Clarke Baseball Championship to Be Decided Sunday
Clarke County All-Stars meet Berryville-Millwood Sunday at Boyce to decide the county title. The Berryville-Millwood nine from the Blue Ridge league will use an imported battery for the contest. The All-Stars plan to start Lefty Buckner with Brown catching. it is the final game of the season for both teams.
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Clarke County All - Stars
Berryville - Millwood
Boyce
Berryville-Millwood
Blue Ridge
All- Stars
Buckner
Brown
Clarke County
Mechanical Brain Guides Big Plane In Atlantic Hop
A Skymaster drone guided by an automatic pilot crosses the Atlantic from England to Newfoundland. Col. James M. Gillespie leads a crew of 10 aboard the robot plane with no hands on the controls unless needed, aiming to land at Stephenville Newfoundland if weather holds.
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Lyneham
Eng
England
USS
Army Air Force
Atlantic
Royal Air Force Field
Stephenville
Newfoundland
James M. Gillespie
U. S
Mid- Atlantic
Earl Zombro Joins Virginia State Police in Richmond
Earl D. Zombro son of Mr and Mrs John E Zombro of Boyce has joined the Virginia state police and is stationed in Richmond. A Boyce High School graduate and World War II Marine Corps veteran he enlisted in 1943 and was discharged in 1945. He previously worked in Front Royal and is married to Miss Jessie Freeman of Berryville with a son.
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Earl D. Zombro
John E. Zombro
Boyce
Virginia State Police
Richmond
Boyce High School
Zombro
Marine Corps
Front Royal
Jessie Freeman
Berryville
Winchester Court Orders Probate for William Thompson Estate
In the clerk’s office of Winchester Virginia a 1947 order establishes Nellie V. Brown as applicant to prove decedent William Thompson death for estate heirs. Notice publishes weekly in Evening Star for four weeks with a court hearing set November 24, 1947 to hear evidence of absence and potential heirs.
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Corporation Court
City OF
Winchester
Virginia
Nellie V. Brown
William Thompson
Evening Star
P. J. Marshall
Harrison, Benham & Thoma
Yankee Batters Set 7-game Series Record
New York wins its 11th World Series 5-2 over Brooklyn as Yankees bat .282 to Dodgers .230. Johnny Lindell led with .500, while Joe Page and Frank Shea excelled in relief. Attendance records and prize shares noted in final recap.
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New York
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodger
Brooks
Joe Page
Dodgers
Frank Shea
Allie Reynolds
Bill Bevins
Yankees
Page
Hugh Casey
Dodger
Brooklyn
Yankee
Casey
Johnny Lindell
Lindell
Yanks
Tommy Henrich
Phil Rizzuto
Bianca
Ralph Branca
Pete Reiser
Joe DiMaggio
A. B Chandler
Driver Escapes with Minor Injuries After 1936 Coach Crash
Robert Elwood Martin of Winchester drove a 1936 coach on a curve when it left the road and struck a culvert, turning over. The car, owned by George D. Shaw of R. 1, was demolished. Martin escaped with only minor cuts and bruises, according to Trooper J. S. Fant.
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Robert Elwood Martin
Winchester
George D. Shaw
R. 1
J. S. Fant
Lee in Japan joins three week weapons training
Pfc Charles L. Lee of Berryville on occupation duty with the 12th Cavalry Regiment, First Cavalry Division, guarding the Tokyo Yokohama area, is taking part in a three week weapons training program at Camp McNair near Mount Fuji.
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Charles L. Lee
Berryville
12Th Calvary Regiment
First Calvary Division
Tokyo
Yokohama
Japan
Camp McNair
Mt. Fujiyama
Edinburg Quits League Football
Edinburg high school drops out of district football due to inability to hire a grid coach. The inexperienced team was defeated last week by Stanley 37 to 0. Other league teams seek games to fill Edinburg dates as Stephens City moves to play Hedgesville.
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Bryant Harper
Edinburg High School
Stanley
Edinburg
Harper
Stephens City
Hedgesville
Size of Antares dwarfs Earth by vast margin
The answer states Antares has a diameter of 430 million miles, while Earth measures about eight thousand miles across, illustrating the enormous scale difference between a supergiant star and our planet.
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Earth
D.M.O. A
Antares
Harvard Faces Tough Virginia Test, Harlow Says
Cambridge Harvard coach Dick Harlow predicts a stern matchup as his veteran team, regarded as the best in 15 years, prepares to face Virginia in an upcoming game. The statement frames Harvard as ready for a challenging contest against strong opposition.
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Cambridge
Mass
Dick Harlow
Harvard
Coaches Predict Tough Test as Virginia Set to Host
A coach warns that without improved play the team faces a severe challenge at Charlottesville this Saturday against Virginia. He says the Duke squad must elevate performance after a subpar showing against Boston University to avoid a likely big defeat.
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Virginia
Charlottesville
Boston University
Bloomer Wins Third Straight 100-Lap Midget Title
Larry Bloomer of Norristown Pennsylvania captured his third consecutive point scoring title in the national midget auto racing championship 100-lap race in Philadelphia. His time powered him to the win as the event concluded last night.
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Philadelphia
Larry Bloomer
Norristown
Record of Fast Time Beats 1945 Mark
A runner lowered the previous standard by surpassing 24 minutes 58.12 seconds, recording a time of 22 minutes 54.32 seconds. This performance eclipses the mark he set in 1945, marking a notable improvement.
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Uy Seiberling Safety
Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
Yankee Stadium
Lee
Bell Roots Winchester
Feene Ein Rapeats
W. Roscawen
Haven AN Darth
Bloomer
Virginia Green
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E. Boscawen St
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Cumberland Brewing Co
Cumberland, Md
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