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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1949

Page

9

Attend Church and Choirs Across Braddock Area

A listing of Sunday church services across Braddock and Winchester areas includes Braddock Street Methodist led by Rev Archer Wright with morning worship at 11, Centenary Reformed festival sermon at 11, Christ Episcopal Communion at 8, Nazarene worship 11 with YP at 7, and several other congregations offering Sunday school at 9:45 or 10 a.m., evening services, and youth programs. Local choirs meet through the week including Wesley and Junior choirs, with schedules for Boy Scouts, church schools, and prayer meetings.

Braddock St. Methodist Archer Wright John J. Hawse Glen Anderson Wesley Madeline W. Riley Centenary Reformed L. Flickinger Cheon Winc Christ Episcopal Charles N. Tyndell Church of the Nazarene A. L. Lepley W. T. Swisher Evangelical United Brethren Winchester John E. Oliver Pleasant Valley Mt. Pleasant John R. Sawyer Staunton First Assembly of God M. N. Zezzo Christ Ambassadors South Braddock St St. Paul Ame D. E Fields Evening Star Quartet Jackson Kent St. Tro Winchester Presbyterian Ronald S. Wilson Russell Joyce Chmn Sunday School Council Mary Bittinger Worker’s Conference

Men s Bible Class Notices Across Local Churches

Grace Lutheran and Market Street Methodist host 9 45 a m Bible classes tomorrow. First EUB Christian group with Mr Lewis Fries meets 9 45. Wesleyan Men at Market Street Methodist 9 45. F J McFadden class at Winchester Presbyterian 9 45 in Ivy Room taught by W W Glass.

Grace Lutheran Bible Wm. E. Eisenberg Good Samaritan Bible First Eub Church Lewis Fries Market St. Methodist Church

Dentists Oppose Government Plan

In Roanoke on May 14 the Virginia State Dental Association led by Dr. Leon J. Walton opposed President Truman's proposed compulsory health insurance. Walton said the plan faces six objections and noted some Virginia dentists fear public confusion from differing views among groups.

Roanoke Truman Virginia State Dental Association Leon J. Walton Walton Virginia

Pension rules expand for non service connected veterans

The Veterans Administration announced in October 1948 that pensions are available to veterans with non service connected disabilities. Under the liberalized rating schedule a 55 year old who is unemployable and has 60 percent disability may receive 60 dollars monthly. At 60 with 50 percent rating and at 65 with 10 percent disability pensions apply. The 60 dollar pension can rise to 72 dollars after ten years on the pension list.

Veterans Administration

Hail Storm Hits Greenwood Orchards in Albemarle County

Reports from Albemarle and Nelson counties detail a severe hailstorm that destroyed apple and peach crops near Greenwood. Robert Crile suffered major losses including 100 turkeys and 100 acres of oats, with his 12 acre peach crop insured. Other affected orchards include C Purcell McCue and Ashby Fox.

Charlottesville Albemarle Nelson Counties Greenwood Robert Crile Brownsville Crile C. Purcell McCue

Radford Warehouse Blaze Leaves Heavy Loss

Firemen battled a major blaze in Radford Virginia at the Gordon Dalton Co. warehouse yesterday evening. Owner Harley Dalton estimated $250000 in produce destroyed with the building worth $30000. Fire Chief W W Carden called it the worst fire in 20 years and said a box car at an unloading door was burning when first reported. Some produce on upper floors may be saved but the entire stock was immersed.

Radford Gordon Dalton Co Harley Dalton Dalton W. W. Carden Carden

Bible Class Soloist Miss Molly Grim Solo in Winchester Church

Miss Molly Grim will be the soloist in a special musical presentation before the McFaden Bible class at Winchester Presbyterian Church. W. W. Glass is the teacher. event begins at 9 45 a m in the Ivy room tomorrow.

Molly Grim McFaden Winchester Presbyterian Church W. W. Glass Ivy Room

Winchester Egg and Poultry Prices Reported by Market Division

Agriculture Department Markets Division lists US Grade A extra large through B eggs and no.1 quality live poultry prices in Winchester area. Includes yolk prices for heavy breed hens Leghorns, rock cross broilers, young turkey toms and guineas with varying grades and weight references.

Winchester U. S Covenas Man

Local Market Feed and Grain Price List Summary

Daily corrected market listing shows prices for flour and various corn meals, cracked corn, and poultry feeds. Includes bid items like no 2 yellow corn, barley per bushel, egg mash variants, broiler mash, turkey grower, starter and mixed feed. Butter prices noted for wholesale and retail.

Market Quotations for Cattle Hogs and Lambs in New York and Chicago

Cattle on last week’s comparison mainly steady to higher in New York with steers 818-1260 lb at 25.50-26 while cows 20-21 and canners 15-17. Hogs strongest in New York at 18.75-19.75 for various weights, SS 18.75-19.25, and late offerings lower. Sheep show spring lambs 32-34 top, 30-32 bulk. Chicago hogs up 25-50 cents with 180-230 lb 18.5-19. cattle 24-27 for good weights, producers bidding 24-27 for prime steers. yearlings 25.25-26, stockers 22-24.75.

Baltimore Chicago Colorado

Seven Room Mc Dowell High School Burns in Highland County

Staunton reports Mc Dowell High School in Highland county destroyed by fire this morning. The seven room frame building, erected about 1909, was consumed in the blaze.

Staunton McDowell High School Highland County

Market closes with mixed gains on copper driven rally

Brisk demand for copper issues led a second straight day of gains in New York stocks on May 14. Major movers included Anaconda Phelps Dodge Kennecott and American Smelting with others like U S Steel Studebaker Dow Chemical and Texaco higher while General Motors General Electric and Sinclair Oil fell. Curtiss Wright traded near 9 as 6500 shares changed hands early.

New York Curtiss- Wright Anaconda Phelps- Dodge Kennecott U. S. Steel Studebaker U. S. Rubber American Telephone Consolidated Natural Gas Dow Chemical Philip Morris N. Y. Central Southern Pacific Texas Co Twentieth Century Fox General Motors General Electric American Woolen Sinclair Oil Mission Corp Curtiss-Wright

Chicago Grain Prices Begin Mixed Trading Day

Chicago markets opened with mixed grain moves as Wheat eased while Corn held firm. Early quotes show Wheat May 2.23 1/4, July 1.97 7/8, Sep 1.96 5/8, Dec 1.97 3/4. Corn May 1.35 1/4, July 1.33 3/4, Sep 1.27 3/4, Dec 1.17 1/2. Oats May 68, July 62 1/4, Sep 62, Dec 63 1/4. Rye July 1.43 1/4. Lard May 11.92.

Chicago Jly Rye

Public Auction of Household Furniture in Winchester Virginia

Default under a 1945 deed of trust prompts a public sale at Crowser's Warehouse 21 Clark St Winchester on May 21 1949 at 1 PM. Items include sofas tables beds dressers bookcases chairs rugs lamps and home appliances with cash terms. J Edward Thoma substituted trustee conducts sale.

H. Heist Charles W. Lowe H. R. Kern, Jr Corporation Court City of Winchester Virginia Crowser's Clark St J. Edward Thoma

Body of J. S. Beck Found on Farm

No one has claimed the body of Joseph Snead Beck a 50 year old laborer found Thursday in a house on the John O Flaherty farm near Mount Williams Police say Mobile Alabama reported Beck as unknown there Ray Mayhew who employed Beck found the body and could not explain his past Beck had lived in Winchester Frederick County area for years and worked as a laborer in or

Joseph Snead Beck John O'Flaherty Mount Williams Robert DeHaven Mobile Ala Beck Ray Mayhew Winchester-Frederick County

Coroner Rules Natural Causes in Local Death

Dr. John Troxell coroner said death was due to natural causes. The body is at Kurtz funeral home.

Chards and Woods John Troxell Kurtz Funeral Home

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