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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1949
Page
10
Notices remind advertisers to include cash with out of town ads and inform readers of closing hours for submissions. The bulletin emphasizes payment and schedule requirements for classified placements.
Classified notices listing multiple sale offers and job wants across Stephens City Middletown and Winchester area. Includes houses for sale with prices and contact details, a Verco billing machine for sale, restaurant staff wanted, waitresses and kitchen help wanted, a relief cashier position, a home near Arlington, and an auction notice with items and time. Also coal wood and sewing machine parts offerings.
Police report a man identified as William Taylor died by electrocution after standing on wet towels and touching wires in a Hotel Plaza room. A manager found the body. death dated about two days prior.
Certificate No. B-12262 for two shares of The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has been lost or mislaid in the name of Emilie G. W. Carter. An application to issue a new certificate will be made on October 1, 1949. A suitable reward is offered for its return. Anne Douglas Griffith
In Cleveland on September 21 1948 left wing forces built a lead over rival factions at the CIO 600000 member electrical workers union as officers were to be elected at the 14th annual convention. Incumbents claimed victory with a 2376 to 1464 vote backing a pro Taft Hartley stance and non Communist affidavits were ordered for all officers.
The earliest footwear likely appeared about 4,000 years ago with Egyptian warriors. They used sandals shaped to turn up around the foot and secured with thongs.
The article notes the customary start of poppy sales about a week before Memorial Day. The brief highlights community remembrance and the lead time for fund raising efforts.
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