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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1947

Page

2

WCHS To Meet Handley Tonight In Rival Showdown

Handley Judges return to Warren County high school after three losses abroad. Tonight's game marks WCHS first league test this year with a 1 2 conference record and a familiar Handley lineup led by Garber Lewis McIntyre Swisher and Larue. Junior varsity precedes at 7 p.m.

Handley Aesenate Warren County High School Winchester Five Harrisonburg WCHS Hunter Maddox Garber Lewis McIntyre Swisher Larue Handley Attorneys

Lilienthal Signals Military Liaison Access to Commission

Lilienthal and four colleagues on the commission discuss how often to consult military leaders and Congress. Senator Vandenberg insists there be no closed doors to the military liaison committee or to Congress. Lilienthal agrees both sides must know what is going on but questions if the liaison group will be invited to committee meetings. He says he will consider the matter further.

Lilienthal Commission Congress Vandenberg R.-Mich Ittee

Yale Theology Professor Challenges Modern Education

Dr. Albert Cutler of Yale, at a Virginia Tech convocation, condemned modern higher education as inadequate for a democratic society and growing citizens. He warned that rapid knowledge power without moral control threatens mankind’s hopes and welfare.

Blacksburgg Bread Albert Cutler Yale Virginia Tech Los Alamos

Switches Often Still Commander All The Same

Nanking Jan 28 The Chinese Central News Agency reports General Ho Peng Chu who led 50 000 CCP troops on the Kiangsu Shantung border has switched to command a government army with the same troops It marks his fourth such move after previously leading puppet and anti government forces during the war and after Japan's surrender he reappeared as a government officer.

Nanking China Ho Peng-Chu Kiangsu-Shantung Hsuchow- Haichow Japan

Textbook Problems In Va Schools Improve Says AP

A Virginia survey by the Associated Press finds general improvement in textbook supplies across colleges and universities after a prior critical shortage. Virginia Tech and UVA note ongoing gaps in some areas, while VMI Harrisonburg Madison College and Farmville State Teachers report satisfactory conditions.

Associated Press Richmond Virginia State Department of Education Department Tech Short Virginia Tech University of Virginia Washington and Lee University Virginia Military Institute VMI Madison College Harrisonburg Farmville State Teachers College Madison University of Richmond

Burma Gains Independence Through British Agreement

London January 28 The British government announced it has reached an agreement with Burma allowing the Asiatic colony to attain independence.

London Burma

Union Prayer Service Held At Winchester Churches

Reverend E H Jackson announced the Union Prayer Service of colored churches in Winchester will be at John Mann Methodist Church on Wednesday evening at 8 30. The public is invited to attend.

E. H. Jackson Union Prayer Service of Colored Churches of Winchester John Mann Methodist Church Unger Ridgeway W. Va Rest Church Chevrolet Willys

Handley Will Created Library And School Funds For Winchester

The Handley legacy shaped Winchester with a $250000 bond plan to build a free public library once invested to $500000, and a 20 year accumulation to fund education for the poor. The Handley Board managed the estate starting 1896, library construction began 1907, and the Handley Library opened in 1913 with C Vernon Eddy as librarian.

Hebron Cemetery Judge Handley Winchester South Handley Virginia Handley Library Handley Board Common Council Albert L. Baker C. M. Gibbons Holmes Conrad John W. Rice Thomas J. Cooper George W. Kurtz M. M. Lynch S. H. Hansbrough William S. Love Braddock and Piccadilly Streets John Mesmer A. M. Baker Mankin Construction Company of Richmond Eddy C. Vernon Eddy Philadelphia Judith Gibson Judith Gibson, Assistant Lbrarian George W. Hardy Henry W. Palmer Lemuel Ammerman John T. Richards Lackawanna County Scranton

Executors Win Suit Over Handley Property Sale

Executors prevailed after years of litigation in Pennsylvania to force the Handley estate through sale of real estate as directed by the will. The property yielded about 1.64 million in residue. Final assets were brought to Winchester in 1917 by R. Gray Williams and H. Douglas Fuller of the Handley Board. Tomorrow covers the construction of the Handley school.

Court of Appeals Pennsylvania Winchester R. Gray Williams H. Douglas Fuller Handley Board Handley School

Miss Hazel Triplett Dies in Lynchburg at 43

Miss Hazel May Triplett 43 a Gore native died yesterday morning at 9 30 in Lynchburg Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 pm from Jones Funeral Home Rev C H Anderson officiating Burial in Rock Enon Church cemetery Pallbearers include Brandell Larrick William Wolford Clark Anderson Guy Anderson James Sawyer and Roy Triplett

Hazel May Triplett Gore Lynchburg Sute Tracy Triplett Fannie Triplett Winchester M. H. Triplett Chambersburg Jones Funeral Home C. H. Anderson Rock Enon Church Neon Brandell Larrick William Wolford Clark Anderson Guy Anderson James Sawyer Roy Triplett

Florida Senator To Be Speaker At Rouss Banquet

United States Senator Steslar Holland of Florida will speak at the Charley Rouss Fire Company banquet on Tuesday February 11. Toastmaster J Sloan Kuykendall Commonwealth attorney of Frederick County will oversee relations with about 300 attendees including Senators Harry F Byrd and A Willis Robertson and Representative Burr P Harrison. C Douglas Brown chairs the banquet committee.

United States Steslar Holland Florida Charley Rouss Fire Company Holland J. Sloan Kuykendall Frederick County Harry F. Byrd A. Willis Robertson Burr P. Harrison C. Douglas Brown

Answers to the Daily Quiz Listed by Question

Answers to the Daily Quiz printed on page 4 list Sweden flaxseed Albert I The United Nations The Viet Nam Republic Mohandas The armed forces enlisted both male and female personnel The Congressional Reorganization legislation To make writing paper Crown

Sweden Albert I The United Nations Viet-Nam Republic Mohandas Crown

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