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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1948

Page

2

Education Is Lottery

Washington Aug 4 Sen James Lister says education funding should be a national priority to ensure a basic per child spend, with the Senate approving a 300 million a year aid plan aimed at minimum education levels, though the House has not yet acted. The plan would allocate funds to poorer states most, while preserving state control over curricula and public schools.

James Marlow Washington Sen Lisiter Alabama Hill Senate House Congress States &S South United States Ellender Louisana Mississippi New Jersey New York Supreme Court

Daily Crossword Acro Puzzle Snags and Scrambles

A scrambled crossword clues list with numbered across and down items. Entries include garret fundamental stretch kragran affinity slicken supports western state place operatic melody to enlarge vessels for sacred utensils birds homes degraded small wheels for furniture butt with horns per to the cheek frequently rub out musical instrument domesticated man s name down fortify elevation golf dancers cymbals ice frozen water pincerlck organ haggle god of wi sun wine recepted not strict remnant parrot like bird antelope Jewish month makes as edging glue speak trials for fear that gained a son of Jacob cooking apparatus foundation encountered constellation escape slang

Garret Funda_ omfental Stretch Kragran Slicken Western State Letit-star

Mrs. Margaret Talbot Dies While Visiting Barnesville

Mrs. Margaret W. Talbot of 521 S. Washington St. died yesterday in Barnesville while visiting relatives. Survived by daughter Miriam, two sisters E S Ely and Mary C Wood, and three nieces, among others. Funeral at 4 p m tomorrow at Christ Episcopal Church with Rev. James B Roe officiating. Active pallbearers listed. honorary bearers named.

Margaret W. Talbot S. Washington St Walter R. Talbot Barnesville Miriam Talbot E. S. Ely Mary C. Wood Nices B. BF. Arthur Jr Mildred E. Bradfield City Robert McComb Purcellville Ely Bradfield Winchester Kpinaa T. Wood Clarke Couny Christ Episcopal Church John Pennypacker Harold Brown Allen Bond Jacob Yost George H. Smith W. D. Myers Harold Smith Front Royal Rudolph Fay Irving Creedle L. M. Allen B. B. Dutton Charles Bowley

Avisco Set To Welcome Staunton After Road Swing

The Avisco nine completed a Pennsylvania trip with a 16-1 win over Msburg and a 16-3 victory at Lewis town. Next home date listed as yaha against Staunton Presn.

Avisco Pennsylvania Msburg Lewistown Yaha Staunton _Presn

Auctions Listed in August and September Sales Directory

The notice lists upcoming auctions with dates, times, and addresses. Mrs. Samuel A. Riley at 209 N Kent St Winchester features a washing machine and laundry gear. Mrs. W. A. Sale at 371 National Ave Winchester sells household goods. A. M. Nicodemus 32 miles northwest of Berryville offers a dairy herd and livestock. Smith and Janney Round Hill Loudoun County auction includes 90 head dairy cattle and farm equipment.

Samuel A. Riley N. Kent St Winchester W. A. Sale National Ave Berryville Smith & Janney Round Hill Loudoun County

Softball League Leaders Set For Tonight Under Lights

Weather permitting the City League features Loop leading Roosenberger vs Royal Crown and Virginia Woolen versus O'Sullivan at 7 p.m. on Diamond 1. Red Wing faces Ward's Grocery on Diamond 2. Church League Braddock St Methodist and Loudoun St Presbyterian hope to make up postponed games at 7 p.m. on Diamond 3. Previous three games were washed out and remain unplayable amid ongoing rain.

Roosenberger Royal Crown Virginia Woolen O'Sullivan Red Wing Ward's Braddock St. Methodist Loudoun St. Presbyterian

Playground Picnic at Douglass Yard Tomorrow Evening

Children from Douglas school plan a 5 p.m. picnic tomorrow under Mrs. Katherine Ford. Labor Day events at Douglas mark the end of the summer ground. a cook-out, games, arts and crafts, and a family picnic are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Grading at Rockingham field proceeds and a back stop will be erected funded by Playfield operations.

Douglas Katherine Ford Rockingham Field

Four American League Teams Tie For First at Two-Thirds Mark

The two thirds mark of the season shows a four way tie for first among Cleveland New York Boston and Philadelphia within .006 percentage. Cleveland regains lead by beating the Senators 5 3 while the Athletics drop to fourth after losing to Chicago. The Yankees beat Detroit 15 3 and the Red Sox top St Louis 15 8. Satchel Paige in his first major league start for Cleveland pitches seven innings to help the Tribe reclaim first place before 72434 fans.

Associated Press Cleveland New York Boston Philadelphia Indians Cawton Senators Athletics Chicago White Sox Yankees Detroit Tigers Red Sox St. Louis Browns Boston Braves Cincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis Giants Braves Dodgers Cardinals Satchel Paige Tribe Senators

Yesterday's Stars Lead White Sox Past Athletics

Jack Wallacesa delivered a pinch hit single in the tenth inning to drive in the winning run as the Chicago White Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 2-1. Paige pitched seven strong innings for the Cleveland Indians in a 5-3 win over the Washington Senators, fanning six and yielding seven hits before leaving for a pinch hitter.

Jack Wallacsa White Sox Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Athletics Paige Indians Cleveland Indians Washington Senators

National League Games Tonight Boast Key Showdowns

Chicago visits Brooklyn at 7 30 PM St Louis travels to New York at 7 30 PM Pittsburgh heads to Philadelphia at 7 35 PM Tonight's NL games spotlight top clubs across three matchups.

Chicago Brooklyn St. Louis New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia

Gainesboro Juniors Plan Auction Sale on Church Lawn

Gainesboro Va August 4 The juniors of Gainesboro church will hold an auction sale August 13 on the church lawn. Also notes of visitors travel between nearby towns and relatives, and a W S C S meeting set for August 5 at the Gainesboro Methodist church.

Gainesboro W. O. Kirk Fred Nain Virgie DeHaven Carlton Ramey Tom Davis Winchester Leesburg Lena Larrick Clearbrook Lou Larrick N. W. Ritter Charles Clowser Hayfield Nathaniel de Haven Melvin Seldon Capon River Mary Lou Ramey Bonnie Gail DeHaven Delphia DeHaven Julian Larrick Lena Orndorff Highview W. Va Vance Brown Kenerdale J. W. McKilwee W.S.C.S

Baseball score roundup for yesterday

Cincinnati edged Boston 5 to 4 while Cleveland defeated Washington 5 to 3. New York routed Detroit 15 to 3, and Boston doubled Detroit 15 to 3. St Louis beat Chicago 8 to 2 and Philadelphia won 1.

Tomorrow's Baseball Schedule Across Leagues

National League games include Chicago at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Boston St Louis at New York and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. American League matchups feature Philadelphia at Chicago New York at Detroit and Washington at Cleveland with night games noted.

Cleveland New York Boston Philadelphia Detroit Washington St. Louis Chicago National League Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnati

Answers to Daily Quiz Revealed for Page Four

Correct responses listed include Burma as Q1 The Romans as Q2 Lewis B Schwellenbach as Q3 Third as Q4 Union of South Africa as Q5 Vegetable dried cocoanut meat as Q6 False clarifying a buffoon as a clown Q7 4 004 B C as Q8 Col Robert R McCormick publisher of the Chicago Tribune as Q9 and Spotted as Q10.

Burma The Romans Lewis B. Schwellenbach Secretary of Labor Union of South Africa B.C Col Robert R. McCormick Chicago Tribune

World Regions Compare Continents by Size

The text notes South America covers about 7,500,000 square miles, slightly smaller than North America, highlighting geographic size comparison between the two continents.

South America North America

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