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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1946
Page
5
A meeting for the Ine Ridge Bowling League is set for 7 30 P M Wednesday night at the Jefferson S in Charlies Town Jefferson S. The league eyes a 10 m circuit this season with four teams and a start around month end Troy Rhea of Winchester serves as vice president of the league
Open market notes list wheat and corn prices with January 1991 and March and September figures. Entries include January 1991 wheat at 1.32 to 1.94 and nearby corn at 1.33 with various months showing minor shifts.
Relief Methodist Church packed for all day G I Homecoming Day with morning Sunday school, pastor Rev R B Moore sermons, special music, basket lunch, afternoon instrumental and vocal selections, and visiting Jones Quartet of Winchester. Mrs R B Moore greeted veterans. afternoon address by Major G Lester Branner, veteran of both World Wars.
Judge Rice presided. Luther Nicholas of Stephens City faced driving drunk and hit and run with $100 and costs on the first charge and $25 and costs plus five days on the second. 30 day sentence for driving under influence suspended. Coleman, Martin, Kibler, Baker, Harris, and McDaniel were fined for intoxication or disorderly conduct with small costs.
Western allies clash with the Russian bloc over Greece Venezia Giulia and Dardanelles control as U S Senator Vandenberg Connally Barkley join the Paris gathering amid seating rows and diplomatic maneuvering at the two year liberation anniversary event.
The J. E. Baker Company announced receipt of the Sentinels of Safety trophy from the Bureau of Mines for two consecutive years with no lost time accidents at its quarries. The award covers Inwood West Virginia and other Baker sites in Billmeyer Thomasville Edgar Blue Mount Millersville and Inwood during 1945.
The Junior Woman's Club of Clarke County sponsored tennis on the Rixey Moore Memorial Playground courts in Berryville. Awards went to Beatrice Bardacke in Women’s Singles and Donald Cooley in Men’s Singles. Wisecarver and Barnett won Men’s Doubles, Levi and Barnett took Mixed Doubles, Wisecarver and Levi won Women’s Doubles, and Crosen with Bray won Junior Doubles.
Nathaniel H. Cooke died Sunday morning at 8 30 at the home of his sister Mrs Fannie Williams located at 28 East Pall Mall Street. He was a son of the late George E and Manila E Cooke and is survived by three sisters Mrs Fannie Williams of Winchester Mrs Alethia Dixson of Baltimore and Miss Effie Cooke of New York City and three brothers Mayhew Cooke of Blue Plains Va Oscar Cooke of Chicago and Henderson Cooke of this city plus one aunt Mrs Mary Moss of Bergville and many nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
The Middletown Fire Department announces The Fun Festival to be held on August 29 30 and 31 at the fire hall or in Middletown.
The Justice Department states newly formed non profit institutions may receive gifts of surplus property under the Surplus Property Act. The opinion responds to two general questions about distributing surplus property to states and non profit educational bodies, clarifying that no position was taken on any specific transaction.
The article notes Ellery Queen is a pen name used by two authors Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee. It discusses training and experience requirements for veteran housing program roles and advises contacting NHA regional offices for forms and information.
Handley high school coach Hunter Maddox, returning from the U S Army, announced football drills start Monday. A Wednesday 7 PM dressing room meeting for all interested players is not a practice session. Handley enters the Virginia League Class B schedule opening October 4 at Waynesboro.
Funeral services for Wilbur C. Cather were held at 11 this morning from his Greystone Terrace home led by Rev. Franklin G. Senger of the First United Brethren Church. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers Robert Wheeler Ray Keller Leslie Smith Dan Metz Lucian Ashwood and Edgar Smoke all coworkers at O Sullivans Plant.
At a Frederick County oil marketers meeting in Winchester J D Glover was elected chairman of the petroleum group P G Ireland named vice chairman and R F E Buncat ter secretary Sub committee chairmen were Louis Armell Clarke Cooper and J T Kremer The group approved resolutions calling for repeal of federal levies on gasoline and motor oil and condemned diversion proposing a constitutional amendment to prevent it.
Sears Roebuck will provide twenty scholarships of 100 dollars each to Virginia Polytechnic Institute freshmen in Agriculture. Dr. T B Hutchinson, Dean of the College of Agriculture at VPI, announced the awards.
In the quarterfinals of the women’s golf matches Mrs. Paul Rosenberger plays Mrs. B. B. Dutton. The winner advances to meet Aleda Constant in the semifinals.
Middletown Bears defeated Strasburg 6 to 3 yesterday. Both teams used two pitchers with Pingey starting for Strasburg and Pasher finishing for the losers. Judy pitched to secure the win for Middletown after O Leary faced trouble in the sixth.
An advertisement for a five color 21 by 28 inch up to date United States map with Alaska Hawaii and territories, includes the Republic of the Philippines, reverse tables, and a scenic interest list. Sold for fifteen cents postpaid by Information Bureau Washington DC.
A compact English lesson by W. L. Gordon on word usage pronunciation and spelling. It covers misused phrases mispronunciations common misspellings and a daily word study introducing ineffable in a sample sentence.
Mrs Virginia Bell Odgen services were held at Chambersville at 3:80 this afternoon. The cortège departed Omp Funeral Home at 3 o'clock with interment at Mount Olive United Brotherhood Church cemetery near Hayfield. Rev Luther McFarland officiated.
Funeral services for the late Shirley Hubbard were held at 2 PM at Milfield Baptist Church in Millwood. Burial followed at Orrick Cemetery in Winchester with pallbearers Willie Harris Lewis Pendleton Willie Randolph Sculley Bannister Jackson Williams and Mann Mason.
Upperville pitcher Spaf fer no-hit bid spoiled by a scratch hit by Pence. Embrey and Shaffer hit homers as Upperville’s 11 hits overwhelmed Opequon. Pence started, with Teets R Lemley and C Clem relief. Opequon used four pitchers.
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