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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1946

Page

2

Mrs. Ivah Fiegal Dies of Heart Attack at 51

Mrs. Ivah C. Fiegal 51 died of a heart attack. Born September 25 1894 in Winchester she was daughter of the late Taylor and Ras Massie. Survived by husband Lorip Fiegal son Tom Piegal, and several siblings and grandchildren. Funeral at St John s Lutheran Church Sunday at 3 00 p m with burial in St John s Cemetery. pallbearers listed.

Ivah C. Fiegal Winchester Latelf Taylor Ras Massie Gibstone Lorip Fiegal Tom Piegal J. Williams John Massie Berryville John Pelter Albin Lucy Funk Winester Ohn Massie, Sr Tom, Jr Hester St. John’s Lutheran Church Jones Funeral Home St. John’s Cemetery Harry Fauger Ernie Ashwood Ane Ambrose Grant Wilkins Jph Williams Winfred Ashwood

Balkan peace ties loom in new Congress agenda

Priority items on foreign policy include laws to permit the sale of some of Europe’s homeless refugees. Five Balkan peace pacts also face Congress, with Senate ratification required only for them.

Europe Congress Senate

Answers to the Daily Quiz

The page lists correct responses for ten questions. Answers include Uncle Tom's Cabin for question 1, Switzerland for 2, Notre Dame for 3, OPSchaikowsky for 4, Nicholas II for 5, Jupiter for 6, T.Are not for 7, Warrior for 8, John Stuart Mill for 9, and Conundrum for 10.

Switzerland Notre Dame Opschaikowsky Nicholas II Jupiter Warrior John Stuart Mill

Market Quotes Turn Mixed as Profit Taking Cuts Leaders

New York market shows gains early but many leaders trimmed by profit taking. Investors shift to replacement buying while tax loss selling and 1945 demand hopes influence action. list of winners includes Chrysler and Du Pont, with declines for Bethlehem Steel and General Electric.

New York Chrysler Goodrich Goodyear Montgomery Ward Anaconda Kennecott Phelps Dodge Amercian Smelting du Pont U. S. Gypsum Southern Railway Southern Pacific Baltimore and Ohio Chesapeake and Ohio U. S. Ruber Bethlehem American Telephone J. C. Penney Johns-Manville Woolworth Boeing

Wheat futures fall after government crop forecast

Chicago grain prices slip at opening as the USDA forecast a record breaking winter wheat crop. Wheat leads losses with Mar and May contracts down while corn and oats also retreat on the first trading day.

Chicago Agriculture Department

Baltimore Livestock and Produce Market Report

Baltimore market prices show cattle steady with slow trade on Thursday. Cows and bulls mostly 8.00 to 16.00, calves 75, hogs active with top 22.25, sows 18.50 to 21.75 across weight ranges. Local markets corrected daily. typographical errors not guaranteed by The Star.

Baltimore The Star

Prices for Farm Feed and Poultry Products Listed

The document lists varied prices for grain and feed items including corn (old yellow, white, new), corn meal in different bag sizes, egg mash, cracked corn, broiler and turkey feeds, and live poultry weights and rates. It also shows retail butter categories and butterfat pricing, all in a farm supply price catalog style.

Fee Ccscovsseserens Bhi Dan Cp Ccsceceedne Css Aae Eevercas Sunt

New Year Dance Plans Highlight Club Meeting

Orchestra reports at the Club’s New Years Eve dance with decor at the armory and a Washington band to provide music. State Director Sherman Dick notes the Portsmouth directors meeting and upcoming Richmond state meeting on January 18 19. F L Largent Jr presided at the December business session.

Bill Battaile Washington Sherman Dick Portsmouth Richmond F. L. Largent, Jr

Korean Mob In Japan Injures 14 Policemen

In Tokyo a clash at Premier Hoshida’s residence left twelve Japanese police and several Koreans hurt. About 2,000 Koreans breached a police cordon, smashed doors and windows, and demanded government protection for Koreans livelihood. Ten League of Koreans reps met with officials after a mass gathering outside.

Tokyo Hoshida League of Koreans Japan

Actress Norma Shearer Forced Down in Idaho Landing

Actress Norma Shearer and her husband Marty Arronge were forced to land their private plane in Contact Nevada en route to Sun Valley Idaho. Sun Valley officials said the couple, who met there when Arronge was a ski instructor, telephoned last night to say they landed there instead of Gooding Idaho. No reason for the forced landing was given.

Sun Valley Idaho Norma Shearer Marty Arrouge Arronge Contact Nev Gooding

Dry spells and winter weather grip Virginia state wide

Snow and sleet drenched Virginia as reports from Winchester and Richmond show record dryness elsewhere. The state faced icy roads with forecasts of three to six inches of snow in mountains and mixed precipitation shifting to rain in southern areas tonight.

Winchester Research Laboratory A. B. Groves Virginia Richmond State Highway Department United States Weather Bureau

Mrs Mayme Walters Dies In Memorial Hospital

Mrs Mayme V Walter 62 died at Winchester Memorial Hospital at 7 56 am after a night illness. Born November 29 1884 she was a daughter of Lucy Timbrook and William Grove. Survived by daughter Wanda Ambrose a brother William Grove and sister Shirley Hicks with one grandchild. Funeral arrangements pending at Jones Funeral Home.

Mayme V. Walter Winchester Memorial Hospital Tal Lucy Timbrook William Grove Winchester Frederick County Jacob T. Walter Walter Middletown Middletown Methodist Church Loudoun Street

Alleged Game Fixer Hailed In Court Today

New York prosecutors moved to try Alvin J. Paris in General Sessions on charges of attempting to bribe Giants players Frank Filchock and Merle Hapes to fix the Giants Bears game. Paris, 28, pleaded innocent as defense sought adjournment. unconfirmed report also linked to a boxing match fix at Madison Square Garden.

New York George P. Bonaghan Alvin J. Paris New York Football Giants General Sessions Monaghan Paris New York County Grand Jury William Breslin Novelty Concern Frank Filchock Merle Hapes Giants Frank Rogan

Survivors recall Eastern Air crash near Washington D C

Ben J Slutzky of Ellenville New York presented 500 to the crew and invited a survivors party in Miami. Joan Cotton a 24 year old East Orange New Jersey stewardess praised by passengers for calming them during the emergency. She recalled trying to reassure passengers and prevent panic as the plane landed with a large hole in the fuselage.

Tional Washington, D. C Ben J. Slutzky Ellenville Miami Joan Cotton East Orange N. J

Laugh And Cry With Old Santa And Other Christmas Bits

A roundup of Christmas scenes from air mail cards to Santa in Memphis and Los Angeles. Bill Henson, a GI veteran and Memphis State student, plays Lt. Nick in a store Santa role, donating his pay to help needy children. Alan Young hosts a dog and child gift scheme at the city shelter. The Inde pendence family returns for the holidays with the President joining soon.

Santa Memphis Tenn Perfun Arena Toyland Bill Henson Mari Nick Bill Henson Memphis State College Marines Saipan Tinian Pacific Santa Claus Walter Smith Blackwell Okla Los Angeles City Animal Shelter Alan Young Young Donald Williams Donald Margaret Independence

Fires scorch Virginia forests in 1946 less than 1 percent loss

State Forester George W. Dean reported 1647 forest fires in Virginia from January 1 to December 10 burning about 24000 acres. The loss equals last year and accounts for nineteen hundredths of one percent of 13 million acres under state protection. Most fires occurred in District Six in the Bristol area.

Charlottesville George W. Dean Virginia Dean

Prayerful Return After Fire Rebuilds Community Spirit

Fragments recount residents turning to gratitude after a blaze and rebuild, with many people renewing prayers of thanks and support. The front section notes renewed acts of faith and communal resilience as structures rise anew.

District Reports Lowest Awl Tallies For Period

The Ton District logged the fewest awl for the period with 66, while 313 reported higher figures in the same timeframe.

Seton District

Prisoner Fatally Stabbed in Virginia Penitentiary

Major Frank Smyth reported an 18 year old black inmate was stabbed to death by a fellow prisoner last Tuesday at the Virginia state penitentiary. The incident occurred within the penitentiary walls and authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal stabbing.

Richmond Frank Smyth State Penitentiary

Beavers Granted 60 Day Stay of Execution in Virginia Slaying

Judge V S Sexton Jr gave a 60 day stay of Harold Duane Beavers life imprisonment for the murder of Aileen Lockhart to allow defense to seek a writ of error from the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.

Beavers Tazewell V. S. Sexton, Jr Harold Duane Beavers Aileen Lockhart Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

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