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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1946

Page

11

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Christmas Holiday in Winchester Features Turkeys Fireworks and Mistletoe

Turkeys sold across Winchester with 3 500 traded by local farms. Fireworks legally sold and shot 8 am to 6 pm until Jan 1. Mistletoe from Mountain area fetched 25 cents a bunch as shops report brisk holiday business and extended hours.

W. J. Lockhart Berryville Pike Lockhart Winchester Robert C. Jasper Fair Play St. Loudoun Street Jasper Mountain Guy Frye

Cedar tree lights glow on Stephens City parsonage lawn

Citizens in Stephens City placed a giant cedar on the Lutheran parsonage lawn and decorated it with colored lights visible from a distance, creating a bright holiday display.

Stephens City

Toys Return to Stores Amid Christmas Revival

The piece notes toys return after wartime shortages with electric trains and other items like tricycles steel construction sets and talking dolls back in Winchester stores this season. Families are urged to enjoy Christmas with children while shop shelves fill.

Winchester Mama

Winchester Sees Small Holiday Marriage License Batch

City Clerk Peyton Marshall reports about a dozen marriage licenses issued in Winchester today, with ten couples filing at the city clerk’s office and two at the county office. Miller Bros florists say Christmas flowers sold at or above last year, gardenias sold out, red roses carnations and poinsettias popular, corsages priced from five to fifteen dollars.

Winchester Peyton Marshall Miller Bros

Christmas Day Services Led by Winchester Churches

Christmas Day will be observed with services across local churches. The Sacred Heart Catholic Church will host the midnight high Christmas Mass after a Christmas music rendition by the choir tonight.

Winchester Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Santa Letters Mailed To Lions Club Members

The Lions Club mailed letters to all members instead of meeting. Bob Lewis editor of the Lions Den asks Santa Claus for gifts suited to each member’s personal and business needs.

Santa Lions Club Santa Claus Bob Lewis Lions den

The Song of the Seabees official song

The Song of the Seabees by Lewis and De Rose is the official song of the Seabees.

Song of the Seabees Lewis and de Rose the Seabees

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