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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1948

Page

2

Coffman Couple Donates 4800 to Winchester Hospital

Mr and Mrs Charles F Coffman donate 4800 to Winchester Memorial hospital building fund selecting unit 216 a two bed recovery room for their gift Coffman president and treasurer of Winchester Milling Corp and active civic member urges community support for expanded hospital facilities W Nelson Page committee chair lauds Coffmans gift as a model for fund participation.

Winchester Memorial Hospital Building Fund Charles F. Coffman Coffman Winchester Memorial Hospital

Handley Players Fail to Place in VH S Tournament

Handley high school representatives in District 5 for Group II failed to place in the Virginia High School one act play tournament held yesterday and last night. Six schools presented plays with Churchland high winning for Nobody Sleeps. Competing schools included Amelia Manassas Roanoke and Marion Winchester with The First Dress Suit featuring Donald Duffy Catherine Stephenson Robert a and Cary Marshall.

Handley High School Churchland High Amelia Manassas Roanoke Marion Winchester Donald Duffy Catherine Stephenson Roberta Cary Marshall

Stassen Cites NY Support as Taft Rivals Face Senate Vote

Stassen reports New York supporters claim uniform strength across voter classes. Sen. Butler warns Taft rivals will be surprised by the vote roll gathered by Sen. Taft of Ohio.

New Yorker Sen. Butler Sen Taft Ohio

Answers to Daily Quiz From Page Two

Daily quiz answers list: St Helena. I shall vy to clean the car today. 63360. Latin. V. Tale of Two Cities. Chewing gum. Windsor. At 11:00 p.m.. False as the term for deliberate burning of property.

St. Helena Windsor

Market Quotations from Baltimore and Chicago Trade Data

Market notes from Baltimore and Chicago dated April 10 show cattle and hog prices with steady to higher trends. Slaughter steers and cows command mid 20s to high 20s per hundredweight, bulls up to 50 cents higher, calves scarce while hogs range from about 18 to 28 per cwt depending on weight. Sheep sales feature steady wooled lambs and ewes with a few low to mid 20s for top wooled lambs.

Baltimore Chicago

Chicago Grains Open Mixed Amid Lower Wheat

Chicago grains opened with mixed prices as wheat eased while oats held firm. Opening quotes show May wheat at 2.46 3-4, July 2.35 1-4, Sept 2.33 1-2, Dec 2.33. corn May 2.25, July 2.13 1-2, Sept 1.95 1-2, Dec 1.68 1-2. oats May 1.14 1-4 3-8, July 93 1-8, Sept 85 1-8, Dec 85 1-4. lard May 23.90.

Cleaners to Bowl Prospect Diner in Hagerstown Match

Cleaners to Bowl The Peoples Cleaners who picked up a point in Blue Ridge Bowling League standings last week will tackle the Prospect Diner keglers tomorrow at Hagerstown. Winchester has 78 points trailing American Legion of Frederick 84 and Spillway of Martinsburg 81.

Peoples Cleaners Blue Ridge Prospect Keglers Hagerstown Winchester American Legion of Frederick Martinsburg

Taylors From Winchester Compete For VPI In Raleigh Meet

Brothers Bob and Frank Taylor of Winchester are members of the VPI track squad in Raleigh for a dual with North Carolina State. The Taylors, noted Handley tracksters, are set for discus and shot events.

Bob Frank Taylor Winchester VPI Raleigh North Carolina State Taylors Handley

Stock Market Reports Edge Forward On Select Basis

NEW YORK, April 10. Stocks edged forward on a selective basis today as cautious selling restrained market leaders. Resistance appeared in General Motors Sears Roebuck Boeing Electric Power and Light Kennecott American Can Radio Corp American Woolen N Y Central Illinois Central and International. Occasional stumblers included U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Goodrich U S Rubber Douglas Aircraft Lockheed Consolidated Edison North American Du Pont International Paper Owens Illinois Southern Pacific Union Pacific Standard Oil NJ and Mission Corp.

New York General Motors Sears Roebuck Boeing Electric Power and Light Kennecott American Can Radio Corp American Woolen N. Y. Central Ilinois Central International U. S. Steel Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Goodrich U. S. Rubber Douglas Aircraft Lockheed Consolidated Edison North American du Pont International Paper Owens-Illinois Southern Pacific Union Pacific Standard Oil Mission Corp

Bombers Face Monarch Red Sox In Ripon Tilt

Winchester's Brown Bombers meet the Monarch Red Sox of Ripon W Va at 3 p m tomorrow on the Ripon diamond. M Spotswood Brown says no home games until new uniforms arrive and a May 1 date for a possible local appearance. Bombers won 12 4 over Berryville Panthers A C and 14 4 over the Old Timers in earlier games.

Winchester Brown Bombers Monarch Red Sox Ripon W. Va M. Spotswood Brown Busines Brown Bombers Berryville Panthers A. C Old Timers

Enrollment drive aims 1200 cows in program

Stickley chairman of the committee says all signing up for the program will be treated as members of the organization to secure enrollment of 1200 cows.

Local Sales Directory Listings for Winchester Area

April 15 and 17 sales announced for real estate furniture and household goods near Middletown Angers Store Stonewall Ave Winchester items include estate furniture registered Ayrshire cattle and farm machinery with addresses and timings. Includes Mrs Woolford Ida Fisher Lycet Stuart M Perry Sadie Hamrick and Hattie Stover sale details.

H B. Gibson Winchester Middletown Orlena Woolford Angers Ida Fisher Ayrshire Sadie Hamrick Hattie Stover National Ave

VFW to Install New Post Officers at Winchester Post

Harold Patton will be installed as commander of Winchester VFW post 7:30 p.m. Monday succeeding Harry W. Butler Jr. An obligation ceremony for members without oath will also take place. Membership stands at 318, ten more than last year. Ex-mess Sgt. Rufus Boyce to oversee chicken meal after the meeting.

Harold Patton Winchester Vfw Harry W. Butler Jr Rufus Boyce

Wickens New Assistant at Montgomery Ward in Winchester

Raich Larsen announced the arrival of John E. Wickens as assistant manager at the Montgomery Ward store in Winchester. Wickens a Rochester N Y native has eight years with Ward, with assignments in Indiana Sharon Punxsawney Newport News and Suffolk Virginia. Mrs Wickens will join him after the Suffolk school year ends. He succeeds Frank L Hall who moved to Staunton.

Raich Larsen Montgomery Ward Winchester John E. Wickens Wickens Rochester N. Y Ward Indiana Sharon

Mt Carmel Service With McCann Quartet At Tennetsville

The McCann quartet of Shepherdstown will present a program of special music at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Rev. C. J. Smith of Salem will be guest speaker at both the 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. services.

McCann Quartet of Shepherdstown Mt. Carmel Baptist Church C. J Smith Salem

Russia vetoes Italy's U.N. membership bid

At Lake Success on April 10 Russia blocked Italy's bid for United Nations membership for the third time. The Security Council voted 9 to 2 with Russia and the Soviet Ukraine faction opposing Italy's admission.

Russia Italy U.N

Byrd Rites for Mrs Francelie Ellen Byrd Funeral Sunday

Mrs Byrd Francelie Ellen Byrd died yesterday at home 7218 Loudoun Street Funeral services set for 2 p m Sunday at Jones Funeral Home Rev E A Plunkett to officiate Burial at Green Lane Cemetery near Delray West Virginia Pallbearers include J K Copenhaver Albin Sargent John Miller Carroll Crisman Bernie Miller and Harry Harmer

Francelie Ellen Byrd Loudoun St Jones Funeral Home E. A. Plunkett Green Lane Cemetery Delray W. Va J. K. Copenhaver Albin Sargent John Miller Carroll Crisman Bernie Miller Harry Harmer

Funeral services for Charlie Carroll at Enders Funeral Home

Charlie Carroll died yesterday at his home 359 National Ave. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday from John H. Enders Funeral Home Berryville with Rev. R. A. Craig officiating. Interment in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Pallbearers listed: Ezra Deavers John Livingood Guy Singhass Hunter Longerbeam Bus Racer Ear Smallwood.

Charlie Carroll National Ave John H. Enders Berryville R. A. Craig Green Hill Cemetery Ezra Deavers John Livingood Guy Singhass Hunter Longerbeam Ear Smallwood

To Play Stephenson Winchester Business College Preview

The Winchester Business College team will face Stephenson at 9 30 p m tomorrow on the Stonewall High School diamond. In a practice game yesterday Shenandoah Secretarial School was routed 28 to 5 at Woodstock with Stedman Johnson and Thorpe as the winning batteries.

Winchester Business College Stephenson Stonewall High School Shenandoah Secretarial School Woodstock Stedman Johnson Thorpe

Maine Pledges Votes to Truman

Maine Democrats pledge to support Harry S Truman for the presidency as the party consolidates its backing in Augusta. Delegates express unified backing and anticipate coordinated campaigning across the state ahead of upcoming primaries.

Maine Truman

Delegates Vote to Support Truman at National Convention

The convention adopted by voice vote a motion by Peter Art Isaacson of Lewiston that the delegates be instructed to vote as a unit for Harry S. Truman President of the United States.

Peter Art Isaacson Lewiston Harry S. Truman United States

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