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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1948
Page
2
John R. Albaugh suffered a fractured collarbone and eye injuries when his 1936 Dodge overturned on Route 50 near Winchester corporate limits after skidding while trying to reenter traffic from the shoulder. A passenger had minor injuries. vehicle badly damaged. The highway pavement condition was blamed for the skid.
WCHS adds Buena Vista as the only new team on its football schedule opening Sept. 17 at Luray. The Wildcats host Handley at Front Royal on Nov. 12 and play Harpers Ferry Staunton Wilson Memorial Louisa County Culpeper and Waynesboro in between. Drills start Wednesday.
A large number of entries were received for the annual War ren County Game and Fish Assn dog show to be held at Front Royal on August 27. Judges will include Leslie Kline of Winchester and H E Shirley of Stephenson.
A series of auction and estate sale notices items include household furniture farm equipment real estate dairy herd antiques and more. Notable addresses include 371 National Ave Winchester Frederick County Court House Elizabethtown PA Bufflick Road Arcadia night club Front Royal Road and York Inn with dates from August 21 to September 23.
The Elks beat O Sullivan 7 to 6 in the only softball game last night, moving into fourth place as O Sullivan produced a six run first inning before Snider and defense held the rest. City League standings list Rosenberg Virginia Wooler Royal Crown Elks Ro cer Red Wing O Sullivan Jewel Box Winchester News Ward s Grocery Church League games include United Brethren Montague Highland Ave Baptist Braddock Presbyterian.
Gene Sakers secretary of the Winchester Chamber of Commerce will attend the Shenandoah Valley CC executive summer conference at Endless Caverns near New Market. Two sessions cover community development and travel industry promotion with invited chambers from Gettysburg Chambersburg Frederick Hagerstown Martinsburg and Charles Town. State Sen Raymond R Guest and Rep Burr P Harrison are among speakers.
Chicago August 19 opening shows a soft start across grains with September corn and July wheat as the weakest. Wheat contracts range around 2.20 to 2.24 a bushel while corn trades near 1.61 to 1.49 and oats around 0.72 to 0.75, soybeans at 1.51.
Ralph Y. Grubbs, candidate for department vice commander, has a clear field in the Seventh district as the State convention opens Sunday in Roanoke. Fred Morgan of Staunton withdraws from the race. Grubbs was district commander last year.
J. A. Cross has been installed as commander of the Giles B. Cook American Legion Post in Front Royal. The ceremony marks a leadership change and local veterans group leadership continues.
The angler fish holds a stiff rod with a glistening lure. A small fish attempts to bite the bait and is eaten by the ambush predator.
The House un American Activities Committee ordered three former New Deal lawyers Nathan Witt Lee Pressman and John Abt to appear for questioning in its communist spy ring investigation Alger Hiss heads the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and refused a lie detector test Truman criticized the probe saying it infringes the bill of rights and cited FBI fed grand jury material while defending the loyalty program
Answers to Page 4 quiz list correct responses including Florida 19 gun salute beheaded fifteen million dollars prize awards Lupina lighthouse and engineering. The list confirms Yes No and qualification rules on discharge under conditions other than dishonorable.
Seven yearling thoroughbreds from two Clarke county stables at Saratoga Springs sold for 49 dollars. Kentmere farm owned by Mrs. Kenneth Gilpin had four colts on the block. the total brought 37 900 dollars.
George Greenhalgh offered Springsbury stock with high bids. Kentmere farm topped at 14000 for yearlings while Springsbury cattle opened at 8000. A stray line notes elephants walking on river bottoms by trunk buoyancy.
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