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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1948
Page
2
Sanitary Floor Corp. opens a new branch at 102 Loudoun St. in the VA office building. Manager Kenneth D. Hall says remodeling includes new floors, partitions, glass front, and fresh paint. Store will sell and install a full line of floor and wall coverings.
F L Baird of Route 2 proudly displays baskets of king size strawberries grown two miles north of Cedar Grove. He notes the slate land in his county section is among the best for strawberries and that his one acre now holds about 5000 plants after starting with 500. Favorable recent weather should bring a full yield next month.
Rev. Finley B. Sapp will address the Cork Street Christian church tomorrow at 8 p m A baptismal ceremony will follow the worship service per pastor Rev. W J Hadden Jr.
William S. Miller, brother of Dr. James A. Miller of Winchester, has been promoted to second vice president of Chase National Bank in New York City. He previously worked at Citizens National in New Market before moving to New York in 1939.
The Boyce baseball squad traveled with Principal C. E. Miey Jr and Rev. Milton Wright to Washington to watch a game between the Senators and the Boston team.
Mrs. C. E. Ramey visits Washington while Mrs. Joe Zonbro of Cumberland visits Mary Lanham. Everett Locke returns from Florida after living there. Leonard Peyton hosts Mrs. Sidney Branham and others as family guests. Ronald Frazier spends weekend at home with residents here. Guests include the Shepherds of Martinsburg Falls Church and Winchester’s C. W. Shepherds. Tommy Diffenderfer, visiting from Los Angeles, recalls 40 years since his Boyce youth. he served 21 years in the navy.
The 8 p.m. Memorial Day service at Highland Ave Presbyterian chapel will focus on Our Dead In Christ. A movie Journey in Faith will be shown immediately after the service. Bobby Orndorff leads the youth meeting at 7:15 p.m. with A Faith That Sings. Vacation Bible School runs next week for four to six year olds 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Week end guests included Mrs Vernie Keckley and Miss Dessie Bly. The Spargurs and two children from Hillsboro are visiting Memorial Day. The Leon Green family spent Sunday with the L. Carrolls near Stephens City. The Florida Spargurs plan June possession of the Main St home from Mrs Naomi Jenkins. An infant in the Dodson family is sick. The Leonard child is in Winchester Memorial Hospital. WSCS district program attendees included Rev H S Roane and several local ladies.
No team activities are planned over the holiday at the Winchester golf club. The Next Tri State League match is scheduled June 6 at Martinsburg. On the same date the Winchester second team will entertain Purcellville, a team they defeated by five points last Sunday.
Burrell Howell and Albert Vail, Sr., fishing at Rand's pond near Clayton, Stafford County, found a hollow log afloat. Howell peered inside and pulled out a catfish with pliers, then saw a second one weighing over two pounds.
Budget discussion notes priority for public health work and a possible state health department grant for a Winchester health unit. Supervisors defer action on road projects, awaiting right of way approval for Route 641 near the Brakeblok plant, with about 55 parcels to acquire.
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church will observe Missionary Day tomorrow with church officers in charge including Orissa Taper Milbert Taper Beulah Bannister and Robert Burks leading the planning and events.
UAW Chrysler director Norman Matthews says the strike has cracked industry opposition to raises as prices rise. Full production resumes slowly. Chrysler notes assembly lines cannot restart for over a week. Ford seeks a 30 cent rise, pending three week talks. GM and Chrysler differ on wage levels and cost of living adjustments.
A compact recap lists correct responses to ten quiz prompts: 2 cee questions, Commodore, Arnold Bennett, a quoted line, Hungary, True, W Averell Hartman, David Herold, False about pay, and No.
A June auctions list two sales near Winchester and Brucetown and one near Ridgeway W. Vay. George Hellsley offers livestock farm machinery and household goods at 8 miles north of Winchester near White Hall on June 5 at 10 a.m. J M Grove sells household goods and furniture at Brucetown on June 9 at 1 p.m. DST. R W Jenkins sells household goods and electric appliances at 42 miles north of Ridgeway W. Vay on June 12 at 1 p.m. DST.
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