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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1946

Page

2

Navy's 46 Football Team Struggles With Possible Resignations

Annapolis sources report star left halfback Clyde Smackover Scott and baseball captain Bob Hill may resign from the Naval Academy. Captain Thomas J. Hamilton notes Scott could not join spring drills and says the team lost key pieces. Awaiting Washington's decision on formal resignations, Secretary Forrestal's office has not confirmed.

Annapolis Navy Clyde Smackover) Scott Army Academy Bey Ark Ball Toter Bob Hill Star Washington Forrestal John L. Sullivan Scott Hill Sullivan Hamilton Jane

Prospects Blur as Plebe Class Faces Varsity Test

The speaker notes a large plebe class arriving soon but internal doubts persist until they perform with the varsity. Current prospects appear dim as the outlook remains uncertain.

Population near Winchester in 20 mile radius grows

About 52,747 people live within a 20 mile radius of Winchester with a 30 minute slow driving time to Northwest Virginia's shopping center.

Winchester Northwest Virginia

Fire Alarm Directory Entries by Street and Zone

List of fire alarm locations organized by zone and street pairs across Boscawen Amherst Columbia Bakery Whittier Ave Peyton Loudoun Fairmont Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider Co Oates Ave and more. Includes schools factories mills and offices such as Shenandoah Ave Leicester St Virginia Woolen Co and Winchester Star Office.

B. and C. Baking Company Underwood's Bakery Peyton and Loudoun Sts Fairmont Avenue Peyton St Morgan St Angerona Terrace Loudoun St North Ave Fairmont Ave Loudoun and Wyck Sts Wyck St National Fruit Products Co Shenandoah Valley Purcell Avenue Cork St John Kerr School Clifford and Kent Sts East Lane Cork Sts Shenandoah Ave Leicester St Kent and Monmouth Parkway Ave Gerrard Kent and South National Ave Smithfield Ave Kerr St Woodstock Lane Boyd Ave Valley Fruit and Candy Co Orchard Ave Franklin St Winchester Knitting Mill Glaize Lumber Co N. Market St Kent St Haddox Row Highland Ave Virginia Smithfield Virginia Ave Woodland Chestnut St Elm Street Woodland Ave Winchester Steam Laundry Robinson’s Kerns Sts Kern St Virginia Avenue Winchester Star Office Winchester Milling Corp Berryville Atwell Aves A. C. Oates Lumber Co Liberty Ave Race St Snapp Foundry Ene Knight and Conway Douglan School Plumly Lumber Corp George Washington Hotel

308th Bombardment Group (H) Battle Stars and Citations

The War Department lists one Presidential battle star for the 308th Bombardment Group (H) covering India Burma, the aerial offensive against Japan, the defense of China, the Western Pacific, and the offense in China.

308Th Bombardment Group China-Burma War Department 308Th Bomb Group India-Burma Japan China Western Pacific

Congressmen Testimony Touches on Garsson Munitions Probe

The hearing reveals Jacobson denying links to the munitions combine while admitting pressure amid bar disciplinary charges. He cites resignation from the bar on January 2, 1939 due to publicity, and asserts May’s letter of recommendation did not influence government payments to Garsson companies.

H Rae Oe Tapi Tedes Sitchell Munitions Combine Combine Washington Joe Freeman Jacobson Bar Eene Coe May Casualty Jacobson May Garsson Companies Bolitha J. Laws D. C Erie Basin Metal Products Company Garsson

Byrd Defends Record Against Hutchinson Address

Byrd rebutted Hutchinson's claim he voted against soldiers' pay and praised Roosevelt's wartime measures. He contrasted Hutchinson’s July 4 Charlotte Court House speech likening Byrd to King George III and his independence push. Byrd listed Hutchinson’s roles from 1920 as Senate committee clerk to 1942 as Compensation Board chairman.

Byrd Hutchinson Roosevelt Charlotte Richmond George III Virginia Senate Committee Compensation Board

Largest order of mammals is rodents

The rodents compose the largest order of mammals, embracing some 20 families and several thousand species worldwide. They range in size from the mouse to the capybara, which is smaller than a hog, with fossil rodents as large as an ox known.

Daily Crossword Clue Pack from Yesterday’s Puzzle

A compact crossword listing across and down clues with entries like Newts partly open and Sal t inland sea. Includes wordplay for various common crossword answers and a note referencing yesterday’s solution.

Asia Greece

White Post to Meet Front Royal Dodgers in Sunday Match

White Post will play the newly organized Front Royal Dodgers on the Warren County high school diamond Sunday afternoon.

White Post Front Royal Dodgers Warren County High School

Clarke Club Schedules Food Sale in Clarke County

The Home Demonstration Clubs of Clarke County sponsor a food sale in Shackleford's Store on Saturday morning July 13 at 9 00. Proceeds support club activities and community projects in Berryville.

Berryville Clarke County Shackleford

Capital and Surplus and Undivided Profits Details

Financial excerpt shows Capital and Surplus figures and an Undivided profits amount of $690,993.64 with related reserves and other small entries including a reserve of $49,455.87 and smaller line items of $25,000.00 and $29,000.00 plus $4,827.26.

United States

Quiz Answers for Page 4

Correct options list for ten questions: 1 False arachnids. 2 Edgar Lee Masters. 3 Abraham Lincoln. 4 Attila the Hun. 5 False copper manufactures barrels. 6 Doctor of Jurisprudence. 7 Cooked at high temperature briefly to seal juices and brown crust. 8 All of them. 9 Arctic? (Adriatic). 10 French novelist.

Edgar Lee Masters Abraham Lincoln

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