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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1948

Page

2

Funeral for Mrs. Alice W. Good Set for Tomorrow

Mrs. Alice W. Good funeral plans announced with service at John s Lutheran church in the afternoon. Interment follows at the adjacent cemetery. Survived by husband John P. Good two sons Charles M. and John P. Good brother Art White sisters Martha Miller Margetta Allamong Cordelia White and David Allamong. Mrs. Good longtime member of St Johns church.

Memorial Hospital Omps John’s Lutheran Church Williams E. B. Smith James and Ogg Allamong Raymond Brad Maynard Brewer Winniaes ‘Ashwood Noel Williams Wil Charles M U. S. Army Korea John P. Good Winchester Art White Northwestern Martha Miller Hayfield Maryetta Allamong Cordelia White Mt. Wil David Allamong Good St. Johns Church

Correct quiz answers from Page 4

List of quiz solutions includes No state holidays, Donizetti, Fort Knox Kentucky, Empire State Building, British man, On the hips, President Truman, scuttled by her crew off video December 1939, Nikolai.

Donizetti Fort Knox Empire State Building President Truman Nikolai

Classified Sale Notices Include Household Goods and Real Estate

Sales directory entries list Mrs Rosa Ma at 9 Kent St for restaurant goods and Mrs James Loy for real estate, with items like feed and furniture. Listings note J M Markle near Winchester with horses, farming gear, and household goods in Reed Lane.

Rosa Ma Kent St I T James Loy Ruckman

Church Meeting List for Winchester Charge and Nearby Churches

Church announcements show Rev. John E. Oliver and Rev. Edward Plunkett leading multiple charges including Pleasant Valley Mt. Pleasant Red Bud and Montague Ave. services with Sunday schools sermons communion and evening worship. other congregations include Galilee Christ Reliance Ridings Chapel Greenway Salem Sandy Ridge and Brucetown with scheduled times across Sundays.

Evangelical United Brethren Winchester John E. Oliver Pleasant Valley Mt. Pleasant WSMS Red Bud Montague Ave Edward Plunkett Macedonia Round Hill Evangelical United Brethren Reliance Charge L. P. Tederick Reliance Ridings Chapel Greenway

Presbyterian Church Preparatory Service

The regular quarterly preparatory service of the Presbyterian church will be held at 7 30 p m today. The service of prayer and meditation is held the Friday before the Sabbath on which the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is administered. The Sacrament will be observed with a brief New Year’s message by the pastor at 11 a m Sunday.

Presbyterian Church

Left Turn Ban Implemented at Busy Boscawen Loudoun Corner

Police Chief J Thomas Boyd announced signs banning left turns at the intersection of Boscawen and Loudoun sts were erected this morning. The regulation takes effect immediately and was approved by the Council public safety committee to aid pedestrians and speed traffic flow.

J. Thomas Boyd Boscawen Loudounsts Council Public Safety

Youth Fellowship Attends National Conference in Cleveland

Five Meth odist Youth Fellowship members from the northern Shenandoah Valley joined Miss Jane Miller of Winchester at the national four day conference in Cleveland. Others attending were Miss Doris Wright of Middletown Miss Au Grey Brown of Berryville and Misses Barbara Striker and Joyce Stoutamyer of Front Royal. The four day meeting closed today.

Methodist Shenandoah Valley Cleveland Jane Miller Winchester Doris Wright Middletown Au Grey Brown Berryville Barbara Striker Joyce Stoutamyer Front Royal

Weddell Couple Buried in Richmond After Tragic Collision

Funeral arrangements return the Weddell couple to Richmond for burial. Alexander Weddell, a George Washington University international law graduate, and his wife Virginia Chase Steedman Weddell, a civic leader, died in a collision blamed on railway negligence or signaling failure. The couple’s Virginia House residence, a West Richmond landmark, had long hosted social and historical activities.

Richmond Alexander Weddell Weddells Virginia House West Virginia England Virginia Historial Society Weddell Alexander W. Weddell Penelope Margaret Wright Weddell George Washington University Virginia Chase Steedman James Harrison Steedman Woman's Organization For National Prohibition Reform

Market Quotation Roundup From Baltimore and Chicago

Baltimore market notes show light receipts for produce apples with few sales. eggs barely steady with liberal receipts. Chicago hogs 5500 salable with prices inching up then retreating, cattle and calves steady with mixed quality. sheep slow with early slaughter classes around steady and lambs firm at 25 to 27 for good lots. Multiple grids show ranges for weights and grades across hogs cattle and sheep.

Baltimore Chicago

County Deputies Reappointed After New Term Start

County officials beginning a new term yesterday reappointed deputies. J Henry Renner and D H Whitacre qualified as deputy sheriffs, J Earl Rinker as deputy commissioner of revenue, and Dorothy E Rice as deputy treasurer.

J. Henry Renner D. H. Whitacre J. Earl Rinker Dorothy E. Rice

New Year Opens With Uneven Stock Market

The New York stock market started 1948 with uneven price tendencies. Cluett Peabody opened down 1/8 at 35 1/2, while modest gains appeared for Packard Motors Spiegel Columbia Gas North American, Anaconda American Tobacco Pennsylvan ia Railroad Illinois Central Pan American Airways United Air Lines. Some stocks drifted lower including U S Steel Bethlehem U S Rubber Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward Boeing American Telephone Westinghouse General Electric American Woolen International Paper Loew's Eastern Air Lines Standard Oil NJ and Great Northern.

New York Jal Cluett Peabody Packard Motors Spiegel Columbia Gas North American Ananconda American Tobacco Pennsyvania Railroad Illinois Central Pan American Airways United Air Lines U. 8 Steel Bethlehem U. S. Rubber Sears , Roebuck Montgomery Ward Boeing American Telephone Westinghouse General Electric American Woolen International Paper Loew's Eastern Air Lines Standard Oil Great Northern Railway

Chicago Grain Opens New Year With Slight Declines

Chicago grains slipped at the opening as moderate selling hit wheat corn oats and soybeans on the Board of Trade. Opening prices were mixed with May and July futures posting lower bids while lard traded around 26.50 to 26.37.

Chicago Board of Trade

Infant Robert Lee White Rites Held in Brucetown

Funeral services for infant Robert Lee White, son of Thomas F. White Jr. and Annie Clark White of Brucetown, will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Jones funeral home. Born August 21, 1947, he died yesterday at Winchester Memorial hospital. Survived by twin brother William Ray White and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Clark of Frederick County and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas White of Middleway, W. Va. The Rev. Roy Schmucker will officiate. Interment at Brucetown cemetery.

Jones Funeral Home Robert Lee White Thomas F. White Jr Annie Clark White Brucetown Winchester Memorial Hospital William Ray White Marvin Clark Frederick County Thomas White Middleway W. Va Roy Schmucker

Crackers Docked. Two Arrested on Gerrard Street

Two men were arrested after a fight on Gerrard Street at 3:30 a.m. yesterday. Three more were taken into custody around 1 a.m. at the Winchester armory for disorderly conduct. All posted collateral of 15.25 dollars.

Gerrard St Winchester

Swiss Question How Ex King Is Fixed for Cash

The Romanian government seeks 35 visas for former King Mihai Queen Mother Helen and retinue to enter Switzerland. Diplomatic passports requested for Mihai who abdicated Tuesday and his mother. Swiss concerns include funds for living expenses and details of transfers and business ties of the party.

Mihai Helen Switzerland Popular Democratic Republic Bern Anne of Parma-Bourbon Copenhagen London Budapest Petru Groza Danny Mihai

Parachutes Deemed Impractical for Commercial Planes

Washington reports that President Iruman’s air safety board ruled parachutes impractical for civilian airliners. It cites passengers’ lack of training, insufficient time to evacuate, and high speeds and altitudes of modern jets, contrasting with warplanes where parachutes are suitable.

Washington Jan Iruman Air Safety Board White House

France to supply wartime operation statements to US

The text notes France will furnish statements and information about operations under an agreement as requested by the US government, in addition to emergency ducts from raw materials.

France United States

Local suspect dragged man by car in deadly assault

Witness reports a confrontation ending with the suspect dragging the victim beside a vehicle, leaving a bloody scene. The suspect discarded his coat, saying he disliked the man who harmed his father and mother, and implying the shootings.

Daddy Momma

Alexander the Great Introduced Onions to Greece

A historical note credits Alexander the Great with bringing onions from India to Greece, influencing culinary and agricultural practices in ancient Hellenic society.

Alexander the Great Greece India

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