Evening Star Ladies GAA Bow to Capper’s Jewelry and Others
Bowling results show Evening Star Ladies GAA No 162 losing to Valley Airways and Capper's Jewelry while Star Office edges Jr Women of Berreville. Chapman Motor Co defeats GAA No 2 in a close three game set as Bell Clothes forfeits three games to Jewel Box. Other league action includes Brake Blok teams and individual high scores like Frances Crisman's 413 and Mabel Grim 349 set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
Chapman Motor Co
Star Office S
Capper’s Jewelry
Fruit Co
Valley Airways
Frances Crisman
Mabel Grim
Loma Cunningham
Corinne Carskaden
Ind
Fiank Crisman
Dorothy Burke
Va. Fruit Co
Ruby Boyd
van Fruit Co
Nancy Allen
Sue Bailey
Dolly Lyles
Capper
Virginia Trenary
Polly Chapman
Chapman Motor
Lucille Pope
Ree Whitmore
Lee Michael
Bell
Jewel Box
Mrs Spaid Dies At Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mrs Virginia Spaid 23 wife of Frank Spaid of Capon Springs W Va died 3 45 pm yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital after eight days as a patient Born December 9 1916 she was a daughter of Mr and Mrs David Himelright Capon Springs Survivors include her husband her parents four children John Willard Kathleen and Glenn Spaid all at home four brothers and sisters Naomi Stine Elwood Carroll and Dorothy Himelright Capon Springs Funeral arrangements have not been completed
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Virginia Spaid
Frank Spaid
Capon Springs
Winchester Memorial Hospital
David Himelright
John
Willard
Kathleen
Glenn Spaid
Naomi Stine
Elwood
Carroll
Dorothy Himelright
Night sky shows more stars overhead than near horizon
Light from fainter stars near the horizon is scattered more and passes through thicker atmosphere, reducing visibility. This makes stars overhead appear brighter and more numerous than those near the horizon.
Haas 203 Leads Long Beach Golf Field in Open
Freddie Haas Jr. of New Orleans holds a one stroke lead at 203 after 54 holes in the Long Beach open at Lakewood Country Club. Cary Middlecoff Jim Ferrier Stan Leonard and Smiley Quick trail at 204 while Dave Douglas Paul O Leary and others compete five strokes behind.
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Long Beach
Calif
Freddie Haas’ Jr
New Orleans
Lakewood Country Club
Ben Hogan
Jimmy Demaret
Hogan
Haas
Johnny Palmer
Portland
Ore
Cary Middlecoff
Jim Ferrier
Stan Leonard
Smiley Quick
Dave Douglas
Newark
Del
Paul O'Leary
Bismarck
N. D
Jack Burke
Bob Hamilton
Marty Furgol
Demaret
Palmer
New York
al Borsch
Dick Metz
Clayton Heafner
Henry Ransom
Doug Ford
Boots Porterfield
Fay Coleman
Raymond Gafford
Sam Snead
Dutch Harrison
Pettit heads for film contract amid baseball hush
In Long Beach Paul Pettit, an 18 year old left hand pitcher with six no hit games, signs a $35,000 movie contract instead of with a club. He graduates Narbonne high next Friday and already has a movie deal. The piece notes Pettit’s rapid rise and unusual path into entertainment.
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Southpaw
Narbonne High School
Dudley Traded to Redskins as NFL Draft Brings Virginia Players
In Williamsburg, report notes eight Virginia college football players drafted by 13 NFL teams. The major pro move is Detroit Lions sending Bill Dudley to the Washington Redskins after claiming his Lions contract ended last season. Dudley says his move depends on Redskins owner George Marshall, and he hopes to boost home attendance.
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Williamsburg
National American Football League
Virginia
Bill Dudley
Detroit Lions
Washington Redskins
Lions
Dudley
George Marshall
Redskins
Washington
Virginia Big Six and Little Six basketball records noted
Richmond reports records of Virginia Big Six and Little Six college basketball teams. A quiz asks how much land the railway plant occupies in the United States. Answer states about four million acres used for rights of way yards shops and station grounds, about one sixth of Indiana’s area.
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Richmond
Virginia
United States
Indiana
Midwest and Rocky Mountain Teams Lead In College Cage Scuffle
Wisconsin and Kansas State press their cases as strong contenders with 10 3 and 11 3 records respectively. North Carolina a 13 3 move defeats Long Island University while Wyoming 17 4 and Colorado 10 3 show improving form. Kentucky Bradley Indiana and St John s drop in a lighter week following top 16 risks. Holy Cross 14 0 and Duquesne 13 0 remain undefeated.
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New York
Midwest
South
Rocky Mountain
Wisconsin
Kansas State
Badgers
Madison
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio State
North Carolina
Long Island U
Associated Press
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Bradley
Indiana
St. John’s
Holy Cross
Duquesne
East
la Salle
Bradley Iyve
State
Solon urges Truman to seize coal mines
Senator Aiken argues Congress should consider giving the President power to seize the coal mines. He notes the 1946 wartime seizure authority expired and calls the issue worthy of study as Senator Robertson plans a separate approach to the coal problem with a bill to apply anti trust rules to labor unions in certain cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aiken
Congress
Robertson
Epitaph for a Fast Driver
A brief epitaph honors a reckless driver who sped to an early grave and never enjoyed the time he saved. The phrase cautions about speed and its deadly consequence.
Night baseball and old tricks fade in modern game
In this sports roundup veteran observer notes how night games reduce practice time for pickoffs and run down plays. He cites managers' reluctance to midday outdoor work, Curt Norris's odd shooting form, and Nat Holman’s camp influence. Also mentions Scrappy Kessing turning down college roles and the era’s racing track anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Shag Shaughnessy
Cleveland
Shay
Nat Holman
CCNY
Curt Norris
Colgate Cage
Nat
Norris
Curt
Holman
NAFL to Ask Bell To Decide Divisional Split
Philadelphia reports that NAFL owners may hand the divisional split to commissioner Bell to settle. Bell, who previously decided the draft issue, could rule on whether the league forms two divisions and which teams belong in each. A spokesman outlined a likely arrangement pending vote and Bell’s interim authority.
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Philadelphia
Bell
NAFL
Washington
New York Giants
Chicago Cardinals
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Green Bay
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chicago Bears
New York Bulldogs
Baltimore
Women’s fans insist on their right to lose a deuce
In a lively scene the feminine fans outnumber the males and push for their chance to lose a deuce, highlighting a playful clash over a card game moment.
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Brake Blok
Aura Ind
Marcus Haines
Ae Loy
Lawrence Brill
Stu Edmonds
Alfred Bly
Riley Loy
Dick Gannon
Sandy Outland
Team No. 4
No. 6
Afset
Bill Fraula
Fraula
Loy
Sammy Snead
New Mexico
Boulder City
Overton
Pierce Ferry
Nev
US. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Tucson
Ariz
Winchester
Cal
Paul Pettit
Fred Wilt
Don Gehrmann
Indications Peint
America
Dallas
H. N
Rusty) Russell
Southern Methodist
Russel
SMU
Matty Bell
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Lakers
Century Point
National Basketball Association
Chicago Stags
GeorgeMikan
Lakers
William and Mary Hampden-Sydney
Virginia Tech
Washington and Lee Aa
Bridgewater
University of Richmond
Roanoke College
Lynchburg College
Randolph Macon
Emory and Henry Co
Virginia Military
Solon
Truman
Hugh Fullerton, JR
Curt Brushoff
Commodore
Scrappy Kessing
All America Football Conference
Scrappy
George Sauer
Navy
Charley Riley
Willie Pep
St. Louis
Hialeah
E. Massengill
Organon
U. S. Vitamin Corp
Eli Lilly Co
National Drug Co
E. L. Patch Co
Brayeton Pharma. Co. Doak Co. Inc
A. H. Robins Co
Eaton Laboratories
J. B. Roerig & Co
Reed and Carmick
G. W. Carmick & Co
Sharp & Dohme
Chas. Pfizer & Co
G. D. Searle & Co
Parke-Davis & Co
E. R. Squibb & Sons
Maltbie Laboratories
Ayerst, McKenna & Harrison *Y Laboratories, Inc
William R. Warner Co
Commercial Solvents Corp
Chilcot Laboratories
Lederle Laboratories
Wm. P. Poythress & Co., Inc
Table Rock Laboratories
Armour Laboratories
Winthrop-Stearns, Inc
White Laboratories, Inc
Sandoz Pharmaceuticals
Charlies C. Haskell & Co., Inc
Abbott Laboratories, Inc
Burroughs, Wellcome Co
Mallinckrodt Chem. Works
William S. Merrill Co
Ciba Pharma. Products
Owens-Illinois CO
Dura-Glass
Revea If
Seople's
U. S
Geo. Washington Hotel
Tues
Orrison Hearing Aid CO
15Th St
N. W
Washington, D
Stromberg - Carlson Television
Roy A. LE
Kent S&t
Edwards
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