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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1947

Page

5

Worth's beats Va. Fruit Co. in Evening Star Ladies League match

Worth's wins two of three in a tight Evening Star Ladies League series with scores of 484 in the opener led by Corinne Carskaden 107 and Mabel Lineburg 105, Va. Fruit Co. replies to 521 in the second game with Dot Rice 131 and Sue Bailey 110, then Worth's totals 501 as Mary Gail Cather posts 111 for the deciding win. Carskaden repeats a 107 in all three games for a rare feat.

Worths Va. Fruit Co Worth Corinne Carskaden Mabel Lineburg Dot Rice Sue Bailey Va. Fruit Mary Gail Cather Eleanor Summell Weber Nursery Frances Crisman Ruby Boyd Varel Verta Racer Bell Clothes Frances Anderson Frances Brengle Strong Pine Motor Co Mary Molden Helen Elsen Berryville Star Office Evening Star Ladies League

Daily Crossword Clues Slang Fill In

Across clues and downs provide slang and standard crossword terms. Answers include artist s stand, one who fails to win, native of Sweden, crest of, infant, Greek letter, and town in Prussia.

Sweden Pruss

West Farm Belt Notes on Farmers and Prosperity

Minn. farmer buys equipment with a signed blank check when price unsure. The piece explores soil strain, debt payoff trends, and wary optimism as farmers invest in machinery while avoiding past risks. Sentiment recalls postwar crashes and 1930s hardships shaping current safety nets and farming choices.

Hal Boyle Minneapolis Minnesota

Brown Bombers Rolls Over Culpeper Dragons 38-0

The Brown Bombers routed Culpeper 38 to 0 as George Hogans kicked off scoring with a first quarter TD. John Bland added a point after, Johnson to Myers produced a 30 yard strike for a 20-0 halftime lead, and Chester Jackson plus Long extended the margin with two more touchdowns in the third and a final score by Long. About 300 watched as Winchester prepares to host Alexandria Rams and then Charles Town.

Brown Bombers Culpeper Dragons Bombers George Hogans John Bland Johnson Myers Dasper Long Winchester Paul Johnson Harry Meyers Chester Jackson John Cooke Long Dragons Alexandria Rams Blues Charles Town

Do fingerprints change during a person's life

A reader asks if fingerprints can change and the answer is no. Fingerprint ridges stay constant throughout life though deep cuts burns or heavy activity may alter their appearance temporarily. Once such work ends the ridges reappear and the pattern resumes.

Cavaliers Face Generals After Big Win in Virginia Football

Virginia's Cavaliers, fresh from a 47-0 victory over Harrad, prepare for a Saturday matchup with Washington and Lee's Generals in Charlottesville. George Grimes led scoring from Virginia as he tallied a touchdown and five extra points against Harvard. Other results included Randolph Macon edging Guilford 7-6 and VMI losing 20-0 to Georgia Tech.

Richmond Virginia Cavaliers Harrad Charlottesville Washington and Lee Generals George Washington George Grimes Tazewell Harvard Randolph Maconedge Guilford Emory and Henry Hampden-Sydney Tigers VMI Institute Georgia Tech Maryland University of Richmond VMI Newport News Apprentice School

Do rattlesnakes have rattles at birth

A newly born rattlesnake has no rattles. The rattles develop as the tailtip scale widens and matures with each moult, adding a new joint.

C.M.R

Mother and six children die in kerosene fire

A 29-year-old woman and six of her nine children were killed when a flash fire swept a small frame farm house near Mount Union Pennsylvania. The mother Alberta Ruby died hours after the blaze. three children Alberta 12 Dorothy 10 and Salina 8 escaped.

Mount Union Here James Shore Alberta Ruby Ruby Shore Alberta Dorothy Salina

Estates Appraised in Corporation Court

Appraisals recorded in the corporation court list Ida L. Shryock at 6217.50 with appraisers Clifford D. Grim C P McVicar and Harold G. Brown. J R Sargent valued at 11433 with appraisers A C Oates John Miller and Fred Whitacre.

Corporation Court Ida L. Shryock Clifford D. Grim C. P. McVicar Harold G. Brown J. R. Sargent A. C. Oates John Miller Fred Whitacre

Do Major Leagues Use the Same Baseball Standards

The balls used by the League are alike except in the American League and No 1 stamping of the league president.

S.P. A

Girl Tourist Falls 90 Feet From Crescent Rock Rescue

Mary Murphy of Washington fell 90 feet from Crescent Rock in Shenandoah National Park while apple picking with sisters. She remained conscious on a ledge above a 200 foot chasm as six forest rangers hoisted her to safety and treated a dislocated shoulder.

Luray Mary Murphy Shenandoah National Park Washington Crescent Rock Mary Robert Gibb

Squirrel Hunter Guilty Of Closed Season Offense

Jackson Link of Opequon was found guilty of hunting during a closed season and possessing a squirrel. Trial Justice W Erle Edwards fined him five dollars and costs.

Jackson Link Opequon W. Erle Edwards

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