Appointment of William S Love as Service Manager
Robert F Gaines announces William S Love as Service Manager of the G and M Music Appliance Center Winchester. Love, a US Navy veteran, has over 150 years in radio and appliance field and two years in radar electronics with the Navy Bureau of Ordnance at Patuxent River Naval Center. A test panel will be available for inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Gaines
Winchester
William S. Love
Love
U. S. Navy
Bureau of Antics
Navy Department
Naval Center
Patuxent River
Basketball Scores From Hampden Sydney and Nearby Games
Hampden Sydney beat Bridgewater 60 to 37 while Virginia edged ahead 32 points. Randolph Macon defeated Washington College 55 to 51 in a two game summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampden-Sydney
Bridgewater
Smiahead of
Virginia
Cae
Randolph Macon
Washington College
1946 License Plates To Be More Colorful
The American Automobile Association reports 1946 license plates will be more colorful yet feature a bewildering range of expiration dates. Some states use permanent plates with date tab inserts while others shift to year long or staggered expirations requiring decoding to enforce dead tag laws.
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Washington
Philadelphia
American Automobile Association
Florida
Maine
New Jersey
Wyoming
Indiana
Connecticut
Delaware
Wisconsin
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Dourteen
West Virginia
Michigan
Wainwright Named Commander of Fourth Army
General Jonathan M. Wainwright is appointed to lead the Fourth Army replacing the late General Alexander Patch. Headquarters will be Fort Sam Houston Texas with Wainwright previously serving as chief of the Eastern Defense Command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Fourth Army
War de Department
Corrigidor
Eastern Defense Command
Alexander Patch
Wainwright
4Th Army
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Governor Bill Tuck Inauguration Draws South Boston Crowd
South Boston prepares for the inauguration next Wednesday as residents and officials rally to welcome Governor Bill Tuck. Halifax County residents, including political supporters, are expected in large numbers for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston
Virginia
Halifax County
Bill Tuck
Abner Chappell 75 Dies at Winchester Farm
Abner M. Chappell widower died at 2 a m at Acorn Heights home of Mrs Blanche White He was a retired dairy farmer and had lived in Winchester 18 years He is survived by son Abner M Chappell Ponti a Mich daughter Mrs Harry Leight Waterford sister Mrs Rich ard Conley Waterford sister Mrs Tinsman Leesburg brothers George E Chappell Washington J C J W Purcellville J O Chappell Lincoln The body lies at Jones Funeral Home No funeral arrangements have been made
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abner M. Chappell
Acorn Heights
Blanche White
Winchester
Harry Leight
Pontiac
Mich
Richard Conley
Waterford
Tinsman
Leesburg
Miss Rosanna Milton Dies in Kansas City Missouri
Miss Rosanna Davidson Milton died early today in a Kansas City hospital. She was born November 5 1858 in Hannibal and was the last of the Milton family formerly of Milton Valley Clarke County. Funeral services will be Saturday January 12 at 3 PM in Kansas City with burial in Mt Moriah Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosanna Davidson Milton
Kansas City, Mo
Frederick R. Milton
Milton Valley
Clarke County
Anna M. Miller Milton
Godfrey Miller
Fairmont Avenue
Winchester
Richard and
Margaret Rosanna Davidson Milton
Miss Milton
Missouri
Hannibal
St. Louis
Kansasa City
Milton
Clarke Couny
Anna Milton Kaylor
Kansas City
Jennie Miller Green
William C. Miller
Emily
Sidney Miller
Washington
Piccadilly Streets
Mt. Moriah
Police Court Notes From Winchester Sessions
The morning session before Judge John Rice listed Electry L. Cobb of Havre de Grace Maryland charged with drunk driving fined five dollars and costs. Ivan L. Dellinger of Wardensville West Virginia faced reckless driving and no operator's license penalties totaling sixteen dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Police Court
John Rice
Electry L. Cobb
Havre de Grace
Ivan L. Dellinger
Wardensville
W. Va
Bank of Clarke County Holds Annual Meeting
The annual stockholders meeting of the Bank of Clarke County in Berryville elected D. G. Cooley as chairman J. E. Keller as secretary and William B. Clagett and Oscar Ramsburg as tellers. President W. A. Bradford was absent ill. Roy E. Potts reported strong profits including a 7 percent dividend and growing reserves. Resources reached 2 366 279 57 with surplus and undivided profits about triple capital. Directors reelected included Bradford Coiner Clagett Moore Williams Iden Burch McGehee Glascock and Potts for 1946.
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Bank of
Clarke County
Berryville
D. G. Cooley
J. E. Keller
William B. Clagett
Oscar Ramsburg
W. A. Bradford
Roy E. Potts
Bradford
Ass't. Cashier
Ass't. Trust Oficer
A. Garland Wiliams
Mary V. Webb
Camille C. Wisecarver
Helen L. McDonald
Edith W. Rodgers
Margaret Barthel
Arthur H. Edmunds
C. van Deventer
Leila van Deventer
Boyce
Prepare Veterans Office For Opening
The Veterans Administration has rented two offices on the second floor of the Shenandoah Valley National Bank. Furniture was moved in on Wednesday but no opening date or personnel announcements have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Veterans Administration
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Independents To Play Here Tonight
The Winchester Independents meet the Toms Brook basketball team at Handley Gym tonight at eight o clock. All proceeds go to the War Memorial Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchster Independents
Toms Brook
Handley Gym
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Correct solutions listed for Page 4 questions. New Delhi is the capital. deputy foreign commissar. Lt Gen Masaharu Homma. Pilgrims Progress. a line from a quoted source. New Hampshire. true or false depends on rarity. personal physician to President Roosevelt. type of butter. Julius Caesar.
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New Delhi
Masaharu Homma
Moroline Petroleum Jelly Soothes Minor Burns and Chafes
A large measure of quality in a jar of Moroline petroleum jelly offers soothing dressing for minor burns chafes and dry cracked skin. Keep Moroline on hand for simple cuts bruises and chapped skin.
Plans for revising the social security program on Capitol Hill
On January 11 1946 plans formed on Capitol Hill to reexamine the social security program. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Doughton announced a study of revisions when Congress reconvenes, weighing payroll tax changes medical care insurance and coverage for self employed farmers domestics and religious workers.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Truman
Doughton
House
Ways and Means
North Carolina
Congress
Nation's Telephone Service Crippled
Nationwide labor unrest grows with 8,000 member union striking across 44 states and Western Electric installation workers joining in a wage dispute. Meantime CIO and AFL unions threaten stoppages at General Motors, meat packers Armour and Swift, and United Steel, driving talks toward fact finding and possible government action.
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Schwellenbach
NFTW
Western Electric Employees Association
Western Electric
Bell Telephone System
CIO
Geenral Motors
Edgar L. Warren
Federal
Chicago
Army
Navy
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
CIO Packinghouse Workers Union
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutlers and Butcher Workmen
United
Seven U S Airmen Reported Killed in B 17 Crash
The Meridional Agency reports seven U S Army personnel killed in a crash of a B 17 Flying Fortress at Houros near Natal Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Houros
Natal
Dorothy Ann Corbin Dies in Charlottesville Hospital
Dorothy Ann Corbin, 5, of South Boston Virginia, died at University Hospital in Charlottesville while hospitalized January 7. She was born April 10, 1934, and is survived by her parents, five sisters, one brother, two grandmothers, and several relatives from Virginia and Washington, D.C. Funeral services were held at Mrs S B Dodson’s home with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Ann Corbin
Bruce Corbin
South Boston
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Savilla
Pauline
Eunice
Caroline
Shirley
Bruce, Jr
B. Dodson
Edward Cain
Winchester
Fred Dodson
Flint Hill
Portsmouth Golfer Leads Field at San Francisco Open
Dark Horse Chandler Harper a 32 year old pro from Portsmouth Virginia led the second round of the 172 hole San Francisco Open with a 71, two behind him Lord Byron who is chasing a third consecutive win after a 73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Prancico
Chandler Harper
Portsmouth
Lord Byron
Cavalier Boxers To Meet Penn State
Penn State boxers, leaders in intercollegiate indoor boxing, travel to Virginia to face the Cavaliers before a large indoor crowd at Charlottesville for the 1946 season opener night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cavalier
Penn State
Harlottesville
University of Virginia
Marine meeting at Camp Catlin near Pearl Harbor
Gl's continues from page one describing a Marine meeting scheduled last night at Camp Catlin adjacent to Pearl Harbor. Brig. Gen. Mervin H. Silverthorn notes Marines bring troubles to commanders and that nonmilitary gatherings lack control as formal formations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Catlin
Pearl Harbor
Geiger
Mervin H. Silverthorn
Final Rites and Police Canvas in Degnan Case
Police intensified the investigation into Suzanne Degnan's murder with Lt Philip Brietzke leading a 20-officer detail. More than a dozen suspects were questioned, a wake was held for Suzanne, and rewards totaling 37 5900 were offered for clues as officers canvassed Edgewater and inspected a basement laundry near the Degnan home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
John L. Sullivan
Edgewater
Degnan
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Richmond
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Kiernan’s
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U. S
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