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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1949
Page
14
Wildcats beat Warren County 45 to 28 in a conference game. Front Royal girls edged opponents 24 to 19 in the preliminary.
A slate of night games reports numerous results including Moravian 73 over Lebanon Valley 61 Lehigh 58 over Drexel 48 Gettysburg 54 over Clarkson 48 Seton Hall 63 over Rutgers 61 and Navy 71 over Dickinson 39. Other notable outcomes include Georgetown 53 over G W 49 North Carolina State 71 over Louisville 72 and North Carolina 55 over Wake Forest 50.
Virginia Cavaliers visit Richmond to face the Richmond Spiders in a Big Six showdown at Charlottesville. Other Mason‑Dixon and conference games include Gallaudet at Bridgegate and Carson‑Newman at Emory and Henry.
Insurance sweeping to tie for first as B and S Poultry led by Ed Clevenger 136 and Jimmy Livengood 124 trounced Sarah Zane Fire Co. three straight. Home Beneficial Life Ins. bested Elliott Motor Lines with 1634 set while No Va Power and others posted wins. Winchester's People’s Cleaners edged Walkersville 666 to 595 in Blue Ridge League action.
A War Claims Commission may finally receive funding to evaluate thousands of civilian and military damage claims tied to World War II. Existing authorized payments cover internment, lost wages for contractors, and food shortfalls in camps, with most claims still unresolved. The biggest question is whether Americans harmed in Europe, Asia, or during Pearl Harbor can recover damages, to be paid from a $275 million Treasury fund formed by liquidating German and Japanese assets.
The passage states that hummingbirds are the smallest birds and are found exclusively in the New World, highlighting their unique geographic distribution and diminutive size.
At the armory tonight at 17 30 American Legion post and Royal Crown face off for first in the City basketball league. Legion holds five wins and one loss while RC has four wins and one loss after RC beat Legion 32 26 earlier. Dumpsey Ritter and Grim are expected to lead scoring.
Wet cold conditions slow progress on several highway jobs in the Staunton district. By by pass work near Staunton inching forward with 50 percent wall completion and minor grading. R 42 Moscow to Churchville at 37 percent. R 11 south of Steeles Tavern delayed by rain. R 59 Shenandoah county resumes essential maintenance after December shift. Weather winter ahead harms finish timing. some contracts postponed to spring.
Dean Baughman a junior at Stephens City has been elected captain of the boxing squad. Officers were elected to form the staff with George Monk and Aubrey Clevenger as co-managers. Coach Lester Singhass led twelve men in the call for new boxing talent. Veterans from last year include Claude Bennington Ernest Welch Baughman Thomas Brown and David Brown.
East coast times are EST. Subtract one hour for Central and two for Mountain. Some stations adjust relay times to local schedules. Last minute program changes cannot be included.
A detailed rundown of nightly radio programming lists shows by time and network. Entries include news broadcasts, music hours, comedies, dramas, and variety programs across CBS ABC NBC and related affiliates.
Cleaners from Frederick Peoples and Frederick Cleaners chase a victory over seventh-place Everedy Co as they tighten the Blue Ridge Bowling standings. Winchester sits on 43 points, two shy of first and one ahead of Coliseum of Hagerstown. Troy Rhea ranks third with a 123.15 average.
Garber Ice Cream enter Garber quint sits seventh in the Eastern States league standings with a 1 win 5 loss record. They lost to Waynesboro 86 38 and next face Martinsburg on January 23 as Hagerstown leads the circuit 4 0 with Green Castle second and Frederick third.
The Textile Workers Union of America Local 371 will dedicate its new building at 227 Chester Street Front Royal at 7 p.m. January 21. A preceding dinner at 5 p.m. honors Emil Rieve general president of the TWUA CIO.
Aviators observed swifts circling around aircraft moving at speeds up to 85 miles per hour.
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