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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1957

Page

9

Classified Ad Submission Guidelines

Cash must accompany all out of town ads. Closing hours are 10 a.m. at The Star Office for same day publication.

Star

For Sale and Rent Classified Listings Pack

Numerous old notices list items for sale including foot lockers, a floor furnace, a 1940 Ford panel, beagle pups, and lawn furniture. Also many apartment, room, and house rental ads with contact numbers in Winchester area. Lost white leather handbag repair reward offered.

Colonial Heights North Carolina Piccadilly St N. Cameron Robinson's Ray R. Campbell Burr Hill

Wanted-1 experienced waitress for Keller's Restaurant

Help wanted notice seeks one experienced waitress for Keller's Restaurant. Also an ad for two white ladies with pay of 30 to 60 dollars for three evenings weekly, no experience needed. Apply in person or write Box 80 care Winchester Star. (7-29-6t)

Blue Ridge Fence and Window Co Mt. Sidney Anderson's J. A. Schroth George Washington Cook Shirkey's Gunnysiy Blue & Gray Electrical Service Braddock St. P Keller's Restaurant Winchester Star Martinsburg Star Lite

Chandler Wins Bendix Air Race

Air Force Capt. Kenneth D. Chandler won the Bendix Air Race from Chicago O’Hare to Andrews Air Force Base Maryland in a Convair F102 at a record 679 mph over 620 miles. He finished ahead of five Delta Wing F102 rivals with a 54 minute 45 second flight and nearly ran out of fuel after landing.

Washington Kenneth D. Chandler Air Force Chandler Chicago O'Hare Field Andrews Air Force Base Maryland Mars Maj Manuel Pete) Fernandez Compton Calif Duluth Minn

City Property Brings $7,300 at Public Auction

A house and lot at 536 Fairmont Ave sold for $7,300 at a Saturday public auction. The National Fruit Products Company was the high bidder. Located on the east side, the property fronts 96% feet and measures 270 feet in depth. Sale conducted by H. K. Benham, J. Randolph Larrick, and Robert K. Woltz, with E. T. Snider officiating.

Fairmont Ave National Fruit Products Company H. K. Benham J. Randolph Larrick Robert K. Woltz E. T. Snider

Dickens Starts Big Ten Career With Suspension

Indiana University head football coach Phil Dickens was suspended for one year by the Big Ten for financial aid irregularities. Commissioned investigations found offers of aid beyond league rules, delaying Dickens’s debut. Indiana agreed to the suspension beginning August 5.

Chicago Phil Dickens Indiana University Big Ten K. L Tug) Wilson Dickens Dickns Wyoming Bernie Crimmins Indiana Hoosiers Herman B. Wells

Harold Foreman Nets Second Hole in One at Winchester Club

Harold Foreman of 504 N. Lou dou n St. recorded his second hole in one at the Winchester Golf Club, both coming on the fifth hole. The latest came last Saturday via a seven iron from the bottom tee while he played in a fourball with Lewis H. Hyde Jr., Philip B. Glaize, and Dr. Courtney K. Gunn. His first ace occurred in August of last year with a six iron from the top tee.

Harold Foreman N. Loudoun St Winchester Golf Club Mr. Foreman Lewis H. Hyde, Jr Philip B. Glaize Courtney K. Gunn Lee

First US accident insurance holder named James Balter

Accident insurance began in 1864 when Jam es Balter was orally insured for 5000 dollars against accidental death by the President of the Travelers Insurance Company as he walked home from the Hartford post office. The premium was two one cent pieces.

United States Travelers Insurance Company James Balter Hartford

Train Derailment in Manitoba Injures 86 Passengers

A transcontinental Canadian National passenger express derailed near Nourse Manitoba after an unlocked switch. Seventy six people were injured, twenty four hospitalized, two in critical condition. The Montreal bound train was over five hours late when the switch opened and pushed 16 cars off the main line.

Winnipeg Canadian National Railways Nourse Man Montreal

Church ing of Women Service After Childbirth

A reader asks about the church ing of women remarking that this is a Christian public service of thanksgiving by mothers after childbirth and notes that no ancient form of the service exists. The response references current practice and historical absence.

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