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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1948

Page

2

Woman Driver Honored by JBT at Capital Theatre

Mrs. Ashby Hannum receives a citation from State Police Lt. C. L. Puller of Alexandria for a March safe driver honor. Present are William Sullivan JBT safety chair, William Battaile Jaycee president, and Chief J. Thomas Boyd. Peters Studio photographed the ceremony.

Ashby Hannum C. L. Puller Alexandria Capital Theatre William Sullivan JBT Safety Committee William Battaile Jaycee Price J. Thomas Boyd Peters Studio

Harold Patton Reported Payment for Favorable Meeting

Harold Patton continues from page one noting payments said to influence the next meeting. Granville Cather is listed as chairman and Har is mentioned as part of the report.

Granville Cather Har

April sales directory listing varied auctions near Winchester

April 15 to May 8 sale notices list bidders and items including real estate furniture household goods farm machinery livestock and three parcels of real estate. Locations include Winchester Rennertown Brucetown Angers Store and surrounding roads with times from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. on specified dates.

H B. Gibson Winchester Middletown Orlean “Woolford Angers Lida Fisher Lycett Stonewall W Ave L. H Williams, Sr Rennertown Stuart M George Beltzhoover Brucetown Sadie Hamrick Hattie Stover National Ave T. E. P. Clark Frederick County Court House Arthur O. Cooper Welltown Pike Unger Crosen Jersey Guernsey McCormick Thomas Oliver Wurlitzer Baby U.S

Post Members Plan 450-Strong Parade Float Crew

Douglas Butler reports near completion of the Apple Blossom Festival parade float with the post and committee members guiding decoration. Membership chairmen include Himelright Golightly and Kremer who will each recruit ten more volunteers toward a 450 member goal by March 1, with 318 joined so far. The post also backs M B Clowe Jr for the June 8 mayoral race.

Ry Anderson James Himelright Carl Campbell Danl Fogle Roy Earle Douglas Beckey Raymond Golightly Harry Butler Jrl Ansel Marple Lyle Henry Douglas Butler Harold Patton W. Ritter Joseph Butler Phillip Barnhart Harvey C. Sydner Douglas Bockey Marshall Kremer Chiirmen Post M. B. Clowe Jr

Funeral services for Mrs Amanda B Brown held in Berryville

Mrs Amanda B Brown who died yesterday at her Berryville home will be laid to rest at Green Hill cemetery after a service at Berryville Methodist church tomorrow at 2 p m. Rev R A Craig will officiate and pallbearers include Hugh G Owens Leonard H Bell Dr W D Cameron Jr H N Ritter Roy La Potts and Robert Lee Withers.

Amanda B. Brown Berryville Berryvile Methodist Church R. A. Craig Green Hill Cemetery Hugh G. Owens Leonard H. Bell W. D Cameron Jr H. N. Ritter Roy la Potts Robert Lee Withers

Virginia Education Growth Emphasized By Byrd At Century Club

Virginia public school spending has quadrupled since 1940 with expenditures rising from 16.3 million to 64.1 million for 1950. Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. noted salaries average about 2200 dollars, more than double 1941 42, and Virginia leads southern states in education funding growth.

Virginia Harry F. Byrd Jr Century Club Sen Byrd General Assembly Sen. Byrd Harry K. Russell S. Stewart Jt Arkansas Kentucky Louisiana North Carolina Carolina Orida Obama Texas Georgia Oklahoma Mississippi Ben. Byrd Gov. Tuck West Virginia North Carol

Mrs L E Wiley Rites Thursday

Mrs Lavenia Elizebeth Wiley 89 died Monday at her Clarke county home. Survived by three daughters Mrs John Lubitz of Philadelphia Mrs Howard P Sale of Woodbridge Va and Florence Wiley and five sons Ed Marvin Fadely Joseph Wiley all of Clarke county Floyd Wiley of Berwyn Md. Services 3 30 pm tomorrow at John H Enders funeral home Berryville with Reg R Carrington Paulette officiating Interment Green Hill cemetery Berryville

Lavenia Elizebeth Wiley Clarke County George and Mary Carroll Wiley Moses B. Wiley John Lubitz Philadelphia Howard P. Sale Woodbridge Florence Wiley Marvin Fadely Joseph Wiley Floyd Wiley Berwyn John H. Enders Berryville Reg R. Carrington Paulette Green Hill Cemetery

Warden Seeks City Dog Pound And Monthly Salary

County Game Warden Earl Cather urged Winchester to hire him for city dog complaints at 25 dollars a month. He argued 2.50 per dog to destroy is insufficient for time spent on investigations. Cather would use a gun to destroy dogs after three days in custody. unlicensed dogs roam freely. He urged a city pound and contract with the county, but council deferred action to welfare and claims committee.

Earl Cather Winchester Cather Welfare and Claims Committee

Million Dollar Fire Destroys Downtown Block in Laramie

A fast spreading downtown blaze in Laramie Wyoming destroyed seven buildings and damaged ten more. No deaths or injuries reported. The fire left about 40 residents homeless and spared only the former town fire department building. Damage estimated unofficially over 1 million dollars.

Laramie Wyo Town Fire Department

Answers to Daily Quiz Revealed for Page 2

The page lists correct responses to the daily quiz. Answers include countries Argentina Brazil and Chile a discus thrower Hurry Bridges nations Great Britain France Germany and Italy topics on hygiene and diseases of the aged the tenth year Japan a fat person a kind of shirtwaist and Joel Chandler Harris.

Argentina Brazil Chile Great Britain France Germany Italy Japan Joel Chandler Harris

Group III High Schools Track Meet Set for Handley Bowl

The District Lore Group III track meet will be held at Handley bowl tomorrow at 1 p.m. with Stonewall and Stephens City entering fully, Boyce sending six men, and several eligible schools awaiting entry. First and second place finishers advance to the regional meet at Bridgewater on April 24. Officials include Ray Garrabrandt Maddex and Snag Sargent.

Frederick Clarke Shenandoah Bryant Harper Stonewall High School Harper Stephens City Boyce Eligi Ble Berryville Clarke Couny Gore Gainesboro Middletown Frederick County Edinburg New Market Strasburg Tom’s Brook Triplett Woodstock Shenandosh County Ray Garrabrandt En Maddex Snag Sargent

Hospital Plans Explained to Five Groups of Lions

C E Miley Jr of Boyce chaired a zone Lions meeting in Stephens City with five clubs represented. Winchester Memorial Hospital expansion plans to raise 850000 were outlined by John Rosenberger and John Allen amid a Winchester contingent.

C. E. Miiey Jr Boyce Lions Stephens City Winchester Memorial Hospital F. Grove White John Rosenberger John Alien Winchester Ansel Solenberger J Pinckney Arthur

Bishop Goodwin to Speak at Christ Church Sunday

The Rt. Rev. Frederick D. Goodwin will preach and administer the laying on of hands at 11 am Sunday service at Christ Episcopal Church. He is the ninth Bishop of Virginia, native to Virginia, educated at William and Mary and Virginia Theological Seminary, and a longtime rural church advocate.

Frederick D. Goodwin Virginia Christ Episcopal Church Goodwin Episcopal Church Tucker Richmond

Boston social debut of Queen Shenandoah-elect in 1943

The 1943 spring debut in Boston marks Queen Shenandoah-elect, who later served as a Red Cross nurse's aid at Massachusetts General Hospital and Berkeley Hospital. She performed skating turns for servicemen in 1943-45, amid a list of former queens including Genevieve Garner and others connected to U S and Central American leaders.

International News Service Boston Shenandoah-elect Red Cross Massachusetts General Hospital Berkeley Hospital Berkeley California Miss Merrill John Nance Garner Genevieve Garner Lillian Somoza Nicaragua Nancy Anderson Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson Jean Lane Maryland William Preston Lane Chester Nimitz Richard E. Byrd

Senate confirms Gen Hoyt S Vandenberg as Air Force chief

Washington April 14 the Senate confirmed Gen Hoyt S Vandenberg as head of the Air Force for a four year term He is the nephew of Senator Arthur Vandenberg and will lead the air service in the postwar era.

Washington Senate Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg Air Force Sen Arthur Vandenberg

Weather Halts Frederick Clark High League Baseball Games

All baseball games in the Frederick Clark high school league were rained out yesterday. Two games were canceled before start while Stephens City Gore began but ended after three innings with Stephens City leading 6-5. No date for makeup games has been set.

Frederick Clark High School Stephens City Gore Stephens City Havon

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