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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1947
Page
7
A compact crossword listing across and down clues with definitions for a Saturday puzzle. It includes entries such as Exchange colloquial wound in crustacean robbed and many others covering languages gods seasons and legal terms.
A Virginia note defines the skunk as a close biological relative of the weasel and mink.
Multiple property transfers surrounding Winchester area. deeds filed for parcels near R.50, R.522 and Green Spring Mountain. listings include 8 acre and 13.1 acre tracts along Welltown Pike and Jordan Springs Rd. and 272 acre Cedar Creek holdings. ownership by Mintz, Ritter, Armentrout, Evans, Ritter, and others. 1947 ownership statement for Winchester Evening Star filed by S. Fansler with details on publisher, editor, and stockholders.
A series of land transfers are recorded including Elizabeth M. Jackson to Chys sia M. Jackson and husband for 109 acres near Stephens City, Holmes H. Carper to Hugh L. Willoughby for 105 acres east of Winchester, and other deeds transferring unimproved and improved parcels in Middletown Opequon Terrace and Milton Valley areas.
A local advertisement touts Inner AId as a remedy for acid indigestion and bloating. It claims a man who suffered after meals found relief, gas reduced, bowels regular, and overall well being after using the 12 herb formula. Bolded claims urge readers to buy from druggists.
Handley Judges avenge last year’s upset by beating Waynesboro 19-6. Doyle Peer scored all Handley touchdowns in the second and third periods as the team built a 13-0 lead and held on after a first half rally by the Giants. A flag ceremony preceded the game with the Handley band in new uniforms and a large home crowd.
Lucian A Gambino a 202 pound Maryland halfback leads the Southern Conference scoring race for 1947 after two games totaling 36 points half of North Carolina’s 1946 pace. William and Mary moved atop the standings with a 56 7 win over Citadel as North Carolina prepares to host in Chapel Hill this Saturday.
In a January 3 1802 letter from Nelly Custis to Mrs Charles Pickney, she notes that her mother has just recovered from confinement with her twentieth child, highlighting a large blended family and prolific early American parenting.
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