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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1954
Page
6
Gainesboro Rebels beat Armel 31 to 2 on home diamond. A V Daily led the offense with a home run, single and four walks in seven plate appearances, scoring six runs. Gob Whitacre earned the win.
WANTED TO RENT Two or three bedroom cabin on river for weekend of July 25 Write box 73 c/o Star. WANTED Rider to Temple Texas Phone 7812. WANTED Mowing Large or small Call Clarence Pope 4670.
Real estate listing notes Valley Pike property in Shenandoah with contact via phone 7507. The ad appears among multiple sale notices including a 1937 Plymouth, stock watering tanks, rolled roofing, a 5 family apartment, apple tree props, and a 6 acre semi bungalow with outbuildings priced at 10500 and terms possible.
A set of small advertisements lists for sale items including electric fence controllers and wire from Barr's Hardware with a Camden Street reference, plus multiple rental notices for furnished and unfurnished apartments, cottages, and rooms with contact numbers and brief amenities across several entries.
An advertisement from Leddy Furriers offers fur coat restyling for 39.50 dollars. The notice cites agent 4672 and a date code 9-10-e od tf. The tone is promotional with pricing and service details for fur garment alterations.
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival workers race to raise over $1000 to meet the 1954 in town membership quota. Funds are urgently required to clear outstanding bills and prompt memberships should be paid at Fete headquarters or to chairman Hoye L. Riley.
Notice of a chancery hearing in Winchester for Cary Davenport estate outlines inquiries on real estate, debts, liens, and partition options. Hearing at 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 6, 1954 at 44 Rouss Avenue, Winchester, Virginia.
New York Giants pitcher Paul Giel made his debut in a Red Cross charity game against the Boston Red Sox. Grady Hatton hit a sixth inning grand slam after a walk and two singles loaded the bases with two outs.
Giel describes his first game in the majors after a Big Ten to big league jump in a straight, candid dressing room interview. He notes the pitch was too slow, admits he needs to be quicker while maintaining control and accepts the lesson from the tough outing.
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