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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1948

Page

7

For Sale 6-Hole Ice Cream Cabinet Loudoun Amusement Co

Classified sale notice listing a six hole ice cream cabinet at Loudoun Amusement Co 212 S Loudoun dated 2 6 31.

Loudoun Amusement Co S. Loudoun

Failures on First Jobs Charged up To Immaturity

Chicago report on a survey of 1,167 college trained trainees hired by 247 companies. Dr. Robert N McMurry cites seven traits crucial for success: staying long with a firm, accepting responsibility, perseverance, self reliance, adaptability to groups, aligning personal and firm goals, and exercising authority without belligerence. Only 58 percent were judged suitable after the first year. the rest left or were discharged. The fix is precise job qualifications and a patterned interview to uncover past behavior over promises.

Chicago Robert N. McMurry

Taft-Hartley Law Ends Closed Shop Practice

The Taft-Hartley act abolished the closed shop which required union membership to work. Union shops are allowed if a plant votes in favor.

N.sk

Will Construction Suit in Winchester Virginia

In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia on November 29 1948 executors under Florence V Miller’s will seek construction of the will to determine interests real and personal estate and to settle accounts. Defendants named are nonresidents and must appear within ten days after notice to protect their interests.

Corporation Court City OF Winchester Virginia G. G. Baker W. T. Chamblin Earl J. Clowser Florence V. Miller Mt. Hebron Cemetery Als Barry Georgetown D. C John Handley Jilkins Mabel Jilkins Virginia Fisher Catherine Harvey Sunrise Blvd Stone Harbor New Jersey Henry Baker State of California P. J. Marshall

City and County Realty Transfers in Winchester Area

A series of real estate transfers in Winchester and nearby areas shows names like W. E. Bridgeforth Frank Clevenger D. B. Greenwalt Ora L Foltz Joseph N McCarty Laula B Heltzel George W Patton Clarence A Lewis Annie A Massie R M Cougill Walter Largent Bertha I Calvert James A Claycomb Roy Allen Chorpenning Evelyn June Vance Lewis Riley Katie C Funkhouser L C Riley Curtis R Story Willis Lewis Marie Mebane Alfred Louis and others exchanging single and multiple lots across Liberty Heights Greenwalt Ave Mon tague Ave West St Front Royal Pike and nearby roads with values noted at $150 and $225 in cons. totals vary by parcel.

W. E. Bridgeforth Frank Clevenger Liberty Heights D. B Annie A. Massie R. M. Cougill Stephens City Walter Largent Bertha I. Calvert Fercell Ave Evelyn Lemley A. Lewis Golliday C. M. Lockhart James A. Claycomb Winchester Senseney James W. Smith Roy Allen Back Creek Evelyn June Vance Lewis Riey Katie C. Funkhouser L. C. Riley Front Royal Pike Frank Hurley Curtis R. Story Willis Lewis Marie MeBane Alfred Louis

Corbin Rites Held for Edgewood Man Killed in Truck Crash

Funeral services for Calvin Dailey Corbin of Edgewood were held at Ebenezer Methodist church Romney after a Saturday truck overturning fatality. He was son of Ella and the late Andrew Corbin of Capon Bridge and survived by his widow Jean LaFollette Corbin, a son Eugene, and four brothers Marvin Cecil Lee and Charles.

Ebenezer Methodist Church Romney Calvin Dailey Corbin Edgewood Corbin Ella Corbin Andrew Corbin Capon Bridge Jean LaFollette Corbin Eugene Corbin Marvin Cecil Corbin Lee Corbin Charles Corbin Richmond

Homeric reference to proud Hippemolgoi in Iliad I

Andrew Lang notes Homer likely knew of the proud Hippemolgoi or drinkers of mares milk, nomads north of the Danube, living like Tartars, on koumiss, as cited in Iliad xill 5 6.

A. Andrew Lang Homer Danube Koumiss

Thanksgiving visitors and local notes from CANTERBURG Va

Thanksgiving visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Chester Hall of Washington and Mr. Lucious Ritenour of Leeburg. Dinner guests at Stephens City were Perry Painter and Virginia Branner of Winchester. Joe Madigan at Memorial hospital is improving slowly. Charles Franklin family in Middletown lost their kitchen to fire and live with Albert and Leroy Franklin. L W Painter and R E Albin visited relatives in Ohio. Mrs. Barney Pitcock improves after illness.

Canterburg Chester Hall Washington Lucious Ritenour Leeburg Perry Painter Virginia Branner Winchester Leroy Franklin Stephens City Joe Madigan Memorial Hospital Charles Franklin Middletown Albert Franklin L. W. Painter Lanesville Athens R. E. Albin Barney Pitcock

Card of Thanks for Sgt Garvin Carper's funeral

We appreciate deeply the flowers use of cars and kind expressions of sympathy extended by many friends for the reinterment of our son Sgt Garvin Carper.

Sgt Garvin Carper

Medieval cramp rings blessed to ward off stomach cramps

Many people in the Middle Ages wore cramp rings blessed by the king believed to grant protection against stomach cramps. The item reflects medieval folk belief in royal blessing and protective amulets.

War Assets seal bid sale of government plant

Government owned industrial plant offered by sealed bid with separate proposals for each item. Bids due December 15, 1948 at 8:00 p m EST at War Assets Administration Office Philadelphia. Sealed bids opened publicly. officials may arrange removals and reject any proposal under the Property Act.

War Assets Administ Office Lafayette Bulletin Std Chestnut Streets Philadephia Pennsylvania

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