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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1947
Page
2
Old Stone church near Green Spring will hold its annual reunion Saturday with Rev. Harry Crim of Strasburg as speaker at the afternoon service. Refreshments will be sold all day, and funds will go to the church and cemetery.
A sequence of sale notices lists auctions for real estate and personal property across locations including Capon Bridge and Frederick County Court House. Items include a 125 acre farm, livestock, household goods, and furniture with dates from August 16 to August 23 and locations such as Winchester and Hanging Rock along U S Route 50.
Special Commissioners announce a public auction of the Perry Farm in Frederick County near Winchester Virginia on Wednesday September 3 1947 at 11 oclock The 75.4 acre property includes a large dwelling and outbuildings with dower interest of Lillie M Rosenberger The sale terms require one third cash with balance in two yearly installments secured by purchaser bonds a deed and insurance policy Proceedings certified by Clerk Lee N Whitacre on August 2 1947
Guidelines urge reporting gas odors to company or city authorities. Do not turn on lights if leaks are detected. Do not ignite matches or lighters where explosive gas mixes may exist. Seal openings and vent underground spaces. Notify gas company promptly to prevent fires or explosions. Implement frost level burial of mains and install valves for quick shutoff.
City proposes periodic inspections of all gas systems to find leaks and to repair or replace defective pipes. Citizens urged to help by reporting gas odors, with a scheduled malodorant test and radio publicity to alert the public.
A reporter recalls meeting prisoners at Buchenwald who described Frau Koch and her husband. They recount her cruel collection of tattooed human skin lampshades and her brutal indulgences including riding into laborers and issuing obscene taunts. The piece notes her trial denial of killing prisoners.
Samuel Dwight Wohlford of Winchester appealed a drunken driving conviction from Trial Justice Court. Arrested June 29, he was fined 100 and given a 30 day suspended jail term. No circuit court date set. Other recently disposed cases include Harry Anderson and William Headley for drunken behavior with fines.
Washington report notes a clouded labor scene with possible strikes in maritime and rail, ongoing auto industry tensions, and CIO demands for higher pay. It highlights Taft Hartley act court battles, hiring halls, and the shift in union and employer strategies as Aug. 22 provisions take effect while overall unrest remains limited.
Adonis is the Greek mythic youth famed for beauty and beloved by Venus. Her passion drove her from Olympus to the mortal world where she sought him and the tale became a symbol of handsome male beauty.
Lester L. Lamb who died yesterday will be mourned at 2 p m Saturday at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church with Revs. J S Duckwall and Nathen Habel officiating. The body remains at Jones funeral home until tomorrow then moves to the residence of Mrs Maynard McKee 413 Highland Ave. Pallbearers named Roy Chrisman Roger Wingfield Clarence Houghton Harry Farmer Kermit Bolen William Tobin.
Twain chose white clothing after turning seventy driven by a desire to stand out, yet his biographer notes a strong love of cleanliness that white garments satisfied. The change reflects a blend of display and personal habit rather than lifelong default.
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