Indians Extend Lead to Two Games in Tight AL Pennant Race
Cleveland manager Lou Boudreau declared the Indians need four wins to seal the AL flag as they chase a World Series berth. Bearden and Feller each pitched strong games, with Mitchell and Cis homering in an 11–2 rout of the White Sox while the Senators and Athletics upset the Red Sox and Yankees.
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Cleveland
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
New York
Lou
Wally Judnich
Bob Feller
Gene Bearden
Bob Lemon
Rarin
Boudreau
White Sox
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Red Sox
Yanks
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Bearden
Dale Mitchell
Allie Cis
Mitchell
Bill Wight
Rae Scarborough
Carl Scheib
Yankees
Scarborough
Sox
Senators
Joe Dobson
Victory Ointment advertised for skin troubles
An advertisement promotes Victory Ointment as a fast relief antiseptic ointment for eczema psoriasis rashes and athlete’s foot. Marketed as grease free and suitable for babies and children it lists Winchester retailers Miller's Rhodes Brooks' Rexall Peoples and Silco Cut-Rate as sellers.
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Winchester
Miller’s
Rhodes
Brooks
Rexall
Peoples
Silco
National League Clash Pittsburgh at St Louis Tonight
Tonight the National League schedules Pittsburgh versus St Louis with rain in the forecast. Yesterday American League results include Washington 4 over eraPhiladelphia 5 and New York 2 over St Louis 5 Detroit 3 and Cleveland 11 Chicago 0. In the NL Brooklyn 9 Boston 8 and New York 6-3 Philadelphia 5-6. Also Chicago 6 Cincinnati 2. Fire statistics note daily U S church six, school six, hospital two fires.
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Brooklyn
Boston
Cincinnati
U.S
New York Philadelphia
St. Louis Washington
New York TT
Church League Hosts Banquet for Recreation Aid
The Church softball league capped its season with a Market Street Methodist banquet attended by 35 enthusiasts. Dr. Allen Hawthorne praised softball for community recreation and youth delinquency prevention, noting ties to church attendance and cross denominational fellowship. Trophy talks and thanks followed as the title series between Sacred Heart and Loudoun Street Presbyterian continued. The fourth championship game was set for 8 p.m. Monday.
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Sacred Heart Catholic
Loudoun St. Presbyterian
Market St. Methodist Church
Allen T. Hawthorne
Hoover-Kern Bible Class
Lewis F. Havermale
The
Church League
Kenzil Timbrook
Hoover-Kern
Timbrook
Father Joseph Heye
Ronald 8. Wilson
Elwood McIntire
Edwin Lillis
Harry Newell
United Brethren
Presbyterian
Dr. Wilson
District L Softball Opens Season Across Frederick Clarke
Frederick and Clarke county high schools start 1948 District L softball with openers Stephens City at Gore Boyce at Gainesboro and Stonewall at Berryville. Games at 3 pm onward through Oct 27. Frederick Clarke winner faces Shenandoah county champ in Strasburg Nov 3 for district title. Gainesboro defends after two titles in three years.
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Frederick
Clarke Counties
Stephens City
Gore
Boyce
Gainesvoro
Stonewall
Berryville
Frederick-Clarke
Shenandoah
Strasburg
Gainesboro High School
Gainesboro
Apples Prices in Winchester Martinsburg Area Market News
Federal State Market News Service reports demand fair and market steady for apples. Prices vary by size and variety with No 1 Yorks 21-2 in up to 2.35 per car and 23-4 in up to 2.50 for shipping point sales. Red and Golden Delicious and Grimes show increases. box apples quoted too. America is growing more trees while reducing removals since 1925.
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Winchester-Martinsburg
Bubskt
Yorks
U.S
U. S
U S
Grimes U. S
Virginia Colleges Tune Up for Weekend Tilts
Virginia colleges prep for Saturday games. Keydets add Joe Stump to first team as they face Washington with George Washington's Colonials. Virginia Tech and UVA schedule Roanoke matchups while Tech copes with Ralph Beard injury. Randolph-Macon, Richmond, and other teams readied for weekend contests and upcoming opponents.
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Virginia
Associated Press
Virginia Military Institute
Washington
George Washington
Colonials
Joe Stump
Norton
Catawba
Stump
Bobby Thomason
Jack Hutchinson
Ray Tamalis
Thomason
Joe Veltricanna
Washington and Lee
Roanoke
Ohio
University of Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Ralph Beard
Beard
Roger Neel
Bourboursville
W. Va
Randolph-Macon College
Yellow Jackets
Waynesburg
Bruce Price
University of Richmond
Richmond
Furman
Market Quotations Quiet Trade Resumes in New York
Stocks held steady in a calm session as oils led with Phillips Petroleum lifting crude buy prices. Rails mostly rose except Santa Fe, aircraft and airlines steady with National Airlines at a yearly low amid UN Security Council tensions over Berlin blockade.
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New York
Phillips Petroleum
Santa Fe
London
United States
Britain
France
United Nations Security Council
Paris
Russia
Berlin
Livestock Prices Steady Across Markets in Baltimore and Chicago
Baltimore reports steady apples with varied sizes and prices for Delicious and other varieties, plus poultry, eggs and butter receipts. Cattle and hogs show mixed tone with weight classes and grades affecting bids, while Chicago notes sizeable ranges for salable hogs and cattle reflecting general market activity.
Local Markets Corrected Daily By The Star
Local markets are corrected daily with no responsibility for typographical errors. New York state highway mileage totals 83 570 miles with about 64 000 on hard surface roads.
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The
Star
New York State
Market Report Summary of Cattle Prices
The report lists fed steer lots at 30 to 38, yearlings 30-38, common to medium steers 20-27.50, load of 950 lb fed heifers at 38, heifers largely 27.50-36.50, 1200 lb Montana cows at 23.75, common to medium cows 18-21, canners and cutters 15-17.25, medium to good sausage bulls 21.50-23, vealers 33 and down.
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Baltimore
U.S
Grimes
Jonathans
McIntosh
Yorks
Staymans
Chicago
Montana
Grain futures open higher as corn oats rise slightly
Chicago grains edge up at opening with soybeans and rye steady. Wheat slips from yesterday's close as Dec and May contracts show modest losses and nearby lard futures move around 18.37 to 18.90 for Oct through Mar deliveries.
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Chicago
Jly
Egg and poultry price list from Winchester area markets
Markets division bulletin shows eggs graded A and B with prices per dozen and per hundredweight across sizes and standards. Live poultry prices include young turkeys, toms, hens, guineas, leghorn lines, and broilers by weight and class in Winchester area markets.
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Winchester
F.O.B
Old and Young Guineas
Leghorn Cox
Rock and Cross
Clothing Store Opens Doors in Hotel Building
Winchesters newest clothing shop, Men's Clotheshouse, opens in the George Washington hotel basement, occupying the former Chamber of Commerce room. Proprietor A. W. Gilkey, a Front Royal native and Warren County High School 1936 graduate, plans to offer high grade men’s clothing and furnishings. He served as a lieutenant (j.g.) in the Naval Air Corps before discharge.
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Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
George Washington Hotel
A. W. Gilkey
Gilkey
Front Royal
Warren County
Naval Air Corps
J.g
Local business to open new store with Valley Airways veteran
Three years service he came to Winchester where he was employed as an instructor at Valley Airways until March of this year. Mrs. Gilkey the former Miss Lucille Nicodemus will assist her husband in operating the store. F R Gorham of Berryville, experienced in men’s clothing, will be employed. The interior has been repainted with dressing rooms built and fixtures installed.
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Winchester
Valley Airways
Gilkey
Lucille Nicodemus
F. R. Gorham
Berryville
Alexandria
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Loudoun St
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