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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1931
Page
6
The Star previews local and national sports, inviting readers to follow daily updates, with notes on upcoming games, standings, and standout athletes across leagues and schools. The column promises ongoing coverage of scores, schedules, and notable performances.
Yesterday in the American League the Athletics beat St Louis 6 to 3 on Al Simmons fifteenth home run rally. Washington defeated Cleveland 8 to 1. New York edged Chicago 14 to 12 in a wild rally. Boston beat Detroit 8 to 1 as Lisenbee allowed three hits. In the National League New York beat Pittsburgh 6 to 2 while St Louis won 1 to 0 over Boston and Cincinnati topped Brooklyn 5 to 4. Philadelphia defeated Chicago 6 to 3.
In Pittsburgh on July 29, the New York Giants defeated the Pirates 6 to 2. Carl Hubbell held the Bucs scoreless after a two-run fourth, securing the win as New York evened the series.
Newark edged Baltimore 5 2 while Reading defeated Jersey City 2 0 Rochester beat Toronto 15 12 Baltimore hosts Newark and Toronto travels to Rochester Montreal visits Buffalo Reading plays Jersey City.
In Los Angeles Douglas Fairbanks Jr star of The Man in Possession has drawn public affection from a regular audience member, reportedly Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks Jr Joan Crawford. The report notes high fan attention during matinees at the Mayan Theatre while Warner Brothers paces future film plans.
A dense crossword puzzle page lists numerous clues with varied topics. Entries include geography, biology, language, music, and culture such as Italian terms and zodiac signs, plus abbreviations and archaic references.
Richmond July 28 Governor Pollard studies suggestions from state experts on economy in prohibition enforcement. Attorney General Gaunders and Edwin H. Gibson say collected fines could help fund enforcement. Proposals include using information instead of indictments, abolishing the five dollar fee for nolle prosequis, and cutting costs for sheriffs jailers and witnesses.
Fayette Missouri July 28 death today ends the career of Congressman Sam C Major 62 a Democrat leader of the state and veteran representative in Congress from the Seventh Missouri District in his fifth term after a paralytic stroke July 19.
The Rev. Dr. J. B. Bittinger, pastor of Gerardstown and Bunker Hill churches since 1919, announced he would resign at the Winchester Presbytery fall meeting in Hancock, Maryland on September 28. Facing ongoing health issues, he plans a congregational meeting to seek consent to his retirement from active ministry.
Local notes from Reynolds Store Virginia cover visits by the Luttrell and Shade families, a hay field accident injuring Ernest Batt, a hail storm damaging Whitacre Smokey Hollow, and community events including a Wesley Chapel picnic on August 29 and an Ladies Aid meeting August 6. Also mentions visitors to Ernest Batt and a new U S G A golf ball headline.
West Virginia Public Service Commission hearings reviewed applications by two utilities for service changes. Pennsylvania Railroad seeks to discontinue four trains affecting Cumberland Valley service from Hagerstown to Winchester due to passenger loss. Reduced schedule would run one weekday morning train Harrisburg to Winchester and one weekday evening Winchester to Harrisburg.
A special horticultural marketing program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg will discuss foreign markets and apple scale. D F Fisher will cover What Apple Scald Cost Fruit Growers in 1930 and Will It Pay To Wash Virginia Apples in 1931. James R DuShane will discuss Selling Virginia Apples on the London Auction on behalf of Mr Sims.
Mrs. McCormick age 75 died suddenly of heart failure at her South Church street home in Berryville. She leaves husband Samuel and two children Emily Conte McCormick and Edward McCormick of New York, with siblings Ella White and Mrs Edwin A Stevens and R. Be Lewis. Edward serves with American Tobacco in Trinidad.
Mrs. William Travers Lewis, widow of the late W. T. Lewis and sister of Mrs. McCormick, with cousins McGuire, at their camp in Sage Hampshire, has wired that she is leaving at once.
The Chevrolet belonging to Lawrence Cooper was found abandoned near Greenwood Church about three miles east. The car had left the road, turned over, and crashed into a tree with front damage. Police and State Policeman Bayliss and City Sergeant C Lee Barr investigated but found no suspects.
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