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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1947

Page

6

Michigan and Notre Dame Favored in Weekend Picks

Corner experts project Michigan to beat Illinois and Notre Dame to defeat Navy. The pool shows a season record of 257 right, 67 wrong, with a .793 accuracy. Other selections include California over UCLA and Penn State over Colgate among 20 matchups.

Corner Michigan Illinois Texas Southern Methodist Notre Dame Navy California UCLA Kentucky Alabama Georgia Tech Duke Army Washington and Lee Columbia Cornell Pennsylvania Princen Louisiana State Mississippi Penn State Colgate South Florida Furman Tulane North Carolina Tennessee Chatanooga Vanderbilt Auburn Virginia Richmond Wake Forest William and Mary West Virginia Maryland Virginia Military Davidson Marshall St. Vincent Western Maryland Hampden Sydney

Capitol Restaurant Tops Ladies Commercial League in Three Games

Capitol Restaurant swept South End Fire Co to claim a tie for first in the Ladies Commercial League. Ber Muse led O Sullivan girls with a 127 final game as Nurses beat them, while Jewel Box topped Newberrys with Jenny Fox 107 and Virginia Leach 105 pacing three-game wins. Va Woolen Co and McCrorys also won two of three.

Capitol Ladies Commercial South End Fire Co Paggy McIinturff Dot Bloom Ber- Muse O'Sullivan Girls Capitol Restaurant Ag Jewel Box O'Sullivan i. Ei McCrory Hershey Drive Li Nurses Va. Woolen Co Newberry’s Sarah Zane Fire Co Bertha Muse Gl Curl Virginia Shields Peggy McInturff Nurses

VPI Favored Over GWU In Tonight’s Lights Clash

Virginia Tech, with one win, faces George Washington University in Washington tonight. The Colonials are missing several regulars while the Techmen are reported in good shape and expected to win under the lights.

Washington Virginia Tech George Washington University Colonials Tech

Postwar Power for Prewar Buicks

A dealer promotes installing a modern postwar Buick engine in a prewar Buick to restore performance and value. It promises quick, cost effective replacement, convenient payments, and a substantial lifespan boost, describing it as nearly as good as a new car.

Buick

Rainfall Totals and Averages from Winchester Lab

24 hour precipitation ending 7 a.m. none. October rainfall to date 1.25 inches. 1947 rainfall to date 27.72 inches. Average annual rainfall for 24 years 36.30 inches. Monthly averages for 1913–1946 list January 2.45 through October 3.36 inches, with November 2.40 and December 2.43 inches. Courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.

Winchester Research Laboratory

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