For Sale Refrigerator and Heating Equipment
FOR SALE Refrigerator. Phone 7258. Also pipeless furnace Bucket A Day stove and 30 gal water tank in good condition. Call 5251 or 5547. (5-31-31)
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1949
Page
11
FOR SALE Refrigerator. Phone 7258. Also pipeless furnace Bucket A Day stove and 30 gal water tank in good condition. Call 5251 or 5547. (5-31-31)
The National League sits in a three way tie for first as Memorial Day splits shuffle the top. In the American League Boston Cleveland and the Yankees press the pace with Boston sweeping Philadelphia and Cleveland beating St. Louis twice. The Dodgers and Giants split a 13 inning opener with Brooklyn winning the 13th on Ted Williams heroics and Cliff clubs. The Phillies rally in the nightcap to split with Boston, while Detroit Chicago and St Louis push for position in tight pennant races.
Winchester post seeks players under 17 as of last Jan 1 for Junior American baseball. Eligible youths from county or city may join the Post team. Coach Lester Singhass announced a meeting at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the post home.
Bobby Earle Willey an 11 year old Strasburg youth spent the holiday weekend in Winchester hospital after a bat blow to the head during a Friday baseball game. He is reported making satisfactory progress. The piece also notes the term apothecary varies in use as druggist or physician.
The American League leaders show New York 25 12 and Philadelphia 21 19. Boston 20 16, Detroit 20 19, Chicago 19 20. National League leaders New York 22 17, Brooklyn 22 17, Boston 22 17. St Louis 19 18, Philadelphia 18 20. Yesterday Boston beat Philadelphia 7-3, Chicago 8-6, Pittsburgh 5-8, Brooklyn 2-4, New York 1-7, St. Louis 8-9, Cincinnati 6-2. Cleveland swept Washington 2-5 to 5-0. Batting stars Gene Woodling and Bobby Brown, Yankees, each with four hits. Pitching highlights Gene Bearden and Mike Garcia of Cleveland in doubleheader wins over St. Louis and Washington. Tonight Brooklyn at New York. tomorrow Pittsburgh at Boston, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Brooklyn, Chicago at New York؛ New York at Chicago, Washington at St. Louis, Philadelphia at Detroit, Boston at Cleveland.
Earl L. Douglas presents a moral reflection on Alexander the Great's death linked to excessive drinking. The piece notes his restraint in other pleasures, but his failure with liquor led to fatal illness and the collapse of his vast empire. It emphasizes self control as crucial despite public success.
The text reflects on Alexander the Great as a world shaping conqueror whose death is seen as tragic and unnecessary. It notes the spread of Greek culture and language as a positive outcome while warning that rulers and “sorcerers” can manipulate fate, implying contemporary relevance of ancient events.
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