Whitlock Hurls Bell to Victory Over VFW Outfit
Alonzo Whitlock pitched a three hitter and hit a home run as Bell Clothes beat VFW 11 to 1 last night. Whitlock struck out 10, raised his season total to 115, and drove in four runs with a grand slam. Bill Lee led Bell with two singles and three runs scored while Patton, Luby, and Davies contributed key hits in the blowout.
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Alonzo Whitlock
Bell
VFW
Slonaker
Patm
Kee
Burch
Lock
Clothiers
Luby
Lee
Patton
Hy Luby
Davies
Whitlock
Bill Lee
Estate and household sale notices listed for July
July 9 sale at 10 am by Mrs. T A Mason 136 South Cameron Winchester offers furniture and personal property. July 8 sale at 10 am for the Estate of A M Allen three miles north of Nyville features horses cattle hogs and farm machinery.
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T. A Mason
S. Cameron St
Winchester
A M. Allen
Yville
All star game rosters set as American Leaguers hit .300
Chicago dispatch notes the American League named 25 players with a near .300 team batting average to face the National League in the July 12 Brooklyn game. Manager Lou Boudreau picks the pitching staff led by Trucks, Brissie, Kellner, Raschi, Reynolds, Parnell and Lemon. Starting lineup includes Robinson, Michaels, Kell, Joost, Williams, DiMaggio, Tebbetts and Henrich with Tebbetts catching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Boston Braves
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
Virgil Trucks
Detroit
Lou Brissie
Alex Kellner
Philadelphia
Vic Raschi
Allie Reynolds
New Yorks
Mel Parnell
Boston
Bob Lemon
Eddie Robinson
Washington
Cass Michaels
George Kell
Eddie Joost
Ted Williams
Dom DiMaggio
Tom Henrich
New York
Birdie Tebbetts
Governor Approves Rent Decontrol Request for County
Governor Tuck approved and sent to the Federal housing expediter a resolution from the Princess Anne County Board of Supervisors to lift rent controls. The board argued a housing shortage no longer exists and urged decontrol under the 1949 housing act, which allows removal of controls upon governor and expediter approval.
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Richmond
Tuck
Princess Anne
Teachers Oppose Loyalty Oath at National Education Meet
In Boston on July 5 about 35000 teachers, from 800 delegates, passed a resolution against loyalty oaths. The National Education Association convention action denounces discriminatory legislation targeting teachers. The speech or question and answer section about ocean color appears to be unrelated trivia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Department of Classroom Teachers
National Education Assn
Strasburg Bats Break Berryville 7-4 After 8-0 Defeat
Strasburg defeated Berryville 7-4 after an 8-0 loss to Front Royal. Bob Bergey held Clarke County for six frames before Frank Pangle finished. Doug Mowery led with three hits and 2 RBIs as Ike Williams and Gus Horan added two apiece. Strasburg to play Front Royal next and then a Sunday doubleheader with Winchester.
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Strasburg
Berryville
Front Royal
Rod Racey
Shifflett
Tex Oliver
Bob Bergey
Buckner
Frank Pangle
Pangl
Clarke County
Ike Williams
Gus Horan
Doug Mowery
Barney Boyer
Winchester Sox
Winchester
Hamilton Wins Amateur Title In Virginia State Final
Jack Hamilton of Newport News defeated Wynsol Spencer of Newport News 3 and 2 to win the 36th annual Virginia state amateur golf championship. Hamilton, three time state amateur champion, also claimed titles in 1942 and 1947.
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Hot Springs
Jack Hamilton
Newport
Hamilton
Wynsol Spencer
Newport News
Spencer
Congress Sees Economic Outlook and UN Action on World Trade
Senator Sparkman urged preparedness for possible economic shocks while optimistic about a long, sound peacetime economy if demand remains steady. The United Nations urged coordinated action as its 1948 economic report notes price reversals and uneven recovery, citing U S and Russian production gains and a global stabilization need.
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Sparkman
Truman
Senate House Economic Committee
Police Take Young Suspect From Scene of Killing
In Salyersville Kentucky a 19 year old youth Newby Whitt of Bear Branch district six miles west of town is held for the slayings of farmer Charles Williams and his wife Wan Nie Williams. The couple's baby survived shotgun injuries. Whitt has been moved to a city jail amid high tensions.
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Salyersville
Glenn Prater
Prater
Newby Whitt
Bear Branch
Here
Charles Williams
Williams
Wannie
Whitt
Virginia highway progress lauded by governor and commissioner
Governor praises Gen. James A. Anderson and the highway commission for developing a vast transportation network in Virginia. He cites U S Public Roads Administration figures showing Virginia leading the South in hard surfacing of secondary roads and high revenue investment in primary and secondary systems.
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State Highway Department
James A. Anderson
Highway Commission
Virginia
U. & Public Roads Administration
Florida
Texas
Youth Shoots Self As Girl Listens Over the Telephone
In Winter Haven Florida a 17 year old high school junior William C Rackley was critically wounded after shooting himself last night while his girlfriend 16 year old Betty Thrasher listened by telephone from Eagle Lake six miles away She reported the final moments including the gunshot and the countdown before the blast Police found Rackley on a bed with the gun and telephone nearby and said no motive was known at the time of reporting.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Winter Haven Hospital
William C. Rackley
Rackley
Betty Thrasher
Eagle Lake
Ross I. Robertson
J. A. Turner
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Answers to the daily quiz printed on Page 4 list Brazil shrub eldest son of the King metallic element a storm line from a poem Vanity Fair twelve pair Spanish General of the Armies Soviet Russia.
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Brazil
Vanity Fair
Soviet Russia
Virginia Sees All-Weather School Routes After Road Tax
The adoption of an extra cent gasoline tax in 1946 has directed over $20 million annually to improve the state road system. Officials note that no Virginia school bus day has been lost to mud or impassable routes in three years, with virtually every bus route now on an all-weather surface.
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Ate
Virginia
Realty Transfers In Winchester And Frederick County
Realty transfers list several property deeds. E W Cather and wife transfer to Douglas L Fisher and wife 302 W Boscawen St. Margaret F Herbert to John R Corbin and wife 2 acres on Valley Pike in Opequon. Darrell Boyd to William H Bly two tracts on road Winchester Cedar Creek Grade seven miles from Winchester. Herman Dyke and wife to Charles R Anderson 130 acres near Grimes about 8 miles from Winchester. Herman Dyke and wife to William A Morrison 168 acres near Stephenson. Stewart Castleman and wife to Philip H Laylor in Gatnesboro district three and a half miles from Winchester on 50. John C Johnson and wife to Roland Walter Pennington and wife about 3 miles east of Winchester on Senseny Road.
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Margaret F. Herbert
John R. Corbin
Valley Pike
Opequon
Darrell Boyd
William H. Bly
Winchster
Cedar Creek
Herman Dyke
Charles R. Anderson
Winchester
Grimes
William A. Morrison
Stephenson
Stewart Castleman
Philip H. Laylor
Gatmesboro
John C. Johnson
Roland Walter Pennington
Senseny Road
Free Hearing Clinic at George Washington Hotel
Mr Milholland leads a free public hearing clinic at the George Washington Hotel on Wednesday July 6 from 10 am to 4 pm. The event promises expert answers on dangers from faulty hearing and steps to prevent deafness, with personal demonstrations and home appointment options as part of Acousticon’s public service program.
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Wm. E. Milholland
George Washington
Milholland
Acousticon
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