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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1934

Page

6

Funkstown Breaks Park's Winning Streak

The Winchester Park Association suffered a 5 to 8 defeat to Funkstown Athletic Club in the first game of a doubleheader, then won 6 to 4 in the second. Saturday the Park defeated Martinsburg Blue Ridge League Club 19 to 12. Forsythe hit a key homer in the eighth as Park rallyed for three runs. Duff and Lewis shared pitching duties in a loose, offense-led game with Shearer and Patton leading Park hits. Life Insurance Salesmanship course advertised at Shenvallee Hotel, New Market Va., May 31 to June 2 with contact details for Thomas B. Sweenty.

Winchester Park Association Funkstown Athletic Club Martinsburg Blue Ridge St. Clair Lewis Funkstown Duff Shearer Patton Curry Forsythe Shenvallee Hotel New Market Thomas B. Sweenty Equitable Life Insurance Assurance Society of U. S New Hampshire, Ave Washington, D. C Frankstown Miller Minnick Bailey Hareford Haymaker Trene Melzer Reigh Andrew McNeal Park E Swanson Thes Crowl Lunsford Keller C Curry Bf. Lewis Denton P Luby Garber If. Duff P. Forsythe Andrews Eat Blues Martinsburg Blue Sox Alen Lunsford Martinsburg Kilmer Blue Sox E Edwards Stephens Hill Gregory Hassan Little C. Smallwood Caskey P Costello P. Bradshaw P. Boyer

Hagerstown Wins 33 Points in Cumberland Valley Track Meet

Hagerstown led a tight race against Handley of Hagerstown and Allegany High of Cumberland Md to win the tenth annual Cumberland Valley Athletic League meet with 33 points. Minnick of Allegany set a 440 yard dash record at 55 seconds, while Minnick also led in the javelin and shared high points with 13. The meet featured close competition, with Cumberland climbing from a slow start to threaten the leaders in later events.

Hagerstown Handley Allegany High Cumberland Allegany Martinsburg Waynesboro Lake Bell Miller Boone Thrift Minnick Winebrenner Nave Ross Chapman Holmes Baker Redmond Crisman Carpenter Curry W. Miller Hart Hoffman Klipp Cunningham

Winchester Dominates Track Meet With Strong Distances

In the 880 yard run Lake of Winchester wins in 2 minutes 10.2 seconds while Murray of Hagerstown places second and Boone of Winchester third. Ed Shockey of Martinsburg takes discus with 110 feet 6 inches, with C Shockey second and Crisman third. Miller of Winchester wins high jump, with Staley of Hagerstown and Moler of Martinsburg sharing second and third. Rhodes notes two points. Mr M H Rhodes and Dorothy Rhodes visit Middletown relatives at a Long Island summer home.

Lake Winchester Murray Hagerstown Boone Ed Shockey Martinsburg C. Shockey Crisman Miller Staley M. H. Rhodes Dorothy Rhodes Middletown Mr. Rhodes Richard Mann Long Island

O Sullivans Baseball Club Axes Sunday Game

O Sullivans president C D Ehrhart announced the Winchester Chambersburg game was canceled yesterday due to construction issues at the Winchester Fair Grounds. One or two days of work will ready the field to host the Blue Ridge League schedule with Hagerstown visiting Winchester next Sunday. Reno Eaton has been named field manager and will oversee the club’s immediate operations as a full reorganization unfolds.

C. D. Ehrhart O’sullivan’ Athletic Winchester Chambersburg Winchester Fair Grounds Ehrhart O’sullivan Fair Grounds Hagerstown Reno Eaton

Juniors Present The Chickens Come Home Comedy

The Junior Class play The Chickens Come Home was performed in the school auditorium Friday afternoon. Cast members include James Goode as the hero Anne Kerr Russell as the heroine and Katherine Model as the director with the Handley Quartette providing music.

Handley Quartette Courtney Grim James Goode Bruce Shade Arthur Shull Anne Kerr Russell Katherine Model

Handley Defeats R. M. A. 2-1 In Pitching Duel

Handley edged R. M. A. 2-1 as Cassell was absent on the mound. Schneider and Crisman led Handley with the two runs that made the difference while McFall and Payne starred for R. M. A. This year Handley has won one and lost one against R. M. A.

Cassell Handley Schneider Crisman R. M. A. McFall Payne

Planning College Ahead with Good Grades

Editors urge students to protect future college chances by avoiding poor scholastic records. Seniors with late grades face limited options, while underclassmen should start strong to prevent bad checks on their college applications.

Writing a Poem About Ideas and a Lesson

The speaker contemplates hazy skies and drifting thoughts as they seek help for a lesson. They consider writing about distant romance, a new fashion, or a child’s muddy hands and plant experiments, then confess a perceived failure to write poetry.

Gypsy Recital Delights Pupils Under Miss McCartney

Miss McCartney and her pupils performed a pleasing gypsy recital with picturesque costumes. June Kline Fre da Loy Louise Castleman May Georgia Bywaters Hattie Eckley and Miss McCartney delivered delightful selections.

Miss McCartney June Kline Freda Loy Louise Castleman May Georgia Bywaters Hattie Eckley

School Orchestras and Miss Freed’s Class Present Story

The Wednesday assembly featured the John Kerr and Virginia Avenue school orchestras with cymbals drums tambourines bells and sticks. Miss Freed’s room depicted the tale Little Black Sambo with each student presenting a illustrated part of the story, adding humor and interest.

John Kerr Virginia Avenue Miss Freed

Handley Defeats Berryville 11 to 4 Behind Strong Pitching

Handley baseball, led by Thrift pitching, overwhelmed Berryville High School 11 to 4. Team defense and solid hitting across the lineup, with Anderson Corrigan and Schneider starring, powered the win. It marks Berryville's second loss to Handley this year.

Thrift Handsley Berryville Anderson Corrigan Schneider Handley

Schedule of School Activities and Clubs

Tuesday at 9 a m practice for the Boys Glee Club. Wednesday at 9 a m the 10A civics class presents a program. Thursday at 9 a m practice for the Girls Glee Club. Friday at 3 15 p m competitive drill of military companies.

Glee Club

A Novel Program at Bliss Electrical School

A Bliss Electrical School of Washington representative presented a novel program Monday. He demonstrated lighting effects and their relation to electricity and music, delivering laughs with a unique presentation that engaged both girls and boys.

Bliss Electrical School of Washington

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