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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1948
Page
10
Lightning struck a barn in Jamestown New York killing a cow being milked by George Boozel. He was pinned under the cow's body as a fire started. his employer Thomas Williams rescued him and Boozel escaped serious injury.
Bloom Virginia April 17 Mt View WSCS held a 7 30 p m program Friday community shaken by death of Mrs Shenk former Miss Catherine Pifer of Gravel Springs. Local visits include T S Cooper in Strasburg and A M Cooper ill in Bethesda Md. Mary Triplett of Winchester weekend with Roy and Mrs Triplett. Dr A S Cover funeral in Winchester. he was a prominent physician at Grave Springs when Star Tannery operated.
The Rest church WSCS was entertained by Rev and Mrs Don C Hall at the parsonage. Miss Bertha Kline led the monthly meeting. Devotions were by Miss Ester Ridgeway with missionary reports by Mrs Blanche Stipe. Sunday services were held at the church. Mrs A S Bowers, injured in a fall, is in a nursing home at 402 S Loudoun St Winchester. Also ill is Mr Fred Fegans. Mr Dude Gept returned from overseas service with an honorable discharge. Mrs William Clipp of Shepherdstown visited Mr and Mrs M S Snapp.
The Winchester chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous is now located in its own room at the Royal Crown Cola building on Millwood Ave. It invites men and women with drinking problems or who have loved ones troubled by drinking. Meetings are held every Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Royal Crown building.
Canterbury Cant ersburg April 16 Mr and Mrs A L Franklin and family visited their son Herbert at Newton D Baker hospital Sunday. Mr and Mrs Chester Hall of Washington spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs R E Albin. Mr and Mrs Howard Cline were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Elmo Neff. Mrs Lloyd Painter was a Sunday guest of Mr and Mrs Reuben Togle. Miss Margaret Hott was a weekend guest of Mr and Mrs L W Painter. Newcomers to the community are Mr and Mrs Cline who Franklin farm.
As administrator c t a of the estate of A R McLemore deceased I will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder at the A R McLemore Farm Shenandoah River Springfield Magisterial District Page County Virginia about two miles from Rileyville on Saturday April 24 1948 at 1 oclock P M the following personal property one registered Hereford bull Dinwiddie Elation 31st three years old one registered Hereford cow Bessie No 4337225 four years old one registered Hereford cow Ruby No 4337228 Stella No 4357227 four years old two calves subject to registration one lime spreader one wagon one spring tooth harrow hammer mill and scales one pair ladders one drill one scale and two sets of harness Terms Cash Thos R Nelson Administrator c t a of A R McLemore deceased
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