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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1955

Page

5

Dr Pepper and Workingman's Store Deliver Surprising Wins

In Little League action eighty six runs were scored. Dr Pepper crushed O Sullivan 23 to 4 as Price hit two homers and Patton, R Miller, Price and Haines each had three hits in a 21 hit assault. Workingman's Store edged B&M 5 to 4 with J Parker pitching a five hitter and Carter going three for three.

Dr. Pepper O’sullivan Workingman’s B&m Bell Miller Anderson Shoecenter National Fruit Workingman S. J. Parker B&&sm Carter Whitacre Reed O'Sullivan Price Fisher Meister Patton R. Miller Haines Wolf Perry Miller & Anderson Taliaferro Penn Huntsberry Quinn Atkinson Lyne Mason Meadows Hughes Pryor Gaines Butler Schenck Swartz Lockhart M & Anderson Bell Clothes Lebaes Workingman’'s B&m Chevrolet

Winchester Host To Front Royal At Park Sunday

The Winchester Baseball Club aims for a second straight win in a home game at Rouss Park against Front Royal. Buck Cooper, who was solid against Madison Wednesday, will be watched as Winchester seeks to improve after earlier struggles leaving runners on base. Game time is 3 p.m.

Winchester Rouss Park Front Royal Warren County Nine Buck Cooper Madison Cooper Don Smith

Shop in Winchester The Valley's Busiest City

A brief retail feature highlights Winchester as a busy shopping hub with deals and bargains drawing locals and visitors to the town center. The article emphasizes variety, accessibility, and the shopper’s experience in the Valley.

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Yankees stumble as White Sox edge Yankees 3 2 at Comiskey

McDermott tops Tribe on a three hitter while Yankees slip in the standings after a 3-2 loss at Comiskey Park. McDermott fanned six in four win, Vernon and Sievers homered for the run support. Dodgers and Cubs win as Musial belts 300th homer.

Yankees Washington Baltimore Kansas City Comiskey Park Stengel White Sox Jack Harshman Cleveland Indians Mickey McDermott Yanks Indians Pale Hose Detroit Tigers Orioles Ned Garver Athletics Boston Red Sox Wilmer Shantz Brooklyn Dodgers St. Louis Chicago Cubs New York Giants Gene Baker Eddie Miksis Bob Speake Bill Bruton Milwaukee Braves Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cincinnati Harding Peterson McDermott Mickey Vernon Roy Sievers Bob Lemon Cardinals Dodgers Tom Powolsky Duke Snider Roy Campanella Snider Stan Musial

Scheduling Highlights From Balto and Detroit Games

Readout shows two afternoon basketball pairings with times: Ls shad at Balto and Wash'n at Clevel'd. Detroit hosts Balto at 1 30 p m with Washington at Cleveland set for 12 30 p m.

VFW Top Moose 13-10 Despite Nine-Run Error Inning

VFW rallied from behind to beat Moose 13-10 in the Pony League at Senseng Park. Moose committed nine errors, six in one inning, allowing unearned runs as Merriner led VFW with three hits and Reed earned the win while striking out 11.

VFW Moose Senseng Park Ted Reed Forney Kerns Stine Kibler Merriner Gam Tharpe Shade L. Anderson Dix

Area Seniors Plan College After Graduation

A total of 68 seniors from three area high schools will attend college in the fall, about 27.5 percent of graduates. Handley leads with 39 bound for college, including 15 boys and 24 girls, while James Wood shows 16 and Clarke County 13, with varied college choices across multiple institutions.

Handley Handley High School Northwestern Yale University of Virginia Randolph- Macon Wake Forest Hampden- Sydney University of Richmond Longwood Madison Mary Washington Richmond Professional Institute Radford College Kings College Shenandoah College St. Joseph’s Maryland Mary Baldwin Mt. St. Vincent Westhampton James Wood James Wood High School Mary Washington College Iowa State College V. P Madison Virginia-Intermont Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Clarke Clarke County High School Clarke County Notre Dame Philadelphia School of Pharmacy & Science Dartmouth

Clarke County Nine Plays at Charles Town and Front Royal

Clarke County travels to Charles Town for a 3 p m game with the American Legion and then faces Hume at Front Royal Bing Crosby Stadium at 8 p m. The double bill marks a busy schedule for the Clarke County nine this week.

Clarke County Charles Town American Legion Front Royal Bing Crosby Stadium Hume

Thieves Take Stove Refrigerator Cedar Chest Sink

In Corbin Kentucky thieves raided the J. N. Moore home stealing the kitchen stove refrigerator a set of dishes a cedar chest and the kitchen sink. A reader asks about the English football pools noting they began after World War I near Port of Liverpool and run Saturdays through the season August to April.

Corbin J. N. Moore England J.T.O. A Liverpool

Baseball Leaders Show Strong 1953 Pace Across Leagues

National League leaders include Ashburn batting .366 and Snider 17 homers for Brooklyn with Mueller 66 hits and Snyder 46 runs. American League shows Mantle 47 runs and Kaline 67 hits with Ford 7 under 1.00 ERA and Score 92 strikeouts.

Associated Press Ashburn Phila Snyder Brooklyn Snider B’klyn Mueller New York Amoros Repulski St. Louis Mays Gil’m Newcombe Jones Chicago Kuenn Detroit Mantle

New Starting Time For Little Leagues

Starting Monday all Little League games will begin at 5 30 p m instead of 6 p m. Winning scorekeepers must place books in the clubhouse after each game and retrieve them before the next game. Scorekeeper classes will continue. volunteers may contact team managers to sign up.

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Berryville Social Events Recap and Travel Notes

The Rev and Mrs Arthur Brown spent Tuesday in Richmond with Mrs Brown's mother Mrs E L Rose who has returned to McKinney after weeks in Berryville. Mr and Mrs Hobson C McGehee left for Lynchburg to attend Randolph Macon Woman's College commencement where daughter Elizabeth McGehee will graduate Monday. Mr J M H Clagett and Mrs Harry Warden visited Wardensville to attend the funeral of cousin James V Warden who was killed when struck by a...

Arthur Brown Richmond Brown E. L. Rose McKinney Berryville Hobson C. McGehee Lynchburg Randolph Macon Woman's College Elizabeth McGehee J. M. H. Clagett Harry Warden Wardensville W. Va James V. Warden

Summer Visitors and Graduates Return to Homes

Barbara Cole Rowland arrives for summer with Mr. and Mrs. W E Hart after attending Madison College in Harrisonburg. Carol Pine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Pine, visits Florida before returning to Payville. P/C R R Crawford, stationed at France Air Force Base Enid OK, visits his mother Mrs Walter Crawford then reports to Lackland AFB San Antonio. He brings his son Johnny Crawford home from The Harvey School Hawthorne NY for the summer.

Barbara Cole Rowland Madison College Harrisonburg W. E. Hart Carol Pine George Pine Agnes Scott College Decatur Florida Payville P/C. R. R. Crawford France Air Force Base Enid Oklo Walter Crawford Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas

Ashenfelter Breaks American Two Mile Record at Compton

Horace Ashenfelter of the New York Athletic Club clocked 8:49.6 to set a new American two mile mark at Compton California. Wes Santee ran 4:01.2 in the Invitational Mile as Seaman and Dwyer also cracked 4:02 in the same race.

Sandor Iharos Hungary White City London Engand Gaston Reiff Belgium Iharos Ashenfelter Compton Calif Horace Ashenfelter FBI New York Athletic Club Wes Santee Santee Bob Seaman UCLA Fred Dwyer Villanova Seaman Dwyer Fernando Ledesma University of Southern California Gunder Hagg

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