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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1946

Page

3

Rainfall totals and averages for the period

Present and past rainfall data show 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. 0.20 inches. August to date 3.55 inches year to date 20.07 inches. Average annual rainfall over 33 years 36.49 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1945 list January 2.49, February 1.97, March 2.97, April 3.14, May 3.63, June 3.82, July 3.82, August 3.76, September 2.58, October 3.37, November 2.45, December ? inches. Data from Winchester Re search Laboratory.

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Suspension of Price Control on Fish Is Ordered

Washington reports price ceilings on fresh and frozen fish and seafood will stay lifted indefinitely by the OPA. Halibut ceilings are removed for the first time, with Agriculture Department evaluating whether fish should be listed as scarce on September 1. If not certified as scarce, fish remain decontrolled under the new law.

Washington OPA Agriculture Department

Radio Evening Schedule Highlights Across Stations

Prime time listings show WEAF WOR WJZ WABC with news, talks, dramas, and music from 6 pm to midnight. Notable programs include News Hour broadcasts, United States and foreign policy discussions, dramatic plays, game shows, country and pop music slots, and special features like Curtain Time, The Green Hornet, and Grand Ole Opry.

WEAF K. Bang P. Schubert WABC Washington Park Lorenzo Fuller Jimmy Blair Navy Recruiting Service F. Vandeventer H. Wismer Spors Art of Living Dr. Norman Vincent Peale S. Lomax WJZ Labor C. Collingwood St. Louis Tony Martin WOR Answer Man Ber Hollywood Star New York Danny O'Neill Ned Calmer Jonathan Trouble Soldiers Field Oklahoma Cleveland WMCA Musc

Community Church Listings Across Winchester Area

A roundup of Sunday and weeknight services from Grace Lutheran in Winchester to Mt. Carmel Baptist and John Mann Methodist. Includes pastors Rev. Eisenberg Putnam Smoot McGolerick Engle Senger and others, times for Sunday School worship and evening services.

Grace Lutheran Church William E. Eisenberg Dwight F. Putnam D. D Christ Lutheran Church Gettysburg Ebenezer Disciple Church W. A Mt. Carmel Baptist Church A. T. Gaskins Garfield Prather Shiloh Baptist Church North Kent St Laws

Rev Senger Speaks At Church Vespers

City wide vespers at the Presbyterian Church on Loudoun Street Sunday evening at 8. Rev Franklin Senger of First United Brethren Church will deliver a message titled Downward Onward and Upward. A vocal duet by Mr and Mrs Andrew Babb titled Pilgrims of the Night will be provided. Public urged to attend.

the Presbyterian Church Ronald S. Wilson D. D Alton L Powell Mary Bittinger Raleigh M. Engle Hampton Presbyterian Church Hampton Franklin G., Senger First United Brethren Church Congregational Christian Robert A. Whitten Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Bill Hall Mr. Whitten Winchester Franklin G. Senger Silas Cather W. O. Luttrell Presbyterian Church Loudoun Street Franklin &. Senger United Brethren Church Andrew Babb Parker

Benefit Game For Burch Honors Local Baseball Star

Edgar Burch Park captain and assistant coach who broke his leg on Sunday will be honored with a benefit game tomorrow. Proceeds after expenses go to the injured center fielder. West Virginia’s Westphalt Hose Company No. 5 will oppose Park at 3 p.m. He is discharged but out for some time. Keller will replace him in the outfield. Fans expect a large crowd to honor the popular player. The event is part of a packed day including the Grand American Trapshoots in Vandalia Ohio.

Edgar Burch Park Ryland Conner The Park Association Burch Westphal Hose Company No. 5 Martinsburg West Virginians Mentzer Winchester Swanson Keller Vandalia Ohio Vic Raeinders Waukesha Wis Julius Petty England Ark New York Jersey Joe Walcott Camden N. J Tommy Gomez Port Tampa Fla Chicago Bob Foxworth East St. Louis Charles Jerome Memphis Ted Schroeder Los Angeles Francisco Segura Ecuador Gardnar Mulloy Miami Newport Casino Mulloy Tom Brown San Francisco Brown Mickey Owen Brooklyn Dodgers Mickey A. B. Chandler

Parker defies grass drills in bid for national title

Frankie Parker enters defense of his national tennis crown with almost no grass practice and skipping several events from Spring Lake to next week's doubles. The piece notes his Guam arrival to win last year and a 1944 appearance at Muroc California where grass was rare, while touching on other sports and figures in a sweeping roundup.

New York Frankie Parker Frankie Spring Lake Guam Muroc Cali Mickey Vernon Vernon Lou Boudreau Ken Reid Army Blanchard Davis Lou Little Cape Cog Columbia Lou Oreson Howard Hobson Bill Canfield Dick Bushnell Purdue Bill Cyril Gallie Britain Steve O'Neill Red Sox

Senger Family Honor and Community Notices at Mt Pleasant

Rev Franklin Senger and wife and others gathered at the John Perry home for Edward Senger’s birthday celebration. Local visits include Miss Irene Punk and Mrs Ernest Blott, with Dorsey Ritter returning from the hospital. Sunday services planned at U B Church with 2 pm Sunday school 3 pm preaching and 8 pm Christian Endeavor.

MT. Pleasant Franklin G. Senger Winchester John Perry Edward Irene Punk Woodrow Jimmie Howse Faith Blackshore Alfred Siver Carlton Garland U. B J. E. Ware

Still No Clues On Fugitives

Lawmen say Arthur Rowles and William Jackson who escaped Berryville jail vanished without a trace. FBI agents and local officers pursue leads but have found no sign of the two fugitives as of today.

Arthur Rowles William Jackson Berryville FBI

First U.S. Bullfight Documented In Dodge City 1884

Maryland, West and Virginia alert to locate unnamed fugitives with no clues on their whereabouts. A retold query asks if bullfights occurred in the United States and notes Dodge City Kansas held a single Fourth of July bullfight in 1884 with 12 bulls, the first and only such event in available records.

Maryland West Virginia Dodge City Kansas United States

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Dec George Washington Garage N. Loudoun St Loudoun Delaval Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply More Eureka Emerson Cable Dormeyer Anderson Your Philco, Maytag, Kelvinator and G-E Dealers Apostolic Church H. Thomas McGolerick Evanwater Gelist L. H. McGolerick Highland Avenue Josephs Duckwall Elwood Willey Lee Rinker Full Gospel Tabernacle M.N. Zezzo Market Street Methodist Church Lewis F. Havermale E. W. Argenbright Gen Braddock Street Methodist Church T. J. Hawkins Norval M. Hottle Evangelical and Reformed Loudoun Street Church John Mann Methodist Church E. H. Jackson Senger Martinsburg Hose Company Asbury Park A! Galgut Orange Billy Carringan Baltimore Flint Jack Leslie Willie Anderson Detroit Buffalo Phil Muscato T K. O Jackie Cranford Washington, D. C Syracuse Arturo Godoy Chile Tony Musto Blue Island Ill Hugh Fullerton, JR Atlantic City Christiana Stable Service Pilot Megogo Alexis Cleveland Indians Indians Chicago White Sox Bill Veeck Grove’s Charter Oak” Ranges Charter Oak Dixie Torridaire J. W. Grove Furniture CO Loudoun St I. L Woods Radio Service Amherst St B. R Shenandoah Valley National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chevrolet Chevrolet Motor Division Chevrolet Sales Loudoun and Oates Ave
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