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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1950

Page

6

Rainout Forces rescheduled Blue Ridge League game

The Blue Ridge League game between Boyce and Hamilton was rained out last Sunday and will be replayed at a later date. Other items note new owners at Nick's store, family visits, vacations, and several local appearances around Winchester, Capon Spring, and nearby towns.

BOYCE Hamilton John Hawkins James Ritter Nick Charles Creamer Winchester Inlaw C. Robert Creamer S. M. Lane Marshall Willingham Newton D. Baker Hospital Garland Brown Robert McDonald Washington St. Louis Browns Senators Lawrence Kephart Lake Wales Fla George Yowell Little Robin Brown Hagerstown Correll Brown Arthur Armel Armel Marshall W. Major Bevelle Brown Son Kansas C. B. Carr Capon Spring W. Va Pyle George Dofflemyer Thomas Dofflemyer Stephenson Charles Zombro Cacapon Park Clarence Houghton Tly

Vacation Bible School At Galilee Church Four Weeks

Grimes reports a four week daily Vacation Bible School starting each morning at 9 o clock at Galilee Church. The community is invited to attend and receive Bible training from trained teachers. Relatives and visitors from several nearby towns were noted in social mentions. Threshing and harvester work paused this week due to daily showers.

White Hall Martin Burmester Washington Anna Bockey Harry Barr Winchester Woodbine Bockey Elmer Uhl Kenneth Reach Shepherdstown W. Va James Laise Martinsburg Jean Taylor Clearbrook Brooke Taylor C. J. Orndorff

Origin of the name petrel and Ireland’s proper title

The origin of petrel traces to Little Peter for its surface mining and water dipping like St. Peter in Matthew XIV 29. The correct name of the republic is Eire in Irish. otherwise Ireland or Republic of Ireland designates the state.

Peter St. Peter Ireland Republic Eire Republic of Ireland

Skyscraper Builds Back With Premium Rentals

In New York a 42 story tower at 1407 Broadway exemplifies a revival of skyscrapers. The design increased floors while reducing land coverage to 65 percent to attract tenants paying premium rents for light and air, says H. M. Hirsch of the building association.

New York Broadway 8. M. Hirsch 8. M. Hirsch, President of the Building Anization

Largest university in the world by campus and enrollment

The University of California system, centered at Berkeley with affiliated campuses in Los Angeles and San Francisco, spans more than 10,000 acres and enrolls over 43,000 students.

University of California Berkeley Los Angeles San Francisco

France bans Unita newspaper sale in France

The Ministry of Interior bans sale and distribution of the Italian Communist newspaper Unita in France. Western Australia has a population of 525000 in an area more than three times larger than Texas.

Paris Ministry of Interior Unita France Western Australia Texas

Spanish Cognac Becomes Jerinac

A naming contest for Spanish brandy yields Jerinac as the winning title chosen by six of ten thousand respondents. The prize, four hundred dollars, honors Jerez the major sherry city and aims to distinguish Spain from French Cognac.

Madrid Spain France Jerinac Jerez

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