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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1947
Page
3
An advertisement claims INNER AID with 12 herbs cleanses the bowels and liver, removes gas, eases headaches, skin eruptions, and rheumatic knee pain after three days. The copy asserts a complete body cleansing and urges purchase at drug stores.
Capt. Carlyle Fairfax Whiting son of Mrs Helen H Whiting of 415 Clifford St heads the 41st fighter squadron of the Fifth force. He commanded during World War II in New Guinea the Philippines and Okinawa after being commissioned at West Point in 1941. Douglas fir trees cannot reproduce in their own shade.
Frederick county Iowa 4-H members Fred Stine Jr Irvin Cather Jr and Roy Line will attend a poultry training camp at Jamestown from August 11 to 16.
After World War I washing machines moved from novelty to common household appliance. Wide adoption followed improvements in design and affordability enabling domestic laundering for many families.
Corporal Willie W. Grubbs of 124 East Germain Ave. serves with the First Cavalry division in the Tokyo Yokohama prefecture. A former Navy man from 1924 to 1934, he joined the army in 1942 and earned the Good Conduct Medal, ETO ribbons, and the Bronze Star. He headed Pacific duties since 1946 with the 12th Cavalry regiment and plans to join the Detroit Tigers after discharge.
Rep Harrison warns at Harrisonburg convention that UN veto power destabilizes peace. He urges a vetoless UN as part of postwar plans, criticizing Russia and warning that Poland Latvia Lithuania and other nations face domination if current veto abuse continues. He links UN reform to global disarmament and the recovery of Europe and Asia.
Charles Duvall and Russell Swimley were in Baltimore on business. Mrs. Anthony Glisner of Arlington visited Brucetown. Mrs. Luther Welsh returned home after visiting her sister in Martinsburg. Mrs. T. H. Ritter spent a week with daughters in Winchester. Mrs. Walter Garder of Alexandria visited relatives here over the weekend.
Chicago grain prices jump at the open with wheat near 2.23 to 2.26 for Sep and corn around 2.05 to 2.06 for Sep. Oats fall slightly with Sep near 0.89. Lard posts about 17.87 to 17.90 for Sep as traders react to the previous session’s sharp drop.
Washington July 30 The Investigation of Communism in Hollywood set by the House Un American Activities Committee will begin September 23. Rep Nixon predicts sensational hearings naming witnesses who saw prominent Hollywood figures at Communist meetings and who will report what they said. He cautions the key figures are not well known nationally but are important in the movie industry.
Mrs Mary Caroline Brumback 66 wife of Robert E Brumback died yesterday at her home west of Middletown Born in Page county daughter of William and Lela Bell Hinkel Modissett married in 1912 Survived by Ashby Winchester Staige Robert and Edna Mae at home Brother Clyde Modisett of Luray Also survived She was a Christian church member at Leaska ville Funeral from the late home at 2 P M tomorrow by Rev R E Newton and Ben Seckford Burial Mt Carmel Cemetery Middletown
Mrs Ada Morris wife of Earl Morris of Dayton Ohio died in a Dayton hospital. Born in Middletown she was daughter of the late John and Martha Kenney Edmondson. Survived by her husband and sisters Mrs Charles E Pope Middletown Mrs Maude Boyer Harrisonburg and brothers Clarence and Henry Edmondson.
The body will arrive at the Stover Funeral Home Saturday for services at 2 30 p m Sunday. Burial will follow at Mt cemetery.
Carmel cemetery in Middletown notes coal but New Zealand is famed for coal gold quartz and iron ore as its chief minerals.
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