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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1947
Page
3
An advertisement touts Inner-Aid as a 12 juice herbal remedy that cleanses the bowels and eliminates stomach gas. It features a testimonial claiming reduced bloating after meals and states the product is sold by all druggists.
Virginia agricultural specialists report Barnaby's thistle, a spiny weed, now identified in Augusta, Shenandoah, and Greene counties. The annual plant grows 15 to 30 inches tall with yellow-spined seed heads and blooms July to September. Farmers are urged to remove it by hand, bagging plants and burning, and to pull when wet to limit seed spread.
Washington officials estimate Virginia will receive about 440000 in Federal Employment Service funds for the six months starting July 1. Final decision awaits Congress on supplemental funds and disposition of requests. The 17 percent cut is tentatively indicated.
The dominant nonfarm occupation in the United States is truck driving with about 4,750,000 workers. This reflects a sizable share of the national labor force and underscores the role of transportation in the economy.
An elderly mathematics professor volunteered during the war to wrap Red Cross packages. His precise wrapping earned admiration, though the effort strained him and he died of a heart attack after two years of service. His community recalls a college song about the professor and the value of faithful service wherever one is.
The world's largest cotton plantation is at Scott Mississippi. It comprises 35000 acres.
Hollywood star Susan Peters, paralyzed from the waist down after a hunting accident, resumes acting in Sign of the Rain. She works with a shorter day, home makeup, and a hand controlled car, and has left MGM for a percentage-based future earnings plan.
Real estate transfers recorded in Winchester include Mildred T. Jones to Clarence Bohrer at 309 Va. Ave and multiple deeds: Richard A. Cooper to himself at 1028 S. Kent St and 300 acres. Theodore Morris to Rebecca Patton Canter on West Boscawen St. Sara Belle Cather to Wilfred E. Cather on Whitlock Ave and Ivy St. Philip Williams to Robert S. Williams on Chase Alley. Thelma A. Patton from Joseph F. Baylis Jr on Orchard Ave. Kathleen Mildred McKee from F. L. Sargent at 363 E. Piccadilly St. James E. Keffer from Harry L. Ritter at 309 E. Piccadilly St. Paul Smoke from J. W. Smoke on Bloom 12 miles from Winchester. Louella Mae Renner with W. K. Henderson on Senseny Road in Shawnee district. Ethel V. Braithwaite with Marshall Braithwaite for 3 acres northwest of Winchester near R. 522. Ralph Y. Grubbs from Ethel V. Braithwaite for 3 acres northwest of Winchester near R. 522. Alva H. Lamp and wife with H. M. Lamp on both sides of Little Mountain in Frederick Co. Clyde W. Vance and wife from Annie M. Anderson for Hillcrest Subdivision lots 46 and 47. Thomas D. Beaver and wife from Robert L. Sandy for 13 1/4 acres east of Stephens City in Opequon district. Ruth Hiler and husband remaining transfers.
Kenneth E. Herbaugh transfers land on R 277 east of Stephens City. Jack C. Mason and wife sell three parcels totaling 5 acres .21 acres and .99 acres to James L. Franklin. Boyd Brewer sells an 18 foot right of way north of Mt William to Albert C. Lacy. Boyd J. Unger Jr and wife sell 25 acres on R 679 north west of Winchester to Bernard H. Brown. J E Nelson Exr transfers 15 acres with improvements near Hayfield on North Mountain in Back Creek district to L Calvin Grubbs and wife.
Frederick and Clarke counties will see picnic tables installed at 10 mile intervals along primary roads. F M Yellett, resident highway engineer, says the plan aims to place 1,000 tables with trash baskets by next spring. Tables are on order and will be placed on highway right of way beneath large shade trees.
The article notes many state wayside parks with parking, fireplaces, picnic tables and trash baskets. One park is in Clarke county on Route 7 and 340 between Berryville and Winchester, highlighting improved facilities for travelers.
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