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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1948
Page
8
The Stephens City High School cafeteria invites canned surplus foods for the school lunch program. Citizens may call 921 to contribute, or contact cafeteria manager Mrs Arbutus Carper, cannery manager Mrs Bertha Stickley, or home economics teacher Mrs Ellen Dodger.
The Evening Star lists summer events with daylight saving times. On Aug 6 at 8 p.m. Woodmen of the World meet at IOOF hall and the Congregational Christian Ladies Aid gathers at 916 Amherst St. Aug 9 features VFW at 7:30 p.m. and Madison Lodge at IOOF plus an 8 p.m. Municipal Band concert at Rouss Hall.
Miss Imogene Craig Minton daughter of Mr and Mrs A C Minton of this city has been admitted to the College of William and Mary for the 1948 49 semester and is expected to register Sept 23 for the fall session.
A picnic lunch at the home of E F Kents in Millwood on August 1 honored Mr Kent and Mrs James Hunter on their birthday anniversaries. Local families from Alexandria Boyce and Millwood attended, including the Longerbems and the Longer beam clan. Mrs Russell and daughter returned from Washington after days there.
The passage offers English usage tips by W. L. Gordon focusing on word choice and pronunciation. It emphasizes correct prepositions with hang versus above, clarifies Christen ing pronunciation, and correct spellings like laboratory. A daily vocabulary goal is urged with a note on using literally with precise meaning and a Dryden quotation.
A report notes that twelve U.S. states prohibit a man from marrying his mother in law under their civil or marital law codes. The list highlights varying degrees of prohibition and reflects historical morality standards influencing family marriage rules.
Midshipman Preston son of Mr and Mrs Samuel D Preston of 448 West Leicester Street has completed his second year at the U S Naval Academy Annapolis and is a member of the new junior class He is presently on the summer practice cruise aboard the aircraft carrier Coral Sea.
To Mr and Mrs Charles Bell Strasburg a boy Mrs Bell is former Miss Frances Orbaugh To Mr and Mrs John Newcome Martinsburg Pike a girl Mrs Newcome is former Miss Kathleen Huff To Mr and Mrs Franklin Jones Bordane W Va a boy
A church listing shows Rev Emory S Ellmore at Brucetown Methodist and multiple denominations in nearby towns. Services span Brucetown Salem Opequon Timber Ridge Emmanuel Baptist Stephens City Kernstown and more with schools, worship times, and evening events noted.
The Federal Communications Commission warned that a large number of border on illegal lottery style radio programs proliferate on the airwaves. It proposed regulations to curb giveaways based on chance and to bar winners from paying or possessing the sponsor’s product or having to be listening to the program.
Roberta Lee answers on table knives becoming common after the 17th century and the transition from fingers to forks. She also says wedding gifts should be sent before the wedding and suggests closings for letters such as Very truly yours or Very sincerely yours.
Clyde Racey of Strasburg, 40, suffered head and shoulder injuries and was hospitalized after being struck by a piece of lumber yesterday while working at the Riverton Lime Co. plant.
New England textile plants that produce fine cotton cut back to a four day week this week affecting thousands of workers. Experts say the slowdown is limited to high grade cotton goods and expect a return to five days by summer’s end. In Virginia, Consolidated Textile Corporation’s plant in Lynchburg shifts to a four-day week starting Monday, affecting about 1100 workers.
The Winchester Evening Star advertises the CHILDREN'S ANIMAL PICTURE BOOK with photographs from the American Museum of Natural History. Priced at fifteen cents postpaid, order forms and mail instructions are provided by the Information Bureau in Washington DC.
Front Royal Theatre Guild presents Ibsen's Hedda Gabler as its first major production of the season on September 9 with Mrs Glenn Erstenbeck in the principal role.
An Anne Adams pattern 4962 ad offers a chic classic for sizes 14 through 42 with a trim collar and belt. It promises easy sewing, tested fit, and includes illustrated instructions. Send 25 cents to the Winchester Star Pattern Dept for pattern 4962 and 15 cents for the catalog.
Readers are offered a free 1948 edition of Finer Canned & Frozen Fruits promising natural flavor, brighter color, and better texture in peaches with simple syrup changes. The 32 page book includes recipes, jams, jellies, pickles, relishes and expert tips for all skill levels, mailed免費.
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