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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1936

Page

7

Increases in Utilities Assessments Reported in Virginia

Richmond July 7 reported by E Steele assistant assessor of State Corporation Commission a rise of 876 842 in 1936 valuations for 32 Virginia electric and power companies bringing total assessed value to 35 1 308 as against 34 694 466 in 1935 state taxation on the companies includes 20 cents per 100 on 50 per 100 on 3 primes and percentages with railways and ferry lines also up. Two Winchester based firms Northern Virginia Power Company and Consumers Utility Company shown higher valuations and taxes.

Richmond E. Steele State Corporation Commis Virginia Electricit and Power Company Chesapeake and Tomac Telephone Company Winchester Northern Virginia Power Company Consumers Utility Company

Start Work On New S. S. Annex At Braddock Street Church

Work began yesterday to enlarge Braddock Street M E Church South Sunday School rooms. Crews will remove partitions and walls and add brick layers to form a larger two story annex. The project will take months and cost about 8000 dollars. Walter M Shade is general chairman. The completed Sunday School will seat about 700 people.

Mornon Braddock Street M. E. Church Walter M. Shade

Prizes Listed For Annual Meet of C V Firemen

The Cumberland Valley Association holds its thirty fifth meeting August 11 12 with the West Virginia meeting following. Parade prizes include 100 for largest uniformed unit 50 for second 50 for best appearance with band 75 for best band 50 for best equipped apparatus 50 for ladies auxiliary and 25 for second prize in many categories. Drilling contest prizes and pajama parade cash awards are to be announced later.

Cumberland Valley Association West Virginia Ladies’ Auxiliary

Haskins Explains Weight Control Through Diet

Weight control can be achieved by a proper diet with careful food selection. The Washington Information Bureau offers a home service booklet titled Weight Control for ten cents, detailing how to reach and maintain the correct weight.

Haskins

Request for Weight Control booklet from Information Bureau

The message from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau includes ten cents for a copy of the Weight Control booklet. It provides a name street city state mailing address and requests the booklet to be mailed to Washington D C.

Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D. C

Towels Wee Bit O Scotch Pattern Set

A pattern 5652 offers seven motifs of Scottie tea towel designs for cross stitch. The transfer includes seven motifs one for each day of the week, material needs and stitch illustrations. Send 10 cents in stamps or coin to Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept. 259 W 14th Street New York NY.

Winchester Evening Star 14Th Street New York

Stephenson Notes Local visitors and health update

Mrs Richard Tharpe and family of Fredericksburg and other relatives from Illinois Winchester and Connellsville visit Stephenson area. Dorothy Snapp Hagestown MD and others join Ashwood and Omps households. TI H Zinn ill slight improvement. Church youths to Massanetta Springs assembly with chaperones named.

P. A. DeHaven J. H. Ashwood H. A. Snapp Mr.Williams Emma Zinn Winchester E L. Orndoff Welltown J. W. Stipe Leslie W. F. Boggs Richmond Betty Martin Colleen DeHaven Grover Hiett E. W. Prince Slanesville W. Va Dorothy Snapp Hagerstown Bertha Ashwood Thomas Morgan Brucetown Omps TI. H. Zinn Memorial Hospital Young People's Assembly Massanetta Springs Katherine and Esther DeHaven Dorothy Anderson Rosabelle Dorsey Frances Triggs Ray Kenneth Campbell Edwin Keller E. W. Grant Pearl Wright

Opequon Woman Praises ARAX Relief for Rheumatic Ailments

Mrs Beulah Tevalt of Opequon Virginia says ARAX ended her rheumatic back and leg pains and nightly urination disturbances after using the triple strength herbal medicine. She reports improved sleep and energy and invites others to hear how ARAX helped. See ARAX at Miller's 107 N Loudoun Winchester. Health is free.

Beulah Tevalt Opequon Frederick County Miller's N. Loudoun St Winchester

Public sale of household furniture announced

The administrator for Florence V. Lupton decedes will auction on Saturday July 11 1936 at 10 A M at 575 Cameron Street the Lupton home listing organ rockers chairs bureaus beds dressers stove refrigerator desk sewing machine glassware and other items Terms CASH W B Edwards Administrator Florence V Lupton Decd

Florence V. Lupton Florence V. Lopes Cameron Stree Singer W. BE. Edwards

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Northern Virginia Power and Gas Company S. S. Annex C. V Washington Information Bureau Handy Home Service Pup Scottie Lewis E. Mallory ILI Miami Fla Kathryn Crawford James Edgar, Jr Michigan Miss Crawford Lewis E. Mallory, III Fairmont Avenue Agate Ais Glaize Loudoun St S. Stewart C. A. Robinson North Loudoun St Strasburg Plain View Service Lta W. Piccadilly Street Colonial Hotel E. Piccadilly S. Braddock Frank Taylor Cecil Lupton Kernstown National Ave Montgomery Ward White Palace Barber Lem Anderson Braddock Amherst Street Woodstock Lane Greenwall Ave McCroy Pingley & Carper’s Gray Vest Pingley Carper Young Mr. Winchester The W.eb. Long Co Westinghouse Range Shawnee Avenue Paul Pastor Stephenson Eeeee Pamerican Eaye Winchester Cold Storage Corporation Virginia Apple C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage Corp
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