Pine Motor Co dominates Evening Star Ladies League action
Pine Motor Co rolled games of 471 521 and 505 for a 1947 get and three convincing scores over Worths in the Evening Star Ladies League. Pine Motor takes undisputed 123-game and 327-set lead. Packett and Chapman high with 113 and 114. Bell Clothes drops early, Va Fruit wins late games. Jr Women of Berryville push GAA No.2 to a fourth place tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
Pine Motor Co
Va. Fruit Co. Worth
Bell Clothes Warel Jr
Star Office
Weber Nursery
Ind
Connie Lineburg
Pauline Chapman
Jessie Packett
Mary Trenary
Corinne Carskadden
Pine Motor
Worth
Isabelle Calkin
Mabel Grim
Va. Fruit
Rae Fletcher
Helen Elsen
Berryville
GAA No. 2
GAA
Mary Eliabeth Trenary
Varel
Love and Murder at the Wardwell Town House
Catherine Lister hides a secret love for Stephen Darrell while Nicky Bray proposes. Mike Nye is found dead at his desk after a tense night at the Wardwell townhouse where Angela Wardwell plans a new marriage. Inspector McKee questions the women as a missing item and a coded clue surface amid mounting suspicion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Lister
Nicky Bray
Stephen Darrell
Stephen
Hal la Mott
Angela Wardwell
Angela
John
Catherine
Wardwell
Mike Nye
Hal
Tom
Francine
Wardwell House
Mike
Christopher McKee
Hat
Nicky
McKee
Missing envelope linked to suspicious stranger at Wardwell house
Catherine recalls a bulky envelope with blood found near the Wardwell residence on Sixty fourth Street. She identifies a shabby brown Chesterfield man seen there, prompting McKe to record his appearance and possible age while Mrs Wardwell and Hal LaMott provide different details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine
Miss Lister
McKe
Wardwell House
Sixty-fourth Street
Mrs. Wardwell
Hal la Mott
Catherine Lister
Police Court Fines For Drunken, Speeding and Overloading
Police court records show Oscar Hink Lewis of Whitlock Ave fined $14.25 for drunkenness. C A Hobert of 5 N Stewart St fined $14.95 for speeding. Roger F Schaffenaker of Winchester charged with drunken and disorderly behavior. Jacob M Burkett of Harrisonburg fined $14.25 for overloading by 4300 pounds. Horace Striblings of Rockland Va fined $9.25 for drunkenness. A note adds that Abaca fiber is weaker than manila but used to make large quantities of binder and baler twine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar
Hink"” Lewis
Whitlock Ave
C. A. Hobert
N. Stewart St
Roger F. Schaffenaker
Winchester
Jacob M. Burkett
Harrisonburg
Manila
Eisenhower Receives Poor Richard Medal in Franklin Anniversary
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower was awarded the Poor Richard Club's gold medal of achievement in Philadelphia on January 19 marking the 242nd anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth.
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Philadelphia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Poor Richard Club
Benjamin Franklin
Scouts to Seek $17,000 Fund in Shenandoah Area
The Shenandoah area council finance committee schedules a Feb 16 21 drive with a $17 000 goal. Ben Belchie Winchester council finance chairman and district chiefs Philip Hunter Tompact Charles Town E D Freeland Luray Aubrey McDaniel Front Royal Ralph Hardy Winchester lead the campaigns. Potomac district covers Morgan Jefferson Berkeley counties while Shawnee and Two Rivers cover Frederick Clarke Shenandoah Warren Page and Rappahannock.
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Shenandoah Area
Ben Belchie
Winchester
Council
Philip Hunter
Charles Town
Potomac District
E. D. Freeland
Luray
Two Rivers
Aubrey McDaniel
Front Royal
Ralph Hardy
Shawnee
Morgan, Jefferson
Berkeley
W. Va
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Shenandoah
Warren Page
Rappahannock
Frederick
Community Chest
B. A. Poland
Martinsburg
Sailors Reclaim War Bonds From Delaware River
Camden New Jersey January 19 August Halicks had his war savings bonds worth 5350 stolen from his home on Friday. Sailors James O'Connor and Lanots Calderon aboard a dredge spotted an envelope floating in the Delaware River and recovered four $1000 bonds and fifty four $25 bonds. They turned the bonds over to police and Halicks rewarded the finders.
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Camden
N. J
Halicks
Delaware River
James O’connor
Lanots Calderon
Unhart Motorist Dies Next Day
Beckley West Virginia January report shows Frank Brown aged 54 died of a fractured skull after car slid off a bankment on Route 21. He told police he was unhurt and left hospital with I guess I'm the lucky guy remark. He returned with a headache the next day and died.
Folic acid linked to red blood cell production
Folic acid, also known as the L. casei factor, is highlighted for its special role in the formation of red blood cells.
Legion Brings Fuller Back For Thursday Feature Bout
Fuller returns to headline the Legion card at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Farmer Livestock Exchange arena. He meets Clarence Houck in a four round 160 lb bout while Larry Johnson resumes action in a 145 lb semi final against Frank Geanois. Four undercard fights include Navaro vs Schosser and Wilson vs Hurley with Bob Shaw to face Jon and Hall versus Mercilliot. Polly’s Cab provides free rides from 7 to 8:15 p.m.
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Georgie Puller
Legion
Farmer Livestock Exchange Arena
Fuller
Clarence Houck
Bel Ais Mol
Johnny Sullivan
Houck
Livestock Arena
Johnson
Larry Johnson
Billy Mathews
Frank Geanois
Geancis
George Navaro
Baltimore
Pete Schosser
Washington
Billy Wilson
Jim Hurley
Bob Shaw
Silver Springs
Joe N
Jack Hall
Bud Mercilliot
Bobby Woodward
Rickey Harris
Legion Fight Committee
Polly
Postoffice Corrier
Reuss
Origin of kissing under the mistletoe
Some authorities say the practice derives from Druids in Britain. Mistletoe was offered to the Goddess of Love as an emblem of love, and passes under it earned a kiss. Druids cut the sacred mistletoe and hung it over doorways to appease woodland spirits.
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R.I.N. A
Britain
Unusually Large Eggs Brought by Brent DeHaven
Brent DeHaven of Middleway presented two unusually large eggs. The eggs drew curiosity from local residents and were examined by observers for size and potential quality.
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Brent DeHaven
Middleway
Eggs Weighed 8 and 12 Ounces Double Yolk Suspect
DeHaven reported two eggs from his New Hampshire Reds weighed 8 and 12 ounces each and were believed to contain double yolks. He thought they came from the same hen house but did not know if laid by the same hen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine
Angela
John
Hal
Tom
Francine
Mike
Nicky
Hat
Madison
Evening Star Office
DeHaven
New Hampshire
Canonization of Joan of Arc in 1920
Joan of Arc was canonized in St Peter's Rome on May 16 1920 with Pope Benedict XV presiding at the ceremonies.
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Joan of Arc
St. Peter’s
Rome
Benedict XV
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Bargain Store
N. Cameron St
Umrs Funeral Home
Seiberling Battery
Cammer Tire CO
Handley
Ate
Michael Nye
Nye
Sixtyfourth Street
Scott
Castle Geyser
Yellowson Secur
R. J. Scott
Beralia
Australia
Horace Striblings
Rockland, Va
Eisenhower
Ace
Td Paralys
March OF Dimes
THE
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
S. Loudoun St
Henry T. Goode
Grove’s
Duncan Phyfe
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Phares
Ee Mle 9
Racper
Winchester's Shopping Center
Robert E. Lee
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Anderson Electrical CO
N. Braddock St
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