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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1948

Page

7

Stonewall Rebels Drop Twinbill At Berryville

Berryville high school defeated Stonewall in both ends of a twinbill. The girls edged Stonewall 37 to 36 on a late foul shot, while the Berryville boys led throughout and won 35 to 12. Quarter scores favored Berryville 15 2, 24 6, 34 10.

Berryville High School Twinbill Stonewall Clarke County Rebels Berryville Berryveille Longerbeam Armel Levi Phen Oh and Fletcher Cit Brown Russell Tumblin Fishpaw Kerns

Rakes Gardner Sentenced Two Bank Heads Freed

In Richmond on January 31 two Virginia bank presidents Clarence L. Robey and Joseph E. Proffit were acquitted of aiding misapplication of Fredericksburg bank funds. Hugh N. Rakes received three years and a $10,000 fine with five years probation. Gardner William Reeves Gardner got five years for misapplication, to run concurrently with a seven year state term. Harry Lamson faced a $3000 fine. Judge Hayes cited lack of shown intent by Robey and Proffit, noting no evidence they expected illegal activity by Fredericksburg officials. Kyle Weeks and Joseph A. Segers awaited judgment.

Richmond Virginia Bank Clarence L. Robey Joseph E. Proffit Fredericksburg Johnson J. Hayes Federal District Court Whch Hugh N. Rakes Leesburg Dairyman Gardner William Reeves Gardner Farmers and Merchants State Bank Harry Lamson Washington North Carolina Kyle M. Weeks Proffit Virginia General Assembly Joseph A. Segers Floyd County Bank Proffit and Robey Purcellville National Bank Hayes Robey Gardner

AFL Accuses Reds of Antagonizing U S

In Miami on January 31 the American Federation of Labor denounced Soviet Russia as deliberately antagonizing the United States and preparing for war. AFL President William Green and the 15 member policy making executive council urged immediate strengthening of U S defenses, warning that Stalin’s forces aim to destroy the American way of life to secure Communist enslavement.

Miami Fla American Federation of Labor Soviet Russia United States U. S AFL William Green Executive Council

21 Dead in Two U. S. Plane Crashes

Discovery of 12 bodies in the Air Force transport wreckage raises the death toll to 71 in two U S plane crashes in Southern France. Searchers report the recovery of three American women and five children among the victims.

Digne France United States

Treating Multiple Sclerosis with Dicoumarin Claims Mixed Results

The article explains multiple sclerosis as a nervous system disorder with widespread brain and spinal cord damage. It discusses a proposed blood clotting theory and the use of dicoumarin to reduce clotting, noting mixed outcomes across 43 treated cases over 10 to 47 months and emphasizing physician supervision and ongoing treatment.

King N. B Features Syndicate, Inc

Plane crashes claim lives in the Fresen Alps

Two World War II aircraft, a C-47 and a B-17 Flying Fortress, collided and crashed near a village in the Fresen Alps during a transport search. One survivor among ten crewmen aboard the B-17 was reported by police.

Dren Fresen Alps

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