Pierce James W dies at Boyce Clarke County
James W. Pierce 70 native of Clarke county died at Memorial hospital after living with daughter at Boyce. Survived by seven children including Mattie Pierce Clayton Pierce Lillie May Pierce Emma Pierce Allen Pierce Leonard Pierce Willie Pierce. Funeral 3 p m EST tomorrow at Providence chapel with interment in church cemetery.
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James W. Pierce
Clarke County
Boyce
Memorial Hospita
Jake
Mary Heflin Pierce
Sarah E. Tomblin
Mattie Pierce
Thomas Clayton Pierce
Upperville
Lillie May Pierce
Emma Pierce
Warrenton
Allene Pierce
Front Royal
Leonard Pierce
Millwood
Willie Pierce
Providence Chapel
Church Cemetery
Sawyer Loses Eye In Mill Accident
Thomas Lupton a Lee Avenue sawmill operator lost his right eye after a steel sawtooth fragment struck him while a walnut log was being sawn yesterday at noon. A brother transported him to Memorial hospital for treatment.
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Thomas Lupton
Lee Ave
Lupton
Memorial Hospital
Loudoun St Church to Host Dr Paisley as Guest Speaker
Dr Edward B Paisley of Philadelphia will speak at Loudoun St Presbyterian Church's 11 a.m. service tomorrow. He serves as secretary of the division of education for the Presbyterian board of education.
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Edward B. Paisley
Philadelphia
Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Board of Education
CAP Meet Tuesday Civil Air Patrol Meeting at Airport
The Civil Air Patrol will hold a meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Winchester municipal airport.
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CAP
Civil Air Patrol
Winchester Municipal
Evening vespers moved to 7 30 p m at Friends meeting
Beginning tomorrow the union summer vesper service hour shifts to 7 30 p m from 8 p m Reverend F B Oglesby will speak at tomorrow night’s service at the Friends meeting houseawn
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Union
F. B. Oglesby
Friends Meeting House
Local Markets Update Noting Daily Corrections
Local markets page appears in the Star with daily corrections noted. The column warns the Star does not assume responsibility for typographical errors.
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The
Star
Market Prices for Eggs and Poultry in Winchester
Agriculture Department Markets Division reports current prices in Winchester for eggs and poultry. Grades and weights include U S Grade A extra large 0.55 per dozen, large 0.53, medium 0.48, standards 0.48. Pullets 0.37, young hens 0.45, young toms 0.38, No 2 toms 0.33, No 2 hens 0.46, guineas 0.35, Leghorns 0.14, roosters 0.17, broilers 0.33 0.34.
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Winchester
U. S
J D Green Dies Mt Hebron Supt at 50
J Douglas Green 50 longtime Mt Hebron cemetery superintendent died at 11 10 am. He was born in Winchester son of the late John and Amanda Green life long resident and a truck gardener for 22 years before joining the cemetery staff. Survived by widow Emma Grim four sons Robert Douglas Filmore and Samuel Green two brothers Richard Green and John Green and a grandson James Green. Remains at Jones funeral home awaiting arrangements.
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J. Douglas Green
Mt. Hebron
John
Amanda Grove Green
Centenary Reformed Church and
South End
Richard Green
Winchester
John Green
Pennsylvania
James Green
Jones Funeral Home
Strangles Girl Then Ends Own Life in Aberdeen
In Aberdeen Maryland July 31 a Baltimore man Duncan Livingstone Jr 25 strangled his girlfriend Shirley Will 18 then shot himself. Police found the tied off neck and a .38 revolver on the car seat and Livingstone was treated at Harford Memorial with a chest wound from a self inflicted bullet.
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Aberdeen
Duncan Livingstone Jr
Shirley Will
Emmett Tobin
Harford County
Livingstone
James Ramsey
Harford Memorial Hospital
Havre de Grace
Highway contracts top half billion in six months 1948
State highway departments awarded 568 million dollars in road work under contract in the first six months of 1948, the Public Roads Administration reported. Federal-aid projects covered 1,439 miles of road and accounted for 346.8 million of the total.
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Washington
Public Roads Administration
Highway construction contracts by state totals
Maryland leads with 14 092 000 dollars in highway contracts followed by Virginia 5 105 000 and West Virginia 6 088 000. These figures summarize state allocations for ongoing road projects.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Berryville Guardsmen Head to Two‑Week Camp Ritchie Training
Members of Berryville 29th cavalry reconnaissance troop mechanized of the Virginia National Guard depart for a two week training period at Camp Ritchie Cascade Maryland. The unit is commanded by Lt. Marshall M. Reynolds.
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Berryville
Virginia National Guard
Camp Ritchie
Cascade
Marshall M. Reynolds
Anniversary Week Planned at St Stephens CME Church
The church marks its 18th anniversary with nightly services next week featuring speakers Rev J A Hoyle of Front Royal Monday Rev Sister Brooks of Front Royal Tuesday Rev Ralph Laws of Winchester Wednesday Rev W C Ford of Happy Creek Thursday and Rev L Q Brown of Front Royal Friday under pastor Rev Hanson Robinson.
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St. Stephens Cme
J. A. Hoyle
Front Royal
Sister Brooks
Ralph Laws
Winchester
W. C. Ford
Happy Creek
L. Q. Brown
Hanson Robinson
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