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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1950
Page
9
Local social notes list visits from Berryville area residents and relatives across Maryland, Kentucky, Virginia, and Ohio. Guests include families of Ritter, Lavelle, Humston, Braucht, Alexander, O'Bryan, Crim, Digges, and Owens, plus trips to Atlantic City and Washington.
A reconstructed crossword listing many clues across themes such as Courage slang, tropical fruits, biblical rivers, and various wordplay items. The puzzle includes entries for animals, foods, metals, and constellations, with scattered abbreviations and partial phrases.
A string of departures follows visits across several states as families return home. Mrs. William 8. Dix goes to Houston after visiting relatives. Floyd Roberson hosts Crosby and Payne groups. Peggy Levi and Maria Levi return from Baltimore. Katherine Cobb extends stay with the Old Chapel Cobbs. Mallory Morrow’s party heads to Richmond Michigan. Ella Collins returns to Philadelphia after Carywood visit.
Cleveland erased a 6-4 deficit by scoring three runs in the eighth off Hal White. Detroit had knotted the game with three in the fifth and seventh after a 4-0 Boston lead, with Chuck Stubbs earning the win and White the defeat as both teams used four pitchers.
In a 7-4 Washington victory over Chicago, Overmire drove in the decisive runs with a two run single off Vic Raschi in the fifth. Haynes and solid hitting from Mele and Coan fueled the win as Washington tops Chicago.
The American League shows Detroit leading with a 66 32 record and a .636 pct, followed by New York Cleveland Boston Washington and Chicago with varying gaps. In the National League Philadelphia St Louis Boston Brooklyn New York Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh and others sit with mixed records as yesterday’s results and today’s schedule outline upcoming matchups.
An advertisement promotes Victory Ointment for quick relief from athletes foot itching and general first aid. It emphasizes no alcohol no acid no sting and claims Army development for home use. Sold in Winchester at Millers Rhodes Brook's Rexall Peoples Drug Store Sileo Cut Rate and local drug outlets.
Boston 7 Pittsburgh 2 New York 7 Cincinnati 6 St. Louis 9 Brooklyn 5. Evening matchups include St. Louis at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at New York, Pittsburgh at Boston, Chicago at Philadelphia and Pittsburgh at Boston and Chicago at Philadelphia with only games scheduled.
Genoa will mark the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus by a year long series of celebrations starting October 12 1950. A citizens committee has been formed to prepare the commemorative program and ceremonies.
State Manager C. G. Lamb Council Commander H. B Williamson and Clerk L. T. Oliver of Richmond will attend the Woodmen of the World meeting at Odd Fellows Hall at 8 p.m. Friday. Refreshments will follow.
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