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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1949
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Carter Davis spent a day with Carter Davis mother Mrs D D Davis in Strasburg during a family visit with relatives and friends noting local ties and travel.
Nine doctors show a method can break the habit of using laxatives. The report notes high rates of success and cites Carter's Pills as non habit forming.
The Winchester White Sox, depicted in new uniforms, aimed to start the season strong in the Northern Virginia league. A 9-1 defeat to Front Royal last Sunday dampened their early optimism. Front row includes George Rosier Jr and Virgil Spurling with manager Ray Lemley among the staff.
Brooklyn star Jackie Robinson dominates the road trip with a .441 batting average over eight games, driving in 17 runs as the Dodgers win 6-1 over the Pirates in Pittsburgh. He homered twice, Snider adds four hits, Branca notches his eleventh straight win as Brooklyn climbs divisions.
The Northern district softball tournament will be held July 30 and 31 in Winchester. Dale Enterprise of Harrisonburg won last year. Otis S. Sargent will assist Clifton Stoneburner Arlington district softball director in running the event. The winner advances to the site tournament August 13 14. Local teams should write State Softball Commissioner B A Wolf Richmond for rules and an admission blank.
Dave Pence fresh from a New York Yankees camp in North Carolina reportedly negotiates to play for the local American Legion post team in the Northern Virginia league. The move follows Pat O Leary joining Middletown amid a players rights dispute. Pence, a Stephens City native, may seek work in Winchester as the post schedules a practice at Rouss Park.
In a brief item, investors question premium charges as the Pall pipe project encounters pushback from debenture holders. Officials defend the pricing while noting project delays.
An NSRB internal dispute shows officials hiding meeting counts and actions while claiming classified status. A board official later admitted the board has not met since the Wallgren appointment, with casual meetings possible only after cabinet sessions.
The agency faces a mass exodus with Vice-Chairman R E Gilmore returning to Sperry and others like General Counsel Kenneth D Johnson and Production Director George Pelton leaving for academia and industry. New chairman must unite 30 discouraged staffers and resolve policy feuds over a proposed board of production experts.
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