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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1931
Page
5
The Star announces its daily column dedicated to local and state sports coverage. It invites readers to follow the sports page for up to date score reports, standings, and key games across the region.
Yesterday results show Washington 5 Cleveland 4 Boston 4 Detroit 3 Philadelphia 5 Chicago 2 New York 14 St Louis 2. Standings list Philadelphia 13 7 .650 New York 14 8 .636 Washington 14 11 .560 Detroit 14 13 .519 Cleveland 12 12 .500 Boston 10 13 .435 Chicago 9 14 .391 St Louis 6 14 .300. Walberg wins fifth as White Sox fall 5 2 at Comiskey Park. Red Sox rally for 4 3 win at Detroit. Sam Jones beats Indians 5 4. Yankees clobber Browns 14 2 to sweep.
All National League games postponed as rain sweeps the schedule. St. Louis at Boston among matchups affected with no makeup date announced.
Real estate deeds admitted to record in Frederick County Circuit Court list transfers from Lilian M. Lauck and Lula Lauck to Gustav Von Toussaint near Stephens City, and several other land transfers in Shawnee district, Star Tannery, Opequon, Back Creek, and Isaac's Creek with nominal or specified monetary considerations.
A misread collection notes how Greeks crowned victors with laurel wreaths and set small winged Victories figures to mark great events. It contrasts with a passing observation on folly as printed in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Regional teams Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati Philadelphia St Louis Boston Chicago Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati are named as scheduled opponents across venues. The list outlines forthcoming games including city pairings and venues across the circuit.
Lou Gehrig belts two homers to tie for the American League lead as the Yankees beat unspecified opponents. The day features scores from multiple games with Buffalo, Jersey City, Rochester, Newark, Toronto and Montreal also listed as winners or losers.
Harriet Elliott of Front Royal was sentenced by Judge Donald L. Weems in police court to two months in jail for petty larceny. The court refused suspension. She allegedly took many small items from McCrory's Newberry's and Woolworth's, with the acts discovered at McCrory's.
A clerk testified seeing two ribbon pieces while the alleged shoplifter denied taking any items at police headquarters. Winchester merchants had suspected shoplifting, and Judge Weems announced that suspended sentences are finished and that those convicted of larceny will serve jail time.
H W McVicar of Rockport Texas writes April 7 issue should cover Arbol grande de Tula the big tree of Tula and shares his 154 foot circumference measurement taken with a string. He notes the tree appears not tall but stout with deep crevices and a continuous bark. article imagery misrepresents shape. He confirms the tree’s size and location near the train stop.
John Gilbert headlines Gentlemen of Fate at the Capitol Theatre for today only. The MGM romance crime drama features Leila Hyams and Anita Page as two leading women in a story of gangster restraint and family bloodlines.
A reflective note from the San Francisco Chronicle ponders how both wisdom and folly appear equal when matters of love and hardship arise, suggesting uncertainty in judgment during intense emotions.
A brief note reflects on liberty virtue and aging quotes, then recalls Rome's great fire of 64 in which Nero fiddled lasting eight days and compares a similar eight day blaze in 1864. The piece threads cultural observations with a historical parallel.
An article notes Hybrid Remontant roses as the oldest cut bloom, with others like Frau Karl Druschk and Baroness Rothschild as good producers. It contrasts Hybrid Perpetuals, Hybrid Teas, Baby Ramblers, and older moss roses, highlighting disease resistance and repeating bloom habits for parade displays.
A Louisville Times quotation notes that a philanthropist is too often a man who gives money away instead of giving it back.
George Herman Ruth, baseballs premier swat king, is back in action after a two week injury layoff. The photograph shows the Babe in the dugout at Yankee Stadium as he rejoined the lineup and again suits up to whip the ball, signaling a Happy Days resurgence for the famed slugger.
The Civic League released a booklet titled True Stories of Old Winchester and sells for 75 cents at Winchester Printers and Stationers Gift Shop at the George Washington Hotel Mrs Haines Gift Shop on North Loudoun street and Handley Library. Proceeds go to the public school milk fund for under nourished children. Large orders have already been sent nationwide.
A reader encloses a check and asks to be listed in the roll of honor contributors, expressing a desire to support the worthy cause and gain recognition. The message emphasizes personal contribution to the firemen's convention fund.
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