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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1956
Page
5
Cherryville residents will greet the New Year with musket shots. The Cleveland County community, about 10 miles northeast of Shelby and 40 miles north of Charlotte, still observes the old custom of firing to welcome the new year.
An advertisement lists a free estimate inspection by Terminix, noting the E. W. Armstrong Company contact. It also promotes a shooting match on Tuesday Jan 1 1957 with prizes of ham and turkeys, plus gun prizes. Additional items include sewing machine and vacuum cleaner repairs and Burr Fletcher's cash market offerings.
Lost tie clasp bearing Masonic emblem and initials R H. Reward offered. Contact E Russell Hook 1416 Valley Ave City. Phone MO 2 7463. Lost note dated 12 28 31. Also lost crystal ball watch with leather strap. reward. Return to Star Office. Note dated 12 29 41.
Marion Miller president of Local 511 Rubber Workers announces a general meeting Friday at 7 30 p m at the Teamsters Hall on Cameron St William A Abbott assistant educational director of the International Rubber Workers Union Akron Ohio will be speaker
A safe containing over $10,000 in cash and checks was stolen from the Roanoke Frosted Foods Co plant last night. About $1,200 was in cash. Police believe burglars used a company truck to haul away the safe and then returned the truck to the plant.
Creditors and others with claims against the estate of J. J. Pugh must present or pay their claims to A. M. Pugh, administrator, at once. Notice dated December 31, 1911.
Mrs Laura May Wiley died at 4 40 am in Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Samuel J Wiley of Clarke County and mother of four, with siblings and in-laws listed. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 pm at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with burial in Green Hill Cemetery.
The Handley Library will be closed all day tomorrow in observance of New Year’s Day. It will be open today until 7:30 p m and will reopen Wednesday at 10 a m.
Lester Hamilton Anderson Sr. 72 of 515 S Braddock St died at 11 p.m. yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital after seven years illness. Born May 24 1884 in Hayfield he married Neva Bell Lewis April 28 1909. Burial in Mt Hebron Cemetery after funeral at Braddock Street Methodist Church.
Mary Frances Lindamood died at her Lebanon Church home on December 29 born December 5 1875 in Frederick County was daughter of Israel and Mary Jane Bowmen Lindamood. Survived by sister Maggie Cullers Strasburg brother George T Lindamood Falls Church and several half siblings. Funeral today at 2 pm from Lebanon Lutheran Church with Rev William E Eisenberg and Rev Fred Scholtz. burial in Lebanon Church cemetery. flowers omitted. pallbearers listed with honorary pallbearers named.
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