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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1949
Page
12
A historical notice identifies several crops at risk from weevils including hickory nuts chestnut plumb cherry grain rice corn sugar cane palm straw berry potato and pea. The text emphasizes these pests threaten multiple plant varieties.
Sam Rayburn of Texas served as Speaker from 1941 to 1946 spanning the 77th to 79th Congresses. He was elected by acclamation on September 16, 1940.
A detailed, fragmented listings page shows 6:00 to 12:00 schedules across networks ABC CBS NBC MBS and local times. Programs include news casts, music hours, dramas, comedies, quizzes, and variety shows with multiple repeats and late-night dancing segments.
Berryville American Legion post cagemen defeated Strasburg 65 41 on Woodstock floor. Griffin led Strasburg with 19 points while Estep 14 Hawkins 12 and Rockwell 12 paced Berryville scoring. Berryville played without Rev. Tally Hanna.
Night games feature Northwestern overpowering Marquette 70 to 38 while Hamline edges St. Thomas 52 to 38. Ohio University slips past North Adams State 64 to 56 as Quan tico Marines face Appalachian. Presbyterian defeated Guilford 70 to 59 and Elon beat Louisiana College 60 to 38.
Hamline's basketball team extended its unbeaten streak to 14 games with a 52-49 victory over arch rival St. Thomas of St. Paul. Hamline trailed early, but rallied to lead 26-24 at halftime and hold on in a tight second half.
Hazleton notes Penn coach George Munger favors an annual meeting with Penn State as the opening game each season while college and pro sports headlines swirl. Other items mention Red and Blue blues at Yale and salary ire in the NFL, plus sports figures like Stan Musial and Friizie Zivic making waves as a broadcaster and comeback bid.
Stonewall meets Boyce in District L action at 7:15 p m at the armory with Stonewall slight underdogs. Stonewall has 2 losses and Boyce 1 win 1 loss while awaiting a fresher lineup after Tommy De Haven’s knee injury. The boys play after the girls around 8 15 p m.
A piecrust caught fire in an oven on an electric stove at 523 N Cameron St. yesterday afternoon. Smoke prompted a fire alarm but firefighters found no blaze as the crust was already burned. Residents listed were Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Martin.
John Ross Blake, former Winchester resident, died Jan 21 at his Baltimore home. He was the son of the late George R. and Elle Freeman Blake. His father served as a Cumberland Valley railroad ticket agent during the railroad’s early Winchester era. Blake and sisters Lillian F. Blake and Mrs. Henry T. Reutter grew up here before moving to Baltimore after their father’s death.
A crowded gym balcony gave way during a basketball game in Richwood on January 25, dropping about 15 feet onto spectators and players. Two high school players were seriously injured.
Standings show teams like B and 8 Poultry, Home Benis Life Ins, O Sullivan Plant, Lions Club, Independents, American Legion, No Va Power Co, Buncutter Tire Co, L and M Buses, Elliott Motor Lines, O Sullivan Office, Sarah Zane Fire Co. and others. Individual scores include Gene Dunn 132 Richard Lake 130 Bruce Lovett 128 and team totals O Sullivan Plant 565 in a 1616 set.
Edwin L. Hopkins awarded a bed and board divorce from Frances R. Hopkins for desertion. They wed in Hagerstown on February 7, 1943. Judge Elliott Marshall also made several bed and board cases absolute, including Stella Bauserman Hockman from J. F. Hockman in December 1946, Colleen Cather Crisman from Kenneth A Crisman in February 1947, and Myrtle K. Carper from Roy E. Carper in September 1947.
In under two years of the War of 1812 the American navy of 20 ships had sunk or captured 26 British war vessels and had lost only seven of their own, highlighting early naval gains.
Wales stood as an independent principality ruled by native princes until 1282 when Edward I conquered it and granted the land to his infant son, who became the Prince of Wales.
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