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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1947

Page

2

Boyce quintet tops RMA Jaycees in junior varsity clash

The Boyce high school team defeated Randolph Macon Academy junior varsity 30 to 16 yesterday. In a preceding midget game, Clarke five beat RMA 24 to 12 as Hawkins of Boyce totaled seven baskets for top scoring honors. Boyce advances to face St. Josephs of Martinsburg next.

Boyce High Randolph Macon Academy Boyce Jaycees RMA Clarke Hawkins Boyce St. Josephs High School Martinsburg

Bank Closing Notices on Holiday in 1947

Notices state that the bank will be closed Monday January 20 1947 due to a legal holiday and reopen Tuesday January 21 1947. Signatories SHAROLD G BROWN cashier and JOHN L SLOAT cashier appear on the notices.

Sankina Fe Loah Valley Nat’! Bank Sharold G . Brown Sa Bank John L. Sloat

Break in at Orn dorff's fills station in Winchester

Winchester police investigate a breaking and entering at Orn dorff's filling station on Millwood avenue. Entry gained via a side basement window and two cases of oil worth 9 dollars were stolen. In police court Judge John Rice fined Dr. H. T. James 10 dollars and costs for reckless driving and Frank Shull 10 dollars for drunkenness.

Orndorff Millwood Avenue John Rice H. T. James W. Piccadilly Street Frank Shull S. Kent Street

Spray School At Lupton Orchard On Wednesday

An all day sprayer maintenance and spray materials school will be held at Lupton Orchard Service Company January 22. County Agent I Fred announces invitations for orchardists in several West Virginia and Virginia counties to attend. The program runs 9 a m to noon with equipment talks by service men and demonstrations in the afternoon by G D Kite J A Waller and A H Teske. A free lunch is provided by local sponsors.

Lupton Orchard Service Company I. Fred Hardy Hampshire Berkeley Jefferson Morgan County W. Va Frederick, Clarke Warren Shenandoah Virginia Stine J. A. Waller, Jr VPI Represenre Bean Friend Hardie Iron Age Myers and Speed American Fruit Growers, Inc Barr Farm and Orchard Supply Company Bond Bros C. I. Brumback and Sons, Inc Lupton Orchard Service G. D. Kite J. A. Waller A. H. Teske Corporation Court Winchester G. G. Baker Ida Shimp Humphrey Order of Publication Fred Small Raleigh Street Martinsburg West Virginia Emma Cooksey Lillie Shelnecht Williiam Franks Edward Franks Anne Robey Gertrude E. Franks James W Voorhees Emma Cooksey Lillie Shelnecht William Franks Anne Rovey Gertrude E. Pranks James W. Voorhees

Answers to Daily Quiz on Page Four

Correct responses list for ten questions: Damon True Yes Guam Bermuda quote about healthful climate false regarding barrel interior diameter gargoyles true a term for Japan and The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Damon True Guam Bermuda Japan

Festival budget balance praised after postwar 1947 event

Philip Boyd reports on assets including a deposit of 1263.64 and pageant costumes 1000, parade costumes 100, decor 400, and office supplies 75. Past-president Arthur notes the festival ended with a small balance amid postwar costs and commends committee chairs for cooperation in keeping the budget balanced.

Handley Pageant Fund Arthur

Railway accident near Lerdo halts Southern Pacific service

Ambulances raced to Lerdo near Minter Field after a Southern Pacific train derailed. Engineer H. P. Lawrence and conductor George Coch rane of Los Angeles were unhurt as the locomotive and three baggage cars escaped damage. Seven of fifteen passenger cars stayed upright.

Lerdo Minter Field H. P. Lawrence George Cochrane Los Angeles

UNC S S Almanac 1947 Promises Yearlong Info and Sports

The Winchester Evening Star advertises UNC S S Almanac 1947 offering government, cabinet, Supreme Court, 80th Congress governors and United Nations updates. It includes World Series results and 1946 sports, plus reference material for 1947. Fifteen cents postpaid to Information Bureau, Washington DC.

Supreme Court Congress United Nations

Berryville First National Elects Directors For Year

The stockholders of the First National Bank of Berryville elected J. Ed Thoma L. H. Bell Alferd M. Kerfoot Ralph M. Ware A. B. Hummer W. D. Burtner A. C. Buckley H. Ritter and Richard B. Smith directors for the year at the annual meeting J. Ed Thoma was re elected chairman and Ralph M. Ware was re elected president after the meeting

First National Bank of Berryville J. Ed.Thoma L. H. Bell Alferd M. Kerfoot Ralph M. Ware A. B. Hummer W. D. Burtner A. C. Buckley H. Ritter Richard B. Smith J. Ed. Thoma

Purebred Cattle Producers Meeting Called By Stine

County Agent I. Fred Stine calls a meeting of purebred producers at his office Monday at 7 30 pm to plan the Tri Breed Cattle Sale for the Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Association Inc. The event will set a date, form a sale committee and manager, and accept consignments of Angus Hereford and Shorthorn cattle for the fifth annual sale.

I. Fred Stine Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Association, Inc Stine

Youths Escaped From National School Caught Here

Robert Lou Jordan and Nathan Bunt, teens wanted for escaping Washington national training school, were captured on Route 50 west of town by State Troopers Seale and Shifflett at 11 PM. They face additional auto larceny charges in Alexandria and burglary in Middleburg and were handed to the Leesburg Sheriff’s Office.

Robert Lou Jordan Nathan Bunt National Training School Washington, D. C Seale Shifflett Alexandria Middleburg Sheriff’s Office Leesburg

Don Cossack chorus organized in 1926 under Masaryk patronage

General Platoff's Don Cos sack chorus was organized in 1926 under the patronage of the late President Masaryk of Czechoslovakia. The members of the chorus are former cavalry officers of the Imperial Russian Army.

Autos Bump At Boscawen Corner Damages Put At 85

Two cars collided at five P M yesterday on Loudoun Street at the Boscawen intersection causing about 85 in damage to the two vehicles. The Oldsmobile was driven by Hiram Junior McDonald of Rt. 3 Winchester and the Plymouth by Grover Lee Leight of Grimes.

Boscawen Corner Loudoun Street Boscawen Hiram Junior McDonald Rt. 3 Winchester Grover Lee Leight Grimes

Hebron Church Sermon on The Fear of Seeming Queer

Hebron Baptist Church shows Sunday school at 10 30 a m with Maude Kerns as superintendent. Worship follows at 11 30 a m with Rev N B Habel delivering the sermon The Fear of Seeming Queer.

N. B. Habel Maude Kerns

Arnall and Talmadge Clash in Georgia Capitol

Arnall announced he would resign as governor while leaving a testimonial to the Secretary of State. He shook hands with Fortson and said he would continue to run his law office. Nearby, Talmadge held a second news conference with Adjutant General Marvin Griffin as cheers and boos rose from supporters outside.

Georgia Arnali Fortson Arnall-Dykes Capitol Talmadge Marvin Griffin Arnall

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