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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1955
Page
8
Selection of small ads and notices including a dog for sale in Martisburg West Virginia with contact details. an unfurnished downtown apartment for rent. a clean apartment in a separate location. several help wanted notices for male and female labor and permanent employment. various incomplete names and garbled text.
Classified note offers sale of items in top condition. Text appears garbled with several mis-spellings and phone-like figures. Likely a for sale advertisement referencing a location and a dealer, with a price and contact line obscured by OCR errors.
Multiple classified notices seek staff for dining positions including waitresses and dishwashers. Listings reference Stariite Restaurant Peoples Service Drug Lore Capitol Restaurant and Duff addresses with phone numbers and dates in 1920s era style.
Lost small cedar heifer with tag 454 and contact 202 35 listed for March 26 2023. Also lost female black and white dog expecting pups with license 4014608 contact 4067 in Opequon Bay area posted March 31 2023.
Inspection offer by Termin Company claims to be the world’s largest termite control service with over one million dollars in resources. Authorized representative E. W. Armstrong Company lists phone 4543. Classified also notes a registered boxer stud service in Luray Virginia with a 71 year old male dog for $25 cash.
Funeral service for William Walter McDonald died Saturday held at 2:38 p m at John H Enders Promeral Home Berryville with Rev A R Mays and Rev FP B Ogiesby officiating Burial in Green Hill Cemetery pallbearers named and honorary pallbearers listed from Berryville and nearby communities
Wanted notices describe openings for two foreman trainee positions ages 21 to 35 with high school education and in person applications to Mr. Stine at O Sullivan Rubber Corp. Also listed are experienced sheet metal mechanic and helper positions at Anderson Sheet Metal Works and a mechanic role at South End Motors Winchester Virginia with contact A R Dean and Valley Ave address.
Peiping ordered the four jet pilots released after five months of diplomacy led by Dag Hammarskjold and diplomats from Britain Sweden and India. The United States welcomed the move hoping for the release of 11 other airmen and 41 civilians held by Chinese authorities.
Fragmentary war note says the Red Chinese claim all airmen were taken inside Manchuria after being shot down in combat. U.S. authorities counter that they were downed in North Korea near the border.
Virginia May Hawkins 50 died at 5 am at her home 1812 S Braddock St Born May 2 1905 in Frederick County daughter of Francis M Hawkins and Nettie Dunlap Hawkins She survived by brother Frankin Hawkins sister Mrs Grace Whitacre and niece Mrs Helen Pifer Funeral 2 pm Thursday at Jones Funeral Home with Revs Joseph Ducknall and Nathan Williamson Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Umpires for the church softball league Teague will hold a meeting this evening to discuss game rules and scheduling.
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