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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1950
Page
7
Classified notices state that cash must accompany all out of town advertisements and that ads are received at The Star Office before 16 p.m. for inclusion on the same date. The brief item emphasizes payment and cut-off time for classified listings.
Classified notices list multiple rental offerings including a three room apartment with oil heat and private bath, fully furnished bedroom in a modern home with private entrance, two room and three room flats with heat hot water and baths, a building suitable for storage, and a front bedroom all in reach of downtown shopping areas. Contact telephone numbers and dates provided.
Sewing machines for immediate service on all makes plus new and used machines for sale. Winchester Sewing Machine Co. located next to Rouss Fire Hall at 111 W Boscawen. Phone 3645.
In sad remembrance of husband and father Leland B Dick who departed May 29 1949. The family expresses enduring love and grief not seen in tears but felt in years of remembrance as they keep his memory alive.
James Marlow outlines major changes in armed forces justice under the New Uniform Code of Military Justice signed into law by President Truman. The article contrasts old procedures with the new system, detailing jury composition, defense counsel, civilian appeals, and three-tier courts for serious crimes, special offenses, and summary jurisdiction. It notes protections for accused service members and the goal of standardizing rules across Army Navy and Air Force, with implementation set for May 31, 1951.
Midshipman Samuel Davis Preston Jr of Winchester is listed among the 1950 graduates of the U S Naval Academy Annapolis. Graduation exercises on June 2 will conclude four years of study for more than 680 midshipmen who will receive commissions as Ensigns in the Navy or Second Lieutenants in the Marine Corps or Air Force.
Fort Bragg paratrooper Pfc. Neal Stewart 22 of Birmingham Alabama quit after 54 parachute jumps while attempting a world record at Clinton airport. He said a grassy drop zone caused misjudgments landing in a ditch and five times on the runway but he escaped injury. Stewart aimed for 76 jumps surpassing a May 18 Yugoslavian claim later contested by an Argentine jumper claiming 106 in one day.
Research indicates the modern domestic cat descends from cross bred European and African wildcats. Scientists identify genetic links detailing how these wild ancestors contributed to the domestic species' traits and distribution.
Charles Town, W Va Nicholas Carson was overwhelmingly re elected mayor in the Thursday biennial election, gathering 523 votes to 93 for his opponent Dr Clay Leps. The vote tally shows Carson secured a decisive victory in the event.
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