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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1950
Page
9
Survivors say a B 50 bomber exploded mid flight near Tucson Arizona. Lt Jerome M from Darlington Wisconsin reported a flash of fire from engine number three before the plane plummeted. Five crewmen in the forward section bailed out after the alarm sounded and the plane went out of control.
Local classified blurbs advertise sales of items including a Queen Anne dining suite, a fully equipped feed mill, DDT bombs from Army surplus, and a wool twist rug. Listings include contact notes and old date codes, reflecting out of town ad closing hours and pricing.
Mixed local notices advertise hardware and sewing machine services. Solenberger Hardware offers treadle sewing machine electrification for 14.95 near Rouss Fire on 111 West Boscawen. Winchester Sewing Machine Co. lists contact details. Also a farmer alert for aerial spraying services by Cull Valley Airways in Winchester Virginia with field checks. Barr's Studio promotes framing with extensive moulding stock.
The remains of Mrs. Virginia P. Gwyn widow of Rev. Herbert B. Gwyn who died in March 1934 will arrive Saturday noon at Jones Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at Mount Hebron Cemetery at 1 30 p m with Dr. Charles N. Tyndell officiating.
Santa Monica celebrated her 75th birthday with the world’s largest square dance last night. About 8,000 costumed performers, 36 callers, and a crowd of 50,000 filled the newly paved Wilshire Boulevard and Ocean Avenue dance floor. The previous record was 2,608 in Houston, Texas.
A special commissioner advertises a public auction on 109 East James Street Winchester Virginia for a 60 by 40 foot lot with a six room dwelling and a ten foot alley, plus sale of personal property including beds furniture dishes and utensils at 1 PM on July 22 1950. The document also notes court authorization in a Chesapeake? Corporation Court case Mary S Edmundson Committee for Sarah J Pifer et als and confirms bond validity and clerk certification.
A compact recipe feature by Cecily Brownstone offers a creamed chicken and peas dish with a watermelon pickle and raspberry peach ice box pie. It includes a graham crust shell, lemon gelatin, peaches and raspberries, whipped cream, and a step by step method for six servings. It also notes Hainan Island off China possessing rich iron deposits.
The Rev and Mrs Bruce Button missionaries in Los Angeles will speak at 7 30 p m tonight at the First Brethren Church on Berryville Ave Pictures will be shown and the public is invited Pastor Paul E Dick noted Tibet is home to sheep and yaks as its main livestock.
Funeral services for Harold Lee Shelley son of Mr and Mrs James C Shelley were held yesterday at 2 p m at the Jones Funeral Home with Rev J B Duckwall officiating Burial was in Strasburg Cemetery
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