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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1952
Page
7
Classified ads must arrive at The Star Office by 10 a m for inclusion in the current issue.
A crowded classified listing shows multiple for sale items including a 1946 Chevrolet Convertible with a new top and overhaul on Liberty Ave, a 1950 F-8 Ford tractor with motor and equipment details, a skin disease cure request at Miller's Drug Store, several poultry and farm notices, a 115 acre dairy farm with full equipment owned by Harry H Willis, a modern four room bungalow with basement and oil heat, wooden bunks and furniture priced to move from A N Store and Grove Furniture Co in Winchester, and more household wares from Grove Furniture including living room suites and dining sets.
For sale or rent items include Mark Wood Restaurant and Service Station with phone 7703. Also oil burner stove with circulator fan and two 55 quart oil drums with faucets, phone 20216. Puppies priced at $10, contact Gordon H. Levi, Berryville, 121-13. Private room with bath for working couple or two ladies, 446 N Main or call 6654.
Help wanted for bricklayers and block layers. Apply at Fairview Ave Waynesboro Pa. Top pay for this locality. Job is strictly shop. Aged 27 29 30 31 12-26 27 29 30 31 51.
Chester Virginia ad seeks male kittens from Draper Corp with contact phone SPCA 8616. Also listings for a collie or English Shepherd dog or pup and a Yorkshire male pup. E Richards Mt Falls Virginia provides contact details.
Fragmented classified items include window caulking ads with phone contact, fur coat restyling offered by Teddy Parrners, education reference notes on parental expectations, and a World Book encyclopedia promotion with a Christmas gift offer. Additional lines mention a Stephens City-Salem Church Road address and a Jack Besson hotel contact.
Geneva New York entomologists report that late fall and winter dinitro sprays kill aphid eggs on fruit trees. Delaying application until deep freezes ensure adults are dead and buds dormant. eight to ten ounces of toxicant per 100 gallons is effective, with variations among products.
Paragould Arkansas hosts a peculiar parking meter placed in a cotton patch between sidewalk and curb on J A McDaniel’s plot. McDaniel recalls planting cotton seed from Texas in a zinnia bed and sprouting four varieties of cotton.
The United Nations in New York faces seating shortages with a 400 seat cafeteria for 3,000 daily staff and a 400 seat dining room for top officials serving 600 to 1,000 daily. A coffee stand in the Press Room eases crowds, but officials and some public still crowd the press area while the “Members Only” path remains busy.
Senator McCarran testified he did not conspire to ruin the Las Vegas Sun by curtailing ads. He denied plotting with casino interests to pressure hotels and gambling clubs to withdraw advertising while seeking a favorable judgment from U S District Judge Foley. Greenspun faced a separate prior charge under the Neutrality Act.
A rancher died in a high altitude pick out gravel pit crash near the ranch. The youth’s father planned the jump and radioed friends, saying I’ll meet you at the gravel pit before diving from 6,800 feet. Investigators have designated the death as an accident though full details were pending.
A theft tale unfolds as Ruth responds with nervous giggles when a bandit demands money. He presses $1.50 through a window and flees after grabbing a ringside seat, while the scene shifts to a curious aside about ancient canal formations.
The New York market maintained a steady course with motor stocks standing out. Praxional changes were mixed, with many leading issues trading unchanged as Studebaker rose on large volume and several others showed gains or losses.
The Star lists daily retail prices for corn meal in 5 10 and 25 lb bags and yellow varieties. It also shows wholesale butter and butterfat and various feeds such as eye mash bran broiler mash and mixed feed by 10 and 100 lb bags.
Agriculture Department reports prices paid in the Winchester area for No 1 fowls f o b grower. Large heavy breed 4 1 2 pounds and over Leghorn hens Rock and Cross Broilers Red Broilers Young Bronze hens. No. 1 fowls priced today with crack and checks noted.
Chicago futures edge up with corn posting the largest gains while soybeans rise. Prices listed include Soybeans May 2.36, Jul 2.37, Sep 2.39. Corn May 1.70, Sep 1.69. Rye May 1.92, Jul 1.94, Sep 1.95. Lard Mar 10.35, May 10.70, July 11.05-07. Saccharin noted as not a sugar and lacks food value.
Baltimore and Chicago USDA reports show steady apples and sweet potatoes with mixed quality prices, while cattle hogs and calves move within established ranges. Separate notes detail turkey poultry pricing, geese and ducks, and regional hog and cattle markets with several price brackets.
Western Union expands singing telegrams to Portmouth Roanoke Lynchburg and Alexandria joining Richmond and Norfolk where the tune option has long been offered The service features a single Happy Birthday tune for now in Richmond and Norfolk with expansion aimed at broader coverage across major cities.
Police and firemen search for arson clues after a Sunday fire heavily damaged New coo High School. Officials cite possible break ins at the school and a paint store, with arson suspected and damage estimated up to 200000 dollars. A kerosene pump at a nearby service station was tampered with over the weekend.
The sun does not rotate as a rigid body. its equator spins more quickly than the polar regions, indicating differential rotation across latitudes.
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