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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1948
Page
10
About 3600 fires annually occur in U S theaters and amusement venues triggering safety reviews and fires services responses nationwide. The figure underscores the need for improved safety codes, detector installations, and evacuation planning in public entertainment spaces.
Warren High battled Warren County’s Harpers Ferry to a 0 0 tie as both sides entered and pressed for a goal. West Virginia opponents led in first downs 4 to 3.
Staunton Victor Lee high school football team beat McClure of Buena Vista 19 to 13. Staunton gained 102 rushing yards to 54 for the losers while McClure held a 77 to 54 edge in passing yards.
John W. Wayland outlines early Valley borders from 1730 to 1778, tracing the Freder ick Augusta Shenandoah lines, the Fairfax Line shifts, and later county formation. He notes Home's 1744 survey from Chester Gap to the Potomac, the Tom as Brook corridor, and the Valley Pike crossing near Tom's Brook.
In loving memory of our dear husband and father Joel H. De Haven who passed away Sept 26 1947. Gone, dear father, gone forever, how we miss your smiling face. You left us to remember none on earth can take your place. A happy home we once enjoyed, the memory still sweet. Death has left a loneliness the world cannot fill. Loving wife and children.
Judge Elliott Marshall in Frederick circuit court dismissed a $2988 suit by E. R. Dorsey and N. E. Dorsey trading as the Clearbrook Flour Mill against Sun Oil Co Inc and H F Nelson. The plaintiffs alleged improper diesel oil caused engine damage and business loss, but the court found no sustained allegations. The oil firm contended oil was standard and that engine damage resulted from overhaul methods and worn rings.
Stephens City will have a practicing physician for the first time in a decade. Dr. S. G. Moore of Harpers Ferry will move to the community and has purchased a bungalow on Main Street. The Clems, who sold their home, plan to move to a new house by November 1. Dr. P. B. Stickley, longtime local physician, retired ten years ago and lives with his son Robert.
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A detailed rundown of nightly radio programming listing show times and hosts from 6:00 pm to 2:00 am. Includes News broadcasts, variety programs, musical guests, dramas, quizzes, and talk shows across ABC CBS MBS and related networks with notable names like Lowell Thomas Van Damme Bob Crosby The Falcon and Henry Wallace.
Handley meets Waynesboro as McMillan leads Handley backs to watch Friday night. Waynesboro defeats Miller School of Charlottesville 18 to 0 with most scoring near the losers 35 yard line. Kurtz gains five or six yards to set up the winners TDs.
Harrisonburg Blue Streaks forge a 6 6 draw after a 30 yard pass from Captain James Sipe to halfback Vernon Life in the final quarter against their old high school opponent.
An 82 yard run to the 2 yard line set up a Suffolk score as the game began the second half. A rabbit is smaller and has much shorter legs and ears than a hare.
Community reports William Clowser ill and Lou M Larrick's sudden death mark a quiet period. Visitors include Cleve Marple Ollie Omar Clower Clark Braithwaite and Charles Lineburg family socials at M A Wiley Luther Larrick and Frank Lineburg homes. Fall crops bumper harvest noted. Olive Ladies Aid officers elected.
A blaze aboard the SS Morro Castle in 1934 killed 125 people. Rescue crews battled the flames as passengers fled to lifeboats and decks. Investigations examined fire safety and ship design for answers.
Per capita cigarette use rose from 180 in 1915 to over 2,300 in 1946, indicating a sharp long term increase in smoking.
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