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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
4
A batch of local classified notices covers for sale items including produce and a clock, farm animals, household goods, a 1954 Chevrolet, musical gear, and multiple rental listings. Other entries note legal notice of an estate sale and employment ads, with addresses and phone numbers for contact.
Lost items include a Bulova watch and a Handley class ring. contact number MO 2-9521 for reward. Also a black sun dress with a gray checked back between N Braddock and Berryville Avenue. phone MO 2-4908 for reward.
Scotland Yard broadened its inquiry into the deaths of wealthy elderly widows in Eastbourne by holding a session with Meynell Bloomfield a 68 year old autosuggestion hypnotist. Detectives questioned the specialist who claimed to have treated residents over 30 years and demonstrated hypnotism including a police sergeant. Police consider exhumation of any bodies as they review over 300 wills and a dozen suspicious cases involving women who died 1934 to 1955. Supt Herbert Hannam will decide soon if further action is warranted.
Anyone owing or having any claims against the Estate of Ray mond E. Perrine pay or present same to the under signed. G. G. Baker, Administrator, c.t.a City Hall Winchester, Va.
Anyone owing or having cabins against the Estate of Raymond E. Perrine, pay or present same to the undersigned. G. G. Baker, Administrator c.t.a. City Hall, Winchester, Va.
Richmond officials plan to auction three James River islands for delinquent taxes. Tax collector Thomas C. Armstrong said the city will pursue sale to collect back taxes dating to 1940, with buyers responsible for locating the property.
Public notice requests witnesses to motorcycle and auto collision on Route 11 on July 13 1956. Mail name address and phone to Jake 650 Washington Building Washington 3 Dy. Post date August 25.
On the block to the highest bidder September 10. Maps showing locations were lost or destroyed years ago. Their owners can't be found.
In 1955 over eight million people were in the national farm labor force. About 23.2 percent of this total were hired workers.
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