Snapp Leads In FFA Contest At Shenandoah Show
Alfred Snapp of Stephens City was the second highest scorer in an FFA judging contest linked to Shenandoah County poultry egg and corn show. Woodstock FFA won with 1545 points. teams from Gore Gainesboro Handley Stephens City and Middletown also competed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Snapp
Stephens City
FFA
Shenandoah County
Woodstock
Gore
Gainesboro
Handley
Middletown
Dislocated Thumb Sends Worker to Winchester Hospital
Walter Frye, 38, of 34 Green wall Ave, is treated at Winchester hospital for a severely dislocated left thumb after his hand caught in an electric-driven saw at home. It was necessary to reduce the fracture and apply a cast. Frye is employed by Trailways Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Frye
Greenwall Ave
Winchester Hospital
Frye
Trailways Co
Winchester Legion drops opening game to Washington Cliftons
The Winchester Legion post basketball team lost its season opener 72 to 29 against the Washington Clifftons. Italy’s size compared to New Mexico is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Legion Post
Washington Cliftons
Italy
New Mexico
Winchester hunter bags seven point buck during six day season
James Pappas of Winchester from the Ca pon Valley Red and Gun club of Wardensville bagged a seven point deer weighing 135 pounds. Other club members Perry Funk Page Jenkins Leslie Hulver Herman Cline Clarence Peer Sam Kekley William Stultz Steve Krider Robert Cronke Ervin Jenkins Paul Milter and C Cunningham also reported kills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pappas
Winchester
Capon Valley
Wreck Blocks Tracks East of Martinsburg
Freight train wreck east of Martinsburg blocks the Baltimore and Ohio main line with about a dozen cars scattered on the right of way. Crews cleared debris and traffic resumed on the westbound track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Here
Supervisors Close Long County Board Service
County supervisors held their final regular meeting as a new board prepares to take over January 1. C M Rosenberger finishes 16 years on the board eight as chairman. H C Light G W Lemley Harry Fout and William Carpenter each complete eight years. Incoming members include Charles Garber Landon Whitacre Grover Teets Ellsworth Dodson and Byron Brumbuck. Garber sat in on the session, with routine matters addressed before noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Rosenberger
H. C. Light
G. W. Lemley
Harry Fout
William Carpenter
Charles Garber
Landon Whitacre
Grover Teets
Ellsworth Dodson
Byron Brumbuck
Garber
Reverend Barnard to lead local orphanage in March
The Rev. Barnard will leave Quaker Memorial Church in Lynchburg next March to become superintendent of the Presbyterian Orphans Home. The Civil Service Commission reports the average annual salary of federal employees in the continental United States was __________ as of July 1, 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Barnard Vs. Bain
Quaker Memorial Church
Presbyterian Orphans Home
Civil Service Commission
Continental
United States
Denny Heirs Suit in Winchester Court Seeks Unknown Heirs
In the clerk court of Winchester Virginia a 1947 case by Farmer and Merchants National Bank as executor seeks heirs at law and beneficiaries of Florence L Denny and Harry L Denny and to construe their wills. Named defendants include adult nonresidents Charles Odin Denny Catherine Hodgson James Marshall Denny Florence Lowery Gladys Sparrow Mamie Coffindeffer Janice Jolliffe Victor Willhyde Clyde Henning Clyde Cole and heirs of Clyde Cole plus Robert E Denny infant. Defendants must appear within ten days of publication to protect interests.
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Eva V. Kronk
Emma Hill
L. Virginia
Carrier
May Grove
Mary Eliza Denny
Strasburg
Walter Sewell
Denny
White Post
Harry Ellis Denny
Willie Clay
Pearl Carter
Stephens City
Joseph Denny
E. Franklin Street
Richmond
Victor L. Denny
Waynesboro
Charles Odin Denny
LaSalle St
Apt
Detroit
Mich
Catherine Hodgson
Sussex Avenue
James Marshall Denny
McKinley Avenue
San Antonio
Texas
Florence Lowery
York
South Carolina
Gladys Sparrow
N. 45Th Street
Philadelphia
Penna
Mamie Coffindeffer
Mt. Lake, Park
West Virginia
Janice Jolliffe
Grafton
W. Va
Victor Willhyde
W. Ca
Clyde Henning
Oakwood St
S. E. Washington
D. C
Clyde Cole
Florida
Robert E. Denny
20Th Street
Great Falls
Montana
Florence L. Denny
Harry L. Denny
Virginia
P. J. Marshall
Connally Seeks Ratification of Hemisphere Defense Pact
Senator Connally of Texas urged ratification of the inter American defense treaty produced after Rio de Janeiro talks. He called it a long step to guarantee the security of the American republics from aggression by any power outside the hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Connally
Texas
Rio de Janeiro
Foreign Relations Committee
Hemisphere
Parcellville Cow Nears Southern States Milk Record
A Holstein cow named Pinelee Posch Millie Girl, owned by Charles R. Hope and Son, may set a Southern States record for one year of milk and butterfat production at their Parcellville farm. For the first 11 months the cow yielded 31,495 pounds of milk and 1,063 pounds of butterfat, per R G Connelly of the State Dairymen's Association.
Hungary and Yugoslavia sign mutual military aid pact
Premier Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia and Premier Lajos Dinnyes of Hungary signed a treaty of friendship and mutual military assistance in Budapest. The accord commits both nations to aid each other in case of aggression and strengthens regional security cooperation.
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Hungary
Yugoslavia
Budapest
Marshal Tito
Langos Dinnyes
Eisenhower Faction Faces Pressure Over 1948 Run
Politicians debate Ike's possible presidential bid as Dewey and other candidates push to pin him down. Taft suggests broad issue talk matters, while Republicans worry the party may resist nominating a military outsider at the June convention. General May Say Little on top issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Congress
Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Truman
Wendell L. Willkie
Louis Keeps Heavyweight Title After Walcott Protest
New York officials refused to overturn the verdict awarding Joe Louis the heavyweight title. Walcott and his manager Joe Webster protested Judge Frank Forbes scoring for Louis based on rounds won and on a point basis Walcott 12 to 9. Eagan granted a hearing to Walcott and Webster because they were from another state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ddie Eagan
New York State Athletic Commission
Joe Louis
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Walcott
Joe Webster
Eagan
C. B. Powell
Frank Forbes
Forbes
Louis
Webster
Wallcott
Camden
Howard on Trial Before 12-man Jury
The case against J. W. Howard charged with breaking into a dwelling to commit rape last May was slated for a 12 member jury. Howard pleads not guilty and faces witnesses for the Commonwealth and defense in Corporation court, with jurors named.
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J. W. Howard
Howard
Corporation Court
T. G. Scully
Dabney W. Watts
James Reardon
The
Commonwealth
Florence Duke
Alma Daniels
Sgt
Joe Ritter
Robert Boyce
Lou Shanholtz
James Oucler
Herman Stine
John Wise
Frank M. Yeakle, Jr
T. I. Creedle, Jr
John Minnigerode
Edward B. Capper
William Coffman
Chester A. Hobert
Wilburn A. McCauley
Fred Thomas
Orville Wine
James Himelright
Oak Ridge Faces Union Wage Demand In Nuclear Plant
Oak Ridge Tennessee negotiators and CIO union reps meet over a 25 cent blanket wage demand as a 2 hour strike deadline looms for about 3 000 workers at one atomic bomb plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge, Tenn
CIO
Motorist injured in wreck blocks street near Smith home
A car left National Avenue, struck a telephone pole in front of Smalts florist, then halted by Lewis R. Smith’s residence. The driver Miss Perry was thrown from the vehicle and injured, taken to hospital by Friendship ambulance. Pole damage halted lights in the area. repairs began at once. Officials from Winchester police, state troopers, and the sheriff investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tional Ave
Smalts Florist Shop
Lewis R. Smith
National Ave
Light Company
Telephone Company
Robert Lowery
Robert Milburn
Winchester
E. B. Mitchell
L. M. Moseley
Robert de Haven
Henry Renner
Edgar Warner
Stephenson
Biaing
Warner
George Cline
Paul Lemaeus
Northern Virginia Power Co
Here
Elmer T. Snyder
Baltimore
J. 8. Fant
Berkeley Springs
Young Potts
Ensley B
Sylvia Elbin Potts
Bedford
First Bretheran Church
Dr. Pepper Bottlin Co
Calvin G. Potts
Charlottesville
Ruth Ann Potts
Pearl Bageant
Welltown Pike
First
Bretheran
Paul Dick
Mount Hebron
Jor Funeral Home
Pallbearers Named for Atwell Ave Meeting Church Event
Atwell Ave friends and relatives plan to meet at 1 45 p m to attend the church service. Pallbearers listed include Russell Fletcher James Anderson Max Foltz E M Grim Bernard Rowland and Dunwood Bowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwell Ave
Russell Fletcher
James Anderson
Max Foltz
E. M. Grim
Bernard Rowland
Dunwood Bowers
Subway strike in Paris collapses as CGT setback
Paris CGT led two day subway and bus walkout fizzled though a five day warning strike by civil servants drew limited support. Government offices were reported functioning normally as the disruption stalled. Final returns from LeHarve noted a separate incident involving a Communist rightist death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Council Re-election Splits Power Between Centrist and Left Bloc
Returns show Gen Charles De Gaulle's French People and allied rightists win 15 council seats with 24,949 votes. Communists also take 15 seats with 25,012 votes. The Socialist to moderate bloc gains seven seats with 11,277 votes, leaving balance of power to a Centrist group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles de Gaulle
Rally of the French People
PRF
Aooost
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Reshie
Bence
Frese
Grive
OMPLA
Valley Photo Centre
Loudoun St
Palace Hotel
Winchester FurniTure CO
N. Loudoun St
Amergan
Doz
Commonwealth of Virginia
Farmer and Merchants National Bank
James P. Reardon
P.q
Parcellsville
Grove’s
AEW. Grove Furniture CO
Oak Ridge
Domino
American Sugar Refining Company
Hristmas
Edward 33
Capper
Leharve
France
LeHarver
le Carbonate L
PAL, Inc
PAL Bottling CA
Dr Pepper & Grapette
N. Cameron St
Ernaqge Shoppe
Sheila Lynn
VOGUE
Modernage
Hoppe
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