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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1947

Page

7

York Imperial Apples Finders Prefer For Cooking

York Imperial apples suit cooking and general use with a light to purplish red fruit over yellow skin, faintly striped with carmine.

York

Traffic Deaths Slump One-Seventh in Year

Richmond reports traffic fatalities in Virginia for January to June 1947 fall 14.6 percent from 1946 and 31.7 percent from 1941, though total travel is up. Pedestrian deaths drop 35.2 percent from 1946 and 45.4 percent from 1941, credited to safety campaigns by state police and chiefs of police.

Richmond Virginia EB. H. Williams, Jr Governor's Highway Safety Committee Williams Virginia State Police Association of Virginia Chiefs of Police

Virginia driver safety warning boosts August crash awareness

Williams notes accident rates rise sharply in August due to vacation driving and stay high in December from football games to holiday travel and weather. He urges Virginians to keep up safety efforts beyond initial gains and stay alert to highway dangers.

Williams Virginia

Marshall Plea for Admission of Displaced Persons

Secretary of State Marshall urged the United States to admit a substantial number of Europe’s 850,000 displaced persons. He described returning them to prewar homes as violating American tradition and UN principles and supported a bill to admit 400,000 refugees as immigrants over four years.

Washington Marshall United States Europe Russia House United Nations General Assembly Germany Congress

Copy of the Constitution Offered by Winchester Evening Star

The paper advertises sending ten cents for a Constitution booklet with rights such as free speech and trial by jury. It urges citizens to study the Constitution, Declaration, and Articles of Confederation and includes an order form with name and address fields.

Stephens City to Host Southern States Co op Meeting

Stephens City hosts the Southern States cooperative annual meeting at the high school on July 25 at 8 p m. about 400 members are expected. Ralph Bauserman Howard White Kenneth Staples Stephens City Alfred Snapp Win chester Va are nominated for local posts. A feed bag style show for farm women and girls includes cash prizes and ribbons.

Southern States Cooperative and Southern States Stephens City Service Farm Home Advisory Stephens City High Ray Rinker Stephens City Southern States Cooperative Southern States Stephens City Service H. B. Manuel Strasburg Emmett Scothern Ralph Bauserman Howard White Kenneth Staples Alfred Snapp Winchester Farm Virginia Bauserman Fred Grove Marvin White Harvey Richard Methodist Church Miller Barley Julian Carbaugh M. 8. Barley Carl Martin

C C Heishman Dies in Hospital

Charles C. Heishman a 63 year old farmer businessman and Gulf Oil distributor from Wardensville West Virginia died yesterday afternoon in Winchester Memorial hospital after a long illness He served two terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates and held offices in Wardensville and in Hardy county He was active in Democratic circles and well known in Hardy and neighboring counties

Charles C. Heishman Gulf Oil Wardensville W. Va Winchester Memorial Hospital West Virginia House of Delegates Hardy County Hardy

House Republicans Push Poll Tax Bill

House Republicans push a poll tax repeal bill as momentum for passage grows. Chairman LeCompte strengthens committee support and rules committee readiness signals possible floor action.

House Washington LeCompte Iowa House Administration Committee Rules Joseph W. Martin, Jr Harold Knutson R-Minn Ways and Means

Commercial truck crops set record high 1946 tonnage

Commercial truck crops produced for the fresh market hit a new record high annual tonnage in 1946 as growers reported stronger yields and higher demand. Prospects cited include improved prices and broader markets boosting production into the new year.

Brothers Weds and Divorces Fall on Same Day

In St Joseph Missouri on July 16 Leo W Munson and Floyd E Munson brothers married on June 4 in Troy Kansas. Their wives filed divorce suits in circuit court the same day as the marriages.

ST. Joseph Leo W. Munson Floyd E. Munson Troy Kas

Virginia FFA honors awarded to Evans and peers

Richmond July 18 Eu gene Evans Jr a 16 year old Future Farmer of LaCrosse has been selected for top honors in the cooperative FFA forestry program and will receive 75 dollars in bonds and a scholarship to Virginia forestry training camp at Holliday Lake Frank Cale state supervisor of vocational agriculture announced today Other Virginia Future Farmers singled out are Fred Drake Courtland Haven Price Blacksburg and Grant Simmons Bridgewater

Richmond Eugene Evans, Jr LaCrosse Cooperative Ffa Virginia Holliday Lake Frank Cale Fred Drake Courtland Haven Price Blacksburg Grant Simmons Bridgewater

Fresh Winter Pear Dumplings prompt warm welcome

A nostalgia piece invites readers to enjoy old fashioned fruit dumplings made with winter pears. It highlights the comfort of warm desserts and seasonal produce as a seasonal treat.

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