Mrs Hawthorne Services Held for 85 Year Old Richmond Widow
Funeral services for Mrs Lot tie Tupper Hawthorne were conducted today at the First Baptist Church in Richmond with burial at Hollywood Cemetery. She died aged 85 Saturday at her daughter’s home in Atlanta Georgia. Her son Dr Allén T Hawthorne of Winchester was among the surviving relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Tupper Hawthorne
Allén T. Hawthorne
Winchester
First Baptist Church
Richmond
Hollywood Cemetery
How's Your IQ Answers and Clues From Page Four
Answers to the quiz questions printed on page four include The Attorney General, Key West Florida, the Pie The Star Spangled Banner pang, Fifteen, Logbook, Peg, Afghanistan, and the Office of Strategic Service, with details hidden in the scrambled text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Benner
Pang
Peg
Afghanistan
Office of Strategic Service
Reid Rites Held for Walter M. Reid at Stephens City
Funeral services were held for Walter Mason Reid assistant plant manager at O Sullivan Rubber Co at his home in Stephens City with Rev BE Day and Rev C A York officiating. Interment followed at Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers included Ralph Bauserman Jack White Charles Reeley Robert Claytor Kenneth Staples Leslie Orndorff with honorary pallbearers James Germelman Howard Carper Harry Deickman Warren Driver Wilson Keller and Robert Wheeler. Reid, 39, died suddenly at home after attending the Fireman's Parade and returning home where he suffered a coronary attack. He was survived by his widow Cecilia Venable Reid three sisters a half-brother two half-sisters and many nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Mason Reid
O'Sullivan Rubber Co
Stephens City
BE. C. Day
Rev. C. A. York
Green Hill Cemetery
Ralph Bauserman
Jack White
Charles Reeley
Robert Claytor
Kenneth Staples
Leslie Orndorff
James Germelman
Howard Carper
Harry Deickman
Warren Driver
Wilson
Roy. Beatty
Roanoke
Tralice Washington Dies in Hospital
Mrs Tralice Dixon Washington of 10 W Bond St died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. Born in Baltimore she was the daughter of the late Charles and Alethia Dixon. She spent most of her life in Winchester and was a member of St Peters Catholic Church in Baltimore. Survived by husband Heywood Washington six children Irvin Dixon Baltimore Clarke Dixon Winchester two brothers and three sisters plus two uncles and two aunts. Her husband works for the Winchester Evening Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tralice Dixon Washington
W. Bond St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Charles and
Alethia Dixon
Douglas High School
St. Peters Catholic Church
Heywood Washington
Thomas
Charles R
Sylvia A
Helen H
Emma
Robin Washington
Winchester
Irvin Dixon
Clarke Dixon
Una Travelers
Marjorie
Ealine Dixon
Oscar Cooke
Chicago
J. Henderson Cooke
Fannie Williams
Effie Cooke
New York
The
Winchester Evening Star
May 3 to May 20 Sales Directory Listings
A series of public sale notices for May at various Winchester and area addresses. Listings include personal property furniture antiques and livestock. Notable sellers include Hunter Brown Greenspring George Hesley and Shen Valley Polled Shorthorn Breeders Assn with registered cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Helsley
Greenspring
Alabaugh
Place Bros
Ed Seal
Sunnyside
Ella R. Kern
E. Boscawen St
Winchester
Clay Manuel
Valley Ave
Shen Valley
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Farmers’ Livestock Exchange
Amherst vetoes 1.20 school tax in Amherst County
Amherst County voters rejected a 1.20 school tax increase at a public hearing on the court green attended by over 3,000 residents. The board of supervisors announced the decision after hearings where the pre school committee led by J Bernard McDearmon supported the levy and the Amherst Citizen Association led by Herman L Page opposed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Amherst County
Board of Supervisors
Court Green
J. Bernard McDearmon
Amherst
Amherst Citizen Association
Herman L. Page
Oaid
Citizens Ittee
Commonwealth
Walter H. Carter
Murder Conviction Upheld by Court
Douglas D. Hubbard, a 58 year old York County farmer, had a second degree murder conviction and five year sentence upheld by the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. The ruling, written by Justice C Vernon Spartley, rejects Hubbard’s self defense claim in the January 15 1949 York County shooting of James W. Montague a 44 year old Warwick County welder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Douglas D. Hubbard
York County
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
C. Vernon Spartley
Hubbard
Williamsburg
James W. Montague
Warwick County
Montague
Were the 6th and 7th Books of Moses in the Bible
The 6th and 7th Books of Moses are not part of the Bible nor connected to it. They consist of Bible passages used as charms and cantations to ward off disasters. They were first published in the 16th century in Germany by an anonymous monk.
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Germany
Straughan Rates Two Way Battle In First District Race
In Newport News Nile Straughan declares the First District contest a two horse race with William A. Wright as key rival. Straughan mocks Wright supporters and claims his platform appeals to Republicans and Democrats while Wright dismisses Straughan and Blake Newton as challengers to the late S Otis Bland's successor.
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Associated Press
Wire
Nile Straughan
Newport News
William A. Wright
Tappahannock
Wright
Fredericksburg
Billy (Wrigt
Straughan
Blake T. Newton
Hague
State Board of Education
S. Otis Bland
Local Performers Enter Contest at Home Theatre
Three Winchester area acts Beckie Greene William H Gant and Eugene A Leake perform in the opening round of an amateur contest at the Home Theatre Strasburg sponsored by the Lions Club to pick a grand winner for a Ted Mack radio audition. Twenty finalists compete May 16 for a free trip to New York with earlier shows on May 5 May 9 and May 12. L E Hill assists.
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Winchester
Strasburg
Lions Club
Ted Mack
New York
Beckie Greene
W. Clifford St
William H. Gant
Kerns Row
Eugene A. Leake
Route 3
L. E. Hill
Strasburg Lions
Campaigns Set to Heat Up in Indiana and Ohio
Tomorrow's continuation notes a clash between State Auditor Ferguson and Mayor Disalle of Toledo. The CIO PAC withholds endorsements in the Democratic primary while the Truman Administration stays neutral. Indiana House races show limited outside interest though the campaign will quicken after the June 27 Democratic convention nominating an opponent to Senator Capthart, likely to face a June 30 Republican renomination.
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Joseph T. Ferguson
Michael V. Disalle
Toledo
Taft
Ciopac
Truman
Indiana
Homer Capthart
May Meal Menu With Indian Curry And Meringued Custard
A historical kitchen note outlines a May day meal plan featuring straw peas with mint, baked custard with meringue, and a curry of chicken served on a ring of fluffy rice. It includes recipes for tomato jellied salad with cucumber rings, V8 juice gelatin, and meringue baked separately to keep the custard soft.
Auction of 25 Lots Near New Market Brings $11 595
At a public auction last Saturday afternoon, 25 lots along the East side of Valley Pike just north of New Market sold for a total of $11 595. The 13 acre parcel averaged $463.80 per lot. The land includes a section where the Battle of New Market was fought on May 15, 1864, and the sale was conducted by the heirs of Mrs Caspar O Miller.
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Valley Pike
New Market
Casper O. Miller
Winchester District Conference opens at Luray Methodist Church
The Winchester District Conference of the Methodist Churches convenes at 9 30 a m Thursday in the Luray Methodist Church with Dr F B Oglesby presiding. Delegates represent Market Street Church led by Rev Edgar G Hill and lay leaders E W Argenbright Carl S Harner and others. Honey vitamin content varies with processing and batch samples.
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Winchester
The
Methodist Churches
Methodist
Luray
F. B. Oglesby
Market Street
Edgar G. Hill
Wilbur Johnston
E. W. Argenbright
Carl S. Harner
Harold Rowe
WSCS
H. Delmer Robinson Sr
A. C. Halvosa
Harry Willis
R. L. Bageant
J. Scott Atkinson
John Kern
Europe draws most American tourists last year France led expenditures
A trivia quiz shows France received the largest share of American tourist expenditures in Europe last year with the United Kingdom second. Other questions cover blurb origin, New York trade share through ports, the Crossing the Line custom, and famous gourmands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Europe
United Kingdom
Local Men Attend Two day Conference
J L Hershcan chairman of the Frederick County Production and Marketing Administration committee and Robert M Dalley chief clerk attended the annual two day conference of committeemen of the PMA held in the Richmond Hotel last Thursday and Friday. Dailey returned to Winchester after the Thursday session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Hershcan
Frederick County
Robert M. Dalley
PMA
Richmond Hotel
Dailey
Winchester
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International Soundphoto
I.Q
Order of the Golden Rule
Sheriff's Sale
J. H. Renner
Russell Terault
County Court House
Robert L. Dehaven
Coleman Dunn
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Ethel Conrad
Ford Se
Burch
Ferguson - Ford
Ford Ferguson
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
Reid
Tralice Washington
Hunter
Brown
Clearbrook
Omps Funeral Home
Thur
White Hall
Geo. Helsley Grimes
U.S. Navy
G. B. Ross
William
Volador
Ross
Fort Bayard
China
Virginia News
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Braddock
Thomas Kincaid
Oscar Badger
Kincaid
South Pacific
F. McC
Ee Iangess
New Yo
W. McB
Dante Gabriele Rossetti
Thackeray
Alexandre Dumas
Dickens
Goldsmith
Teningson
Dr. Johnson
Tiber
B. C
A.D
Ponte Sant’ Angelo
Spain
Martorell
Barcelona
Ella Ritter Kern
East Boscawen St
Lnt
ABC
Dora Brill
Beatrice Carper
Roy Duvall
SPRED
Warra
America
Good Housekeeping
Agallon
N. Cameron St
Plymouth
Heatwole Motor CO
N. Braddock St
Bryant & CO
NEW Low Prices Lamp Motor CO
Smithfield. Ave
Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudoun St
Truck Pine Motor CO
Dodge — Plymouth
Northern Virginia Power Company
G.M.C
John Deere
S.t. Harrow
S.s
D.s
Hunter S. Brown
Charles W. Seal
Purcell Drive
Motorola
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