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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1946
Page
6
Considerate Huntington Park report notes a Justice of the Peace trial on nylon hosiery misdirection. The six women jurors left the courtroom to do shopping after delays, returning fifteen minutes later in glum mood due to long lines.
Tuesday night results list Bel Clothes 3 Snapp Foundry 3 Jr Board 0 Studebaker 2 Coca Cola 1 Glaize Bros 22 Valley Service 4 Novick 2 Va Woolen No 2 1 Lee Baking 2 High individual game Cornell L B 152 Merriner B C 146 Boyd S E 145 High individual set Merriner B C 379 Boyd S E 362 Carper L E 354 High team game Bell Clothes 577 South End 577 Lee Baking 561 High team set Bell Clothes 1679 South End 1624 Glaize Bros 1605
Cross Roads Virginia reports the death of William Hahn of Keyser West Virginia who had lived in the community for years and managed a farm for his son Lawrence Stine and family and Mrs W W Hicks visited Washington Monday. Whitacre illness shows slight improvement after a period of sickness.
Brush Creek Virginia March 1 Mrs I Carson Whitacre long hospitalized at Winchester Memorial Hospital for more than a week is reported to be improving. Master Douglas Braithwaite has pneumonia and is much improved. Visitors at the home of Av H Lamp Sunday included Elder and Mrs Thomas Alderton of Beddington West Virginia Mrs Lora Reynolds and daughter Mrs Hergation to Mr ie of Martinsburg Virginia. Mr Harry O Kerns visited his mother Ruth M Kerns at Mr A H s home. Mrs Nora Whitacre and brother Harvey L Mauczey and Miss Myrle Dailey of Siler visited Ray Hinkle and family near Dayton Virginia.
Report shows 24 hour precipitation 0.32 inches and year to date 3.03 inches. February to date 1.18 inches. Average annual rainfall over 33 years 36.49 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 45 list January 2.49, February 1.97, March 2.97, April 3.14, May 3.63, June 3.85, July 3.82, August 3.76, September 2.58, October 3.37, November 2.45 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
Grimes Va March 1 preaching announced at Galilee Church Sunday March 3 at 730 pm. Albert Luttrell and family moved from Randall farm to a new home near Greenspring. Funeral for Earnest H Beckey conducted by Rev Roy Schmucker last Wednesday with many friends in attendance. Misses Mary and Alice Newcomb of Winchester visited Mrs Dora Grimes Monday evening.
Capon Springs West Virginia reports visitors from Washington D C including Beverly Crosby and family, Marvin Wood, Dewey Orndorff hosts, and trips by Maynard Brill Owen Simmons Douglas Nesmith and Alice Nesmith to Winchester. Reverend Cortney Anderson of Winchester led services. Marvin Crosby in Texas after induction. other guests from Star Tannery and McCauley attended.
In Winfield Kansas Gene Manny a returned war veteran seeks a hillside dwelling solution. He plans to excavate a cliff cave and later convert it into a garage once building materials are available. Also notes that DDT itself does not stain but oil based sprays require standard precautions.
The local U S Army Recruiting office announces the transfer of Lt Col James T Cooper to Hagerstown Maryland after two months at Winchester. Col Cooper notes appreciation for the cooperation of Winchester citizens during his duties here.
Wee Willie Pep of Hartford battles to a knockoutless draw with a champ as the world featherweight title scene heats up. Pep, hailed as 1945’s outstanding boxer, holds a 92–2–0 record and a 62‑fight win streak snapped by Sammy Angott before later draws with McAllister. Gillette Cavalcade of Sports airs the action on ABC WINC at 10 p.m.
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