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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1952
Page
10
Classified display ads cost 1.50 per column inch per day with a minimum charge. Cash must accompany all out of town ads. Closing hours are 10 a.m. for same day inclusion in the issue.
A collage of 1940s and 1960s style ads lists items for sale including a 1950 Ford Custom two door with overdrive radio and heater, a pool and billiard table, an office desk, building materials, wood, a private sale of a seven room house with oil heat, a Persian kitten, a 4 room bungalow on Jordan Spring Road, tarpaulins, holiday wood, a light oak wardrobe, a 194?-ton truck, a pony and hitch gear, a 1936 Chevrolet 1 4 ton pickup, a kerosene refrigerator, and various help wanted notices for sales and clerks.
Classified notices offer a Singer sewing machine or vacuum cleaner with a five dollar deposit and monthly payments. Other ads promote vacuum cleaners by Eu reka and Necchi dealers, frame services, aluminum storm door systems, bicycle shops, fur alteration, a nursing home, and a request for a small storeroom. Also a local tire shop buys used tires and reads like a period Winchester Virginia classified page.
Multiple rental listings including 3 bedroom modern apartments with gas heat and furnished options at Fairfax Inn and near 319 street address. Also rooms and baths for monthly rent at 125 W Piccadilly, 710 N Loudoun, 318 South Loudoun, and 527 Ross St. A light housekeeping room near Loudoun and a private bath unit are advertised. Lost beagle near Opequon Store with reward.
Baltimore racing writers and Turf and Sport Digest workers name Native Dancer the year's best horse for 1952. The undefeated 2-year-old led the juvenile poll while One Count topped the 3-year-old division and Crafty Admiral headed the handicap older thoroughbreds. Sweet Patootie led the 2-year-old filly class.
Millwood Methodist Church hosts a Christmas program on Sunday night December 21 at 7 30 PM. The public is invited.
Vic Seixas of Philadelphia and Tony Trabert of Cincinnati formed a promising doubles team to defeat Gianni Cucelli and Marcello Del Bello 6-4 6-3 6-2 in Sydney securing the U S victory in the Davis Cup Interzone final. A Sydney critic noted the new American pairing could trouble Australia in the Adelaide challenge round.
White Post society column lists visits and dinners in Silver Springs and Pittsburgh. Mentions Rev Arthur Ribble and Meade Memorial Church parish events with congregational meeting and parish dinner. Also notes MackaySmith family travel and US Air Force link, along with WHO ratification fact.
New York reports LSU star Bob Pettit leads college basketball in scoring with a 30.5 average after four games, edging Duke's 29.6 and Kansas State's 29.5. Pettit, 6-9, 210 pounds, helped LSU open with five straight wins and a 94.6 team scoring average.
The Conrad-Howover Post 21 American Legion will host a Christmas movie party at the Capitol Theatre starting Monday at 9 30 am. Admission is a non perishable food item for Christmas baskets aiding local families. The program runs two hours of comedies and short films.
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