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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
2
The Middletown high school basketball team is champion of the Erick Clarke League for 1948. Standing are Wood Row Legge manager Carroll Dalton Eddie Dodson Clayton Ren.
Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions about elbows on tables in public dining settings when speaking to a companion, keeping elbows off during meals. She says christening guests should be close relatives and friends with a deep interest in the child. A woman should return a first call within two weeks.
The list presents the correct responses: 1 Lightning war. 2 Albert Benjamin Chandler a former U S Senator from Kentucky. 3 San Francisco California. 4 32 fluid ounces. 5 Criterion. 6 Montreal with population 903 007. 7 Columbia. 8 Every four years. 9 East River. 10 Benjamin Franklin.
The National Safety Council estimates that one third of automobiles on American roads have some mechanical defect, making them unsafe. The report highlights widespread car trouble affecting road safety nationwide.
In a tight Memorial Day game at Park Diamond Charles Town Legion post defeated Conrad Hoover American Legion 4 to 3 after a ninth inning rally by Winchester fell short. Key moments included Koontz and Bowers driving in runs for Charles Town and Pence, Bailey, and Spurs contributing for Winchester before a late surge.
The 84 members of Handley High School’s graduating class and their sponsors are scheduled to be guests of James Sprint Jr. at Willow Lawn swimming pool at 3 30 p m tomorrow.
Barbara Ann Scott was offered a guarantee of 100000 dollars to appear in Sonja Henie s ice show at Radio City s Center Theater. Velda Solomons an Australian who started cycling for war work became a top bicycle racer winning 50 races in 1947.
Rosenberger moved into first place by shutting out Virginia Woolen 6 0 as Jarrick limited Woolen to two hits including Luby s double Hart Smith and Keller powered the attack with four extra base hits. Virginia Woolen dropped to second with Royal Crown after a 5 3 loss to O Sullivan Carpenter edged Winchester News 7 3 in the Jewel Box. Highland Ave Presbyterian beat Market St Methodist 13 10 in Junior League action.
Tonight's matchup features Christ Episcopal against Loudoun Street Presley Diamond at the local venue. The event includes brief action notes with scores and players mentioned in the scrambled OCR text.
Auction notices list multiple June sales at various locations including Winchester Capon Bridge Rippon Brucetown Ridgeway Berryville and nearby towns. Items include antiques real estate household goods farming equipment gas appliances furniture and electrical appliances. Addresses and times are given with dates ranging June 5 to June 19.
Plans advance for WFTR a 250 watt Front Royal radio station to open in July. Studios will be in Sky Park on John Marshall Highway broadcasting 1450 kilocycles day and night. Warren Bell serves as general manager and chief engineer with Gardner Beman as commercial and program manager and H F Minter as press of the operating corporation.
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