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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1978

Page

13

Exchangettes Meet and Plan Community Activities

February luncheon at Winchester Golf Club opens the Exchangettes season with a report on the December Hayloft safari and plans to assist the Exchange Club with a February Bloodmobile visit. Donor lists were handed out and chairs named to handle calls and hosting on tour day.

Exchangette Club Winchester Golf Club Hayloft Exchange Club Vera Ritenour Lynn Young Helen Edmonds Northwestern Workshop

Gainesboro names Tina Baker honorary fire chief

Tina Baker daughter of William D. and Mrs. Baker of Cross Junction was crowned Miss Gainesboro Honorary Fire Chief at a Feb 11 contest at the fire hall. She will represent the Gainesboro Fire Department in the In Town Honorary Fire Chief Control on March 5 and also appears in the Firemen's Parade and Grand Feature Parade during the 1978 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival.

Tina Marie Baker William D. Baker Cross Junction Gainesboro Miss Baker

Glen Burnie Garden Club Holds February Meeting

The Glen Burnie Garden Club met at Mrs. Randolph Jackson’s home with Mrs. Larrick Hockman presiding. A “sales fun day” followed with awards announced for Contemporary, Line Mass, Special and Specimans categories. Mrs. Aaron Zuckerman to judge at the National Capitol Flower Show March 6 in D C. The Shenandoah District W F G C plans a spring meeting April 6 at the Homestead and reservations can be phoned to Mrs. August Cahill.

Glen Burnie Aaron Zuckerman D.C. Armory Shenandoah W.F.G.C Homestead August Cahill Larrick Hockman Edwin Speakman Randolph Jackson Specimans Holmes Harper Philip Weber

Soap Sliver Saving Comes Back in 1978

A New York Times Service essay notes a mail order Soap Mold lets households recycle slivers into full bars. The piece recalls frugal childhood lessons and the era’s waste not ethic, with personal anecdotes of soap jelly making and plastic bag reuse.

N.Y New York Annie

Top Ten Best Selling Records and Hidden Soap Sliver Habit

A Cash Box Magazine nationwide list ranks Stayin' Alive Bee Gees Emotion Samantha Lang and other hits top the week. The piece shifts to a personal memoir about frugal habits, soap slivers saved, and a shift toward eco friendly living amid improving finances.

Cash Box Magazine Bee Gees Samantha Lang Andy Gibb Billy Joel Dan Hill

New Arrivals Free Winchester Memorial Hoom

Birth notices list multiple newborns with parents in West Virginia and Virginia towns. Entries include Travis Allen Rissler, Angela Dawn Parker, John Mark Saville, Angela Dawn Butts, Timothy Edward McKee Jr, Jason Michael Pierce, Patrick Allen Bell, James Michael Hott, and Vicky Lynn Good, with parent names and hometowns.

Dennis George Parker E. Monmouth St Angela Dawn Joseph Edward McKee Jr Siler Route Timothy Edward McKee Joanna Marie Walters Michael Edward Pierce Rt. 1 Bunker Hill W.va Jason Michael Pierce Linda Kaye Albright James David Bell W. Main St Berryville Patrick Allen Bell

Dear Abby Marriage Not A Life Sentence

Dear Abby offers practical counsel on marriage promises and daily realities. The column addresses a wife’s fear of a finite marriage, a financially dependent beau, and a widow dating a man with a jealous daughter, urging therapy and clear boundaries before any wedding.

Abby

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