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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1948
Page
7
Winchester Brown Bombers host the Hagerstown American Legion post team at 3 p.m. on the N Kent Street diamond in their last home game until July 11. Gene Parker will toe the mound for the locals and all proceeds go to the Colored Recreation Dept.
For sale listing notes a well stocked grocery store with equipment and good business. Respond by mail to box 266 care of Star. Also listed are items for sale and rentals including a Whitney baby carriage and bassinette in excellent condition and multiple rental spaces in Middletown and Fairmont areas.
A Sunday banquet offer from Valley Inn invites reservations for a chicken and steak meal in their large banquet room. The notice provides a phone contact for rates and reservations and includes a Stephens City phone number.
Stan Musial hit safely in 10 of 11 plate appearances to raise his NL leading average to .405. His hot streak powered the St. Louis Cardinals to three straight wins, two over the Phillies and one over the Giants, lifting their pennant pursuit.
Conrad Hoover American Legion Post hosts Clarke county All-Stars in a 1:30 p.m. doubleheader. Legion likely taps Pence and Shickle for the mound, while Clarke county counters with Buckner and Pierce.
Williams leads the American League in batting and RBIs with 407 runs batted in and 58. He also tops with 51 hits and 77. Sam Chapman of the Athletics homered and walked with the bases loaded to score Philadelphia’s go ahead run in a 5-4 win over Cleveland. Elmer Riddle pitched five scoreless innings to lift Pittsburgh to a 2-0 victory over Philadelphia.
To Play Clearbrook Mt. Falls baseball team will play the Clearbrook nine at 1 30 p m EST tomorrow on the Mt. Falls diamond.
The Cork St Christian church hosts Rev Finley B Sapp to speak at 11 a m service tomorrow. Sapp formerly led area Christian churches and served as superintendent of missions in Washington state for the Disciples of Christ. He is noted as a strong New Testament and Greek scholar and teacher.
Dr L I Flickinger will conduct 8 p m services at Trinity Lutheran in Stephens City with a congregational meeting after. A daily vacation Bible school starts 9 a m Monday and runs Monday through Friday for two weeks.
A luncheon at the George Washington hotel launched the Winchester Manpower committee to unite civic groups with Army and Air Force recruiting. Attendees included Set. Paul Crabtree Col. John Shettel Capt. John McClure and local leaders. The office reported 31 recruits last month and urged voluntary enlistment to avoid drafting. Next meeting set for July 15 at 12 15 pm with civic groups invited to appoint members.
In Winchester Virginia June 17 1948 Preston Place v Order of Publication Carlton Emory trading as Emory Transfer Emory's Transfer Incorporated and Fast Freight Incorporated seeks to attach defendant L Carlton Emory property to satisfy a 456.47 debt. Defendant a non resident with last known address 112 East John Street Martinsburg West Virginia must appear within ten days of publication. notice will run four weeks in Winchester Evening Star and be posted at the court.
The Wesleyan Men's Bible Class at Market Street Methodist Church meets at 3 45 am tomorrow led by Rev William E Eisenberg. The Grace Lutheran Men's Bible Class gathers at 9 45 am tomorrow with the same teacher providing instruction.
Sam Mazzio Jr., nine, was rushed to Cook County Hospital after his wrist was impaled on a spike in a lumber plank. Doctors removed the nail and a six foot 2x4, closing the wound with four stitches. He slipped while using the plank as a ladder to climb a fence.
Miss Rosalie Shade spends two weeks with Mr. Calvin De Haven of Arden. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison De Haven host guests Mr. and Mrs. Hollis DeHaven and their children. Mr. Paul DeHaven visited in Hedgesville.
Visiting in Martinsburg were Mr and Mrs Lawrence Shode and three children. Mrs Walter Saville is reported to be improving. Sen Bell DeHaven is on the sick list. Mr and Mrs Hollis DeHaven and children visited Mr and Mrs Calvin DeHaven of Arden.
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