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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1948

Page

3

District High Schools OK Spring Programs and Grid Schedule

Officials from District L high schools met in Strasburg to approve next fall football games and announce district champions Boyce boys and Woodstock girls. A district literary meet is set for Massanutten Military Academy Woodstock March 25 at 10 a.m. and a track meet at Handley April 16 starting 1 p.m. Tennis may be added. districts must notify by April 19. The Frederick Clarke League baseball final is May 28 at Winchester Park. Shenandoah county winner to be decided this spring. Middletown hosts girls softball playoff. Gainesboro to represent Frederick and Clarke counties. Football schedule approved for Woodstock New Market Berryville Boyce Stephens City Stonewall with games against Stanley Hedgesville Shepherdstown Conleague. season begins Sept. 24.

Strasburg Boyce Woodstock Massanutten Military Academy David Jones Handley D. G. Cooley Berryville Stonewall Shenandoah County Park Diamond Winchester Roller of Toms Brook Middletown Gainesboro Frederick Clarke R. E. Ayler Stephens City New Market Stanley Hedgesville Shepherdstown

Odorization Needed For Natural Gas Supplies

Report notes natural gas is odorless and must be odorized before public use to prevent undetected leaks and ensure safety. Officials urge strict adherence to odorization standards to protect consumers and infrastructure.

Opequon Community Moves and Social Guests Reported

Opequon Virginia notices move ins and outs as Robert Wilson relocates near Lebanon Church and Floyd Newlin moves into the former Snapp farm. The piece lists weekend visits and social guests including Mr. and Mrs. Donald Smith and family, Mrs. Ruby Lupton, Cecil Roe, the Larricks, Glor ia Jean Snapp, and the Combs and Burkhart families with Ira Combs en route to college.

Opequon Robert Wilson Near Lebanon Church Fawcetts Gap Donald Smith Robert White Leroy Snapp Gloria Jean Gary Martin Edgewood Floyd Newlin John Link Snapp Link Rhodes Farm Ephraim Combs Ira Virgie Burkhart Ira Combs Jason Rider Clara Percy Gene Pennsylvania Verna Hook Bercham Joseph Malone Nancy Arthur Smith Winchester

Rest Virginia Community Notes and Local Events

Rest Virginia March notes document Miss Baker a Bible teacher in Frederick county speaking at the Rest church Youth Fellowship and Rev. Hall leading evening worship. The Rest WSCS sets a March 13 meeting at the Ridgeways. Plans for a St Patrick’s social on March 1% are noted along with a Sunday school gathering honoring Mr. and Mrs. Smallwood.

Rest Clara Everhart Washington George Clark Minnie G. Unger Jane Hope Young Brunswick Wilma Schlack Welltown Lewis Havermale China Patsy Ann Fiddler Martinsburg Kenneth Smallwood Ridgeway Elias Gent

Miller Charges McCue Attack Not Backed by Study

Richmond March 12 Superintendent G Tyler Miller said Delegate E O McCue Jr did not discuss administration before blasting the department. He showed letters showing invites to consult and study the plan of organization. McCue defended and the rules committee will continue a study of a merged school commission amid debates over Denny Moses and McCue commissions. Senator Stephens urged an impartial final study and warned against former commission members joining the new group.

Richmond Superintendent of Public Instruction G. Tyler Miller E.O. McCue Jr Virginia Advisory Legislative Council Miller House Rules Committee Charlottesville McCue Amalgamated School Commission Denny Commission Moses Commission Vale McCue Commission A.E.S. Stepelns Isle of Wight E. Blackburn Moore Stephens Denny Moses Sen. Mosby G. Perrow Lyn

Local Social Notes from North Mountain Virginia

Mr C M Rosenberger returns home after two weeks in Florida. Mr and Mrs B H Hamm and Mr and Mrs E Toler were Saturday guests of Mr S H Miller. Mr David Allamong dined with Mr and Mrs Leonard Williams at Opequon. Mr and Mrs Smith Adams of Winchester visited Mr W W Brewer on Saturday.

N. Mountain C. M. Rosenberger Florida B. H. Hamm E . Toler S. H. Miller David Allamong Leonard Williams Opequon Smith Adams Winchester W. W. Brewer

MacArthur Staff Defends Policy After News Criticism

Gen. MacArthur's top officers condemned a broadcast for implying anti MacArthur clubs exist in the United States and announced a limit on armed forces radio reports to factual events tied to his campaign. They warned the policy could curb absentee voters in Japan and noted future opinion roundups.

Tokyo MacArthur United States Armed Forces Radio U. S Japan

Yates backs strong resolution on two year study

In discussion with Stephens and members of the Denny commission Powhatan delegate E Floyd Yates said if a strong resolution isn’t offered it would be better to let things rest for two years and forego the study.

Chburg E. Floyd Yates Powhatan Denny Commission Stephens Yates

Winchester Girl Scouts Mark Anniversary Rally

Winchester Girl Scouts plan a birthday rally at 7 30 p m next Friday at Sarah Zane Fire Co hall as part of national Girl Scout birthday week. The movement began in Winchester in 1928 with 348 registered Girl Scouts across 18 troops.

Winchester Sarah Zane Fire Co

Reverend Booze to Preach at Fairview Church Sunday

Cross Roads Virginia March 12 Rev R L Booze of Stephens City will preach at 3 p m Sunday at Fairview church. Mr W W Hicks and Mr W J Line on the sick list Miss Ellen Oates was a recent guest of Mrs Esta McKee. Mrs W V Carpenter Jr spent Saturday with Mrs John Martin at Mt Williams. The term Kangaroo Court was brought to America by Australian forty-niners during California's great gold rush.

Cross Roads R. L. Booze Stephens City Fairview Church W. W. Hicks W. J. Line Ellen Oates Esta McKee W. V. Carpenter Jr John Martin Mt. Williams America California

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