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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1949

Page

3

Police Court Hearings Under Judge John Rice

Leo Reynolds Strosnider of 120 Purcell Ave. faces assault and battery with a suspended 60 day jail term after a $80.25 fine. John K. Cupp is the complainant. Earl P. Pine of 310 N. Kent St. is fined $14.25 for drunk and disorderly conduct. Arthur Wain Mills of Cherry Run is fined $9.25 for drunkenness.

John Rice Leo Reynolds Strosnider Purcell Ave John K. Cupp Earl P. Pine N. Kent St Arthur Wain Mills Cherry Run

Crossbar Saves Lineman's Life Near Strasburg

Stover Galliday, 21, of Middletown, Northern Virginia Power Co., was injured Friday two miles south of Strasburg while removing old poles. A crossbar on a pole broke his fall as a pole swung and he avoided a direct hit. He was taken to Winchester hospital in satisfactory condition. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Homer Galliday of Reliance near Middletown.

Stover Galliday Middletown Northern Virginia Power Co Strasburg Sandy Hook Galliday Winchester Hospital He Is Mrs Homer Golliday Reliance Section Middletoy

Fishermen Flee Great Ice Floe At Last Minute

Nearly 60 fishermen marooned on a great ice floe in Green Bay were forced ashore at the last moment as a heavy southwest wind drove the floe toward Lake Michigan. The group split off five miles north of Menominee and reached land after the ice ground to a halt in crushed ice. Sheriff Edward Reind reported an auto belonging to Thomas Webb of Grand Marais was lost.

Menominee Mich Lake Michigan Here Green Bay Cedar River Edward Reind Thomas Webb Grand Marais

Six Reinterment Services Planned for Thursday

Six World War II veterans will be reinterred in one ceremony at 2 PM Thursday at the National Cemetery. Military honors will be rendered by the American Legion post. The six buried soldiers are Lt. Philip P. Primovic from Export Pennsylvania Pvt. Carl H. Westfall from Erbacon West Virginia T-5 Joseph H. Behres from Bellaire Ohio Pvt. Avery Morton from Fedgereek Kentucky Pfc. Robert J. Zerbee from Dysart Pennsylvania and Carl W. Grant whose next of kin is Fred Grant of Columbus Ohio.

National Cemetery American Legion Post D .M. Sprenkle Philip P. Primovic Mary T. Primovic Export Carl H. Westfall Omer F. Westfall Erbacon W. Va Joseph H. Behres J. H. Behres Bellaire Avery Morton T. R. Morton Fedgereek Robert J. Zerbee John Zerbee Dysart Carl W. Grant Fred Grant Columbus

Boxwell Funeral Services for Peter R Boxwell

Funeral services for Peter R Boxwell will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at Jones funeral home conducted by Rev Benjamin Coe. Burial will follow in Macedonia cemetery with pallbearers Joseph Perry Ritter Jenkins John Carver Arthur Armel James Cornwall and Charles Lind named.

Peter R. Boxwell Jones Funeral Home Benjamin Coe Macedonia Cemetery Joseph Perry Ritter Jenkins John Carver Arthur Armel James Cornwall Charles Lind

Tucker Announces Candidacy For Richmond Seat In Delegates Race

Richmond attorney John Randolph Tucker Jr., 34, declared today his bid for one of seven Richmond seats in the Virginia House of Delegates subject to the August Democratic primary.

Richmond John Randolph Tucker Jr Virginia House of Delegates

Car Truck Collision Damages Tallied At 115

A bread truck and a car collided Saturday at Cork and Kent Streets causing about 115 in damage. Police identified the Chevrolet sedan from Quaker Oats Co Akron driven by Wilmer Smith and a Ford truck owned by F W Rathman driven by Carl William Fisher. Vehicle damage totaled 75 on the car the greatest.

Cork and Kent Sts Quaker Oars Co Akron Wilmer Smith Millwood Ave F. W. Rathman Carl William Fisher

Five Continued from Page One Indictments

A defendant maintains innocence as two new indictments are added against Mary Flory who pleads guilty to posing as Mrs E L Maddox of Front Royal and cashing a $2000 check drawn on Farmers and Merchants National Bank by Joe Williams a Front Royal tinsmith. The case is continued. Grand jury members listed include George T Sanders foreman W E Bridgeforth Warren Eddy Charles Kabler and Benjamin Rideout.

Mary Flory E. L. Maddox Front Royal Farmers and Merchants National Bank Joe Wiliams George T. Sanders W. E. Bridgeforth Warren Eddy Charles Kabler Benjamin Rideout

France faces slow progress in political shifts and economy

French political analysis notes DeGaulle's waning strength as communists fade and the franc stabilizes while food prices ease. It cites limited chance of RPF seizing power before a likely 1951 general election and growing weariness among party workers. DeGaulle remains pressed for constitutional reforms, though enthusiasm is muted by overall improvement.

RPF

Fire alarm drives girls from upper floors

Fire bows and the roof. The girls were roused and fled the second and first floor rooms with no time to recover clothing. Smoke and flame filled the building as firefighters arrived. The blaze apparently broke out on the third floor above the auditorium stage. Farmville Fire Chief Claude W. Butcher said the building was a mass of smoke and flame when he arrived shortly after the alarm.

Farmville Claude W. Butcher

Firefighters Battle Major Blaze Safeguard Nearby Structures

Firemen and outside crews fought a large blaze, devoting much effort to stop spread to adjacent buildings. The doomed structure suffered extensive damage while two nearby structures incurred only slight damage.

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