Hawthorne Wins Victory League Handicap With 427 Rolling
Dr. Hawthorne rolled 427 to win the Victory League handicap after a string of strikes and spares. He led Walter Sellers and Jack Haines in the final game, finishing with a 397 series and securing top prize money. Sellers placed second with 397, followed by Kenneth Winefield and Charles Milton among others in the money list.
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Dr. Hawthorne
Walter Sellers
Jack Haines
Hawthorne
Sellers
Kenneth Winefield
Handley
Charles Milton
American Tea Co
Railway Express
Fred Yellett
Victory League
Haines
Raymond Boyce
Cecil Brown
George Lutz
Garber
Dellinger
Bailey
LaFollette
Michael
Gore
Brown
Shull
Wingfield
Burd
Allamong
Duvall
Lutz
Shaffer
Elliott
K. Wingfield
Yellett
Boyce
Licklider
Gray
T. Meade
Newcome
F Johnson
Hockensmith
L. Mead
Milton
A. Johnson
G. Webber
High Scoring Night At Health Center Alleys
Last night on Health Center Alleys six men posted strong scores led by Russell LaFollette with a 190 game. Ray Roberts and Lafollette each reached 190 in separate frames while Hawthorne, Lloyd, and Meade posted 120s and 140s in tight competition.
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Ray Rob
Washington
Russell
Lafol
EN Lichlider
Allen Hawthorne
Lloyd
Ralph Gore
Hawthorne
Robert
Gore
Mead
Lafpollette
Marsden Licksider
Lloyd Mirad
EN Licklider
Incidac Iy
Russell LaFollette
Ray Roberts
Fast Touring Tourists Vanish from Upland Cabin
Auto court proprietor Charles Geiselman reports a San Francisco couple rented one of his cabins in Upland California, paid $2.50, then vanished within ten minutes taking towels and bedding worth $30 along with the car and license details.
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Upland
Calif
Charles Geiselman
Auto Court
Gieselman
San Francisco
Ration Calendar Changes for Meats Fats Groceries and Gas
The Associated Press outlines current and upcoming ration stamp validity for meats fats processed foods and household staples. Red blue and air stamps show which books and coupons are valid through specified dates with many remaining valid indefinitely and others set to become active in April May or later.
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Associated Press
Bowling Virginia Woolen Company Bowling League Standings
The wb Spinners beat the Dyers 15 to 14 with Office 17 Finishers 15 Weavers 19 Comets 20 and Bombadiers and maintenance noted. High games led by Bill Anderson 131 Dan Boone 128 Doug Chaney 128. Top sets had Dan Boone 345 Earl Willey 338 Earl Dick 337. Weavers 557 team points leading, spin mers 540, Dyers 542, Weavers 1555 sets, Spin ners 1582.
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Virginia
Woolen Company Bowling League
Wb Spinners
Dyers
Office
Weavers
Comets
Bombadiers
Eesevace
Bill Anderson
Dan Boone
Doug Chaney
Idan Boone
Earl Willey
Earl Dick
Spinmers
Spinne
Tire Shortage Hits 1944 Rubber Supply Outlook
The Winchester War Price and Rationing Office cites Rubber Director Bradley Dewey saying passenger tire supplies will stay tight through 1944. Public cooperation and careful driving could keep demand down while production may rise later, with total rationed tires projected at 18 to 24 million for the year, below earlier 30 million estimates. Recapping limits and fuel constraints amplify the need for restraint.
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Winchester
Bradley Dewey
Answers to the Daily Quiz
The printed page lists the correct responses for ten questions. Answers include Vice President Magna Charta Song of Solomon Falstaff Gargoyles interior diameter of barrel climate of the place is healthful Japan and Aluminum.
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Japan
Tragic Letters From War Dead Bring Personal Touch
The piece describes how the U S Army Casualty Branch personalizes letters to families after a soldier’s death. Officers note the many grateful responses and occasional harsh inquiries about details or insurance, with quotes from families and officials reflecting the human impact of wartime losses.
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U.S. Army
George F. Herbert
Rockford
Il1
Herbert
Prohibition Candidate Questions Mrs Roosevelt Travel
Claude A. Watson the Prohibition party presidential hopeful objected to Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt flying in army bombers saying she travels for votes. He complained after his own airplane reservation was canceled due to military priorities while en route to Los Angeles.
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Kansas City
Claude A. Watson
Prohibition Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Timbuctoo
Tropics
Kansas City Star
Watson
Los Angeles
S R U Jobs Closing Fast In U S Navy
Ratings in the U S S R U Ship Repair Unit are narrowing with only 25 of 160 openings remaining. Chief Specialist Lloyd Mead at the Winchester Navy Recruiting Station urges qualified men to apply now. Open chief ratings include blacksmith, boatbuilder, boiler maker, coppersmith, diesel engine mechanic, diver, metalsmith, gas engine mechanic, machinist mate, patternmaker, radio technician, shipfitter and shipwright. Eligibility for chief petty officer requires 32 or older, 12 years’ experience, apprenticeship or senior supervisory service in last four years, and not over 50 12. Recruiting office hours are 9 to 6 daily except Sunday.
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Winchester
Republican Farm Bureau proposes postwar farm program
The American Farm Bureau Federation urged adopting a postwar farm program for the 1944 Republican plank. It calls for a national bi partisan board appointed by the President with Senate approval to oversee crop adjustment and price supports, plus mandatory government loans. The plan aims to stabilize prices within industrial wage levels while preserving basic commodity reserves during a conference of GOP agricultural advisers.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Senate
Federation
Farm Organization
Republican Agricultural Advisory Committee
Congress
Help the USO Provide A Home Away From Home
A community campaign urges donations to support the USO war fund. It promotes comfort services for service members and families, highlighting need for housing, meals, and travel convenience as troops move between bases and theaters.
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USO
Two 17 Year Old Academy Students Enlist in Navy Hospital Corps
Elliott B. Zipprodt of Summit New Jersey and Paul P. Broyles of Luray Virginia both joined the Navy Hospital Corps as Apprentices Second Class through the Winchester recruiting station. They were sworn in in Washington DC and are on inactive duty. Broyles, son of Paul B. and Mrs. Broyles, attends Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock and is an Eagle Scout with Bronze Palm. Zipprodt, son of Roy R. Zipprodt and Mrs. Zipprodt, has four years of military training and played football and baseball at the academy.
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Washington
Jit
Elliott B. Zipprodt
Paul P. Broyles
Massanutten Military Academy
Woodstock
Navy
Chief Mead
Post Office
Winchester
Washington, D. C
Broyles
Paul B. Broyles
North Court Street
Luray
Young Broyles
Zipprodt
Roy R. Zipprodt
Summit
N. J
Sioux City
Iowa
Massanutten Academy
Boy Scouts
Sign of Times Delivery Boy Wanted Window Ad
In Memphis Tennessee a pharmacist’s storefront displays a bold request delivery boy wanted please indicating a help‑wanted note. The short ad reflects the era’s practical job needs and street level recruitment.
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Memphis, Tenn
Virginians Urged to Plant 440000 Victory Gardens
Virginians are asked to grow 440 295 victory gardens in 1944 as the state quota under the national goal of twenty two million. Governor Colgate W. Darden Jr. proclaims Grow More in 44 Week to mobilize agencies and citizens with the Office of Civilian Defense and local defense councils. Wyse, the state coordinator, says Virginians must act to ensure food for future invasions and Allied capacity.
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Virginia
Wyse
German Uniforms Not So Warm
Allied headquarters in Naples announced reductions in wool content in German uniforms on the Italian front from 40 to 35 percent after inspecting captured Nazi soldiers. Boots are restricted to special units, webbing replaces leather, and plastics replace metal in equipment.
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Allied
Naples
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