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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1934
Page
9
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The standings show Detroit ahead with 83 wins and 49 losses, New York and Philadelphia trailing, and a slate of yesterday's results including Washington 13 Cleveland 6 and Detroit 3 New York 0. Today's schedule lists Washington at Cleveland and New York at Detroit among others with several rainouts.
John D. Zentmyer principal of Hagertown High School was reelected president of the Cumberland Valley Athletic League at the annual meeting in Hagerstown. Other officers Hubert Stine and Garland Quarles were also reelected. by-laws changes allow four year high schools to play for up to four years and reduce the age limit to 20. Football and basketball schedules for 1934-35 were adopted with matchups including Cumberland Hagerstown Winchester Martinsburg Waynesboro and noting Winchester High withdrew from basketball competition.
Mr and Mrs John Sanders national trap shooting champions for North America were honored at a reception shoot at Meadow Lark Gun Club Keyser West Virginia. Mrs Sanders won the women s championship and the couple won husband and wife championship at Vandalia Grand American. Congressman Jennings Randolph praised them and Winchester Gun Club members attended. Results show E H McDonald Headsville 47 D Williams Luke 49.
The Keyser event featured a 50 target rifle contest with Virginians winning 317 to 314 over locals. Participants included J Sloan Arnold and Bunny Sanders with scores ranging from 40 to 48. After the meet a ten-target water melon shoot determined losers paid for the melons, with Reds narrowly victorious and Blues listed by shooter.
ZaSu Pitts stars in Their Big Moment with Slim Summerville in a mystery suspense. Bruce Cabot and Kay Johnson also appear on the Capitol’s Thursday Friday bill. Feature two Whom The Gods Destroy stars Walter Connally Robert Young and Doris Kenyon.
Congressman Jennings Randolph announces the 1935 West Virginia state trap contest will be held on the Meadow Lark traps with the date pending. The event details remain to be announced.
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Frank B. Taylor of Troop 1, Boy Scouts of America, received a heroism certificate in a report to Congress by the national scout council. He saved Mary Frances Wilson from drowning near Strasburg on July 13 1931 after diving from a tree by Cedar Creek and assisting in first aid.
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