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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1946
Page
5
Levi Miller and Robert Miller have qualified as executors of the will of Luther W. Miller. Bond was fixed at $1,500. Appraisers named were D. K. Russell, J. O. Chamberlin, George Yeakley, Les lie Reed and Curtis Robinson.
Judge Burr P. Harrison issued a court order confirming the appointment of John W. Hartley J. C. Gardner and W. S. Sargent as trustees of the Central United Brethren Church in Stephens City.
Crossword clues listed with across and down numbers and hints for entries. Readers fill in answers from 1 across to 44 down, covering common words and language hints.
Brucetown hosts include Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Perry and daughter of Baltimore and Miss Nellie Davis of Winchester visiting Mrs. Wesley Brill. Whitacre family from Baltimore visits friends in Brucetown and Martinsburg area. Benny Joe Sperry of Washington, D C visits Mr. and Mrs. Ray Russell. J R Smith spends Sunday near Summit Point with Mr. and Mrs. Marion Marshall. Mrs. George Wright returns home from Charlottesville hospital. Mrs. T H Ritter visits relatives in Martinsburg. Maude Clendening also mentioned returning.
The report lists 24 hour precipitation at 1.10 inches and month to date 2.63 inches, year to date 16.27 inches, with a 33 year average annual rainfall of 36.49 inches. Monthly averages are given for 1913 to 1945, including January 2.49 and December 2.45 inches, courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
The text notes several family visits: a woman returning from a stay at her child’s home with her son-in-law and daughter, John and Mrs Williams, and their son Tom who came back from Peterkin Conference. Other pairs, Mr and Mrs Burns with son, and Mr and Mrs Caines with son and daughter, visited relatives in nearby communities.
The Star announces a team of 30 correspondents stationed across Frederick County to gather local news. Readers will receive broader coverage of communities, schools, and events with expanded reporting reach.
Jesse A. Whitacre faces suspension of a 90 day sentence after failing to obey a March 1946 court decree to support his wife and children. The suspended sentence allows Whitacre to purge himself of the charge by complying with the order.
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