Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 29, 1944

Page

6

Radio Highlights and Prime Time Broadcasts Arena

Radio listings show Ronald Colman in Rogue Male with Ida Lupino and Gracie Fields guest spots on Duffy's and WMAL segments. Programs include Mystery Theater The Nation report by Frank Gervasi and Fibber McGee and Molly with Eddie Cantor. News, music, and Red Cross segments round out the late schedule.

Ronald Colman Ida Lupino WRC Duffy Archie Gracie Fields WMAL Dorothy Lamour Gracie Allen W. W. Jacobs Mystery Theater Frank Gervasi Collier's Magazine WTOP Molly Eddie Cantor G. I. Joe Washington Washington Ywca Chester Bowles OPA K. Cc K. C M. Beatty Musicade Edwin c. Bil Astonsky Dutch Bergman Lowell Thomas Harsch Mills Fred Waring Amer Dream House Johnny Presents Lum Abner Ce Ginny Simms Bob Hope Red Cross Red Skelton Evans Dreams

Office five take lead with three straight wins in league

In the Virginia Woolen Co. League the Office five beat Weaver three times to top the standings at 16 wins 8 losses. Jack Rick and Bony Patton added 125 and 123 games as they helped secure first place. Hazel Whitacre led the Comets with 138 while Ed Burch sparked a one pin win for Dyers and Bombardier rolled strong scores. Fred Yellott posted a 148 opened with six marks as the Bombardiers swept three from the Spinners.

Office Five Va. Woolen Co Jackrick Bony Patton Hazel Whitacre Comets Andy Lake Nelson Grim Ed Burch Dyers Burch Harry Aiken Earl Dick Walter Seller Sellers Aiken Fred Yellott

Middletown 4-H Club Hosts Wartime Talk Series

At Middletown High School the 4-H meet featured Mrs. Cather of Winchester discussing First Aid and its wartime importance. The group plans a First Aid Class, with student talks on diet adjustment to shortages and practical farming skills like milking cows, plus sewing techniques.

Middletown High School Cather Winchester Winchester Motor Corps Esther Thompson Edna Bauserman Winnie Grim Clyde Brumback Eddie Dodson

Public sale of estate personal property in two auctions

The administrator of the Flora L. Hummer estate will hold a public auction at the late residence near Fawcetts Gap on Thursday March 2 1944 at 1 PM. Items include kitchen safe tables chairs rockers beds stove wardrobe clock bedding and farm implements. Cash terms. At the same time Ralph Hummer conducts another sale of corn hay straw a wagon a Model T Ford lumber and more.

Fiora L. Hummer Dec Fawcetts Gap Dunn & Duvall W. E. Edwards Flora L. Hummer Ralph Hummer Ford Motor

Nurses Aides Cited For Hospital Work

Miss Sarah Hamilton Winchester Memorial Hospital superintendent honors Red Cross Nurses Aide Corps from local and Clarke County chapters for meeting nurse shortages. Cited for 300+ hours are Julia Beaver Ralph Crisman Jane Crenshaw Louise Duncan Margaret Halvosa Elizabeth Lewis Ruth Yerby Pollie Winslow Virginia Watkins Agnes Mitchell Bobbie Conrad with 250 hours.

Sarah Hamilton Winchester Memorial Hospital Clarke County Red Cross Miss Hamilton Memorial Hospital Julia Beaver Ralph Crisman Jane Crenshaw Louise Duncan Margaret Halvosa Elizabeth Lewis Ruth Yerby Pollie Winslow Virginia Watkins Agnes Mitchell Bobbie Conrad Jacquelin Smith Are Cross City Hall

Sales Directory Listings for March Auctions

March sales schedule lists items for auction by multiple bidders including John Armel near White Post, E D Funk houser near Winchester, D P Welch near Berryville, Sartelle estate on South Main Street, H F Hughes near Ashby Station, Ernest Bell near Berryville, Mrs D F Unger near Rest, Mrs Chas Lanedon near Meyers Town, J R Bell near Rippon, and Ruhl Anderson near Gore. Items include stock, implements, household goods, dairy cows, machinery, and purebred cattle with specified auction dates and times.

John Armel S. White Post J. R. Bell Rippon Ruhl Anderson Gore

Rainfall totals and averages from historic records

Reported rainfall for the 24 hours ending 8 a m is .65 inches. February to date is 2.79 inches, year to date 4.85 inches. The 31 year average annual rainfall is 35.95 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1943 are listed, with January 2.51, February 1.95, March 2.92, April 3.15, May 3.60, June 3.83, July 3.60, August 3.74, September 2.31, October 3.45, November 2.46, December 2.43 inches. Statistics courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.

Winchester Research Laboratory

Also Mentioned on This Page

Harry James American Melody Hour Judy Canova Burns and Allen the Nation Maj Kirk Checane Calmer Howe Harkness D. C Arch McDonald Cammer Fire CO Handley Schoel Jerkin Paccinets Ward South Loudoun St Dial Goodyear Braddock Tees Food Middletown Farr Haldeman Goodrich Silvertown Piccadilly St Ae Food Center J.W Crove Furniture CO Florida U. S Pine Motor Co Leesburg Harpers Ferry Potomac By-Products Co W.- Va Neighbor Morgan Morgan Blondie Chic Young Thimble Theatre Popeye Ulplace Ant By Sims & Zaboly Cape King Peete Syodgire Inc Secret Agent X-9 Alex Cuff Cisten Big Sister Robert Storm Mascara By Les Forgrave Dahling Roseblo Etta Kett BY Paul Robinso Muggs and Skeeter Savane Wally Bishop Tisi
Search Courier

Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication