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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1948

Page

6

Winchester Soap Box Derby Day Cancelled and Film Plans

Saturday events in Winchester announced by Mayor C R Anderson with third annual races at 2 PM on Jail Street. General Motors photographer to film the event with James W Boatwick and Omalev of General Motors crew arriving to shoot race footage. Owen Carter, 14, hospitalized after bicycle concussion, cannot race. Race time trials and rain dates outlined with Jack Denny as general chairman.

C. R. Anderson Winchester William Battaile Chevrolet General Motors Owen Carter R. W. Carter Owen Bataile Winchester Jet Mike Omalev James W. Boatwick Jeferson St Handley School Akron U. S Canada S. America Alaska Hawaii Mexico Washington Jack Denny

Our Presidents This New Edition Booklet Ad

The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau offers Our Presidents and Their Wives a 56 page illustrated booklet with an added 6 page section Interesting Facts About Our Presidents. It covers Washington to Truman with a condensed political history and election vote tables. Price twenty five cents postpaid. Mail to 316 Eye St NE Washington DC with name address and payment.

Washington Truman United States

Mystery Melody Clue Ties Tune to Movies at Capital Theatre

Lamar Keen manager of the Capital theatre reports a flood of requests to identify a mystery melody heard on a radio show. The name may be World Events March, the signature music for 0th Century Fox Moviestone News.

Lamar Keen Capital Theatre 0Th Century Fox Moviestone News

Bloom Yard Party at Friendly Grove Draws Crowd

Bloom Virginia July 14 residents held a yard party at Friendly Grove with neighbors sharing refreshments and casual gatherings amid warm weather.

Bloom, Va Friendly Grove

Community Picnic Plans Amid Local Gatherings

Attendees report net proceeds of 80.25 as the association's program committee plans an annual Labor Day picnic and yard party. Notices note family reunions and travel, with Mr. Orvall C. Morris among victims in a Mexico City plane crash. Morris served as budget and fiscal officer for the U S Mexico Foot and Mouth Disease Commission.

Thos. S. Cooper Orvall C. Morris Mexico City U. S.-Mexico Morris Commission Washington M. L. Fearnow Mexico

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