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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1946
Page
3
The Chicago Bears travel to New York to meet the New York Giants tomorrow in the NFL championship game. George Halas’s team faces a shifted betting line with the Bears now a 10 point favorite after early odds were updated.
A post season scramble features the Bears and Giants meeting for the fourth time this season with a predicted crowd near 50,000 and a record $185,000 gate. The Bears won in 1933 and 1941 while the Giants captured 1934.
Va Woolen No 1 and No 2 swept three games each as Valley Service Snapp Foundry Lee Baking and Bell Clothes Stores posted wins. Thurston Clevenger 128 Buster Kline 124 John Kanade 121 led Valley Service while Keller 124 paced South End Hose Co. in a tight series. Va Woolen No 1 topped high team score 1599 with Lee Baking 555 in a four night Blue Ridge League duckpin card.
The Handley Judges toppled Wardensville 34 22 in the opening game of the 1946 47 camp. Handley led 9 6 after one quarter and 16 12 at halftime as William Hink Lewis led with 14 points on six field goals and two free throws.
Lester Franklin Seal, 37, of RFD 1 Winchester, was fined 100 dollars and costs after a driving under the influence arrest. A 30 day jail term was suspended and his license revoked for one year following a crash on National Avenue that damaged two parked cars, with Seal sustaining minor injuries.
Clarke Berryville officials cancel Santa’s Christmas candy visit due to lack of candy. The community will still host the Christmas tree and holiday lights amid caroling by church choirs on Christmas Eve. Stores will stay open until 9 p.m. starting next Wednesday for shoppers.
Amos Brown, 40, faces murder charges after a shotgun shooting that killed his 17 year old son Alvin. The boy forgave his father as he lay dying, saying Dont harm daddy. The tragedy followed two weeks of heavy drinking by the father.
The Arc de Triomphe in Paris rises 162 feet high and 147 feet wide, reportedly the largest triumphal arch in the world. It stands as a monumental symbol of French history and national pride.
Winchester baseball fans paid final respects to Walter Johnson buried in Rockville Maryland. Andrew Bell attended the funeral at Washington Cathedral after visiting Pumphrey Funeral Home in Bethesda where he left pink carnation flowers. Johnson’s son Eddy received the flowers. Clark Griffith called the gesture fine. Johnson appeared in Winchester for a Fourth of July twin bill with the Park nine and spoke at Capitol Theatre. More than 1500 fans attended with 300 children guests of local service clubs. Park won 9 4 in the first game. second game 10 1 visitors prevailed. Johnson’s team included football stars Cliff Battles Riley Smith and Charlie Malone.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the food bill for the average moderate income city family rose about 4 1/2 percent from mid October to mid November. Overall consumer prices on November 15 were 14 percent above June 15 and 17 percent higher than January 15.
Clarke County news runs daily in The Star with local briefs, weather notes, and community updates. The feature highlights ongoing coverage of schools, churches, and civic events across Clarke County, including upcoming meetings and local personalities.
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