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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1948
Page
7
Rev. Robert A. Whitten of Winchester Congregational Christian Church delivered the sermon. Rev. E. H. Kyle of Inesboro Methodist Church and the high school glee club also participated. Commencement exercises will be held at 8:30 p.m. Friday.
Winifred Rudolph 43 of 690 North Cameron Street a Marine Corps veteran of seven years and former terminal manager for Novick Transfer Co died Saturday at Newton D Baker Hospital Martinsburg after a nine week illness. He was born in Star Tannery son of the late Jacob A and Rebecca Orndorff Rudolph and lived in this city 20 years. Survived by widow Helen Rudolph son James R Rudolph two brothers Eaton O Rudolph of Stephenson and Megus H Rudolph of Winchester. Services 2 pm Tuesday Jones Funeral Home with Rev E B Smith. Interment Mt Hebron cemetery. Rites concluded at graveside by Conrad Hoover Post American Legion. Pallbearers named.
Winchester police investigated a morning breaking and entering at Pingley and Carper on E Piccadilly St. Entry gained through a skylight. pressing room ransacked but nothing appeared missing. Officers Boydce Slane and Sgt Rudolpn led the inquiry.
The Southern Co op States Stephens City meet is scheduled for July 30 at the high school. At the board and committee meeting four directors and four home advisory seats were filled nominees named. Emmett Scothorn is manager of the Stephens City service.
Elder J. T. Power, 77, former pastor of Primitive Baptist churches in Winchester, Strasburg and Middletown, died Saturday in Martinsburg. Services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow from the late home at Pikeside, Martinsburg, with interment in Rosedale Cemetery.
Sacred Heart church will run a ten day closure of the boys club due to a church mission. The club room is in the church basement. The item also notes questions about ocean water gold content in chemistry Q and A format.
Winchester Legionnaires dropped a 7 to 3 decision to Martinsburg Athletics at newly built Pikeside field. Fawcett walked players in the third inning fueling a Martinsburg rally, while Martinburg capitalized with timely hits and steals to seal the win. The Legionnaires next face Middletown Minks and Charles Town American Legion post in Memorial Day action at Park diamond.
The article notes many backache causes and that about 90 percent are not serious. Common factors include muscle and joint inflammation sacroiliac strain kidney disorders and female reproductive issues. Treatment emphasizes rest heat massage braces proper footwear posture and medical evaluation with possible X rays. It also mentions undulant fever cures using streptomycin and sulfonamide drugs.
Ted Horn's pre war Maserati appeared to have the best shot to beat modern American racers in the 22nd annual 500 mile speedway race in Indianapolis. American cars led the five fastest qualifying runs over two weekends of time trials. Only the Maserati and Don Lee's prewar Mercedes averaged over 124 miles per hour among the eight cars mentioned.
An automatic stamp vending machine has begun operation in the lobby of the local Post Office, offering 24 hour service including Sundays and holidays. The device dispenses five 1 cent stamps for a nickel, two 5 cent Air Mail stamps for a dime, and five 3 cent stamps for a nickel and a dime, with coin validation and stamp supply monitoring.
Bond sales totals show Winchester and Frederick counties at 59818, Clarke county at 3556, Shenandoah at 41762, and Warren at 29281, reflecting ongoing security loan issues in the region.
The first recorded vessel built in this county was the Virginia a 30 ton ship launched in 1607 on the Kennebec River in Maine.
Funeral services for William Richardson Wood will be held Tuesday at 2 P M at John H Enders funeral home Berryville with Rev Milton Wright officiating. Interment will follow at Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. He died at his Millwood home Saturday night. He was born in Clarke County to William T Wood and Annie Shepherd Wood. Survived by his widow Jane Bolden Wood and siblings Julia Elsen Paris Charles Ritenour Harris Wood Charles Town Fos ter children Mrs Kenneth Longerbeam and Mrs Graham Royston of Millwood.
Judith McGill aged 14 months died in a Los Angeles play pen after slipping from the bottom crossbar and becoming wedged with an upper crossbar, strangled by the restraints. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. McGill.
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