Rites Held for Marshall Tapscott Elder County Figure
Funeral services for the late Marshall Tapscott retired county figure were held at 11 a.m. today at his Berryville residence, with Rev. Henry G. Lane officiating. Interment followed in Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers named include Robert Kern, William Morgan, Jas Fenton, Lester Morgan, Dr. Allen, and Clinton Mus. He died Saturday around 10 a.m. at home after years of ill health at age 61. He was a son of the late W C Tapscott of Buchanan County and Martha Liver Tapscott of Clarke County. Survived by sister Agnes Lee Tapscott and brothers Cabell G Tapscott, Thomas G Tapscott, and half siblings Benjamin Crampton and Mrs. Richard Beardsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Tapscott
Berryville
Henry G. Lane
Grace Episcopal Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Robert Kern
William Morgan
Jas Fenton
Lester Morgan
Dr. Allen
Clinton M.us
Tapscott
Enear Ile
W.C. R. Tapscott
Buchanan County
Martha Liver Tapscott
Clarke County
Agnes Lee Tapscott
Cabell G. Tapscott
Thomas G. Tapscott
Police Court Roundup of Public Drunkenness Cases
Judge John Rice presides over a Police Court session listing multiple defendants from Virginia, Tennessee, Florida, Maryland, and West Virginia. Fines range from five to ten dollars plus costs for drinking in public and disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rice
F. L. Ashby
E. Piccadilly Street
Carl William Martin
Staunton
Clinton Setterfield
Nashville
Tenn
Wilbur R. Sellers
Highland Avenue
Ellie Heislee
Clearwater
Fla
Ray Foreman
Gore
Hunter Crouse
Whitacre
Charles M. McDonald
Ridgeway
W. Va
George R. Mumaw
Fairplay
J. H. Ballard
Stephenson
Woodrow Kerns
City Hotel
Answers to the Daily Quiz Card
The page lists quiz answers including item 1 the U 2 age 35 or older with two years service 3 units of the 8th Army 4 yes 5 jerries 6 Jan 20 31 1946 7 Battle of the Java Sea 8 Lt Gen Jonathan M Wainwright and British Gen Arthur Percival 9 Soviet Russia and France 10 The soldier you saw at the airport is Marys son
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
8Th Army
Jerries
Java Sea
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Arthur Ernest Percival
Soviet
Russia
France
Mary
Ration Calendar details through late year surrender notes
The notice lists red stamps for meats and fats valid dates through September to November, sugar book four stamps 38 valid through December, stamp 37 bypassed, shoes stamps 1 2 3 4 valid indefinitely, with OPA stating no cancellation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Bywaters Named On Executive Committee
J B Bywaters sheriff of Frederick county is named to the executive committee of the Virginia State Sheriff and City Sergeant Association. The group meets October 10 and 11 at the Roanoke Hotel Roanoke with an executive committee gathering planned for October 9. Sheriff Bywaters intends to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Bywaters
Frederick County
Virginia State Shera and City Sergeant’s Association
Roanoke
Sheriff Bywaters
Services Held Saturday For L. W. Orndorff
Wardensville community mourns prominent farmer and bank director L Ward Orndorff who died after major surgery in Winchester Hospital. The 30 year public servant was a World War I veteran and former sheriff and revenue commissioner. Funeral at Wardensville Presbyterian with burial there. pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardensville Presbyterian Church
L. Ward Orndorff
Wardensville
W. Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
John Duckwall
Presbyterian Church of
Conrad Michelson
J. V. Warden
S. C. Warden
W. H. Warden
J. T. Fry
W. M. Fry
Kenna McKeever
Orndorff
Capon Valley Bank
Selective Service Board
Hardy County
Wilmington
Del
Washington, D. C
Catlett
Warrenton
Winchester
Stephens City
Woodstock
Strasburg
Moorefield
Rio
McCauley
Lost River
Baker and Mathias
Clarke County
Baltimore
Charlotte
N. C
Presbyterian Church
Ducknall
Duckwall
Jenkins Granted Absolute Divorce to Mary Jenkins
Mary Jenkins was granted an absolute divorce from Douglas F. Jenkins on desertion and cruelty. Married in August 1941, custody of an infant was awarded to Mary, with Douglas ordered to pay $5 weekly child support. Mary may resume her maiden name Mary Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary cC. Jenkins
Douglas F. Jenkins
Mary Carter
Bed and board divorce granted in Neff case
Florence Ginn Neff is granted a bed and board divorce from William Edward Neff on desertion grounds. The couple married May 19 1938 and Cor poration Court heard the suit. Custody of a child goes to the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Ginn Neff
William Edward Neff
Corporation Court
Truck Falls Into Yawning Chasm After Flood Washout
A flash flood near Parkersburg West Virginia washed out a section of Route 2 leaving a 20 foot hole. Denver Chenoweth driver for Litman Motor Freight Lines escaped unharmed after his truck toppled on its side into the mud. Rainfall reached 2.95 inches in 24 hours. Roads statewide were blocked and Route 18 sections flooded. Pleasants county buses were halted by high water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Chasen
Denver Chenoweth
Litman Motor Freight Lines
Pittsburgh
Chenoweth
Truman shifts surplus disposal to State Department control
President Truman orders the State Department to oversee disposal of wartime surpluses abroad. John W. Snyder, head of War Mobilization, outlines plans to transfer disposal functions from the Army Navy liquidation and lend lease operations to the department. He notes 6,000,000 tons of materiel in Europe valued at about $1,000 a ton and says transfers will occur as plans are perfected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
State Department
John W. Snyder
Europe
Snyder
Senate
Pacific
Department
Army-Navy Liquidation Commission
Foreign Economic Administration
Franklin Purchases Orchard for 60000
Leroy Franklin of Stephens City buys the Warrenton Orchards in Washington DC from A C Moses for about 60000. The orchard has roughly 12000 trees. A L Rumple Moses will remain as manager under new ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Franklin
Stephens City
Warrenton
A. C. Moses
Burlington Hotel
Washington, D.C
A. L. Rumple
Moses
Contemporaries on Constantine Baptism Evidence
Christopher Bush Coleman argues Constantine's baptism is confirmed by Eusebius Life of Constantine as the sole contemporary source. later writers add independent details, supporting the event's historicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantine the Great
A. Constantine the Great
Christopher Bush Coleman
Columbian University, N.Y
Eusebius
Constantine
Delays Plague Fort Meade Discharge Center
Returning veterans report slow processing at Fort Meade separation center where over 6,000 men await discharge. Furloughs complicate plans as travelers pay own rail fares. 6,300 awaiting last week, with 775 discharged that day and 1,272 arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort George G. Meade
Fort Meade
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
E. Boss
Baltimore
Bac
Seeking Another Trial For Epes
Lt Samuel C Epes son of a Virginia family is jailed for life in South Carolina after a jury found him guilty of murder for drugging suffocating his wife and burying her in a foxhole A motion for a new trial has been filed and will be heard by Judge A L Gaston A potential pardon or commutation remains possible for the convicted medical officer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
8. C
Samuel C. Epes
Virginia
State
Juidge A. L. Gaston
South Carolina
Epes
Hoes
Henry Weiss Leases Building for Restaurant and Inn
Melvin K. Sandy near Stephens City sells the old Stephens City Bank Building and leases it to Henry L. Weiss of Winchester for one year with renewal option. Weiss plans to remodel the first floor into a restaurant and antique shop and use the second floor to house overnight tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin K. Sandy
Stephens City
Stephens City Bank
Henry L. Weiss
Winchester
Mr. Weiss
Trial Justice Court Dismisses Case In Berryville Driving Dispute
The Court of Trial Justice W. Erle Edwards disposed of a case involving William Wynecoop and Berryville et al for a driving matter with costs assessed. The disposition cites a $25 fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Trial
W. Erle Edwards
William Wynecoop
Berryville
British Subs In Daring Attack Near Singapore Harbor
Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser revealed three British two man submarines entered Singapore harbor by daylight three weeks before the end of the war. They reportedly blew up a vessel believed to be a light cruiser, severed the Singapore Hong Kong cable and escaped. He noted other subs helped sink the German battleship Tirpitz under U S command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
Bruce Frasier
Singapore
Willingham Rites Set for Tuesday in Berryville
William Earl Willingham 61 of Bardane near Charles Town died at home Saturday evening. Survived by widow Laura, son John, daughters Elizabeth and Mrs Ralph Zombro, sister Fannie Shutts, brother Neil Willingham, and two stepchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 3 from John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with burial in Green Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Earl Willingham
Bardane
Charles Town
W. Va
John and
Eliza Whittington Willingham
Laura Willingham
John Willingham
Elizabeth Willingham
Ralph Zombro
Fannie F. Shutts
Bunker Hill
Neil Willingham
Robert Jackson
Lacy Jackson
John H. Enders
Berryville
R. K. McDonald
Berryville Presbyterian Church
Green Hill
W. C. McCauley
Clarence Perks
John C. Good
Shenandoah Junction
Vernon and
Lutheree
John Kite
Barane
Local Sports News Highlighted In Evening Star Daily
The Evening Star Daily spotlights local sports figures and events with concise summaries of scores teams and notable performances. Readers get quick updates on games standings and standout players from the city leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
Acheson Says Japan Occupation Policy for Years
Washington reports show American policy plans long term troop presence in Japan with aims to keep U S control while seeking cooperation from Russia Britain and China. General MacArthur had suggested reductions to about 200000 troops within six months but Acheson pushed back saying policy is made in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Acheson
Wherry
MacArthur
Ublican
Japan
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Russia
Britain
China
Dean Acheson
Tokyo
Local Winchester Woman Reverses Digestive Troubles with ERB-HELP
A Winchester woman reports relief from acid spit ups after meals, stomach bloating, and headaches following use of ERB-HELP. The ad claims the herbal compound cleanses bowels, reduces gas, and improves liver and kidney function, urging purchase at local drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
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Bywaters
L. W. Orndorff
Jenkins
Rhodes Drug Company
Boscawen
Braddock
Sea OF Japan
5Th Marine
Sasebo
33Rd
Wakayama
98Th Infantry
Nagasaki
25Th
Yokkachi
77Th Infantry
Aomori
41St
Kure
Hokkaido
Franklin
Henry Weiss
Trial Justice Court
W.E. Willingham
General Electric
Bridgeport
Conn
International
Glaize & Brother
N. Cameron ST
Handley Board of Trustees
Handley Schools
Handley Library
Handley Fund
Winchester Furniture Company
South Main Street
Dial
Employment Office
Front Royal, VA
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