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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1948

Page

7

James Orndorff PRR Vet Dies at 71

James Irvin Orndorff 71 died at 10:10 a.m. today at 706 S Cameron St after paralysis. Retired in 1940 from 31 years at Pennsylvania Railroad as a trackman. Survived by wife Gertrude Reid, son James of Martinsburg, two daughters Zarah Orndorff and Mrs. Harry C. Lewis, two sisters, four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services Wednesday 4 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Mount Hebron cemetery interment. Madison lodge to handle grave service.

James Irvin Ondorff S. Cameron St Comodore Lucy Himelright Orndorff Erick County Orndorff Pennsylvania Railroad Co Capon Springs Winchester Gertrude Reid Lehen W. Va United Brethren Church of Madison Lodge of Odd Fellows and Friendship Fire Co James Orndorff Martinsburg Zarah Orndorff Harry C. Lewis William Cain Laura Armstrong Baltimore

Mayor Sees Bus Service Return Amid Company Closure

Mayor Anderson notes city bus service will return in time while the defunct bus company winds up affairs. Former manager E V Smoleroff says the office will close soon with six drivers and two mechanics laid off. Seven Ford buses built 1938 to 1946 will be sold at a 2 pm auction on February 9 under a local bank deed of trust.

Anderson E. V. Smoleroff Smoleroff F. L. Largent, Jr

Will Men and Women Dress Alike in 2004

New York editors speculate on 2004 fashion and tech living, predicting flying handbags with iridescent wings and electrically controlled clothes. The piece imagines gendered attire blurring as gadgets, air-conditioning wearables, and racing horses on wheels emerge, ending with a wary nod to today’s germs.

New York Advertising Club of Faraway Dame of Tomorrow Alice Joe Junior

New Drugs That May Aid In The Treatment Of Cancer

A review by Herman N Bundeson MLD discusses chemicals possibly destroying cancer cells without harming normal tissue. Ethyl carbamate shows promise against prostate cancer but caused fatal liver damage in one patient. smaller doses helped others with limited cancer improvement. Caution urged, with blood tests to monitor white cells, and glandular female hormone therapy offering mixed, non permanent gains. Additional research may yield a broader cancer cure.

Ben Tase

Bad Check Charge Hearing Wednesday In Berryville

Rutherford Renzy faces a Clarke circuit court trial in Berryville on three counts of passing bad checks. The proceeding, set for 10 am Wednesday, is without a jury. Renzy waived jury and preliminary hearing. T. G. Scully of Winchester to defend. The bad checks totaled 160 dollars to Rice W Carpenter, 300 to R W Carpenter Jr, and 400 to Elizabeth Morris. Renzy recently received a three year penitentiary sentence in Warren County for hog theft valued over 1000 dollars.

Rutherford Renzy Clarke Berryville Benzy T. G. Scully Winchester Renzy Rice W. Carper R. W. Carper Jr Elizabeth Morris

Hearing Set in Berryville on Parole Violation Case

A court in Berryville will hold a hearing tomorrow concerning Leonard Renzy on charges of violation of parole and probation.

Berryville Leonard Renzy

Believed Amazon bandit duo held after hotel arrest

Chicago police say Geraldine Fox 19 and Daniel Sevdy were taken into custody in a hotel. Fox, a former U S Treasury clerk, reportedly confessed to 12 robberies and holdups while authorities pursue the so called Amazon bandit. The couple were photographed with a kiss after arrest.

Chicago Geraldine Fox Daniel M. Sevdy U. S. Treasury Dept Geraldine International Soundphoto

Silence and protests over Polish broadcasts in wartime policy

The text notes protests to the U S State Department over OWI broadcasts to Poland and describes Polish resistance fighters preferring American news over Soviet propaganda. It highlights shifting Allied leadership focus from Churchill to Roosevelt and back, amid wartime censorship.

Victor Alter Henryk Ehrlich U. S. State Department OWI Poland London Moscow United States U. S Churchill Roosevelt

Vanda Breeden Dies in Hospital

Vanda Lee Breeden aged two died 10:45 p m yesterday at Memorial hospital after ten days illness. Born in Winchester she was the daughter of Clifford and Hazel Hibbard Breeden of Greenbriar W Va and Clarke County Virginia. Survived by parents two brothers Clifford O and Glendarell three sisters Schellia Wanda and Dawn all at home. Services 2:10 p m tomorrow at Jones Funeral Home with Rev W J Hadden Jr officiating. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Vanda Lee Breeden Memorial Hospital Winchester Clifford Hazel Hibbard Breeden Greenbriar W. Va Clarke County Virginia E. Germain St Clifford O Glendarell Schellia Wanda Dawn Jones Funeral Home W. J. Hadden Jr Mount Hebron Cemetery

Polish exiles describe muted stance toward Stalin over Poland

In a London circle, Poles recount pressure to avoid angering Stalin and weakening relations. They faced constant silencing amid hostile charges from Communist writers, with a note to their Moscow envoy claiming 1.5 million Poles in the USSR were made Russian citizens, ignored by authorities.

Stalin Poland Moscow Ussr Washington Welles Gen. Sikorski Roosevelt Russia London U.S Britain North Africa Mikolajczyk Katyn Forest

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PRR PAL, Inc PAL Bottling CO Dr. Pepper & Grapette N. Cameron St Molden S. Loudoun St Ene Aals Cammer Tire CO Handley School Herman N. Bundesen MLD Coprricht E. M Truman North Tarrytown N. Y Albert Sing Rileys Real Estate Agency Hansbrough and Carter Building Grove's NEW Living Jacques Velour J. W. Grove Furniture CO Vanda Breeden Anderson Electrical CO Modern Loudoun St. Winchester N. & P Style Shoppe, Inc Pharmacist Health Guardians CFF Peolee North Loudoun St. Winchester
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