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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1947
Page
8
The July session reports excellent attendance despite whooping cough in the city and a good appetite among children. Donations of food, china, washcloths, towels, and monthly cards are welcome, with a clothing shortage noted for ages 1-5. Mothers toil after hours to insure fresh dresses. call 4941 for clothing pickups. Visitors welcome at the nursery.
Ada L Russell becomes Ada L Swimley after marrying Samuel J Swimley at Centenary Reformed Church Saturday at 2 p m. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs D K Russell of the county.
Miss Eugenia Dawson became the bride of Lieut. Robert D. Hatcher at St. Albans Episcopal Church in Washington with a reception at Wardman Park Hotel. The notice also lists multiple births weddings visits and travel notices from the local community.
Birth announcements span August 4 to August 6 in Winchester Memorial Hospital and surrounding areas. Names include Stephens, Clark, Boyce, Cooper, Hines, Funk, Rinker, Omps, Killinger, Henson, Missen, and others with residences in Martinsburg Berryville J. Frank Bayliss Capon Lake and regional towns. Social updates cover visits, travel, and luncheon plans.
Marinate steak cubes and mushrooms two hours in a blend of California claret Burgundy Cabernet or red wine catsup sugar vinegar Worcestershire marjoram and rosemary. Thread three beef cubes and two mushrooms on skewers and broil until browned, basting with remaining marinade.
Washington experts say Britain may need rapid U.S. help if Marshall plan talks delay. Congress won’t act until March at earliest, risking a separate Britain loan. Britain’s need to tap gold reserves and stem communism drives urgency in Europe relief efforts.
The government moves to counter Gerhart Eisler testimony with documentary evidence to challenge claims that individual Communist parties act independent of the Comintern. Assistant U S district attorney William Hitz outlined a new line of questioning on the makeup of the Communist party as Eisler returns to the witness stand in federal court.
Former British ferry command officer William P Odom took off from Chicago at 12 53 p m CDT in a converted twin engine Army bomber in a bid to reduce Wiley Post 1933 solo globe circling time record.
A quiz answers differences between European and American hotel plans noting meals optional versus included. It also covers how a wife may use a junior husband’s name in correspondence and whether to repeat a introducee’s name during introductions with guidance on clarity.
W L Gordon discusses correct word usage with emphasis on choosing distinctive traits over distinguished traits. Guidance covers proper pronunciation of annihilate and common misspelling examples such as mucus with focus on syllable stress and vowel sounds for clear speech.
Sequins and Top 4 sue a lame band labeled ae we . th HRS alleging copyright or contract dispute over stage outfits and branding. The filing names the defendants and seeks relief including injunction and damages.
Laura Wheeler presents pattern 682 with charts photos and variations for Misses sizes 12 14 16 18 20 40 State. Send twenty cents for the pattern to the noted New York address with name address and zone. Optional fifty more gives the 1947 Needlecraft Catalogue with 102 illustrations and free instructions.
Christian Science services will be held at Winchester Business College 40 W. Boscawen St every Sunday at 11 a.m. and the regular Wednesday meeting at 8 p.m. The public is cordially invited to attend.
A short word study excerpt defines exigency as urgent want and quotes Bruyere on the balance of cunning and prudence. It invites readers to expand vocabulary by mastering one word daily.
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