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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1949
Page
7
Martinsburg seeks a second straight win after an 18 to 0 victory over Charles Town last week. Fleet halfback Bill Dick returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown in that game as Martinsburg remains the favorite at home against Hagerstown, whom they already beat this season.
Braddock Street Bulldogs defeated South End footballers 21 14 on Sunday. Ross Smith and B Grove scored the first two TDs for Braddock. South End replied with two touchdowns before Shank connected with Cather for the decisive score. Shank threw three touchdown passes in the win.
Notre Dame remains the top choice in the AP college football poll collecting 146 first place votes and 1745 points after a 46-7 rout of Tulane. Army drops to second with 1552 points following a 54-14 win over Harvard. Minnesota moves to third as Gophers beat Ohio State 27-0.
Navy report lists top backs Bill Powers and Frankie Hauff sidelined by ankle injuries from last weekend’s Wisconsin loss. Powers is definitely out for the Pennsylvania game with Hauff unlikely to play, per coach George Sauer.
The executive board of its local union suspended Albert Fitzgerald, national president of the United Electrical Workers (CIO), for conduct detrimental to the local by backing a left wing faction at the national convention. The 17,000 Lynn Local members will vote on the board’s recommendation Monday.
Grid Gleanings surveys college football power shifts with Rose and Sugar Bowl bets, notes Wake Forest critic Peahead Walker on officiating, and recounts quirky travel woes and rising stars like Tobin and Kyle Rote. High school upsets and woes also pepper the column.
Douglas Conovers Martinsburg six man football team defeated Ramer Memorial high school 33 to 21 at Martinsburg. Douglas led by two touchdowns early then trailed after two quarters as West Virginians tallied three times. Grimes scored four touchdowns while Jackson Burns Carter Rhodes and Curry contributed on offense.
Three Virginia college football squads head into North Carolina for weekend action. William and Mary meets Wake Forest on homecoming night, Richmond plays Davidson, and Virginia Tech faces Duke as the trip unfolds. Only Virginia vs VMI remains on home soil with other games out of state.
The United Nations Balkan Peace Committee reported no basis for settling the Greek Balkan conflict. Assembly President Carlos P. Romulo headed the four member group and informed the General Assembly's 59 nation political committee of the failure. He said further efforts seem unlikely to be worthwhile at this time.
The National Planning Association says current prosperity is robust with a thick economic crust. It contrasts 1949 with 1929, noting lower private debt burden, modest stock speculation, higher bank deposits, and government savings bonds.
R L Stickles former Handley High School mathematics teacher displays a chrysanthemum garden at his home 619 8 S Cameron St He shows many varieties of hardy mums adding color to the neighborhood garden scene.
John A Krohn pushed a wheelbarrow across the United States from Maine to the Pacific coast then to Mexico and back to Maine via Texas and Gulf coasts. He narrated his journey in the 1910 book The Walk of Colonel Jack.
Auto mechanic George E Timco of Connellsville proclaims Old Export a swell beer noting it runs smooth and hits on all eight cylinders. The quote reflects local praise for the brew.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee favors quick approval of Mrs Eugenie Anderson of Red Wing Minnesota nominated by President Truman to serve as the United States first woman ambassador in Denmark.
The word totem comes from wuh tohtinroin meaning that to which a person belongs. Totem figures on poles served as the Indians coats of arms and adorned communal houses canoes and other possessions. They were the prerogative of the tribal chief.
Most animals are not born blind but many young animals do not immediately use their eyes. They develop sight after birth or hatching as their sensory systems mature.
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