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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1955
Page
5
In loving memory of my beloved husband Harry L Settles who passed away January 23 1944 memories of him and our beautiful life together will forever be my most treasured possession His loving wife Lula Settles January 24 1911
The Star lists classified display ads at 1.75 per column inch per day with a minimum charge. Cash with out of town ads. Closing hours state ads received before 10 am may appear in the same day issue.
Advertisement from T. S. Cooper Mt Falls Rt Winchester Virginia selling pigs and water cress with contact phone 8018. Publication date January 18 1961.
Modern 5 room bungalow available March 1st. Two rooms and kitchenette. House in Winchester. Bedroom for lady. Furnished apartment for couple on second floor. Several listings include contact numbers and addresses such as 519 N Braddock 333 W Cork St 410 S Loudoun 1282 N Main.
Several classified notices seek a local buyer with a panel truck for a wholesale food business and references. Also wanted are an insurance salesman, a farm helper, a mechanic, a barber, and a sales distributor with earnings potential and car requirement.
Wanted to rent farm and pasture land. M. M. Adams Service Station seeks property to lease or use for agricultural purposes. Indicates interest from a local business in securing land for farming activities.
Client ready to buy a five or six room bunga style house with a basement. Budget at least $10,000. Contact Rob ert Strosnider at Real Estate, phone 3719, listing dated 1 22 11. Also seeking used gas ranges. Call 6757.
Numerous small ads list fashion stock sales fur coat restyling by Leddy Furriers free home repair estimates and services. Names and contact numbers include Mrs R H Shanholtz Winchester Va 5565 Daisy Bell Salon Morningside Drive Dayton Virginia and Max C Rupe Radford Va 3258.
A lost billfold containing cash is offered for return to Joe McAboy. Contact via phone 8642 to reclaim the item. The notice provides no other identifying details.
The Stonewall Ruritan Club will send four delegatesOscar Duncan Stanley Clevenger Robert Russell and Gordon Armelto the Ruritan National Convention tomorrow at the Statler Hotel Washington D C. Speakers include Dr Neal Bowman representatives of the National Association of Manufacturers The Hon Frank G Clement Governor of Tenn and Dr Paul L Dengler with others on the program.
Uncertainty surrounds the origins of three Corps of Engineers insignia due to 1838 West Point Library fire destroying early records. The Essayons Button likely dates to the War of 1812, and French origin for Essayons reflects early Franco American engineer ties.
Baltimore markets show apples largely steady with Del Del Del Delicious and Staymans up 2 1 2 inches across regions. Potatoes and sweet potatoes steady with Katahdins and Round Reds listed. poultry market quiet and cattle hog prices mixed, with prime steers at 32.50 and hogs 19.00 to 19.50 per hundred weight.
In December 1954 Sob Toski was certified by the Professional Golfers' Association of America as tournament golf's all-time top money winner for a single season. His earnings reached $65,819.81.
U S stocks rose as the administration prepared plans to aid Nationalist China in its fight against Communists. Douglas Aircraft opened 3 000 shares higher at 140, Lockheed 6 000 shares up 1 1 2 at 55, Boeing 8 000 shares up 7 3 4 at 774 1 2. Alpha Portland Cement gained 2 3 points on a three for one split proposal. Strong gainers included Bethlehem Steel GM Caterpillar Radio Kennecott Westinghouse Santa Fe Southern Pacific Standard Oil NJ Pan American. Decliners were Goodrich Sears Roebuck American Telephone Allied Chemical Baltimore & Ohio National Distillers.
Daily local market notes list feed and grain prices in Harrisonburg Rockingham Augusta counties. Items include 100 lb mixed feed 3.28 and 3.20 per unit, barley 1.25, wheat 2.20, No 2 yellow corn 1.50, flour and butter retail prices, and regional wheat and barley quotes for Rockingham and Augusta counties with ranges 1.25 to 2.25 per unit.
President Eisenhower has postponed sending a special health message to Congress until at least tomorrow. The delay affects anticipated proposals on national health policy and funding.
Chicago grain prices opened firm on the Board of Trade with light initial volume. Wheat, corn, oats, rye and soybeans showed mixed early bids with nearby contracts posting modest advances and deferreds weaker.
Agriculture Department notes steady demand for eggs and poultry. Dealers transact on orders with farm prices valid for 72 hours to noon today. Prices show Grade A large white eggs at 40 cents, Grade A medium 34, Grade A small 25, Grade B large brown 34, Grade C small, and various turkey fryer and large brown/white egg prices in specified ranges. Market summary covers Harrisonburg and Winchester listings with regional rates.
G C B notes authorities doubt Poe authored The Murderer sometimes titled Kelah. Killis Campbell, a Poe scholar, calls it doggerel and asserts it is occasionally revived as a Poe discovery rather than a genuine work.
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