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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1955
Page
4
Seale Pup tents five ninety five sleeping bags nine ninety five to seventeen ninety five napsacks two forty five footballs one forty nine to thirty eight ninety five shoe skates eleven seventy five base balls and gloves A and N Store at twelve North Loudoun street enumerates the items and prices at this local shop.
The fragment presents a jumble of numbered terms and phrases including zodiac signs and various descriptors. It reads like a cryptic dictionary or puzzle page with items such as monster the lower and sign of bird the zodiac, interspersed with imperfect phrases and misprints.
Cocker Spaniel for sale call 6919. Christmas trees for sale at 1 601 Berryville Ave. 1955 Ford Fairlane Fordomatic for sale phone 6790. Entries note service leave reason given.
Help wanted ads seek a repairman for TV and radio plus a man willing to learn. Apply Bayliss Patterson. Phone 5526. Also a farm hand position available with Loring Malone at 5071.
Market data from Front Royal Virginia shows livestock quotes dated December 15. Hogs calves veal cattle and sheep are listed with price ranges for various grades and weights. Notable figures include hog butcher prices from 11.00 to 14.60 and veal prime 28.00 to 31.00, along with cattle and stocker categories detailed for steers heifers cows and bulls.
The Macedonia Methodist Church will hold a Christmas program on December 23 at 7 30 p m open to the public The Macedonia Church will also hold morning worship tomorrow at 9 30 o'clock led by Rev David Garland the pastor
In the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia a show cause order to creditors and interested parties in the Margaret DeHaven estate is issued. The court set January 16 1956 to show cause why the estate should not be delivered to legatees Margaret Louise Jones and John Vernon DeHaven without bonds. The order includes publication in the Winchester Evening Star and mailing to defendants at specified addresses.
In Clintwood Virginia a circuit court jury acquitted Mrs Blanché Phillips 34 wife of a Dicken son County mine operator of murdering her husband's mistress Miss Ramona Counts. The slaying occurred last June when Counts was shot in her bed.
The defense argued Mrs. Phillips fired in self defense claiming her life was threatened by Miss Counts who moved under the pillow. They stressed Phillips was in a highly nervous condition throughout the incident.
Roast turkey dinner offered with choice of soup or juice dessert and coffee or tea for 1.00. Service available 10 am to 6 pm. Triangle Diner hours noted as 11 10 Ev Thurs Fri Sat 21t.
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