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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1945
Page
8
Mackenzie notes Britain’s Boxing Day custom altered by postmen and other workers declining gifts unless voluntary. The piece links this to a rising working class stance under a Socialist government and questions the upheaval’s impact on the nation’s economy and politics.
Samuel H Loy, a 74 year old farmer of the Chambersville area, died Monday at his home after a heart attack while preparing to saw wood. Born May 7 1871 in Frederick County he leaves wife Laura Tevalt son Stanley Loy two grandchildren three great grandchildren three brothers and four sisters. Funeral arrangements set for Friday at 1 30 PM from Jones Funeral Home to Seventh Day Adventist Church with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Marine sergeant Charles H. Hale 36 was killed when he jumped in front of a southbound passenger train at Union Railway station in Bristol. Eyewitnesses say he leapt from the platform as if to grab the engine, fell and was run over. Hale, son of L. H. Hale of Meadowview, Va, had just reached Meadowview on furlough and was due to report for duty in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in January.
An advertisement from Martinsburg West Virginia promotes Crompton's New Modern Truss for rupture relief and comfort. It notes expert fitting by E R Crumpton, offers ongoing adjustments and instruction, and lists 130 West Burke Street with daily hours from 9 AM to 9 PM except Sundays.
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