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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1926
Page
8
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination at Winchester to certify for a vacancy as fourth class postmaster at Brucetown Virginia. Last year’s salary was 565 dollars. Applicants must be at least twenty one on exam day, with age rules varying by state for women.
Applicants residing within the territory served by the local post office may apply for the examination. Open to all U.S. citizens who meet requirements. Obtain Form 1753 and details from the local postmaster or the U S Civil Service Commission in Washington D C. Applications must be filed with the commission before closing business July 238.
Miss Melba Baker is home after visiting her sister in Washington. Mr. John Feltner was a Sunday visitor at J. S. Braithwaite's. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stottler of Martinsburg called on J. F. Luttrell Sunday evening. Troy Puffinberger and Lee Place visited Eugene Braithwaite Sunday. Misses Freda Braithwaite and Loma Stottler called at Shelby Stotler's in Whitacre Saturday afternoon.
Cross Junction activates a neighborhood notes column with visits from Winchester residents including Mrs Clyde Grove and Miss Blanche Braithwaite. Gerald Braithwaite returns from Winchester Memorial Hospital while Mrs Charles Coe recovers from appendicitis. Local greetings feature C G Bakers guests John Gunn and John Philips from Washington and family calls by Mrs N D Whitacre.
The exterior woodwork of the city hall is being given a new coat of paint to improve appearance. Project led by P. I. Bumgardner and a crew under him. Funding approved in the 1926 budget by the City Council on the city hall committee recommendation chaired by W. Nelson Page.
A Corporation Court session will be held Friday before Judge Whiting to hear Fred S. Anderson versus Graham Parsons. One distress warrant for rent will be decided without a jury.
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