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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1947
Page
3
Australia will sow an estimated 15,500,000 acres of wheat for the 1947 48 season, up from 13,500,000 last season and above the pre war 10 year average of about 13,303,000 acres, Commerce Minister Reginald Pollard announced. The report notes global pulp production and U S consumption figures.
Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates vaulted into the National League home run lead and set a major league record with eight homers in four games. He hit No. 48 and 49 in a 4-3 win over New York, breaking Johnny Mize's tie and closing in on Babe Ruth's 60 for the season as he nears 140 games played.
Some migratory birds travel by day or night. Wading and swimming birds move without a fixed pattern. Cranes gulls pelicans and swallows generally migrate by day.
The Conrad Hoover Post American Legion held a banquet to honor its 1947 senior and junior baseball teams. The seated group includes Earl Bailey Hank Lewis Elmo Bloom Bob Patton Harold Faw Orrett Lee Fawcett Owen Foltz Lester Singhass Kern Gene Cunningham Jimmy Casey Ralph Fansler Max Largent Jimmy Foltz Leon Pope Garland Pingley Buddy Swisher Joe Guiliani Ralph Shickle. Standing: David Pence Teddy Keller Jim Largent Charles Jenkins P G Leland Rod Sibaugh Eugene Dearing M B Clowe Jr Legion Commander Nick Altrock L E Hill past commander C A Hobert recreation council president speaker Dr J M Casey guest from Boyce Elizabeth Keller Miller Fletcher Bob Manuel Bob Legge John Peltner Eugene Russell Bob Snapp Jack Blackburn. Photo by Barr's Studio.
Middletown’s 1947 Minks baseball team, famed as the town’s hotball club, will face the Stanley Red Sox in Stanley tomorrow. The roster lists Buddy Cooley behind the plate and a range of Cooley, Judy, and Clem brothers across positions, with Clyde Ross managing.
The Presbyterian softball team upset the Catholics 4-2 to seize the city church league championship. Tillotson earned the win with seven hits and one walk allowed, backed by Tusing. The Catholics’ Herbert took the loss after eight hits and three doubles allowed. The victory capped a season turn from fourth to first, with managers to discuss an all star squad next week.
The Virginia Jersey Cattle club holds its annual consignment sale on Thursday at the state experiment station on Rt. 15 one mile south of here. Forty four registered Jersey consignments are listed with thirty one due to freshen around sale time or shortly after. A note on color perception mentions blue and brown eyed people see colors differently.
Funeral services for Mary Louise Spillman 75 died Monday at her daughter Elsie Carpenter’s Round Hill home were held Thursday at Mt Pleasant Methodist Church where she belonged Rev B W Johnson officiated Interment followed in Church Cemetery Surviving husband Holmes Spillman Falls Church two daughters Elsie Carpenter Round Hill Zela Everly Winchester one son two grandchildren one great grandchild Pallbearers Willard Spillman Raymond Nelson Maurice Burl Carpenter and George Anderson. Large attendance of friends and relatives.
The Cardinals rallied to an 8-7 walk off win over the Dodgers at Sportsman's Park and evened the three game set at one apiece. Vic Lombardi and Murry Dickson were set to duel in the deciding rubber game with Brooklyn leading by four and a half games and 14 remaining for the Dodgers.
Enos Slaughter delivers a two run double in the ninth to lift the Cardinals over the Dodgers 8 to 7. The standings show New York and Detroit atop the league with several teams following. The Grand Canyon runs 278 miles long, reaches 13 miles wide and nearly 6,000 feet deep.
Yesterday's Stars pitcher Art Houtteman tempered the Yankees to six hits guiding the Detroit Tigers to a 7-2 victory for his fifth win of the season.
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