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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1952
Page
7
The Hickory Camp No.4 Woodmen of the World holds its regular meeting at 8 o clock in the Lodge Hall Guests include Boy and Girl Scout representatives who will receive a flag and a handbook Each group will be presented with the items A Scout Camp movie will be shown and refreshments served after the meeting.
The Star accepts classified display ads with a minimum charge. Cash is required for all out-of-town ads. Ads received before 10 a.m. at The Star Office can be included in that date’s issue.
Classified sale notes list Clarke County farm 75 acres with 6 room bungalow and 30 by 50 barn priced 22000 with 7000 down and owner financing, Gray Ave 7 room house 10000 with assumed GI loan, 110 acre orchard with equipment 12000 with 4000 down, Kernstown 4 room bungalow, heavy tarpaulins, 1946 Mercury sedan 1740 and various coal ranges and white goods with contact numbers and dates in 1931 193? style ads.
A jumble of 1950s to 1960s classified items including for sale notices for a 1950 Buick Special at Angers Service Station Camerones and a 1951 Plymouth at George Washington Used Car Lot, plus other sale items like building lots, oak wood, potatoes, a 130-gallon compressor, water proof canvas covers, and a 1940 Ford. Also help wanted for two automobile mechanics at Smith Pontiac Sales & Service.
Numerous rental notices list modern duplexes and apartments with oil heat, private entrances, and amenities. Entries mention Holliday apartments, 3 room units, furnished and unfurnished options, 6 to 7 room houses, and Dials for contact, with dates and locations like 548 N Loudoun 412 N Kens 435 Fairmont and Pine Motor Co. listings, reflecting a bustling housing market.
The Albin Palm Market advertises tree ripened oranges and grape fruits for sale.
A memorial verse recalling the death of husband David William Mauzy on January 11 1950. The speaker laments his passing but finds comfort in faith saying he is not dead but asleep and that they will meet again in the resurrection morn.
In Saigon rumors claim Red China plans to invade Indochina. officials say no imminent move is evident though border forces and Vietminh receive material aid. French observers note large troop concentrations and airpower possibilities could shift the war as Korea ends, with food shortages and logistics constraining Vietminh.
Property transfers cover numerous districts including Shawnee Opequon Stonewall Gainesboro and Btonewall with multiple grantors grantees and parcels on routes 11 522 622 and highways 698 and Cedar Grove Road. Names include Russell Combs Ritter Bailey Walter Milburn Beall Haines Loper Bunner Luttrell Carper Pugh Jenkin Kipps and others with tracts lots and improvements described.
Twenty six Home Demonstration Club members met in the Court Room to plan Tailoring schools. Instructors are experienced tailors and recent trainees helping the Home Agent. Four schools will run five full days each with instruction to tailor coats suits or children's garments.
Audrey M. Guthridge and her husband transfer 233 acres in Back Creek District about 16 miles west of Winchester on both sides of State Road 250 to Lily A. Studebaker. The conveyance lists the tract along with the nearby road and district boundaries.
A report states that only 3 percent of the population lacks a radio at home, highlighting widespread radio access. The raft Kon-Tiki described by Thor Heyerdahl is exhibited in Oslo, Norway.
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