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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1950
Page
11
Community social columns list many weekend guests and visits around Berryville. Guests include families from Parkersburg Albany and Frederick County plus local residents. Mentions of gatherings at the Jones and Alger homes and numerous visits to relatives and friends across nearby towns and states.
Winchester visitors include Mrs. Daniel Elsen and son David with relatives L. N. Russell and W. B. Carroll family. The Lightners, Smalleys, McKays, Huttemans, and Morri sons attend reunions and trips. Grace Church School closes August to September 10. Doreen Mary Russell and Leonard Carter plan to wed August 16 at Grace Episcopal Church. Ann Morrison visits for the Horse Show and Rochester trips continue.
Betty Jo Prejean of Ville Platte Louisiana says Hadacol cured her run down nerves and helped her gain eight pounds after two bottles. She credits the vitamin rich tonic for improving digestion, energy, and overall wellbeing, urging readers to buy the genuine Hadacol.
The article notes returning travelers this weekend with their daughters Beth and Marietta Ames visiting Rochester with Miss Etta Bowerman. Other guests include Nora Moore, Mary O’Fallon at The Cottage Milton Valley after visits in Gloucester County with Ellen Mott and Katharine Catlett. Sunday guests of G. B. Thomas included Herbert S. Thomas Jr and his son from Bethesda. Dr Edward T. Von Pippen II hosted C. W. Athern and sons from Newport News. Gilbert McKown hosted Rosalie Blaul and daughter from Hollywood, the former Rosalie Cox, granddaughter of the late Marshall and Mrs. McCormick of Berryville.
Eleven farmers had goods for sale this morning on the Kent Street Curb Market. All types of garden produce with the exception of lima beans were plentiful. Sweet corn was in abundance at 50 cents per dozen. Tomatoes sold at 15 cents per pound. Early apples were selling at 25 cents per gallon. Peaches brought twice that amount.
Three sailors from Pennsylvania were injured when a 1947 Plymouth sedan driven by John W. Taylor struck a bridge abutment on old Route 50 five miles east of here. Taylor and Theodore Lindsay were treated and discharged. Michael Gavan remained hospitalized with a broken leg. James Wright was uninjured. The car, valued at about $900, was towed to Kern Motor Co.
The crest of Mauna Loa, Hawaii's volcanic massif, stands over 13 000 feet above sea level marking its towering height and rugged summit.
Phillies split with Cincinnati with a 6 4 win and 4 1 loss as Philadelphia and St Louis press toward the pace setting Dodgers. Cardinals beat Boston 6 1 to claim second place while Braves drop to fourth after the defeat. Curt Simmons, Army bound, started for Philadelphia but lasted only four innings, charged with a loss. Earl Torgeson extended his hitting streak to 22 games for Boston.
The club completed the suspended contest last night securing a June 24 win over Pittsburgh in official records. Erv Palica yielded five hits in the regular game before Pete Castiglione homered to deny a shutout. the Giants then faced Chicago in the schedule.
Lieut Audie Murphy served with the 3rd Infantry Division in World War II. He and Capt Maurice L Britt of this division earned every American decoration for valor. The Cubs game was postponed due to rain.
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