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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1947

Page

7

Greenwood Chapel Gospel Meeting Set For Sunday

A consecration and Holy Communion will follow a church school. Dr. L. F. Havermale of Market Street Methodist Church and Mr. D. V. Melvin of First Baptist Church will lead a two week midwinter revival starting Monday at 7 45 PM with nightly services. Local residents are invited. Ten tons of baled waste paper are collected daily in the U S War Department Pentagon Building in Washington.

L. F. Havermale Market St. Methodist Church D. V. Mélvin First Baptist Church U. S. War Department Pentagon Washington

Guardsmen Legion Forms Aiming Winchester Post

R D Beeton of Bluemont Virginia announced a national effort to organize a Guardsmen Legion post in Winchester. The Min ute Men of America volunteers, who served in peace or war without pay, would unite those who gave time and money to defend the nation. The group, organized in June 1944 in Jersey City, welcomes veterans and current service members who left service honorably.

R. D. Beeton RFC Bluemont Legion of Guardsmen Winchester Minute Men of America Beeton America Jersey City N. J National Guard State Guard Naval Reserve Coast Guard Temporary Reserve Coast Guard Auxiliary Civil Air Patrolmen Armed Forces of United States

85 Year Old Man And 81 Year Old Wife Fight It Out

An 85 year old East Boston man and his 81 year old wife were in a hospital today with knife wounds after a domestic quarrel over another man aged 80. Police said the man slashed his wife and then himself after she accused him of taking 10 pounds of sugar missing from their home and courting another woman.

Boston East Boston

Winners Drawn For 1946 Chevrolet In Winchester

A Winchester crowd at the March of Dimes Ball saw Captain and Mrs J T Boyd present Shirkey and Borden with winning tickets for a 1946 Chevrolet. Ticket 5665 belonged to Borden, who learned the prize after being assured by Winchester police. Mayor C R Anderson drew a second number. sale notes cite O Nesselrodt of Hayfield as seller. Both winners expected to claim cars today. Borden’s prize is State furnished.

J. T. Boyd Winchester Borden Anderson C. R. Anderson Dr. Anderson Loudoun Street Es O. Nesselrodt Hayeld Nesselrodt

U N Delegate Says Peace Must Be Guaranteed

A United Nations delegate argues peace must be guaranteed before disarmament under a proposed 55 nation arms reduction plan. The unnamed official says the first step is creating a purportively implied U N military force to secure world peace.

U. N LA Success N. Y United Nations a +eget Council Tony Ipurpetaan U.N

Martin Nominated to State Industrial Commission in Virginia

Governor Tuck appointed William Watkins Martin, longtime first assistant attorney general, to the Virginia State Industrial Commission filling the late Colonel Parke P. Deans position. The term runs through Oct. 1. He will seek a council report on fruit and vegetable production for 1946 and ask the military staff committee for a doubled output versus 1939.

Richmond Tuck William Watkins Martin State Industrial Commission Parke P. Deans Duced Military Staff Committee

Unclear Progress Report on Global Force Efforts

A description notes ongoing work on a global force for about a year without visible progress. It highlights stalled initiatives, limited成果, and calls for reassessment of strategy and leadership.

Pretty Elizabeth Sattler Victim Of Hit And Run

SHARLESTOWN W Va Jan 31 The death of Elizabeth Sattler 28 daughter of the state labor commissioner was blamed on a hit and run accident after lie detector tests cleared the last three witnesses. Detective L B Warren and State Trooper R G Coen announced the conclusion as investigators previously held a different view.

Sharlestown W. Va Pretty Elizabeth Sattler West Virginia L. B. Warren Charleston R. G. Coen

Chief Harold B Cornwell Mentioned in Local Opinion

Chief Harold B Cornwell is cited in a local opinion piece asserting a stance on a contentious issue. The text frames Cornwell as a central figure in community debate and governance.

Harold B. Cornwell

Medley Announces He Will Not Seek Re election

State Senator William D Medley of Arlington announces he will not run again for the Virginia Senate after careful consideration to devote more time to his law practice and personal matters. The story notes a structural motif echoing ancient Egyptian design in modern buildings.

Arlington William D. Medley Arlington Ac Virginia Senate Medley

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