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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1954

Page

11

Hurricane Slade Defeats Jackson in Brooklyn Bout

Jimmy Slade outboxed and outmaneuvered heavyweight contender Tommy Jackson over ten rounds at Eastern Parkway. Judges scored 17-3, 6-4, and 5-4-1 as Slade clinched a unanimous decision and Jackson suffered his second loss in 19 fights. Slade plans a non title date May 12 with Archie Moore.

New York Tommy Jackson Jimmy Slade Slade Jackson Brooklyn Eastern Parkway Bert Grant America Schiavone Barney Felix Rex Layne Clarence Henry Dan Bucceroni Washington Archie Moore

Four-Way Wardrobe Pattern for Spring and Summer

Sewing pattern advert promotes pattern 4767 for children sizes 2 to 10 with multiple garments including a midriff top shorts skirt and jacket-style shirt. Includes yardage for fabrics, complete illustrated instructions and fit testing. 35 cents plus 5 cents per pattern for mailing. Send to Anne Adams at Winchester Evening Star pattern dept. New York address.

Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

Antlerless Deer Season Proposed In Frederick Co

The Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries proposes antlerless deer be legal on the last day in Frederick Highland Warren Page Shenandoah Rockingham Augusta and Bath counties and in the Glades Area of Wise and Scott counties on a permit basis. Biologists cite overbrowsing crop damage and herd balance needs with increased harvesting to improve deer health and future supply.

Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries I. T. Quinn Frederick Highland Warren Page Shenandoah Rockingham Augusta Bath Glades Wise Scott Commission

Mrs Jackson Leads Presbyterian Teachers Meeting

Mrs George D Jackson will guest lead Sunday School teachers assistants and Bible School workers from Round Hill Burnt Church Second Opequon and Opequon Memorial at Round Hill Presbyterian Church tomorrow 7 to 9 p m. The theme As the Twig is Bent guides a six month series with film strips and discussions. Rev Robert C Bradford pastors the Opequon Group of Presbyterian Churches.

George D. Jackson Opequon Presbyterian Round Hill Presbyterian Church Round Hill Burnt Church Opequon Memorial Robert C. Bradford

Two-state Steeplechase Course At Tryon

The Block House Steeplechase Course at Tryon North Carolina lies in two states and three counties with a single jump that sends steeplechasers from North Carolina to South Carolina.

Tryon N. C North Carolina South Carolina

W and M Faces Terps In Top Baseball Contest In State

William and Mary tackles a Maryland touring squad in a key baseball date at Williamsburg as coach Eric Tipton seeks mound help after seven losses in nine. Maryland edged Richmond 4-3 in 11 innings behind Bill Miller's homer, while West Virginia swept Washington and Lee in two night games and VMI routed RPI 20-3.

Richmond William and Mary Indians Williamsburg Maryland Eric Tipton W&m Bill Twomey Twomey Virginia Virginia Tech W&m-Maryland Spiders College Park Bill Miller Barry Saunders Bucky Luck West Virginia Washington and Lee Sonny Schaber Steve Schlossman Christy Kaltenecker Mountaineers Paul Weinstein

States granting honorary colonel title besides Kentucky

Eight states issue honorary military and naval titles by governors. Besides Kentucky, Texas Mississippi Louisiana Oklahoma Missouri award colonels. Georgia uses lieutenant colonels and Nebraska has admirals in the Nebraska Navy. Texas also has admirals and minor ranks. Georgia has rear admirals commodores and commanders. Kentucky reportedly has some admirals and commodores.

Kentucky Texas Misssissippi Louisiana Oklahoma Missouri Georgia Nebraska

Three Convicted Of Sheltering Fugitive Red Leader

A federal court jury in San Francisco convicted four people Shirley Kremen Samuel I. Coleman Carl Ross and Sidney Steinberg of harboring Robert Thompson a Communist party chief who disappeared in 1951 after a New York conspiracy conviction Thompson was arrested by the FBI in August at a Sierra hideout and is now in a federal prison in Atlanta

San Francisco Shirley Kremen Samuel I. Coleman Carl Ross Sidney Steinberg Robert Thompson Communist Party New York U S FBI Sierra Thompson Atlanta

Bell says sun powered silicon battery developed at Bell Labs

A silicon solar battery at Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill New Jersey already powers a voice over a short line, broadcasts from a portable radio, and runs a toy ferris wheel. Officials foresee full rural line power, night operation from stored daylight, and operation on cloudy days with further development.

New York Bell Telephone Laboratories Sunshine Murray Hill N. J

Unknown discovery revealed to public Sunday night

A land discovery was made public Sunday night. The battery displayed was described as being the size of a man's hand.

Memphis Shaken By Moderate Earthquake on New Madrid Fault

A moderate to strong quake rattled Memphis and surrounding areas along the New Madrid Fault, part of the Cairo Illinois to Memphis stretch. The tremor, felt by thousands, recalls the historic 1811 1812 quakes that created Reelfoot Lake and reshaped regional memory.

Memphis Tenn New Madrid Cairo Ill Reelfoot Lake

Earthquake Shake Reported Across Several Towns

The tremor was felt in Blytheville Arkansas and Jackson Tennessee as well as Corinth Mississippi and Emphis where minor damage included cracked plaster in a residence. No major damage reported beyond that.

Blytheville Ark Jackson Tenn Corinth Miss Tennessee Arkansas Emphis

Methodist Finance Group to Meet at Market Street Church

The Mission on Finance of the Market Street Methodist Church will meet this evening at 7 in the Youth Fellowship room. Delmar Robinson Sr is chairman and the budget for the new conference year will be discussed.

Market Street Methodist Church Delmar Robinson, Sr

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