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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1944

Page

3

Handley Judges Roll Over Berkeley Springs In Opener

The Handley Judges beat Berkeley Springs 44 to 7 in a season opener in Winchester. Hoover, Dyke, and Owen led Handley scoring with strong backfield power and a decisive line front as second-stringers kept the push until the final whistle.

Handley Judges Berkeley Springs Indians Handley Band Berkeley Springs Winchester Hink” Lewis Uncle Sam Navy Hink Sargent Indians Rice Munson Kearns Don Rice Hoover Lamb Powell Coffelt Owen Handley Lambs Snag J. Taylor Spaid Minnigerode G. Lake Hammer Baker Miller Hart Hartley Cochran Berkeley Art Handley LE Loretta Lt—Huff Mellett Yost C_Winkfield Hovermale Rg—Semples Youngblood Taylor Lampson Nelson Kesecker Qb—Cochran R. Rice D. Rice Powellden Hoover Loop Handley Ev

Chicago Grain Prices Extend Early Gains

Chicago futures rise as government price support, firmer cotton, and scarce offerings push most gains futures higher in early trading. Opening quotes show Wheat December 1.62 and July 1.50, Corn December 1.13 7-8, Oats December 0.62 5-8, Rye December 1.05 1-4, Barley December 1.01 1-2.

Chicago

Bible Classes In Joint Session At Braddock Street Methodist

The Comrade Bible Class and Margaret Collins Denny Class will meet in joint session for devotions Sunday at 9 45. Leader is Mrs Elizabeth Sage for the Comrade Bible Class.

Comrade Bible Margaret Collins Denny Braddock Street Methodist Church Elizabeth Sage

Cannery Opens Next Week for Overseas Canning

Mrs. C. C. Rhodes, supervisor at Stephens City cannery, announces hours Friday 6 to 9 pm and Saturday 9 to 12 am for canning chicken and ham for overseas shipments. People may bring candy nuts and fruit cake to be vacuum sealed for shipment. Open on school days 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. call 92 or 42-J for details. no service charge besides buying cans.

C. C. Rhodes Stephens City

Golden Rule Bible Class to Be Led by Victor Wheeler

Victor Wheeler will teach the Golden Rule Bible Class tomorrow at 9 45 at Braddock Street Methodist Church. Following the lesson new officers of the class will be formally installed. All members are urged to attend and visitors will be welcomed.

Victor Wheeler Braddock Street Methodist Church

Rites for Mrs. Stolle Sunday in Berryville

Funeral services for Mrs. Elva Young Stolle, who died Friday in Winchester Memorial Hospital, will be held Sunday at 2 30 PM from her Berryville home. Interment follows at Green Hill Cemetery in Berryville. She was the widow of William F. Stolle, longtime Berryville businessman.

Elva Young Stolle Winchester Memorial Hospital Berryville Green Hill Cemetery William F. Stolle

British and German Fronts Clash From Netherlands to Vosges

Allied and German forces traded blows across the Western Front. British air and ground units repelled paratroop attacks while advancing near Sittard and Luxembourg border. Seventh Army pressed into the Vosges foothills as German counterfires and heavy artillery shaped a tough, mile by mile offensive.

Nijmegen Hertogenbosch Maas Holland Courtney H. Hodges Aachen Luexmbourg Sittard Aginst Hurtgen Prum Trier Doughboys Monpach Wassebillig Lusembourg Haute-Contez Remich St. Gordon Ramberville Vosges Foothills Bouvilliers Epinal Bellahy Vosges Chevestray Lure Clairegoutte

Card of Thanks from Lohring Steele

I thank friends for cards gifts flowers and kindness while a patient at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Lohring Steele Middletown Virginia.

Winchester Memorial Hospital Lohring Steele Middletown

Mrs Jesse Dix Dies In Hospital At Winchester

Mrs. Louretta V. Dix 61 wife of Jesse F. Dix of 315 Fairview avenue died at 4 50 am in Winchester Memorial Hospital after five weeks illness due to complications. Born June 1 1883 in Bentonville Virginia she was a United Brethren Church member. Survived by husband three daughters Mrs Beatrice Barney Baltimore Mrs Katherine Weaver and Miss Dorothy Dix of this city a stepdaughter Mrs Harold Britton of Washington and sister Mrs Mollie Licklighter of Detrick Va Funeral Monday at 2 pm from Jones Funeral Home with Rev Paul Dick and Rev Ralph Cather officiating. Burial Mt Hebron Cemetery Pallbearers Joe Balis Harry Goshert Joseph Varsalona Tony Davis William Copps James Seabright.

Louretta V. Dix Jesse F. Dix Fairview Avenue Winchester Memorial Hospital Hiram Funk Isobel Jett Bentonville United Brethren Church Beatrice Barney Baltimore Katherine Weaver Dorothy Dix Harold Britton Washington Mollie Licklighter Detrick Jones Funeral Home Paul Dick Ralph Cather Mt. Hebron Cemetery Joe Bayliss Harry Goshert Joseph Varsalona Tony Davis William Copps James Seabright

County Man Hendy Womeldorph Dies of Sudden Heart Attack

Hendy Womeldorph 81 died of a sudden heart attack on his Cedar Creek Grade farm near Opequon. He was found in a corn patch around 8 by Mrs Oliver McDonald after not returning from gathering corn bound for Winchester market. A physician declared him dead on arrival. he had lived in the county about 50 years, with wife Alberta Snapp predeceased him. He belonged to St Paul Lutheran Church. funeral plans were not set.

Hendy Womeldorph Cedar Creek Opequon Oliver McDonald Winchester West Virginia Alberta Snapp Cedar Creek Grade Ton. D. C St. Paul Lutheran Church

Local Markets Corrected Daily in The Star Note

Local markets are updated daily while The Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors. The notice reminds readers that market data may vary and upholds standard disclaimer practices.

The Star

Patent and Feed Price List Snapshot for Livestock Markets

A dense invoice style list shows patent prana bag prices per cwt and per barrel, various corn and feed products with unit prices, and weights. It also lists dairy products and livestock categories including cattle, hogs, sheep, and poultry with scattered price points and quality descriptors.

Local Retail Market Flour Prices From The Star

Wholesale and retail prices listed for flour and corn meal in 10 and 25 pound bags, per hundredweight and per barrel. Butter pricing appears fragmented. Bran and miscellaneous lines conclude the local market notice from The Star.

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Baltimore Market Reports Mixed as Prices Steady in Apples Poultry and Hogs

Apples market dull with moderate receipts and unchanged prices. Live poultry receipts light with strong roasters fryers and broilers. Eggs receipts light with whites mixed colors 36 to 40 cents. In Baltimore cattle and hogs market news service shows steady to weak trends across grades, fat cows and cutters low, calves and feeders varied, hogs largely steady though limited good hogs. Chicago and other markets show slack hogs and mixed cattle movements with spring lambs firm to higher.

Baltimoore Baltimore Livestock Baltimore WFA Federal State Market News Service Chicago

Completing Plans For Rammage Sale

The Junior Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital will hold its annual rummage sale Friday and Saturday in October 2021. A full line of fall and winter clothing for men women and children will be on sale. The sale location will be announced later.

Winchester Memorial Hospital

Air Raid Alert Shocks Honolulu Residents

Unidentified planes briefly triggered a 50 minute air raid alert in Honolulu from 2:15 to 3:05 a m. local time causing unease in the city which had not experienced an alarm for about nine months. The alert was later confirmed to be friendly aircraft.

Honolulu Honolulans

Stock Market Report Sees Recovery Amid Aircraft Rally

New York September 30 stocks rallied on recovery hopes led by aircrafts and growth shares. At the session peaks 1944 leaders included Hayes Mfg and United Aircraft with major issues like U S Steel Bethlehem and Du Pont ahead most of the time while Chrysler and General Electric lagged. Supporting in the curb were Aircraft Accessories Creole Petroleum and Cuban American sugar, among others.

New York Hayes Mfg Bocyrus-Erie United Aircraft Douglas Aircraft Grumman Lockheed Consolidated Voltee Sears Roebuck U. S. Steel Bethlehem U. S. Rubber American Sugar Refining Oliver Farm American Telephone Southern Pacific du Pont Westinghouse Chrysler Republic Steel International Harvester Consolidated Edison General Electric Johns Manville Aircraft Accessories Corp Cities Service Republic Aviation Creole Petroleum Cuban Atlantic Sugar

Bible School Opens at First Brethren Church

The Winchester School of the Bible begins its seventh year with classes on New Testament Interpretation and Things To Come at 7 30 p m Monday October 2 in Berryville Avenue's First Brethren Church. Instructor Rev Paul E Dick and Dr A T Baker lead interdenominational sessions.

Winchester School of the Bible First Brethren Berryville Avenue Paul E. Dick A. T. Baker First Brethren Church

Islands Fall as Tokyo Broadcast Claims Guam and Tinian Destroyed

Tokyo announced that Japanese garrisons on Guam and Tinian were destroyed by September 27 and that residents there shared their troops' fate. The report, heard by the AP, said elders, women, and children died after the enemy breached defenses. Nimitz previously said organized resistance on Guam ceased on August 10, with mop up continuing. Tinian's resistance ended about ten days earlier.

Guam London Tokyo Tintian Associated Press Chester W. Nimitz Tinian Island

Reds Tighten Pincers In Baltic War

An official report says Soviet forces under Marshal Leonid Govorov cleared Estonia mainland with over 30 000 German deaths and 15 745 taken prisoner between September 17 and 26. Swiss radio adds Russian landings on islands near Estonia, which would seal German expulsion from Estonian territory.

Leonid A. Govorov Estonia Hiuu Saare Osel

Quiz answers from Page 4 reveal names and agencies

The list identifies 10 items: 1 Democrat Robert F. Wagner and Republican Thomas J. Curran, 2 Treasury Department, 3 Manchukuo, 4 Brigadier General, 5 Independence Day, Puerto Rico, Oc Malay Archipelago, 8 United States of America, 9 His attempt was of no av, 10 Nicol Smith.

Robert F. Wagner Thomas J. Curran Treasury Department Manchukuo Puerto Rico Malay Archipelago United States of America Nicol Smith

If We'll Buy The Bonds Theyll Drop The Bombs

A campaign line argues that purchasing bonds will deter war by signaling national resolve. The brief asserts financial backing for defense and implies a link between bond sales and strategic restraint.

Nation's Gridiron Greats In Action

Four intersectional college football games headline a busy opening day with Navy Army Notre Dame and Duke in action plus numerous regional matchups. Scores from Friday include Temple 24 Swarthmore 12 Wake Forest 14 Georgia 7 Auburn 32 Howard 0 Oklahoma 19 Arkansas 0 Kansas 14 Denver 14 tied.

New York Navy Army Notre Dame Duke Noy Ntre Dame Oscar E. Hagberg Anmmapolis North Carolina West Point Associated Press Ed McKeever Pit Panthers Pittsburgh Janeles Pennsylvania Franklin Field Penn Cornell- Bucknell Yale Coast Guard Academy Muhlenberg-Penn State Colgate-Rochester Indiana Trouncine Swarthmore Philadelphia Wake Forest Creorgia Auburn Howard Oklahoma Revies Arkansas Kansas Denver Hemnere Maryland

Browns and Tigers tied in tight AL race with two to play

Detroit and St Louis tied for first as the Browns sweep doubleheader, the Yankees eliminated from contention. A possible one game playoff would be held Monday at Briggs Stadium if still tied after Sunday’s games.

Detroit Tigers Louis Browns Browns New York Yankees Tigers Washington Senators Yankee Briggs Stadium Detroit Yanks Brownies Jack Kramer Hank Barony Yankees Joe McCarten Mike Kreevich Rob Johnny Lindell Don Gutteridge Sterline Paul Waner Dizzy Trout Stan Spence Mickey Haefner

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Handley Men Lyons Shippensburg Day Hampden-Sydney Hampton Smith Novich Grant K. Lake Duvall Cammer Tire CO Handley School Zenith Echan American Medical Association Council On Physical Therapy Miller’s Drug Store B. Smalts & Son National Avenue Golden Rule Bible Class Mrs. Stolle Jesse Dix Sedavesewesioen Alestae Billeter the Star Chicago Livestock Clarke County Stock Market Report Ted Meter St. Louis By Joe Reichler Shenandoah Valley National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Haldeman Haldeman’s Creamery
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