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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1940
Page
10
When pantry shelves are bare the corner delicatessen provides a quick menu. Onion soup from cans forms a base for French bread with Parmesan. A French omelet with frizzled chipped beef offers a hearty alternative, using eggs butter and beef with light seasoning.
Contributor list for the Apple Blossom Festival fund includes numerous local stores and businesses such as Alexander Pros Store Addison Plarke and Brother Atlamns Mer 1 Army and Navy Store Arnold ter D Kee Ww Bosserman W. H. & Son, Bakers Drug Store, Boyd Drug Store, Brill W. Brent, First Baptist Church, Flower Shop, Goode W. B., Hillyard Wallpaper, Kremer J. F. & Son, Knight Dr. E. M., Kenney Shoe Store, Keystone Tourist Home, Planters Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Southern Dairies, Valley, and many others. The wide sponsorship marks community support for the festival.
Wilma Baard failed to pick any winners on opening day at the Jamaica track. Those flying bits in her hand are her tickets as she tries pari mutuel wagering for the first time.
Local businesses listed include Food Company Winchester Motor Company Winchester Small Loan and Finance Company Weems Donald L Wright's Esso Station Winchester Cold Storage Co Inc Winchester Nehi Bottling Company Winchester Academy of Beauty Culture Winchester Dry Cleaning Works Wender Louis Y Young Men's Sport Shop reflecting a community business guide.
Wilbur F. Kohne of near Orkney Springs, through his father C. W. Kohne, sues the Shenandoah County School Board for 5000 dollars claiming a student suffered a broken leg on school property due to alleged negligence by the board in Woodstock.
Reynolds Store notes from Reynolds Store Virginia dated April 18 list local visits. Mrs Jack Place of Gainesboro visited, Mr and Mrs Harley Place hosted guests, and Mr Harry Gardner welcomed congratulations on a birth of a daughter. Various families visited others and a cow loss is noted.
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