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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1948
Page
3
Richmond Spiders, without coach Dick Esbeck who remained in the hospital, defeated Furman to rebound into the Southern Conference win column after an earlier humiliating defeat to Maryland.
Purple Hurricane improved to 1 1 in league play after a 17 0 win last night. The Citadel also won 14 0 over non conference Newberry, showing improved form. Randolph Macon lost 28 6 at Guilford in a night game.
Henry G. Moore of the Roanoke regional VA office urges employers to offer training openings for disabled veterans. Contact R. M. Meador at 211 W. Campbell Ave Roanoke for detailed information and placement in varied fields.
The Virginia ABC board reported bootleg stills equipment and materials seized in September valued at 159 727 dollars, up from 38 193 the previous month and 83 568 in September 1947.
Winchester Brown Bombers will entertain Indian AC from Washington at City Park at 2:15 p.m. tomorrow. Coach T. J. Clevenger says his team is in top shape but faces stiff competition from the visitors.
The American Bible Society says the Authorized Version remains the favorite while noting that if volumes of the Revised Version were available at the same low prices and in a variety of attractive types and bindings, sales would be larger.
New York Oct 9 Prices in the fall for meat may be a temporary seasonal drop. Consumers expect the worst is over only if meat prices stay down. Experts warn meat and other food costs could rise again with winter.
The Frank T. McFaden Bible class of the Presbyterian church will host Roy A. Larrick of the First Congregational Christian church as guest speaker at 9 45 a m tomorrow. Larrick is a former Virginia Valley Convention president and now serves on the Southern Convention mission board. Archie E. Conner will sing a tenor solo. Class Rally day follows a recent Sunday school rally and runs three months with a new feature each Sunday.
Commander Eugene William son of Lloyd Williams names committees for the Clarke county American Legion post. Public relations chairman Eddie Jou Hart and members include R. B. Whiting William Levi Rice Levi Jr Charles J. Enders and J. W. Olcott. A Saturday night dance committee is Homer Knight chairman with Jack Enders and Jack Russell aiding VFW in securing a folding wheelchair for a disabled veteran. The building committee led by Dr. J. M. Casey reports excavation for an addition to the community building completed and H. N. Ritter expects completion by December 1.
Stephen Tim berlake GOP candidate for Congress will address The Woman's Club of Clarke County on Thursday. The note on pearls discusses preservation, stating pearls must be kept dry with light and temperature being less important, and skin acidity may harm pearls.
Four teams including Winchester News, Patton Transfer Co, Star Restaurant, and Royal Crown start play at Sen seng Road field under lights at 8 p m Monday. Games feature eight players per side with flag belts called rip cords and tackles by removing the cord.
Historically leases in New York expired May 1 causing summer departures and fall searches leaving long vacancies. To cut vacancies and prevent landlord losses the October to October year was introduced, standardizing move dates across the city and other eastern areas.
The article notes that New York had remained under British rule for 110 years up to the point of the revolution, marking a historic transition in governance and sovereignty. It emphasizes the duration of colonial control and the significance of independence.
Shanghai shops face empty shelves as new economic reforms trigger frantic buying. Officials impose price freezes but shortages persist. rationing ordered yet machinery to enforce it is lacking. Prices in Peiping soar amid widespread closures and high demand.
A five ton gas roller used in paving work disappeared from a parking lot just north of Salem city limits. The loss was reported in Salem on October 9.
The numbers gambling game bolita was imported from Spain through the West Indies after the Spanish American War. For many years it was mostly confined to Harlem's Negro community in New York and little known or played elsewhere.
Church league standings list Cork St Christian Braddock St Methodist Market St Methodist United Brethren Baptist Catholic Lutheran Reformed. Individual game scores include Bobby See 136 Bill Peterson 127 Rev Joseph Heye 123. Individual sets Peterson 346 Lawson 339 Lee 317. Team game Baptist 526 Braddock St Methodist 531. Team set Braddock St Meh 1491 Cork St Christian. Major League standings Rustic Tavern 9 3 Garber Ice Cream 75 Kern Motor 7 Picadilly Soda 9. Individual game Mingin i 140 Kern 138. Individual sets Mickey Perry 366 Renner 364. Team game Kern Motor 615 Picadilly Soda Shop 615. Team set Kern Motor 1701 Picadilly Soda Shop 1698.
Penn State defeated Syracuse 34-14 to claim its second win of the season as Alabama burst onto the winning column with a 48-6 triumph over Duquesne. Boston University edged Colgate 14-13, Detroit beat San Francisco 40-7, and Villanova rallied to defeat Miami 19-10 in the Orange Bowl.
The Cleveland Iridians struggle as their vaunted home run power falters on the night of October 9 in Cleveland. The visiting pitching staff keeps hitters off balance, limiting big inning opportunities and allowing the opposition to pull ahead late.
The American League champions totaled 155 homers in the regular season but managed only 15 singles and two doubles over three series games. Manager Billy Southworth of Boston remarked that the hitters were not accustomed to league type pitching and breaking pitches, stating they are fastball hitters and have not faced many fastballs this week.
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