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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1947
Page
2
The executive committee of the Rome Provincial Chamber of Labor faced a meeting report on the strike. Police and military were on patrol to prevent disturbances. The Chamber demanded a broad winter relief program and a Christmas dole for the unemployed to avert strife.
A December sales directory lists auctions on DEC 13 to DEC 19 at various locations. Items include real estate, livestock, farm machinery, cows, poultry, furniture, household goods, contractor equipment, beauty shop gear, and office machinery. Addresses span Reynolds Store, Stephenson Depot, Swimley Station, Summit Point, Winchester, and Route 50 areas.
A check for 15000 from Harold S. Vanderbilt of Mount Airy farms arrived yesterday via A C Marshall, boosting Vanderbilt’s total to 65000 in the Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital Assn drive. The fund now nears 225000 including the construction site, with a spring drive planned to finish funding and equip the hospital.
The Community Young People of Albin and Sunnyside will meet at 7 30 p m tomorrow at Stines Chapel. Davis Baughman will lead the program and plans will be made for a Christmas party.
The article notes a building project including a self service grocery run by the builder. A 25 by 62 foot basement storeroom will be leased. The second floor holds five offices and one completed unit is occupied by attorney Robert O Neal. The builder, G W, has three other sons Thomas Donald and Richard Borden, with Richard a state motor vehicles inspector in Winchester. The Borden family hails from Shenandoah county and Frederick County roots date to the builder's childhood.
Granges continued from prior paragraph lists officers and members including lecturer Mrs Gladys Funk treasurer B O Brumback secretary H S Jones gate keeper Garland Hammond lady assistant steward Anna Jones Ceres Louise Bowers Pomona Thelma Evans Flora Jane Brumback and associates listed under names and titles.
Harold E. Stassen asked for a major investigation into rising food costs and proposed a program to level off prices. He called for a law banning officials from trading commodities for personal gain and extending export controls under a new agency tied to the Marshall Plan.
Funeral services for Mrs Ruth Stevens Miller 34 who died yesterday at Winchester Hospital will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at Cork Street Christian Church. Burial is in Mt Hebron Cemetery with Rev William Hadden Jr officiating. Pallbearers include Hoye Riley Claude Grove Ray Blosser F L Sargent Harry Ridgeway and John Haines. She was born June 9 1913 in Salisbury Maryland and leaves a sister Mrs Elizabeth Buss of Shallowmarr Florida.
Answers to the Daily Quiz printed on Page 4 list responses for 10 questions with named figures such as John Gilbert Winant and Pope Pius XII, along with notes on chrysanthemums describing a former Japanese greenhouse variety that produced about a thousand blooms per plant.
Handley to open the 1947 48 basketball season at 7 30 p m tomorrow against Strasburg with Beverley Lamb at center and Richard McIntyre at guard. Teddy Keller and Donald Smallwood start at forwards. Donald Bush joins McIntyre as second guard. Friday's game begins the season before three more contests before Christmas as Strasburg also begins its schedule. Officials are Eddie Shokes and Hugh Crisman.
Dr. C. H. Iden of Berryville was elected president at the Medical Society of Northern Virginia quarterly meeting at Hotel Woodstock. Dr. D M. Kipps of Front Royal was named predecessor. About 40 doctors attended. Dr. Harold W. Miler of Woodstock became vice president and Dr. Fred D. Maphis Jr. of Strasburg secretary treasurer. Next meeting is in April in Luray. Speakers from Winchester included Dr. E. M. Cober and Dr. W. P. McGuire.
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