Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1946

Page

9

Army Faces Columbia With Untried Plebes in Action

Army coach Barlik moans about reserves as he may rely on plebes to fill key roles against Columbia. The feature lists several third and fourth stringers from Georgia Tech and Syracuse backgrounds, noting potential unlikely to see major play this season while veterans lead. Guest star Frank B. Ward of Youngstown, Ohio is highlighted.

New York Barlik Army Ars Columbia Tono Kles Bert Aton Bennie Davis Georgia Tech Beore West Point Russ Kelstein Tennessee Bill Yeo Texas Ags Milton Routt Sec Charlie Rudy Cosentino Doc Blancrd Sycuse Penn Virginia Pennsylvania Minisi Allen Tulsa Detroit Michigan State Pittsburgh Marquette Franklin and Marshall CCNY Boston University Tufts Rochester Yale Cornell Harvard Coast Guard Connecticut Mains Colgate Kings Point Rutgers Princeton St. Mary’s Fordham Holy Cross Syracuse Dartmouth Brown Villanova Ohio State Purdue Minnesota Wyoming Kansas Nebraska Missouri Kansas State Drake St. Louis Cincinnati Ohio University Mississippi State San Francisco Miami Fla Florida Louisiana State Georgia Tech Tulane Auburn VMI Davidson Duke Richmond George Washington Wayne North Carolina

Pan American Tennis Tourney moves to semi finals

In the men’s singles, Frank Parker seed No 1 from San Francisco faces Bob Falkenburg seed No 3 of Hollywood after Falkenburg beat Alejo Russel. Pancho Segura seed No 4 from Ecuador plays Armando Vega after defeating Pierre Pelizza. Vega beat Tom Brown. In the women’s semi finals all four seeds advance with Pauline Betz meeting Louise Brough.

Sal Frank Parker San Francisco Roland Vega Mexico Bob Falkenburg Hollywood Calif Falkenburg Alejo Russel Francisco Pancho) Segura Ecuador Armando Vega Segura Pierre Pelizza Vega Tom Brown Pauline Betz Los Angeles U. S Louise Brough Beverly Hills U S

Rams Trim Roster By Releasing Albie Reisz

The Los Angeles Rams cut to a 33 man roster releasing back Albie Reisz formerly of Southeastern Louisiana. Coach Adam Walsh announced Reisz's release. Reisz said he remains focused on next steps.

Reisz Los Angeles Los Angeles Rams Albie Reisz Louisiana Southeastern Selege Adam Walsh

Wildcats Host Georgetown In Shibe Park Football Showdown

Villanova captain Romeo Capriotti, Silver Star hero in Italy, leads the Wildcats against Georgetown at Shibe Park. Fordham prepares for St. Mary's without co captain Jim Lansing who has withdrawn. Tami Mauriello, former title challenger, becomes a father of a seven pound baby boy.

Philadelphia Romeo Capriotti Italy Villanova Wildcats Georgetown University Shibe Park Fordham’s Rams New York Fordham St. Mary’s Jim Lansing Tami Mauriello Bronx Joe Louis

Reliance U B Church to Hold Sunday Rally Day Program

Sunday school at 10 a m led by Superintendent Whipe will start the Reliance U B Church service. A special program with recitation exercises and a talk by Shipe follows, featuring quartet music from the Whites and a Young People's Choir selection. All invited.

Reliance U. B Whipe Shipe Mily Howard White

What makes grapefruit bitter

The bitter taste of grapefruit comes from the glucoside naringin. This compound imparts the characteristic sharp flavor when the fruit is eaten.

Pigskin Pickins Forecast Mixes Up Old Rivals

A 1943-style grid picks week forecasts across major colleges led by Army over Columbia and Texas over Arkansas. Predictions hinge on injuries and form with Tennessee Versus Alabama and Michigan versus Northwestern among key matchups, plus many East Midwest and Far West selections.

Valley FFA Chapter Announces October Initiation Of Green Hands

The Handley High School FFA held its October meeting in the Agricultural Room. Wendell Seldon presided as Green Hands were formally initiated. Initiates include Jacobes Billmyer Donald Bush Jack Butler John Campbell Jack Duvall William Higgs Tony Lazzarera Beverly Lamb Theodore Legge Marshall Michael Donald Seabright Harry Shirley Donald Smallwood Wayne Spraid William Stryker Robert Whitacre and James Brown. Objectives for 1946 47 were set including 100 percent dues paid by Oct 11 and monthly meetings. The group aims to beautify the campus assist in food production and conservation and participate in contests and community activities.

Handley Chapter Future Farmers of America Handley High School Green Hands Wendell Seldon Jacobes Billmyer Donald Bush Jack Butler John Campbell Jack Duvall William Higgs Tony Lazzarera Beverly Lamb Theodore Legge Marshall Michael Donald Seabright Harry Shirley Donald Smallwood Wayne Spaid William Stryker Robert Whitacre James Brown F. FP. A Northern Triangle Federation Fellowship Club

First World War II dead to reach U S by end of 1946

The War Department reports that initial remains from overseas will arrive in the United States around late 1946. Early operations start in Hawaii and possibly Belgium, then move through Normandy Brittany Africa Middle East Mediterranean the United Kingdom and other European areas. Subsequent work expands to the Caribbean Bermuda Far East and Southern Pacific.

United States War Department Hawaii Belgium Normandy Brittany Africa Middle East Mediterranean United Kingdom Carribbean Bermuda Far East Pacific

Imps and Angels delights in Lincolnshire tale

Book review notes Jane Gilbert's Imps and Angels set in 13th century Lincolnshire amid cathedral building. The plot follows Hugh and Leo as secret codes, a pilgrim's bag, and a stranger Edward help reveal a mystery while imps and angels play out in the context of history and adventure.

Jane Gilbert Winchester D. M. Gilbert Grace Lutheran Church Lincolnshire England Hugh Canterbury Jonathan Edward Lincoln Handley Library

Fun Frolic At Gore Tonight Promises Amateur Hour

Gore FFA Chapter hosts its third annual Fun Frolic at the high school auditorium on Friday night October 18. The program features an amateur hour, bingo, cake walks, a guessing contest, and a door prize at the close. Participants for the amateur hour will sign up to take part.

Gore F. F. A

Auction Proceeds Help Agriculture Department Furnishings

Proceeds from a local auction will be used to purchase furniture and library books for the Agriculture Department. Items offered include various farm tools and decorative pieces. Proceeds support departmental equipment and reading materials.

Agriculture Department

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

A brief English lesson lists common misuses and pronunciation tips. It highlights needless redundancies such as back home and the three syllables in different, plus spelling notes for decrepit and id. It defines Reticence as quiet reserve and secretiveness with example usage.

Blind from infancy Fanny Crosby’s early illness

When six weeks old she lost her eyesight during an illness. Hymn writer Fanny Crosby became renowned despite lifelong blindness and contributed to Christian hymnody.

Fanny Crosby

Swamp Root Back Pain Remedy Ad

An old advert promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claiming backache stems from kidney acidity. It promises quick relief by flushing acids and increasing urine flow, urging readers to buy the medicine from druggists.

Ution Kilmer Co Starntora

Also Mentioned on This Page

By Gugh Fullerton, JR Frank B. Ward Youngstown New Orleans Keiser Knoxville Tenn Herman Keiser Akron Ohio Holston Hills Chicago International Kennel Club For Tomorrow International Amphitheater Sun WINC Philco Froubadour America Miller Anderson E. Boscawen St Pigskin Pickin Harold Claasssen Michigan Wolverines Columbia Lions Texas Arkansas Clyde Smackover Scott Razorbacks John Barnhill Alabama Vols Northwestern Frank Aschenbrenner Glenn Davis UCLA California Georgia Oklahoma Illinois Wisconsin Badgers Indiana Iowa Ben Raymond Orth Carolina Navy Tarheels Kentucky Vanderbilt State Wake Forest Furman Citadel William & Mary Washington & Lee Rice Southern Methodist Texas A & M Texas Christian Texas Tech Baylor West Texas State Texas Mines Colorado Brigham Young Utah State Colorado Aggies Colorado College Bradley Washington Valley Boys Hill's Chrome N. Loudoun Toy & Novelty Re Book Review Gore FFA W. L. Gordon BE. M. Fund Middletown Durham Ontario McCormick McCormick Coun McCormick-Deering Rose M Funk, Brumback and Artrip Admix R. A. Kline E. M. Funk Dee’d Middletown Grange Hees Trudy Trudy Hill's Toy & Novelty Store Av Nei
Search Courier

Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication