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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1940
Page
5
New York May 6. The piece surveys looming contracts ending for southern colleges paying football players and notes a quiet pause in schedules. It cites boxing chatter around Bob Pats and Ceferino Garcia among others, plus a quirky poultry dealer buying fighters in Oakland.
Jimmy Dykes joins a list of skeptics predicting the Yankees will not repeat their championship. The note mentions Tom Deerer’s Baltimore Sun ties and a WCAO sports program in Baltimore. An Indians clip mocks Oscar Vitt’s .190 season hitting, while Eleonora Sears is urged to spell her name as E R Sears. Auburn backs Woodrow Wilson McNair and Theodore Roosevelt Cremer are named.
Marianna Times reports Today's Guest Star Scoop featuring Tom Lange as the central figure. The column highlights Lange's local impact and recent appearances, drawing attention to his activities and public engagements in the community.
The Evening Star Ladies League races tighten as Handley and Blue Sunoco vie for the second half lead with 36 wins and 9 losses. In League B United Food and Bell Clothes clash in a five game total pinfall roll off for the championship with lineup stars like Bob Jasper and Ralph White. Health Club and Friendship Five loom in League C amid a tight finish as Rouss Fire and Esso fight for a tie scenario. The first annual Health Center Handicap Tournament is set for Friday and Saturday at Winchester with low average bowlers given a chance to shine.
Lebanon Church notes report W Evans Fisher ill with tonsillitis and Loring Brown celebrating a twenty first birthday on May 1. Marvin Holtzman Jr hosts a surprise party for his twenty first birthday on April 26 with many friends and relatives attending.
The Yankees, facing Detroit 6-4, fail to capitalize on bases loaded with 13 left on, while Detroit gains. Feller dominates Red Sox 6-1 as Ken Keltner backs Cleveland with a three run homer. Dodgers edge Cardinals 9-6 in a 39-player, record wild game. Walters earns his fourth win as Giants beat Reds 3-2 aided by two errors. Phillies rally past Cubs 7-5, Bees beat Pirates 5-1 behind Strincevich and Coffman.
Robert C. Zuppke, famed University of Illinois football coach, opened his fifth and largest one man show at the Palmer House in Chicago. The 60 year old artist presents 23 oil paintings depicting landscapes and marines inspired by Illinois prairie, the southest, the Pacific coast and Alaska. Critics praised the vigorous, expressive works reflecting his athletic temperament.
Mrs. Polk served as secretary to President James K. Polk.
Gore Virginia residents will gather May 7 to clean the Baptist Church and surrounding premises for a good cause. Community members report social visits, sales, and demonstrations across Gore with local families attending events and reorganizations noted.
Gayle Talbot notes that Bimelech, though defeated by Gallahadion in the Kentucky Derby, remains the likely favorite for the upcoming Preakness at Pimlico. The piece praises Gallahadion’s ride by Carroll Bierman and credits Bimelech with a strong performance, though tiring late as Gallahadion edged him.
Johnny Larowe, 73, longtime University of Virginia boxing mentor and former Cavaliers coach, died at his home after a battle with illness. He directed UVA to seven undefeated seasons and 15 Southern Conference champions, earlier suffering a 1933 illness that left him in a wheelchair while continuing to coach. He helped found the Cavaliers boxing program in 1921 and served as honorary president of the National Intercollegiate Boxing Coaches Association.
The text claims the blood bank began in 1492 with a Jewish doctor aiding Pope Innocent VIII, then asserts the modern system started in Moscow with cadaver blood. It also states that in 1938 the United States had 127 million acres of unsurveyed land.
Berryville came up short as Millville from Washington beat them 9 to 1. Woodrow struck out 12 over five innings and Berryville could only manage three hits. Cave started for Berryville and exited in the fourth after giving up nine runs.
Jimmie Kelly notes Camel cigarettes burn slower delivering extra mildness and coolness. The slower burn preserves full flavor of costlier tobaccos and provides more puffs per pack, offering greater pleasure per smoke.
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