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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1949

Page

2

Fellowship of Prayer For Lenten Season of 1949

A devotional piece urges self surrender through baptism as a path to new life in Christ. It reflects on Jesus' baptism, the need to renounce self, and the Christian call to die to self and live in God's love through the cross and resurrection. Prayer asks for strength to serve Christ.

Jesus Nazareth Galilee John Jordan Christ Jordan Bank Pilate

March sales directory items listed for Berryville and nearby areas

A series of auction notices detail sales by A H Lee on March 16 at 10 am near Berryville, and estates or properties offered by Clara Kenney on March 19 at 11 am at the Frederick County Court House, Red Bud Road, with March 30, April 6 sales for G I Brady Stephenson and George Helsley Greenspring including livestock, farm implements, furniture, and machinery.

H. Lee Berryville Livestock and Machinery Clara Kenney Frederick County Court House Red Bud Road G. I. Brady Stephenson Burnt Factory Church George Helsley Greenspring County Court House Winchester Virginia West Cork Street Edna A. Anderson John Kerr School

Detailed Weather Forecasts Across States

Ohio reports partly cloudy and cold conditions with a few snow flurries in the east tonight and lows of 10 to 15 degrees. Wednesday remains fair and cold. Kentucky shows fair to partly cloudy skies and colder tonight with lows 12 to 18 and Wednesday turning fair and cold. Maryland dampens with cloudiness and wind, colder with lows in the mid 20s east and near 20 west tonight. Wednesday stays fair and cold. Virginia sees partly cloudy, windy, colder conditions with lows 25 to 28 coastal and near 20 in the northwest. Wednesday fair and cold. West Virginia colder with a few snow flurries tonight and Wednesday partly cloudy and cold.

Ohio Kentucky Maryland Virginia West Virginia

Burmese Karens Win Battle for Separate State Autonomy

Rangoon reports say Karen tribesmen seized Mandalay after a three day clash with government forces. Government confirms partial Mandalay loss and shelling of Sagaing while proposing a separate Karen state within Burma. A plebiscite would define borders.

Rangoon Burma Mandalay Irrawaddy Sagaing Henzada Bassein Danubyu Burma Union Karenistan Ba U Gyi

Funeral Rites for Dr Isaac Carrington in Danville

Funeral services were held for Dr Isaac Carrington Harrison 78 longtime Danville physician and former president of the Medical Society of Virginia at the First Baptist Church Danville. Interment followed in Danville. He helped form Memorial Hospital of Danville and the Hilltop Tuberculosis Sanitarium and survived by son Dr Carrington Harrison Jr. of Winchester.

Isaac Carrington Harrison Medical Society of Virginia Danville Richmond First Baptist Church City Memorial Hospital of Hilltop Tuberculosis Sanatorium Carrington Harrison Jr Winchester

Surplus Radio Sets Laced With Explosive Charge Probed

State Police and investigators opened a probe into the public sale of war surplus radio sets that contain concealed TNT charges. More than 100 sets have been sold in Michigan to amateur operators who dismantle them for parts. Police warned buyers to leave the sets alone to avoid danger and to help determine safety measures.

Lansing Mich Michigan

Stainless steel drums adopted for shipping acids and chemicals

Corrosion resistant stainless steel drums are now used to ship acids and other chemicals in solid or liquid form, improving containment and durability.

Market Quotations From Baltimore and Chicago Livestock

Market report shows apples steady with various varieties around 3.75 to 4.25 a box. Cattle, calves, hogs and sheep quoted across multiple weights and grades in Baltimore and Chicago, with prices largely steady versus yesterday. Receipts include butter eggs and hogs with top hog quotes near 21.75, and cattle and sheep values noted across several classes.

Baltimore

New York Stocks Slip in Quiet Market on March 15

New York stock prices edged lower in a quiet session as coal mines shut down and buyers waited for spring demand signals. Analysts noted slight moves in Republic Steel Bethlehem General Motors American Can Phelps Dodge International Nickel Montgomery Ward Dow Chemical General Electric Santa Fe Southern Pacific Philip Morris Owens Illinois Texas Company Union Carbide Westinghouse Electric.

New York Wall Street Congress Republic Steel Bethlehem General Motors American Can Phelps Dodge International Nickel Montgomery Ward Down Chemical General Electric Santa Fe Southern Pacific Philip Morris Owens-Illinois, Texas Co Union Carbide Westinghouse Electric

Auto Door Opens Into Traffic on N Loudoun Street

Minor property damage reported after Richard H. Lansdale of Sandy Springs Md opened the door of his 1941 Buick into the path of Nettie E. Dorsey’s 1940 Studebaker on N Loudoun St. Officer George Conrad put damage at $60. No injuries.

N. Loudoun St Richard H. Lansdale Sandy Springs Nettie E. Dorsey Clearbrook George Conrad

Rites Held for Mrs Allen G Minton at Jones Funeral Home

Funeral services for Mrs Allen G Minton were held at 2 p m yesterday at Jones funeral home. The Rev R S Wilson Rev W A Wright and Rev R A Whitten officiated. Burial followed in Mount Hebron cemetery with pallbearers Earl Closser Richard Kremer Dr Thomas A Gibson Claude Grim Samuel Johnston and Dr James Davis.

Allen G. Minton W. Cecil St Jones Funeral Home R.S. Wilson W. A. Wright R. A. Whitten Mount Hebron Cemetery Earl Clowser Richard Kremer Thomas A. Gibson Claude Grim Samuel Johnston James Davis

Farmers Livestock Exchange Market Prices Steady

Consignment prices at Farmers Livestock Exchange Market show steady rates across classes from steers to hogs and lambs. Notable figures include yearling steers up to 141.50 per head and dairy cows up to 230 per head with hogs trading around 19 to 21. Both good and medium categories hold firm with several deep price ranges for common and plain stock.

Fon tainebleau linked to French kings for eight centuries

The French chateau of Fontainebleau about 35 miles from Paris has been linked with the lives of French kings for more than 800 years.

Fontainebleau Paris

Egg and live poultry prices in Winchester market report

Agriculture Department markets division reports prices for U S Grade A extra large eggs at 43 cents, Grade A large 41, Grade A medium 37, Grade B large 37, and other egg and live poultry values for local Winchester area producers. Specifics include various breeds, broilers, and young turkey listings with prices in cents per pound or per unit.

Winchester U. S

Local Market Prices and Item Listings Read Aloud

Local markets list daily corrected prices for flour corn meal grain and feeds. Several items include egg mash cracked corn broilers turkey starter and butter with per bag or per hundredweight pricing in a period样 menu.

Reta Lopida Deri Nords Sida Enterek Iture Conan der Dude Se Rae Ae Bien Gery

Grain prices steady at Chicago open

Chicago grain markets started steady in light trading. Opening quotes list Wheat May at 2.14 1/4 to 2.15 3/4, Corn May 1.26 3/4, and Soybeans March 2.29. Lard May is 12.42.

Chicago

New Superintendent Chosen for Patrick County Schools

James Vincent Law will become superintendent of Patrick County schools July 1, succeeding C. J. M. Kyle who has led the district for eight years. Law was appointed on a 3 2 vote by the school board.

Rival ski runs get artificial snow at St Moritz

In St Moritz Switzerland March 15 hotel operators tested artificial snow with dry ice bombsight fails to form clouds. Four attempts misfired until a rare cloud arrived but the snow drift landed over Davos rival slopes rather than St Moritz.

Boston Gerald Sullivan Gerald Francis W. Russell Anne F. Swilivan Russell San Moritz ST. Moritz Switzerland Davos

Almanac Famed for Prizes and Local Facts for 1949

The piece promotes Uncle Sam's Almanac 1949 from the Winchester Star Information Bureau. It lists what the almanac covers from Nobel Prizes Oscars Olympics to state nicknames and governors and invites readers to send 25 cents postpaid with a coupon. It also provides quiz answers about daily questions including glee club origins.

Sa‘i Congress

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Fellowship of Prayer Fes Spring Building Berryville Lumber Co., Inc Berryville Seiberlinc Battery Cammer Tire CO Handley School Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply Pyles Dr. I Carrington Inchester Bilt Colorado Mrs. Minton Pinking Singer Sewing Machine CO Farmers Livestock Exchange Market Lambs Choice Good Agriculture Dept. Markets Division Patrick County Ria Ue Margarine Winchester Star Information Bureau Eye St N. E Washington, D. C State Captain Bird Lex Barker Minnehaha Jesse M. Donaldson Thomas Arne Orld Sasa Edn St.joseph Winchester Livestock Exchange C. I. Brumback & Sons B. F. Goodrich S. Loudoun St New Plymouth Heatwole Motor Co N. Braddock Oh Rt Tommy D. Lockhart Loudoun St Lamp Motor Co Red Cross John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc Hontii James P. Reardon Studebaker 49Ers Rada America Studebaker Dellinger Brothers E. Piccadilly St State Dealers
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