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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1945
Page
9
A steelworker sat in a prison cell as funeral plans were set for two victims. Mrs Madeline Barnak, 21, mother of two, and Benjamin Clifford Bowman, 22, of Williamsport Pennsylvania, a discharged Army Air Forces lieutenant, were shot to death minutes before midnight on the prior night.
Roundup discusses golf fans gifting Nelson tractors and cows to distract him from tournaments. It notes N Y U’s one point win over Arkansas, criticizes Garden crowd behavior, and mentions Lt. Bill Sullivan Jr joining the Boston Braves as public relations chief. Also references Ira Vail's liquor store and a Havana meeting between Bob Zuppke and Ernest Hemingway after 29 years.
Chicago police investigated the theft of a 1000 pound safe from Christ Dinou's restaurant. A junk dealer later found the safe in rubbish with its contents intact including 1100 in cash 2750 in war bonds and 7 securities valued at 31890.
A pilotless twin-engine Army transport plane crashed in an open field near Chillicothe Ohio after a four hour, 900 mile flight. The C-47 left Dwight Nebraska due to heavy icing and drifted until wreckage was found by Sheriff Sam Mark after evening reports. The craft circled before hitting a tree and nosing into a bank.
At eleven o'clock tonight Centenary Church holds a special service interpreting the Nativity Adoration in antiphon and message for daily life. The event emphasizes the spirit of Christmas and the celebration within the church.
Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short United States Army retired and former commander of the Hawaiian Department during Pearl Harbor’s December 7 1941 attack is listed as a patient at Walter Reed Hospital. Officials said he has not been diagnosed with pneumonia despite reports of a threat.
Pvt. James E. Moore of Berryville and Pvt. Frank S. Igens, colored, of Berryville re enlisted in the army at Fort George G. Meade Maryland between December 14 and December 19.
Washington and Lee unveils a seven game 1946 football slate after a three season war pause. Home games two definite venues with two more undecided, plus trips to Davidson N C Lynchburg and likely Roanoke. Homecoming against Richmond October 26 and opener versus Hampden Sydney October 5 with Art Lewis named head coach.
Fragment shows a college football schedule with Hampden Sydney and William and Mary games and a West Virginia site noted, suggesting a regional matchup pattern and a dated autumn sequence. The text implies home and away fixtures and incomplete game details.
Fragmentary notes list dates and locations including Nov 2 in Richmond and Nov 16 at Roanoke. Mentions Davidson and Virginia Tech with a probable game at Lynchburg and Maryland. Uncertain specifics about teams, events, or outcomes due to garbled OCR text.
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