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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1948

Page

9

Indians Rally Stuns Braves In Tight Showdown

Cleveland plates two in the fifth to take the lead as Keltner Judnich and Hegan deliver hits. Dark, McCormick and Voiselle work through tense innings while Boston challenges, but the Indians hold on for a 5 to 2 win at the turn.

Dark Boudreau McCormick Ini Indians Keltner Judnich Robinson Ickford Secnd Hegan Conatser Mass Stanky Mitchell Indians Elliott Gordon Mike McCormick Braves Voiselle Holmes M.mccormick Frank McCormick Conatsers Keltmer Goedon Bearden Doby Masi Connie Ryan Ryan Charlie Barrett Boston Cleveland

Whales Beached Themselves In Mass Suicide On Florida Shore

Forty four whales ranging from seven to fourteen feet beached themselves along Crescent Beach Florida after swimming from a rough ocean. Curators note prior unexplained mass beachings along the coast and several whales died quickly while others were towed back and returned to shore.

Crescent Beach Fila Florida

Cleaners to Roll Winchester Trio to Tie for Fourth

Cleaners to Roll Peoples Cleaners of Winchester won all three games last week versus The Everedy Co of Frederick to total points and pull into a three way tie for fourth in the Blue Ridge Major bowling league. Clevenger posts 122.3 and Rhea 122 average, ranking fourth and fifth.

Peoples Cleaners Winchester Everedy Co Frederick Blue Ridge Coliseum Hagerstown Clevenger Rhea

Church Schedules Across Brucetown Valley Faith Group Notes

Local church listings show multiple congregations with service times and pastors. Brucetown Methodist led by Rev E S Elimoxe holds burns and Brucetown events. Salem Congregation led by Revs Riggleman Fahne stock and J Floydine. Timber Ridge with Richard Kump supt worships at 11 a.m.. and many others including Greenway, Friendship, Ridings Chapel, Mt Pleasant, Red Bud, Pleasant Valley, Greenwood, North Frederick, Shockeysville, Stephens City, Refuge, and West Frederick EUB with various Sunday school, worship, and fellowship times and note of a time change from morning to afternoon for all members.

Church of the Brethren Salem W. L. Riggleman Cephas Fahnestock J. Floydine Jubilee Congregational Christian Roy D. Coulter Timber Ridge Richard Kump Leonard Scott Greenwood Methodist L. F. Havermale

Sullivan and Corbett Did Not Box in Full Dress in SF

Nat Fleischer states John L. Sullivan and Jim Corbett did not fight in full dress suits in San Francisco. They held a regular exhibition in boxing attire on June 4, 1891 in the city.

John L. Sullivan Jim Corbett California J.P. B Nat Fleischer Jdsilts Sullivan San Francisco Calif

Freedom Train visit draws near ten thousand attendees

Dabney W. Watts, general chairman, thanks volunteers from Conrad Hoover American Legion post Retail Merchants Assn and civic clubs for a successful 12 hour stop in Winchester drawing 9605 visitors from the area including school groups from Boyce Berryville and Hampshire County W Va The post reports Winchester remains 200 dollars short of a 1000 dollar quota to fund the exhibit campaign with 800 dollars raised to date and plans to remit funds to the American Heritage Foundation once the goal is met

Dabney W. Watts Conrad Hoover American Legion Post Assn Winchester Boyce Berryville Hampshire County W. Va Hagerstown Conrad Hoover American Legion William Louthan Legion Post American Heritage Foundation Louthan

Trial Justice Court Dockets Include Drunken Driving and Speeding

Trial Justice W Erle Edwards handles cases from Ordra Racey Star Tannery to Watt Brown Amherst with offenses covering drunken driving speeding no operator license hunting improper rights and vehicle infractions with fines ranging from 9 25 to 15075 and sentences including 30 days suspended

W. Erle Edwards Ordra Racey Star Tannery Frank Wesley Mash Bunker Hill Donald Anderson Messick William Norman Thomas Winchester Thomas Bernard Kelly Park View Ave John Bernard Lillis Stephenson Ervin Gregory Havermale Berkeley Springs James Vernon Stinson Toms

Weight figures and names in truncated vehicle charges

Leonard Carl Boyd of Cleveland faces over gross 41 000 over axle 17 700 and 19 700 amounting to 147 25. Wheeler Wyatt of Winston Salem NC shows over gross 42 500 over axle 19 700 totaling 131 25. Haymond Clevenger of Lost Creek shows over axle 19 500 third 31 25. Charles Edwin Lockhart R 1.

Leonard Carl Boyd Cleveland Wyatt Winston Salem N. C Haymond Clevenger R. J. Lost Creek Charles Edwin Lockhart

Empire State Name Tied to New York History

The article notes the term Empire State applied to New York dates to 1784 when George Washington, after touring the state's harbors waterways and fertile acres, called New York the Seat of Empire. It also mentions fines for license issues and load overages.

Empire State New York George Washington Seat of Empire

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Hershey's Ward Isuits Bell Clothes Init Eee Ries Royal Canadian Mounted Pol Royal Canadian Mounted Police Kale Snow Iceberg Brucetown E.S. Elimoxe Burnt Factory Carpers Valley Evangelical United Brethers Reliance Charge L. P. Tederick Greenway Friendship Reliance Ridings Chapel Evangelical United Brethren John E. Oliver Mt. Pleasant Red Bud Pleasant Valley Helping Hand Mission Indian Hollow Henry McvVicar Floyd Wine North Frederick Don c C. Hall White Hall Shockeysville Stephens City E. C. Day Kernstown Refuge West Frederick Eub Donald Austin Laurel Hill Mt. Hebron Pleasant Orve Freedom Colonial Beauty Shoppe E. Piccadilly St Hugh S. Lupton & Son Rouss Ave Grapette Bottling CO Winchester, Va Trial Justice Court Delta Delia Paton Browning Simoniz By Tal Do Pili Ives Scotts Pilon MO. S. Solenberger & Co., Inc N. Loudoun ST Lawrence C. Hollis General Insurance
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