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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1946
Page
3
A condensed list of auction and sale notices across Virginia towns. Items include household goods at multiple addresses such as 656 N. Lon ggoun St and 312 S. Kent St, plus farm animals at Bellomont Farm Lone Fountain Va. and threshing equipment in Stephens City.
The data show a pronounced rise in home ownership across the country from 1940 to late 1945. In several cities ownership increased by 21 28 and 36 percent or more, with eight cities reporting increases of 50 percent.
A compiled list of church services across multiple congregations including Montague Avenue Methodist Charge with Rev. John Teter, Capon Bridge Christian Church, Toms Brook United Brothers led revival with baptism and reception, and Stephens City and Winchester area parishes. It lists service times, Sunday School, youth groups, and special speakers such as Rev. O H Dick and Rev. Melton Wright.
The annual Daily Vacation Bible School at St. Pauls Lutheran Church Stephens City begins Monday July 1 at 9 AM, with sessions 9 to 11 AM Monday through Friday for two weeks. Teachers include Mrs. Oren Snapp, Miss Winifred Brewer, Miss Bobbie Fawcett, Miss Betty Jean Snapp, and Rev. R. L. Booze teaching age groups from pre school to 12 and up. Visual aids such as film strips and silent and sound motion pictures will be shown during the school. All local children are welcome.
The Sporting News names Monterrey Mexico City Puebla San Luis Potosi Vera Cruz Lar edo Tampico and Torreon as the cities in the Mexican baseball league.
Reader comments on Miss Mary Bush praise a long life of teaching, visits to the sick, and cheerful help. The note honors her refined character, Christian faith, and exquisite gentility, recalling a vanished era with nostalgia dated June 25, 1946.
The Star reports it has dispatched 30 correspondents across Frederick County to cover all sections of news, promising broad local coverage and timely reporting for residents.
Children and young people will present programs at White Post Church on Sunday at 11 00 a m and at Boyce Church at 6 30 p m The Community Union Service occurs on the Episcopal Church lawn at 8 00 p m with music and an address by Rev Walter Smith of Boyce Methodist Church Everyone is invited The services are sponsored by Baptist Methodist and Episcopal Churches of Boyce
Casway Clark remains ill at home as residents share updates. Visitors include Glen Hutzler from Washington DC and Mrs M C White. Households report improvements, home projects, and active haymaking and harvest while orchardists finish sprays and housewives can fruits and vegetables to aid feeding.
George Brooke of Norfolk and a Winchester native was elected president of the VMI Foundation Inc. The organization aims to raise a 1.5 million dollar endowment for the school. Brooke, class of 1900, formerly led the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and chairs the Virginia Railway board.
Cross Roads notes list guests over a weekend with Leslie and Cora Fletcher at the Line home. D S Miller and Melvin LaFollette families visited White home. John Peacemaker of Winchester joined Hicks household over the weekend. Philip Lay and Buddie Lay of Twin Spring Service Station spent days in Detroit. Delvina Ramsey stayed with J B White Monday.
Grimes Virginia June 28 Charles Kerns Coxswain has returned home from Camp Shelby after discharging from two years service in the south Pacific. Cpl Wade Kerns of Ft McClellan Alabama has spent furlough at Rich Hill Farm with his parents Mr and Mrs John Hubbard of Winchester visited Grimes Sunday. Mr and Mrs James Hepner Red Bud visited friends here Sunday evening. Mrs Lucy E Leight spent Sunday with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Olin Af
Mrs Charles McVay visited with Mr and Mrs Dewey Brown in Winchester. Mr and Mrs Walter Brown attended the Brown and Rexrode reunion at Jordans Springs. Q A asks about Chicago 1871 fire rebuild time and true Scotch whiskey ingredients.
Washington June 28 well over 2 900 000 veterans in recent war requested national benefits or other aid from the Veterans Administration. As of June 1 the total reached 2 928 551, up about 400 000 in a month. Of these applications 2 551 482 were for the GI Bill and 376 869 for Vocational Training Act benefits.
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