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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1941

Page

3

Alsab to race in Florida and California stakes

In a Busy winter schedule plan owner A Sabath aims to start Alsab in Florida and California stakes, with decisions based on growth and condition. The Derby hopeful may compete widely this season and will be stored in training as workouts proceed.

New York Special News Service Alsab Nebraska Dartmouth Indians Mount Holyoke College Ae Gilbert Bob’ Feller Army Cleveland

Rumor Roundup Signals Moves in Pro Football and Baseball

Rumors swirl of an American professional football league possibly moving to Detroit next season, threatening the Lions and a potential shift to Buffalo. Boston may gain big league access while the National Leaguers seek to hold territory. Chicago syndicate eyeing Cubs purchase. Sammy Chapman may dodge the draft. Chuck Dressen linked to Red Sox, with praise from Ed Barrow. Clair Bee doubts Long Island U basketball, only 14 in practice. Mose Simms eyed as five star football forecaster. Question dates tights in football history, 1878 ruling on canvas pants and jackets.

Detroit Lions Ball Park Buffalo Boston Sammy Chapman Air Corps Chuck Dressen Brooklyn Red Sox Dresser Joe Cronin Ed Barrow Tom Yawkey Johnny Aftel Washington al (Weskit) Weill Clair Bee Long Island U Texas Mose Simms St. Mary's

William and Mary Dominate George Washington 48–0

Norfolk crowd of 8,000 watched William and Mary rout George Washington 48 to 0 as smoke from nearby fire shrouded the field. Newport News Apprentice School beat Roanoke Maroons 26–7 with stronger reserves and weight advantage.

Roanoke Newport News Norfolk William and Mary George Washington Frank Dobson Newport News Apprentice School Gordon White Roanoke Maroons Maroons

Social Visits and Local News From Brush Creek Area

Brush Creek Virginia residents share weekend visits and travel. Butler New Jersey visitors Roy McKeever and Harry Rickers dine with Ruth Kerns and Lamp family. Gerrardstown and Martinsburg guests call on Ruth Kerns and Laura Dailey. Ruth M. Kerns hosts, others travel Virginia, and Ruth Kerns keeps busy making rugs and quilts.

Brush Creek Roy McKeever Harry Rickers Butler N. J Ruth M. Kerns Alva H. Lamp Ruth Kerns Winchester Middle Road Dora Boyce Leonard Collis Judith Anne Annie C. Heironimus Gerrardstown W. Va Laura Dailey Alva Lamp Harry O. Kerns Ruth Maury Abige Whitacre Virginia J. R. Collis Martinsburg

Boxing Night Results From Cities Across the Nation

Chicago fighter Bob Montgomery outpointed Julie Kogan in Camden. Saverio Turillo beat an unnamed opponent in New Jersey. Jackie Wilson stopped Kid Azteca by technical knockout in Hollywood. Matches list venues and weights with AP coverage.

The Associated Press Chicago Bob Montgomery Philadelphia Julie Kogan New Haven Conn Camden N. J Saverio Turiello New York Haddonfield WN. J Hollywood Jackie Wilson Los Angeles Kid Azteca Mexico City

Dodgers Share World Series Winnings in $4829 Cutoff

Brooklyn Dodgers distribute World Series winnings with 20 players receiving full shares of 4829 dollars and 40 cents each. Thirteen season contributors miss out entirely while Durocher and five others get full shares plus coaches and staff. Dodgers pool totals 132771.67 dollars after park and staff gifts.

Dodgers Chicago Kenesaw M. Landis Brooklyn Dodgers Mace Brown Bill Swift Alex Kampouris Brooklyn Babe Phelps Leo Durocher Charles Dessen John Corriden John McDonald Johnny Allen Roy Spencer Larry French Augie Galan Tom Drake Ed Albosta Landis New York Yankees Joe McCarty Boston Red Sox St. Louis Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates

Harvest Home Service at Trinity Church in Stephens City

The Harvest Home Service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday October 26 at 11 A M with Rev Frank L Roof delivering Sing to the Lord of Harvest. Donations of fruit vegetables canned goods grain etc will go to the Salem Virginia Orphans Home. The church will be decorated by Misses Virginia Stickley and Martha Funk. The public is invited.

Stephens City Trinity Lutheran Church Frank L. Roof Orphans Home Salem Virginias Virginia Stickley Martha Funk M. E. Church Carmel Golliday Caran Grove Miller Barley Laura Steele Eldridge Lemley Gervis Lemley Homer Welsh Henry Ritenour C. S. Headley George Ritenour Mattie Lemley

Youth Charged in Counterfeit Check Cashed by Queens Liquor Store

Dominick Dombrowski, owner of a Queens liquor store, testified that a $19.52 check he cashed was dishonored by the bank. Magistrate Henry A. Soffer heard the case of a youth accused of passing the fraudulent instrument signed “J. K. Null-N-Void.”

New York Dominick Dombrowski Queens Henry A. Soffer J. K

Conference And Intersectional Games Highlight Grid State

HAROLD CLAUSEN reports a packed football Saturday with Big Ten battles featuring Minnesota vs Michigan expect 85 753 in Ann Arbor. Texas vs Rice meets in the Southwest while Georgia Tech hosts Auburn and Mississippi, and Navy meets Harvard in the East.

New York Minnesota Michigan Wolverines Ann Arbor Texas Washington Stanford Pacific Georgia Frank Sinkwich Alabama Southern Loop Army Columbia Navy Harvard Texas Christian Fordham Illinois Notre Dame Duke Pittsburgh Princeton Vanderbilt Santa Clara Oklahoma Louisiana State Davidson Furman North Carolina Wake Forest Virginia Military Richmond Washington and Lee Dartmouth Yale Colgate Cornell Ithaca Rutgers

Fairview Ladies Aid Meets at Mrs Journal Orndorff Home

Canterbury Virginia reports a Fairview Ladies Aid gathering hosted by Mrs Journal Orndorff with members Mrs Henry Mears Mrs Howard White Mrs LeRoy Franklin Mrs Robert Letterman Mrs Putman Miss Beatrice Painter and Rev Homer Welsh. Billy Reed injured lip with eight stitches during play. Extensions note visits by families over weekend to Upperville Winchester Harrisonburg and Pennsylvania.

Canterburg Fairview Ladies Aid Journal Orndorff Henry Mears Howard White LeRoy Franklin Robert Letterman Putman Beatrice Painter Homer Welsh Billy Reed

Loy Sets High Scores in Ladies League Standings

Last night in the Ladies League the G A A lost 0 to 3 to W Woolen Imperial and Boyce. Nurses defeated Star and Cadillac 3 to 0. Highlights include Loy top game 146 and 343 for Loy and Renner 341, Carskaden 329. Team leaders Nurses 537 and Piccadilly 1501.

V. L. Nurses Imperial Gs.a Winchester Woolen Ithan We Star Bell Clothes Cadillac Boyce Beta Sigma Phi W. Woolen Nurses C. Cadillac V-Fives Piccadilly B. Clothes Loy Renner Pine Carskaden

Wood Lovett Returns After Sunday Collision

Capon Bridge West Virginia October 25 Mr Wood Lovett came home from Winchester Memorial Hospital after a Sunday afternoon collision in which he sustained several fractured ribs. Mrs Thurman Riley hosted the Presbyterian Church Woman s Auxiliary Sunday afternoon. Miss Dorcas Ramsburg a patient at Martinsburg City Hospital is reported to be recovering satisfactorily. Mr and Mrs N W Oates of Washington DC visited with friends and relatives here over the weekend. Charles James Shoemaker celebrated a birthday with a dinner October 19 at his home, guests included Ruth Shoemaker Mrs R J Bopp and daughters Margaret Ann and Mirian Mr William Shoemaker of Washington DC Mr and Mrs James W Webster and daughter Ann of Cumberland MD and Mrs C J Nixon and Mrs Sarah Webster of Capon Bridge.

Capon Bridge W. Va Wood Lovett Winchester Memorial Hospital Lovett Thurman Riley The Presbyterian Church Bruce Slonaker Winchester Dorcas Ramsburg Martinsburg N. W. Oates Washington, D White Post Kathleen Haymaker Gertrude Welch Baltimore W. D. Sheetz Ed. Lee Eleanor Conley Washington, D. C George Wilson Edward B. Lee E. B. Lee Co. C. Funkhouser Clifton Price Garland Canter Kenneth Levi W. D. Wisecarver, Jr Berryville Fendall Bourie Eleanor Fowley John Bowie Ralph Buckley Fort Bragg N. C Arthur Buckley Kid Smith Miss Cathleen L. S. Haymaker Blue Ridge

VMI Favored in Richmond Grid Clash

Victory hungry VMI, seeking first win, faces Richmond at Richmond City Stadium at 2 30 p m before Cadet Corps. The Keydets ride a tough schedule yet push hard in a game with stakes for their season and local fans.

Richmond University of Richmond Richmond City Cadet Corps Lexington Keydets Clemson Temple Army Virginia

White Post notes and visits amid local life

White Post Virginia residents share weekend visits in Baltimore and Washington. The community notes the Sheetz family moving to a new home, a broken wrist, a funeral, and various social gatherings including bridge and parish events.

Germans Claim They Have Right Persons

In Berlin on October 25 German officials said Charles De Gaulle’s request to Frenchmen in France not to kill Germans showed the two assassinations of German officers were aimed at the right persons. They noted De Gaulle’s broadcast urging restraint and hinted hostages targeted people he dislikes losing.

Berlin Charles de Gaulle France de Gaulle Nantes

Boxing Champion Joins Navy as Bosun's Mate

Fred Cochrane welterweight boxing champion enlists as bosun's mate first class. He salutes before leaving New York for Newport Rhode Island to serve as boxing instructor at the naval training station.

Navy Fred Cochrane New York Newport, R. I Naval Training Station

Brown Bombers Face Indian Athletic Eleven at 2 30

The Brown Bombers of Winchester meet the Indian Athletic eleven of W De morrow afternoon with kickoff set for 2 30. Coach Clevenger announced the start moved up a half hour from the previously reported time.

Brown Bombers Winchester W . Demorrow Clevenger

Fire alarm reward ordinance backfires in Los Angeles

City ordinance offering 25 reward for false fire alarm information draws derision. Council member Earl Gay notes youths punch alarm boxes and report each other, with the court giving probation and sharing the 25. Officials say removing reward plates would cost much.

Los Angeles Earl Gay

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