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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1949

Page

7

For Sale Used Gas Range and 1936 Harley Davidson

Classified notices list a used gas range for $35 and a 1936 Harley Davidson in good condition owned by Richard Custer from Bunker Hill West Virginia. Also an ad seeking a route takeover for Watkins customers in Winchester offering full time income and assistance to start.

Richard Custer Bunker Hill W. Va Watkins Winchester J. R. Watkins Co Dept. S-3 Richmond

Lost keys in A C Oates key case call Ruby Cochran

A cream colored topper in Winchester on July 15 seeks the return of four lost keys left in A C Oates key case. Call Ruby Cochran at 6321 after 12 noon with any information. Maud M Hayman, 619 Potomac St, Hagerstown Md, is mentioned in the notice with the date 7 25 11.

Wodd Bros.s Combine Larrick Motor Co Capon Bridge W. Va Martinsburg Pikes Valley Pike Rebuilt Motors Ford Chevrolet Plymouth Buick Studebaker Dodge Montgomery Ward S. Loudoun J. L. Hershman Star Tannery E. W. Armstrong N. Cameron St Winchester Cape Cod Virginia Avenue John M. Hepfer Loudoun St Crisman's Braddock St Janie Carper Boyce Gore J. W. Herrell S. Braddock St Call Norbin J. Phillips D. E. Mitchell Roanoke Virginia C. M. Russell South Mountain Dairies, Inc Cork St Mon Bayliss & Pattereson A. C. Oates Ruby Cochran Maud M. Hayman Potomac St Hagerstown

Lad Plays Piano Lying on Stomach

Pudgy six year old David O Blenes lies on a kitchen table to play piano due to Perthes disease keeping him from sitting. He is cast from chest to left foot with only the right leg free and has received a year of free lessons, his repertoire including boogy woogy and semi classical pieces.

Green Bay Wis Pudgy David O’blenes David Perthes

Girl Offering Aid To 'Lonely Hearts' Suspect is Jailed

In Wytheville after meeting Torrence suspect Ernest I Torrence a woman named Mildred Martin Dearmond 28 of Ashland Kentucky said she was his common law wife and offered information. Police charged Dearmond with fraudulent conversion from Pittsburgh authorities. Torrence faces fraudulent conversion charges from a Pittsburgh woman who says he misappropriated her life savings after courting her daughter.

Wytheville Ernest I. Torrence Mildred Martin Dearmond Ashland Torrence Virginia Pittsburgh

Legend of the Thunderbird in Northern Tribes

Among northern and northwestern tribes the Thunderbird is a mythical creature whose flapping wings produce thunder and its eyes release lightning. It is said to carry a lake on its back and to release rain as it moves.

Navy Seaman Philip B. Purtlebaugh Identified in Notice

Philip B. Purtlebaugh, Navy seaman, son of Walter E. Purtle, is listed in a local veterans notice with service details and next of kin information. The short item confirms his affiliation and parentage in the community record.

Philip B. Purtlebaugh Navy Walter E. Purtle

Winchester Stores Close Wednesdays at Noon for Summer

Suburban shoppers and workers notice Winchester stores will close at noon on Wednesdays throughout the summer. The move affects routine shopping hours and operations for the local chain.

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