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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1949
Page
6
Word clues solved include Artless for 45 and Girl's name for 47. Land measure for 48 and Pause for 49 complete the across set. Down clues begin with Venice boat type for 1 and Doctrine for 8, proceeding through Wise men and Before. Ancient sun god and exclamations round out the grid with names of gods and common nouns.
Middletown Virginia on May 2 reports Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Carper and family visiting Shenandoah. W. Long hosts relatives while Eugene Punkhouser of Shepherdstown spends a day with Lloyd Coffman family. Apple festival guests include David McLeish of Maryland with H. W. Owings and Will Owings in Church Street homes. William Wood and children visit Roanoke households. Leon Green family stay near Weyers Cave with Wonderly relatives. Guests at H. C. Borden's include Hip Allison of Baltimore and Richard Borden of Winchester. Malcolm Henretty of Washington visits relatives with Florence Wilinson. Mrs. Irvin Hottel returns from Richmond visit.
Patrolman Charles Valenti was shot four times and critically wounded while checking school doors in Baltimore. He likely surprised by an unseen assailant as he conducted routine rounds. One wound was near the heart and he had no chance to fire back.
A promotional note highlights Atlantic Motor Oil as a cleaner for sludge and rust and a lubricant with high film strength. It urges readers to visit local Atlantic dealers to drain and refill crankcases every 1000 miles to enjoy extra features and products.
Present and past rainfall data cover 24 hours to 7 a.m. and May and 1949 totals. Average annual rainfall for 36 years from 1913 to 1948 is 36.42 inches. Monthly averages range from 1.92 inches in February to 3.88 inches in August, with data courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
Reinterment services for Pfc. Daniel B E Ohler, brother of Perry G Ohler of Pittsburgh, will be held at 2 30 p m tomorrow at the National cemetery with Rev Paul E Dick officiating. Military honors to be provided by the American Legion.
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