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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
12
July 1 registration under the Selective Training and Service Act will be quick with 10 questions focusing on identity address and employer. Polls open 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM at Local Board Offices with registration not exceeding five minutes for most, possibly longer in some cases.
Virginia Veterans of Foreign Wars urged removal of Labor Secretary Perkins in a resolution at their annual Staunton convention. They condemned him as a poor mediator between capital and labor and backed Roosevelt foreign policy. The gathering also praised military training in the CCC and honored several Virginia servicemembers with medals.
The allusion comes from the Merchant's Tale in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales where May, a young woman, marries January, a much older Lombard baron. The pairing links December with old age and May with youth.
Ty Cobb defeats Babe Ruth 3 to 2 in the opening round of a charity golf grudge match at Commonwealth, before about 2 000 fans in Newton Massachusetts. Cobb uses precise putting to overcome Ruth who led early with long drives.
Cobb closed from a trap to within three feet for a par on the 14th, sinking a 10 foot putt on the 18th to lead by three holes. The match ended after halving the 16th as both players admitted wretched golf despite Ruth posting 63 to Cobb's 81 nine over par.
In Olney a man seeking a game found Bill Wilson at No. 1 who greeted him. A third man joined them and introduced himself as Paul Wilson, creating a threesome of Wilsons ready to play.
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