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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1940
Page
5
The River Downs track crowds peak as 1925 opener lore blends with boxing and football notes. Detroit’s lineup, Frank Wiupits’ flying lessons, and MacPhail intrigue mix with fan antics, Duke’s question, Harmon praise, and one-minute interviews.
Helen Berry leads Valley Pride with 359 in a split top effort as Silco, Woolworth's and Chamber of Commerce contest for second. Glaize & Bro. topple Bell Clothes. Eunice Hawkins 304 and Don Smith 345 pace Lee Baking and National Fruit respectively amid a string of high scores and a $5,000 Red Crown Open Duckpin Carnival entry rule announced for Studebaker Champions and Handley, with prize lines and classifications outlined.
The seventh game of the 1940 World Series at Crosley Field pits weary Detroit pitcher Buck Newsom against Cincinnati’s Paul Derringer. Newsom seeks a third win to join a select group, while Derringer aims to seal the Reds first title since 1934. Tommy Bridges could be tapped as a surprise option if needed.
Broadcast listings note Ben Bernie's Give a Guy a Hand audience pick and a male female swap. At 10:15 JSCU discussion on compulsory service with Woodburn Chase Williams Hershey Osborn. Willkie speech at 10:30 to Clubs of America. daily program lineup through 11:45 with guests and music.
The report records a baseball game with pitchers Rowe Gor sica and Hutchinson listed. Attendance is 30,481, time 2 01. It ends with a call to cooperate in National Fire Prevention Week and a stat about annual fires.
Notices must reach the Star by 4 o clock the day before publication. Church announcements go to the Star by the preceding day. County notices are due by Thursday and city notices by Friday. The piece notes children account for over a third of dwelling fire deaths and urges National Fire Prevention Week awareness.
Stoneburner rolled 142 in league C action as Goodrich tops Cammer Cleaners 3 0 and Swimley beats Cammer Tire 3 0. Standings list Goodrich near top with high games by Downey and Chaney. high totals include Goodrich 1737 and Cammer Tire 1631. Fire prevention message closes the piece.
A pigeon-sized quetzal, valued as possibly the world’s rarest bird, arrived in New York from Guatemala for the Bronx Zoo. Naturalist Victor W. Von Hagen organized the transfer, and it is said to be the only individual of its species to thrive outside its native habitat while thirteen others perished during the voyage northward.
AP reports last night results from several cities. Godoy outpointed Dorazio in Philadelphia. Toles defeated bi oe in Youngstown while Simon beat Baséund in New York. Walker outpointed Musto in Baltimore and Denner stopped Galiano in Providence.
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