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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1948
Page
5
Only two women have been elected governors. Nellie Tayloe Ross became Wyoming's governor in 1925 to fill her late husband’s term. Miriam A. Ferguson served Texas from 1925 to 1927 and again from 1933 to 1935.
Classified blurbs show job ads for waitresses and a one night cook at Union News Co Greyhound Bus Terminal and a Shawnee Filling Station kitchen helper with no phone calls. The Frederick County Virginia Circuit Court issues an order of publication for Lucy Dodson Bywaters. A welding training inquiry seeks reliable men with mechanical aptitude, veterans and civilians invited. Also a home business offer promises $25 for selling cards and other items.
Highlights from yesterday feature Ralph Kiner driving in four for the Pirates in a 6 4 win over the Reds. Ted Williams and the Red Sox beat the Yankees 7 1 with Williams adding a homer and triple. Ed Snider powered the Dodgers to 9 6 over the Phillies with two homers and a triple. Ken Heintzelman pitched six and two thirds no hit innings as the Phillies shut out the Dodgers 2 0. National League results show Brooklyn 9 0 Philadelphia 6 2 New York 5 Boston 1 Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati 4 Chicago 14 St Louis 4. American League scores list Boston 7 New York 1 Detroit 4 Cleveland 2 Philadelphia 4 Washington 3.
Mrs Hetty Green who died July 3 1916 in New Bedford Massachusetts was reputed to be Americas richest woman Her estate was valued at about 75000000 dollars, according to reports from the time noting her vast wealth and influence.
The Dailey Bros circus advertising car rolled into Winchester via the Pennsylvania railroad today. Posters bloom on walls fences barns and stores announcing a 2 and 8 p.m. show on May 14 at R. 522 near Garber Ice Cream plant. The circus features 25 elephants a famed baby elephant a vast menagerie trained lions tigers and bears many horses and the world’s longest circus tent. The advertising car carries two dozen billposters lithographers and staff led by Bill Oliver and Allen Lester with posters brushes ladders and other equipment.
Glen P. Combs, employed at the Stephens City post office, was selected Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 6. The Lutheran church sponsors the troop. He succeeds Harold Teets who resigned for other duties and will meet the troop at 7:30 p.m. EST today for the first session, then the troop committee and Scout Executive Herb Wilkins.
Statistics of marriage and divorce show that most divorced persons remarry. This is particularly true of divorced persons with considerable educational background.
Although obsolete for many years figureheads are being used again on ships. The modern versions are steel construction and form an integral part of the bow.
The Central Tracing Bureau of the provisional commission of the International Refugee Organization in Geneva, Switzerland traces missing persons in Europe.
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