Park To Play Boilermakers Sunday At Park
The Park team hosts Parry Fyannes Boilermakers of Washington D. U. in a Sunday 3 PM matchup with a capacity crowd expected if weather cooperates. Edger Burch, Park center fielder, boosts a .437 average. Sam asks players to assemble at 2:30 for possible game with Capon Bridge while Front Royal hosts Blairton.
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Parry Fyannes Boilermakers
Washington, D
Blairton
Sains
Ernie Burch
Boilermakers
Sam
Senseng Road
Capon Bridge
Front Royal
Viswi
Mrs. Mattie Hook Passes Away After Ill Health
Mrs. Mattie Hook died at 5 15 p m at the nursing home on Clifford Street aged 91 She was a charter member of the First Baptist Church and lived near Millwood Clarke County Her husband preceded her in death and she leaves many nieces and nephews The body is at Kurtz Funeral Home and the funeral will be held at the Baptist Church at 4 p m with burial in Mt Hebron Cemetery
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E Kurtz Funeral Home
Baptist Church
E. T. Clark
Mt. Hebron
Conciliators Propose Paid Leave Amid Maritime Labor Talks
The proposal suggests shorter monthly hours for Sean and same sized crews, but officials fear higher payrolls from relief crews. Joe Curran's CIU pushes June 15 walkout as national council plans strategy in the city to keep vital merchant shipping running if a tie up occurs.
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Sean
Joe Curran
National Maritime Union
CIU
National Council
Ou Copne
Men's Bible Class Notices Open Door and Lutheran Classes
The Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church hosts an Open Door class at 9 45 with W Mason teaching and invites all to bring a friend. Grace Lutheran conducts a 9 45 Sunday class led by Rev W E Eisenberg, urging attendance and guest inviting. Braddock Street Methodist presents the Golden Rule Class at 9 45 led by William G Hardy with cordial visitor invitations.
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Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
W. Mason
Grace Lutheran Church
W. E. Eisenberg
Braddock Street Methodist Church
William G. Hardy
Stonewall Softball Association Formed
In a meeting at the Grange Hall near White Hall the Stonewall District Softball Association elected B. F. Strother as president with C. C. Dye as vice president and Jesse Bavis as secretary treasurer. A follow up meeting at the ball diamond is set for Monday at 8 o clock to prepare the field. all interested are invited.
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Stonewall District Softball Association
Grange Hall
White Hall
B. F. Strother
C. C. Dye
Jesse Bavis
Smith
VFW To Meet Monday Night at Keffer Lawn
Members of the VFW will gather informally Monday at 8 Pm on the lawn of former commander James E Keffer at 315 Gray Ave to plan for the carnival the group will sponsor. Refreshments will be served.
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James E. Keffer
Gray Ave
Ing
Stephens City Bible School Opens Monday
The Stephens City Daily Vacation Bible School begins Monday at 9 a.m. with classes for all ages. It runs for two weeks. Moving pictures will be shown as part of the instruction. Reverend E C Day, the pastor, urges all parents to send their children.
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Stephens City
Kinzel Funeral Services at Mt Hebron Cemetery
Funeral services will be held at the grave in Mt Hebron Cemetery conducted by Winchester Hiram Lodge 21 AF and AM a member for over fifty years. Pallbearers include Claude Grim Dr Lewis Allen John Glover James Kalbach C Douglas Brown Allen Gray Paul Haldeman Dailey Slonaker Jacob Yost and G Gibson Baker.
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Puneral
Mt. Hebron
Winchester Hiram Lodge
Claude M. Grim
Lewis M. Allen
John D. Glover
James L. Kalbach
C. Douglas Brown
Allen B. Gray
Paul M. Haldeman
Dailey R. Slonaker
Jacob H. Yost
G. Gibson Baker
Quiz Answers From Sioak O Neill Include Lincoln
Answers list shows selections for a daily quiz. Item notes include Argentine as answer 3 and Dixie Lee Crosby as 5. The State of the Union is 6 and Wilhelm as 8. The text confirms True for 4 and mentions Bing Crosby’s wife in 5.
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Sioak O'Neill
True
Dixie Lee Crosby
Bing Crosby
State of Union
Abraham Lincoln
Wilhelm
Death Comes To Mrs Payne Widow Laura Payne dies in Winchester
Mrs Laura Whitacre Payne widow of Dory Payne died at 1 30 am in Winchester Memorial Hospital after illness aged 65 She was daughter of the late Scott and Catherine Bloom Hattie Leith of Ey W Va survives include daughters Mrs Altha Whitbmyre of Martinsburg sons Holmes and Ervin Payne and a number of nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held Tuesday June 11 at 2 pm from the Capen Bridge Funeral Home and Bethel Church with Rev Goode officiating pallbearers listed and interment in Bethel Church cemetery
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Laura Whitacre Payne
Dory Payne
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Scott
Matherine
Hattie Leith
Ey. W. Va
Altha Whitbmyre
Martinsburg
Holmes Payne
Ervin Payne
South Pacific
Capen Bridge
Bethel Church
Trone
J. Goode
Disciples Church
Mervin Dick
Lynn Hawkins
Hubert Parson
Floyd Whitacre
Chauhey Guess
Cletus Whitacre
Gospel Singers at Berryville Sunday
The Community Gospel Singers from Carlisle Pennsylvania will perform at St Luke s Baptist Church Berryville during services at 3 p m and 8 p m tomorrow. The public is invited.
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Gospel Singers
Berryville
Community Gospel Singers
Carlisle
St. Luke’s Baptist Church
Jewel theft tale from castle steps into Army custody
Col Miller tells reporters that after Allied troops seized a castle in April 1945 a hidden jewel casket was found with rare wine. A WAC captain managed the castle and later cared for the casket before jewels vanished en route to Kronberg. charges will be filed in the European Theater with trials likely in Germany.
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Army
Bolling Field
Miller
Department
Col. Miller
Wac
Col. Durant
Kronberg Castle
Sophie Hesse
United States
Interroga
Europe
Baltimore Market Reports Strong Forward Tone For Beef Cattle
Livestock and produce market notes from Baltimore dated June 8 show steady to higher movement in fat beef cows and stockers, with several lots of western stocker and feeder cattle trading around 15.25 to 17.15 a hundredweight. Hogs and lambs remain steady with active trade and ceiling prices, while vealers command 17.00 to 18.00 and lighter weights down to 5.00.
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Baltimore Livestock
Baltimore
USDA
Ca Nih
Renee
Gene
Vacation Bible School at Presbyterian Church Winchester
The annual Vacation Bible School at the Presbyterian Church in Winchester runs two weeks from Monday to June 21, daily 9 to 11 30. Classes for ages 4 to 15, with multiple departments led by a team of superintendents and staff members. Parents urged to enroll children from day one and ensure regular attendance.
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Bible School of the Presbyterian Church
Winchester
Sara Tanquary
Ruth Colston
Libby Anderson
Maxine Keckley
Catherine McCormick
Carolyn Stanley
Fire Dead at Sixty in La Salle Hotel Inferno
The La Salle Hotel fire in Chicago claimed 60 lives as a coroner’s jury probe continued. Mrs. Ann Palackis, 24, of Waukegan Illinois, died at Henrotin Hospital about 72 hours after the blaze swept through the Leop hotel.
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Chicago
la Salle Hotel
Ann Palackis
Waukegan
Ill
Henrotin Hospital
Leop
Chicago grain quotations steady at opening in June
Chicago June 8 oats held steady with prices near ceilings while other grains moved near ceilings. Oats opened 1-8 lower to 1-8 higher with July at 88 cents and various futures listed for oats corn rye and barley across multiple months.
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Chicago
Royal Crown Rout O Sullivan 10 2 In Softball Standings
The Royal Crowns beat the O Sullivans 10 to 2 at Winchester Recreation Area. Royal Crown pitcher Whitlock allowed two hits. Zuckerman pitched for O Sullivan and gave up thirteen hits. M Largent homered B Puller tripled and W Spaid doubled. Next week Royal Crown faces Virginia Woolen Capitol Restaurant and Virginia Woolen plays Capitol Restaurant. Standings list Virginia Woolen 4 0 Royal Crown 3 0 Capitol Restaurant 0 2 O Sullivan 0 4.
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Royal Crowns
O’sullivan’s
Winchester Recreation Area
Whitlock
Royal Crown
O’sullivan
Zuckerman
O'Sullivan
M. Largent
B. Puller
W. Spaid
Virginia Woolen
Capitol Restaurant
Memorial Services At Hayfield Sunday
Historic annual memorial services will be held at Mt. Olive United Brethren Church Hayfield tomorrow with graveside decoration at 2 p m and church services at 2 30 p m A memorial program features Rev Franklin G Sanger of Winchester First Brethren Church as speaker The Sheets Sisters known for radio singing will perform Miss Charlotte Sheets of Danville Va will sing a solo and other local talent will take part
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Mt. Olive United Brethren Church
Hayfield
Franklin G. Sanger
Winchester First Brethren Church
Sheets
Charlotte Sheets
First Baptist Church
Danville
How large must a community be to be urban
The Bureau of the Census classifies communities with 2 500 or more people as urban. Fifty six percent of the American population lived in such communities at the time of the 1940 census.
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Bureau of the Census
Continent heights rise to about 2,800 feet above sea
When graded to a common level the height of the continents above sea level would be about 2,800 feet.
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R.A.D. A
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