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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1951
Page
7
Newark publisher Fred J. Neely 70 marks his 55th year by buying out the 300 seat Dorsey Theater for four showings next Wednesday and Thursday inviting all 1200 Johnstown residents to celebrate with the Weekly Johnstown Independent.
Ade says closing hours for ads are 19 am at the bar office. ads received by that time can be included in that date’s issue.
Montgomery Ward offers Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge and Plymouth motors with installation and financing as low as $9 monthly. Also advertises other makes to order from the Winchester Virginia store at 27 South Loudoun Street. Sewing machines bought sold repaired traded with Royal and Pureka vacuums and Thor washers available from Winchester Sewing Machine Co. near Rouss Fire Hall.
In the MGM lobby, stars joke and pose while Harmon Jones rises from service station attendant to film director. His path: studio cutter and editor on Boomrang Gentlemen’s Agreement Pinky Panic in the Streets, with Elia Kazan praising him to Darryl Zanuck, who heralds him to direct Will You Love Me in December starring Monty Woolsey Jean Peters and David Wayne.
James D Byrd a 14 year old from Youngstown Ohio enlisted in the Eighth Army’s 7th Infantry in Korea. He suffered frostbite in a foxhole and arrived at Percy Jones Hospital seeking an extension of service despite an upcoming honorable discharge for age. He hopes to remain in the army, citing a long desire to serve and a difficult path back to ordinary schooling. He provided birth documents to support his enlistment and recounts combat experiences with a RO K ally.
Delaware Senator John J. Williams inserted a Winchester Star editorial into the Congressional Record urging elimination of tax exemptions for the President and Congress. The piece cites a $50,000 presidential exemption, a $10,000 VP exemption, and $2,500 for each senator or congressman, backing repeal alongside Senator Byrd.
A man says he stopped wearing white shirts at a service station, preferring colored sport shirts instead due to the garish look of plain white clothing on the job.
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church announces a ten day revival at the local parish on 423 South Braddock Street. Rev. C. M. Comer says services begin Monday at 7 30 p m and run through February 22 excluding Saturdays and Sundays when worship continues. guest speakers from Winchester area will lead each evening.
List of new admissions at Winchester Memorial Hospital includes Mrs. Alan Olcott 20 E Cork. Mr. Grimberry A Newcone 355 National Ave. Mrs. Francis L Woolf Route 3. Mr. Hugh R Grim 375 National Ave. Mrs. Claude Triplett 120 E Gerrard St. Mr. Lesley Jordan Front Royce. Mary Rebecca Lee Upperville. Mrs. Walter Dunlap Gore. Patricia F Ruckman daughter of Mrs. Winifred Ruckman Slanesville W Va. Mrs. James Duncan Luray.
Mr and Mrs Walter H Bosserman Jr of this city enjoy several days in Long Island and in New York visiting friends and sightseeing during their trip two lines.
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