Local boxing card set with six bouts and interschool athletes
Buses run from Amherst and Braddock from 7 pm to 8 pm, then spectators return at 10 pm. Matches are three rounds of two minutes, gloves 14 oz. Officials award medals to winners. Ring action led by Charley Tait and others. Cockie Norvell is ring announcer. Coaches Chester Rockwell and Lester Singhass forecast strong showings from Stephens City and Berryville fighters with several high school vets returning.
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Farmer's Livestock Ex
Berryville
Stephens City
Try Hill
American Lepost 21
American Legion
Hagers- Frederick
Winchester
Arena
Amherst
Braddock
Legion
Charley Tait
J. M
Doc
Casey Tom Starrett
Charles ‘“Puggy” Johnson
Billy Vowell
Cockie Norvell
Chester Rockwell
Rockwell
Lester Singhass
Stephen City
Dean Baugman
Tom Brown
Max Welch
Charles Cochran
Ronnie Puller
Allen Cornwell
Wesley Shaffer
Jack Dove
Gene Knapp
David Brown
Buddy Locke
Claude Bennington
Bobby Vawter
George Monk
Ronald Braithwaite
Danny Clemons
Billy Feagans
Allan Barley
Preston Pitta
Valley Officials Elect Campbell President at Verona Banquet
Carl L. Campbell was chosen as president of the Valley Officials Assn of Lexington and Winchester at a Verona banquet. Officers include John Swink and Capt. Robert Luttrell with VMI ties, while talks on coach-official relations and centralized officiating under UVA circulated. Nine football officiating rule changes were debated and the group planned to attend the 1949 Southern Conference Rules clinic in Raleigh.
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Carl L. Campbell
Valley Officials Assn
Lexington
Winchester
Verona
John Swink
VMI
Robert Luttrell
William O’hara
University of Virginia
Raleigh
N. C
R. A. Garrabrandt
Leonard Newcome
W. E. Cather Jr
R. W. Smith
Eli Garber
Lester Singhass
H. B. Ritter Jr
W. H. Lewis
H. D. Robinson
Berryville
Carlton Emmart
DiMaggio Says He Will Play Whole Season
Joe DiMaggio, the Yankees star, declares he plans to play another season. He notes the heel pain has not fully left but shows no signs of trouble after a six inning tuneup against Cincinnati. If the heel holds up, he expects to be in good shape and on base in future games.
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ST. Petersburg
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Miller Huggins Field
DiMage
Cincinnati
Joe
Bowling standings and high scores from Across Headpin league
In the Across Headpin B League Glaize and Bro lead with 25 wins 11 losses while Elks Club 22 14 and Valley Service 22 14 trail. Snapp's Foundry improved to 0 36 in a losing streak. Va Woolen No 2 29 16 and Virginia Woolen No 1 17 19 trail amid a string of tight games and notable scores from Billmyer Carlisle Baker Whitlock Moore and Kanode.
Bowling league scores tied after back and forth matches
Valley Fruit & Candy edged Coca Cola 2 1 in a tight set while Columbia Baking and Glaize & Bro. each won two of three against Bell Clothes and Elks Club. Top scores included Red Baker 133 El Kel ler 132 for Valley Fruit and Jack Billmyer 146 for Glaize & Bro. Garland Carlisle 141 led Clearbrook Woolen in a 2–1 loss.
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Valley Fruit & Candy
John Lowery
Valley Fruit
Red Baker
el Keller
Alonzo Whitlock
Coca Cola
Columbia Baking. Co. E. Cornell
Maurice Foreman
Bakery
Glaize & Bro
Bell Clothes
Harry Aikens
Glaizemen
Jack Billmyer
Jim Merriner
Bill Caker
Elks Club
Clearbrook Woolen
Edward I Birthplace Questioned as Caernarvon Claim
The first Prince of Wales Edward I was traditionally thought born in Caernarvon Wales. Historians debate the birthplace with some sources arguing alternate sites while Caernarvon remains a common attribution.
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Edward I
Prince of Wales
Caernarvon
Wales
Dog Trials Sunday at Graham Dougherty's Farm Near Berryville
The Northern Virginia Hunters hold their annual dog trials at Graham Dougherty's farm near Berryville starting at 11 a.m. A silver trophy will be awarded to the dog with the most points for the year.
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Northern Virginia Hunters
Graham Dougherty
Berryville
Eastern Panhandle Civic Music Assn Booked Four Concerts
The Eastern Panhandle Civic Music Association lists four concerts for 1949 50 season including Don Cossacks directed by Serge Jaroff and a joint piano violin recital by Benno and Sylvia Rabinof. Floyd Woton baritone and Abba Borgin pianist also featured. Membership remains about the same as last season.
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Eastern Panhandle
Warren County Board Approves 2.20 Tax Rate Increase
The Warren county board of supervisors adopted a 2.20 tax rate, up ten cents from last year. The levy allocates 1.65 to schools and 0.55 for general county expenditures per 100 of assessed valuation.
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Warren County Board of Supervisors
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Va. Woolen No
Snapp’s Foundry
Ind
Garland Carlisle
Bill Moore
Soul End Fire Co
Va. Woolen
Snapp
Foundry
Woolen Five
Chauncey Snapp
John Kanode
Doug Chaney
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Red Cross
E. Piccadilly St. Winchester
Cammer Tire Company
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Europe
Alice
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