This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1973
Page
16
The schedule lists admission hours Thursday through Sunday with regular and reduced rates after 5:00 PM. It also notes rental times from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM and extended Sunday hours from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
Entrance passes offering forty swims are sold at the Pool office with each entry punched by the cashier. Rentals available Thursday and Saturday evenings 6:00 to 10:00 for churches civic groups and business use. The TAC Swim Club hosts a meet June 23 closing the pool to the public all day. Red Cross uses the facility and callers should contact the Red Cross office for details.
Spectators and players fill the park as nearly 80 teams with about 1600 participants play softball and baseball nightly. Organizers list the divisions from church to industrial leagues and multiple girls leagues, culminating in regional and national ambitions with the Central Atlantic regionals and a men’s fast pitch national berth in Seattle.
The park provides 12 picnic shelters that must be reserved by calling the office. Tables and grills are first come provisions across the grounds. Multiple play areas exist including Bodie Grim Softball Field with swings and slides, plus neighborhood parks Smithfield Park Bruce Street Wis Playground Smithfield Avenue Whittier Park Whittier Acres with additional playgrounds planned and announced under Playgrounds.
Winchester Parks and Recreation offers free tennis instruction for those aged 12 and over. Instructor Paul Hillyard will lead sessions with registration on Wednesday June 13 at 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM at the new tennis courts.
The pond east of the softball and Little League diamonds is a good fishing spot. Both young and old have caught sizable fish there. License requirements follow the state rules.
Godfrey Volkswagen hosts a top league fast pitch schedule at Bodie Grim Field with home and away games across May to August. Tickets fund travel costs as the team travels to Baltimore Hampton Virginia Philadelphia Millersville and more for supposed exhibitions and league play.
Winchester will host a major fast pitch softball tournament August 31 to September 3 with nine state winners competing including Godfrey's Volkswagen as host team. Defending champions Bucky's Tavern along with Metro Philadelphia and several state and metro teams will participate, drawing 2000 to 3000 visitors to the park and Winchester. Local volunteers urged to help host the out of town guests.
The notice details Major League, Minor League, Pony League, and Teen Baseball in Winchester. It lists age groups, trial outcomes, practice and game times, and sponsors including the Winchester Jaycees. Commissioners named are Dick Wise Carver and Gene DeHaven.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.