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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1947

Page

2

Across The Headpin League Scores And Standings

Dorothy Bloom rolled 136 and 343 for Capitol Restaurant which won two of three from Jewel Box in the Ladies Commercial league. Peggy McInturff added 121 with a double strike. Selene Jackson led Jewel Box with 110 as O Sullivan won two games from Newberrys. Bet ty Ryan 106 and Hazel Johnson 107 helped Nurses in a win over Van Woolen Co. Standings show South End Hose Co leading with 162, Capitol Restaurant 144, Hershey Drive In 126 and Jewel Box 117. O Sullivan 11, McCrorys 0, Nurses 0, Newberrys 5, Va. Woolen Co 3, Martinsburg incoming Spillway five matchup noted. IND. GAME Dorothy Bloom 136 Peggy McInturff 121 Frances Mason 120. IND. SET Bloom 343 Mason 321 Racey 111. TEAM GAME Capitol Restaurant 485 South End 484 Jewel Box 478. TEAM SET South End 1406 Hershey Rest 1390 Jewel Box 1390.

Dorothy Bloom Capitol Restaurant Jewel Box Ladies Commercial League Peggy McIinturff Selene Jackson Alice Lake Bertha Muse O’sullivan Newberry's Betty Ryan Racey McCrory Sarah Zane Fire Co Hazel Johnson Nurses van Woolen Co South End Fire Co Frances Mason Hershey Winchester Peoples Cleaners Martinsburg South End Hose Co Hershey Drive O'Sullivan Ll Newberry Va. Woolen Co Peggy McInturff Mason June Racey South End

Farm Auctions and Household Goods Sale Notices

Several upcoming sale events listed with dates and locations. D S Miller near Gore offers horses cows sheep hogs farm equipment and 146 acre farm. Attie Shiley near Clearbrook sells horses cattle sheep hay grain and machinery. Irene C Miller in Winchester features antiques and household goods. Frank Royston in Boyce sells household goods. Ernest Hausenfink at Relief Road offers household goods. C M Lupton at Ki Stock lists stock implements and ranch goods.

D. S. Miller Gore Whitacre Attie Shiley Clearbrook U. S Irene C. Miller Clowser E. Clark St Winchester Frank Royston Boyce Ernest Hausenfinck Middle Road Relief C. M. Lupton

Damage by Beetles Sometimes Blamed Wrongly in Termites

A Virginia warning urged homeowners to beware of insect eradication experts who blame termites for damage when beetles are the true cause. G D Kite said impostors misidentify pests and charge high prices for termite treatment. He advised verification by a qualified professional and cautioned buyers to check the licensure and efficiency of est eradicators.

Blacksburg Virginia G. D. Kite Extension Services Kite

Walker to Address Loudoun Dairymen

Hamilton, Oct. 17. L. M. Walker Jr., state commissioner of agriculture, will head the speakers list at Loudoun county dairy men annual meeting tomorrow. Also on the program are B. B. Derrick of the Maryland Virginia Milk Producers Assn and R. G. Connell y, dairy husbandman for the agricultural extension service.

Hamilton L. M. Walker Jr Loudoun County B. B Derrick Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers Assn R. G. Connelly Vir

Grimes GA community notes and local changes

Grimes Virginia October 17 preaching planned for Galilee on October 19. Notable visitors include Miss Sarah Wilson, a county schools religious education teacher, at Galilee Sunday school. Local residents mentioned: Miss Selma Hensell ill at relatives’ home. Major Joseph W Crim, army medical officer recently returned from Panama, visiting before heading to San Antonio. Local employment shift: Horace Leight now with Lyle Strosnider plumbing in Winchester. Birth in town: daughter born to Mr and Mrs Clavin Owens. Weekend visitors: Mr and Mrs Kenneth Rench and son Kenny Jr from Marinsburg. Local wildlife sightings: two flocks of wild geese signaling approaching cold weather. Dry conditions persist. apple harvest active. corn shucking underway with good yield and quality.

Grimes Galilee Sarah Wilson Selma Hensell Charles Hensell Joseph W. Crim Panama San Antonio Texas Horace Leight Winchester Lyle Strosnider Plumbing Company Clavin Owens Kenneth Rench Kenny Jr Marinsburg Brooke Tayor

Higher Yielding Hybrid Alfalfa Plants Sought

Virginia agricultural experiment station researchers push a two year program to develop disease resistant high yielding hybrid alfalfa. The effort led by T J Smith and R G Henderson tests lines for leaf spot black stem crown rot and wilt resistance through greenhouse wintering and cross breeding with four inbred lines.

Balcksburg Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station T. J. Smith R. G. Henderson U. S. Department of Agriculture Virginia

Archie Willis Rites In Stephens City

Archie Willis 64, a former Stephens City resident, died at his Bainbridge Pennsylvania home. He leaves a widow Mary Willis a stepson Clarence Tucker and three stepdaughters Katie Evans Myrtle Banks and Hubbard Johnson. Funeral services 2 p m Sunday at Emmanuel Baptist Church Stephens City with Rev Jesse Williams officiating. Interment in adjacent cemetery. Remains lie in state at church from Saturday afternoon.

Archie Willis Stephens City Bainbridge Mary Willis Clarence Tucker Frederick County Katie Evans Belmont Myrtle Banks Washington Hubbard Johnson Boyce Emmanuel Baptist Jesse Williams

Mechanic Maurice Oates Dies After Brief Illness

Maurice G. Oates 41 of Sunnyside died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born March 9, 1906, he was son of Mrs. Vernie Carpenter Oates and the late Edgar Oates. He worked 10 years at Winchester Woolen Co. before joining National Fruit Co. He was a member of Ebenezer Church of Christ. Surviving are four brothers Clarice of Winchester Elmer Hetzel and Linwood of Sunnyside and two sisters Mrs. Richard DeHaven Cedar Grove and Mrs. Michael Spence New Jersey. Funeral services will be held at 1 p m tomorrow at Jones funeral home and will proceed to Ebenezer Church for rites at 2 20 p m with Rev S J Goode and Rev J S Ducknall officiating. Interment Ebenezer Cemetery. Pallbearers: Harry Whitacre Morris Conner Leon Largent Stanley Triplett Robert Ryans Theodore Kerns.

Maurice G. Oates Medical National Fruit Co Winchester Memorial Hospital Sunnyside Vernie Carpenter Oates Frederick County Edgar Oates Hampshire County W. Va National Fruit Co Winchester Woolen Co Ebenezer Church of Christ Clarice Oates Winchester Elmer Hetzel Linwood Oates Richard DeHaven Cedar Grove Michael Spence New Jersey Jones Funeral Home Ebenezer Church S. J. Goode J. S. Ducknall Ebenezer Cemetery Harry Whitacre Morris Conner Leon Largent Stanley Triplett Robert Ryans Theodore Kerns

Prices and policy moves frame grain debate and rationing

Prices reach a new peak as market action dominates headlines with grain speculation under federal scrutiny. Attorney General Clark signals soon comments on the Justice department probe as Truman discloses ongoing investigations. The Commerce department urges actions to hold grain stocks while the brewing industry pledges to conserve 650000 bushels for export. CIO leader Philip Murray presses for a special congressional session to restore rationing and jail “racketeering speculators” amid criticisms of the administration.

Washington Clark Justice Department White House Truman Clarke Commerce Department Small Business Advisory Committee Boston Philip Murray CIO Congress

Quiz Answers From Page Four

Answers list provides items on dry ice Jackie Robinson Beautee soap ninety four percent the five senses octopus 9 30 pm 87 eighth quadroon and a Tibet religion note Lamaism Buddhism describes lama households monasteries and lamaseries.

Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers Beautee Tibet

Mother and daughter wed same man in bigamy case

In New York a 48 year old hospital employee was held on a bigamy charge after a magistrate heard that a mother and her daughter both claimed to be married to the same man, Raymond Golightly, and had borne his children. The two women produced marriage certificates and left court arm in arm after bail was set.

New York Francis Gizccone Dicken Dewey Warnecke Ruth Golightly Raymond Warnecke Nellie Golightly Golightly

Report questions wage laws for state employees

A study notes that relief by legislation on minimum wage may be illusory due to varying job types and funding. It cites long work weeks in state institutions for the disabled as a result of unpaid funds to hire enough staff, and calls for Senate committee review led by Sen. Hoge Tyler with several regional appointees.

J. Hoge Tyler Norfolk H. A. Haden Charlottesville W. Tayloe Murphy Warsaw Giles M. Robertson Richmond James M. Robertson

Burma Independence Treaty Signed Transfers Power January

Britain agrees to transfer governing power over Burma in January to the new federal Republic of Burma in a treaty signed by Prime Minister Attlee and Burmese premier Ahtkin Nu. The transfer makes Burma a completely independent country and it will seek United Nations membership.

London Britain Burma Attlee Ahtkin Nu Thakin Nu United Nations

PAC seeks 1,000,000 block activists for 1948 elections

CIO Congress in 1948 plans to expand PAC political workers to every block to reach voters. Kroll cites current 100,000 workers and aims for 1,000,000 to talk to neighbors, register blocks, encourage turnout, and deliver voters to the polls on election day.

Kroll PAC Cio-Pac

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