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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1947

Page

10

For Sale Classifieds Bundle From Front Royal Area

A dense list of local for sale notices includes mink fur coat size 9 in good condition with phone 6288, two Toy Terrier puppies for $25 each, a two story brick Sunshine Inn Restaurant building with 60 to 150 seating, lease terms, and location at 112 N Royal Ave Front Royal VA, plus numerous items such as a ’37 Buick, a 1939 Chevrolet sedan, a baby carriage, a cow bred to calve in spring, eight pigs a horse wagon and gear, pullets from Southern States, two new brick Front Royal homes on Fairview Ave, a cabinet Majestic radio, a service cycle, a Japanese boxwood tree, beagle pups, a Davenport sofa, a 20 gauge shotgun, restaurant equipment, a modern six room brick house on E Germain St, an old stone house converted to two apartments, electric hot water heaters and various cabinets, and an air O Heel electric heater with multiple contact numbers listed.

Sunshine Inn N. Royal Avenue Front Royal Virginia Buick Purcell Ave B. C. Turner Airport Road City W. A. Taylor Winchester RFC New Hampshire Southern States Winchester Service Fairview Ave Fairview Court Hable’s Real Estate Daveno Couch Loudoun E. Germain St Harry Willis Apts Bath Everhot Westinghouse Electric Tabb Bunker Hill W. Va Loudoun St

Handy School Dictionary Ad and Earthworm Fact

A small portable dictionary priced at twenty five cents is advertised for school use with 410 pages and over 21000 definitions plus Special Supplements. A curious science blurb notes earthworms lack eyes ears and teeth and describe how they ingest digest and excrete soil forming topsoil.

Long Skirts Spur Repairs to City Sidewalks

In Pittsburgh on September 25, Councilman E. J. Leonard urged immediate sidewalk repairs, arguing that long skirts and high heels raise fall risks on broken pavements. The council adopted a rule forcing property owners to fix sidewalks at once.

Pittsburgh E. J. Leonard

Robin Hood Motive Fails to Save Man From Jail

In Baltimore on September 25, William Best received a 30 day jail term after stealing $3.50 worth of meat from a butcher. He said high prices and the Robin Hood idea moved him to act, claiming many were hungry and he planned to distribute sandwiches to those in need.

Baltimore Robin Hood William Best

City street mileage total in 1945 records

Official records show New York City had a total street mileage of 5,630 miles as of 1945.

New York City

Stentor Herald Behind Stentorian Voice Origin

Stentor was a Greek herald in the Trojan War whose name gave rise to the term stentorian. His loud voice was described as equal to the powers of fifty men.

Stentor Stentorian M.I.S. A

Water use for Clover Production Demands Large Resources

A study notes that producing one ton of dry clover requires roughly 567 tons of water. The finding highlights the water intensity of forage crop processing and implications for agricultural efficiency and conservation.

Timber operations consume about 260 million cubic feet annually

U. S. maining operations use roughly 260 million cubic feet of timber each year, indicating substantial scale in resource use and industry activity.

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