Social Notes Recap of Local Gatherings and Teen Canteen Schedule
Social notes detail a December dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Grim at 22 Val tag Ave with attendees including Mr and Mrs Lee Barney and family, Mr and Mrs John Zeigler and son, and Cadet Winfield among others. Also covered are a gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Phil Everett with several Winchester and Washington guests, a Presbyterian church Teen-Age canteen schedule for Monday Wednesday Saturday with closed Thursday, Betsy Arthur visiting Charleston, and Mr and Mrs Forrest Jones visiting North Wilkesboro relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Grim
Valtag. Ave
Lee Barney
Lee
Y County
John Zeigler
J Y
Parls Church
Anderson Grim
Marjorie
Burton
Winchester
Ritter
Phil Everett
Woodland ‘Ave
Joe Patton
Melvin Patton
Washington
Margaret Owens
Frank ‘Kiger, Jr
Charles Gore
Melvin Eckley
Lewis Paggett @ll
The
Presbyterian Church
Oklahoma Sheriff Is Good Samaritan To W. Va. Family
Kingfisher Oklahoma December story details Sheriff Francis Perdue of Kingfisher County aiding Frank Pence his wife and two children after Pence pleaded guilty to shoplifting. Perdue housed them funded a Christmas tree and gifts helped secure a hotel, persuaded the judge to suspend a four year sentence and arranged Red Cross travel back to Welch West Virginia with bus tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingfisher
Okla
Welch
W. Va
Oklahoma
Francis Perdue
Fisher County
Frank C.pence
Pence
Perdue
The
Red Cross
Italy Welcomes Friendship Train Food at Naples Arrival
Italian Foreign Minister Carlo Sforza and U S Ambassador James C Dunn participated in welcoming ceremonies for the American steamship Exiria which arrived in Naples with 1251 tons of Friendship Train food from the United States.
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Naples
Italy
Carlo Sforza
U.S
James C. Dunn
Exiria
United States
Mrs Julia Elizabeth Jitkins Dies at 95
Mrs Julia Elizabeth Jitkins age 95 dies after a three day illness from a heart attack. Funeral services set for 1:45 p m tomorrow at Christ Episcopal church with Rev James Roe officiating. Interment at Mt Hebron Cemetery. She leaves a son and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Julia Elizabeth Jitkins
James Roe
Mt. Hebron
Frederick County
Jilkins
Betty Teens Embrace Ladylike Spring Fashion 1948
The new teen look favors simple lines with swooshing skirts, nipped waists, and Gibson Girl bodices. Wide collars and sleeves, mid-calf skirts, and flat wedgies dominate, signaling a stylish shift from the bobby-soxer era to a refined 1948 teen style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson
Betty Worth
Virginia Hopes Tougher Juvenile Labor Law Passes
Virginia child labor committee mails a bill to Gov. Tuck and General Assembly proposing higher minimum ages for work, longer weeks, and tighter night work rules. Key points set 16 for factory work, 14 outside school hours, 40 hour week under 18, extended hour limits, and new certificates for under 18 workers. Exemptions cover farm and domestic work at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Tuck
General Assembly
Virginia Child Labor Committee
Hank Wolfe
Morning Flue Blaze Blazes Through City Firemen
Firefighters searched for a chimney fire at the George Washington hotel after a 6:45 a m alarm. Units from two companies found no blaze at the hotel and were redirected to Glaize's alley and later Baker Street where no damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hotel
Glaize
Zig Zag Eating Etiquette At Table Debated
A reader quiz discusses knife and fork use and etiquette at meals. It notes zigzag eating is frowned upon and favors interchangeability of hands. It also weighs table conversation duties and who should lead when entering church, suggesting women precede if ushers are present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle
Uncle Sam's Almanac 1948 advertisement notice
An advertisement for Uncle Sam's Almanac 1948 from the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau invites readers to send twenty cents for a copy. It promises the almanac contains March Morning Star, lists of Congress members, latest rivers and highest mountains, and earth size. Include the state mail address and coupon instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Morning Star
Congress
Winchester Evening Star
Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Anne Oddamns
Winchester Star 113
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
W. L. Gordon explains common English usage errors and pronunciation tips. It covers redundant phrases like join the two ends together and discusses how to pronounce long lived. Also offers synonyms for journey and related travel terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Vocabulary booster note on amplitude and New Orleans drainage
An old study suggests daily vocabulary growth with a focus on the word amplitude defined as being ample or large. It mentions the drainage area of New Orleans lying below sea level and beneath the Mississippi River level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Mississippi River
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Ray Grims
West Point Gridder
Worst
Winfield
Preston
Scott
Repuber
Army
Geob Gene
Frank Fischer
New Castle, Pa
Frank Ane Flotsne Shwer
S. Carolina
Betsy Arthur
J. Victor Arthur
Fairfax Lane
Charleston
B. C
Rutledge Tillman
Arthurs
Forrest Jones
North Wilkesburg
R. L. Jones
Peyton
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Huntsf
Huntsberrys
Front Royal
Grampa U
Qut
Betty
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Roberta Lee
State
Washington, D. C
Lovett Bros
N. Loudoun St
Belgium
West Virginia
L. J. Luby
Miller St
Haberdasher
W. Boscawen St
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Cather & Moling
Dependable
Merc
Timberlake
Lockport
Cannon and Bates
Mariposa
Pound
Armory
Modernage Shoppe
S. Loudoun St
the Presbyterian Church
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