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Wednesday closings began in '42 and October recall
A miscellany of 1942 era local notes recount closings in early war weeks, a long list of social events, weddings, showers and parties at East Broad Street West River Street and other area homes. Notable mentions include Masonic and D.A.R. activities, plays at Capitol Theatre, church nuptials, Navy enlistment, and community sales plus radio guides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace H. Nye
Grand Council Royal
Ohio
Colum Seeemee
Charles Bush
Helen Snyder
Howard Warg
East Broad Street
Beta Sigma Phi Security
National Needle Craft Guild
Archie Haynes
West River Street
Phillip’s Drug Store
Broad Street
Woodbury
James Diosy
Rose Homoki
Blake Street
Arthur L. Starkey
Starkey
Navy
Thirty-seven
Jack Bell
West Street
Harold Sheldon