Freddy Stine Aims for 1948 Soap Box Derby Victory
I Fred Stine Jr of Winchester registers for the 1948 Soap Box Derby in Winchester. The 14 year old racer, son of I Fred Stine and Mrs. Stine, plans a streamlined aluminum racer for Akron finals on August 15 after competing in the local derby July 17. He placed third in 1946 and raced in last year’s finals, now building the car at Lup ton Orchard Service Co. He just finished eighth grade and will enter Handley in fall. Derby officials note entries still open for ages 11 to 15 with prizes for many.
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Fred Stine
Martinsburg Pike
Winchester
Akron
Freddy
Jerry White
Lupton Orchard Service Co
Handley
Washington
Avisco Takes Pair From Camp Lee Travelers
The Front Royal Avisco nine swept the Camp Lee Travelers over the weekend winning 10-0 and 12-5.
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Front Royal Avisco
Camp Lee
Milwood Rally Stuns Front Royal 3-2 in Boyce
In a tight Sunday matchup Milwood edged the Front Royal Hustlers 3-2 at Boyce. The clubs plan a rematch as part of the series with lingering tensions and a forthcoming return engagement.
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Millwood
Front Royal Hustlers
Boyce
Softball Lights Win State Praise
Winchester city and church leagues received congratulations from B A Wolf state ASA commissioner for installing field lights. He reminded managers of July 7 as the affiliation deadline to join the district tournament in Arlington July 31 to August 1 and said information is available at the Recreation department office.
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Winchester
B. A. Wolf
Church Softball League Results and Standings Report
Yesterday results show Woolen 7 over Winchester News 6 and Red Wing 11 over Ward’s Grocery 8. Standings list Rosenberger 5 0 1.000 and Ward’s Grocery 0 6 .000 with remaining games and Monday entries for junior church league noted.
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Church Softball League
Winchester News
Red Wing
Ward’s Grocery
Rosenberger
O’sullivan
W. L. Pet
Elks
O'Sullivan
Ward's Grocery
Jewel Box
Royal Crown
Highland Ave
Loudoun St
Christ Episcopal
Braddock
National League and American League standings and results
League standings show Boston leading the NL with Pittsburgh St Louis and New York. American League leaders include Cleveland and New York with Philadelphia, Detroit and Washington following. Last night St Louis beat Boston 1 0 and Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 5 2. Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 4 3. New York defeated Cleveland 13 2. St Louis edged Philadelphia 9 8. Washington vs Detroit postponed due to rain. Hank Sauer drove in two runs for Cincinnati. Al Brazle beat Warren Spahn in a 1 0 Cardinals win over the Braves.
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Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Hank Sauer
Reds
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Philes
al Brazie
Cardinals
Warren Spahn
St.is Cardinals
Boston Braves
Auto Workers Map Counter to Ford Wage Offer
CIO United Auto Workers in Detroit issued a counter proposal to Ford Motor Co. as a response to the 11 to 14 cent per hour wage boost. The union labeled Ford's offer inadequate to meet current Ford workers needs.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Today
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Medico to Pick Louis Walcott Fight Winner
Dr. J L Moreno outlines a scientific method to predict boxing outcomes based on prior ring performance and camp mood. He cites the 1935 Louis Baer fight as precedent and plans to announce his verdict after visiting both training camps.
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Medico
Louis-Walcott
J. L. Moreno
Associated Press
Moreno
J.L. Moreno
M.D
New York
Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
Joe
Haganah Battles Jewish Extremists In Truce Violation
In Tel Aviv on June 22 the Haganah and Irgun Zvai Leumi clashed over the landing of an Irgun arms ship near Natanya triggering talk of a civil war within Israel. The government censored reports for 24 hours while UN observers were dispatched to monitor a potential armistice breach.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Haganah
Irgun
Zvai Leumi
Natanya
Here
United Nations
U. N
Nice Noise Used For Astar Singer Honors
In British show business the phrase nice noise describes a singer or musician who performs well. The saying reflects industry chatter about standout performers and audience appeal.
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Bob Steinhagen
Trenton
N. J
Fred Sting Jr
Young Stine
Brannon’s Cleaners
Chapman
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Firestone Stores
N. Braddock St
Avisco
Milwood
Canada
L.E.B. A
Montreal
McGill University
Northern Virginia Power Co
City Softball League
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Westinghouse Electric
Auto Workers
Ford Co
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Winchester’s Bargain Center
Cannon
Seconds
Dorothy Perkins
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