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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1951
Page
5
The human retina measures about 34 to 38 millimeters in diameter at the posterior pole with a roughly 1.5 millimeter foveal center. Its overall thickness varies from roughly 0.2 millimeters at the center to about 0.5 millimeters near the periphery.
A historical note describes the retina as about seven and a half by seven and a half inches in area and roughly one hundred fifty microns thick.
Chicago White Sox dominate Boston 10 2 to extend their lead over New York to three and a half games. Jim Busby drives in six runs with a homer a triple and a double while Randy Gumpert wins his fourth decision in a row as Chicago blots out Boston’s hopes and continues a strong AL march.
A census reported that France held the most medieval castles in Europe with a total of 761 before the last war. The claim is that France is the richest country in Europe for castles by that measure.
A sports brief recalling last year when the Detroit Tigers moved into first in the American League ahead of the Washington Senators, with a tense division battle highlighted by key performances.
Brooklyn beats St Louis 3 2 Pittsburgh defeats Boston 8 0 Chicago over Philadelphia 3 2 New York tops Cincinnati 3 2 New York 8 Cleveland 2 Detroit shuts out Washington 4 0 Chicago 10 Boston 2 St Louis 10 Philadelphia 1 night games noted as well.
North Mountain travels to Front Royal tomorrow evening for a Crosby Stadium night game at 8 p.m. The N Mountain battery includes Bill Bailey on the mound and S Richard catching. Bragg starts for Front Royal with Keller handling the plate. team meeting at P Peer’s home at 6:30 p.m.
In a bout between Jimmy O Gatty and Young Packey McFarland at Glens Falls New York on September 10 1920 the round lasted ten minutes making it the longest round in boxing history.
Braddock Street Methodist beat Montague Ave 13 to 7 at Senseny Park diamond. Winning pitcher P. Anderson allowed seven hits with two strikeouts. R. Clark suffered the loss. De Haven and Cunningham led with two hits in three at bats each. Hill tallied two hits for the losers.
Memorial services filled a Sunday at Redland Church with outdoor buffet and special music by Winchester singers. An electric organ was purchased for the church and the offering went to the organ fund. Family and friends from Winchester Gainesboro Siler Martinsburg and Baltimore attended visits and greetings.
Joe Louis treats the September 18 bout with Lee Savold as another step on the road back to the heavyweight title. He aims for a possible rematch with Ezzard Charles and a Detroit date of September 12 for a second title fight, while considering an August 8 bout with Hein Ten Hoff. Louis, age 37, plans a knockout style this time and says fans remain loyal even if he doesn’t win back the crown.
Loudoun Street softball defeated First Brethren 16 to 4 at Sensey Park diamond. Winning pitcher was Harry Newell, Lineburg took the loss, and J Robertson had a bases clearing double for the winners.
The National Bureau of Standards advises protecting trailer tires from light, especially direct sunlight, as the top priority. Additional measures include applying paints and protective coatings to shield tires during long-term, stationary storage.
Walter Scrivener of Clearbrook Miss Marjorie Scrivener of Washington and Mrs Garland Mason and daughter of Winchester are mentioned. Ida Beth Braithwaite of Jones Spring W Va visits her cousin Donna Marika Whitacre this week. Mr and Mrs O M Dick of Jones Spring called on Mr and Mrs John Whitacre recently.
Public notice invites anyone with claims against the estate of J C Miller deceased to contact Claude A Carper at Winchester Route 2 Box 16. The notice date appears as 23 30 and 6 6 31.
The Highland Ave. softball team beat Baptist 16-6 at Senseng Park. The game ended after five innings at the losers’ request. J. Cleveland earned the win allowing six hits. Johnson took the loss. Hoover starred with four hits in four at bats.
The Episcopal softball team defeated First Evangelical Unite Brethren 24 15 at Senseney Park. Winning pitcher was M Semp l, while C Grove took the loss allowing 27 hits. D Sheetz hit two home runs with L Pope B Shickle and P Carper adding one each.
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