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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1949
Page
2
Handley cagers, aiming for a comeback after a 33 to 36 loss to Harrisonburg, face an undefeated Charles Town quint at Charles Town tonight. Charles Town beat Chamberlain High 52 to 34 last Friday as center C Brown scored 23.
Scores from night games include George Washington 64 N C 41 and Wake Forest 63 U of Richmond 51. Washington and Lee 75 Virginia 66 Georgetown 53 Maryland 51. Tonight Maryland plays State at Davidson and Duke at Virginia Tech. The Citadel visits South Carolina, Baltimore at William and Mary, Clemson at Wofford, Virginia at VMI.
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A sequence of farm sale notices lists dates, times, and locations across Front Royal Winchester Ellwood Berryville and nearby areas. Items include livestock machinery household goods and farm implements with sellers such as Claude Poston H S S Barr and H O Light Grimes.
Hal Boyle reflects on Manhattan neighbors from Greenwich Village to the Upper East River tenements. He recalls quirky residents, shared walls, and the lively social texture that makes city living vibrant and memorable.
Virginia Military Institute remained without a head football coach as the athletic council formed a six member committee led by Athletic Director Frank L. Summers to screen applicants for the job left vacant by Arthur Morton.
Shepherdstown boys fall to Martinsburg 27-25 after two overtime periods in a tight contest that stayed 23-23 through regulation and 25-25 after the first OT. Hedgesville remains hot with a 40-19 win over Williamsport. Harpers Ferry ends skid with a 34-29 victory over Berkeley Springs.
Troop movements near Nanking intensify as Chiang Kai-shek faces possible island fortress use. Communists push claims of wiping out the Suchow garrison while encircled nationalist forces dwindle from 250000 to 130000. Air supply drops resume amid shrinking perimeter and calls to halt the lift due to crowding.
A severe wintry blast hit the West with ice and snow while the Southeast faced record heat. Freezing rain and sleet coated the Central and Southern Plains extending to Iowa Missouri and western Illinois. Kansas Oklahoma Missouri and northern Texas suffered widespread outages as ice snapped power lines and travel slowed on slick highways.
Berryville High School defeated Toms Brook 62 15 on their home floor as second string players saw most action in the midweek game. Devine led Berryville with 12 points, and Feagan added 10 for the Jayvees who won 35 11. Coach Rockwell used two squads, with Lovettsville looming as a potential season test tonight.
In a close Brake Blok League match, Office edged Finishing Dept by six pins to stay in a first place tie. Gordon Teeple led Office with a 356 series and 130 127 games, while Johnny Greene scored 127 in a Rolling loss. Shipping defeated Rolling 2–0 with Greene saving a game.
St Louis Billikens, riding a Sugar Bowl victory and Ed Macauley’s health, aim for win No. 10 at Madison Square Garden against Long Island University in the headlining game. West Virginia meets CCNY in the doubleheader as unbeaten teams Western Kentucky and Minnesota win.
Detailed weather outlook shows Virginia mostly cloudy and cooler with light rain in southwest Ohio. Kentucky and West Virginia expect continued cloudiness, cooler temperatures, and scattered light rain or drizzle tonight and Wednesday. Maryland and North Carolina forecast partly to considerably cloudy, with colder conditions and some rain, while Western Pennsylvania remains cloudy and moderately cold with a chance of light precipitation tonight and Wednesday.
A bill to raise the pay of the President and Vice President heads to Senate approval. The measure would lift the President’s salary from 75000 to 100000 with a 50000 tax exempt expense allowance, raise the VP and Speaker to 30000 plus 10000 expense, and boost 222 other top officials while adding raises for 13500 federal employees. The cost is about 6.2 million dollars annually. Truman and Barkley cannot receive a raise before inauguration without the law in place.
Brucetown Virginia reports W B Castleman purchasing the Gleisner store grocery stock from Herbaugh and Cornell. Mrs C R Lewis and daughter Peggy visited Mr and Mrs B F Liggett in Acorn Heights for dinner. Mr and Mrs S J Swimley Sr hosted New Year’s Day guests. Miss Anna Bell Jobe returned to Washington after holidays with her parents F W and Mrs Jobe.
Six men and women arrested at Marathon Florida on a 45 foot charter vessel from Havana face charges of attempting to smuggle aliens and conspiracy. The group includes Iancu Herscu 26 his wife Milica 22 both from Roumania Arthur Woloski 25 of Poland and two Americans Albert Padags 25 of Fort Lauderdale Arthur J Benson 34 of Rockport Mass and Joseph Sowinski 59 of Stevens Point Wis. The investigation is ongoing with possible other parties in the United States.
Several retailers expect possible price declines due to increased government spending and wage gains, though some say gains could reverse if demand stays strong. G M McKelvey Co chief predicts category cuts but not a broad drop, while Association of Buying Offices cites varied post holiday responses. A Nashville retailer notes record post Christmas sales, and New York store leadership warns maintaining profit will be challenging.
Benjamin H. Namm, chairman of Namm's of Brooklyn, said the price cuts were specific not general and represented a market correction. He warned a lower price level is coming and that the customer is the boss, though he did not specify how much.
The State board of education approved a six year basic text book list in nine subjects with four choices in each field for elementary and secondary English geography history grammar and literature French and Spanish Localities may pick among the four. The board also recommended releasing 55000 from vocational capital outlay for Wytheville high school training facilities and 25000 more for Woodrow Wilson vocational school in Augusta.
Lawrenceville Tr January 11 Philip Benefiel starts as Lawrence County state attorney but must hire a lawyer to represent the state in court until he passes the state bar. Benefiel, 26, learned after election he failed the bar exam. The county board allows proxy prosecutions with Benefiel paying the attorney. He will take the March bar exam. He earns $2750 a year and was a write-in candidate with Democrats filing.
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