Stephens City to Start all Seniors in West Point Game
Stephens City will start an all senior team at 3 p m tomorrow in a grid contest with West Point high school. The game caps a six man football clinic sponsored by the Virginia High School League at the University of Richmond.
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Stephens City
West Point High School
Virginia High School League
University of Richmond
Frederick County
West Point
R. E. Ayler
H. A. Humphries
John Fenlon
Richard Fletcher
C. J. Connor
Boy’s Latin School
Baltimore
IIT
Earl Bailey
Elmo Broom
New Kent
Saluda
Toano
Chester Wedell
Willard Slonaker
Walter Fishel
Martin Ewing
Mr. Ayler
Bryant Harper
Stonewall
C. E. Miley, Jr
Boyce
J. C. Gordon
Ray Garrabrandt
Russians Spurned Jap Bribe Offer
Tokyo reports that in September 1944 Japan's war council weighed bribing the Soviet Union to stay out of the Pacific war and push a negotiated peace. George Furness, attorney for Mamoru Shigemitsu, testified a draft list promised Russia waivers on Straits, fishing rights, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, and southeastern Sakhalin, among other concessions. The Soviets reportedly dismissed the proposals.
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Tokyo
Japan
Supreme War Council
Russia
International War Crimes Tribunal
George Furness
New York
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Pacific Straits
Nippon
Manchuria
Inner Mongolia
China
Greater East Asia
Sakhalin
Kurtle Islands
Northwest Mounted Police formation and name changes
The Northwest Mounted Police organized in 1873 at Stone Fort near Lake Winnipeg. In 1904 it became the Royal Northwest Mounted Police for Boer War services. Since 1920, with expanded jurisdiction, the force has been the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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Canadian Northwest Mounted Police Force
W.S.D. A
Northwest Mounted Police
Stone Fort
Lake Winnipeg
Royal Northwest Mouned Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Veterans Seeks Doubling of Virginia Education Aid
The State Commission on Veterans Affairs proposed doubling Virginia schol arships for children of servicemen who died in action or were disabled. They also urged allowing veterans organizations to own more than two acres of land and to approve the division of war veterans claims budget. Delegate William J. Gibson led the commission, formed in 1945. No mention of a state bonus from Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Richmond
State Commission On Veterans Affairs
Virginia
Tuck
General Assembly
Division of War Veterans
William J. Gibson
Fredericksburg
Frederick Clarke High Schools Announce Basketball Schedule
Frederick Clarke and nearby high schools in Frederick County announce a joint basketball schedule starting January 14 with double header dates for boys and girls. Games will be at Winchester Armory due to lack of gymnasiums, and the district tournament runs February 27 28 with state bid to March.
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Stephens City
Berryville
Boyce
Frederick-Clarke
Stonewall
Ber
Rites Set for Mayhew B Cooke in Washington D C
Funeral services for Mayhew B Cooke who died December 3 in Washington D C will be at 3 p m Sunday at Mt Carmel Baptist Church with Rev A T Gaskins and A B Spriggs officiating The body will be moved to Henderson Cooke's home 1104 S Loudoun St at 5 p m today for rest before the service Interment in Orrick cemetery Pallbearers are nephews George Cooke Joseph Cooke Irvin Dixon Clark Dixon John B Cooke and Boyd Cooke
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Mayhew B. Cooke
Washington, D. C
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Spriggs
Henderson Cooke
Loudoun St
Orrick Cemetery
Pallbears
George Cooke
Joseph Cooke
Irvin
Dixons
Clark Dixon
John B. Cooke
Boyd Cooke
Rainfall Statistics From Winchester Laboratory Report
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hour end at 7 a m 06. Dec rainfall to date 06. 1947 rainfall to date 32.30 inches average annual rainfall for 24 years 36.30 inches and monthly averages for 1913 1946 inclusive including January 2.45 February 1.97 March 2.95 April 3.07 May 3.64 June 3.86 July 3.79 August 3.77 September 3. ee October 3.36 November 2.40 December. Statistics courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Van
Winchester Research Laboratory
Modern Letter Writing booklet offered by Winchester Evening Star
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau advertises a new booklet titled Modern Letter Writing. It promises model forms for all kinds of correspondence and a comprehensive section on addressing important personages. Price is twenty cents postpaid. readers may send payment to 316 Eye St NE, Washington, D C. Also notes uranium sources Sabine Point Canada Katanga Congo and a new deposit in Queensland Australia.
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The
Winchester Evening Star. Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
W.G
Sabine Point
Great Bear Lake
Canada
Katanga
Belgian Congo
Queensland
Australia
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Duff
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Bowers
Bowers Motor Sales
Orchard Ave
Freeman Beverage CO
Sweet Listening
International and Overseas Shortway Band
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
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Frederick- Clarke
Ryville
Stephens
Berry
Stone
Armory
PAL, Inc
PAL Bottling CO
Dr. Pepper & Grapette
N. Cameron St
M. B. Cooke
Lovett Bros. Shoe Sale
Nowman
Gitar Auber
Rhodes Drug CO
Braddock
Boscawen
Prompt
Mork
Anne
Edward
Capper Jeweler
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C.sHimey
D.toga
Lhollins
Wellesley
Galbon
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