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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1944
Page
6
A fragment recalls Ellery Queen and a mayor in a tale of twenty five years of broadcasting. Mentions Wismer Sport and 115 Lelandon Has Gamany Rage, with America in the backdrop of a town.
Richmond Virginia December 2 Dr Arthur Bevan state geologist of the Virginia Conservation Commission announced a new topographic map of Front Royal area Warren County replacing the 1885 federal map The large scale map shows 235 square miles with detailed surface features drainage and color coding It notes farmhouses churches schools roads streams and man made features Copies may be obtained from the Virginia Geological Survey Charlottesville for 10 cents per copy.
Capon Bridge West Virginia December 2 Mrs Hersel Omps and children of Kernstown visited Mr and Mrs W A Horner the latter part of last week. Mr Abie Martin is a patient in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Richard Wolford remains quite ill at home after a paralytic stroke. Betty Robertson spent several days with her parents at Augusta. Ada Gill employed in Winchester spent Sunday at her home here. Wilson Sirbaugh and son of Winchester visited his parents F I Sirbaugh and Mrs Sirbaugh. Beulah Gill visited sister Ray Whitacre in Winchester several days last week. Emma Crane employed in a war plant in Pennsylvania spent several days at her home here recently.
Brush Creek Virginia December reports indicate several residents improving from illness while others remain indisposed. Local family hog butchering is noted with neighbors from Martinsburg and Siler assisting. Ruth Mauzy and Ruth Kerns are among those mentioned, with a cold and grippe illnesses noted and a farewell trip toward Winchester. Weather shifts bring cooler cloudy days with rain.
Puzzle lists across clues including crawled wicker container auction mother of Peer Gynt male sheep erbium symbol sound of box scientifically buds on potatoes pretentious persons part of to be coat of an animal beast of burden tree Java diminutive person bird river newer owl islander vend delineate hole of a needle.
The Stephens City High School Home Economics class will host a dinner in the school cafeteria on Wednesday evening December 6 from 4 to 9. The menu includes turkey or chicken, tomato or fruit cocktail, dressing, gravy, cranberry sauce, pickle, coffee, hot rolls, two vegetables, and dessert options. Tickets are on sale for $1 per plate and reservations can be made by calling the school. Proceeds help pay for new cafeteria and cannery equipment.
A wartime caption urges citizens to support government war bonds with a bold promise of defense. The message emphasizes collective effort and national security through bond purchases to finance military needs.
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hour precipitation of 0.72 inches ending at 7 a.m. November to date 1.20 inches year to date 35.43 inches. Average annual rainfall over 31 years is 35.95 inches with monthly values listed for 1913 to 1943. Statistics courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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