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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1954

Page

2

Editorial prompts chamber action on band participation

The Martinsburg Journal editorial criticizes Winchester and Hagerstown for absence from the Band Festival in mid April. The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce responds by sending letters to over 30 local bands and organizations urging participation in Martinsburg events. No immediate comment was received.

Martinsburg W.va Winchester West Virginia Winchester-Frederick County Journal Chamber of Commerce Hagerstown Winchester - Frederick County

Timbrook Services Sunday Afternoon

Funeral services for Mrs Jennie C Timbrook 83 who died Thursday morning at 316 Gray Ave will be held tomorrow with friends and relatives meeting at Omps Funeral Home for brief services at 1230 PM The body will be taken to Mt Zion Church in Augusta WV for services at 230 PM Interment in Mt Zion Cemetery The Rev Thomas Artz will officiate.

Jennie C. Timbrook Gray Ave Omps Mt. Zion Augusta W. Va Thomas Artz Cork St. Christian Church Mt. Zion Cemetery Rural Life

Armadillos Puma And Platypuses Make Headlines

New York report details armadillos at Riverheard with two mothers producing seven armored babies and zoos in Toronto and Baltimore ready to adopt. A Putnam Valley puma drama involves dancer Lonnie Young and a biting incident with a whip and lingerie aid. Bronx Zoo’s Penelope the platypus signals hopeful breeding as Cecil bonds with her in spring.

New York Python Puma Cecil Penelope Riverheard N. Y Sidney Schwartz Schwartz Toronto Can Riverdale Arthur Watson Baltimore Zoo Putnam Valley Lonnie Young Miss Young New York City Bronx Zoo

Hardesty Cow Sets Record in Milk Production

Dog Wood Meadows Lily Jean, a Holstein owned by John O. Hardesty and Son, Berryville, completed an official Herd Improvement Registry production record totaling 13 266 pounds of milk and 479 pounds of butterfat in 345 days. Milking twice daily, the three year and nine month old cow averaged 20 quarts daily, about two and a half times the U.S. average, with testing supervised by V P I in cooperation with the Holstein Friesian Association of America.

Dogwood Meadows John O. Hardesty

Nominating Committee Reports At Voiture 1078 Meeting

The Voiture 1078 of La Societe Des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux in Winchester released the nominating committee slate at its regular Thursday gathering led by Eugene Dearing. Names listed include chef de gare Charles M Zuckerman and other officers with election set for June. Dr J M Corey and others served on the committee.

Voiture la Societe Des 40 Hommes Et 8 Chevaux Winchester Aumonier Roy B. Wicks Garde de la Port Daniel T. Grimes Lampiest Vaughn V. Butler Commis Voyageur Charles A. Dorton, Jr All of Louis C. Purmell Front Royal Cheminot Kenneth C. Patton A. B. Scott Harry B. Dyche Luray Robert L. Jones, Jr Paul L. Peters Locomotive Committee L. Marshal Castleman Turner Senciadiver Garland Peck Chef de Gare Paul L. Petters J. M. Corey William Louthan Eugene Dearing DeLisle C. Daugherty Legion Hall

Make It a Habit Come to Church Tomorrow

A call to attend church tomorrow invites families to participate together. The message emphasizes routine worship and community involvement for all ages.

Frederick County Auction Listings May to June Schedule

Public sale notices list multiple auctions at Frederick County Court House and nearby locations. Real estate on S Cameron St N Loudoun St 126 North Braddock St and 103 S Stewart St offered by trustees special commissioners and auctioneers including Byron Brumback Dabney W Watts Boyd G Headley Jr and E T Snider. Livestock hens tools and household goods also sold.

Shenandoah Valley National Bank Frederick County Court House S. Cameron St N. Loudoun St Jos A. Massie, Jr Byron Brumback G. N. Singhass Farmers Livestock Exchange Rt. 50 West W. D. Orndorff Dabney W., Watts North Braddock St Winchester Boyd G. Headley, Jr Laura A. Fawcett Mary S. Jones S. Stewart St E. T. Snider

Farm Bureau Highlights Apple Imports and Programs

A Farm Bureau gathering discussed upcoming market products including powdered apples and apple juice concentrates for home use. The speaker warned of low priced foreign apple products swelling U S markets and urged audience input to Washington, with plans for youth contests and public speaking projects this fall.

Process Apple Institute of New York Holland Belgium New Zealand Japan Rooker U. S Washington Whitacre Farm Bureau

Mrs Anderson Dies In Hospital Here

Mrs. M Lilllian Anderson 57 wife of Marion Anderson prominent contractor of this city died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after weeks of illness. Born in Winchester in 1897 daughter of John and Mary Strosnider she spent all her life here. Funeral Monday 2 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Dr B L Flickinger. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.

M'Liss Lillian Anderson Marion Anderson Valley Pike Winchester Memorial Hospital Winchester John and Mary Strosnider Anderson Centenary Reformed Church Jones Funeral Home 8. L. Flickinger Turner Sencindiver Carter Baker W. R. Armel Holmes Newcome Clarence Butler Roland Keller Mount Hebron Cemetery

Diffenderfer Property Brings $14,000 at Sale

J. Lee Massey of 505 S. Cameron St. bought the Diffenderfer property at 502 S. Cameron St. at public auction this morning at the Frederick County Courthouse. Reported price paid for the property as $14,000. B. M. Sullivan was agent who conducted the sale and E. T. Snider was auctioneer.

J. Lee Massey S. Cameron St Diffenderfer Frederick County B. M. Sullivan E. T. Snider

Hofer Speaks at Fort Loudoun DAR Meeting With Slides

Charles E. Hofer presented colored slides from his Europe trip to Paris via Rotary International last year at the May Fort Loudoun Chapter DAR gathering at the Miller House. He showed scenes from Denmark the Netherlands Switzerland Italy France and England including flood devastation in the Netherlands and Coronation decorations in England.

Charles E. Hofer Europe Rotary International Paris Fort Loudoun Daughters of the American Revolution Miller House Hofer Denmark Netherlands Switzerland Italy France England Emmerth John Kater Loring Bean Daniel Leatherman E. Milton Steel

Loring T Good Dies in Winchester Hospital

Loring Thomas Good of Gore born March 2 1889 died at Winchester Memorial Hospital yesterday evening. He was never married and survived by two brothers Howard of Gore Henry of Akron Ohio and sister Mrs Nora Frye. Services at Shiloh Church Lehew led by Rev B J Good with pallbearers Bryan Good James Good Rollin Larrick Murrell Anderson Turner Lockhart and B L Larrick. Interment at Shiloh Cemetery Lehew.

Loring Thomas Good Gore John William Maggie Brill Good Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Good Howard Good Henry Good Akron Ohio Nora Frye Williams Carrier Funeral Home Lehen W. Va Shiloh Church J. Good Bryan Good James Good Rollin Larrick Murrell Anderson Turner Lockhart B. L. Larrick Shiloh Cemetery Lehew

How's Your I. Q. Answers The Quiz Questions

A compact list of quiz answers prints on page 4. Senator from Maine. Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory. Eugene ONeill. Yes. Last. Domremy. An armed police force. Lamar. Antipasto.

Maine Territory of Oklahoma Indian Territory Eugene O'Neill Domremy Lamar Antipasto

Rural Life Sunday Program Set at Bethel Church

Rural Life Sunday will be held tomorrow at Old Sothel Methodist Church two miles north of Albinon Route 608 at 2 30 p m with B F Strother presiding Devotional by Rev C A York Welcome by Joseph Pent and Response by Paul Ridgeway Rev J F Wine will recognize county organizations and Rev Orville Shick of Hancock Md will close with an address Music and congregational singing accompany the event Sponsored by the Frederick County Council of Churches.

Rural Life Old Sothel Methodist Church Albinon Rt. 608 B. F. Strother C. A. York Joseph Pent Paul Ridgeway J. F. Wine Orville Shick The Presbyterian Church Hancock, Md Frederick County Council of Churches

Harrison Mauzy Dies in Memorial Hospital

Harrison EF Mauzy 51 of Clear Brook died this morning at Memorial Hospital. A farmer born in Siler he was a son of the late George and Mrs. Mauzy. Survived by widow Myrtle Adams and two daughters Mrs Gordon Hildebrand of Clearbrook and Anna Lou Mauzy at home. Funeral plans incomplete.

Harrison EF. Mauzy Clearbrook Memorial Hospital George Mauzy Siler Frederick County Myrtle Adams Gordon Hildebrand Anna Lou Maury

Also Mentioned on This Page

Timbrook Jones Funeral Home, Inc Carl Jones Hardesty Cow McCormick C. J. Brumback & Sons N. Cameron St Priscilla Gillette Swim For Health Association Swim For Health Long Beach Sheriff’s Sale Frank Haines County Court House Virginia Rob’t. L. Dehaven Assembly Dailey General Assembly Richmond State Department of Agriculture C and P Telephone Company SCC 4-H FFA FHA Paul Moore States Soil Conservation Commission O. E. Demorest James Swing John T. Wolfe Howard Fisher Virginia Hancher State Associated Women Jack Welch Douglas Butler Green Chemical Co Mr. Patton Agnes Shirley Robert Dailey I. Pred Stine Fruit Growers Association James Givens Vo Ag James Wood Barr's, Inc Kee Yto Gehl White Post, Va White Post Supply Co., Inc BOYCE Handley Sue Sybert Howard Carper William Jones Sue Paul Sybert Miller St Diffenderfer Property Carr Publishing CO N. Braddock St DAR H. C. Christianson I. Q Bethel Church Harrison Mauzy America Guernsey G. E. Vickers G. N. Singhas House FAA Sunlights Bar P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp N. Kent St Ahaes
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