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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1948
Page
11
Shepherd College announces homecoming events with Glenville college providing the football opponent at 2 p.m. tomorrow on campus.
The day's main event follows the football game with a 9 p.m. dance in White gymnasium. The note mentions modern lead pencils emerged after graphite mining in Cum-.
Representatives from 20 amateur teams meet in Hagerstown to form a Tri-State basketball league. The circuit covers four states from Winchester to Cumberland, with Harrisburg north and Baltimore east, operating a home and home schedule and a split season. Professional players barred. one franchise per town. clubs may apply next season.
Peoples Cleaners of Winchester, tied for first with American Legion of Frederick, nears a Sunday showdown with cellar-dwelling Wayne sboro Bowling Center Five at Waynesboro. They set league marks with a 717 single game and 1954 as a team set total, overtaking Colseum five and American Legion records respectively. Clevenger leads Individuals with 126.2 average. Rhea sits fifth at 123.2.
Stephens City and Boyce meet under Senseny Road lights at 7 30 tonight in six man football. Stephens City missing two backs Coates and Anderson due to injuries seek a repeat of last year’s lopsided win. Boyce fields Grim at halfback with possible Yowell substitute.
Virginia Tech lines up a potential shake up in starting eleven as Duke travels to Blacksburg for a 2:30 game. Otey Meriwether and Ronald Casto slated for end positions, Jack Ittner named game captain and opening at right tackle, with Bob Taylor and Hubert Dutton manning guard spots and Joe Church at center against Duke.
In Cleveland on October 22 a local prankster stole Assistant Fire Chief Elmer Cain's red car then used the chief's radio to broadcast fake assignments. The culprit wore the chief's hat and blasted the siren before police found the car abandoned.
A psychologist notes most adults cannot recall events from before age four or five. The observation highlights limits of long term memory and childhood recollection.
Jewel Box won three straight in the Ladies Commercial League defeating Kirby Transfer with a season high 1466 set after games 503 485 478 led by Virginia Leach and Mary Hawk both 123. Bertha Muse posted a season high 332 set for O Sullivan who swept Nurses with 100 111 121. Virginia Dick led Va Woolen Co with 109 in two decisions over Capitol Restaurant. In intercity league Berryville posted 1638 set wins over Hagerstown with Gene Dunn 146 and Bill Burtner 138 backing the victory.
Michigan the top ranked team faces Minnesota in a pivotal Big Nine clash for the Little Brown Jug and Rose Bowl berth. Coach Bennie Oosterbaan will start regulars as a unit for the first time this season. Last year Minnesota lost 13 to 0 and a similar result is forecast this week. Notre Dame is tipped to beat Iowa with other picks uncertain.
A string of near equal matchups sees teams like Carolina, LSU, California, Vanderbilt, Baylor, Ohio State, Duke, Michigan State, Dartmouth, Columbia, Holy Cross, Penn, Rutgers, Case Western Reserve and Carnegie Tech claim victories in various rivalry showdowns.
Twenty boys gathered for the Winchester Boys Club inaugural activity last night at South, filling the gym for a first session of boxing practice and club activities.
The report details a boxing practice with Charles Tait and a Golden Gloves fighter among youths learning proper punching form. It notes instruction on skipping rope and jab technique, with a next meeting scheduled for 7:30 p.m. next Thursday at the same hall. Fresh fruit items are listed in a separate notice.
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