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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1947
Page
8
The Winchester Civic League unanimously endorsed a city health unit and voted to support tonight’s Town Meeting at Sarah Zane Hall. Members urged attendance as the health service plan and its benefits for the community and surrounding area were discussed.
Quick cold evening snacks include brown liver sausage slices in hot fat with onion on toasted buns. Sausage patties with apple wedges suit Sunday meals. Liver loaf mixes pork or beef liver with egg crumbs and catsup, baked an hour at 350 degrees.
An antacid powder named Bisma Rex claims rapid relief from gastric acidity. The product title emphasizes prompt action to ease discomfort and sour stomach symptoms.
Two hours of sewing fun for Pat tern 4979 yields a chic apron with bows above a ruffle. The pattern includes illustrated instructions and fits small to large sizes, with fabric yardage guidance. Also advertised is the Spring Anne Adams Pattern Book offering new fashions and a free travel bag pattern.
Miss Donna Lee Smith convalesces at her East Piccadilly home after appendectomy at Memorial Hospital and plans to resume studies at Handley High School the first of next week.
Bina Allen Franks and Mrs Helen McKee welcomed a daughter born last night at Memorial Hospital. Wilbur Boyce and Eva Pitcock named a son born yesterday afternoon at Memorial Hospital. Walter Strosnid er of Romney welcomed a daughter yesterday afternoon and Mrs Russell Good of Winchester Route 1 A welcomed a son born early this morning at Memorial Hospital.
The Young People's Legion of the Salvation Army hosted a chicken supper Wednesday at 7 30 p m as a result of an attendance contest between two Y P L teams the losing side cooked and served for the winners Plans were made to start another contest for membership in the region All youths ages 11 25 are invited to Sunday services at 6 p m
A compact note on proper usage and pronunciation of English terms. It highlights common errors in spelling and pronunciation, defines efficacious and grandiloquent, and explains distinctions such as choir versus quire and the mispronunciation of clap board.
Aside from fish and game their food was confined largely to maize or corn, ground nuts which took the place of potatoes, pumpkins, squash, steva beans, and species of sunflower whose roots resembled the atrichoke. Some writers claim cucumbers and watermelons but that has been disputed.
Berryville Clarke County Chapter selects Rear Admiral Morton Co. Mamma Jr. as fundraiser chair with March drive set for the 1st to 15th and a $2000 quota. Publicity head Rev. R. Carrington Paulette also serves in that role.
Mr W EB Jackson and his brother E B Jackson left Wednesday for Lynchburg to attend the National Pigeon Show this week. Mrs James remains with her father in Winchester Hospital where her condition is improving after treatment.
L G Sjostrom chairman Shawnee district Boy Scouts of America announces 1947 committee heads B F Arthur Jr advancement Ben Belchie finance Douglas Cather activities and camping Rev N B Habel training and Sherman Dick organization and extension A safety and health chair yet unnamed A general scouters meeting is set for Wednesday February 12 at the Troop 3 cabin to finalize the year activity program.
Gene Schumacher, local March of Dimes Chapter Chairman, explains the insignia used on national campaign materials. The red lance on blue represents courage and medical science’s quest to pierce the mystery of poliomyelitis and achieve a cure.
Roberta Lee notes "Very truly yours" as a universal closing for formal and social letters. She advises involving a wife before planning evening amusements or trips, and says a napkin is mainly for fingers and sometimes the mouth.
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