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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1950
Page
8
Classified reader ads priced at 3c per word per day with a 1.56 per column inch rate for display ads. Cash with out of town ads. The office limits and closing hours are 16 a.m. for inclusion in the date’s issue.
A collection of classified ads and job notices listing items for sale such as gowns a tuxedo and a 1940 Hudson car plus requests for workers at White Palace and Old Mill restaurants and various local help wanted opportunities with contact details and dates from the early 1930s to 1951.
Practical nursing wanted with reference given call after 6 pm. Laws and lawn mowers sharpened by machine service offered pickup and delivery by E B Estes 1124 Berryville Ave. Also taking orders to bake apple pies for festival guests. Rent a small house in or near Winchester call 8902 Reverend H W Reeser.
At Auction Wednesday night this week 7 30. All kinds fur niture. We especially mention the entire household goods of Mr. Carper. If you are planning to sell call WOLVERTON Auction Room 33 F 15 Stephens City Salon Church Road. Found small white and yellow female ferrier crossed Call 8864. Lost Gold Bulova watch reward Call 6855.
A compact study note lists misused words mispronunciations and misspellings. It highlights accountable versus account able and offers tips on correct pronunciation and spelling. The piece defines trenchant and shows its use in a sentence.
Montague Methodist Church hosts bake sale at Startzman's on Main Street Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday features cakes and dressed chickens. Wednesday offers pies potato salad deviled eggs cream puffs hot rolls and dressed chickens.
Notice of a meeting of the Shockeysville Cemetery Association scheduled for Sunday April 30 at 2 PM in Shockeysville. All interested persons urged to attend.
Mr and Mrs Walter Brown and children from Malvern Pa visited Jess Brown and Clarence Collette in Stephens City while other relatives from Lynchburg and Stephens City gathered. Mrs Hayes Monk’s family visited aunt Josie Monk. James Laws of Chuckey Tennessee and his wife joined relatives in Middletown where Laws recently married.
A reader asks about spitting tobacco particles and etiquette. Answers advise using fingers to ashtrays, writing obligatory thank you notes, and placing a spoon on the plate under the dessert dish.
Newly admitted patients include Mrs. Nathaniel R Kern at 223 East Boscawen Street and Betty Jean Rodgers daughter of Wallace Rodgers at 507 Highland Avenue. Also listed are Mrs Roy White on Highland, Joseph McAboy, Mrs Noah L Carroll, Mrs Vernon Blausser, Miss Bertie M Fadley, J Woodrow Hott of Augusta Wisconsin, A Tiffany in Hamilton, Truman H E Mason, Mrs Wayne Gochenour, Mrs Carson Cave, John Henry Legge, Mr Vennor C Milhon, and Mrs Leslie Cheshire from Romney.
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