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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1950
Page
5
Classified notice states Persian lamb coat made to order by Henri Kessler Inc Roanoke Va in excellent condition priced at 175 dollars. Apply Apt 1 406 N Loudoun before 6 p.m. for inclusion in that day's ad list.
Classified notice lists wanted ads including premium prices for young heavy hens with contact Mr Ellis at 8396, plus other items such as piano class enrollment and land inquiries, and a Mozart trivia answer noting he produced over 626 works in 35 years.
Various local ads offer picture framing with a large moulding stock, dressmaking and alterations by Mrs. J C Allen, furniture and motor sales by Montgomery Ward Co., and a bid notice from Winchester Virginia for an addition to Douglas Colored School including gymnasium classrooms library and facilities with plans available at the Tenley Building office.
Multiple lost item notices list a tire chain found or lost on Saturday night with a phone contact, pink plastic glasses with a rose lens and a $5 reward, a Bulova wrist watch lost on Main Street with a reward, and a female red bone rabbit dog missing near Mount Pleasant with a contact address for Paul Clowser in Winchester Virginia.
Notice of the annual stockholders meeting for Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester Virginia. The meeting is Tuesday January 9 1951 at 11 a.m. in the banking rooms for director elections and other business. J H Yost cashier.
Sealed bids in duplicate for a five class room addition with library gym and cafeteria at Johnson Williams School Berryville Virginia are due by 1 PM EST January 15 1951. Bids opened publicly at the Clarke County School Board office. Drawings from architect J Raymond Mins Arlington Virginia. Deposit 35 for two plan sets, refundable on return in good condition. Additional sets 15 each nonreturnable.
Police searched five miles of the Crouch river bank after reports of a small boat dropping a heavy bundle into the river at night. No trace of the Stone of Scone was found, though authorities suspected the bundle. A five ton truck stolen in Glasgow and recovered in Kensington raised suspicions of nationalist extremists.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Grayson of Northwestern Grade visited their three year old son Jimmie at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a December 22 electrical burn. He shows improvement and may walk today. doctors have not yet decided on plastic surgery. He tastes Christmas cake sent by grandmother Mrs J M Lowery.
The refractometer identifies oils and tests solution strength via prism-based light refraction. Each liquid refracts light differently, enabling determination of identity and concentration.
Berryville Fire Company members elected Dr. William D. Cameron as president at the annual meeting. Roy O. Locke was re elected secretary treasurer with officers including Edward Levi as chief Ammi Levi as captain and Charles Enders Jr as first lieutenant.
Albert W. Quinn of the Baltimore Sun will join Theodore R. McKeldin as assistant to the governor-elect. This marks his second tenure in that role, having previously served for Homer A Holt in West Virginia from 1937 to 1941. His 25-year newspaper career includes time with Sunpapers since 1943 and leadership roles at the Charleston Gazette and Charlottesville Daily Progress. Salary set at 10000 dollars annually.
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