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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1939

Page

3

Runs Carry Teams As Pitching Supports Power Hitting

The Yankees, Reds, and others rely on timely hitting to convert pitching into wins. Joe Gordon homered twice as New York beat Chicago 15 4 to reclaim first place, while Cincinnati pounded Philadelphia 13 4 and later beat Boston 6 4. Other games featured crucial timely hits including pinch singles by Babe Phelps and Sammy Hale. The season shows runs and hits both matter in shaping results.

Judson Bailey Associated Press Marie Joe McCarthy New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds Yanks Yankees Chicago White Sox Red Joe Gordon Cleveland Phillies Paul Derringer Frank McCormick Harry Craft Boston Bees Brooklyn Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals Babe Phelps Brooklyn Sammy Hale Washington Bob Feller Philadelphia Athletics Detroit Tigers Earle Brucker Bes Boston Red Sox St. Louis Browns Pittsburgh Pirates Giants Chicago Cubs Pirates Boston Bees

Major Leagues Statistics and Today’s Games

MLB results show New York 15 over Chicago 4 and Philadelphia 10 over Detroit 3. Other tallies include Cleveland 8 and Washington 7, St. Louis 6 and Boston 3. Tonight New York visits Chicago, and Chicago hosts Cincinnati in the National League schedule.

New York Chicago Cleveland Washington St. Louis Boston Philadelphia Detroit Cincinnati Pittsburgh Brooklyn Ww. L. Pet Siinees

Middletown routs Stephens City in 24 to 9 baseball game

Middletown High School crushed Stephens City 24 to 9 on Friday, piling up 26 hits off three local pitchers Brumback Davidson and Boyd. E Brumback and Jenkins homered for Middletown while Brumback also went deep for Stephens City.

Stephens City Middletown High School Middletown Brumback Davidson Boyd E. Brumback Jenkins M. Brumback EB. Jenkins Borden Sige Gas Brumback, Ss Ganet Carper Jesveess Hoste Tf Oss New Sas Stephens City AB Ty Singhass Carbaugh Richgias Cscig HACK Sss Eo Iesse Oa Davidson, P Strosnider POE A

CCC Pushes Skyline Drive Work in Shenandoah Park

Civilian Conservation Corps crews under the National Park Service direct road, picnic ground, shelter and vista projects along Skyline Drive. Big Meadows picnic area near Panorama should open in June. crews build roads, rails, tables, benches, fireplaces, fountains, plantings, and signs while completing trails and fire reduction work.

Skyline Drive Shenandoah National Park Civilian Conservation Corps National Park Service Robert Fechner Big Meadows Panorama Powell's Gap Simmon's Gap Fisher's Gap Meadow Spring Old Bag Hightop Mountain CCC Jones Mountain

Club Women At White House Tea for Montgomery Clubs

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt arranged to entertain 300 members of ten Democratic women's clubs in Montgomery County Maryland at a White House tea today in Washington.

Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Women’s Clubs Montgomery County White House

Allspice Comes from Jamaica Pimento Trees

The aromatic berries used to make allspice come from the pimento tree grown extensively on Jamaica. Export figures total about $500,000 annually. The tree wood yields fine walking sticks with a hard firm texture and unusually high polish.

Jamaica

Winchester teams win valley baseball title and state bid

The Winches ter High School baseball team defeated Clifton Forge High 10 to 1 to win the valley championship and earn the right to represent District III in the state high school tournament in Charlottesville. Patton pitched the win. Other items note a fatal fire in Winchester, a Chevrolet Co board decision in Wilmington, nursing graduates at Winchester Memorial Hospital, and a highway robbery foiled by E W Collis on the Winchester Berryville pike.

the Star Winchester W. Collis Valley Chamal Tery Berryville Clifton Forge Crook Winchester High School Clifton Forge High Patton Handley Nine Charlottesville E. W. Collis Collis and Wagner Ash Hollow Winchester-Berryville Collis Castlemans Ferry Ben Liggett Gore Merchant

Round Up of Baseball and Golf News From The Era

Scoop notes from Eddie Brietz discuss P G A Journey signings fines for fraternizing and rumors about a pro resigning over equipment sales. Caricatures in Medford Mass spur satire about team members. Barney Ross plans to debut Joe Law in the East while bouts link Braddock and Harvey.

New York Pomonok Golf Club Bill Terry Ray Blades Rue de Lockerue Barney Ross Joe Law Chicago Los Angeles Popeye Wood Ceferino Garcia Charlie” Friedman Joe Hill Jim Braddock Jim Len Harvey Jack Dern

Puzzle on Zubik’s Buffalo tenure until last Tuesday

A reader question notes catcher Zubik has been with the Buffalo Bisons on and off for three seasons yet only joined Buffalo proper last Tuesday. Further editions will clarify.

Cooper Johnny Revolta Philadelphia Country Club Walter Kozak Jamaica Johnny Mines Jimmy Zubik Buffalo Bisons Buffalo

Still Emerging From Ice Age Glaciers Worldwide

Retreating glaciers across various regions show ongoing land rise as the Earth continues to rebound from the last Ice Age, with measurements indicating isostatic rebound and regional topographic changes.

Local Bankers Return From Maryland Convention in Atlantic City

Farmers and Merchants National Bank officials S. Donald McFadden and G. Frank Butsler arrived home after attending the Maryland Bankers Association meeting in Atlantic City New Jersey. Frank M Tot ton Chase National Bank vice president delivered the keynote and will speak at a regional clearing house meeting in Strasburg Virginia on May 22.

S. Donald McFadden G. Frank Butsler Farmers and Merchants National Bank Maryland Bankers Association Atlantic City N. J Frank M. Totton Chase National Bank of New York City Clearing House Association of Northern Virginia

Palace Theatre Showing Warner Baxter Western at Palace

Hable's Palace presents Warner Baxter in The Return of Chisco Kid with Lynn Bari Cesar Romero and Henry Hull along with a Fox News Reel. Baxter reprises his famed sombrero and silver mounted guns portraying the fighting caballero of the west in a program running today Tuesday and Wednesday.

Warner Baxter Chisco Kid Lynn Bari Cesar Romero Henry Hull Palace Theatre O. Henry Caballero Fox

Temperance Issue Highlighted by Methodist Leader

Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of Washington issued a strong message to the major parties that temperance remains a live issue despite the repeal of the prohibition amendment. Speaking before about 5,000, he urged a holy crusade against liquor and announced a forthcoming debate on a social creed permitting conscientious objectors in the Methodist church from military service. The creed also covers rights to organize, fair wages, child labor abolition, old age security, and peaceful ways to achieve social reform.

Kansas City Edwin H. Hughes Washington Methodist Episcopal Church Board of Temperance Uniting Conference Issu Hughes Methodist Church

Notice to G Abel heirs and assignees on Frederick County tax sale

A notice states that on September 14, 1939 in Circuit Court Frederick County the applicant will seek a deed for 28, Block 56 in the Misdiotonas plat recorded in Deed Book 107, page 800. Redemption is possible before deed execution by paying the required amount to the Clerk.

G. Abel Circuit Court Frederick Lewis Largent Frederick County Virginia New Middletown

William Lewin Basketball Player Standings Dates

William Lewin appears in a sequence of dates and scores listing his participation across games in May and July. The data resemble a sports log with weekly figures and notations indicating performance across multiple events.

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