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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1956

Page

5

Classified Advertisements and Rental Listings

Classified display ads outline rates and closing times, with multiple rental notices for apartments rooms and a farm, plus a WANTED salesmen listing for calendars and specialty advertising from Newton Mfg. Co. in Virginia with details on contact MO numbers and dates. The ad mix includes 132 Amherst St apartment, furnished heated room downtown, a central modern apartment near Pine Motor Co, a 2 bedroom house at 335 W Whitlock, and a farm by March 1st with MO phone contacts.

Orchard Avenue E. Piccadilly St Virginia Hal Lufkin Newton Mfg. Co Newton 105 Iowa Pine Motor Co Call Holliday MO SA Euid Kernstown W. P. Anderson Fairmont Ave Ray N. Cather Hardesty Farm Berryville Piccacadilly St c/o Star W. Whitlock Ave

WANTED MAID OR HELP FOR HOME CARE AGENCIES

Advertisements seek a middle aged live in helper to care for two schoolchildren and keep house at Great American Tea Co. 212 Sharp Street with 40 dollars starting weekly. Also white woman needed for two children with flexible live in or out five days a week and a notice for three adults with car to do home demonstration work with high earnings. A maid cook position is listed with MO 2-4990.

Great American Tea Co Sharp Street Delva Ricketts Queen St Martinsburg W. Va Palmer Mass

New Year Opportunity in Growing Electrical Appliance Field

Nationally advertised firm seeks salespeople for a door to door free commission position. No experience required, training provided, earnings over 150 weekly. Must have a car and be over 21. Interview at the George Washington Hotel on January 25 from 10 am to 8 pm, with Wilbur Stiles.

George Washington Hotel Wilbur Stiles

Wanted Warehouse and Counter Man in Electrical Dept

Raub Supply Co seeks a warehouse and counter man with electrical experience. Apply by phone at MO 2-4134. 1-20-5t

Raub Supply Co

Salesman Wanted for Local Territory at Sherwin Williams

Young man with selling experience and a car to take over an established local territory. Salary expenses and bonus plan. Excellent advancement opportunity. Apply by letter to W. M. Southard at the Sherwin Williams Co. 28 E. Piccadilly St. Winchester Va.

Sherwin-Williams Co E. Piccadilly St W M. Southard W. M. Southard Winchester

Why Some People Always Seem To Have More Than Others

Motivational sales pitch notes opportunity in a noncompetitive field promising higher earnings for women. Training brief and nationwide demand encourage calls to a local number with appointment on January 25. A car is required and Margaret Keffer is the contact.

Margaret Keffer

Wanted help and services in local classifieds snippets

WANTED Pre-school children to keep during day while mother works. Contact Stephens City high. WANTED to keep small children in my home by day or week. WANTED Washing to do. Call MO 2-1294. WANTED Carpenter work of all kinds. Call MO 2-7015.

Stephens City High Claude Frye Hayfield

Lost items list from Capitol Theatre notices

Lost items include a red Prince Gardner billfold from Capitol Theatre on Sunday January 15. Papers to Box 168 Gore Virginia. Also a brown cloth purse lost Thursday. Please mail identification cards and photos to Mrs M J Baptist Stephens City Virginia. Keep contents.

Capitol Theatre Red Prince Gardner Gore M. J. Baptist Stephens City

Miscellaneous services and notices from local ads

FREE ESTIMATE inspection by Terminix Company promotes termite control with assets over a million dollars. Authorized representative E W Armstrong Company lists phone MO 2 4642. Fur coat restyling by Leddy Furriers priced 39 to 50. Strayed from White Post farm: one large black crooked nose sow, three medium black and white sows, seven sandy shoats from A C Slonaker and Son.

Terminix Company E. W Armstrong Company Leddy White Post A. C. Slonaker & Son

British Farmer Receives Government Check for Nothing

Daventry England David Lloyd reports receiving a 0 0 0 pounds check from the food ministry claiming entitlement to nothing after selling six heifers. Officials call it a clerical error. Lloyd plans to frame the check rather than cash it.

Daventry England David Lloyd Food Ministry Lloyd Atta

Thanks to Dr Clark and hospital staff for kindness shown

Mary Koons expresses gratitude to Dr Clark hospital staff and friends for their care during her recent illness.

Southern governors to meet on school segregation policy

Stanley to confer with Georgia Mississippi South Carolina governors Tuesday in Richmond to discuss public school problems of mutual concern with a North Carolina representative. Interposition doctrine likely to be raised as Virginia Senate weighs a veto challenge to federal desegregation rulings.

Richmond Stanley Marvin Griffin Georgia J. P. Coleman Mississippi George Bell Timmerman Jr South Carolina Luther H. Hodges North Carolina Supreme Court Virginia Senate Harry C. Stuart Elk Garden Del Robert Whitehead Nelson County Whitehead High Court Senate Courts of Justice Committee

Clarke HDC Plans Polio Dinner in Clarke County

The Home Demonstration Clubs of Clarke County announce their annual Polio Fund dinner at the Berryville Community Building on Thursday from 5 to 7 30 p.m. Complete dinners of country ham and roast young turkeys cost 1.26 with most food donated by farmers and merchants. Proceeds go to the Infantile Paralysis fund, and takeout is available for advance orders.

Home Demonstration Clubs Clarke County Berryville Ray Campbell Clarke Denzil Kackley

Riley Service Held Yesterday for George T. Riley

A funeral service for George T. Riley of Berryville was held yesterday at 2 30 p m from John H Enders Funeral Home. Rev A R Mays and Rev Frank B Halbrook officiated with burial at Green Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Julian Glascock Henry Davis Albert Nicodemus Simon Newlin Os borne Vorous and Herbert Copenhaver. Honorary pallbearers included Lewis Stolle Thomas Brannon Floyd McWilliams Ralph Ware Paul Clowser Charles Jacob and E G Coiner.

George T. Riley Berryville John H. Enders A. R. Mays Frank B. Halbrook Green Hill Cemetery Julian Glascock Henry Davis Albert Nicodemus Simon Newlin Osborne Vorous Herbert Copenhaver Lewis Stolle Thomas Brannon Floyd McWilliams Ralph Ware Paul Clowser Charles Jacob E. G. Coiner

Senator George Smathers Hospitalized for Cold Treatment

Senator Richard Russell of Georgia was hospitalized for treatment of a cold after attending a testimonial dinner in Miami Beach for Senator George Smathers. Russell, chair of the Armed Services Committee, was named to have the illness by his Washington aide.

Miami Beach Fla Richard Russell D-Ga Washington Russell Senate Armed Services Committee Florida George Smathers Thaide

Brief Hospital Stay Noted For Russell After Mild Fever

Russell showed a slight temperature rise while visiting and was admitted to St. Francis Hospital Friday night. A friend said doctors expect he may be able to leave tomorrow.

St. Francis Hospital Russell

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