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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1948
Page
7
A two year old girl Judith Ann Foltz, daughter of Mr and Mrs Latyon Foltz of Shenandoah, was killed in a head on collision at the intersection of R 650 and 602, four miles north of Shenandoah.
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Mrs. Anne Grubbs of Cork Street won a Columbia diamond ring guessing contest at Clowe's Jewelry Store. About 650 entrants attempted to estimate the carat weight and finger size of a display ring. Prizes included a diamond ring, a Salem china set for second place, and a third prize Elgin American compact.
Members of the Winchester Exchange Club will elect officers at the luncheon meeting tomorrow at 12 15 p m at the George Washington hotel. Lee Grant chairs the nominating committee and other members include Reginald Turner Dr Courtney Grim and William Sullivan.
About 75 children joined a bicycle parade sponsored by Montgomery Ward and the Winchester recreation department. Charlene Grimm, 13, won a radio for the best decorated bike. Other prizes went to George Stower, Godfrey Miller, and several participants with items like a croquet set and bicycle accessories. The route ran from Ward's store through Loudoun Piccadilly Cameron Cork and back with a police escort and three judges.
Winchester, in the Northern Virginia Softball League, swept Berryville in a doubleheader at Seiseng Road Diamond. Whitlock and Larrick held Berryville to five hits as Winchester won 3-1 in the opener and 7-2 in the nightcap, with Larrick pitching two-hits in the second game and Whitlock scoring key runs before leaving with a sprained ankle.
In the Civil and Police Justice Court of Winchester Virginia Farmers & Merchants National Bank sues James K Rhodes to attach his property and collect 550 dollars plus interest and costs. Nonresident James R Rhodes of 76 Inverness Street Portland Maine must appear within ten days after publication. Notice runs weekly for four weeks in the Winchester Evening Star.
Carl Anderson captured the feature after a late push, fending off Ronny Cash and Bud Whitbeck in a 20 lap roadster race at Airport Speedway. Huck Spauling crashed in turn two causing a restart. Cash finished second and Whitbeck third.
Winchester retail locations announce seasonal hours with all outlets closing Wednesdays at noon through the summer. The change affects store operations, customer service, and midweek shopping plans across the region.
Julius Howell a Confederate army veteran and former national commander of the United Confederate Veterans died in Bristol Virginia Tennessee six months after his 102nd birthday. He enlisted at 15 and served in Longstreet's corps. Survived by his second wife Maude Sharp Howell.
Transparent apples sour cherries strawberries and produce from early gardens including peas cabbage beets carrots and onions were offered Saturday at Farmer's curb market on S Kent St. Mrs Walter Larrick of Gore Mrs Clark Wright of Stephens City Russell Brown of Gainesboro and Mrs Harry Alger of Hayfield were among those with produce for sale when the market opened a.m. All were sold out by 9 O'clock The market will be held Saturday and Tuesday mornings during the summer.
Sound engineers estimate that about 2,000,000 dollars per day are lost across the country due to lower efficiency and accidents caused by excessive noise.
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