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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1946
Page
3
The annual Easter Sunrise service will be held at Pleasant Valley United Brotherhood Church Sunday morning at seven. The public is welcome.
George T. Sanders reports Winchester and Frederick County raised 19 771 36 in cash and pledges for the 1946 Red Cross drive. About eight thousand people were contacted with 3377 contributing one dollar or more, totaling 18 112 11 in cash and 1 659 25 in pledges.
Real estate poultry equipment household goods offered by Loring L. Conrad on Apr 20 at 2 PM at the front of the Court House Winchester. Apr 27 11 AM 313 Gray Ave household furniture Shenandoah Valley Bank admi Erb estate. Apr 27 12 Noon 313 Gray Ave residential property Shenandoah Valley National Bank. Apr 30 1 30 PM one mile NW Bakerton WV livestock Carroll Jones.
A Handley High School Junior Evening Star profile highlights Anne Shull as captain of the Maroon Soccer team and a senior active in student government and drama. Iris Smith shines in stenography, dancing, and volleyball with ambitions to secretary work. The piece weaves memories of classmates Retha and Tris as well.
The April 15 Winchester Evening Star notes a first track meet with frank, humorous commentary on discus and events. Alumni mingled around Handley rack while spectators include Yvonne Pierce Ginny Goss Douglas Coch Tan and Tom Pollard in a Navy uniform. Bill Dunn watches with a lemon as the meet concludes.
Citizens are urged to join a drive to beautify Handley High School grounds and building to present a neat backdrop for the Apple Blossom visitors and the Queen and Princesses. The call targets male students and locals to take active civic duty in preparation for the Navy Admiral Nimitz visit and the campus pageant atmosphere.
The program featured Scott Morrison with piano and harpsichord performing works by Scarlotti Bach Chopin Debussy and Gershwin. An impersonation portion brought famous composers to life through makeup and costume, with brief life sketches and musical excerpts. Morrison thanked the audience and received credit for a fine performance.
A collection of light humor from classrooms and transit scenes. Students tease teachers and each other with puns and misheard phrases while a boy humorously refuses to lend a handkerchief to a stranger. A grammar lesson ends with a playful misdirection.
A flurry of social chatter covers parties after the Senior Play, jewelry mysteries, broken engagements, and romantic entanglements among local students. Names like Nancy Butler, Bernice, Donald, Frances, Colleen, Earl, Ivan, Mary Lou Cooper appear amid rumors of “GAY” times and scattered hints of a missing ring.
A flurry of weekend visits and calls spans Middletown and nearby towns. Cecil Baker and family from Philadelphia visited his sister and brother in law Benj E Rogers. Amye Clark of Warrenton stayed with her parents George Clark. C H Barr and family visited their son Robert H Barr in Portsmouth. Mary Pangle of Baltimore visited A B Kline and family.
Hilda V. Kees seeks a divorce from Walter B. Kees on desertion grounds in Frederick County Circuit Court. Walter B. Rees is nonresident. he must appear within ten days after publication to protect his interests.
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