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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1949
Page
2
A religious meditation extols self restraint as superior to worldly conquest. It cites James 1 16 and Philippians teaching on strength through Christ, urging faithful living, forgiveness, and fruits of the spirit to guide speech and conduct.
April 6 9 30 a m George Helstey VA Furniture March 9 10 a m Fieldcraft Farms Co 2 mi west of Ellicott City Howard Co Md 200 hd Cattle dairy equipment April 9 10 a m R G Wolverton 216 Loudoun St Household and kitchen farm equipment April 9 12 Noon Garland A Shutts 344 mi South of Winchester Rt 11 Real estate April 9 2 p m R V Lancaster Wardensville W Va Household goods personal property
District 1 high schools will stage a track meet at Handley cinder paths on April 20. Stonewall High School principal Bryant H. Harper chairs the event and says last year’s Stonewall team won but will not compete this year to focus on the baseball season starting April 15. W. A. Coffelt Rites.
Funeral service for William A Coffelt is planned with a cortege from his Oranda residence at 2 p m to Walnut Springs Christian church for services at 2 30 p m Rev H L Goode of Capon Bridge Christian church officiating. Interment will follow in Mt Hebron cemetery.
Ohio shows increasing clouds and a not so cold night. Sunday remains cloudy and cool with rain likely in southern areas by afternoon. Kentucky experiences cloudy skies with some rain in the southwest tonight and Sunday. Maryland clears tonight with scattered light frosts then increasing clouds and cool with possible rain at night. Virginia varies by region with fair to partly cloudy conditions and lowest temperatures from 30s to 40s. Sunday brings increasing clouds and cool with rain spreading from southwest regions tonight.
A daily vocabulary note explains AUDITORY meaning related to hearing. It contrasts appeal in a play where visual elements dominate over auditory aspects.
The Four Muggs placed third in the Barber Shop Harmony Quartet contest at Martinsburg High School. They wore 1890s costumes and sang a set including I Had a Dream and Way Down Home. First went to a Clarksburg quartet, second to Rusty Hinges of Charles Town, while The Four Cubs and Caponaires also competed.
New York's major breweries shut down by a citywide strike as Buffalo plants also saw worker walkouts and New Jersey facilities faced pressure. Taverns and out-of-town deliveries kept beer flowing, with liquor dealers noting about 60 percent of taverns and restaurants well stocked for 10 days to two weeks.
Local church listings outline services for Braddock Street Methodist and numerous neighboring congregations. It lists pastors, Sunday school times, worship, communion, choirs, youth groups, and midweek activities across multiple denominations.
The Winchester hospital opens a tumor clinic serving northern Virginia patients, allowing diagnosis and consultation without traveling to Charlottesville. Dr. Murphy directs the clinic, which aims to aid low income patients through family doctors and welfare aid, meeting monthly with hospital staff and advising rather than treating directly.
Turner A. Mason 88, a retired Virginia Woolen Co. employee, dies at his son's home in Winchester after a Clarke County birth. Survived by widow Annie V. Heflin Mason and four sons Warren D. Mason of Knoxville, Leonard, Harry F. Mason, Earl L. Mason, all of Winchester. sister Mrs. Laura N. Carpenter. three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services 2 p.m. Monday at Jones funeral home Rev. E T. Clark officiating. Burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers named.
In Richmond on April 2 the Richmond News Leader reported three of five Democratic contenders oppose the Campbell poll tax amendment while one favors passage and one remains noncommittal. Miller Edwards and Prillaman vote no. Battle votes yes. Arnold undecided for now.
Answers to the daily quiz printed on page four provide the correct choices. Question one is Blotter followed by Birds for question two and Ten years for question three.
A diverse set of items includes a Department of the Interior reference, a silver bar, lockjaw, a tenor, a scientific study and classification, and a mention of Hans Christian Andersen.
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