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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1947
Page
3
Frederick county school boards will inspect all school buildings and buses to determine repairs needed. The session approved bills to close the fiscal year books by June 30. Spongy aerial roots of the orchid plant absorb dust and moisture for nourishment.
The Clarke County baseball team faces Bloomfield at Berryville Sunday in the last half of the Blue Ridge League schedule. After a 16-5 loss to league leader Upperville they stand 11-2 behind first place with a rainout to makeup. Brumback and Pierce combined for 14 hits and five homers, Silk hit three homers, Caylor and Nalls one each. Clarke committed eight errors in defeat.
An advertisement from the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau offers the booklet Presidents and Their Wives with pictures and bios of every president and White House hostess. The 15 cent postpaid coupon asks readers to enclose fifteen cents for a copy.
United Brethren defeated Market St Methodists 10 to 3 in a June 17 playoff. Sammy Burkhart and Elwood McIntyre homered for UB. Sacred Heart Catholic clinched a 14 to 6 win over Braddock St Methodists. LaRue homered twice. Highland Avenues fell 8 to 10 to Braddock St Methodists.
Braves pitchers Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain threaten the NL single club season wins record. With 20 victories combined they aim to surpass 52 held by Bucky Walters and Paul Derringer of the 1939 Reds. Spahn earned another win as the Braves beat the Cardinals 9-6 to stay one game ahead of the Dodgers.
Yesterday's games featured the Giants and Cubs in a 11-0 win for Clarence Hookscott on his New York debut as a starter. Vern Stephens powered the Browns with six RBIs including a grand slam in a 12-3 triumph over the Athletics.
The Navy Department dropped objections to a low level span for the York River bridge at Yorktown, marking a potential solution to the long standing delay in construction. The Richmond report notes the decision aligns with requests by officials seeking to advance the project.
Miss Louisa C. Lippitt, prominent in physiotherapy and nursing, died at Memorial Hospital on June 14. She led nursing training in Porto Rico, headed a rehabilitation unit in France during WWI, taught in Washington and Wisconsin, authored three nursing books, and focused on rehabilitation of crippled children and infantile paralysis.
Roving Reporter recounts a humorous dinner with Mr. Campbell and Winchester Nash staff. Tales include Cannonball chewing bubble gum, ice cream shortages, and past gastronomic feats by Mr. McNeeley and Mr. Lore. A plaque, banner, pins, and a concluding photo wrap the event.
Mr Nelson receives a plaque handed by Campbell and Walters with O G Watson and C H Kuttle present. He thanks his entire force and distributes 10 point pins to Miss Mason Mrs Combs Marion L Sutton Orville L Hoover W J Golladay W Golladay Jr Russell Mason Lantz Houptman.
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