Palm Queen Interlude on a Rainy Platform
On the Palm Queen train a tense couple, Corbett and Elaine Weston, confront loss and desire on the platform. She seeks meaning after her fiancé’s death while he grapples with anger and loneliness and contemplates futures with Nina and other women. The move toward distraction masks deeper pain as the train pushes toward home.
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Max
Weston
Raleigh
Corbett
Elaine Weston
Nina
Powers
Hastings
New York
Old City Democratic Ticket Listed For May 27 Victory
An 1886 Winchester Times copy dated May 19 lists the Democratic slate for the May 27 city election. Names include mayor Dr. R W Stone, Recorder William M Atkinson, Commonwealth's Attorney W R Alexander, City Treasurer H C Krebs, City Sergeant John Crebs, and Court Clerk Richard R Gray with six Justices of the Peace nominees and city council candidates across three wards.
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Winchester Times
Maybel W. Aikin
R. W. Stone
William M. Atkinson
Commonwealth's
W. R. Alexander
H. C. Krebs
John Crebs
Corporation Court
Richard R. Gray
George M. Anderson
John M. Ray
Edward M. Barr
William G. Kiger
James Hoey
Benjamin F. Knight
Richard E. Parker
William A. Bell
Michael Hassett
Vance W. Striker
Fifth Ward names in local committee runoffs
In Albin district Fourth Ward figures George E. Bushnell William H. Baker and William H. Hardy appear among candidates and ballots as the local civic race progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albin
George E. Bushnell
William H. Baker
William H. Hardy
Police Hold Abandoned Bicycles for Claimants
Capt. F. M. Punk said the local police hold two bicycles and one bicycle frame found abandoned. They will be returned to their owners upon proper identification after being in police custody for some time.
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F. M. Punk
Radio Programs Evening Schedule Highlights
A detailed list of radio broadcasts across WEAF WOR WJZ WABC for the evening hours from 6:00 to 11:30 including news reports, plays, concerts, interviews, and talk shows. Notable entries feature News on multiple stations, The Lone Ranger, Inner Sanctum, Ed Sullivan, and Tonight on Broadway with various hosts and performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WEAF
Frank Kingdon
WJZ
Kiernan
Lowell Thomas
S. Lomax
Leslie Scott
WABC
R. Trout
Ed Sullivan
G. Swarthout
Gregory Hood
Fat Man
Senator
Bill Henry
Ezio
Pinza
Gabriel Heatter
M. Berle
WOR
B. Goodman
Lombardo Orch
Whiteman Orch
J. Kirkwood
H. Wismer
B. Clark
de Dorsey
Screen Guild
Doctor I. Q
Ewe
Reliance United Brethren Plans Home-Coming Day
Plans for the annual Home-Coming at Reliance United Brethren Church on Sunday August 18 include Rev Albert Gaffney as speaker. Gaffney, a Shenandoah Normal College alumnus, now pastors Mingto Presbyterian Church Finleyville Pa. The day features music by the Reliance Male Quartet, a 10 am Sunday School, 11 am sermon, and a noon fellowship dinner with an afternoon of visiting.
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Reliance United Brethren Church
Albert 8
Gaffney
Shenandoah Normal College
Reliance
Mingto Presbyterian Church
Finleyville
Winchesters Slow Drive to Northwest Virginia Shopping Center
A report notes 52,747 people live within 20 miles of Winchester with a 30 minute slow driving time to the Northwest Virginia shopping center.
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Winchester
Northwest
Virginia
Clearbrook Yard Party Raises About $1200 for Fire Dept
Approximately $1,200 was realized at the Clearbrook Yard Party held last Wednesday night for the Volunteer Fire Department. The Stonewall High School grounds hosted over 3,000 attendees with spirited bidding in the auction including $21 for nylon hose, $390 for two pigs, and $9 for a chocolate cake. The committee thanks the public for patronage and support.
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Clearbrook Yard
Stonewall High School
Enlistment Terms Proposed for WAC Regular Army
Original enlistments in the WAC Regular Army will be periods of 18 months or three years. Enlistment age is 18, but no woman under 21 may enlist without parental consent. No person over 35 may be enlisted.
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WAC
Regular Army
Army of the
United States
Winchester Area Realty Transfers Revealed in County Records
City and County listings show transfers from M. M. Lynch to A. Taylor Ritter at 424 N side of Chase Alley for $400.00 and multiple parcels and improvements traded near Winchester, Kernstown, Gainesboro, and Brucetown including farms along U.S. Route 11 and Welltown Pike, with numerous owners and heirs named.
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City of
Winchester
M. M. Lynch
A. Taylor Ritter
Chase Alley
Roy R. Boyce
Conley F. Dunlap
Cumberland Valley Railway
Sallie Affleck Green
George Swartz
N. Cameron St
Sherman O. Dick
J Wesley
Dortha O. Eaton
Emma M. Dettra
Lewis R. Dettra
Kernstown
Evan C. Oates
Laban R. Hodgson
Wardensville
Rosenberger
Gainesboro
Back Creek
Elsie Cline
Charles ‘Oates
D. K. Russell
W. M
Sunnyside
Noble D. Whitacre
Noah E. DeHaven
Katie Boyd Glaize
Reginald King Shirley, Sr
Baker
Lula B. Jobe
Ray R. Russell
Brucetown
Stonewall District
Duke Season Ticket Sale Reaches 3 000
Three thousand season tickets for Duke University home football games with Tennessee, Richmond, Georgia Tech and Wake Forest have been sold, announced by the Duke Athletic Office.
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Durham
N. C
Duke University
Tennessee
Richmond
Georgia Tech
Wake Forest
Duke
Duke Seatholders Set For 1947 Home Games Sale
Season ticket sales begin August 15 with first priority for Duke fans. Prices set at 9 for season purchasers with prime seating on the 25 yard line West Duke side and 50 yard line East side, the athletic department announced while noting the Duke North Carolina classic on the schedule.
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Duke
North Carolina
Dukéde
Aline
Athletic
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T. C. Windle
H. M. Baker
George W. Kurtz
Joseph M. Lupton
Frederick Blankner
M. D
Barr’s
Corrigan
Clarke County
iGe
Ball Brothers Company
Muncie, Ind
Reliance United Brethren
Leggett
Grove’s
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
S. Loudoun St
Frederick County
Sas
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Winchester’s
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