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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1947
Page
7
The Front Royal chamber of commerce approved a 9000 dollar budget for the new fiscal year and elected Rayburn Griffith to fill a vacancy on the board. They request endorsement of Joseph Harpin of Broadway for appointment to the State Highway Commission, succeeding Kenneth Gilpin.
Local classified section shows prices and contact notes for free listings and sale items. Ads include lumber wrecking stock, farm land, vehicles, livestock, furniture, appliances, and real estate with contact numbers and dates.
Classified ads seek a general house helper for A L Coble, a male salesman with car and blueprint reading skills for a fixed position with good pay. A second ad offers mill work in Berryville Virginia with wages 70 cents per hour and 1.05 after 40 hours, contact Charles S. Davy by phone after 6 p.m.
Classified snippets show residents seeking housing work and services. Listings include WANTED apartment or small house via Star box, typist with bookkeeping, masonry work near Jackson Ave, uniforms to wash and iron, and music pupils with beginner attention, phone numbers provided.
Lost platinum diamond set Hamilton wrist watch with diamond bracelet. Liberal reward offered by Mrs. Louis Wonder, 407 Courtfield Avenue. Strayed or stolen gray and white Maltese kitten with scar from stomach operation in vicinity of E Piccadilly St. Reward. Call 5992.
Short real estate notices show furnished bedroom for two with contact, a room to employ a lived man or maid, and a for rent listing for a concrete block building by Hables Real Estate with dated stamps 11 June 2011 23 June 1941 21 June 1924 21st edition style entries.
Advertising notice for weatherstrips caulking and screen installations for wooden or metal frames. Includes contact Ro-Screens of Pella and address E W Armstrong Co 37 E Piccadilly Winchester Va with phone 4643 and dates Tuesday and Thursday.
George C. Boyce, 56, a World War I veteran and Frederick County native, died yesterday at Fort Howard veteran's hospital in Baltimore. He lived in Baltimore years and leaves widow Maud Boyce and four children from a prior marriage, plus two brothers John O. Boyce and Charles Boyce of Frederick, and three sisters Bessie Anderson Eva Grim Winchester and Blanche Cheshire Front Royal. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Jones funeral home with burial in Lamps Cemetery.
L. D. Kline county superintendent will head a delegation of Frederick County educators attending an public education institute at Madison college Harrisonburg Friday and Saturday. From Frederick County attend Miss Annie P. Starling elementary supervisor Mrs Andrew Bell Handley school Miss Grace Clevenger Stonewall school and Miss Grace Carpenter Stonewall school. Prof G B Counts of Columbia University and Dr. Benjamin Fine New York Times education editor are on the program.
The White House announced 19 domestic leaders accepted Truman’s invitation to join a committee assessing how far U S aid to foreign governments can go to restore economic stability. CIO leader Philip Murray signed for James B Carey as he travels home from Europe. Hariman will head the study.
The United Brethren junior softball team defeated the Market Street Methodists 11 to 4. Boxwell took the loss while Edward Smith earned the win as United Brethren remained undefeated and atop the church league after the first half. Second half opens with Highland Avenue facing Braddock Street Methodists.
Edward Martz found guilty of indecent exposure by a five man reincorporation court on appeal from police court. He is fined 25 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Represented by H. R. Kern Jr with jurors M. B. Bickers foreman and members Garland Baptist Miller Saffell Lawrence Bell Lawrence Guiliana. Lower court had given 12 months to serve eight and a 100 dollar fine.
Sixty eight people, including visiting adults, registered for the first day of supervised recreation at Rouss Springs. Supervisors Miss Nancy Butler and Lester Singhass said the day focused on getting acquainted with organized bead ball, ping pong and softball. The program runs 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. and 2 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with weekend hours 2 to 5:30 p.m.
The W. B. O Neal farm two miles south of Stephens City was sold to S. D. O Neal who sold about 75 acres to R. E. O Neal. Buildings sit on R. E. O Neal’s 175 acre tract as he reconditions the property for a July move from Middletown. D. O Neal runs 100 acres east of the highway.
Mrs. W. H. Ballengee of Strasburg will speak at the Laymen's meeting at 8 p m Sunday at Kerns Town Methodist church. A former president of the Women's Missionary society of the old Baltimore conference she has since the unification of the Methodist churches been with the general board of missions.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved James Bruce of Maryland as ambassador to Argentina. The nomination now goes to the full Senate for a vote.
Tomorrow at 8 p m two sound films The Payoff and Its The Mind That Counts will be shown under the auspices of the Stephens City Lutheran and Methodist churches at the Methodist church.
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