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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1952
Page
10
Mrs. Young and Mrs. B B Young are back in Utica New York with their families after a weekend stay. Doris Boyce spent the week end at Colonial Beach with friends.
A brief calendar note lists events on August 26 with times and venues. Details are limited in the fragment but indicate local happenings and schedules for that date.
Mrs. Helen R. Punk has returned to Washington after a stay. The brief notice lists her as a resident presumed to be traveling for a brief period to the capital.
Vocabulary focus with daily word study and example phrases. The text references Massachusetts and Virginia settlers and includes a prompt to describe adventures vividly and clearly. It presents synonyms like catch and capture and notes a graphic recounting style.
Birth notices announce a son for Mr and Mrs William Yow of 609 Smithfield Street, and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Herbert Smoke Route 3. Mrs Smoke is formerly Miss Hilda Bayliss. A son is born to Mr and Mrs Bernard Croston of Savage Maryland, with Mrs Croston formerly Miss Alma Ganoe.
Mr and Mrs call on Mrs H F Green in Win ong. Mr Alva acre of Darkesville spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs A L DeHaven. Henry called on business Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harry Kerns recently called on Mr and Mrs Jessie Lewis of Cedar Grove. Mrs Earl Dick called on A P Whitacre on Sunday.
White Hall report notes the Willing Workers Class picnic at Mr and Mrs C E Luttrells home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Carter Luttrell Mrs Grim Mrs Holiday and others visiting family on Welltown Pike and with Floyd Luttrell moving to a new house.
An Old Time Fiddlers contest with a $1,000 purse is set for Sunday at Watermelon Park at 1 p m. John A Williams, manager, announced. Winners will be chosen by audience applause via an applause meter. Judges include Simon Newlin Charles Boyd and W D Orndorff. Expected performers include Curley Smith of Washington WGAY Silver Springs Md Chubby Wise Buck Ryan Ferguson Earl Flagg Ralph Lamp of Winchester. Musical acts include Wood and His Rhythm Rangers station WJEJ Elkerton Md and Sun Down Hillbillies WFTR Front Royal.
A campus fashion guide outlines a conservative wardrobe for college life. It emphasizes fitted jackets, straight skirts, and coordinated separates in tweed and wool. It advises cashmere and shetland knits, white shirts, and versatile coats for four years of wear and social events.
Earl Kemp Long born August 26 1895 in Winfield Louisiana is noted as Huey Longs brother and Russell Longs uncle. He served as Louisiana governor and later held a WV appointment. He began as a lumber company clerk and later sold shoe polish and patent medicine.
A film titled No Longer Worried celebrates the Kiwanis Club’s 200th meeting. The event is scheduled for 12:15 at the George Washington Hotel.
About 7,000 acres in North Carolina are planted in cucumbers each year.
Hollywood column notes Ken Murray runs a packed 13 week summer break with baby pictures and film debuts shown in 16 mm excerpts. He will host a TV show starting in the fall from Hollywood with possible early weeks from New York.
A Q and A on proper hosting and manners covers tardy dinner guests a hostess should wait fifteen or twenty minutes a man stepping from an elevator before a woman is acceptable to save time and avoid confusion and wedding announcements should only be sent to non invited parties.
Robert Harrington of the California Institute and the National Geographic Society reports a new comet visible in the northern constellation on Monday August 18. This follows Harrington's earlier discovery of a faint comet last October and notes a third recent find.
Washington officials announced that veterans who have served since the start of the Korean War now total 1 021 000 as of July 31. The VA estimated 19 376 000 living veterans of all wars and peacetime service, up from 19 288 000 on June 30 and 18 898 000 on July 31, 1951.
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