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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1948
Page
9
Ellen Ursula Patton 57 died after a two week illness at Memorial hospital. She was born in Frederick county to the late George Sanford and Martha Roe Sanford and is survived by relatives in the area. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
Identified as 684 Berryville Ave resident, she was a Braddock St Evangelical UB church member. Survived by husband Howard Patton Sr., three sons Howard Jr Franklin Charles, two daughters Gladys Haines Ruth Fauver, two brothers Tal mage Sanford Harrisburg and Paul Sanford Washington, five sisters Clinton Boxwell Howe Iuppen thaw Ritter Hewlette, seven grandchildren. Service 3 p.m. tomorrow at home with Rev. Hiser and Rev. Havermale officiating. Interment Mt Hebron cemetery. pallbearers Kenneth Harold Donald Holmes Marshall Patton Lewis Hoover.
A C Pierce 71 died of a heart attack at his Opequon home at 11 30 a m today Born in Opequon he was the son of the late Hugh and Mary Rinker Pierce Unmarried orchardist and member of Opequon Presbyterian church Surviving a sister Mrs W H Morley Opequon and several nieces and nephews Services 11 a m Wednesday from Jones funeral home Rev S J Goode to officiate Interment St John s Lutheran church cemetery
Belle Carroll Jobe of Brucetown died at her home at 9 p m She was daughter of the late William and Margaret McCar roll Jobe born in Brucetown where her father ran Jobe Woolen mill one of the Souths oldest mills The mill operated as late as 1932 An invalid the past year she taught in Frederick and Clarke counties for many years A Sunday school teacher and active member of Brucetown Methodist Church she was the last living member of her immediate family.
Market wire reports show apples and peaches steady to higher in Baltimore with Rambos and Wealthys up, Delici ous U S Utility and jonathans up, and several grades of pears and eggs priced. Chicago quotes list hogs steady to higher, in the 24 to 30.50 range, with cattle and vealers varying by weight and grade across multiple price bands.
A small plane toppled during a forced landing on the Edwin B. Orndorff farm south of Middletown. The man and woman passengers escaped with minor cuts and bruises. The Augusta county crew reported the craft damaged mainly to struts and rudder, about 200 dollars. The pilot steered it into Orndorff’s barn to protect cattle before disassembly for transport to Staunton.
Modest demand for railway and oil shares pushed prices higher with gains around a point. A few autos and airlines slipped. Railroad and oils paced forward starts in recent months with leaders including Santa Fe Central Union Pacific Southern Pacific and several majors like U S Steel General Electric Eastman Kodak and American Telephone. Losers included General Motors Packard Studebaker Eastern Airlines Lockheed and Transcontinental and Western Air.
Young Progressives of America members protested the draft with placards and pamphlets alleging incentives for service. One flyer claimed Truman Tours offers free trips abroad with supplied gear and ceremonial rewards. In Boston on August 30 picketers were repelled by about 100 workers who knocked five protesters down.
The article analyzes consumer restraint on fruit and vegetable purchases due to rising meat prices, noting that meat costs outpace other foods in the household budget. It also outlines a six week window to initiate strong apple sales and stresses selling varieties in prime condition to maximize fall movement. It ends with a Q A on wedding attendee seating before the ceremony.
Funeral services were held today for Lawrence Hottle longtime postmaster at Toms Brook who died Saturday at Winchester hospital after an extended illness. He was a Lutheran church member at Toms Brook postmaster of the Masonic lodge at Woodstock and a director of the National Association of Postmasters Surviving are his widow three children and several brothers and sisters.
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