Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1948

Page

3

Hanover Rider Captures Middle Atlantic Championship

Armin Hostetter of Hanover won the Middle Atlantic TT championship in Winchester while injuries sidelined other riders. Clifford Brubaker of Chambersburg and John Bauer of York were hospitalized with concussion and a broken collar bone after racing incidents. Herbert Fletcher of Cumberland returned to the track after treatment. Don Smith posted the fastest half mile time, and Dowd Rozzelle finished second in the main event.

Winchester Hospital Armin Hostetter Hanover Clifford Paul Brubaker Chambersburg John Bauer N. Braddock St Hagerstown Motorcycle Club D. C. Ramblers Baltimore Ramblers National Capital of Washington Ae of Maryland Frederck Don Smith Smith Hostetter Dowd Rozzelle Bethesda George Becraft Acc Don Rice Washington Rice Woody Windsor York Stuart Dayhoff Baltimore Leon Blickenstaff al Wilcox Trenton N J Bob Fisher Glenn Falls N. J Miller McDonald Hagerstown Dave Hart Bob Lyons Vienna Paul Croneburg Bob Bentwell L. Applegate Wm. Balderson Dowd Rozelle Walter Troxel Ephrata

Cavaliers Lead State Grid Teams

Cavaliers top Virginia football standings with three wins and no defeats. Behind them, William and Mary Indians hold 2-0, and after Saturday's win Hampden-Sydney, the University of Richmond Spiders climb in standings.

Art Guepe University of Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Ee Cavaliers Virginia William and Mary Indians Hampden-Sydney University of Richmond Spiders

Brown Bombers Beat Washington Despite Myers Injury

The Winchester Brown Bombers defeated the Washington Brown Bombers 14 to 9 at City Park in front of about 400 fans. Quarterback Harry Myers suffered a dislocated shoulder and will sit out the season. George Hogans replaced him.

Winchester Brown Bombers Washington Brown Bombers City Park Harry “Dinky” Myers George Hogans Washington Paul Johnson Myers Winchester Boys Luenaries Lewis Johnson Long Gordon Bompers

College football race tight as several teams face key tests

William and Mary sits 2-1 as Virginia moves toward sole possession with a showdown against Richmond’s Spiders at Williamsburg. Cavaliers head to Princeton and Washington and Lee visits Penn State while Virginia Tech travels to Army. Randolph Macon plays Gallaudet Hampden Sydney meets Sewanee in Roanoke.

William and Mary Cavaliers Indians Spiders Williamsburg Princeton Washington and Lee Pennsylvania Philadelphia Virginia Tech Gobblers Army Randolph Macon Gallaudet Hampden - Sydney Sewanee Roanoke

The Marten Its Range Narrowed Across America

The marten, a close relative of the Russian sable, was once plentiful but now occurs only in heavily timbered regions of America.

America

Mink Family Ties Put Mustelidae Near Weasel

The mink sits in the mustelidae family alongside the marten and the weasel. Wild adult mink reach about 24 inches in length.

Bowl grid hints at major contenders this season

California appears set for the Rose Bowl if they beat Southern Cal in Los Angeles. Northwestern gains Rose Bowl attention after a 19 16 win over Minnesota, while Michigan holds the No 1 spot and is viewed as Big Nine champion. Ohio State has one loss to Iowa as the race tightens.

New York California Bears Southern Cal Los Angeles Pasadena Evanston Northwestern Ohio State Dixie North Carolina Georgia Tech N. C. Tar Heels Tennessee Knoxville Vols Bob Neyland Tech Yellowjackets Duke Southern Methodist Texas Austin Baylor Cornell Army Big Red Penn State Michigan State Michigan Notre Dame Borgia Tech Clemson Pennsylvania

Finishing Department Breaks Slump With 511 in Brake Blok League

After eight straight losses Finishing Department tops Office 511 to clinch the final game. Lawrence Brill hit 126 while Office relied on Bill Baker 123 and Mary Gail Cather 118. John Green 115 aided John Brown 118 and Ernie Burch 111 in Shipping victory.

Brake Blok Leag Ind Lawrence Brill Bill Baker Gail Cather Department Office Mary Gail Cather Ng Department John Green Maintenance Department Molly Patton Harry Whitacre Marcus Haines Inspection Department Shipping Department John Brown Ernie Burch

Winchester AA Sets Public Meeting With Out of Town Speakers

A special Winchester Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is planned for 8 p m tomorrow at the R C Cola building with visiting speakers from out of town.

Winchester Alcoholics Anonymous Assn R. C. Cola

JCC Talk on Air From Winchester Leader Tonight

Shirley O Bly secretary of the Winchester Junior Board of Trade says Paul Bagwell president of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce will deliver a radio address from Hagerstown tonight to be rebroadcast by WINC FM at the same hour.

Shirley O. Bly Winchester Junior Board of Trade Paul Bagwell National Junior Chamber of Commerce Hagerstown Winc-Fm

Also Mentioned on This Page

Associated Press E. Walton Opie Staunton A. Willis Robertson Burr P. Harrison WFTR WSVA Brown Edwards Safeway Stores Mary J. I. Case CO Soil Conservation Werneg Winchester Chesterfield RADIO Star OF Chesterfield Arthur Godfrey Time Festerfield JCC Shenandoah Valley National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Durham N. C
Search Courier

Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication