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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1939

Page

3

Round Up Of Promoters Players and Power Moves

Coast promoters threaten court over Joe Louis exhibition dates. Dr. Mal Stevens may resign after season. DiMaggio award release date scandal surfaces. Brooklyn trophy to Long Island U for beating Brooklyn College. conference title claimed. Frank McCormick wintering with Reds. Illinois coach Bob Zuppke says team hard as nails and slow as snails. UNC president Dr Frank Graham's career speculation. Johnny Paycheck vs Lee Savold in Des Moines Oct 30. Pat Comiskey noted. Tommy Farr Harvey Phillips and promoter Brig Gen Critchley in air service. Michigan State has 28 year old on fresh team Dionysius Economopoulos. Chicago football question about when to quit or start. Sixto Escobar bantamweight champion worth 50000. Opponents allege Jack Jacobs high school graduation in 1931. Tarboro high kneels before games. M’Leod denies Dodgers quitting football over Dartmouth friends. Boston bids 125000 for Pittsburgh franchise. Nevada shows upsets by Arizona State San Jose State Fresno State. Chico State and Colorado State next. coaches discuss secession. Have Yankees moved into Tennessee football season? Gurley of Spartanburg comments. Apology to readers for rice betting tip.

New York Joe Louis Frank Graham Corrigan Alabama-Tennessee N. C Tulane Johnny Paycheck Lee Savold Des Moines Pat Comiskey England Tommy Farr le Harvey Eddie Phillips Air Service Critchley London Michigan State Dionysius George Economopoulos Sixto Escobar Jack Jacobs Oklahoma Jack Tarboro Bob M’leod Dodgers Dartmouth Boston Redskins Pittsburgh

Midseason grid honors for Virginia colleges spotlight locals

Coaches in the big six Virginia colleges named 17 ends 17 backs and 17 linemen for midseason honors. Recipients include Gondak Chestnut Wadlington Sexton Nugent Pitts Coleman Boisseau Whitehouse McLaughlin Tipton McVey Lindsey Hanasik Sauerbeck Merrick Murden Pritchard Shu Gillette Jones Justice Brown Didier Pinck Blanding Warriner and Jones. Virginia Tech and Richmond players feature among backs and linemen.

Virginia Old Dominion Charlie Gondak al Chestnut Courtney Wadlington Les Sexton Bill Nugent Dave Pitts Jim Coleman Dick Boisseau Hank Whitehouse Lee McLaughlin Harold Tipton Harold McVey Bosh Pritchard Paul Shu Nelson Catlett Jim Gillette Bill Dudley Leroy Neustedter Ben Simpson Howard Hollingsworth Dan Justice Pres Brown Didier Bobby Pinck Bob Blanding George Warriner Virginia Tech Arthur Jones Stuart Hoskins Alec Moore Richmond

Wage-Hour Hearing Set on Apple Storage Exemption

A Wage-Hour Division hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. November 2 in Washington D C to consider exempting cold storage apple warehouses in parts of Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and West Virginia from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act as a seasonal industry. If granted workers could work up to 12 hours daily or 56 hours weekly for 14 weeks. Warehouses lie between the Allegheny and Blue Ridge mountains along routes 30 and 58 in Albemarle Nelson Amherst Bedford and Henry counties in Virginia.

Shenandoah Valley Appalachian U. S. Department of Labor Labor Building Washington, D. C Harold Stein Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia West Virginia Allegheny Mountains Blue Ridge Mountains

Notice of Personal Responsibility

Carl Cunningham states he will not be responsible for debts incurred by others. This notice asserts sole personal liability for any obligations.

Carl Cunningham

Middleburg Boy Teaches Varsity Kickers How To Go Long

Howie Kaye Yale place kicking specialist offers managers tips to boot a football long enough to reach the varsity. The 160 pound sophomore rose from a broken freshman year to earn a varsity spot and key kicks in wins over Columbia and Army. He balances duties as manager with field goals and kickoffs earning praise and a coveted seat on the sideline.

New Haven Conn Howie Kaye Yale Ducky Pond Ducky Ann Arbor Michigan Middleburg Columbia Army Monicker

Mural Chosen For Elkton Post Office Walls

Washington reports Alexander Clayton of Chevy Chase will paint a mural of American life on Elkton Maryland post office walls. His winning entry came from over 1,740 drawings competing for 48 awards with total prize money of 38000 dollars.

Washington Elkton Alexander Clayton Chevy Chase Clayton Corcoran and Phillips Memorial Spain Section of Fine Arts St. Marys W. Va Division of Fine Arts Maurice Sterne Henry Varnum Miller Olin Dows

Back Creek farmers form conservation committee and plan rotation system

At a Back Creek district meeting farmers organized a farm conservation committee for the ensuing year. R P Anderson of Gore was named chairman with N B Fout and Mr Williams as vice chairman. Other members include E S Orndorff and Hollis Reynolds, with alternates H C Moore and district delegates E A Richard and R L Ridgeway. Delegates will attend the county convention at the courthouse Monday at 2 PM. Delegates are instructed to support a rotation system across years for selecting county committeemen.

Back Creek R. P. Anderson Gore N. B. Fout Mr. Williams E. 5. Orndorff Star Tannery H. C. Moore Hayfield Hollis Reynolds E. A. Richard Mountain Falls R. L. Ridgeway Mount Williams

Crowl and Delaney Lead Bowling Standings and Results

League B standings show Buncutter leading with 13 5, United Food and Bell Clothes tied at 12 6, Gulf Oil 108, Lee Baking 108, Texaco 108, National Fruit 108, and Valley Service 8 10. Results list Buncutter 3 Nehi 0 and others, with high scores to Crowl 137 and Delaney 133 for Gulf Oil.

Buncutter United Food Bell Clothes Gulf Oil Lee Baking Texaco National Fruit Valley Service Ee Fries Grocery Glaize Bros Nehi National Priit Fries Groc Letter Valley Service Delaney Foreman Snyder Crowl hull—National Fruit Scully—National Fruit Smith—Lee Baking White Delaney—Gulf Oil Scully Johnston

Missionary Circle Hosts Queen’s Program at Mt Carmel

Mt Carmel Baptist Church Missionary Circle sponsors a Queen’s program. Sunday night events include a song and praise service led by the Junior Missionary Circle and the Sunshine Band at 11 30 o'clock Sunday morning.

Missionary Circle of

VPI Meets Washington and Lee in Lynchburg Clash

Washington and Lee Generals and Virginia Tech Gobblers clash at Lynchburg's new stadium tomorrow afternoon. Key players include Dick Boisseau of Petersburg 200 pounds mainstay for W&L and Dave Pitts of Columbia 195 pounds veteran lineman for VPI.

Washington and Lee University Generals Virginia Tech Gobblers Lynchborg Dick Boisseau Petersburg Dave Pitts Columbia Boisseau Pitts Gobblers Jim Coleman

Funkhouser Speaks at Kiwanis Luncheon

R. J. Funkhouser president of the O Sullivan Rubber CompanyWas guest speaker at the Kiwanis luncheon. He and several company officials including H Jennings W P Harty R L Hunter A C Halvosa and J K Wheler were present. The group toured the hotel display and the annual election is set for next Wednesday.

R. J. Funkhouser O’sullivan Rubber Company Kiwanis Mr. Funkhouser H. H. Jennings W. P. Harty R. L. Hunter A. C. Halvosa J. K. Wheler Chamber of Commerce J. B. Huyett Charles Town Percy M. Smith Corning N. Y Tom Baldridge Front Royal Berkeley Springs Club Jesse Oakes Paul Rhodes Brooks Garland Quarles E. B. Cooper Clark Smith

Berryville to Host Aldie in Homecoming Grid Battle

Berryville High School seeks to remain undefeated as it hosts Aldie in a 3 PM game. Aldie comes in after a 0-14 loss to Lincoln and a 7-7 draw with Leesburg, while Berryville beat Lincoln 13-0 and tied Leesburg 0-0. The squad, healthy and firing on all cylinders, hopes for another strong showing before a large local crowd.

Berryville Berryville High School Aldie Lincoln Leesburg Lincoln Crew

Two Winchester Actors Added to Stage Door Cast

C Ridgely White director of the Little Theatre production Stage Door has added two locally employed colored people to the cast. Virginia Evans will play Mattie the colored maid and George Cook will portray Frank the colored houseman. Evans came from Williamsport Pennsylvania and is the niece of Taylor and Earl Evans. She previously won a recitation prize for Geraldine and is a member of the Socialite Club having starred in several club productions.

C. Ridgely White Little Theatre Virginia Evans Mattie George Cook Frank New York Winchester Williamsport Taylor and Earl Evans Geraldine John Gibson

Why Not Leé All League Teams Play

New York reports that Leland MacPhail proposes that first place clubs meet and all other place teams also play at the world series format. Clark Griffith dismisses the idea as nuts. In El Reno a boy named Jack Keller asks to skip to the third grade after bragging he can lick all the kids in the second grade.

Judson Bailey New York Brooklyn Leland MacPhail MacPhail Cincinnati Clark Griffith Washington Senators EL Reno Jack Keller Jack

George Cook and Virginia Evans face church dispute

George Cook has served as janitor at the Episcopa Church for 16 years. He and Virginia Evans have acted together on several occasions amid dramatic offerings.

George Cook Episcopa Virginia Evans

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