Virginia GOP Meet to Hear Senator Knowland in Roanoke
Richmond March 20 The Virginia state Republican convention will be addressed by Senator William F. Knowland Cal. The convention will be held at Roanoke April 10. Earl Lutz executive secretary announced 1452 delegates and alternates will attend the state meeting. Delegates will name or elect delegates and alternates to Philadelphia June for the National Convention. The convention will name two presidential electors at large.
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Richmond
Virginia
William F. Knowland
Roanoke
Earl Lutz
Rge
Philadelphia
Bowling Standings and high scores from local leagues
Across The Headpin features League standings for B and Ladies Commercial leagues with top teams Glaize and Bro Columbia Baking and McCrorys. Notable individual scores include Donald Smith 363 in series and Jack Billmyer 140 game. The Dorothy Allen handicap tournament is announced for April 7 to 9.
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Glaize
Bro
Valley Service
Es South End
Va. Woolen
Studebaker Champs
WY Columbia Baking
Bell Clothes
Va. Woolen No
Elks Club
Snapp’s Foundry
Coca Cola
Clearbrook Woolen
Ind
Harry Stickley
Donald Smith
Jack Billmyer
Does Billmyer
Teddy Keller
Columbia
Woolen
Glaize & Bro
Snapp
Raymond Webber
Doug Stickley
Snapp’s
Studebaker
Pete Anderson
Harry Hottel
Bob Sutton
Valley Service Station
Va. Woolen No. 1
Columbia Baking
Coca
McCrory’s
O'Sullivan
Jewel Box
South End
June Racey
Hershey
Marie Whitacre
Newberry's
Newberry’s
Anchor
Jenny Fox
Frances Mason
South End Fire Co
Capitol Restaurant
Pegey McIinturff
Bernice Hodson
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Va. Woolen Co
Bertha Keller
O’sullivan
Ladies Commercial League
Evening Star Ladies League
Dorothy Allen
Bids Sought for Frederick County Winchester Jail Project
Frederick County Virginia and Winchester City invite sealed bids for a jail facility with separate jail cell work. Bid opening set for 11:00 A.M. May 4 1948 in Winchester Council Chamber. Deposit $15 for plans with refunds on return. 5 percent bid bond required. bids may be rejected or formalities waived.
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Frederick County
Winchester
S. L. Grant
Virginia
Winchester City
Council Chamber
City
Smithey and Boynton
Kirk Avenue
Roanoke
County Board of Supervisors
City Council
Cty
Truste es Sale of Personal Property at Hershey's Drive-In
Truste es will auction in Winchester Virginia on April 19 1948 at 12 00 noon the chattel property tied to G G Lewis Hershey's Drive-In includes 49000 in wholesale inventory consisting of general merchandise tobacco cigars cigarettes candies fountain supplies and more plus warehouse equipment vehicles office and physical goods located on Route 11 south of Winchester. The sale requires cash with a 500 deposit and ten day inspection period. Attorneys Henry P Thomas and Edward C Bell Jr represent the trustees.
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George G. Lewis
Shenandoah
Hershey’s
Winchester
Virginia
Frederick County
Warren County
Hershey’s Drive-In
Hershey's
General Electric
Hershey's Creamery Company of Virginia, Inc
G. G. Lewis
Frederick Co. Va
Henry P. Thomas
Edward C. Bell, Jr
Green, Whalin
Babcock & Bell Maryland
Hyattsville
Maryland
Wisecarver 55 Dies at Perry Point Veterans Hospital
Herbert Wisecarver aged 55 died at Perry Point Veterans hospital Maryland at 2 30 am yesterday. A World War I veteran and Braddock Street Methodist Church member he lived in Shenandoah and Campbell counties and is survived by four siblings. Funeral services will be held 3 pm Wednesday at Omps Funeral Home with interment Mt Hebron cemetery. Pallbearers named.
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Herbert Wisecarver
Perry Point Veterans Hospital
Perry Point
Shenandoah County
Samuel M. Wisecarver
Frederick County
Emma Cunningham Wisecarver
Campbell County
Lou Larrick
Braddock St
Omps Funeral Home
T. J. Hawkins
Mt. Hebron
Conrad Cunningham
Rowland Snapp
Frank Miller
Julian Larrick
Hoy Riley
Charles Wisecarver
Bombers Open Baseball Season With 12-4 Win
Winchester's Brown Bombers opened the season with a 12 to 4 victory over Berryville Training School at Berryville. Pitcher Mitchell Burks struck out 14, allowed 2 hits, as Johnson led Winchester with 4 hits and Beamer and Myers added 3 each. Burks and Hogan starred for Berryville, with Walker, Dorsey, Butler, and Liggons also contributing. The club plans its first home game at the Colored Park on N. Kent April 11 against an opponent to be announced.
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Winchester
Brown Bombers
Berryville
Mitchell Burks
Bombers
Johnson
Beamer
Myers
Burks
Hogan
Walker
Dorsey
Butler
Liggons
William Brown
Colored Park
N. Kent
American World War I Dead Buried Across Europe
Cemeteries in Europe hold graves of 30 908 American World War I service members. The figures reflect the scale of Allied conflict graves and national remembrance across multiple nations.
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Europe
Daily Crossword Clue Muddle Confuses Puzzle Face
Readable puzzle hints show many misprints and fused words across and down. Several entries mix numbers and letters creating unclear clues for themes including body parts and geography.
Plant Workers To Be X-rayed At Winchester Mill
Annual x ray survey of Virginia Woolen Co employees scheduled Thursday in the three shift clinic at the mill. In cooperation with the Winchester Tuberculosis Association, Herbert Duke asst plant engineer handles arrangements with Grace Kelly representing the TB Assn. A public chest clinic at First Baptist church social rooms Friday targets professional and clerical workers with a 65 cent charge per person. The Friday clinic is endorsed by the Winchester Retail Merchants Assn. Letters were sent to business establishments by Ralph Larson manager of Montgomery Ward and president of the merchants association. Larson named Warren Eddy to contact businesses.
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Virginia Woolen Co
Winchester Tuberculosis Assn
Herbert Duke
Grace B. Kelly
TB Assn
First Baptist Church
Winchester Retail Merchants Assn
Ralph Larson
Montgomery Ward
The
Merchants Association
Larson
Warren Eddy
Easter Phone Greeting From Tokyo Reaches Stephens City Family
Mr and Mrs J E Ewing Sr of Stephens City received Easter greetings from their son T James Earl Ewing Jr via telephone from Toyo Japan. The call came on Easter night locally and noon in Japan. Ewing a Stephens City High School graduate class of 1945 has been in the army about 18 months and spoke with every family member.
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J. E. Ewing Sr
Stephens City
James Earl Ewing Jr
Toyo
Japan
Ewing
Stephens City High School
State Highway Jobs Push Work in Ditch Line Counties
State Highway department contract work continues on R 274 in Frederick and Clarke counties with rock work in the ditch line. A new 172 foot bridge is under construction across Hogue Creek on R 522 north of Winchester.
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Ditch
Frederick and
Clarke
Hogue Creek
Winchester
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Science Net
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Newberry
R. G. Hengeveld
Jones Funeral Home
Order OF the Golden
Jones Chinewal
E. King St
Strasburg, Va
H. Wisecarver
Henry T. Goode
American Health Insurance Corp
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Jess R. Kiracefe, Jr
Little America
the Food Center
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Daily Crossword
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Tokyo
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen ST
Rileys Real Estate Agency
Hove Riley
Capitol Theatre Building
Leonard Riley
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Front Royal
Chrysler
Plymouth
Dodge
DeSoto
Heatwolk Motor CO
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Winchester’s Men’s Wear Center
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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