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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1938
Page
3
Sports Round-Up Pinch Hitting For Eddie Breitz
New York reports sports round up with varied notes on baseball football and boxing. Mentions Mickey Cochrane De troit Tigers Al Aldrickson Ernie Lombardi Dizzy Dean and Hank Agu st. Includes college football buzz Wes Frey Henry Armstrong Henry Bobby and Lefty Grove's son Bob heading to Duke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Breitz
New York
Grapevine
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
Atwell
Aloysius
Jerry Lewis
Louis Baer
Giants
Eddie Mead
Lew Ambers
Henry Armstrong
Hank
Lou
Henry
Eddie
Herb Pennock
Jim Bagby
Red Sox
Dizzy Dean
Cubs
Pirates
Inidians
Topeka
Manhattan
Kans
Wes Frey
Kansas State
Colgurm
Len Grant
Lefty Grove
Bob
Duke
Jack Coombs
C. McGillicuddy
Pirates and Cubs Fight Hungry for Pennant Finish
The Pirates and Cubs loom as the teams most likely to scrap in the NL pennant race. Pittsburgh leads New York by four games in the loss column, while Chicago trails the Giants by a game and a half after dramatic 15 inning wins. Stan Hack and Bill Lee spark Chicago’s 5-4 win as Jim Tobin, Gus Suhr, and Johnny Rizzo pace Pittsburgh’s 15th inning triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh 8. Fullerton, Jr
Associated Press
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
Chicago
New York Giants
Pennant
Pittsburgh
Cubs
Giants
Boston Bees
New York
Stan Hack
Bill Lee
Lee
Carl Hubbell
Hack
Billy Jurges
Jim Tobin
Gus Suhr
Johnny Rizzo
Bob Klinger
Tobin
Bees
Suhr
Rizzo
Ed Brandt
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Thornton Lee
White Sox
Johnny Murphy
Detroit
Tigers
Philadelphia
Hank Greenberg
St. Louis Browns
Washington
Cincinnati
Phillies
Johnny Vander Meer
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Reward Lost By Sonorous Sneeze
Fort Sheridan Illinois July 25 The Colone liked Company F of a regiment during weekly inspection but a loud sneeze from a rear supplies officer caused attention to shift and the yellow streamer of honor went to sneezeless Company G. the incident humorously altered the outcome of the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sheridan
Mll
Colone
Ford 75th birthday program to air from Michigan fairgrounds
Henry Ford birthday events include an NBC 15 minute broadcast from the Michigan State Fairgrounds near Derai featuring Ford briefly and 8000 school children singing Happy Birthday. The program airs Saturday at 10 30 a m with additional old time songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Butterfield
New York
Henry Ford
Michigan State Fairgrounds
Derai
Ford
NBC
Tit For Tat in Indiana Two Bicycle Crashes Ten Years Apart
Ten years after Chester E. Heal’s auto struck O. J. Scott in Gas City injuring his leg, Scott’s car collided with Heal at a street intersection in Marion. Heal’s bicycle crash broke his leg in the latest incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Chester E. Heal
O. J. Scott
Gas City
Scott
Heal
Marriage in Washington Ties Grove and Davis
Announcement notes the marriage of Miss Virginia L. Grove daughter of Mr and Mrs Newton Grove to Mr Sylvester M Davis of Blissfield Michigan in Washington on June 15 Mrs Davis worked at the War Risk Insurance Office in Washington and met her husband while he recovered from war injuries at Walter Reed Hospital The record also covers the Baker estate auction in Winchester and Frederick counties totaling 93450 and describes a looming water shortage threatening Winchester due to a failed auxiliary electric pump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia L. Grove
Newton Grove
Sylvester M. Davis
Blissfield
Mich
Washington
Loudoun and Round Hill Presbyterians Trustees Meet
Trustees of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church and Round Hill Presbyterian Church in western area meet to discuss arrangements and shared guidance for church operations and future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Round Hill Presbyterian Church
Harrison and Leedy to Debate in Winchester for House Seat
Democratic candidates T. W. Harrison and Col. Robert F. Leedy agree to a joint indoor debate in Winchester. Leedy has challenged Harrison to a formal exchange of views on the congressional race. The dispute follows claims of inaction by Harrison on suitable debate dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Harrison
Col. R. F. Leedy
Democratic Congress
House of Representatives
Col
Robert F. Leedy
Winchester
Leedy
Harrison
Crums Church History Marks 150 Years in Clarke County
History of Crum's Church in Clarke County from its 1816 deeds through the 1903 brick building and 1904 updates. Notable figures include Anthony Crum, Nancy Caldwell, J. Hiram Light, and Rev. William Eggleton, with a timeline of circuits, trustees, and stone markers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crum’s
Margaret Swann
L. Calvert
Alexandria Saunders William Edwards
John L. Grant
Jacob Clink
Amos Payne
William Holiday
Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles Fishpan
Landon Kackley
Harry Light
Will Hardesty
Hugh Pierce
Summit Point
W. Va
J. Hiram Light
Nancy Caldwell Helvestine
T. J. Orndorff
Winchester
John Hiram Light
Harry Myerly
Clint Bush
Bush
Myerly
Joe Gruber
Eugene Wright
Charles Fishpaw
William Grubbs
Ed Pope
Holmes Hardesty
John O. Hardesty
Eleanor
Harry V. Wheeler
W.o Talbert
David Wageley
B. F. Boley
Peter Light
Crum
Fire Laddies Put To Flight
Smoke poured from a window in Welcome alley and five fire engines responded. Firemen found Helen Gardner, a Black woman, burning a mosquito-smudge in a tin can on the floor. She said she was trying to kill mosquitoes. Firemen fled coughing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Welcome Alley
Helen Gardner
One Union Too Many Des Moines Divorces Case
J. R. Payne, a maintenance engineer, obtained a divorce from Leona Payne after testifying that she objected to his attending labor unions twice a month, a factor cited by Judge Lou Ladd in the dissolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
J. R. Payne
Leona
Lou Ladd
Murray Attack on Girdler During Senate Testimony
Philip Murray of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee accused Republic Steel and Tom L. Girdler in a Senate civil liberties committee hearing, prompting a Republican counter that Girdler would testify to rebut Murray’s harsh charges. Murray called Republic Steel the filthiest cesspool of labor relations in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Murray
C. S O.’s Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Republic Steel Corporation
Tom L. Girdler
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Republic
Girdler
Murray
Republic Steel
America
Errors Found In Ridge Altitudes On Blue Ridge Map
United States Geological Survey engineers report numerous elevation errors in Clarke and Loudoun county ridge contours. Some altitudes are listed 60 feet high. Work completed between Ashbys Gap and Snickers Gap with large white flags marking triangle bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ridge Mountains
Clarke County
Clarke
United States Geological Survey
Loudoun County
Ashby’s Gap
Snicker’s Gap
Sit-Downers Routed By Heat
Police ended a 26 person sit down strike at a Bronx home relief office after dark. Police cut lights closed windows and barred doors to deter sympathizers bearing aid as 12 women and others left the sweltering room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bronx
Garden Lovers Short Course At VPI Opens August Second
Gardeners gather at Virginia Tech for the fourth annual course with lectures by Richardson Wright Edwin L. Howard and other experts on planning the small garden constructing the small garden and garden decoration. The Virginia Nurserymen's Association meets August 1 and 2 with officers Burnet Wharton and French in leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson Wright
House and Garden Magazine
Edwin L. Howard
Wright
Gardener's
Howard
Frederick L. Keays
Great Neck
N. Y
Ruthven A. Wodell
Short Hills
N. J
Charles O. Handley
Joseph G. Walker
Woodberry Forest
Wilbur O’byrne
Gertrude W. Merrill
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
T. B. Hutchesson
A. B
Justus H.’Cline
Stuartsee
J. L. Weller
Noralk
A. G. Smith
W. Tech
Virginia Nurserymen’s Association
Virginia Tech
Zipper Mishap Hurts 12 Year Old In Rochester
In Rochester Indiana Jean Kinder 12 had her lip caught in a zipper while adjusting her blouse. A doctor freed her from the fastener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester, Ind
Jean Kinder
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Gene Byrnes
Sonorous
WJZ
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Jos
B. Keenan
WABC
CBS
Charles
Francis Adams
Secretary of Navy
Joseph Lee
WEAF
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West
Margaret Speaks
Marek Weber
Clyde Lucas
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Music Guild
England
the Star
George Baker
Marines
J. M. Orndorff
Valley Hotel
Market and
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Elizabeth Baker
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Frederick County
Board of Trustees
Circuit Court
Hayfild
Freerick
James B. Russell
John M. Steck
Stewart Bell
John W. Larrick
Charles Lupton
John C. Larrick
Round Hill
Anthony Crum
Germany
Pennsylvania
United Brethren Church
Christian
Anthony Jr
Christian Crum
Henry Crum
Christiana Crum
George Bruce
Thomas Baldwin
Chritian Crum, Jr
John Campbell
John Gibson
Madlena Crum
John Crum
Chritsian Crum
Michael Smith
Michael Everhart
Chrisian Allemony
Robert Chaspel
Amos Smith
Milburn Church
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William G. Hardesty
Trip Hardesty
Clint Polhamus
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Goodrich
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Braddock
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ASCO
Murray Vs. Girdler
Club Federation
R. G. Burnet
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H. B. Wharton
Rognone
G. T. French
Richmond
Leicester Street
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
M. Swimle
R. M. Swimley
George Washington Hotel
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