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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1927
Page
8
Frank Haymaker of this city earned champion status after a river outing yesterday along the Shenandoah. He landed 15 bass including two at five pounds each and eight more at two and a half pounds, with the rest over a pound.
Winchester playgrounds reopen Friday at 8 30 a m with three sites at Friends Church lot Harris Addition and Handley School field. Supervisor John I Brown Jr with assistants Otis Sargent Mary Quick and Lucille Jackson oversee swings slides sand piles and outdoor games including croquet and horseshoe. Drinking water and toilets provided. hours 8 30 a m to 11 30 a m and 2 30 p m to 6 p m.
The westbound Baltimore and Ohio No. 61 tender jumped the track near Charles Town causing a five hour delay before it could be cleared. No. 610 trailing was also delayed, passengers from both trains transferred to No. 61 in Winchester. Citizens missed city papers but read later telegraphic news.
Yesterday's game saw Lou Gehrig tie Babe Ruth for home run honors as Ruth returned to the Yankee lineup and collected three singles and a double. Ruth tired after Gehrig's run, while Washington moved to second place with a .554 percentage and New York remained in firm lead but with a possible shift ahead.
Pursuant to a 1927 Shenandoah County decree in Raleigh B. Davidson et al vs H J Pullum’s Admin, the 67 acre Mt Pleasant estate near Cedar Creek and Valley Pike, with an 1812 Colonial brick mansion, is to be sold at auction on July 2 1927 at 2 PM. Terms require one third cash and two equal yearly installments secured by vendor’s lien or deed of trust. private bids invited.
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