Handley Set for Clifton Forge Clash in Virginia
Handley high heads to Clifton Forge for a district test against the Mountaineers led by Maddox. Cliff Forge featured a 210 pound back and two 175 pound tackles as they seek a second home game win.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
2
Handley high heads to Clifton Forge for a district test against the Mountaineers led by Maddox. Cliff Forge featured a 210 pound back and two 175 pound tackles as they seek a second home game win.
The wife of President Andrew Jackson died before him and was buried in the satin dress she intended for his inauguration. The article notes the gown she had planned to wear for the ceremony was kept for the funeral attire.
Elmer Victor Ogden 72 died unexpectedly at his Middletown home about 3:30 yesterday afternoon after two years of ill health. He was born January 9, 1874, a retired farmer, and is survived by wife Mattie Rinker Ogden and three sons Raymond Falls Church Grafton Arlington and Melvin Washington, plus three sisters. Funeral at 2:30 Friday at Stover Funeral Home Strasburg with Rev. Moore and Rev. Goode. interment Mt. Carmel Cemetery Middletown.
New York City hosts the world championship rodeo at Madison Square Garden with 52 performances drawing about 650000 attendees and around 1.5 million dollars in Garden coffers. Bosses include Everett Colborn Gene Autry and Garden Corporation with Bud Linderman leading the cowboys. Money rewards reach up to 25000 for top winner while most competitors rely on prize money and entry fees.
The newborn opossum is born very immature and weighs about as much as a honey bee. For six weeks the young remain in the mother's pouch.
News briefs from New York Newark and Richmond cover college football practice space woes at Villanova Indiana Virginia Wayne and others, Beau Jack loses to Buster Tyler in a Newark bout, Hogan leads in the Richmond Open, Utah tops college ground gain, Stagg returns to Chicago for Northwestern game, First Whirl wins Keeneland race, Navy targets Penn on Navy Day, All Star poll notes and Army rated top team by Eddie Houlgate.
Five hundred thirty two school and pre school children received diphtheria toxoid vaccines at Berryville under joint sponsorship of the schools and Clarke County Nurse's Association. Red Cross volunteers aided local physicians Dr. Iden, Dr. Tappan, and Dr. Osborne as doctors visited elementary grades, high school, and colored school. A toxoid clinic is planned for Boyce school, Millwood, and White Post colored schools on Friday October 25. All children are urged to attend.
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The report lists 24 hour rainfall to 7 am none and October to date 2.17 inches. It gives 33 year averages of 36.49 inches annual rainfall and per month totals, with August 8.76 inches the highest. Data courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
In Superior Wisconsin a 12 year old girl who admitted she shot her father to please her mother sobbed at his funeral. Clarence Lind, 39, was killed by a .22 rifle while asleep. The child will be turned over to juvenile authorities with no charges yet filed.
In Chester Illinois the housing shortage leaves Republicans and Democrats with no choice but to share adjacent campaign headquarters separated only by a wall. The rival parties, forced into proximity by scarce housing, maintain their operations in close quarters as election activity continues.
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