the radio reunion of at least 12 families.
In Bloomfield Indiana on January 13 fishermen told Sheriff Charles Blanton of strange catches in White River near town. The sheriff hauled up two bushes of vegetable stew chicken soup and consommé and concluded grocery truck burglars dumped the haul there. He later stored the provisions in the jail pantry.
Witt, 40, resident of Racine, complains to the city treasurer that he has not been taxed for 11 years. He presented a $137 check for personal property taxes, claiming the city failed to send him tax notices.
Richmond Virginia and Washington and Lee Virginia basketball games highlight a week of state college sports. Virginia and VPI boxing matches, plus multiple cage tests, wrestling and swimming schedules feature major clashups across Virginia colleges.
New York report shows Broadcast Music Inc leading with 683 stations and the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers with 201. Some stations are signed by both groups.
For the first time in 75 years the presidential inauguration occurred indoors in 1909 due to a severe blizzard. Trains were stalled and lines down as workers cleared Pennsylvania Avenue for Taft and Roosevelt riding in a closed carriage. Roosevelt wore knee-high galoshes as plans for an Africa hunting trip advanced.
In Cleveland tonight a 15 round or less world light heavyweight title bout pits Melio Bettina of Beacon New York against Amon Christoforidis of Greece. The N B A recognizes the bout as a title match after Billy Conn abdicated. No draw rule applies. three Cleveland officials will judge. The fight will not be broadcast.
Canton New York January 13 postal workers returned two unsealed letters to the woman who had mailed them with half of a three cent stamp on each. The incident shows a mistaken postage piece and prompts reconsideration of stamp usage at the Canton post office.
Bridgeforth High Roller League A results show Rotary 3 Kiwanis 0 and Lions 3 Legion 0. Notable scores include New ton Lions 132 Sargent Country Gents 130 and highs Yates 352 Newtin 352 Bridgeforth 350. High team game Lions 572 Country Gents 562 Country Gents 550. Country ten 1647 Lions 1636 Rotary for total pinfall.
The coast guard cutter Mojave failed to refloat the United States liner Manhattan which ran aground about 250 yards off the beach near Lake Worth Inlet. Tug Warbler was being considered to aid, as eight foot seas calmed by daybreak. No imminent danger to 200 passengers and 556 crew. cause of grounding under investigation. The ship headed to California via Panama Canal. Captain G W Richardson reported the plight by wireless at 8 30 P M EST.
PITTSBURGH January 13 Debs Garris the champion hitter of the National League was added to the growing list of Pittsburgh Pirate players for 1941. The utility third baseman and outfielder, working on his Sunset Texas farm, sent a note with his signed contract declaring he intended to have a great year. He finished last season with a .355 average.
The world of stage screen and radio mourns Joe Penner a nasal voiced comedian famous for D ya Wanna Buy a Duck He died at 35 of a heart attack in his New York hotel room where he was appearing in a play
Upsets stretch across major college teams as the week promises high stakes across conferences. East leaders Cornell Dartmouth Villanova Dequesne clash. South North Carolina Richmond and Florida face strong tests. Midwest Ohio State Indiana Minnesota and Nebraska eye pivotal games. Southwest Arkansas competes while Rocky Mountain trio Colorado State Denver Brigham Young seek wins. Pacific Coast teams Southern California Stanford Oregon State Washington chase blends of power and peril.
Two demands for reorganizing Pennsylvania Republicans emerged on January 13. A grass roots conference in Pittsburgh planned for tomorrow to press reform, while Lycoming County treasurer W Clyde Harer sent a letter to 134 Republican State Committee members urging an immediate meeting and change in tactics and leadership.
Berry High led a city league event with top figures in high score and set records. Individual game leaders included Berry and Pride with 147 and 127, while Berry posted a 360 in the set and team marks showed McCrorys 641 and Valley Pride 507 in a series of games.
Rome Jan 13 General Ubaldo Soddu was relieved of duty as commander of the Italian forces in Albania at his own request because of ill health Premier Mussolini appointed General Ugo Cavallero to replace Soddu at the front Cavallero remains chief of staff Soccer?
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