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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1948

Page

3

Streaks Host Handley in District Clash at Harrisonburg

Harrisonburg high school, defending district champions, host Handley Judges in a key basketball showdown tonight. A junior varsity opener at 7 p.m. precedes the main game in which Handley seeks to upset the favored Blue Streaks who, after recent wins, aim for a 2 4 league mark and 7 4 overall.

Harrisonburg Handley Varsity Jayvees Handley Five Martinsburg Handley Hunter Maddox Lexington High School Ske Clifton Forge

Daily Crossword Clues Pack Solve

A compact crossword puzzle list with across and down clues covering touch end to end to equip and other wordplay items including chemical and biblical terms across and down. Includes entries for verbs nouns adjectives and common abbreviations.

Tip of Race Delayed Woman Sues Over Lost Bet

Virginia McMennamy, an Albany department store employee, sues Western Union for $209.73 after a tip telegram from Tema arrived two days late, causing her to miss a winning bet. Western Union seeks dismissal, arguing betting is speculative and hazardous.

Albany N. Y Western Union Tema Virginia McMennamy

Constable Resigns Over Eviction Duty

Wilkes Barre, Pa. Feb 6 Constable Ray K. Jones resigns after five years in office saying eviction enforcement is not in his line He notes he has seven children and steps down after being required to carry out eviction notices.

Wilkes-Barre Ray K. Jones Jones Michael Yeosock

Hypnosis for Love and Habits Draws Caution from Magician

Hal Boyle reports Marsh Babbit a professional hypnotist warns against using hypnosis to fix marital strife noting it rarely works for love. Babbit sees hypnosis aiding habits and pain relief while cautioning against dangerous self treatment and gimmicks.

New York Marsh Babbit Babbit

Hypnosis and Crime The Swengali Question

Rabbit argues hypnotism relies on the subject's confidence and self suggestion. He notes that hypnosis works inconsistently, and cannot override a conscious or subconscious resistance. If a harmful suggestion is given, people may resist or abandon hypnosis and refuse to obey.

Rabbit

Flies All Day Trying To Make Short Jump

NAHSVILLE Feb 6 T H Loftin started a routine trip from Louisville to Nashville 164 miles away. Bad weather sent the plane over Nashville then Atlanta and to Jacksonville 659 miles away. He then boarded a north bound plane hoping for Nashville again but bad weather sent it past Nashville to Indianapolis 135 miles from Louisville. He phoned his wife last night to say he would be home Friday by plane.

Babbit North Carolina Nahsville T. H. Loftin Louisville Nashville Atlanta Jacksonville Fla Loftin Indianapolis

Public Sale at Robert L Boyd Farm February 14 1948

Auction at the Robert L Boyd Farm on Paper Mills Road near Winchester Frederick County begins 10 a.m. February 14 1948 offering wagons rakes plows mower automobiles two cows with calf corn hay fodder chickens and various household items plus antiques. Cash terms. Also sale of Luther W Lowery estate property including buildings trailer farm implements grindstone chain hoist sausage grinder household furniture and more cash.

Robert L Boyd Paper Mills Road Winchester Frederick County James P. Reardon Lucy E. Boyd Luther W. Lowery Elsie Love Lowery Luther W. Bowery

Capitol Restaurant Leads Ladies Commercial Bowling Standings

In the Ladies Commercial League Capitol Restaurant posted a season high 543 in team game and 1397 in team set while Jewel Box and O Sullivan chased. Bertha Muse topped individual sets with 309 and Dorothy Bloom 307, as Va Woolen Co and South End Hose Co also posted strong scores in a tight standings race.

McCroy's Jewel Box O'Sullivan Nurses Capitol Rest South End Newberry's Sarah Zane Va. Woolen Co Hershey Drive Ind Dorothy Bloom Bertha Muse Jenny Fox Ann McKee Gladys Curl Capitol Restaurant Josephine Willey Winnie Oates Peggy McInturff Ladies Commercial League Va. Woolen Company South End Hose Co Jenny

Nurses Upset Hershey Drive In In All Three Games

Paced by June Rac ey's 105 and McCrory's two decisions over Newberry's, Dorothy Lockhart added 101 as the Sarah Zane Fire Co. clinched victories in three games against Hershey Drive In.

Ming Sarah Zane Fire Co June Racey McCrory Newberry Dorothy Lockhart Nurses Hershey Drive

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