Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1952

Page

7

For Sale Classified Ads Listing Various Items

Classified advertisements offer poultry chicks priced at 3.95 per 100 and used autos such as a 1949 Oldsmobile 88, plus tarpaulins, bricks and bungalow listings. Notable sellers include Trails End Poultry Farm Gore Donsville Virginia Pine Motor Co A N Store Shenandoah Realty and C L Ritter with offers on 4 room brick bungalow and large building lots near the city with FHA GI financing options.

Pullorum New Super Hampshire Trail’s End Trails End Poultry Farm Goredonsville Easy See Pine Motor Co N. Loudoun Harry H. Willis Shenandoah Realty N. Cameron St New Bardtop C. L. Ritter

Rokeby Farm to Host Piedmont Hunt Races in March

The annual point to point races at Rokeby Farm near Upperville occur March 19. The Rokeby Challenge Bowl opens at 3 pm for gentlemen, followed by a heavyweight gentlemen race and a ladies race, side saddle or astride. All entrants must be recognized hunt members.

Rokeby Farm Upperville Rokeby

Chimney Fire At Seabright Home Suppressed Quickly

Firemen answered a 7 p.m. call yesterday to extinguish a chimney blaze at the 108 S. Cameron St. residence owned by John G. Seabright and occupied by Gerald Copenhaver. The blaze was quickly put out with no damage reported.

John G. Seabright S. Cameron St Gerald Copenhaver

James Hammock Joins Commercial Bank Clerical Staff

The Commercial and Savings Bank announces the appointment of James Hammock of Stephens City to its clerical staff. Hammock was graduated from James Wood High School in June 1951 and came to the bank last week.

The Commercial and Savings Bank James Hammock Stephens City Hammock James Wood High School

In Memoriam Mrs Laura V Ashley One Year On

One year has passed since the death of Mrs Laura V Ashley marking a family tribute. The verse laments the loss and honors the memory with a message of loving remembrance from her daughters and a note of faith. The日期 March 4 1951 is referenced as the departure date and the poem references the grave site and eternal life.

Mother Jesus Laura V. Ashley

Market Quotas N Y Stocks Quiet With Railroads Up

New York market showed a small upside tilt in a quiet session as railroad issues drew buying interest. Several names advanced including Santa Fe Southern Railway Northern Pacific Standard Oil U S Steel Studebaker Radio Corp Zenith Radio Du Pont and Food Machinery while others such as Phelps Dodge American Cyanamid Eastman Kodak Westinghouse Goodrich Boeing and Douglas Aircraft lagged.

New York American & Foreign Power The Stock Exchange Admiral Corp Santa Fe Southern Railway Northern Pacific Standard Oil Studebaker U. S. Steel Woolworth, Radio Corp Zenith Radio du Pont Food Machinery Lower Phelps Dodge American Cyanamid Eastman Kodak Westinghouse Electric Goodrich Boeing Douglas Aircraft

Baltimore Produce and Livestock Prices Report

Market notes show apples steady with varied sizes up to 2.75 for best Staymans. Potatoes and sweet potatoes steady with several Maryland and New Jersey lots cited. Hogs and cattle range with mixed regional quotations. Chicago hogs sell at top 18.00, steers 33.00 to 39.25, cows 21.00 to 24.50, lambs sparse.

Baltimore Staymans N. J. Staymans Bubkts & Hors Usis Goldens N. J. Goldens Beltsville USDA Chicago

Egg and Live Poultry Market Prices In Winchester Area

Agriculture and market listing shows U S Grade A eggs by size with prices ranging from 34 to 37 cents per dozen and various poultry in the Winchester area. Heavy breed hens leghorn hens and broilers priced per dozen or pound with Beltsville White and White and Bronze breeds included. Other fowl such as ducks and guineas listed with per unit or per pound rates.

U.S Winchester MCC Boogs ODC Beltsville

Local Market Prices Inconsistent Retail Feeds

Local markets list corrected daily price lines for corn meal white and yellow varieties, mixed feed, cracked corn, butterfat and butter, and grains such as No. 2 yellow corn and wheat per bushel. The Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors in the posted data.

The Star

Card of Thanks from Robert Lonas

I thank my neighbors and all my friends at the Virginia Woolen Company for their cards and kindness during my illness.

Virginia Woolen Company Robert Lonas

CERTA VIN Aids Upset Stomachs in Winchester

An ad claims CERTA VIN relieves poor digestion and gas by aiding pre meal digestion. It touts herbs vitamin B and lion imagery, promising faster digestion and reduced bloating, with testimonials of relief for weak patients at Gaunt’s Drug Store.

Winchester Gaunt's

Chicago Grains Open Lower on Trade Amid Liquidation

Chicago grains opened modestly lower on the futures board continuing the prior session's liquidation. Wheat May and July prices slipped while corn and oats showed modest declines amid active trading and nearby month shifts.

Chicago Board of Trade Jly

Mrs Prichard Rites Held for Laura Pritchard 85

Funeral services for Laura V. Pritchard 85 a St Paul Lutheran Church member of Opequon were held yesterday at 2 p m at Jones Funeral Home conducted by the Rev A Hayne Booger and Rev Robert Bradford Pallbearers named Richard White Percy Hershman Lucian Brumback H M Brumback Russell Hook and James Swing Burial followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery

Laura V. Pritchard St. Paul Lutheran Church Opequon Jones Funeral Home A. Hayne Booger Robert Bradford Richard White Percy Hershman Lucian Brumback H. M. Brumback Russell Hook James Swing Mount Hebron Cemetery

Truman Seeks Senate Approval for Revenue Bureau Reform

President Truman urged the Senate Expenditures Committee to approve a plan to reorganize the Internal Revenue Bureau. He called it essential to improve integrity and efficiency in tax collection. The letter to Chairman Mae Clellan arrived as the committee prepared to vote amid opposition from most members.

Washington Truman Senate Internal Revenue Bureau MaeClellan D-Ark Senate Expenditures Committee

Rev Oglesby Preaches at Newport News Evangelistic Program

The Rev Forrest B Oglesby superintendent of the Winchester District of the Methodist Church is guest preacher in Newport News for an evangelistic program sponsored by the Newport News and Roanoke Districts. He will preach at the church of Rev A Purnell Bailey in Newport News. The two district program mirrors the Washington area initiative.

Forrest B. Oglesby Winchester Methodist Church Newport News Roanok Mr. Oglesby A. Purnell Bailey Washington

Two Area Girls Enlist In Women's Air Force

Miss Margaret A. Racey of Strasburg and Miss Mary Ellen Leake of Front Royal left last Thursday to begin basic training at the WAF Indoctrination Center Lackland AFB Texas. They were sworn in by Capt. Jane L. Harrison WAC WAF Recruiting Officer at the Martinsburg Army and Air Force Recruiting Station in West Virginia.

Margaret A. Racey Strasburg Mary Ellen Leake Front Royal WAF Lackland Air Force Base Texas United States Air Force Jane L. Harrison Wacwaf Army and Air Force Martinsburg West Virginia

Police Student Named Notary Public and Night Clerk

Robert M. Grim, recently appointed notary public and now serving as night clerk at the Winchester Police Department from midnight to 6 a.m., said he will be available for notary service after those hours. Grim also made top score in the recent Police School.

Robert M. Grim Winchester Grim

Grain and fat market notes with futures quotes

A brief rundown lists rye soybeans and lard futures across months. Prices shown include Rye May 1.93 and Jul 1.90. Soybeans Mar 2.94 May 2.76 Jul 2.83 Sep 2.76 Nov 2.72. Lard Mar 1160 May 1190 Jul 12.12 Sep 12.27-26 Oct 12.37.

Jly

De Gaulle Shadow Lengthening Over French Politics

Paris reports Gen Charles De Gaulle gaining influence as independent Antoine Pinay attempts a cabinet of experts from non Communist parties. Past attempts by Reynaud and Pleven failed to form a national unity government. The crisis worsens treasury drains and tax pressures, potentially boosting De Gaulle's bid to power and signaling shifts in foreign policy if RPP takes a leading role.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Antoine Pinay France Pinay Edgar Paure Jounty Paul Reynaud Rene Pleven Gaule RPP Rally of the French People

Are comets self luminous or reflections?

Comets are not self luminous but radiate only after absorbing sunlight. When far from the sun they receive little light and are exceedingly faint.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Fred Neher Adda Mt. Airy Farm Mt. Jackson Virginia Ranb Supply Company Paper Mill Road White Palace St.Joseph ESSO Webber N.cameron Pine Motor CO ERA USS J. W. Grove Furniture CO S. Loudoun St Patton Willys Winchester Star V-J-O Miller's Drug Store Power Tool Shop-Smith West Clifford Oe Chevrolet Gray Avenue Colonial Heights Hereford Garland Snapp Middletown Good & Company Finaring Good & Company Berryville Allen Cochran Vincent Cal Loudoun Milton Stipe Battle Avenue Boscawen Sarah Coventry, Inc Evening Star E. W Armstrong Company E. Piccadilly St Tues & Pri Walter A. Bowman H. W. Boyce Bowman Buncutter Tire CO S. Braddock St PHQNE del. P Box Winchester-Leesburg Run Care Winchester Ilaundry Planning Mar Copenhaver Commercial Bank Lumpy Freeport Westernport Westernport Hill Arran's Run E. E. Feller Coal Company Westernport, Md Sutton Pat Sutton D-Tenn A.P. Hill Military Reservation Fredericksburg Gen. Brooks Second Army International N. Y. Stocks Agriculture Dept Veneer Home J.R. Alexander, Jr Revenue Bureau Oglesby Newport News Service Women’s Air Force de Gaulle N. Cameron Oll St. Riley’s Real Estate Tommy D. Lockhart Kenneth E. Henry Co Earl Whetzel Alecia Alecia Beauty Salon N. Braddock St the Gas Company Consumer Utilities CO
Search Courier

Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication