Bowling League Season Opens Here in October
Winchester announces 1935 1936 bowling season opening Thursday October 10 with 7 30 pm games. Senior league teams unchanged American Legion Northern Virginia Power Coca Cola O Sull ivan Lions Rotary Kiwanis. Junior league adds Royal Arcanums and Retail Grocers Association with strong bowlers. Legion and Lee Baking Company were last year’s champions. bowling seen as popular winter recreation for local business and professionals.
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Winchester
Allen T. Hawthorne
American Legion
Northern Virginia Power Company
Coca Cola
O'Sullivan
al Lions
Rotary
Kiwanis
Royal Arcanums
Retail Grocers Association
Chain Groceries
Lee Baking Company
National Fruit Product Company
Legionnaires
Groceries
Dare-Devil Woods to Climb Downtown Buildings Today
Nova Scotia native and Atlanta resident Woods will scale the Farmers and Merchants Bank building and Keller's Hardware store in two ascents at 4 30 and 5 00 pm. The 40 year old climber claims a 25 year career with one fall, and notes a prior Woolworth Building ascent in New York in 1927. He plans further climbs in Roanoke at the Hotel Patrick Henry after leaving Winchester.
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Dare-Devil” Woods
Nova Scotia
Atlanta
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Keller's Hardware
Woods
Woolworth
New York
Washington Monument
Winchester
Roanoke
Patrick Henry
Fire Prevention Week Planned by City Leaders
City Manager Arthur Field announced Oct 6 to 12 Fire Prevention Week observances. Plans include 3000 copies of pamphlets from the Virginia Fire Marshal's Bureau of Insurance and 1000 copies of "Prevent Fires" plus 1000 stickers. The campaign aims to eliminate fire hazards in the city.
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Arthur Field
Minister's Widow Annie Minnigerode Dies at 80
Mrs Annie Thomp son Minnigerode 80 widow of Rev James G Minnigerode Culpeper Va died Sunday in University Hospital Charlottesville. Body to Louisville for interment. Survived by three sons one daughter one brother and one sister. Family connection of John H Minnigerode West Cork street.
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Annie Thompson Minnigerode
James G. Minnigerode
Culpeper
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Louisville
Cormorant Fishing at Night in Japan
Cormorant fishing in Japan is typically done at night with torches lit to attract fish. Birds are released into the water as fish gather around boats or rafts, a method that saves bait used in daylight fishing where large bait amounts attract fish.
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Japan
Picks Chicago to Win Series in Six Games
Alan Gould argues the Chicago Cubs will defeat the Detroit Tigers in six games. He praises Chicago’s speed and youth, notes their late-season surge, contrasts their energy with Detroit experience, and highlights Lonnie Warneke versus Schoolboy Rowe as the opening duel.
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Tigers
Cubs
Cochrane
Lonnie Warneke
Arkansas
Rowe
Warneke
Cardinals
Wrigley Field
Bruins
Detroit
Gehringer
Goslin
Greenberg
Augie Galan
Herman
Lindstrom
Hartnett
Demaree
Chuck Klein
Klein
Stanbark
English
Gabby Hartnett
Mickey Cochrane
Tiger Guns
Charley Root
Bill Lee
French
Tommy Bridges
Elden Auker
Alvin Crowder
Tiger
Cam
Lee
Bridges Auker Pace Might Control Chicago Offense
The lineup featuring Bridges and Auker, the latter delivering a puzzling underhand delivery, relies on control to counter Chicago's rapid attack and may provide the antidote to their impetuous charge.
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Bridges
Auker
Chicago
Battle For Ball Honors Opens World Series
Opening game details pit Detroit Tigers American League champs against Chicago Cubs National League title holders. Series starts Oct 2 in Detroit and Oct 3 in Chicago with games through Oct 8. best of seven requires four wins. Starting times 1 30 p m in Detroit and 1 30 p m in Chicago local.
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Associated Press
Detroit Tigers
Chicago Cubs
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit
Charley Grimm
Chicago
Navin Field
Wrigley Field
CBS
NBC
Galan
If White
Cf Herman
Cochrane
Lindstrom
Gehringer
Hartnett
Greenberg
Demaree
Goslin
Cavaretta
Fox
Hack
Rozell
Jurges
Owen
Warneke
Rowe
George Moriarty
Bill McGowan
Ernest Quigley
Dolly Stark
Miners Return To Work After Shortest Bituminous Strike
About 400000 miners in Appalachia returned to work after a wage agreement was reached allowing a nine cent per ton raise plus 50 cent daily and 10 percent yardage. Three districts Tennessee Virginia and Harlan County Ky refused to sign delaying full resumption. The contract runs to April 1 1937 and followed a week of striking the shortest strike in the industry’s history.
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Washington
Appalachian
Tennessee
Virginia
Harlan County
Two Football Games Booked This Week End
Winchester fans face a double treat with Shenandoah Valley Academy opening the season against Luray High on Saturday and Handley meeting Harrisonburg on Friday. SVAs Lamb center and guards Tavenner Meishenhelter plus backs Pennypacker end Thomas highlight a renewed lineup. Handley, fresh from a win over Berkeley Springs, aims for a strong start under coaches Ochs and Sargent as it rebuilds after heavy graduating losses.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Fraley
Luray High School
Handley
Harrisonburg
Lamb
Tavenner
Meishenhelter
Pennypacker
Thomas
Berkeley Springs
Rockingham County
Ochs
Sargent
Stop Taking Soda Stop Taking Soda
Plain soda overworks the stomach acid glands and causes more frequent need. An advertisement for Robinson's Stomach Comfort promotes a gas and acid remedy with quick relief and a delightful taste. Baker's Drug Store invites readers to request a free sample.
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Robinson
Baker’s Drug Store
Curly Top at Palace featuring Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple sings and dances in Curly Top at the Fox film at the Palace today Wednesday and Thursday. John Boles and Rochelle Hudson co star as Temple brings a cheerful romance and sunny humor to the screen. Matinees recommended to avoid evening crowds.
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Shirley Temple
Palace
Fox Picture
America
Darling
John Boles
Rochelle Hudson
Call of the Wild at Capitol Cap the Frontiers on Screen
Clark Gable Loretta Young and Jack Oakie star in 20th Century Foxs Call of the Wild at the Capitol today and tomorrow. Darryl Zanuck produces the film based on Gene Fowler Leonard Praskins adaptation of Jack Londons Alaska gold rush classic.
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America
Capitol
Klondike
Skagway
Dawson
Clark Gable
Loretta Young
Jack Oakie
Darryl Zanuck
Prague Old Town Square Echoes Through Turbulent Times
In Old Town Square Prague crowds witness events that mark both glory and tragedy in Czechoslovak history, with the square crowded by observers and participants shaped by political and social upheaval.
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Old Town
Prague
Czechoslovakia
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