Berryville Girls Upset Gainesboro in Softball Clash
Berryville High School defeated Gainesboro 7-5 in a county softball game, handing Gainesboro its first loss yet keeping Gainesboro one game ahead of Stephens City. Stephens City also beat Gore 19-11 and Boyce beat Stonewall 16-12. Next day Gore visits Berryville Stonewall travels to Gainesboro and Boyce hosts Stephens City.
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Berryville High School
Gainesboro
Stephens City
Gore
Boyce
Stonewall
Berryville
40 and 8 Assists Clarke Milk Fund Donation
Winchester post of the American Legion donates 25 to the Clarke county children’s milk fund. Philip R. Fowle informs the arke county post commander. Berryville Legion post to apportion the 25 to milk fund units.
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Winchester
Children’s Milk Fund
Clarke County
Arke County
American Legion
Philip R. Fowle
Winchester Society
Berryville Legion
Night at the party reveals class divides and personal futures
In a Washington party scene, Teresa blends with the wealthy crowd while questions of love and ambition unfold. Philip Spencer, rich and secure, contrasts with Sam the country editor who must build a future. As dancing and conversations drift, characters ponder loyalty, fulfillment, and destined lives.
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Alison
Philip
Sam
Tim Cassard
Cassard
Tim
England
France
Vermont
Kitty
Paris
Philip Spencer
Teresa
Ethel
Stephens City and Berryville Set for Second Place Clash
In Friday district football action Stephens City and Berryville chase second place as both sit 2-2 and trail leader Woodstock 4-0. New Market visits Woodstock while Boyce travels to Stonewall. Berryville aims to rebound after a 34-8 loss to Hedgesville and Stephens City remains 2-0 against Stonewall and Strasburg.
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Stephens City
Berryville
Stephens City - Berryville
C Lasses
Woodstock
New Market
Boyce
Stonewall
Hedgesville
West
Pi Pa
Strasburg
Japs Ordered to Destroy Munitions Machines
General MacArthur ordered Japan to destroy all machinery specifically designed to produce combat equipment whether privately or publicly owned. The directive was issued in Tokyo on October 29.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Meeting Cancelled by Clarke County Izaak Walton League
A special meeting of Clarke County Izaak Walton League to discuss fire hazard due to drought was canceled after rainfall of over half an inch.
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Izaak Walton League
Mining and Real Estate Sales Questioned in Virginia Hearings
The State Corporation Commission set Nov 19 hearings at 10 a.m. to decide cease and desist actions under Virginia securities laws. Charles E. Appleby of Toronto faces show cause for prohibiting him from promoting Silver Arrow Mines stock, while Edward G. Mathews of Asheville NC risks restraint from promoting Florida real estate sales in Virginia.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Charles E. Appleby
Toronto
Canada
Silver Arrow Mines, Ltd
Silver Arrow
Edward G. Mathews
Asheville
N. C
SCC
Virginia
Florida
Constitution booklet promotion from Winchester Evening Star
Citizens are urged to order a ten cent postpaid copy of the Constitution with rights such as free speech and jury trials. The notice asks readers to send ten cents to the Information Bureau in Washington D C and include name address and city state.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Eye_St. N. B
Washington D.C
United States
Rancher Accused Of Slaying Wife And Burying Her Body
El Paso county officers investigated a six year-old mystery after Wesley Vandervoort, 21, accused his father Junia Vandervoort, 61, of shooting his mother and burying her remains in a farm shed southeast of Colorado Springs. The elder man denied the shooting saying his wife vanished in early 1941. Police exhumed a human skeleton and clothing fragments from the shed.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
el Paso
Ray Slocum
Junia Vandervoort
Slocum
Wesley
Funeral Rites Held for Lloyd V. Shockey at Berkeley Springs
Lloyd V Shockey 57 a native of Oakland West Virginia and longtime mail carrier between Shockeysville and Winchester Virginia died after a long illness. He retired as a Berkeley Springs merchant and lived there 30 years. Survived by wife Orpha Dick and three children including Mrs Bennie Watkins of Winchester.
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Berkeley Springs
Lloyd V Shockey
Oakland
W. Va
Shockeysville
Winchester
Shockey
Orpha Dick
Greenwood
Bennie Watkins
Armory Decorated For Halloween Fete
Finishing touches to the Winchester armory decorations for the Junior Board of Trade Halloween dance are made by Jaycees under Howard Melton. Cardboard skeletons, black cats and black and orange paper set the mood with music by Hotty Bowers. Costumes are optional.
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Winchester Armory
Take a little longer en route and get there without mishap
A short travel admonition urges a safer, steadier pace to reach a destination with no incidents. The tone reflects caution while prioritizing arrival integrity over speed. Officials emphasize careful planning and steady progress to avoid mishaps on the journey.
Three Indicted On Federal Charges In Harrisonburg
A Harrisonburg grand jury returned indictments at the district court opening naming Howard Omar Adams of Frederick County for operating a still and Frank Daniel Zaffina and Robert C. Brown of Scotdale Pennsylvania for violating the national motor vehicle theft act. The two were arrested in Winchester. William Lee Mumaw of Fauquier County paid a 100 dollar fine and received a six month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to illegal whiskey making.
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U.S. District Court
Harrisonburg
Howard Omar Adams
Frederick County
Frank Daniel Zaffina
Robert C. Brown
Scotdale
Winchester
William Lee Mumaw
Andoah County
Sergeant's Sale of a Chevrolet Sedan in Winchester
On November 1, 1947 at 11:00 A M, a public cash sale will occur by order of the Civil and Police Justice for Winchester. The attached property is a Chevrolet Sedan with Motor No DVT 13272 DC. The sale site is Ebert's Garage, N Loudoun St, Winchester, tied to Elson Pugh Jr vs Massanutten Bank case.
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Winchester
Virginia
E. E. Morrow
Massanutten Bank of Strasburg
V. Elson Pugh, Jr
State of Virginia
G. G. Baker
Ebert
N. Loudoun
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Stephens
Stonewall Gore
Clarke Milk Fund
St.Joseph Aspi
St.joseph
Peterson
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Phil Spitalny
His
CBS
Northern
Margaret Nichols
Margaret Gorman Nichols
King Features Syndicate
Air
Washington
Grace
Darling
Seventeen
Collier’s
Lane
Winchester Furniture CO
Z. S. Loudoun St
Cial
Clarke
W. Boscawen St
Winchester, Va
Armstrong
Escanaba
Gein Pa
E. Main St
Front Royal, Va
the United States
State
Mal
toWashington, D. C
Rileys Real Estate Agency
N. Loudoun St
L. V. Shockey Rites
Armory
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sergeant’s Sale
Windsor
Radio-Phonograph
Eureka
Yale
General
Electric
Dominion Waffle Irons
Geo
Archdale
Winchester’s Shopping Center
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