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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1946

Page

7

Daily Crossword Across and Down Clue List

A clue filled crossword grid with across clues numbered 1 to 45 and down clues numbered to 39 including standard cryptic style hints such as Final puppet sign of the zodiac attendants spirits river French river South American river inclined beforehand scoff gun type measure a trunk shelf faultily custom island east of Java indefinite article kettle rendered fats of swine weather prophets ascend weird tapestry threefold girl's name source of light sandarac tree title of respect serves exiles burden coins prevaric ated mouthed coin Jap chatter wine receptacle sesame knock past et still a region of Czechoslovakia Norwe aime peel

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School Board Studies Transportation and Mileage Issues

A Friday special meeting reviewed transportation reports, mileage, and bus routes. Officials noted excessive mileage and set next Friday August 30 for further study. The discussion contrasted with baseball insurance, noting big league parks reportedly do not carry rain insurance.

American League Baseball Club

2000 Workers Needed To Pick Apples In Area

BLACKSBURG Aug 26 The Virginia Emergency Farm Labor office seeks more than two thousand workers to harvest an eleven million bushel apple crop in ten Appalachian Virginia counties. Picking starts early next month as growers in Frederick Clarke Shenandoah Rockingham Rappahannock Augusta Albemarle Nelson and Roanoke counties seek workers to avoid losses and secure earnings.

Blacksburg Virginia State Emergency Farm Labor Office D. A. Tucker Appalachian Frederick Clarke Shenandoah Rockingham Rappahannock Augusta Albemarle Nelson Roanoke Tucker

Apple harvest drives work openings across Virginia area

Mr. Tucker notes a bumper apple crop in Virginia and nearby states, creating demand for hundreds of workers. Wages average eight to ten dollars daily plus a two cent bonus. packing shed pay is fifty cents an hour for men and forty for women. Camps will open Septem ber 15 in Whitehall, Roosevelt, Winchester, Catawba and other counties to house workers, with local labor emphasized due to prisoner repatriation. County agents offer up to date hiring details and housing info.

Tucker Virginia Whitehall Roosevelt Winchester Catawba Augusta Rappahannock Frederick Albemarle Lyndhurst Washington West Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland Apple Mr. Tucker

Marble in Rotunda columns comes from Italy indicative of Lucca quarry

The black marble in the National Gallery of Art Rotunda columns is dark green Italian marble quarried near Lucca and shipped to this country to be cut and polished in Vermont.

National Gallery of Art Italy Lucca Vermont

Winchester Golfers Beat Purcellville in Final Match

The Winchester Golf Club defeated Purcellville 15 1 2 to 14 1 2 in the season finale for the Test team. Listed players for Winchester include W. Pugh Harry Kern Jr W E B Bridgeforth Lewis Douglas Allen Hugh Peters Lester Arnold and others.

Winchester Golf Club Purcellville Farsa Winchester W. Pugh Harry Kern, Jr W. EB. Bridgeforth Lewis Douglas Allen Hugh Peters Lester Arnold A. T. Hawthorne Ray Nenning Ralph Larsen John Scully Bruce Gibson Jack Minnigerode Edward Whiteside Wayne Whitlam

Bus Traveler Stricken By Stroke In Winchester

Miss Bessie Crause, about 64, of Baltimore, Md., suffered a stroke while waiting for a bus at Winchester. She ate at the Capitol Restaurant nearby, was removed to Winchester Memorial Hospital in an unconscious condition, and was reported in a semi conscious state the following morning.

Bessie Crause Baltimore Winchester Capitol

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