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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1948
Page
10
A Spokane resident received a call from a Cape Girardeau Missouri man claiming to help her. The woman, speaking to a police captain, was told to call locally but the speaker was in another city, creating a long distance misdirection about 2,000 miles away.
Walter Bosserman Jr. and Mrs Mary Deckert teamed with Harry Kern Jr. and Mrs Nancy Allen in a mixed Scotch foursome at the Winchester golf club opening. They split first and second prizes. Third went to Zigler Occar and Mrs L G Sjostrom as about 30 members played.
Five individuals Archie Gilkerson St. Claire Beaman Virginia Beamar Cla ra Mason and W F Butler have been approved trustees of the Steven CME church, according to church records.
Frederick Clarke baseball league members welcomed warm weather after three rainouts. Teams planned makeup games today with three more contests on tap tomorrow featuring Berryville Gainesboro Stephens City Middletown and Stonewall Gore. Stephens City leads the loop. they were champions last year.
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau advertises a 36 page booklet Common Household Pests with facts on ants moths flies cockroaches mosquitoes bedbugs and more plus a four page section on DDT. Cost fifteen cents postpaid send coupon with payment to 316 Eye St NW Washington DC.
The Stephens City Lions Club will nominate a head of the nominating committee led by Ralph Bauserman and report a slate of officers at 7 30 p m EST tonight in the Fire Hall. Officers to be elected at the June meeting.
The Major Standings show St. Louis leading the National League with a .625 mark and St. Louis atop the American League standings alongside New York at the top of the table. Yesterday Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn 4-2 while New York defeated Chicago 9-3 and Washington beat St. Louis 6-2. Ralph Kiner led Pirates with three hits including a homer and three RBIs. Johnny Sain tossed six shutout innings for the Braves. Williams of Boston led in RBIs and runs. Gustine of Pittsburgh had four hits.
The notice explains that Eastern Local Time is used and that central time is one hour earlier and mountain time two hours earlier. It notes some stations adjust relay times to fit local schedules and that last minute program changes cannot be included.
A detailed broadcast grid for May 11 lists daily programs across abc cbs mbs and other networks. Shows include Dinah Shore, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Amos and Andy, Mysterious Traveler, and The Green Hornet with time slots from 6:00 pm to midnight.
Valley Forge Pa May 11 The Reading Railroad and Montgomery county district attorney said indications of tampering with the rail may have caused a passenger wreck Monday in which two crewmen were killed A sideplate joining two rails apparently had been removed according to District Attorney E Arnold Forrest
The State highway department warns Frederick county residents to refrain from tossing bottles cans and paper along roadsides and to avoid defacing signs reflectors guard rails and related structures. Cleanup and sign replacement drain money from country road funds reducing funds for actual road improvements.
A clinic sponsored by the District Nurse Assn will be held in Memorial hospital from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday for crippled children over six, and 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday for children under six. Dr. Robert V. Punsten of University of Virginia hospital will be clinician. This clinic does not treat adults or make treatment appointments.
Farm experts estimate that a portion of all eggs produced are broken or become unmarketable on the journey from producer to consumer. The figures reflect losses in storage handling and transportation within the supply chain.
Mrs Hazel Evans 35 of Bethesda Maryland suffered a fractured pelvis and two fractured vertebrae when a 1941 Chevrolet she drove left Route 50 north of Hayfield and overturned. She saved her small son, who was a passenger and unharmed. damage to the car was about 450 dollars.
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