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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1949
Page
7
Rev Arthur H Brown of Berry Ville has been named county convener for Clarke County as part of the Christian Rural Overseas Program drive. He will call a meeting of local civic church and farm leaders to discuss county organizational plans for the CROP effort.
London Oct 7 The Boy Scouts Association announced that members over 15 may wear berets with their uniforms. Beret color will vary by rank and used at camps and informal events. The Baden Powell hat remains regulation for ceremonial activities. Berets are standard off duty headgear in the British Army popularized by Montgomery.
Classified ad fragment notes a vacancy for an experienced hosiery knitter at Piedmont Knitting Co in Gordonsville Virginia. Mentions closing hours and ad rate details. Also references a lifetime opportunity for a man with potential earnings and a box number for interviews.
For rent Nicely furnished bedroom with oil heat at 1301 Valley Ave contact 8145. Another modern heated furnished bedroom listed with phone 4336. Notice The School Board of Frederick County offers for sale a bulldozer with bids due November 1, 1949. It is located behind the Agriculture Building at Stephens City High School. Bids may be left at the School Board office. The stone fence fronting James Wood High School on Route 50 is also for sale with bids at the office.
A Delmar highway worker killed a nesting quail, leaving 13 eggs orphaned. Marie Walker then used a setting hen and now has a covey of young quail in her henhouse. An In Memoriam echoes grief for Roy E. Sisk on the five year anniversary of his death.
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