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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1936
Page
5
Sunday baseball may be a paramount issue in the June 9 Danville councilman election. Sports fans plan to test the issue in Circuit Court soon and backers may seek candidates to state views on a city ordinance allowing Sunday games.
Famed British aviator Amy Mollison, en route from England to South Africa, landed today near Niamey in French West Africa. She began from Gravesend yesterday aiming to break the England to Capetown speed record.
Blackstone Virginia officials select Scott and Stringfellow of Richmond to manage a $60,000 issue of 3 1/4 percent refunding bonds. The bid from the Richmond firm at $61,569.90 won among about a dozen offers.
Norfolk May 5 The city coroner will hold an inquest next week in the death of George W. Wright 55 a railroad engineer who died in a Norfolk hospital of burns believed to be caused by acid Wright was unconscious from April 27 police have found no light on how the burns occurred Mrs Viola Wright wife said he retired April 25 after entertaining friends and awoke to find him unconscious with burns on his back hands and in his mouth.
One hundred ten boxes of York Imperials were unloaded at the west entrance of City Hall and moved to the second floor for welfare relief distribution. Nan Keating city welfare superintendent said 57 boxes go to city cases while the rest aid Frederick county. The apples are part of Surplus Commodities Corporation and USDA purchases. More than 500 carloads have been bought from regional apple producers since the program began last fall.
Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 6 to 3 to notch their second straight victory. Pete Appleton took the loss as Gleeson and Averill powered the offense with timely hits and a Sullivan homer in the seventh. Manager Steve ONeill was ejected in the eighth for arguing at first base.
The body of Mary Prowx, 7, missing since Sunday, was found in elder bushes beside Messalonskee stream in Waterville Maine. She was bound gagged and strangled with similar clues to the Annie Knight case. Medical examiner Napoleon Bisson said the child was criminally assaulted.
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Carl Hubbell pitched four hits with no runs support as the Giants were blanked 1-0 by the Cincinnati Reds. Kiki Cuyler opened the ninth with a triple and Sammy Byrd scored on Mel Ott’s throw to plate. Rain hindered schedules. Ray Benge won for the Boston Bees 7-6 over the Cardinals. Earl Averill injured for the Indians as Appleton allowed 13 hits.
Social and personal items record guests visiting local residents and trips to regional events. The mix includes Abe Baroff and family from Washington visiting Louise Zucker man. Miss Esther B. Zuckerman noted. Dr. D. A. Hughes staying at the Hotel Barbizon in New York. Susie Glenn from Wardensville. Mrs. Mamie Coffman returning from Middletown. plans to move to Green Spring Valley, Md.. attendance at Gold Cup Races in Warrenton Va.. a sick Mrs. John Hauptman improving. and a Florida fishing tale with Woolery and Harris on the Sopchoppy river yielding a redfish and a bass.
Yesterday Cleveland beat Washington 6 to 3 while Cincinnati defeated New York 1 to 0 and Boston topped St. Louis 7 to 6. Rain affected Detroit at Boston and St. Louis at New York as Chicago hosted Philadelphia. Today's games include Cleveland at Washington Detroit at Boston St. Louis at New York and Chicago at Philadelphia. Brooklyn faced Pittsburgh in cold conditions with New York visiting Cincinnati.
Festival organizers urge all claimants for supplies used in preparing for the Apple Blossom Festival to present properly vouched bills at festival headquarters in the George Washington Hotel basement Piccadilly street for prompt payment. Mail may also be used for submitting statements.
Richmond May 5 Announcement that Virginia highway police will train near Fredericksburg instead of at Virginia Beach drew quick counter action in Norfolk. Delegations said Bloody Angle CCC camp in Spotsylvania county offers practical traffic training close to Richmond Washington corridor. Beach and Princess Anne officials contend the beach site has advantages for recruits and training. A separate police court case in Albuquerque involved Alen Baca testifying about a fight with another man overalls straps and a $10 fine for each combatant.
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