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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1947

Page

2

Shenandoah Valley Classics Set for Winchester Bowing Weekend

About 30 bowlers from Winchester and nearby towns travel to Winchester on Saturday and Sunday May 10 and 11 for the Shenandoah Valley Classic. The seven game total pinfall tournament offers $125 prize plus $50 and a $7 entry fee. Past winner Lester Keller returns with local favorites Kenny Lineburg Jack Troy Rhea and others ready to defend titles and set records.

Winchester Star Blue Ridge Bowlers Lester Keller Kenny Lineburg Jack Troy Rhea Allen Hawthorne Ralph Gore Jesses Artie Kiracore Bill Edwin Clevenger Bill Bodeny Hugh Patton

Tri-State Field Meet Friday At Douglas School

The Douglas colored school hosts Friday’s Tri-State Field Meet with teams from West Virginia Maryland and Virginia. Field and track events begin at 11 a m a featured attraction is a softball game. refreshments will be sold and the public is welcome.

Douglas School Douglas Colored School West Virginia Maryland Virginia

Answers to Quiz Questions From Page 4

The listed responses identify false statements and factual corrections for ten quiz items. Items cover dates, names, capitals, titles, languages, and historical figures such as Gen. Lucius D. Clay and the President pro tempore of the Senate.

Oneton Senate Brazil True Lucius D. Clay Augusta Maine

Plenty Of Opposition For Jet Pilot In Preakness

Weather permitting a fast Pimlico track could boost rivals to Jet Pilot in the Preakness. With eight of 11 Derby contenders eligible, speed horses like Seenay and Seewav are expected to pressure Jet Pilot on a potentially swift surface.

Preakness Churchill Down Pimlico Oval Tom Smith Maine Jet Pilot Seenay Seewav

Reorganization of Education Dept in Virginia

Richmond May 6 The State Education Department will operate under a new setup after July 1 with five directors and a coordinator replacing eight, as G Ty ler Miller calls it the most significant in 25 years. Dowell J Howard becomes executive officer for vocational education and supervises research and planning.

Richmond State Education Department G. Tyler Miller Miller Dowell J. Howard Howard Richard C. Haydon R. C. Graham Albemarle County R. N. Anderson Fred M. Alexander Orville W. Wake F .O. Wygal J. L. Blair Buck

Plane Over Orchard Thaws Frost With Air Stirring

An experiment near Cashmere Washington used an airplane to raise orchard temperatures. When readings fell to 26 degrees, pilot flew just above treetops, stirring air. Within minutes ground temperature rose three degrees and after twenty minutes the frost danger had passed.

Cashmere Wash J. E. McDonald Here

Winchester and Purcellville Golf Teams Clash on Sunday Links

Winchester led by Wilson Pugh with 70 and Dr. Courtney Grim with 72 defeated Purcellville 22 1 2 to 7 1 2 in a 20 man team match at the Winchester course. Foursome scores list Pugh and Grim among top scorers as the Tri-State League announces a Front Royal event on May 11.

Winchester Purcellville Winchester Links Wilson Pugh Courtney Grim Front Royal

Revival Services At Loudoun St Church Draw Crowds

The Word revival meetings at the Loudoun Street Church of Christ have grown weekly. In week four the small structure was taxed by delegates from tri state communities. Twenty six Gospel invitations were requested and a public baptismal service occurred at Hogue Creek near Cross Junction Virginia. Over one hundred witnessed the induction into the Church of Christ. Services run nightly through May 11 with Mr Word traveling next to Kingston Jamaica in the British West Indies.

Loudoun Street Church of Christ Tri-State Hogue Creek Cross Junction Mr. Word Kingston Jamaica British West Indies

Berlin’s New Drug Store Opens With English Style Interior

Berlin native Mr. Berlin opens a Berryville drug store blending English oak cases with half timber front and soft lighting. The shop includes a cosmetic shop and baby department with a surgical fitting room. Hours 8 am to 6 30 pm weekdays, 9 pm Saturday. closed Sundays. Berlin, Virginia Board of Pharmacy member, two sons, former chamber president and American Legion commander.

Mr. Berlin Clarke County James and Nancy Masmer Berlin Berryville High School Medical College of Virginia Richmond Virginia Board of Pharmacy Peoples Drug Store Berryville George Price Edith Stine Washinee E. P. Berlin, Jr Washington and Lee University James L. Berlin Berlin Clarke County Chamber of Commerce Lloyd Williams Post American Legion

Market Prices and Livestock Receipts Reported

Ohio Market notes and Baltimore box prices with varied fruit sizes and roaster weights. Hogs and fowl price ranges listed. meat receipts moderate and demand light. Chicago and Baltimore livestock totals show steady to uneven demand with top hogs at 23.75 and cattle mixed.

Romes Staymans Winesaps Yorks Baldwins Baltimore USDA Chicago

Stock Market Mixed After Five Rise Sessions

NEW YORK May 6 fur ther profit cashing on five suc cessive rising sessions put most of today s stock market leaders in the losing ranks. Dealings fairly active from the start slowed at intervals but declines of fractions to 2 or more points predominated as the day progressed. Motors and steels retreated with selling largely professional and based on a view that the list had reached a normal technical recovery.

New York Wall Street Chrysler General Motors U. S. Steel Bethhem Goodrich Schenley Southern Railway Baltimore and Ohio Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck du Pont Anaconda Air Reduction Westinghouse Douglas Aircraft General Electric American Telephone

Chicago Grain Quotations Open With Mixed Futures

Chicago May 6 grain futures opened mixed with wheat and corn showing gains and losses. Wheat May 2.66 July 2.24 Sept 2.17 Dec 2.14. Corn May 1.61 July 1.54 Sept 1.48 Dec 1.39. Oats May 91 July 81 Sept 81 14 3 8 Dec 73 1 2.

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May 7 to May 24 Sales Directory items listed

Public auction notices show multiple estate and household goods sales. Names include J H Stimel Henry Grimm Jos B Bell O Neal Estate Grimm Estate P R Boxwell Mrs James Wingfield Mrs Dick Price Bruce Lineberg with dates from May 7 to May 24 and locations in Winchester Berryville Front Royal Road Stephens City near Brucetown Kernstown and surrounding areas. Prices and specific goods include livestock furniture machinery antiques and farm equipment.

J. H. Stimel Brucetown Imeet Henry Grimm Kernstown Jos B. Bell Berryville Boone Road O’neal Court House Winchester Grand View Stephens City Grimm Louis H. Grimm Loudoun St R. Boxwell Royal Road James Wingfield National Ave Dick Price Winchester Highway Bruce Lineberg W. Va

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