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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1951

Page

8

Classified Ads Deadline at The Star Office

The Star notes closing hours for classified ads with a 10 o clock cutoff. Ads received before 10 are included in that date’s issue.

Star

Classified Advertisements Include Various Goods for Sale

Several short notices list items such as cedar trees with free city delivery by E. J. Ickleson of Cameron and a 4 bedroom house with immediate possession offered by Harry H. Willis. Also advertised are wood and coal options, a 26 inch Schwinn bicycle, lone room houses near town, a 260 lb York barbell set plus dumbbells, Frigidaire appliances, Middletown hosiery mail orders, and a Christmas tree sale beginning December 18 in East Cecil Street with contact number 5000.

Trias E. J. Ickleson Cameron Harry H. Willis Guahens City Winchester S. Braddock Middletown Hosiery Middletown Delaware York Millwood Ave East Cecil St

Life's Like That by Fred Neher Cartoon Column

Classified fragment notes a personal ad mixed with cartoons and notices. Includes WANTED dog listings and bicycle shop references, plus a found hunting dog description and partial dates. Names such as Brown and Taylor appear with location hints like Berryville and Grimes.

FOR SALE AND HELP WODD AD TEXT MIXED ITEMS

Mixed classified style listing from a historical paper featuring fur coat sale freezer and dining room suite offerings. Includes contact numbers and company names Brumback Inc Shenandoah Valley Realty plus job ad for a Berryville Pontiac dealership investigator position.

P.H.A J. G. Holsinger & Son Aenator International Preezer Brumback’'s, Inc Grove Voratere Co Winchester Wincher Va Millwood Ave B. P. Losgett Acorn Heights

Erskine Caldwell Birthday Spotlight

AP Newsfeatures profiles Erskine Caldwell born December 17 1903 in White Oak Georgia son of a Presbyterian minister an American novelist famed for Tobacco Road and his depictions of poor agricultural regions Caldwell left home at 14 worked as a cotton picker and mill hand later attending college but quit school to write.

AP Newsfeatures Erskine Caldwell White Oak Caldwell

Drunk in Public and Outstanding Fines In Local Court

Police court records show Lewis Smith Jr aged 27 of 200 Greenwalt Avenue Silas Luttrell of Cross Junction Paul Miller of 505 Fairmont Street and William Madison Grove of Route 1 Winchester cited for drunkenness or public intoxication with fines listed at 10.25 or 9.25 dollars.

Lewis Smith, Jr Greenwalt Avenue Silas Luttrell Cross Junction Paul Miller Fairmont Street William Madison Grove Winchester

Death Notice Mentions Flowers Cars and Sympathy Cards

A death notice recounts expressions of sympathy with flowers and cards for the deceased, William, noting use of cars for conveyance and visitors showing condolences.

William

Winchester Girl Scouts Plan Christmas Activities

Winchester Girl Scout troops prepare Christmas caroling at the courthouse tree for Saturday shoppers. Brownies make tree decorations as Troop 13 led by Miss Houghton Miss Tillar and Miss Ann plan trips. The council operates under the Winchester Frederick Community Chest.

Gram Winchester Girl Scouts Court House Clijer Troop Helen Houghton Frances Tillar Ann Winchester Girl Scout Council, Inc Winchester-Prederick County

Two Minor Mishaps Cause 330 Damage in Winchester

Winchester police logged two weekend traffic accidents totaling 330 dollars in damage. A 1948 Plymouth driven by Robert Clayton collided at Kent and Water Streets with a 1942 Mercury driven by Thomas Huff as Huff turned left. A second crash at Leicester and Kent Streets involved a 1950 Ford driven by Smith and a 1942 Adams car. Smith stopped at Leicester Kent. Adams skidded on ice and struck the other vehicle.

Winchester Kent Water Streets J. H. Wert Robert Henry Clayton Thomas H. Huff Boyce Huff Clayton Wert Plymouth Mercury Leicester Kent Streets Holmes McFara Smith Nth Wineheee Strother Adams Colli

Car Crashes Cause Minor Vehicle Damages with No Injuries

A car driven by Smith caused damage to a Dodge valued at 50 dollars and to a De Soto valued at 5 dollars. No injuries were reported in either accident.

Smith Dodge

Seats of Learning Needed

In Pictou Nova Scotia the school commissioners hear of overcrowded town schools. A grade 9 class has 50 desks for 53 pupils with two extras using the teacher’s desk and a third serving as a floater for any vacant seat.

Pictou, N. 8

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