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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1955
Page
12
The list shows seven competitors led by Paul Bauserman Bruce Capper Donald Cole Mr Cochran Bob Pretty man and Jim Shields finishing with the highest scores among the 30 contestants on the field course.
Thirty Shawnee Bowmen staged a twilight and night archery event at the club field on Route 50 east. The shoot featured two sections split by a weiner roast with targets up to 80 yards lit by a flashlight. Hoot Owl champion was Clayton Cochran with 177. Jim Shields was second with 66.
Wheat futures opened fractionally lower on the Chicago Board of Trade while corn held firm and oats mostly unchanged. May contracts showed small up moves in oats and rye with various price quotes across months.
The Dove family thanks friends and relatives for kindness during the illness and death of husband and father Jesse O. Dove. They appreciate cards and flowers sent in sympathy.
Jim Nicholson of 1611 Robert St wins first prize of 100 gallons gasoline at the three day gala opening of the Valley Avenue Sunoco Station. Second prize goes to F. M. McDonald for 50 gallons with Julian Gregory winning third for a battery.
Many wearers of false teeth fear embarrassment when plates drop or slip. Sprinkle FASTEETH to hold teeth more firmly and feel more comfortable. It does not sour and helps control plate odor. Available at drug counters.
Readable crossword clue list with numbers and partial fills including across and down hints and several unresolved entries. Appears as a compact puzzle page readout with years of regional notation and fragment answers.
Richard Baker one day old son of Samuel F and Gloria Henson Baker of Berryville died this morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He was born May 16 1955 in the hospital. Survivors include parents two brothers paternal grandparents and maternal grandparents. Funeral service Thursday at 3 30 p m at Salem Church of the Brethren with interment in Salem Cemetery. The remains will rest at Jones Funeral Home until 2 30 p m Thursday then move to the church for the service.
City, Ernest Orndorff, ¢. and Schmidt, Sara N. Patterson, Mrs Albert Spaid, Mrs. C. C. Emery, Robert W. Combs, Charles C. Cone, Margaret Cochran and Harry J. Buckner are listed as winners. Those winning wash jobs include Robert McDonald, Dennis Patterson, Eugene Laird and Louie R. Yancey.
The Naval Academy has no scholarships in the usual sense. All appointment sources are established by law, and midshipmen receive pay and a ration allowance sufficient to cover their necessary expenses during attendance.
Johnnie Washington of 624 N Cameron St faces assault and battery with a 12 month sentence and $6.75 costs. Harry Melton Stine of Capon Springs W Va charged with reckless driving with fines totaling $15.25. Donald Eugene Carroll of Clear- (text cut)
An ordinance by the Winchester Virginia Common Council repeals and reenacts section 3 paragraph 2 of the 1947 city code. It details that property owners advance water and sewer main costs, with refunds based on annual revenue, ten percent of cost, or ten times revenue after ten years, effective upon passage May 10 1955.
A petty larceny case at Brook involves cash theft with costs totaling $4.25. The itemization notes months of possible sentence or probation and the court costs as part of the judgment.
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