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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1945
Page
10
Dailey Bros Three Ring Circus at Old Fairgrounds Winchester October 24 features a herd of 10 elephants performing tasks from unloading wagons to raising tents. Young trainer Norma Davenport directs the act with a climactic baseball game by elephants. Performances at 3 and 8 PM with doors open an hour earlier for inspection of the menagerie.
Romulo Betancourt, 37, leads Venezuela's new government pledging universal secret ballots and a new constitution. He vows to respect foreign investments, abolish press censorship, and convene the National Assembly in April to set an election date. Oil remains central as U S, Dutch, and British firms hold major concessions.
WANTED Experienced mechanic apply in person to Smith's Garage 204 East Piccadilly. WANTED Serviceman with refrigeration and radio experience must have a car Good wages Apply Box 939 care Star. WANTED At once wash and lubrication man for service station starting salary 50c an hour advancement for right man T. G. Adams Esso Station. WANTFY Hauling of any kind Wilber Reed 322 Smithfield Ave. FOR SALE Restaurant cash register equipment and stock. Write Box 325 care Star. FOR SALE New yellow corn ceiling price Bessie M. Loy Summit Point W Va. FOR SALE New modern 6 room brick house Write P O Box 727. FOR SALE 1 35-lb Master stoker Minneapolis Honeywell controls 150 F M Cole Bridgeport W Va. FOR SALE Cream separator gun case oil stoves heater stoves furniture clothing shoes Good Will Used Furniture Shop 14 S Cameron St Winchester Va. FOR SALE Lovely modern brick home 8 room all modern conveniences acre of land two car garage barn and two poultry houses south of Place Tire Co on Valley Pike E C Brumback Association E A Strout Real Estate Agency Middletown Va Phone 2 F 21. FOR SALE Building lots at Kernstown Route 11 Address Mrs C T Owen Winchester Va Phone 3044.
Registered nurse position at a large industrial plant requires at least five years of experience. Industrial nursing experience preferred. Attractive salary and future prospects offered. Apply to American Viscose Corporation Front Royal Virginia.
Brown and white male dog missing with license 112202. Reward offered. Last seen near 105 West Hart Street. Contact Russell Holiday for information or reclaim.
In Caracas foreign oil holders see relief as Betancourt promises the new government will honor prewar contracts. U S and other firms have sunk millions in the Orinoco Valley and Lake Maracaibo regions with fields like Caripito, while rebels accuse ex President Angarita of plotting a dictatorship and his arrest follows alongside General Loptz Contreras.
The Coast Guard remains under the Navy. It was placed under the Navy Department by executive order in November 1941 and could be moved in peacetime or wartime. During World War I it operated under naval jurisdiction for nearly a year after the Armistice.
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