Millville Plays Park Nine In Tomorrow Afternoon Clash
Millville tents up for a game with Park Nine tomorrow afternoon. Park Nine looks solid in practice as Millville seeks a strong home showing.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1937
Page
3
Millville tents up for a game with Park Nine tomorrow afternoon. Park Nine looks solid in practice as Millville seeks a strong home showing.
Managers Baker and Patton promise a big surprise for fans who travel to the Park tomorrow afternoon to see the locals play Millville. Baker vows every element of surprise is guarded and no exception is made. The question remains who will be more surprised the fans or Millville.
Police radio notes reveal deputy sheriff Y. V. Burks explaining he tore his pants on duty and borrowed a pair after the jail matron finished mending the seat. Officers sought clarification of the message while awaiting further orders.
Mrs Susie Henderlite and daughter Evelyn visited the Bowers with other area residents. Several locals attended the Music Festival at Crystal Caverns and a number graduate Strasburg. Milestones include improvements at Mt Hope Church and marriages in Washington, D C.
Grimes Virginia May 29 funeral of Mrs Robert Clevenger Sr drew many attendees from neighboring states and the event featured an extraordinary flowers display. Locals report strong business, quarry work nearby, and heavy spring traffic from road and quarry detours near Martinsburg.
Aviation editor notes preproduction flying boats will link the U S mainland with Bermuda in a 73 mile shuttle while larger 200,000 pound ships are imagined. Current craft like the Cavalier and Bermuda Clipper carry 24 to 50 passengers. bigger designs promise higher payloads but limited passenger counts.
Stephens City Virginia May 29 a roundup of weekend visits and local guests features Mr and Mrs Homestead of Delaware with Mrs Mattie Dean, extended calls from Hagerstown Berryville Philadelphia and Winchester, plus hospital news and travel to Fredericksburg and Keyser.
Detroit pitcher Roxie Lawson and Boston’s Footsie Marcum lead their clubs as spring comebacks. Lawson owns a 9-game start with 79 innings and 29 strikeouts, boosting the Tigers to second place. Marcum has five wins in nine starts with 23 strikeouts. The Red Sox sit above .500 after a 7-0 win over Washington, while other league results include Pirates 10 Cardinals 3 and Cubs 12 Reds 3.
Friendship Fire Company announces a one week Spring Festival starting Monday May 31 at the Fair Grounds under Sam Lawrence Shows. The event features 15 attractions and 250 people with high class free acts each afternoon and night. Proceeds will fund the fire company and help buy a new fire truck.
Val Woolen defeated Republic Oil 10 to 0 while Elks Club beat O Sullivan 15 to 8. No games Monday.
On Capitol Hill the Senate completed action on an 81 million dollar second deficiency appropriation bill. The House heard President Roosevelt's veto message on veterans insurance. A conference committee agreed on a three year limit for CCC programs.
Recent transfers of county realty include a 95 acre tract in Gainesboro district sold to W E Edwards trustee for $1 and other considerations. Executors of Frank P Colston sell 385 acre tract for $15,000 and an 80 acre tract for $600, with portions in Frederick and Clarke counties. Farmers and Merchants Bank and Trust Company sell a 46488 tract for $20,000. Cora Goode Fries to C P Telephone Company grants right of way through Thornton Goode estate for $170. Edward M DeHaven et al transfer 46 acres a mile north of White Hall to Coleman B Milburn for $10. Emma C Boyd et al to W L McCarty transfer 68 acres in Shaw n district for $975 and over premium.
Phi Gamma Delta mascot Alpha, a seven year old police dog in Bloomington, earned an honorary master’s degree in caniology from Illinois Wesleyan University president H. W. McPherson for perfect attendance and faithful service.
The Christ Episcopal Church at Boscawen hosts services led by Rev. Robt. B. Nelson with 8 a.m. holy communion 9:45 a.m. Sunday School and 11 a.m. morning prayer and sermon. The sermon theme is The Strength of Prayer with a prayerful appeal for grace to keep God's commandments.
In a rehearsal a siren warned if a window broke or door opened but thieves still forced a locked door, opened a bag, and stole $400 from the car.
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