Passing Of Walter Johnson Fireball Throwing King Of U S
Washington mourns Walter Johnson the longtime Senators ace known as the Big Train He died at Georgetown Hospital at 59 after a long illness A Hall of Fame pitcher Johnson won 413 games struck out 3497 and held many modern records during his 21 years in Washington His career included a stint with Newark and later Cleveland before retiring to a Maryland farm
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Washington
Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
Kansas
Georgetown Hospital
Johnson
Celera
Supreme Court
Clark Griffith
Senators
Humboldt
Weiser
Idaho
Wags
Newark
Cleveland Indians
Virginia Teachers Salaries Face Serious Strain
Governor Tucker acted after a study by the state department of education and officials including Dowell Howell J H Bradford and A P Staples. The move targets higher pay, with elementary salaries especially stressed as rising living costs bite into take home pay. The average classroom salary is about 1200 dollars, with all teachers averaging 1516 dollars, despite a rise from 1940-41. The Education Association had urged a special session and six million dollars more.
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Dowell J. Howell
State Department of Education
Miller
Education Association
Tuck
Robert Williams
VEA
Virginia
Answers to the Daily Quiz Reported in The Daily Paper
Correct quiz answers listed include notable figures and dates. Items cover executions, founding fathers, a 1918 date, a police incident quote, a birthday reference, a phonograph, and numbers such as twenty one and twenty six, with garbled trailing text.
Subdued Reunion Sparks Quiet Attraction at Mountain Resort
Lydia Ashe, a young chemist on vacation, meets Captain Christopher Stark at a secluded mountain resort. Their tense exchanges reveal past war wounds and unspoken feelings as they share wine, cigarettes, and guarded glances beside a fireside lounge.
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Lydia Ashe
Lydia
Stark
Christopher Stark
Miss Beard
Dia
Beard
Steve
Jim
Fishes Suitable for Home Aquariums
Nearly all small fishes and the young of many large species are suitable for the home aquarium. The guidance notes that a wide range of species can thrive in domestic tanks with proper care and environment.
Last Rites For Mrs Bonnie Mauck Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs Bonnie Mauck of Winchester wife of Ralph L Mauck were held Tuesday afternoon at Ebenezer Methodist Church near Romney West Virginia The service began at 2 30 pm with active pallbearers Kenneth Clevenger John McMullan John Miller Joe Thompson Allen Vincent and H M Brant from Winchester Flowers were provided by choir members The accompanying attendees listed numerous relatives and friends from Luray Washington Cleveland Strasburg Woodstock Edinburg Cumberland Boyce ester and other nearby towns
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Bonnie Mauck
Winchester
Ralph L. Mauck
Omps Funeral Home
Ebenezer Methodist Church
Romney
W. Va
Kenneth Clevenger
John McMullan
John Miller
Joe Thompson
Allen Vincent
H. M. Brant
R. Mauck
Edinburg
Arch McDonald
Cumberland
A. Riley, Boyce
William E. Riley
Ester
Rotary Club to Install New Members in Winchester
The Winchester Rotary Club will hold an induction ceremony tomorrow for recent members Milton Harris Robert Paul Dr Naepryenn Powers and Lloyd Po from Martinsburg led by J R Poland past president of Martinsburg Rotary and Perfection Garment Company president.
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Winchester Rotary Club
J. R. Poland
Martinsburg
Perfection Garment Company
Milton Harris
Robert Paul
Nae Pryenn Powers
Lloyd Po
Tavern Owner Faces Murder Charge in Suffolk
In Suffolk, T. W. Saunders, owner of White Oaks Tavern in Nansemond County, was ordered held for the January county grand jury on a murder charge after the death of Clarence Rhodes following an argument near the tavern on November 2. Saunders claimed self defense, saying Rhodes and brothers Ray and Ernest Hedgebeth attacked him after he ejected them.
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Suffolk
N. T. Gray
T. W. Saunders
White Oaks
Nansemond County
Clarence Rhodes
Rhodes
Saunders
Ray
Ernest Hedgebeth
Northern Virginia Medical Society Elects New Officers
Dr. D. M. Kipps of Front Royal was elected president of the Northern Virginia Medical Society at a Woodstock meeting. He succeeds Dr. G. G. Crawford of Strasburg. New officers include Dr. C. R. Iden as vice president and Dr. Herman I. Pifer as secretary treasurer. New members named are Drs. F. D. Maphis Jr., Strasburg, John Hortenstine, Winchester, F. J. Wampler, Luray, E. A. Eastham, Flint Hill, J. I. Bowen, Front Royal and G. E. Hartle, Wardensville W Va. Winchester physicians reported on cases, and Dr. W. Warren Sager of Washington DC, guest speaker, spoke on the diagnosis and treatment of intestinal obstruction.
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D. M. Kipps
Front Royal
Northern Virginia Medical Society
Woodstock
Kipps
G. G. Crawford
Strasburg
C. R. Iden
Bergville
Herman I. Pifer
Winchester
F. D. Maphis, Jr
John Hortenst
New Mexico City police chief finds uniform count off
In Mexico City on December 11 Gen Jorge R Gorrales, the federal district police chief, discovered a mismatch between the force size and uniforms issued. Officials had previously borrowed uniforms to "dress up" and Garrales demands they be returned.
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Mexico City
Federal District
Jorge R. Gorrales
Garrales
Police chase notes two suspicious men in parked car
In St. Paul Minnesota on December 11 police dispatcher Eddie Conley alerted Squad Car No. 553 to check two men in a parked car on Sherburne and Pascal Avenues. The officers found the two suspects they were seeking.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Eddie Conley
Sherburne
Pascal Avenues
FFA Meet Tonight in Front Royal at Warren County High
The Northern Triangle Federation of Future Farmers of America holds its bi monthly meeting tonight at 8 at Warren County High School Auditorium Front Royal. Over 300 members from Handley Gore Gainesboro Berryville Stephens City Boyce Middletown Washington Luray and Warren County high schools attend. George Dean State Forester or Hobart Forest Service official will speak on farm forestry. J J Foster Warren County High School ag instructor chairs the program.
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Northern Triangle Federation of Future Farmers of America
Warren County High School
Front Royal
Federation
Handley, Gore, Gainesboro
Berryville
Stephens City
Boyce
Middletown
Washington , Va
Luray
Warren County
George Dean
Hobart
Virginia Forest Service
J.J. Foster
Two New Members Join Winchester Lions Club
The Winchester Lions welcomed August H. Cahill and William F. Schenck at a weekly luncheon at Sar ah Zane Hall. CPO C. E. Barkhurst presented the U S Navy moving picture Battle of Midway in technicolor, drawing strong interest as more showings are planned before the film returns to Washington.
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Winchester Lions Club
Sarah Zane Hall
August H. Cahill
William F. Schenck
Howard Cahill
C. F. Schenck
Navy Pictures
Lions
U. S. Navy
CPO
C. E. Barkhurst
CTC
Gound
Barkhurst
Washington
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Chappie
Joachim von Tart
Arthur Seyss- Inquart
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
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John W. Rosenberger & Co
SE. Braddock St
Hardie
Margaret Nichols
King Features Syndicate
Chapter
Ashe
Rockingham
North Kent St
Paraguay
Bolivia
South America
Baete No. 11
Bunker Hill
Ridge
W. 5S
Lewis
Hugh Lupton
Rotary Club Meeting
FFA
Lions Club
Glaize & Bro
B. Smalts & Son
National Avenue
Chapman Motor CO
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corporation
Emma A. Grimm
Millwood Ave
Louis H. Grimm
Clifton H. Grimm
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Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc
E. E Harbaugh
Mer Valley Avenue
Fear the Coke Club
Morton Downey
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