Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1957

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals Anfield Shifflett 72

Anfield Shifflett 72 orchardist of Rest died this morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He was born February 15 1885 in Stannardsville Green County and married three times. Survived by wife Miss Na Williams and many children grandchildren and great grandchildren. No funeral arrangements made. body resting at Omps Funeral Home.

Anfield Shifflett Winchester Memorial Hospital Stannardsville Green County Elmira Shifflett Dora Shifflett Lilly Willams Na Williams Gurney Ums Huntley Nathan Harden Gore Ray Shifflet USAF England Julian Palmer Gerrardstown W. Va Junior Shifflett Clearbrook Anna May Branner Nain Ella J. Branner Unger Arthur Clarence Paul Mary Donnie Dorothy Lilly David Ruth Shifflett Noa Omps Funeral Home

Racketeering hearings extend to Scranton labor scene

Bettendorf, named in repayments to the Scranton union, says hearings misstate facts and asks to present records. McHugh Malloy and Durkin are charged with taking 4200 dollars for depot work at Tobyhanna 1953 54 while the special committee probes violence and terrorism in labor. Durkin McHugh Malloy deny terror charges as ex dynamiter Bradshaw testifies. Justice Department to decide perjury probes.

Bettendorf FBI Joseph McHugh Robert Malloy Scranton Union Army Tobyhanna Signal Corps Scranton Union McHugh Mall Durkin Malloy Paul Bradshaw McClellan Justice Department

Apples: West Virginia boosts Yorks U S Utility up 1.25-35

Baltimore market note lists Winesaps and general apple pricing with cartons in 4 lb film bags selling for 2.75 and a quoted rise in a utility index.

Baltimore West Va Yorks

Airliner Lands In Flames After Hard Landing at Pittsburgh

Capital Airlines DC4 nosed into a hard landing at Greater Pittsburgh Airport causing a fuel line burst and fire. Pilot R L Calhoun and stewardess Katherine Szymanski kept passengers calm as firefighters doused flames. nine were treated for shock or bruises and none seriously hurt.

Pittsburgh Greater Pittsburgh Capital Airlines John Burnham Buffalo Burnham Katherine Szymanski New Kensington Calhoun Capital

Local Auction Listings for Winchester and Vicinity

Sales directory lists multiple auctions in and around Winchester Virginia on April 20 through April 27. Items include real estate personal property dairy cattle farm equipment and antiques. Auctioneers include W D Orndorff Headley Lions James A Conrad Realty Co Lewis Horner Miller Joshua G Place and Byron Brumback.

Jennie, Dwyer Fairview Ave Winchester W. D. Orndorff Mamie I. Dearmont Headley Auc Lions Paul H. White Front Royal James A. Conrad Realty Co Racey's Boyce Thomas L. Shiley Bunker Hill W. Va Lewis, Horner & Miller Largent, Jr Berryville Ave F. L. Largent, Jr Shawnee Building & Loan Assn Piccadilly & Braddock Sts E. D. Shenk Reynolds Store Joshua G. Place J. Homer Fisher Fisher's Dairy Middletown Byron Brumback

Weather summary and extended forecast from Winchester Skies

Rainfall in past 24 hours ending 8 30 a m today 14 April totals 3 41 inches rainfall year to date 10 04 inches Average annual rainfall 44 year total 36 99 inches Monthly averages list values from January to December Mostly cloudy and warm with low 50s tonight and possible showers or thunderstorms Showers or storms possible Saturday afternoon or evening Five day forecast for April 2024 calls for 7 10 degree above normal temperatures with cooler days Sunday Monday and warmer again Tuesday Wednesday Showers or thundershowers likely Saturday and Sunday then again Tuesday or Wednesday Sunrise and sunset times for Winchester listed

Virginia

Local Market Prices and Feed Items Listed

Local markets list daily feed products and grain prices with items such as 100 lb mixed feed at 3.40, egg mash at 4.45, wheat per bushel, corn meal five pound bag at 0.30, and regional prices for barley and corn from Rockingham and Augusta. Butter wholesale prices noted but not fully legible.

Aoa Rockingham Augusta

Agricultural Department notes limited broiler supply in parts of market

Prices at farm 24 hours ending 12 noon today. Live poultry offerings include broilers and fryers with some producers holding. Listed lots show small type turkey fryers at 25 cents per unit and heavy breeder hens and toms at 21 cents.

Winchester and Harrisonburg Egg Markets Report

Market listings show Grade A large and medium eggs at Winchester and Harrisonburg with multiple price points including Grade A large at .34-35 and Grade A medium at .16.077 per unit. Other grades and counts appear, with traders and shelf notes from local egg dealers.

Winchester Egg Market Apiene Scees Taede Elass Nairs Etert Ee Harrisonburg Ceesns

Search Continues For Hit-Run Killer

Francisco police entered the fifth day of a major hunt for a hit-and-run motorist who dragged machinist Lloyd V. Stephens to his death. Witnesses saw a 1952 or 1953 Mercury vehicle, with a 1200 foot blood trail, as it fled the Mission intersection. Capt. Daniel Kiely noted thousands of man-hours have been spent on hundreds of leads and a $1000 reward was offered for information.

Francisco Lloyd V. Stephens Mission Stephens San Francisco Examiner Daniel Kiely Accident Investigation Bureau

Hope Blossoms For Whooping Crane Population

In New Orleans Audubon Park, Josephone the whooping crane laid another egg boosting hopes for the rare birds. Only 28 exist in the wild or captivity with the pair at Audubon Park Zoo as the sole breeding couple. a single crane resides at a San Antonio zoo. Zoo Director George Douglas called the egg a potential game changer and the Easter egg of the world.

New Orleans Audubon Park Josephone Audubon Park Zoo San Antonio Tex George Douglas Josephine Douglass

Jets Blamed For Collapse Of Scaffolding

Two jets over a water tower construction near Egligny and Chatenay sur Seine caused scaffolding to collapse. Six workers were knocked to the ground from about 130 feet with minor injuries.

Paris Egligny Chatenay-sur-Seine

How’s Your I Q Answers Revealed

A reader quiz on page 4 provides two solutions: the first cites Oregon with Walla Walla in 1839 and the second answer states four inches. The brief confirms the printed trivia and locations relevant to the questions.

Oregon Walla Walla

Isaiah and the Four-Cycle Principle Revisited

The text references Isaiah and emphasizes the same four cycle principle across contexts. It presents a compact doctrinal note likely from a religious column, signaling thematic focus rather than narrative detail. The phrasing suggests a concise instructional point or sermon snippet.

Isaiah

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gertie D. Leatherman Tones Funeral Home, Inc Shale H. C. Christianson Snellings, Florist N. Braddock St Stuart M. Perry, Inc Murphy's Stickell Indiana Harry Murphy & Brother District Court of the United States Western District of Virginia Sc B. Solenberger Frederick County Court House Piccadilly and Braddock Streets Post Office Piccadilly Street North Braddock Street Braddock Street Flournoy L. Largent, Jr Ansel B. Solenberger Usis & Usiis Maine Usis Tahoe de E. Piccadilly St Soviet Russia Pini N. Cameron St Perry Engineering CO P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp Kent St Kernstown Loy V. S Cook Main Street Stephens City Macedonia Road D. A. Colaw, Jr Charles RE. Duvall V. &. Cook Wimpower Myrtle Ave James Wood Ira G. Eaton Western Distict Shawnee Building & Loan Association Lost Corner Sheraton Dodge David Bradley Headley’s Auctions Stuart E. Brown Berryville, Va Berryville Avenue Chevrolet International International Farmall Oliver Rome John Deere Wisconsin Baker's Lane
Search Courier

Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication