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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1954
Page
4
The Bowman Apple Products Company of Mt. Jackson received two of 53 unclassified federal contracts under the Walsh Headley Public Contracts Act. The Virginia firm secured Army supply contracts totaling $94,779 for applesauce products.
Classified rates include 4 cents per word per day for reader ads and 1.75 dollars per column inch per day for display ads. A 50 cent charge applies to out of town ads. Closing hours: ads received before 10 am may appear in the same day issue.
Life's Like That want ad seeks hay to cut and bale on shares. Renters seek 4 or 5 room house in Winchester with modern conveniences. Respond by mail to Box 61 or call 5574.
Several sale notices from Winchester and Berryville list discontinued colors, a corner lot for sale on Paper Mill Road, heavy tarpaulins in various sizes, potted plants and flowers at Murray’s Plant Nurseries Route 12, Berryville, and Abe’s Farm Market offering fresh fruits and vegetables. Includes contact numbers and dates.
An advertisement invites men to qualify for diesel heavy equipment jobs including diesel mechanics and tractor partsmen. It offers confidential interviews through Tractor Training Service, Box 64, care Winchester Star, with contact details and dates. Also lists related classifieds for mattresses, wall protectors, termite inspections, overseas job openings, and fur restyling services.
Multiple rental notes show arrangements for modern four room units two bedrooms with one child allowed and rents around 60 dollars per month. Other items include partly furnished two room apartments with phone contact and immediate possession, a three room unit with heat hot water adults only, and a concrete block warehouse 30 by 60 feet at 26 West Hart Street listed by Hable's Real Estate. additional three room apartment with oil heat also lists a 60 dollar monthly rent and contact number 5842.
Funeral services for 90 year old Mrs Rebecca M Dale of 318 Park Way widow of Thomas J Dale were held Saturday at 2 pm at Omps Funeral Home. The Rev Edgar G Hill officiated with interment at Mt Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers were Richard Brown Sr Richard Brown Jr Emerson Brown William Brown Charles Brown and Carl Cather.
Born June 14 1895 in Cincinnati Ohio Rabbi Louis Finkelstein heads the Jewish Theological Seminary of America since 1940. Recognized as a leading American Jewish scholar author educator and inter faith conference leader. In 1951 he became chancellor and president of the faculty.
Louis criticizes Ezzard Charles for training to stand toe to toe with Rocky Marciano. He observes Charles pressing in drills and urges a stick and counter right plan to beat Marciano. Louis warns mixing with Marciano could be fatal to Charles strategy.
About forty people attended the first outdoor Sunday Vesper service on the First Baptist Church lawn yesterday evening at seven. Dr. E T Clark preached on The Eternal Triangle as the choir provided music and church members served as ushers. Services will continue each Sunday through Labor Day with ministers in turn leading.
Willie Victor Fries 73 died suddenly of a heart attack at his Old Bethel home in Frederick County. He was born Feb 28 1881, married Bessie Fries Mar 7 1911, a retired farmer and stock raiser, member of Old Bethel Church. Surviving widow, daughter Mary Virginia, sister Eva May. Funeral Tuesday 4 p.m. Jones Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Seitz. Interment Bethel Grange Cemetery.
The average gasoline tax state by 1953 was 5.1 cents per gallon. In the most recent year state taxes on gasoline varied from 3 to 7 cents per gallon.
Two American pilots were killed yesterday when their F84 fighter bombers collided about ten miles southeast of Taegu. Names were not released.
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