Classified Advertisements Listing Various Sales and Jobs
A dense block of 1940s style classified ads offering sales positions for wine and beer salesmen, orchard workers, a pharmacist, furnished or unfurnished housing, car buying, and various wares. Numerous FOR SALE items include tractors, appliances, vehicles, clothing, animals, lumber, and Christmas trees. Local contacts list Box numbers and addresses in Winchester area with dates in parentheses.
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Winchester
Front Royal
Strasburg
Warrenton
Sam Baracas
Duke St
Alexandria
Woodside Farm
Gilbert Morris
GM Chief Outlines Labor Plan and Wage Policy
Alfred P. Sloan, chairman of General Motors, argued wages cannot rise without price increases. He urged production gains and efficiency to reduce prices and previewed a ten point revision plan for the Wagner Act, including banning industry wide bargaining and outlawing strikes during contracts.
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Boston
Alfred P. Sloan
M3eral Motors Corp
Fla
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Sloan
Reference of Garrett estate to Master Commissioner in Chancery
In Rosa Hester Garrett et al case a decree dated November 18 1946 referred the matter to Master Commissioner R E Perrine to report on the estate of Robert C Garrett Sr. including property value heirs lien priorities and unpaid taxes and to publish notice of proceedings in W Virginia once a week for two weeks starting December 27 1946 at 2 PM.
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Raymond E
Circuit Court
Ate CK
Eunice
Senco
Rosa Hester Garrett
R. E. Perrine
Robert C. Garrett
Robert C. Garrett, Sr
Frank W. Jenkins
W. . Vireginia
Ginia
Laugh And Cry With Old Santa
Detroit horse welfare story notes 70 plus working horses attending the humane society's 19th annual Christmas Party. The animals viewed a Christmas tree heard carols and received hay oats and carrots from Santa as drivers who caused accidents were given coffee sandwiches and candy.
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Detroit
The
Humane Society
Society
Santa Claus
Child Drowns After Tree Decorating in California Pond
In Ontario California on December 19 police report a mother found her two year old daughter Karen Ruth Easling drowned in a fish pond after decorating a Christmas tree. The incident prompted an investigation and sorrow at the Easling home.
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Ontario
Calif
Luther Easling
Karen Ruth
Flameproof Your Whiskers Advice To Santa
Boston dispatch reports the National Fire Protection Association urged Santa Claus to flameproof his beard. The group warned that facial hair near open flames poses a Christmas fire hazard and urged precautions to keep him safe for future holidays.
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Boston
Santa Claus
National Fire Protection Association
Fire Safety Organization
Santa
Bearded Santa Delays Downey Parade Arrival by Blimp
In Downey California on December 19 the bearded Santa Claus failed to arrive by wind driven blimp. Eight thousand spectators at the high school athletic field watched the aircraft land miles away before Kris reached the annual parade slightly late.
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Downey
Calif
Santa Claus
Kris
Bing Crosby Real Name Revealed
The famous singer and actor Bing Crosby was born Harry Lillis Crosby in 1903. This detail clarifies the star’s legal name and early life identity.
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Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis Crosby
Public Sale of Levi P Boyd Farm in Frederick County
Special Commissioner announces a public auction under a 1946 chancery decree in Grace Luttrell vs Levi P Boyd heirs. The 125 acre tract near Gainesboro Pike to Cedar Grove, with dwelling and bank barn, is set for January 2 1947 at 11 AM in front of Winchester County Court House. Payment terms require one third cash and the rest in two annual installments with bonds. Lessee Whitacre confirms appointment and bond filing.
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Grace Luttrell
Levi P. Boyd
Frederick County
Virginia
Winchester
Gainesboro Pike
Cedar Grove
Fred County
Sensent S. Larrick
I. Lee N. Whitacre
Herbert S. Larrick
Whitacre
Gore High School Class Officers for 1946 47
Gore High School announces the elected class officers and editors for the 1946 47 year. Betty Jane Anderson serves as president with Harry Pugh as vice president and Wanda Ashley as secretary and editor in chief. Bernice Cooper is treasurer reporter and various editors including Martha Triplett June Brill Hazel Sager Virginia Palmer and others direct senior junior sophomore and freshman activities.
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Betty Jane _Anderson
Harry Pugh
Wanda Ashley
Bernice Cooper
Martha Triplett
Hazel Sager
Virginia Palmer
June Brill
Betty Anderson
Roger Sager
Martha Plett
Mary Triplett
Mary June Brill
June
Gilbert Brill
Star Tannery
Virginia
Gore
Capon Bridge High School
L. A
June Keller
Capon Bridge
Chatter Box
Ringer
Beverley LaFollette
Charles Hook
Secretar Martha Brill
Loyd Micheal
Elda Triplett
Richard Nesselrodt
Lola Beatty
Lyndall Anderson
Lamaris Sager
Betty Ann Whitacre
Margaret Ashley
Vivian Keller
Local Gore Virginia seniors listed in Chatter Box feature
In a Gore Virginia Chatter Box column dated March 1930 readers learn about Betty Jane Anderson Wanda Colleen Ashley Mary June Brill and other seniors. The piece covers birth dates schools attended subjects hobbies futures and taglines plus a Who's Who section naming top students and class officers.
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Betty Jane Anderson
Madeline Whitacre
Gore
Virginia
Betty Jane
Wanda Colleen Ashley
Wanda
Foster Ashley
Rock Enon
Harrisonburg
Gore School
Student Officers Named for Freshman Sophomore and F F A
The document lists Student Officers for the Freshman and Sophomore classes with presidents vice presidents secretaries and treasurers. It also names F F A officers including president Harry Pugh and secretary Charles Hook along with reporters and watchdogs.
One Man Killed In Bus Truck Collision Near White Rock
A lumber truck and a school bus collided on a dirt road near Spring Hill School about 20 miles northwest of Columbia. One man, Sam Rowe, was killed aboard the truck and several school children were reported bruised though not seriously injured. the nearby White Rock village, Chapin, and Richland county are named in the report.
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Columbia
D. C
White Rock
Here
Frank Shealy
Chapin
Sam Rowe
Spring Hill
Silverstreet
Southern Railway
Richland
Lexington
Three Criminally Insane Soldiers Are Still At Large
Three criminally insane army fugitives from Valley Forge General Hospital remain at large as police intensify their search in Valley Forge National Park. Two companions were captured and a third surrendered. others are believed hiding near the hospital in Pennsylvania after escaping.
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Phoenixville
Valley Forge General Hospital
Valley Forge National Park
Howard Boggs
Huntington
W. Va
Curtis L. Fogarty
Appalachia
National Park
General Washington
Boggs
Fogarty
Frank L. Lofton
Saginaw
Mich
Army Hospital
Joseph Bruno
Staten Island
N. Y
Harry F. Keller
Newark
N. J
Gerald Brant
Berlin Heights
Long Arms
Flames Consume Major City Structure After Four Hour Blaze
Fire crews manned stations in the early hours as most equipment rushed to a two block long building two blocks from grain elevators. Intense heat hampered control, but the flames were halted from spreading. The fire was brought under control after about four hours and was expected to burn for days.
Clarke County News Highlighted Daily in The Star
Clarke County news items appear daily in The Star with briefs on local events, school notes, and community updates. The feature showcases ongoing coverage of local governance, society notices, and neighborhood happenings across the region.
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Clarke County
STAR
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winchester Evening Star
Soda Dis
Atkinson
George Ington Hotel
George Washington Hotel
Frances Santas
Bakers Drug Store
Woodland Ave
Baker's Drug Store
Meere Ira
P. O
Fred K. Betts
Welltown Road
John E. Ebert
Harriburg
V-J-O. Miller
Loudoun St
S. Cameron St
Osnaberg
Fairmont Ave
Heatrola
S. Braddock
S. Main
N. Washington
Ira Oates
Bufflick Road
Airport
Southwerk St
Ww. L. Cooper
Berryville
Valley Weatherstrip & Awning Co
Phobe
Wed &Fri
Forest Glenn
Indian Hollow
E. C. Brumback
E. A. Strout Realty Agency, Inc
Middletown
Veteran’s Wood Yard
Call
Coal Company
Grantsville
Cumberland
Union
Firebrick Co
C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage, Inc
Dunlap Ave
Gilbert
Morris
W. Clifford
Dial
Waltham 17
Jewel Watch
Dia
Dormeyer
Watson's Cash Grocery
E. W. Armstrong Company
Piccadilly St
Phil Bowman
Stephens City
N. Braddock St
Shenandoah Ave
Jnc
Solenberger & Co
Phone
McCray
Pella
E W Armstrong Co
E. Piccadilly &J
AcThursts
Solenberger Hardware
Thur -Pri
LOS
Brown
Violet Jeffries
Hayfield
Little Mountain
Raceburg
City
Riley Brothers Dial
Jenkins Farm
Nain
H. Douglas Jenkins
Niles
Guins Ascasion
W. Boscawen St
General Motors
Guatemala
Chiapas
Mexico
Spain
United Provinces
Central America
SEARS
Bernes Neu
Gore High School News
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
Charles Newlin
Merle Reynolds
Beverly la Follette
Evelyn Ponton
Helen Niece
Alice Fox
Eugene Bayliss
Roland Wingfield
Junior Triplett
Fairplay
N. Loudoun St
Turkey
B &S Poultry CO
N. Cameron St
Boyer’s Cash Gro
National Ave
Sitien
Pecans
Stokely
Tangerines
Cal
Wraoret
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