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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1947

Page

10

FOR SALE Items Include Army Tents and Cars From Local Store

A local ad section lists for sale items from A. N. Store including army pup tents axes canteens and wool sleeping bags with prices. Exchange offers include a 1937 Cadillac sedan with new motor clutch front end tires paint radio heater and spotlight. Also numerous used cars and household goods with contact numbers and pickup details. A separate note reports a theft danger from a dangerous peppermint leaves product warning.

N. Loudonn Cadillac

Twelve Teams Form Shenandoah Valley Sandlot League

The Shenandoah Valley league of 12 sandlot teams from Jefferson and Berkeley counties will begin its first season next spring. President chosen is Harry H. Bryer Jr., Martinsburg attorney. Teams include Berkeley Place Yanks Bakerton Inwood Berkeley Station Kearneysville Tomahawk Martinsburg Red Men Leetown Marlowe Hedgesville Municipal Athletic Assn of Martinsburg and Martinsburg American Legion post.

Charles Town W. Va Jefferson Berkeley Counties Harry H. Bryer Jr Martinsburg Berkeley Place Yanks Bakerton Inwood Berkeley Station Kearneysville Tomahawk Martinsburg Red Men Leetown Marlowe Hedgesville Municipal Athletic Assn Martinsburg American Legion Post

Plane Crash Victim Engle Former Winchester Resident

Howard Richard Engle 21, killed in a plane crash near Orange Virginia last month, previously lived in Winchester and was son of the late Vernon L. Engle. Funeral services were held at his grandmother’s home in Vinton conducted by Reverend George Stevens of his Baptist church.

Howard Richard Dick) Engle Orange Winchester Vernon L. Engle J. V. Moore Vinton George Stevens The Baptist Church

Shenandoah County Fair Assn Elects New Officers

The Shenandoah County Fair Assn reelected officers led by C. M. Shannon of Mount Jackson as president and P. M. S. Bird of Mount Jackson as vice-president. Raymond A. Rudy of Mount Jackson is treasurer with $4500 in the treasury, up $2000 from last year. Spain’s population nears twice that of New York State.

Shenandoah County Fair Assn C. M. Shannon Mount Jackson P. M. S. Bird Raymond A. Rudy

Home Beneficial Life Insurance tops A league with 585

Lawrence Grim led with 361 in the week’s high series as Home Beneficial Life Insurance posted a season best 585 game and 1630 set to beat Elliott Motor’s 581 high. Meade’s ninth frame strike and spare sealed the win. other top scores came from Rohrer 118 and Bridg forth 130. Royal Crown Cola upset No Va Power Co. to claim first place.

Lawrence Grim C. R S. W. Rohrer Roscoe Nickerson C. P. Meade Home Beneficial Life Insurance Meade Elliott Motor O'Sullivan Sarah Zane Fire Co Ed Radcliffe Bob Grove Royal Crown Cola No. Va. Power Co B and S Poultry Power Co Benny Watkins Bill Bridgeforth Clem Babb No. Va Paul Cadwallader O'Sullivan Plant American Legion Dave Fahnestock Bob Gibbs Shoe Center Elliott Motor Lines Clifford Strawderman Elliott Bill Swimley Jimmy Livengood Lions Club

Coal Reserves Seen Dwindling Since Ancient Formation

It is estimated that only about five percent of the coal in Pennsylvania survived the geologic ages since its formation.

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