Berryville Opens 1946 Basketball Season Against Marshall
Berryville High School prepares to open its 1946 basketball season Tuesday night on their local floor against Marshall High School. Girls play first, followed by the boys under Coach George Pope with a likely starting five of seniors. Guards Herman Lieyed and William Bodenschat lead early, with Bobby Levi, Wanless Smallwood, Frankie Sowers, Bobby Crosen, Dickie Fuller and others contesting spots. Eight games are set so far with talks for more. Marshall, Capon Bridge, Lincoln, and Boyce appear on the Bobcats schedule.
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Berryville
Berryville High School
Marshall High School
Coac
George Pope
Herman Lieyed
William Bodenschat
Bobby Levi
Wanless Smallwood
Frankie Sowers
Bobby Crosen
Dickie Fuller
Jimmie Feagans
William Smallwood
Buzzy” Lee
Buddy” Locke
Pope
Bobcats
Marshall
Capon Bridge
Lincoln
Boyce
Conn Confident Billy Conn Plans to Beat Louis in June Bout
Conn says he will whip Joe Louis in a June fight likely at Yankee Stadium. The heavyweight contender, training in Hot Springs with Fierro and Milton Jaffe, asserts Arkansas hills will help him reach the world title. He notes past errors and remains confident of victory.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Billy Conn
Arkansas
Pittsburg
Joe Louis
Conn
New York
Fierro
Milton Jaffe
Slammin' Sammy Leads L A Open
Slammin Sammy Snead tops a 72 hole test at the 7000 yard course with 34 34 68 in round one. Vic Ghezzi and others chase as Snead presses a strong start at Los Angeles event while Chicago and Deal players post solid 69 and 70 scores.
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Los Angeles
Sammy Snead
Icé
Snead
Acqolfer
Chicago
Vic Ghezzi
Deal
N. J
Cavaliers Open Boxing Season in Virginia Showdown
Cavalier boxing fans see Maryland visit Charlottesville to renew a series that began in 1935 as Virginia opens its 1945-46 indoor season at 8 o'clock tonight. The match marks a first meeting in several years between the two schools.
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Charlottesville
Maryland
Virginia
Cavaliers
All-American Football League Adopts Eight-Team Organization
Chicago January 5 text notes the All-America Conference forming as an eight team major league candidate hoisting 14 game schedules. Charter members listed include New York Brooklyn Chicago Los Angeles Buffalo N Y Miami and San Francisco with Cleveland. Commissioner Sleepy Jim Crowley expects constitutional by law and 1945 schedule decisions today.
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Chicago
National Football League
Charles A. Comiskey
American Association
St. Paul
Min
America
Comiskey
Baltimore
New Orleans
Kanvee Ae Mo
New York
Brooklyn
Los Angeles
Buffalo
N. Y
Miami
Fla
San Francisco
Cleveland
James
Sleepy Jim) Crowley
Notre Dame
Four Horsemen
Frederick County Professional Workers to Meet Tuesday
County Agent I Fred Stine announces a meeting of the Frederick County Professional Workers' Council next Tuesday at four o'clock to decide if the current group becomes a county USDA Council replacing the abolished War Board. The session will also map postwar agricultural plans and select neighborhood leaders. Croswell Henderson chairs and Mrs Madeline Myers is secretary.
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Fred Stine
Frederick County Professional Workers’ Counci
Usda Council
Usda War Board
Frederick County
Croswell Henderson
Madeline Myers
Professional Workers Council
Walnut Springs Church Worship Moves to Oranda School
The Walnut Springs Christian Church, destroyed by fire last week, will hold Sunday school and morning worship at the Oranda School building. Services begin Sunday January 6 at 10 o clock and continue weekly until further notice, with school authorities granting permission.
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Walnut Springs
Civic clubs pledge for Winchester War Memorial drive
Ten to twelve civic groups have given or pledged funds amounting to roughly twenty percent of local clubs. Individuals are urged to buy bonds to back the campaign, allowing substantial gifts without immediate cash. The Robert Y. Conrad Post No 21 American Legion, led by Eugene F. Dearing, sent a $100 check with strong support for the memorial fund and confidence in its success.
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Winchester
Eugene F. Dearing
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Robert Y. Conrad
Price of Children's Hosiery Unchanged
Washington January 5. OPA said price increases granted to manufacturers of low cost children's and infants' anklets and other hosiery will have no effect on retail prices as retailers and wholesalers must absorb the increases.
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Washington
Jan
OPA
Frnka Named Tulane Football Coach
New head coach Henry Frnka will lead Tulane football, bringing a record of post season classics with Tulsa University including five seasons with bowl appearances and three Missouri Valley Conference championships.
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New Orleans
Tulane University
Tulane
Henry Frnka
Tulsa University
Oklahoma
Cadet Nurses Award 25 War Bond to Miss Laura Fawcett
Miss Laura Fawcett of South Cameron Street receives the 25 War Bond from the Cadet Nurses at Winchester Memorial Hospital during the Victory Loan Campaign, marking a notable local acknowledgment of wartime effort.
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Laura Fawcett
South Cameron Street
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Family Day Planned at John Mann Methodist Church
The Rev E H Jackson announces Family Day at John Mann Methodist Church on Sunday January 6 the first Sunday of the year All Methodist families are asked to attend worship together and those who did not pay the 175 assessment on the fifth Sunday in December should do so this Sunday for timely sending to the conference
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E. H. Jackson
John Mann Methodist Church
Methodist Church
Read The Staroff Bet Reports of Isaa Berryville
The Staroff Bet Reports of Isaa Berryville in Boyce and Clarke County presents a local financial or betting note likely detailing figures, wagers, and outcomes tied to events in Berryville. The brief item references community institutions and regional actors without wide context.
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Isaa
Berryville
Boyce & Clarke County
Sports Roundup: National Notes From Coast to Coast
The roundup surveys sports chatter across baseball football boxing and bowling. It notes Wyoming's dominance praised by Clair Bee and Long Island University’s loss, potential Yankee coaching changes with Joe McCarty and Fat Witzsimmons, and Walker Cooper’s high price if traded. Also mentions Clark Griffith Hall of Fame push and Minnesota football in early 1946 prep, plus Marcel Thil’s expected U.S. visit.
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Gayle Talbot
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Wyoming
Long Island University
Clair Bee
L. 1
Jock Sutherland
Pittsburgh Steelers
Georgie Wolf
California
Giants
Walker Cooper
Wisconsin
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Fox
Griff
Coopertown
Minnesota
Bernie Bierman
Gophers
Marcel Thil
U. S
Gore Farm Machinery Repair Class Starts At Gore
Paul D. Beable, principal and agriculture teacher at Sydney Gore High School, announced that the Gore Farm Machinery Repair Class begins Monday evening, January 7 at 7 p m. Classes continue Mondays and Thursdays. The program has been valuable to local farmers in recent years and organizers urge continued participation for practical repair experience.
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Paul D. Beable
Sydney Gore High School
Gore
Five Day Weather Forecast For Districts Four And Five
The District four forecast covers January 5 to 9 with considerable cloudiness and rain mainly in the central and north on Sunday and Wednesday. Temperatures rise above normal by weekend, then cool modestly by Wednesday. District five expects rising temperatures to above normal starting Saturday, with light rain on Saturday and again Tuesday and Wednesday, cooling Tuesday or Wednesday.
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District Four
District Five
West Virginia
Funeral Monday For Frank Lewis
Frank Lewis died at his residence 225 Sharp street after a two year illness. Survived by widow Martha Lewis an uncle Frank Washington and several cousins. Funeral services will be held January 7 at 2 30 o clock from Cartwrights Funeral Home conducted by Rev Laws. The remains will lie in state at the Cartwright Funeral Home.
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Frank Lewis
Sharp Street
Martha Lewis
Frank Washington
Cartwrights Funeral Home
Rev. Laws
Cartwright Funeral Home
State measures seek tighter crab and oyster laws
Richmond reports outline an 11 point plan by the State Fisheries Commission to tighten crab and oyster rules, establish seed beds, control public rocks, and charge for oysters to protect dwindling Virginia catches. Also in Richmond, December industrial injuries fall 18 percent from November and 31 percent below 1944, with 13 deaths. CIO opposes Virginia retail sales tax, calling it unfair to working people.
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Richmond
State Fisheries Commission
Virginia
The
Industrial Commission
Congress of Industrial Organizations
League of Virginia
General Assembley
CIO
Ernest B. Pugh
Virginia Council of Church Women Holds First Meeting
Richmond hosts the inaugural gathering of the Virginia Council of Church Women as representatives from across the state converge for the initial meeting organized in October.
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Richmond
Virginia Council of Church Women
Richmond official to study crippled care facilities in NYC
W K Barnett chairman of the Veterans Education Committee will travel to New York City for a three week study of Institute For Cripple and Disabled facilities. He will be joined by a Veterans Administration representative. ROANOKE FDIC sues Kyle Weeks Floyd for 47500 plus interest on note to Planters Bank of Frederickeourg dated Feb 23 1944.
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Richmond
W. K. Barnett
Veterans’ Education
State Department of Education
Institute For Cripple and Disabled
New York City
Veteran’s Administration
Roanoke
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
United States District Court
Kyle M. Weeks
Floyd
Planters
Farmers and Merchants State Bank, Inc
Frederickeourg
Roanoke Milk Producers Seek 17 Cent Quart Price
An OPA spokesman said it is very likely Roanoke milk producers’ petition to raise the consumer price from 15 to 17 cents a quart will not be approved.
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Washington
Roanoke
OPA
Virginia Delegation Plans London Stay Over UN HQ Appeal
A Virginia delegation arrived late for formal hearings and will remain in London for several days while awaiting a decision by the United Nations interim committee on the appeal to locate the permanent UN headquarters near Williamsburg.
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London
Virginia
UNO
United Nations
Williamsburg
Virginia Supreme Court Grants Appeal in Tyree Seizure Case
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals granted an appeal for Joseph Marshall Tyree a 37 year old railroad worker, from a two year Amherst County Circuit Court sentence for the seduction of a 16 year old girl on May 24, 1944. The case will be argued at a later term.
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Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Joseph Marshall Tyree
Amherst County
Supreme Court
Mary Ruth Caldwell Die at Duke Hospital After Taxi Collision
Miss Mary Ruth Caldwell aged 21 formerly of Petersburg died in Duke University Hospital from injuries sustained when struck by a taxicab in Chapel Hill Thursday. The accident occurred earlier this week and Caldwell had been treated since.
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Richmond
Mary Ruth Caldwell
Petersburg
Duke University Hospital
Chapel Hill
Mrs Jessie Jone Winborne Dies at 82 in Radford
Mrs Jessie Jone Winborne 82 wife of the late Samuel Prelow Winborne of Como North Carolina died at Radford Memorial Hospital early today after a brief illness.
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Franklin
Jessie Jone Winborne
Samuel Prelow Winborne
Como
N. C
Radford Memorial Hospital
Winchester Soldiers Arrive In New York
The Star reports soldiers from Winchester aboard the Abraham Clark and General Anderson are due to arrive in New York, with Richard P. Sutton and technicians William Powell and Norman Keeler among the passengers. The telegram notes arrival on Friday January 4 and today.
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The
Star
Associated Press
Richard P. Sutton
Winchester
Abraham Clark
New York
Joseph Zuckerman
William Powell
Norman Keeler
General Anderson
Star Headlines Prompt Readers Worldwide
The Star invites readers to follow complete coverage of local, national, and world events across its reporting network. Stay informed through in-depth stories, expert analysis, and timely updates from Star reporters and partners.
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the Star
Butler's Service Station seeks beer and wine license in Cross Junction
Notice of hearing before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on Tuesday January 15 1946 by Lee A Butler of Butler's Service Station Cross Junction Virginia to retail beer and wine over 3 2 percent for consumption on and off premises. The station is listed as 12 Miles 522 Cross Junction.
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Alcoholic ‘Beverage Control Board
Butler
Lee A. Butler
Prop
Cross Junction
Lee A. Butter
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Week schedule for Home Demonstration Agent in January 1946
The Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Madeline B. Myers issues the weekly plan January 7 to 12, 1946. Activities include furniture clinics at Emerson Rogers and Landon Whitacre homes, a Professional Workers Council meeting, a luncheon, a yearbook committee meeting at the Home Agent’s office, and office days with field work in Spain and other locations.
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Madeline B. Myers
Spain
Middle Road Hdc
Emerson Rogers
Professional Workers Council
North Frederick
Basketball Scores From Nearby Colleges
Quantico defeats Virginia 45 38 Randolph Macon tops Elon 49 30 Duke beats Maryland 59 25 in brief college basketball results from the day.
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Quantico
Virginia
Randolph
Frederick County School Consolidation Plan Proposes Large Centre near Winchester
The report urges closing Mt. Airy High View and several elementary centers, moving pupils to a Winchester site of at least 106 acres, and forming a single large elementary school. It also recommends relocating 114 county black pupils to Winchester Negro School for a better offering. Transportation deemed negligible. The committee cites poor county facilities and outlines a funding path via Literary Fund loans to finance a 650000 to 1000000 dollar program.
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Mt. Airy
High View
Stephens City
Shenandoah Valley
Round = Hill
Ruarly
Miller
Kernstown
Armel
Winchester
Winchester City
Douglas
Frederick County
Gore
Gainesboro
Stonewall
Avstate
Literary Fund
Denny Commission
Baltimore market cattle and hog prices steady to lower
Market quotations show cattle mostly steady to lower from week ago with slaughter steers down 25, cows 25 to 50 lower and vealers mixed. Hogs and sows steady, barrows near 15.40 with live weights 300 to 875 pounds, lambs scarce but steady, and feeders mixed across weight ranges.
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Baltimore
Balable
Colorado
Wisconsins
Stock Market Reports Mixed Gains Amid Tax Selling
Scattered favorites tried to recover in today’s market but overall lack of animation kept gains modest. Small investors sold taxes, while widespread strikes and reconversion fears weighed on prices. Ticker tape moved slowly after an active open as transfers stayed low.
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New York
Chicago Grain Quotations Bid Prices January 5
Opening grain prices show weakness across futures with May wheat at 1.80 1 2, July 1.76 3 8, and September 1.74 3 8. Corn May 1.18 1 2, July 1.18 1 2, Sept. 1.18 1 2. Oats May 0.75 1 4, May 0.72 3 8, Sept. 0.69 7 8. Barley May 1.21 1 2, and May 1.17 1 4. Overall opening trend shows broad weakness in grain futures.
Railway Board to Review Freight Service Dispute Across Several States
The three member Railway Mediation Board will investigate within 30 days after both railroad interests and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen declined arbitration on 12 grievances. Wages and hours are excluded, per Claude P. King, assistant to the railroad’s COO. The dispute concerns transportation service reductions across Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Texas
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Railway Mediation Board
Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad
Claude P. King
Answers to the Daily Quiz Revealed
True answers listed for ten quiz questions on Page 1 include Samuel L. Clemens as Mark Twain and the claim about the Merchant Marine. Other items note fabric design methods, uranium impulse devices, the Moon, Frequency Modulation, Kentucky, and Vandyke.
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Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Moon
Kentucky
Vandyke
Annual Stockholders Meeting Notice for Firs and Merchants Bank
Notice of the annual meeting of shareholders of the Firs and Merchants National Bank of Winchester Virginia. Meeting set for Tuesday January 8 1946 at 11 a m to elect directors and transact other business as needed. J H Yost cashier signs the notice with filing marks.
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Firs and Merchants National B
Winchester
Virginia
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Wilson
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Centenary Reformed Church
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Robert L. Jones
Ray Ebersole
Price of Childrens
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Joe McCarty
Yankees
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McKeesport
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Stock Market Report
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Virginia Loan & Thrift Corporation
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