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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1950

Page

3

Victims Named In Virginia Traffic and Train Crashes

Police identified the victims as Milo Crawley 31 of Norfolk a Virginia Tech student who died from crash injuries on U S Route 11 near Christiansburg. Lorain Warren Harris 54 of Washington died from injuries after being struck on U S Route 1 near Woodbridge. Sgt George A Collins 28 of Marion Ti killed while changing a flat tire on Mount Vernon Boulevard Arlington County. Jesse James Sanderlin 54 of Ocean View died when his car was struck by a Virginian Railway train at a Norfolk crossing.

Rom"usticeblle Old Dominion Perry Milo Crawley Norfolk Virginia Tech Christiansburg Lorain Warren Harris Washington Quantico Woodbridge Prince William County George A. Collins Marion Port Belvoir Mount Vernon Boulevard Washington National Airport Arlington County Jesse James Sanderlin Ocean View Virginian Railway Norfolk City

Pastor Wes ton Bruner Dies at 83 in Richmond

The Rev. Weston Bruner, 83, a retired Baptist minister, died yesterday at his home in Richmond. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church with burial in Hollywood Cemetery.

Richmond Weston Bruner First Baptist Church Hollywood

Lane High and Lane students top prizes at regional awards

Awards were presented with Joseph Zu chelli and Paul Mays of Lane High School Charlottesville tied for first. Fonda Lee Euband of Fishersville was second while Ruth Davis of Front Royal and Bobby Kelsey of Fishersville received honorable mention. Woodrow Wilson Memorial High School of Fisherville won the group prize.

Joseph Zuchelli Paul Mays Lane High School Charlottesville Fonda Lee Euband Fishersville Ruth Davis Front Royal Bobby Kelsey Woodrow Wilson Memorial High School Fisherville

Eighteen Injured In Road Accidents Over Weekend

Eighteen persons were injured in weekend road incidents, ten taken to hospitals, with one victim losing a right arm in a tractor gas pipe job near Chatham. Crashes included curve failures, head‑on, and rear‑end collisions. a state trooper noted unusually fast driving Friday night and Saturday.

Danville Chatham

Laborer Killed In Gun Blast Near Broadnax

Sheriff says Bernard Wright 38 of Broadnax was killed by a shotgun blast as he tried to enter the Taylor home near Bradnax. Nannie Taylor 20 of near Bradnax is jailed on a murder charge with preliminary hearing set in Lawrencville next Friday.

Wright

Railway Is Charged With Inadequacy

Norfolk Port Authority blames a non Norfolk line for poor passenger service. The Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad is named with RF&P president Norman Call accused of resisting extensions to passenger facilities.

Norfolk Norfolk Port Authority Richmond, Federicksburg and Potomac Railroad Rf&P’s Norman Call

Norfolk to Washington streamliner cooperation report

The report states the RF and P declined to cooperate with the Norfolk and Western Railway in establishing a Norfolk to Washington streamliner service. The issue centers on interline agreement and route development between the two railroads.

Rf&p Norfolk and Western Railway Washington

Two Resolutions To Be Given Study By AAUW Virginia Division

Delegates of the American Association of University Women Virginia division will study two proposed resolutions. One urges reduced federal expenditures and greater government efficiency and opposes socialized medicine. The other condemns federal aid to education FEPC Brannan Farm Plan socialized medicine and federal housing. A talk on women’s improved status worldwide was given by Mrs W B Bosborough of Miami Florida, vice president of the South Atlantic Region AAUW.

American Association of University Women Virginia FEPC Brannan Farm Plan W. B. Bosborough Miami Fla South Atlantic AAUW

Humphrey to Speak in Richmond on Byrd Economy

Senator Hubert H. Humphrey will address Richmond on April 18 on whether the Byrd Economy Committee is worthwhile. The Virginia Commonwealth League notes Humphrey agreed to debate Byrd after invitations went out March 17, with Byrd not replying by March 25. Humphrey calls the committee wasteful. Byrd remains its chairman and a spending-cut advocate.

Roanoke Hubert H. Humphrey D-Minn Richmond Byrd Economy Committee James P. Hart Jr Virginia Commonwealth League League Humphrey Harry F. Byrd D-Va Hart Byrd Senate

Inauguration Day at Roanoke College Set for April 14

All Virginia colleges and universities will send representatives to Roanoke College for the inauguration of Dr. H. Sherman Oberly as the sixth president. William and Mary and Harvard will be represented, reflecting the event's prominence.

Salem Virginia H. Sherman Oberly Roanoke College William and Mary Harvard

Funeral services for Rev. B. F. Watson at Providence Methodist

Funeral services for the Rev. B. F. Watson, 96, will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at Providence Methodist Church with Rev. Merrell Barton officiating assisted by Rev. J. T. Mills. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Watson died yesterday at the home of his daughter Mrs F H Ironmonger in Hampton.

Hampton B. F. Watson Providence Methodist Church Merrell Barton J. T. Mills Watson F. H. Ironmonger

Keith's Bau Diamond Wins Loudoun Dog Trial Open Stake

Keith's Bau Diamond owned by L. E. Keith of Newport News won the open shooting dog stake at the Loudoun Dog Gun club field trials held Saturday.

Round Hill Keith Bau Loudoun L. E. Keith Newport News

Silver Duck Wins Deep Run Hunt Cup at Strawberry Hill

8 year old gelding Silver Duck ridden by Mrs Beverley Bryant took the lead at the last fence to win the Deep Run Hunt cup at Strawberry Hill by four lengths.

Richmond Beverley Bryant Silver Duck Strawberry Hill

Lexington Death of Norman F Hotinger

Norman F Hotinger died yesterday in Lexington. brother of J A Hotinger of Winchester. He will be buried there on Wednesday.

Norman F. Hotinger J. A. Hotinger Winchester Lexington

Broadway Column: Dowdy Stars In Tobacoo Road and Gershwin Repertory

The Broadway Column lauds Miss Dowdy as a versatile artist with classical and musical theater training from Teachers College, Columbia University. It notes her leading roles in Porgy and Bess Cabin in the Sky and Show Boat, and recalls Fredric March discussing costume choices for a scene in Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. Ruth Gordon is pictured as a witty figure from the early stage era who once voiced baby talk in Seventeen.

Tobacco Road Fredric March March Ruth Gordon Booth Tarkington Miss Gordon

Rumors Fly Over NCAA Sanity Code and College Players

Sports buzz centers on possible NCAA sanctions for South Carolina and Clemson with at least one planning to resist changes. Virginia baseball features Stanley Harris, son of Senator manager Bucky Harris, noted for brains and glove. Penn State heavyweight Chuck Drazenovich contemplates a Steelers trade as Fran Roger awaits higher salary offers from Art Rooney after racing wins.

New York University of South Carolina Clemson Stanley Harris Bucky Senators Virginia Chuck Drazenovich Penn State Francis Roger Steelers Chuck Detroit Pittsburgh Fran Art Rooney Art

Chivalry and Golf Caps Shared Moments in Pro Circuit

San Antonio sighting of Capt. Andy Anderson, ex Oklahoma U. golfer, sparks a scene when a spectator warns him of near miss to a wife. Anderson points to his spouse and jokes about a shot at her. Meanwhile Eddie Arcaro and Hooks Mylin appear in campus chatter as Illinois talks golf recruits Pete and Rod Fletcher and their coach father Ralph.

San Antonio Andy Anderson Oklahoma U Andy Anderson Hooks U. of Dlinois Pete Rod Fletcher Ralph

Dots All Brothers Did you know that when the

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Surgeon to Speak At Dinner Meeting Of Hospital Group

Dr Charles W Mayo of Mayo Clinic Rochester will deliver the Frank N Hack lecture at 830 p m Wednesday at the George Washington Hotel. The talk on Diagnosis Surgery and Outlook in Cancer of the Right Colon follows a Winchester Memorial Hospital staff dinner. Dr William P McGuire will introduce the speaker.

Charles W. Mayo Mayo Clinic Rochester Winchester Memorial Hospital City Sena Oeding Ftnd William P. McGuire Mayo Charles H. Mayo William H. Mayo Mayo Clinic and Foundation Northern Virginia Medical Society John A. Leary Arlington County Medical Society James A. Miller Winchester

Mississippi teams split regular season games for unofficial title

Mississippi Southern and Delta State split two regular season games prompting a third meeting in Jackson to decide the unofficial state title. The record notes no evidence lawmakers demanded free tickets. Duff Daugherty recalls coaching at a school where a football player earned four F grades and one D, then faced his father’s rebuke for focusing on one subject.

Mississippi Southern Delta State Mississippi Jackson Michigan State Duff Daugherty

Literary Guidepost selections and winning dive review

A literary roundup reviews Anne Meredith The Unknown Path and Margaret Kennedy The Feast noting melodrama and cliff collapse themes while praising vivid characters. It also covers M G Bonner Winning Dive about Camp Greatlake's diving meet with the Muskrats and youth audience appeal.

M. G. Bonner Knopf Camp Greatlake

Gibson Drum and Bugle Corps Talent Night at Douglas High

The Gibson Drum and Bugle Corps will present its first Musical and Talent Night at Douglas High School at 8:30 p m Thursday. Proceeds will go art. The program features a welcome by The Gibson Drum and Bugle Corps songs by Ellen Gant first prize winner of the Forty and Eight contest Benny Brown Jr top routine The Lucky Rhythm Boys numbers by Douglas High School Williams School and Winchester performers.

Gibson Drum and‘ Bugle Corps Douglas High School Sewee Gibson Drum and Bugle Corps Ellen Gant Benny Brown Jr Lucky Rhythm Boys Williams School Winchester

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