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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1944

Page

3

Area High School Football Roundup Stings Local Teams

Handley lost 44 0 to Hagerstown Maryland while Stonewall fell 23 22 to Strasburg. Berryville dropped to Hedgesville 28 12 and Boyce routed Woodrow 50 0. Clarke teams split results with Berryville hosting a rainout makeup against Romney set for Nov 22.

Handley Hagerstown Stonewall Strasburg Clarke County Berrygyville Hedgesville W. Va Boyce Woodrock Fairfax Clarke Berryville West Virginia Hoover

Local Markets: Daily Corrected Markets Feature

Local market listings appear updated in The Star daily. The page notes typographical errors may occur and disclaims responsibility for them.

The Star

Local Retail Market Prices for Feeds and Grains

A dense listing of local retail prices for patent and non patent feeds. The table includes 10 to 98 pound bags priced per cwt or per barrel and notes various poultry and dairy feeds alongside corn meal and middlings.

Loeeeerennes

Blood Donor Registration Has Good Start

Winchester Frederick County blood donor clinic opened yesterday with Basil F Starkey the first in person registrant at Blood Donor Headquarters. Mrs J W Arthur in charge of recruitment has visited plants distributing materials and securing plant managers cooperation to appoint a permanent donor chairman for ongoing volunteers.

Winchester-Frederick County Basil F. Starkey Parkway Peoples Drug Store J. W. Arthur Aea Arthur Red Cross Winchester- Frederick County Washington

Germans Fire Flying Bombs and Fireworks Over English Coast

London reports a third night of aerial attacks as German fly bombs from the North Sea replace channel robot launches. Leaflets drifted down after a bright sky flash, with a metal container and four page pamphlets including photos of war scenes and a claimed Hamburg phosphorous casualty.

London English North Sea Channel Hamburg

Market quotations and livestock prices from Baltimore and Chicago

Baltimore and Chicago market notices detail produce prices for apples eggs and butter, plus livestock quotations. Cattle hogs sheep futures show steady to higher ranges from Baltimore and Chicago, with per weight prices and graded classes listed for calves feeders and sows.

Baltimore Chicago

Letter Carriers Demand Salary Increase Campaign

Winchester letter carriers join a nationwide drive for higher pay due to rising living costs since the war. They note no permanent raise since 1925 and a 27 percent cut during the lean years. Citizens are urged to contact their Congressmen to push salary increase bills introduced last May.

Winchester

JCC President To Visit City

Yesterday's luncheon of the Junior Board of Trade featured business talk and an impromptu address by Charlie F. Clark on Civilian Uses of Long Range Weather Forecasting.

Junior Board of Trade Charlie F. Clark Clark Ed. Molden John Mann Winchester Club Ben Belchie Fred Ritter Mearns P. Gates United States Junior Chamber of Commerce Winchester Jaycees George Weldon

Softball League To Elect Officials

City Softball League will hold a meeting at the South End Fire Company hall next Monday to elect officers. The November 13 session at 8 oclock will discuss 1945 plans and raising funds to install lights on the field. All interested in the sport are urged to attend.

South End Fire Company P. H. Gee

Einstein Seeks Unified Theory of Gravity and Electromagnetism

For years Dr. Einstein has pursued a single theory to explain both gravitation and electromagnetism. Some physicists view these as two manifestations of one underlying force.

Einstein

Police Recover Stolen Auto in Strasburg

An automobile owned by A. W. Sowers of Winchester Route No. 1 was recovered in Strasburg on Sunday afternoon by Sgt. Wolfe of the State Police. The car had been stolen from in front of the Piccadilly Soda Shoppe in the city early Sunday morning.

A. W. Sowers Winchester Strasburg Sgt. Wolfe State Police Piccadilly

Bryan named president of Richmond newspapers

David Tennant Bryan, USNR, was elected by the directors of Richmond Newspapers, Inc., to be president and publisher of the Richmond Times Dispatch and Richmond News Leader to succeed his father John Stewart Bryan who died October 16. John Dana Wise was re elected vice president and general manager and will act for Lt Commander Bryan until his return from active navy duty. Q How large is the Military Reservation at West Point M McB A As of January 30 1941 it comprised 16 714 acres including Stewart Field which had an area of 2 900 acres.

Richmond David Tennant Bryan USNR Richmond Newspapers, Inc Richmond Times Dispatch Richmond News- Leader John Stewart Bryan John Dana Wise Comdr Bryan West Point M. McB. A Stewart Field

Stonewall High to stage Take It Easy comedy

The Dramatic Club of Stonewall High School directed by Miss Helen E Slifer presents the three act farce Take It Easy on Friday November 17 at 8 pm in the school Auditorium The cast includes Mrs Highgate Hazel Bageant Nancy Highgate Dorothy Rennie Tom Laurence Robert Driver Terence James Hutton Florence Catherine Travers Philip Howard Carper Arthur Mary Wayne DeHaven Harold Dawson and Beagle Jones with chairs for Property Advertising Tickets and Make-up roles held by Dorothy Ison David Fostock Lillian Lockhart and Jennie Lou Miller

Dramatic Club Stonewall High School Helen E. Slifer William Fishers Dorothy Rennie Toma Laurence Nancy Robert Driver Terence Robert Gibbs John Florenz James” Hutton Florence Pocketiti

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