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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1947
Page
5
The Federal Bureau of Investigations reports that more male juvenile delinquents are arrested than female. The finding highlights gender differences in youth crime based on official data.
Lupton, president of the Winchester Rotary Club, reported on the district conference at yesterday's weekly luncheon. Also featured was a Bell Telephone film titled Mr. Bell shown on Thursday, furnished by Steve Sammis, manager of the Winchester office.
Funeral services were held yesterday at 10 30 AM at Kurtz Funeral Home Chapel 21 South Loudoun Street for Miss Anna Elizabeth Theis a retired Shenandoah County businesswoman and resident of Frederick County The Rev Ronald S Wilson officiated Interment followed in the New Market Cemetery
Brig. Gen. Eric Neumann principal adjutant to Himmler has been seized in Bavaria after a two year search by American war crimes investigators. He led security police in Holland and Belgium and was combat commander at Nuernberg.
Lost City beat North Mountain 6-3 while Star Tannery won 5-4 over Strasburg Athletics and Gore defeated Wardensville 7-1. Star Tannery meets North Mountain on Sunday at Mountain Falls diamond.
Tokyo May 23 Tetsu Katayama a 60 year old Socialist leader was elected Japan new premier by almost unanimous vote of the House of Representatives tonight.
Kenneth Romney former House sergeant at arms was sentenced to one to three years in federal prison for concealing a 143,863 shortage in his office accounts. The article also notes WWII selective service figures with 30 percent of registrants rejected for physical or mental reasons.
Howard LeRoy Orndorff, proprietor of 242 Millwood Ave Winchester Va, will appear before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on Monday June 2 1947 to apply for a license to retail beer over 3.2 percent alcohol for off premises consumption at his Orndorff Shell Station located at 242 Millwood Ave Winchester Va.
Elliot Humpston 82 died this morning at 10 20 at the home of his daughter Mrs Mamie Humston Coffman 314 Loudon Street He had been ill for weeks Born August 26 1864 in Shenandoah County he was a son of Benjamin F and Rebecca Frances Humston A longtime resident of Middletown he was a land owner a Middletown Bank director and Methodist Church steward He married Gertrude E Funkhouser who died forty years ago Surviving son Earl Humston Edinburg daughter Mamie Humston Coffman Winchester two grandchildren Frank English Humston Rosnoke VA and William R Coffman Winchester Funeral services not yet completed The family requests no flowers The body is at Jones Funeral Home
Ribbons for the first four places in each breed class will be awarded to consignors and purchasers at the fifth annual Winchester Tri Breed show and sale at the Virginia Livestock Auction Market tomorrow. Dr. E A Livesay of the University of West Virginia will judge. The judging contest for FFA and 4 H members starts at 10 am. The sale follows at 1 pm.
In Winchester Virginia at 10 00 A M May 21 1947 in front of the Frederick County Court House the administrator J A Massie Jr will sell personal property including a 1946 Plymouth sedan breakfast sets chairs wicker rockers lamps bedroom suite and other items with cash terms Coleman Dunn is Auctioneer.
Large crowds attend special services at First Brethren Church on Berryville Avenue featuring Rev. D Teuling a chalk artist from Muskegon Heights Mich. He delivers a message nightly at 7 30 and then illustrates with a drawing Last night he spoke on Sodom and Gomorrah followed by a destruction depiction Tonight and Saturday services continued inviting the public to attend
The Ridings Chapel Cemetery will be cleaned tomorrow after noon. Volunteers are urged to arrive at 1 p.m. with tools to spruce up the grounds ahead of the annual memorial services on Sunday, June 1 at 2 30 p.m.
Col. Joel D. Griffing a long time f officer in Virginia's Selective Service since 1944 and director for the last two years, is ordered transferred to the National Headquarters Records Office in Washington. The move takes effect June 2. Griffing, from Berryville, began service in 1944 and became director in 1945 succeeding Col. Miles F. Neal.
The Avisco nine from Front Royal VA has two weekend games set. They travel to Harrisonburg tomorrow and host Andrews Field Air Base nine on Sunday. Last Sunday Williamsport defeated Front Royal 8 to 6, while a Falls Church game last Saturday was rained out.
The annual cemetery clean-up at St. John's Lutheran Church near Mt Williams is scheduled for tomorrow at 1 p.m. Community members are invited to attend.
A Treasury Department notice indicates that individuals who provide information leading to tax evaders may receive rewards. Details specify eligibility and payment criteria for informants.
A notice states that aiding the discovery of violations of United States internal revenue laws may yield a reward not exceeding ten percent of the amount recovered. The policy outlines eligibility and payout limits for informants.
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