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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1956
Page
5
Multiple classified items list for sale and rent including property, vehicles, pets, appliances, farm supplies, and jobs. Notable entries include a profitable Route 11 business sale with land building and equipment, a Chihuahua and other dog stud service offer, a 1949 Buick Super for $375, used appliances, furniture, and hay or wood for sale, and rental listings for apartments and rooms. Also job notices for sales representatives and retail calls.
Young man with car and selling experience sought to take over an established local territory. Includes salary expenses and bonus plan. Advancement opportunities. Apply by letter to W. M. Southard at Sherwin-Williams Co. 28 E. Piccadilly St. Winchester Va.
Advertisement seeking a man aged 22 to 35 with a high school education and a car to learn the finance business. Call W. T. Legrande Jr. at Mohawk 2-4149 between 9 am and 5 pm.
John Francis Roche, 28, confessed slayer of at least four, died in Sing Sing Prison’s electric chair. He was sentenced for the 1934 slaying of 14 year old Dorothy Westanter in Manhattan, and admitted killing a cab driver and an 85 year old woman.
The Santa Fe derailment last Sunday night has killed Laura Bryning, 32, of Camp Pendleton, raising the death toll to 30. Lenwood Lester of San Diego filed a $300,000 claim for his wife Dorothy and $20,000 for his injuries, accusing the Santa Fe Railroad and crew of reckless disregard for passenger safety.
The Church of God at 1031 Orchard Ave will host revival services each evening next week starting Sunday at 7 30 p.m. Pastor Rev R J Kirk announces evangelist Rev Willie Lyle of Nortonsville and says all services are open to the public.
The Albuquerque Post Office says peyote may be sent through the mails unlike opium marijuana or heroin. The ruling follows a COD shipment last month from Miranda City Texas. Peyote comes from a cactus bud found in southern Texas and north central Mexico.
A Nationalist outpost near Amoy harbor remains defiant amid renewed tension. Despite 33 000 shells and 81 defenders killed, 120 000 Communist troops mass nearby as 44 000 civilians join a home guard to prepare for further defense. Army observers report resilient, well fortified island defenses and readiness for any assault.
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