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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1950
Page
8
Classifieds note closing hours for ads at The fster Offices by 18 a.m. Rebuilt motors offered for 1935 36 Ford 35 40 Plymouth 35 39 Dodge 1041 48 Oldsmobile 6 with installation plans from $12.50 per month. Montgomery Ward Company at 27 209 Scotch Lou fdoun. Telephone 4147.
Classified items list multiple postings including strollers, child chairs, and a teeter chair for sale. Jobs include apple processing shift crew, counter and grill work, and several farm and handyman positions with phone and box contact details.
A series of early 20th century classified items includes WANTED listings for home washing help, a buyer for a house or bungalow with conveniences, a child care in residence at 409 Battle Ave, and a driving delivery job. Listings reference box 99 and include contact hints with dates in parentheses.
Special offer for 2 gal can motor at $1.15. Virginia Feed Mill at 660 N. Cameron St. Star ad notes horse meat and Red Squill for rat control. Solenberger's Hardware and Herbert S. Larrick, Attorney list money lending on real estate security with dates October 18 and 19, 1931.
A pair of dark glasses in a red leather case went missing Friday. Call after 6 p.m. at phone 6477 to claim or provide details.
Washington and Lee University offers head football coach George Barclay a two year renewal with an undisclosed raise. Barclay, an All-America guard at North Carolina in 1934, says he was surprised to learn of the offer after quitting drills, as the Board of Trustees unanimously approved the Athletic Council recommendation.
The fifth annual Luta Poyneer Hendricks Water Color contest for amateur artists will be held in Purcellville Virginia library from November 9 to 11. Prizes for school-age painters from the Blue Ridge Art League range $1 to $5 plus a $25 group award for the best three water colors from any white school in Clarke or Loudoun Counties. Hendrix prizes for adults run from $5 to $25 with an extra $10 for the most popular picture by residents of Clarke or Loudoun counties in the past year.
Elliott Newcome of Alexandria spoke to the Lions Club as members endorsed William Battaile’s plan to form a special committee. The committee would map plans for locating and building the proposed Winchester Frederick County War Memorial Building.
A shooting match is set for Saturday October 21 from 1 to 6 pm at Giles Bray's Place on City White Post Road. Prizes include 12 to 16 gauge guns and live turkeys and chickens.
Martinsburg voters reflect a reduced Democratic majority from 2,004 to a smaller margin over two years. Registration figures from Berkeley County show Democrats still lead Republicans but by a narrowed gap as listed by the county courthouse offices.
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