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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1947
Page
2
A resident named Rachel Jackson of Loudoun Street was assaulted. Judge Rice fined $50 and ordered 30 days in jail after a conviction for assault.
SH Winchester Business Core Accountants defeated Clarke county 22 to 20 on Wednesday. The Winchester quintet opened with a 10 to 5 lead and maintained the margin through a tight contest. Players for Winchester included Anderson Corrigan Hounshell and Zimmerman. Berryville's lineup featured Fuller Hart Jackson Jeno Lee Mallory and Ruther.
The Virginia Society for Crippled Children announces a three year program for teachers to study Speech at the University of Virginia with scholarships totaling over $10,000. The reorganized School of Speech and Drama provides courses in speech drama playwriting production and radio writing.
Senator A. Willis Robertson of Lexington will headline the Virginia Motion Picture Theatre Association conference at the Jefferson Hotel in February. He will discuss the motion picture and its place in today’s society, with remarks directed to industry leaders and officials.
The Clarke Frederick Winchester Warren Shenandoah and Page Clearing House Association of the Virginia Bankers Association held a postponed December meeting at the First National Bank in Strasburg. S. H. Smith presided as chairman with Ralph M. Ware and Norman D. Scott leading an educational program on the American Institute of Banking Schools conducted weekly at Handley School for local members and employees.
Captain George R. Rausch from the local recruiting office says volunteers can join a force expanding to 1,070,000 by July 1, 1947. The Army offers training in many trades and advanced technical education at service schools both in the U.S. and overseas, demanding high intelligence to operate atomic age equipment.
J Olcott announces Clarke county March of Dimes drive events a basketball game at Boyce on January 30 and a barn dance at the ey building February 1. Coin collectors in local businesses and 1500 dime cards given to schoolchildren support the polio fund. Start tonight actions will be at the local theatre.
Handley high school teams, varsity and junior varsity, travel to Martinsburg high school for a Friday night doubleheader. Martinsburg enters as clear favorite after beating Hagerstown 55 to 16. Handley has four losses, three in a row, since January 7. Coach Maddox will field Garber and Lewis at forwards, McIntyre center, Swisher and Larue guards.
Richmond Va January 24 Governor Tuck responds to Harold Ickes syndicated column criticizing Virginia teachers pay plan Ickes defended deficit education while Tuck defends tax restrained policy and opposition to federal education grants noting Virginia increased school funding by 6 5 million without tax hikes and warning against national debt spillover.
Contains seven air themed questions with correct responses including Greece France Japan Georgia and names Elliott Roosevelt Joe Lewis and Truman age notes. Provides concise confirmations such as the ban lifting date and 1946 event outcomes.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad appoints Simp son as vice president in charge of traffic effective February 1, 1947. He succeeds Golder Shumate who retires after fifty years with the company. Simp son has been assistant vice president in charge of traffic since January 1, 1944 and began his railroad career with the Central Railroad of New Jersey in 1912.
William Orville Lupton 76 of High View West Virginia died at Winchester Memorial Hospital Thursday at 12 10 PM after an illness since January 11 He was a retired farmer He is survived by his widow Ollie Oates Lupton eight children two sons in law and many grandchildren The funeral will be held Sunday with services at Timber Ridge Christian Church and burial in the adjoining cemetery Pallbearers will be nephews of the deceased
Maryland fast patrol boats and a single plane await a final vote on a bill abrogating a 162 year old fishing pact with Virginia. The measure would have Virginians poaching on Potomac oyster beds tried in Maryland, signaling an intensified inter state dispute.
Virginia's 15 000 ground force members in the organized reserves will receive full pay and allowances while training in 16 regular army schools. Courses include basic airborne February 3 to March 25, advanced airborne February 26 to April 15, and air transport February 19 to March 18 at the infantry school.
Maj. Gen. Philip Fleming announced that regional OPA offices will liberalize rents in hardship cases. He spoke after talks with President Truman, who favored continuing nationwide rent controls. Fleming said no decision was made, and Congress holds responsibility for changes.
Mary Frances Hogan 38 of Winchester died Tuesday at a Petersburg Virginia hospital. She was a daughter of Elijah and Bertha Hogan of Winchester. Funeral arrangements had not been completed this morning.
Funeral services for Mrs. Leona B. Beatty who died Wednesday in Pennsylvania will be conducted from Jones Funeral Home tomorrow at 2 30 PM with Rev L P Tedrick officiating. Pallbearers will be nephews Athey Sargent Robert Sargent William Gardner John Hughes Cecil Steele and Curtis Beatty.
Sir Campbell Stuart announced Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt will unveil the statue of Franklin D Roosevelt in Grosvenor Square London on April 12 1948. Financed by popular subscription the memorial marks the U S embassy site and wartime American forces nerve center in the United Kingdom.
Nettie Lee Owens 61 died at 1 30 a m at her Berryville residence after a period of declining health and recent hospitalization in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born January 13 1886 in Clarke County she worked in Dr J E Harris office and nursed in Clarke and Berryville. Survived by sisters Mrs John Carlisle Berryville and Mrs Williams Carlisle Frederick County brothers T Owens Kernstown and W C Owens Berryville. funeral Sunday 2 pm John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with Rev R Carington Paulette officiating. interment Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
The only items still under price control are rice sugar and residential rent. Government policy lists rice and sugar as essentials and continues controls on rent for housing.
In memory of Wilmer O Lupton killed in Belgium January 1945 his wife and daughter mourn him across years. He rests beneath crosses among the brave, with poppies bloom. His daughter Judy Lane Cape and Mrs Mabel DeHaven note the loss and the lasting ache.
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