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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1947
Page
4
A columnist divides years into election years when politicians use the party to aid the country and off years when the country is used to aid the party. The piece suggests this alternation provides an even break for the nation.
A young man in New York City drove on the wrong side of the street hitting five red lights and told the police he could not explain himself. He faced police questioning as witnesses described the reckless ride through Manhattan streets.
The remark about lovingness and jail time hints at a clever boy pondering punishment as a remedy. The line questions whether a six month term would truly reform him.
Herbert S. Larrick, a charter member and first past-president, paid tribute to the late D. H. Sencindiver at the weekly Lions Club luncheon. Dr. John C. Hortenstine has joined Dr. John B. McKee in internal medicine after returning from the Army Medical Corps. All four local fire companies attend the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen Association convention in Winchester.
In Clarke county John and Cecil Wolfe won the grand championship of the baby beef division at the Berryville Horse Show. At a Tri County Odd Fellows Association meeting Taylor Barr was elected vice president.
Ten years ago Frank Feinberg returned to Winchester with much more than he left. He captured the $150,000 Irish Sweepstakes prize, as a gospel tent on Berryville Avenue filled last night with singers and listeners in a hearty gathering.
A reader is directed to Page 2 for answers to seven quiz questions. Items query grammar correction, UN council nomination withdrawal, a First Regular Army commission for a woman, capital of a Balkan nation, an American car make shipped to Pope Pius XII, a festival or holiday, and multiple other trivia prompts with unclear phrasing.
In 1922 shortly before 11 this morning a fire destroyed a barn and automobile garage at the home of Charles R. Keeler on North Western grade. The Brannon family held its annual reunion on Back Creek near Brannon ford.
In 1897, Woodstock baseball team beat champions Winchester 17 to 14 to start the Hay Cup series. John Crisman and Scott Grant returned from Madison with a drove of stock, bringing back 34 head.
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