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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1955
Page
5
For sale items include wrought iron railings furniture and custom built pieces. Used cars and parts listed with contact details Stephens City and Winchester ads dated 1950s to 1960s. Ranch style home for sale with financing and local business staffing notices appear among waitress and secretary wanted postings.
Philadelphia tests to determine if Harold Johnson a 4 1 favorite was drugged or struck by a stupefying punch from Cuban Julio Mederos in a last night arena bout. Johnson collapsed in his corner and could not answer the bell for round three. Mederos was awarded a technical knockout as doctors probe a possible drugging.
Notice states a meeting of lot holders and members will be held on Wednesday May 18 1955 at 8 00 PM at the Court House Berryville Virginia to consider amending transforming and altering the Charter and stock structure into a non stock non profit with active voting and inactive non voting memberships per a Board resolution adopted April 16 1955.
The Front Royal Livestock Market listing shows hogs and veal with weights and price ranges, labeled as choice to heavy butcher hogs from 15.50 to 18.50 per hundredweight and veal from 13.00 to 26.00, along with lambs, slaughter cattle and stocker feeder cattle quotes, plus dairy cows priced from 65 to 197.50.
Miss Elsie Mathews president of the Winchester Quota Club announced the appointment of committees at the regular meeting held Thursday at the Chanticleer Inn. The program listed Sue Schlack as chair with Salome Crisman Janet Harrison and others. House committee includes Douglas Grimm chair and Custin Page with members. Ways and Means chaired by Marjorie Duncan with a slate of members. Budget chaired by Elizabeth Cather with Costin Page and others.
Furniture repaired and refinished under the supervision of Geo Shimp. Contact Boyce at 110 M for details or service.
The article lists Quota Club committees with chairs such as Mrs Dennis Reardon and Miss Janet Harrison. It notes retiring president Miss Janet Harrison receiving a past president pin and Miss Mathews reporting on a Roanoke trip. Florence Yoder of Harrisonburg presided at the district council with plans for the new year and a district conference at Natural Bridge on October 1 and 2.
The Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department relocates the warning siren to the Brakeblok Plant summit to reach a broader area. Chief Ernie Nesselrodt says the mechanism transfer is complete and a test will run today between 6 and 7 p.m.
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