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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1950
Page
3
A distorted transcript fragment shows quoted phrases and odd symbols. The text mentions a defiant witness and references to Jesus, numbers, and garbled dates, with no clear event or identifiable entities.
Shenandoah Va July delib of new $50 000 war memorial stadium drew 2500 attendees with Attorney General J Lindsay Almond Jr calling for America to guard world peace by force if needed. The ceremony included a plaque for war dead and a baseball game between Strasburg and Shenandoah. Also a quiz on solar eclipses listed upcoming U S visible totals through 2045 with multiple dates.
Box Derby racer Ralph White wins the main event at the Winchester JCC annual finals sponsored by M Chevrolet Co. Soap sped across the finish line as the champion.
Three brothers Ralph Ralph White 1950 champ and Jerry White 1947 winner with Leroy White, Woodstock Lane, Winchester, pose after the fifth annual Soap Box Derby. The father Leroy White Sr. is a cabinet maker. Ralph may go to Akron national races on August 13 with his brothers.
The Wardensville War Memorial Building, a $24000 project, was dedicated with a parade, a Staggers address, a baseball game, band concert, and evening rally. The 400-seat auditorium will house the Capon Valley Volunteer Fire Dept and serve local veterans groups and civic clubs. Congressman Harley O. Staggers spoke on decisive times for mankind.
Tidewater Virginia comprises four peninsulas averaging 170 miles long. The Eastern Shore extends from Maryland between the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay, including Accomac and Northampton Counties. The other peninsulas are formed by the Potomac, Rappahannock, York and James Rivers.
Mrs. Ella Stickels McDonald aged 71 died at 3 p.m. yesterday at her home near Mt. Carmel Clarke County. She was daughter of James and Aller Gibson Stickels of Loudoun County and survived by husband John B McDonald and siblings Will Stickels Annie Smallwood Mae Fowler Grace Thomas and Lee Stickels. Funeral at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Providence Chapel with burial in the churchyard.
Ralph White and Elmer James earned byes and then strong wins in early heats. Robbed of a helmet by Raleigh Paul at finish, the Derby featured close semi finals with James narrowly beating Paul and White taking the final. Class B saw Ernest Smith Jr. defeat Philip Kline in a tight finish.
In a Leesburg race meet opener David Frye led two lengths ahead of Allen Patton with Smith winning the finals by two lengths. Young Smith received a bicycle and other prizes while White earned a flash light and trip to Akron. Class B winners included Teets Paul Stanley Davis and James with assorted rewards. Judges named Philip Kline as sponsor.
The fifth annual derby was sponsored by Winchester JCC and B M Chevrolet Co. with Shirley Bly as general chairman. Local merchants contributed most of the prizes. Robert Bryson had the best upholstered car and won a tools set. Ed by Wine Bros had the best constructed car and also received tools.
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