Clarke and Frederick High Fighters on Legion Card
Boxers from Stephens City Middletown Boyce and Handley high schools compete Thursday at Farmers Livestock Exchange arena in 33 bouts from 100 to 150 pounds. Final matches pair Earl Bailey vs Daniel Yowell and Nelson Sowers vs Clyde Brumback with proceeds aiding the schools. Admission is $1 for adults and 65 cents for students.
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Steph City
Middletown
Boyce and
Handley
Farmers Lilvestock Exchange Arena
Conrad Hoover American Legion Post
Earl Bailey
Stephens City
Daniel Yowell
Boyce
Nelson Sowers
Clyde Brumback
Dean Baughman
Idney McDonald
John Kelchner
Jackie Carr
Robert Golightly
Jerry Garver
George Giles
Legion
Holy Week Services At Montague Ave Methodist
Rev. E. A. Plunkett announces nightly Holy Week services at Montague Avenue Methodist Church. Tonight’s sermon is The Battle of Gethsemane and the pastor will sing Thy Will Be Done by Oley Speaks. Tomorrow night Taylor Barr sings Spirit of God by Neidlinger and the sermon is Maps Rejection of Christ. Services run 9:30 nightly through Friday.
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E. A. Plunkett
Montague Ave. Methodist Church
Gethsemane
Oley Speaks
Taylor Barr
Neidlinger
Christ
Clearbrook Grass Fire Burns Eleven Acres
Clearbrook Fire Co. was called out shortly after 7 p m yesterday to extinguish a grass fire burning over about 11 acres on the old Cooper farm west of R 11 near the Pennsylvania railroad right of way. The blaze was reported to 99 fire by a motorist on R 11. Officers logged a 5 1 alarm for the Clearbrook area. County signals include 52 for the Winchester area 5 3 for Stevens City 5 4 for Middletown and 5 5 for Gore and western county.
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Clearbrook Fire Co
Cooper Farm
R. 11
Pennsylvania
Clearbrook
Winchester
Stephins City
Middletown
Gore
Will of Mary Henson Probated in Clarke County
Miss Mary Elea nor Henson of Clarke County dies at her sister’s home. Her will, written in her own hand, names William Shepherd Dix and family heirs with specific bequests including a Berryville lot, antiques, war bonds, and life allowances. The probate bond stands at 516 300.00 with appraisers listed.
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Mary Eleanor Henson
Clarke County
Henson
Berryville
W. 8. Mix
Mary Webb Ard Lewis Stolle
William Shepherd Dix
Mary Eloise Henson Farrow
Francis Adams Henson
James Riley Henson
Testatrix
Loula R. Dix
Willian Shepherd Dix
Loulh R. Dix
Frank F. Henson
F. F. Herson O
Hagerstown
W. S. Dix
Ftoula
Dix
A R. Hummer
EN. Barnett
E P. Berin
Lewis Stolle
R M. Ware
Laula R. Dix
Dick Richard Announces City Hall 7 30 P M Meeting
Dick Richard chair of the softball lighting committee said the committee will meet at City Hall at 7 30 PM tomorrow to discuss lighting plans.
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Dick Richard
City Hall
Guilt Continued In Court With Appeals And Probation Drain
Judge Marshall deferred action until Friday on a case involving James Avery accused of receiving stolen clothing. Dabney Watts requested a bill of particulars and a hearing was set for 2 p.m. Friday. Donald Coffman alias George Forney had probation violated and received three consecutive one year terms in the penitentiary. Seven other felony sentences from last year were made concurrent. Arthur Fox received another probation chance.
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Ash
Marshall
James Avery
Dabney Watts
Donald Coffman
George Forney
Arthur Fox
Assembly lauded for aid voted to TB program
Richmond observers praise the 1948 General Assembly for tuberculosis efforts. William Meacham credits Dr L J Roper for leadership and Governor Tuck for support as voters fund 1 620 beds at three sanatoria and 2 155 beds state wide plus a new 300 bed hospital for TB treatment.
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Richmond
General Assembly
William S.meacham
Virginia Council On Health and Medical Care
Richmond Tuberculosis Association
Meacham
Holy Week Services at Cork Street Church
Rev. W J Hadden announces special Holy Week services at Cork Street Christian Church in the social room at 7 30 p m daily through Friday. Tonight and tomorrow feature music with programs by the Women’s Missionary Society led by Mrs W J Hadden and Miss Gertrude Clevenger. Thursday offers a candlelight communion service and Friday’s program is run by the Young People’s Missionary Society led by Mrs Robert Hockman.
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W. J. Hadden
Cork St. Christian Church
Women’s Missionary $Society
Gertrude Clevenger
Young People’s Missionary Society
Robert Hockman
Kiwanis Easter Program Features Guest Speaker
Dr. Ronald S. Wilson pastor of Winchester Presbyterian Church will speak at the Kiwanis luncheon at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow. The event, a special Easter program, is sponsored by the Kiwanis support of churches committee and features music by Mrs. Dorothy Larrick Tillotson.
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Ronalds. Wilson
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Support of Churches Committee
Dorothy Larrick Tillotson
Virginia Law Tightens Brush Burning Window
Until May 15 Virginia law permits burning brush and grass only between 4 p m and midnight.
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Virginia
March sales directory items list across several towns
A serialized sales directory lists multiple auctions with dates from March 24 to April 7. Items include household goods antiques livestock farm machinery tractors restaurant equipment and furniture across Hayfield Myerstown White Hall Slanesville Winchester Chambersburg Kernstown Bartonsville Nain and surrounding areas.
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Leslie Lucas
Hayfield
Kable Brothers
Myerstown
Jefferson Co
W. Va
Geo
Helsley
White Hall
Glenn Heavner
Slanesville
Salem Church
Genevieve M. Burton
Lee St
Winchester
Ralph W Horst
Chambersburg
Marion
Robert Lee
Kernstown
J. Dorsey Luttrell
Rt. 522
Fahnestock Lane
Travella Clark Estate
Bartonsville
Edgar Maple
Nain
Gore Beauty Show Tomorrow at Gore High School
Dr C R Anderson Andrew Bell and A C Oates act as judges for a PTA beauty contest to raise funds for Gore High School hot lunch program and playground equipment. Thirty five entrants compete in three classes sweater girls evening dress and street clothes.
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C. R. Anderson
Andrew Bell
A. C. Oates
Gore High School
PTA
John Ward
McKee Rites Held for Gore Resident at Omps Funeral Home
Friends and relatives of Francis A. McKee gather at Omps Funeral Home at 1 p.m. Thursday for services conducted by Rev. Roy Schmucker at Bethel Church, Trone Virginia. Interment follows in the Bethel church cemetery with pallbearers named.
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Francis A. McKee
Gore
Omps
Roy Schmucker
Bethel Church
Trone
George Smith
Lee Smith
Clarke Rowe
Luther Fletcher
Jess Whitacre
Letcher Anderson
C and P Official To Address Rotary Luncheon
C and P Public Relations assistant E A Bond will speak at the Rotary luncheon at 1 pm Thursday. Bond has 18 years in the telephone business and six years on the staff of the C P vice president in charge of public relations.
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E. A. Bond
C. and
P. Telephone
C—P
Edmunds to Head Clarke County Junior Chamber
Arthur Edmunds will become president of Clarke county Junior Chamber of Commerce on April 1, succeeding Lynwood Wheeler who joins the Army Air Force at Bolling Field. Wheeler praises supporters of the Clarke Care Program and thanks Mrs. Alise Winslow Mead for a $3000 gift. The group seeks $75,000 to enlarge the community building and runs a Teenage CDC with a safe driver campaign led by Alice Langbein.
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Arthur Edmunds
Clarke County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lynwood Wheeler
Edmunds
Wheeler
Army Air Force
Bolling Field
Junior Chamber
Alise Winslow Mead
CDC
Alice Langbein
Cop State Honor Women Keglers
Answers to daily quiz printed on page 4 list the correct responses for ten questions. Items include UNESCO, false in Spanish, cribbage, immediately, Revelation, Columbia University, Canada, yes on land disposal, September, and four inches.
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Cop
Keglers
United Nations Educational, Scientific Area Cultural Organization
Columbia University
New York City
Canada
Winchester wins 17th Virginia state tournament team title
The Winchester team scored 1562 to win the women's team championship at Arlington, beating Washington Golf and Country Club of Clarendon by 33. Individual rolls included Mason 290 Bloom 341 Ryan 212 Leach 340 Cline 340 for the Commercials. In Class B doubles, Carskaden and Schneider scored 654 to place second. Saffell and Ritenour of Front Royal won with 743, while Strode and Minghini of Winchester were second with 735.
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Arlington
Winchester
Washington Golf and Country Club
Clarendon
Mason
Bloom
Ryan
Leach
Cline
Carskaden
Schneider
Virginia
Saffell and Ritenour
Front Royal
Strode and
Minghini
Rumors Clip Truman as 1960 Palestine Partition Debate Rises
Capitol Hill is abuzz over President Truman amid talk of a Palestine policy reversal and possible nonrun for reelection. Senators like Sparkman question his plans while Eisenhower and MacArthur emerge as GOP contenders with primary activity in Wisconsin and Nebraska and Douglas weighs in on the race.
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Truman
Palestine
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Capitol Hill
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate
Dwight D.eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Douglas
Supreme Court Jus
Douglas warns U.S. must move beyond anti-Communism
William S. Douglas told a University of Florida audience that the country will fail if it shapes policy only by anti-Communism. He urged ending the practice of labeling all liberal reformers or programs for the underprivileged as Communists.
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William S. Douglas
Truman
University of Florida
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Easy Terms
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Loudoun St
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Virginia Power Co
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