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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1942

Page

3

Park Nine Hosts Leesburg as Stephens City Welcomes Martinsburg

Winchester Park hosts Leesburg and Stephens City Independents entertain Martinsburg Blue Sox in a Sunday double header. Fawcett to pitch for the Independents and Dobbins to play second base as the lineup remains similar to prior games. A return match is planned with a second date two weeks later in Winchester.

Park Winchester Park Leesburg Stephens City Blue Sox Fred Dobbins Independents Will Cavort R. Boyd M. Boyd Horan Henrietta Fawcett B. Boyd Richard Winchester

Russians Say Hitler Offense Power Waning At Sevastopol

Moscow reports suggest German offensives falter as Soviet forces claim heavy losses to Nazi attacks near Sevastopol and on the Kharkov front. Soviet comm unique says defenders repelled assaults while weather and reserves shape the battle.

Henry C .Cassidy Moscow Germany Soviet Information Bureau Sevastopol Crimean Kharkov Coma Azi Cruecian Oan Mare

Salvation Army Vacation Bible School Opens At Winchester

The Salvation Army conducts its fifth annual Vacation Bible School at the Army Building 22. Adjutant Robey notes improved facilities and a full program including music Bible memory work recreation with games, volleyball and badminton, plus handicraft classes in bead work moulding wood burning. Registration is Monday at 10 o clock.

Salvation Army Army Winchester Corps Robey

Institute to Study Human Heredity Proposed by Hooton at Harvard

Cambridge June 19 Professor Earnest A Hooton Harvard anthropologist calls for a dedicated research institute to study human heredity. He outlines a diverse staff including an animal geneticist physical anthropologist psychologist physiologist clinician and biometetric statistician to study marriages and offspring from scientific and sociological angles. The plan envisions long term prevention of human misery through informed marriage choices and continued study of families, with examples from rabbit breeding experiments at Princeton as a cautionary model.

Cambridge Mass Earnest A. Hooton Harvard Hooton Wade H. Brown Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research Princeton N. J Brown

Five Years For Sabotage Acts in English Factory

DERBY England June 19. Wilson on 422 was sentenced today to five years’ imprisonment for acts of sabotage to machinery in a factory where he and Griller worked. He pleaded that Bennallick contributed his acts partly to devilment and partly to the factory’s night duties. his parents are on the Channel Islands.

Derby England Wilson Tvo Bennallick Channel Islands

Jurists Like to Voice Opinions on the Supreme Court

Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone spoke at the 12th judicial conference of the fourth circuit in Asheville and said rugged individualists remain on the Supreme Court. He noted that four to five decisions often split and that justices freely express their opinions, with many dissenting votes cast.

Asheville N. C Harlan F. Stone Supreme Court Fourth Circuit Stone Reorganized Court

Chanters Hold Regular Weekly Meeting Tonight

The Chanters announce a regular weekly meeting this evening at 7 30 in the Presbyterian Church. A full attendance is expected.

Market Quotations Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Summary

Baltimore and Chicago livestock prices list poultry eggs hogs and sheep by U.S. Department of Agriculture, with steady to higher quotes in Baltimore and Chicago. Hogs top around 14.80 for 180-210 lbs, cattle and calves described, Pittsburgh and other markets show mixed steady results and limited supplies.

Baltimore Baltimore Livestock U. S. Dept Chicago Livestock Chicago U. S. Dept. Agr Pittsburgh Livestock Pittsburgh Eeeeras Eeeweeee Ceeee Nelteet Eresserss Cvcovesesss Seta Eesthive Creamery

Strikes Vote to Return to Arkwright Plant Workrooms

Forty five factory workers at Arkwright Corporation in Fall River Mass vote unanimously to return to their rooms after a War Labor Board conference. The 27 changers and 98 room fixers sought a 3.03 pay raise to raise weekly wages to 35 dollars. They will return Monday pending WLB review.

Fall River Mass Arkwright Corporation War Labor Board WLB

Axis Attacks Churchill Visit as Political Gesture

Axis broadcasts in New York claim Churchill's U S trip is a political gesture with no real significance. Berlin radio says the journey exposes England's weakness and seeks Western aid while Molotov calls for a second front. Tokyo radio calls the visit a publicity stunt and unnecessary for war outcome.

New York Churchill United States Berlin America England Roosevelt Vyacheslav Molotov Tokyo

Governor To Hear Waller Plea On Clemency

Governor Darden will hear Odell Waller's clemency plea on June 29 in Richmond after a 13 day reprieve delayed the July 2 execution. Waller, a Virginia Negro, awaits commutation decisions as counsel seek executive mercy and the order is read to him at the state penitentiary.

Richmond Odell Waller Virginia Darden In Virginia Waller

Stocks Drift Lower as Market Slows Amid War News

New York June 19 Victor Eubank reports a tepid trading day with about half the normal activity. Prices gently declined and several blue chips traded under water while some issues and utilities showed brief strength ahead of the Churchill visit.

Victor Eubank New York Churchill United States U. S. Steel Chrysler Santa Fe Sears Roebuck U. S. Rubber Douglas Aircraft Kennecott Westinghous Dow Chemical J. C. Penney N. Y. Central Wabash Preferred American Telephone, Texas Co Consolidated Edison

Local Markets The Star Says Markets Corrected Daily

Local markets report daily corrections with the Star noting it bears no responsibility for typographical errors. The item highlights ongoing market updates and standard disclaimer about potential typos.

The Star

Firemen To Meet For Business In Virginia

Py Although war time schedules pause the usual State Firemen's Association conventions delegates from Virginia will gather in Luray August 12 for business. Executive committee session set for August 11 with about 200 delegates expected. The association of volunteer firefighters from across Virginia had canceled multi day conventions in Charlottesville in January.

Luray State Firemen’s Association Allmember. Com Virginia Amos Bradley Mranley Charlottesville

Three Factors Could Upset Aviation Race

Dr. Jerome C. Hunsaker outlines three potential breakthroughs that could alter the global aviation race. A practical gas turbine engine, a rocket plane, and a wing design that eliminates turbulent air could dramatically boost performance and reduce drag, changing the balance of future air power.

Watson Davis Science Service Cambridge Mass Jerome C. Hunsaker Massachusetts Institute of Technology National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics Harvard War Institute Switzerland Milan Rome

Challenge Idea Chewing Gum Is Good For Teeth

Chicago report questions whether chewing gum aids dental health noting sugar content may promote caries. Dr Fleisch cites studies and a patient who developed 11 cavities after gum use, urging moderation and limiting sugar exposure. he concedes jaw exercise benefits are overstated by gum manufacturers.

Science Service Chicago Louis M. Pleisch Topeka Kans Journal of the American Dental Association Fleisch Fleisch Reieee

New Chapter In Coral Sea Fight Comes To Light

Allied land based airmen recount four day Coral Sea strike that sank a large transport and the carrier Ryukyu. They describe 25 ships in the Japanese convoy, a 200 mile range engagement, and the fleet fleeing northward after heavy losses.

Coral Sea Vern Haugland Australia Harry Spieth Portland Ore Maurice Hargan Joplin Willis B. Campbell Chicago John Roberts Beebe Ark Roberts Spieth Ryukyu

Fights Last Night Roundup From Newark and Nearby

Bobby Ruffin stopped Morris Parker in Elizabeth New Jersey. Jimmy Hatcher outpointed Jose Razo in Fort Hamilton New York. Izzy Jannazzo beat Joey Spangler in Richmond Virginia. Davey Crawford outpointed Angelo Callura in Pall River Massachusetts.

Associated Press Elizabeth N. J Bobby Ruffin Astoria N. Y Morris Parker Newark Fort Hamilton Jimmy Hatcher Lake City Jose Razo Colombia South America Richmond Izzy Jannazzo New York Joey Spangler Pall River Mass Davey Crawford Angelo Callura Hamilton Ont

Baltimore Grain Market Closing

Grain prices report closing values for Baltimore market with corn at 95 to 98 cents, wheat at 1.13 dollars a bushel, and 1.18 dollars for June deliveries. Prices stated as based on mill deliveries and including a Winchester market reference.

Baltimore Winchester

Chicago Grain Quotations June 19 Market Prices Open Slightly Lower

Grain prices opened lower with Wheat July at 1.208 to 1.208 3-4, Dec 1.261 1-8. Corn July 0.864 3-4 to 0.865 8, Sept 0.893 3-8 to 0.891 2, Dec 0.815 7-8. Oats July 0.491 1-8 to 0.493 8, Sept 0.503 8 to 0.501 4, Dec 0.525 4. Rye July 0.655 1/2 to 0.633 8, Sept 0.683 8 to 0.681 4, Dec 0.721 8.

Chicago

Q and A Box on Sports Q and A Box

Leo Durocher lifetime major league batting average through 1941 was .247. Lou Nova fought Tony Galento on September 15, 1939 in Philadelphia, Galento winning by KO in the 14th round. The third question about weight lifting is incomplete in the text.

Leo Lippy) Durocher Brooklyn Dodgers A. Galento K.O Nova Philadelphia

Tigers Beat Yankees With Four-Hit Pitching In Respectable Show

Sporadic game notes recount Virgil Trucks twirling a four hit effort to best the Yankees. Buck Ross and Jake Early contributed offense for their teams as the Athletics and Senators provided limited offense. Larry French aided the Dodgers with eight hit innings and drove in two, including a late double.

Virgil Trucks Tigers Yankees Buck Ross White Sox Jake Early Senatord Deovnta Indians Larry French Dovigers Cardinals

Terrazzo Wins 148 Pound A A U Title In Cincinnati

Anthony Terrazzo of York Pennsylvania captures the 148 pound class crown at the A A U senior contest in Cincinnati Ohio for the tenth straight time.

A.A.U Cincinnati

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