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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1949
Page
3
James Marlow profiles the aging workforce, describing retirement’s abrupt end and the isolation of older men. He notes the strain of inactivity, the longing for purpose, and the need for meaningful roles, highlighting Moosehaven Park’s new lab to explore elderly employability.
Camp White Rock closed after a two week stay with 24 colored girls departing. Girls from Winchester Luray Berryville and Harpers Ferry participated. Staff included Camp Director Marcia Taper and leaders Sadie Taper Nellie Stone Cherry Williams Margaretta Turner Lucille Lewis Orissa Taper Barbara Myers Ann Cook Barbara Poulson Hannah Carey. Activities featured menus planning crafts water pageant swimming progress and a farewell candle ceremony with a banquet and campfire readings.
August 17 social rounds include visits among the Browns and Dellinger family, Kerns with Wegley, DeHaven and Lamp relations, and a Tuttrell reunion at the Ridge fish hatchery. Agricultural update notes grain thrashing completed and peach harvest underway as families stay busy.
Brucetown locals report visitors and kin from Ohio West Salem Winchester Summit Point and Ridgeway. Karl Bergan and family stayed with Mrs Herbert Fisher while Charles W Shearird spent time with Uncle and Aunt W T Swimley.
August 17 note says Miss Betty Lou Bradfield has returned home after a six week course at the University of Virginia. Social mentions cover visits by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur White, Winifred Ashwood, Harding Williams, Colleen Watkins, Betty Bradfield, Clyde Keckley, L. H. Jackson, Judy Jackson, and G. L. Rosier. A Round Hill community center yard party is planned for August 26 at the center.
A Winchester advertisement urges smart shoppers to save time and money this summer with a good suggestion: shop early, compare prices, and look for value. It promotes practical planning and budgeting to ease the season’s shopping rush.
The Cristiani troupe led by Chita and Cosetta joins the Biller Bros three ring wild animal circus arriving Tuesday at Garber showgrounds. The show, marketed as Americas largest circus converted to motorized transport, features 100 stars in a 4300 seat big top. The Cristiani family, renowned for bareback riding and daring somersaults, will perform acts including a four high pyramid and pirouettes on Percheron mounts during both 2:30 and 8:15 p.m. shows.
Calcutta Aug 17 Baby elephant Indira, a gift from Prime Minister Nehru to Tokyo children, arrives as a guest of the West Bengal government. Captured three years ago in Mysore forest and trained to carry wood, she is now ready for shipment to Japan with a feeder and trainer.
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