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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1949

Page

5

Handley Alumni Face Off In VPI Intra-Squad Game

Former Handley stars Taylor and Huff will oppose each other as the VPI Maroons meet the Whites in the annual spring finale at 3 30 p m. The Maroons rely on veteran talent led by Frank Taylor at end while Dick Huff mans a guard spot for the Whites. Huff will block for Dave Rovie a Martinsburg graduate who starts at half back.

Handley VPI Maroons Techmen Frank Taylor Maroons Dick Huff Huff Martinsburg High Geridger Dave Rovie

Battle Denies Concealed State Surplus Used for Sanatoriums

Roanoke May 6 John Battle denied Francis Miller's charge that a 57 million dollar surplus was concealed. He said every cent has been appropriated for sanatoriums in Williamsburg Staunton Piedmont Catawba Richmond and elsewhere. Miller Arnold and Edwards addressed welfare workers urging funding for a public assistance program.

Roanoke John Battle Francis P. Miller Fisce Virginia Conference of Social Work Miller Williamsburg Staunton Piedmont Catawba Richmond Remmie L. Arnold Horace H. Edwards Virginia Welfare Workers Col. Miller Sen. Battle State Senate Finance Committee Charlottesville Virginia Social

Drowns While Fishing Near Hancock Maryland

Kenneth J Billmyer 29 formerly of Winchester drowned Wednesday night while fishing east of Hancock Maryland on an inflated rubber raft. His body was recovered around 10 p m by volunteers from the old C and D Canal. He was a tavern operator in Hagerstown and a veteran of the late war. Services will be held Monday 2 p m at Kraiss Funeral Home Hagerstown with burial at Rest Haven Cemetery.

Kenneth J. Billmyer Winchester E Pool Hancock Billmyer Hagerstown C and D Canal C and D Canal. Mr. Billmyer J. O. Billmyer Woodland Ave Dorothy Haines Northwestern Ralph Max Billmyer Welltown Pike Jane Deeds Beverley Ann Martinsburg American Legion Loyal Order of Moose Kraiss Funeral Home F. Berry Plummer Rest Haven Cemetery

Public Sale of Real Estate in Clarke County Virginia

The Circuit Court of Clarke County Virginia orders a public auction on Saturday June 11 1949 at eleven A M in Berryville to sell a one half acre lot with a modern dwelling near Millwood North of Berryville Millwood Turnpike. Terms call for one third cash with the balance in one and two years secured by deed of trust and fire insurance. THOMAS B. BYRD Trustee.

Circuit Court Clarke County Virginia H. M. Lee Admr. D.b.nic.t.a Mary Byrd Conslove Thomas B. Byrd Court House Berryville Millwood J. Townsend Burwell Gerard B. Lambert T. S. Hummer Toll House Mary Byrd Consolvo J. T. Burwell

Mrs. Fannie Huntsberry dies at 91 in city home

Mrs. Fannie G. Huntsberry 91 widow of John A. Huntsberry died at her residence 339 N Loudoun St. Born Gainesboro she was daughter of John L. and Sarah Grant. Surviving: one brother James Grant and two nieces Frances Stipe Lucille Armel. Services 2 p.m. Monday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Wright and Rev. Duckwell officiating. Interment Mount Hebron cemetery. Pallbearers listed.

Fannie G. Huntsberry John. A. Huntsberry N. Loudoun St Gainesboro John L Sarah Swartz Grant Huntsberry Braddock St Stephenson Jones Funeral Home W. A. Wright J. S. Duckwell Mount Hebron Cemetery W. C. Perry Allen Bond John Rosenberger Robert Bell Charles McVicar Lee Dick

Dairyman Calls Surplus Cuts Questioned at Hearing

The hearing featured Shingleton arguing he cannot sell surplus milk in Strasburg or Martinsburg and cites undercutting by distributors from Washington and Pennsylvania under the Winchester market. He said labor costs forced him out of Bluemont farming. A prepared statement from the Winchester Cooperative Milk Producers Assn. was read by Hannum, with several local producers and industry figures in attendance.

Shingleton Strasburg Martinsburg Winchester Washington Pennsylvania Hannum Bluemont Winchester Cooperative Milk Producers Assn H. B. Stine R. E. Hockman George Eagle

Rent Rise Petition Forms Still Unavailable in Winchester

Housing Expeditor Tighe Woods says Winchester has not received any petition forms for rent increases under the new fair income ceiling regulation. H. B. Grenshaw, area rent director, is en route from Atlanta after attending a regional conference on the government formula, and is expected back Monday.

Winchester Tighe Woods H. B. Grenshaw Atlanta Grenshaw

Power Outage Scheduled on Sunday in Frederick County

Northern Virginia Power Co announces an eight to ten am Sunday outage affecting western Frederick county including Mount Williams Mountain Falls Hayfield Gainesboro Siler Cross Junction Reynolds Store Bloomery Whitacre Gore Capon Bridge Hooks Mill Highview Lehen Cold Stream and Ebenezer to repair a high voltage line.

Northern Virginia Power Co Frederick County Mt. Williams Mountain Falls Hayfield Gainesboro Siler Cross Junction Reynolds Store Bloomery Whitacre Gore Capon Bridge Hooks Mill Highview Lehen Cold Stream Ebenezer

Frederick County Secondary Roads Traffic Volume

State highway department traffic checkers report Frederick County averaged 23 776 miles of travel daily on its secondary roads last year. The figure is one of four factors used to calculate Frederick's share of secondary road funds, alongside rural area, rural population, and total secondary road mileage.

Frederick County State Frederick

Local Visit Notes and Birth Announcement in Kernstown

Kernstown Virginia reports weekend guests Mr and Mrs Cahill of Washington staying with Mr and Mrs Jack Corbin. Vonn Boyce visits Charlottesville with the Baylisses and returns home with them. A daughter Victoria Barton Stine is born to Mr and Mrs Richard Stine. Detroit visitors Mr Claude Bartley and Mr Albert Ritter stayed with Mr and Mrs Loring Ritter last week.

Kernstown Cahill Washington Jack Corbin R. W. Bayliss Charlottesville Stanley Boyce Vonn Boyc Richard Stine Victoria Barton Stine Claude Bartley Albert Ritter Detroit, Mich Loring Ritter

Family visits spice quiet weekend in Pike and Baltimore

Mrs Harrison Keckley of Pike side West Virginia spent a day with her sister Mrs T E Dorton. Mrs Menser from Baltimore visited Mr and Mrs Charles Barton during the week end. Mrs Sheriaan Luttrell returned home to spend time with her daughter Mrs Loring Etter.

Harrison Keckley Pikeside W. Va T. E. Dorton Menser Baltimore Charles Bar Ton Sheriaan Luttrell Mrs. Loringetter

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