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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1946
Page
9
The New York Times has run a series on preventing traffic accidents with reader box questionnaires asking for suggestions. Readers blame vehicles and roads, but urge studying the driver and pedestrian thinking processes to curb accidents and reduce the national catastrophe.
An appeal offers a 36 page booklet Common Household Pests with facts on ants moths flies cockroaches mosquitoes bedbugs carpet moths and more. It features a four page section on DDT as a household insecticide and sells for ten cents postpaid from Information Bureau Washington DC.
At a Monday meeting led by W. Ralph Pifer the merchandising division group pledged to sign up all city retailers and wholesalers as Chamber of Commerce members. A week of personal calls will target every merchant with several workers listed to carry out the outreach. Officials report encouraging early results and aim for 300 members to boost local growth.
Gus Tebell announced 3 469 Virginia youths ages 17 played in the 1946 Legion Junior Baseball season. Norfolk Post 36 won the state title 5 0 over Alexandria Post 24, with zones A B C in the state schedule.
Leonard K. Babo of Richmond, chairman of the American Legion Virginia convention housing committee, says Richmond hotel space has eased and the committee can take more reservations for the 28th annual convention in Richmond August 18 to 21. Send requests to convention headquarters at 1002 E Broad St.
The Brucetown Methodist Church revival runs through August 9 with Pastor F. T. Fulcher to preach one evening. The closing service is Sunday August 11 at 8 p m. Rev R O Bryant D D will preach Sunday and preside at the Fourth Quarterly Conference after the service. All stewards and Quarterly Conference members urged to attend.
Oilmen from all Frederick County sections will assemble at the George Washington Hotel in Winchester Virginia on August 13 at 7 45 P M E A Ryan executive secretary of the Virginia Petroleum Industries Committee announces that a permanent local organization will be formed. Officers for the coming year will be elected and the program will address local state and Federal taxation and fair treatment of the petroleum industry and highway users.
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