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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1947
Page
3
Woodstock beat Stanley 29 to 12 in a non league football game. The article notes Winston Churchill began painting at age forty, as a factual aside.
Handley banking chapter of the American Institute of Banking with 20 area banks will run a 21 session course starting October 22 at Handley High School. A 40-student second-year commercial law class will be taught by Trial Justice W. Erle Edwards from Frederick County, with an accounting class under consideration. The program includes a banquet, dance, debates, public speaking contests and social events. Chapter officers include President Norman C. Scott and others from the local banks, with committees drawn from Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah and Page counties.
Community advisory urges vigilance as Virginia forests face wildfire risk this season. Officials remind residents to fully extinguish campfires and use designated fire pits only, report unattended flames immediately, and follow local burn bans to protect parks and natural areas.
A dense list of crossword clues across across and down covering land measures games verbs animals and objects. Includes definitions for donkey sales booth rut and various directional hints along with noted language peculiarities and abbreviations.
A compact list of crossword style entries including Hae Lela Yesterday's Answer 34 Excess of chances 35 Pieced out 36 Enclosure 87 Mandarin tea 38 Lair.
Stonewall Rebels built a big early lead and held off a late Strasburg rally to win 37 to 30. De Haven connected on multiple passes to Gillespie and Keckley. Via and White scored for Strasburg as Stonewall’s defense limited hesitation in the opening half.
The Stanley Cup was presented in 1893 by Lord Stanley to amateur teams and became professional in 1907. The inaugural Cup went to the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association in spring 1894.
Fire drills at Emerson grade school are turned into a penny ride fundraiser. Students ride a rotary escape chute like a playground slide, paying a penny per ride to raise money for the lunch fund. Fire safety rides are provided free during real emergencies.
In the major league match Rustic Tavern collected three points over Piccadilly Soda as the total pinfall reached 1723 to 1701. Gore led with 406 for Rustic Tavern while Hawthorne had 390 for Soda.
The document records assets, liabilities, capital accounts and memoranda for the bank in Frederick County Virginia. Harold G. Brown sworn as President to attest to the accuracy with directors' attestation and notary public authentication dated October 10, 1947.
Charlottesville reporting that University of Virginia President Colgate W. Darden said he was ashamed by a disturbance at the Hotel Roanoke after UVA students celebrated a victory over Virginia Tech. He noted the damage was caused by a small number of people though acknowledging bad behavior by some students.
Anyone having any bills or debts against the William H. Fry Estate contact Mrs. Mary Stotler Administratrix Vienna Virginia RFD 3. October 10 1921.
The word alrhanac is first traced to Roger in the 12th century. It was later noted by Rabelais and Nostrae damus.
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