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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1938

Page

3

Yanks Set to Clinch Title Soon as March Week Opens

Yankees push toward clinching as rain threatens schedule. New York crushed Cleveland 7 1 to start western trip while Detroit beat Boston 9 3 narrowing the lead to five games. Red Ruffing won his 21st, a milestone after 13 seasons, and Detroit's rally toppled Boston.

Latin Press Sports York Yankees Cleve Yanks Boston New York Red Sox Cleveland Tribe Red Ruffine Detroit Vernon Kennedy Bill Harris Jim Bagby Pittsburgh New York Giants Bucs

National League Scores and Weather Postponements

Baseball results show Boston defeating Chicago 5 to 2. Several scheduled games including Cincinnati at Brooklyn and Pittsburgh at New York were rained out or postponed. Matchups listed include pitchers Van cermeer Walters against Fitgsimmuis Pres epell and Warneke McGee against Passeau Hollings worth with varied planned dates.

Baseball scores and matchups summary

Yesterday results show Philadelphia at St. Louis and Detroit beating Boston 9-3. New York defeated Cleveland 7-1 while Washington beat Chicago 7-1. Individual pitchers include Milnar 2-1 and Gomez 16-11 for New York, Leonard 11-13 and Whitehead 8-10 for Washington Chicago, and Dickman 5-4 and Bridges 11-8 for Boston Detroit. Foss 9-13 and Thomas 7-13 faced Newsom 17-13 and Hildebrand 8-10 in the streaking slate.

Philadelphia St. Louis Iain Detroit Boston New York Cleveland Washington Chicago Milnar Gomez Leonard Whitehead Dickman Bridges Foss Thomas Newsom Hildebrand

Zayman Heads Virginia Synod Moderator Elected

John W. Friend of Petersburg was chosen moderator at the opening session of the 151st annual meeting of the Presbyterian Synod of Virginia at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond. He succeeds J. L. MacMillan of Norfolk and becomes the third lay moderator in the synod's history. about 200 ministers and elders attended as MacMillan delivered a sermon urging evangelism that serves the masses.

Richmond John W. Friend Petersburg Presbyterian Synod of Virginia Union Theological Seminary Friend R. W. Whiteley Belmont Presbyterian Church Roanoke J. L. MacMillan Norfolk Virginia MacMillan Virgina Presbyterians

Detroit Plan of Tuberculosis Control Highlighted

Dr. Henry F. Vaughan, Detroit health commissioner, will speak at the Cooperative Education Association Virginia branch meeting in Alexandria on October 20 about Detroit’s tuberculosis control plan. He will be introduced by Dr. I C. Riggin and participate in a forum on the Detroit plan with Miss Ellen H. Smith chairing.

Henry F. Vaughan Detroit Cooperative Education Virginia Vaughan Alexandria George Mason Hotel I. C. Riggin Keyser Miss Smith Co-operative Education Association Virginia Tuberculosis Association Richmond Tuberculosis Association

Lights Boost Egg Production In Poultry

Research shows artificial lighting in hen houses delays molting and increases egg output. Light stimulates the pituitary, boosting hormones linked to reproduction. Electric light preferred. ask county agent or Poultry Husbandry Department at VPI Blacksburg for guidance with hen house size and flock.

Pituitary Poultry Husbandry Department Blacksburg

Quarantine Placed on Gypsy Camp Near Gum Springs

Fairfax County health officials quarantine a camp of about 100 Gypsies on Fort Hunt Road after a child shows diphtheria symptoms. The camp arrived yesterday and others were bound for the area. Police order warnings to newcomers to stay away from the quarantine zone.

Fairfax Fort Hunt Road Gum Springs

Round Up: Durocher Dining In?, Frisch, Galento Headlines

The column lists shifts in baseball and boxing circles with Leo Durocher and Jimmy Wilson linked to a Brooklyn managerial post while Frankie Frisch eyes a Giants reunion. Tony Galento resumes work behind a bar as Jack Sharkey seeks training guidance from Max Waxman. Also notes rising football turnout in Minnesota junior colleges and other sports tidbits with Rex Enright at South Carolina and Walter Johnson noted in political tidbits.

Eddie Breitz New York Leo Durocher Jimmy Wilson Brooklyn Charlie Dressen Nashville Frankie Frisch New Rochelle Giants Tony Galento Orange Jack Sharkey Max Waxman Jack Dempsey Bert Wetmore Halifax Nova Scotia Wetmore Rex Enright South Carolina

Constitution day network broadcasts set for Saturday

Radio schedules list Roosevelt address at 9:30 a.m. from Poughkeepsie on WEAF WABC and WOR. Col Frank Knox and Republican leaders join later on WEAF WABC. Senator Minton and others discuss press freedom. Evening lineups include Dorsey Kyser Guest and opera programs across WEAF WABC JZ networks.

New York Roosevelt Poughkeepsie N. Y Weaf-Nbc Wabs-Cbs Wor-Mbs Col Frank Knox Oregon, Ill Weaf-Nbec Wabccb WEAF NBC One Man's Family Tommy Dorsey Col. Stoopnagle Harry Kay Kyser Will Osborne WABC CBS Paul Whiteman East and Dumke Eddie Guest WJZ Dick Himber

Young Lawyers To Be Examined In Virginia

Richmond September 14 Today is the deadline for filing applications for the next state bar examinations under the equivalent clause. Examinations will be held in Richmond December 13 and 14. Rules require two years of college education or equivalent and applications under the equivalent clause must be filed 90 days before the exam.

Richmond State Board of Law

County Board Bans Sunday Beer and Wine Sales

Spotsylvania county supervisors adopted unanimously an ordinance prohibiting Sunday beer and wine sales. The ban takes effect 30 days from today with hours from midnight Saturday to 6 AM Monday.

Fredericksburg Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors

Memorial tablets and Nazi ban books headline 1920s notes

Handley Library marks three years since W H Hudson death with a bronze tablet in London. The New School in New York receives a 10,000 volume banned Nazi library from Dr Kurt Pinthus for lectures.

W. H. Hudson Rima Hyde Park London Th New School For Social Research New York Kurt Pinthus Germany New School

Growth of a Man by Mazo de la Roche reviewed in library

The piece praises de la Roche for a Canadian novel marking her first outside the Jalna cycle. It tracks a young Canadian’s struggle from poverty to scholarship and ill health. The review also notes R F D by Charles A Smart as insightful and entertaining. It praises Nordhoff and Hall’s The Dark River for its strong character work and historical feeling.

Robert S. Henry George M. Wrong Canada Professor Wrong News England Beverley Nichols Simon Lake Herbert Corey Vincent Sheean Battle of Fontenoy Madamé la Pompadour Voltaire Mazo de la Roche Charles A. Smart Charles Nordhoff James N. Hall

Darb's Path and Old Bathing Grounds Through Time

The note recalls a longtime bathing place called Darb's along a serpentine path once busy with youths dancing singing and crowding the fields. It laments loss of memory of the origin, mentions Darby Ryan as a possible namesake, and reflects on the burial of those who used the spot as a graveyard in an ever changing valley over a century.

Darby Ryan

Exhibitors List From Bug Show Highlights Odd Specimens

The bug editor lists exhibitors from the past two to three days. Donald Scruggs of 624 North Market Street presents a green thing first of its kind. Mrs. Mattie Carter of Millwood Pike shows a 23rd spider. Ray Renner of Northwestern Grade displays a 4 double winged moth resembling a modern automobile.

Donald Scruggs North Market Street Mattie Carter Millwood Pike Ray Renner Charles, Renner

Real Estate for Sale in Stephens City Area

131 4-acre farm 3 miles southeast of Stephens City bargain 3500 dollars. A seven room home with two halls bath and full-house basement and hot water furnace in a top city section 3150 dollars. Financing available and possession in 30 days. 175 acre farm with good house barn silo sheep sheds and water electric lights. Ideal stock dairy farm with cultivable soil drive an automobile over the farm priced at 8500 dollars with 2 3 financing. Call 133 N Cameron St. Licensed Real Estate Broker.

Stephens City Cameron St

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