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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1946
Page
8
Reliance Virginia news notes Mr. and Mrs H E Gruver Mrs C H Gruver and sister Mrs Ebersole attended the funeral of the latter s sister Mrs Willis at Shepherdstown West Virginia on Friday.
Fredericksburg residents spent Christmas with family here. Several students returned home from Madison College Shenandoah College and Arlington. Local families, church program, and visits with relatives in Washington D C highlighted the season. Beverley Stickley ill. Frank Gruver and Mrs Gruver of South Carolina visiting Mrs Gruver's mother.
Two men were held for action of the Corporation Court grand jury by Police Justice John W. Rice. Charles Ridgeway West Virginia 23 was ordered held on forgery charges after a complaint by S. Co. Curl of Winchester. A forged $15 check in Cuff’s name was cashed at Duff’s Record Shop. Willie Crowder 115 East Lane accused of breaking and entering the Fred Robinson coal yard on November 26 and larceny. Crowder was taken into custody in Baltimore and returned for trial. Other Court dispositions include Bransford fined 100 dollars plus costs for drunken driving with 30 days jail sentence suspended. Penn found guilty of petty larceny and ordered to serve 60 days on a six month sentence. Stuart Frederick County drunk and disorderly fined 10 dollars costs. Neff Strasburg reckless driving 10 dollars costs. Peck Bland County drunk 5 dollars costs. Dunn Loudoun Street parking in a fire zone 1 dollar. Keller Strasburg and Ford Pront Royal Road drunk 5 dollars costs. Naomi Brown Haddox Row discreditable conduct 60 days suspended.
Banks announce closures for Wednesday January 1 1947 a legal holiday. All paper maturing on January 1 may be paid January 2 1947. Commercial and Savings Bank with John S Sloat cashier. Farmers and Merchants National with J H Yost cashier. Shenandoah Valley Nate Bank with Harold G Brown cashier.
Book review of Happy the Land sequel to We Took to the Woods. Notes Rich’s Maine setting Pine Point Lake Umbagog and Forest Lode. Highlights memories after husband’s death, personal regional history, humor in island life, and commitment to land life. Borrowed from The Handley Library.
Two cars sold at a public sale in front of the court house last Saturday afternoon attracted many bidders and were disposed of for a total of $2,025. Capt. Charles H. Harbaugh of Hayfield won the 1941 DeSoto, and a Lincoln Zephyr fetched $750 bid in by Aubrey North of Front Royal.
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A 31 December radio timetable notes corrections by networks due to late changes and time zone shifts. Listings include a long chain of programs from 6:45 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. with various shows across ABC CBS NBC and regional feeds, noting repeats and time adjustments.
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