Berryville Cops Consolation Win Over Mt. Sidney
Berryville defeated Mt. Sidney 40-38 in the Harrisonburg Class C consolation, led by Carpenter with 13 points. Fuller assisted, Berryville improved to 18-3 and led 14-5 first quarter, 20-10 halftime, with a three point stretch late to seal the win. Dayton topped Troutville 35-21 to win Class C honors.
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Berryville Cagers
Mt. Sidney
Dayton
Troutville
Harrisonburg
Berryville
Carpenter
Fuller
Clarke Cagers
Legion Summons Baseball Squad For Season Plans
Local athletes interested in playing with the American Legion post baseball team will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the post home. Joe Swanson announces the meeting to choose managers and lay plans for the coming season. Regulars from last year expected include Leon Pope Teddy Keller Ralph Fansler Tom Ritter Richard Boyd Lee Fawcett E Keller Joe Swanson Chester Miller Jim Happy Sours L Henrietta and Earl Bailey.
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American Legion Post
Post
Joe Swanson
Swanson
Legion Post
Leon Pope
Teddy Keller
Ralph Fansler
Tom Ritter
Richard Boyd
Lee Fawcett
E) Keller
Chester Miller
Jim “Happy” Sours
L. Henrietta
Earl Bailey
Table Tennis Leads Unchanged in City Armory Meet
In city table tennis at the Armory league standings show Plumly and Plumly sweeping singles and sharing doubles to claim first in singles and NVP first in doubles. Sacred Heart, Moose Lodge, Loudoun St Presbyterian and Co I First Baptist won key matches as others forfeited. Standings list Plumly 56 7 and Sacred Heart 43 20 in singles with NVP 42 21 and remaining teams trailing.
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Thern Virginia Power Co
Plumly Lumber
Plumly
Eave Flumly
NVP
Sacred Heart
Moose Lodge
Loudoun St. Presbyteria
Handley Judges
Co. Iodge First Baptist
Moose Lodged F. Sturm
E. Pugh
Handley
Loudoun St. Presbyt
Ian Barnhart
LSP
Bolineau
Rush
First Baptist
R Messall
Co. I
Eaton
Hall
Griffith
Clark
Crawford
Sirk
Tyson
Moose
City Cage League ends week with Ellis lead
In the final week Ellis holds the lead as WBC forfeits to Royal Crown at the armory. Officials turned fans away as Royal Crown fields a full squad while Look and Russell only attend for Business College. Remaining schedule includes Elks vs Plumly and Legion vs BC then Plumly vs WBC in the season finale. The league tourney starts March 23 for three nights.
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Armory
WBC
Royal Crown
Duor
Look
Russell
Business College
The
Elks
Plumly
Legion
Penn State Shifts Basketball Coaches
John D. Lawther resigns as Penn State basketball coach at STATE COLLEGE with assistant Elmer Gross promoted to head coach. Lawther will remain on the faculty as a professor of physical education.
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State College
John D. Lawther
Penn State
Elmer Gross
Lawther
Across Headpin League Results and Solo Counts
The column lists scores from the Across Headpin Evening Star Ladies League including Valley Airways GAA and Star Office standings, with individual game and set tallies for players such as Ruby Boyd Mary Gail Cather Dorothy Burke Corinne Carskaden Virginia Vance Betty Ryan Pearl Lake Edwin Clevenger and others. It notes team results Chapman Motor Caduceus Jr Women Valley Airways Star Office and more, plus a brief bee colony statistics discussion.
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Valley Airways
Star Office
Jewel Box
Chapman Motor Co
Bell Clothes
Va. Fruit Co
Caduceus
Ind
Ruby Boyd
Mary Gail Cather
Dorothy Burke
Bac Grim
Airways
Chapman Motor
Yorks
Jonathan
Delicious
Northern Spy
Grimes Golden
Corinne Carskaden
Virginia Vance
Betty Ryan
Pearl Lake
Edwin Clevenger
David Fahnestock
Legion Objects To VA Hospital Cut by Truman
The American Legion demands the Veterans Administration hospital program stay intact under VA control and not join a general Federal medical plan as Hoover Commission proposed. It also backs broader veterans benefits including pensions death compensation disability payments and stronger insurance with a 25 cent annual dues hike to fund advocacy.
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Legion
Truman
Washington
The
American Legion
Veterans Administration
United States
Motorist Appeals Intoxication Case
James M. Ryan of 1644 Valley Ave appealed a driving under the influence conviction from Police court to Corporation court. Judge John Rice disqualified himself. Trial Justice W Earle Edwards presided. Ryan was fined 100 dollars and costs with a 30 day suspended sentence.
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James M. Ryan
1644
Valley Ave
Corporation Court
John Rice
W. Earle Edwards
Ryan
Edwards
Two Services Seek Women Recruits
Sgt Rosalie Gunn of the Alexandria main recruiting station will visit the Winchester station tomorrow afternoon and Wednesday to interview qualified women aged 18 to 34 for possible enlistment in the U S Army or U S Air Force.
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Rosalie Gunn
Alexandria
Winchester
U. S. Army
U. S. Air Force
Allen Stable Loses Gelding in Fire at Charles Town Track
Two local owners suffered losses in a deadly blaze that destroyed Barn 6 at Charles Town track. Dr. L. M. Allen reported losing a four-year-old gelding The Shot valued around $4000, and O. D. Shenk lost an eight-year-old gelding Belstan with a filly burned. Four horses escaped including Marge's Ghost Vinita Keir Cog Sale and Isle of Man. Equipment loss near $2000. The Shot was slated for shipment to Bowie on March 15.
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Charles Town
L. M. Allen
Winchester
Norman Haymaker
O. D. Shenk
Clarke County
Belstan
Haymaker
Bowie
First American Opera at the Met House
The Metropolitan Opera House in New York premiered The Pipe of Desire by Frederick Converse on March 10, 1910. The production featured an all American cast led by Louise Homer and marked the first fully American opera staged there.
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Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Frederick Converse
Louise Homer
Horse trader expects Bowie race draw with escaped filly
Haymaker said six or seven owners had horses in the barn when a number escaped at Bowie. Annie's Dream, an 8 year old half mile queen owned by H. W. Warner of Alexandria, was among the horses missing. The three-quarter mile track is set to open April 11.
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Bowie
Haymaker
Annie’s Dream
H. W. Warner
Alexandria
Sign on the hall phone prompts careful use
A reader on a party line reports a phone out of order after a receiver was left off the hook. A telephone company rep explains one off-hook receiver disables the line. The writer vows to post a bold sign to always replace the receiver after each call. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia.
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Telephone Company
the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of
Virginia
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Walden
Henry D. Thoreau
Haldeman
Food Center
N. Loudoun St
Loudoun St. Hill
B. F. Goodrich
Loudoun St
Lamp Motor CO
ALSCO
N. Cameron St
J Legion Summons
City Cage League
Ellis
RC Plumly
Winchester Furniture CO
Main ST
Evening Star Ladies League
Ralph Gore
Charles Minghini
Mips Shipping Department
Duell Glover
Bill Baker
Howard DuBois
Sandy Outland
U.S. Navy
Westinghouse Electric Corporation of
Pittsburgh
Veterans’ Organizations’ Rehabilitation Commission
Allen Stable
Disi Tae
Colum
Og South
Bob Hope
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Red Cross Fund
WINC
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
FORD
Desoto
Heatwole Motor CO
N. Braddock St
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