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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1947

Page

2

Perry Construction tops Rustic Tavern in opening match

Perry Construction edged Rustic Tavern 578 to 540 in the opener as Brack Strode 124 and Jack Larrick 123 led Perry. Rustic Tavern led early in game two with Jess Kiracofe 127, before Perry finished strong 569 to 540. Eagles sweep Hershey and Garber's beat Piccadilly. individual highs include Bill Moore 146 and 376 series.

Champins Perry Construction Rustic Tavern Brack Strode Jack Larrick Perrymen Jess Kiracore Perry Eagles Hershey Carl Harry McKee Bill Moore Garber Piccadilly Ernie Pugh Eagles Club Garber Ice Cream Perry Const. Co Ie Hershey Piccadilly Soda Shop Garber’s Jess Kiracofe Charles Renner Ed Clevenger

Clearbrook Presbyterian Youth Meet Monday Evening

The young people of Clearbrook Presbyterian Church will meet at 8 p m Monday. The text notes Thomas Jefferson as a leftist leader in early American development.

Clearbrook Presbyterian Church Thomas Jefferson

Sept sales directory listings from Middletown to Winchester

Listings announce farm auctions and estate sales on September dates. W F Long offers livestock farming gear and household items four miles west of Middletown on Broad No 627. E B Clevenger advertises livestock and farm machinery north of Winchester on Welltown Pike. John H Myers estate sale near Stephenson features household goods and shop tools. Mrs Mary ward store area near Winchester a vacant lot and antiques sale September 24 at 10 a.m.

W. F. Long Middletown Winchester Welltown Pike E. B. Clevenger John H. Myers Jordan Springs Road Stephenson Mrs. Mary Oes Ward

Gas prices cut as Virginia stations post new wholesale drops

Virginia motorists watch price boards for a possible 24 to 26 cent gasoline per gallon. Shell and Pure Oil announce a half cent cut in wholesale gasoline prices, following Texaco. Standard Oil has not yet matched the reductions.

Richmond Virginia Shell Pure Oil Texaco Standard Oil

AFL CIO Deadlock Seen Over Affidavits And Rulings

The article discusses a stalemate at the AFL convention in San Francisco over affidavits and NLRB eligibility, with CIO influence and possible expulsions discussed. It notes leadership changes, including Gorwan and Winter appointments, and mentions Lewis moving to the 11th vice presidency amid ongoing deliberations and wage-law Q&A.

CIO AFL San Francisco Lewis NLRB Denham Charles J. M C. Gorwan Kansas City Boilermakers G. M. Bugniazer William Green Felic H. Knight Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen Herman Winter Chicago

Baltimore Livestock Prices Mixed As Markets Edge Higher

Markets report in Baltimore on September 13 shows hogs, cattle, and sheep trading with gains in barrows and gilts to 30.50 for top weights, steers and cows uneven with some declines, vealers 21 to 25, slaughter lambs up by 1 and ewes steady, calf and feeder activity slow amid variable demand.

Baltimore

Mixed grains open on Chicago Board in timid trade

Chicago grain prices opened mixed as modest buying emerged after recent declines. Wheat led with September at 2.71 and May at 2.67 3-4, corn and oats followed with September or December quotes and nearby dates, while lard for January sat at 24.25-50. The article notes Colombia’s mineral wealth from gold and petroleum.

Chicago Board of Trade Lard

Monthly Crop Report Close Guarded Secret

A satirical account describes a highly secretive process surrounding the monthly crop report. It recounts guards, locked rooms, and a countdown to release, culminating in the claim that the corn crop will be the smallest in years.

Department of Agriculture Department Sarah Elliott Agriculture Telegraph and Telephone Section

Dog Reunites Couple Reunited by Wartime Poem

Sacramento report tells how Sydney Lyons and Marye Materson, once married in 1941 and later separated by war, reunited after Lyons spotted their Pomeranian Judy in Sacramento. They plan remarriage in Reno and a new life with a Nevada ranch and a grand dog house.

Sacramento Calif Sydney E. Lyons Marge Reno Sydney Fort Lewis Washington Marye Materson Utica N. Y Fred King Bridgewater Marye Lyons Rapid City S. D War Department States Tacoma Wash Judy Paradise Valley Nevada

Merged Defense Plans Are New Military Task

Washington reports outline a unified national defense structure after Truman returns from Brazil. The security council, the joint chiefs of staff, and the joint staff will handle strategy, with the defense secretary empowered to decide when the chiefs disagree.

Washington National Defense Secretary of State George C. Marshall Whi Army Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy State Department Truman Brazil Security Council Joint Staff Joint Chiefs Secretary of National Defense Resources Board Defense Secretary

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Answers to Daily Quiz From The Winchester Evening Star

Correct responses to the page 2 quiz are listed: 1 a short journey 2 President Truman veto on tax bill 3 Finland 4 Pearl Harbor Hawaii 5 100 degrees 6 resin from an insect 7 He cannot go unless he gets permission 8 neck 9 The Vice President or, if none, the Speaker of the House 10 True

Truman Finland Pearl Harbor Hawaii House of Representatives

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