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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1946
Page
3
The latest census reports Canada’s population at about 39.6 million people. Growth continues from the previous count, reflecting gradual increases in urban areas and immigration patterns.
In Richmond Virginia on October 11 the State Commission on Livestock and Animal Industry organized with Delegate John B. Boatwright of Buckingham elected chairman. The body reviews veterinary needs and a potential Virginia Polytechnic Institute department plus study of the livestock sector. Also in session the Virginia State Apple Commission led by E Blackburn Moore of Berryville discusses promoting Virginia Apples.
Grimes Virginia October 11. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Reach and son John visit with Mr and Mrs Brooke Taylor. Margaret Taylor of Martinsburg joins. Ida Owens of Columbus stays with sister Stella Taylor. Elwood Afflick and family spend Sunday with J N Good. Miss Selma Hensell visits Ethel Guess. Mrs Martin Burnester from Washington DC visits. Brooke Taylor improves. Constance Brown sick. Farmers finish silos and corn harvest, begin fall wheat sowing. Apple harvest ongoing with good rains and no frost.
Mollie Mason 18 of Baltimore Thelma Elliott 18 of East Lane Winchester Phillip Price 20 and Joe Alexandra 21 at Winchester Labor Camp were fined 25 dollars and costs by Judge John Rice after being taken into custody Monday night. In other cases Charles Loy Opequon fined 20 dollars plus costs for reckless driving and no license. R L Sprouse city paid 5 dollars plus costs for drunkenness and vagrancy.
Middletown Va residents share weekend visits with relatives from Winchester Warrenton and Washington D C. J Randolph Larrick travels to Blacksburg then Amarillo Texas to visit son in law and daughter Mrs and Miss Wright. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Fire Company hosts a Halloween party October 13 at 7 30 p m to support a good cause.
Mt Williams Virginia October 11 Mr Ernest Ashwood and family and Mr Stanley Hopkins visited Mt Sydney Va to see Mr and Mrs J C Michael Mrs Michael formerly Miss Ethel Batten who taught locally Mrs Gant Wilkins visited Roy Rudolph in Kernstown and celebrated birthdays together Russell Feeley and Mrs Will Van Arse hosted dinner guests Several attendees were at Mr W Sams funeral burial at family plot near Luray Mrs Will Himelright learned daughter Mrs O L Peer was admitted to Winchester Memorial Hospital Hallowe en costume party planned by the Community League at the Community Hall with prizes games and refreshments H D C to meet next Thursday at Mrs C M Rosenberger home at 10 am for a furniture clinic.
Multiple congregations report Sunday activities with Sunday School times worship and Holy Communion at various locations including Stines Chapel Galilee Church of Christ Gravel Springs St James Providence Boyce and others. A musical program is noted at Stephens City with Jones Funeral Home Quartet.
Reynolds Store Virginia reports social visits as Mr and Mrs Lonie Shenk and son Donnie spent Sunday at Oldtown Maryland with Lester Shenk. T D Shade visited Romney West Virginia. E D Shenk with Harrisonburg friends. Mrs George Omps shows slight improvement after illness. Dewey Hutgler of Chambersburg with Tom Graves and others visited Walter Moore. Cora Braithwaite and family and Paul Weber of Berkeley Springs joined Mrs Ben for Sunday socials.
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