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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1971
Page
5
A reader complains about hosting a dinner party spoiled by two couples with children at eight o clock. Others advise clear adult only policy, while additional letters discuss grammar corrections and gift returns after a canceled engagement.
The article describes traditional vinegar making in rural regions, noting sourwood branches used to sour cider vinegar and a rare sympathetic magic method. It recounts an elderly mountain resident who claimed three angry women could sour juice by naming them into the barrel bung, a practice tied to Pennsylvania German heritage.
Greenwood Methodist Chapel will hold worship Sunday at 9 45 with Holy Communion and Sunday School at 10 45. The Valley Mill Home Demonstration Club met at the War Memorial Building with 21 members, planning leaders for the year. 1971 officers include Eleanor Brill president and Mable Brown secretary.
Kathie and Bennie Strother and the Wilson girl visited Mrs. Luttrell. The White Hall Church starts a Women's Circle on Wednesday nights. The Youth group met last Sunday and will meet monthly. Mrs. Naomi Luttrell is confined at home. Cold rough weather noted. Mr and Mrs Alex Crockett and son Bruce visited Mrs Crockett’s parents.
Miss Phyliss Light and James Cer sona of Burlington N J returned home after Christmas with Mr and Mrs Andy Light. Donnie and Ronnie Light celebrated their 13th birthday. Kendall Gardner visited Larry Stalcup. Mr and Mrs Thomas Davis of Winchester called on the Light home. Others at the birthday gathering included Buzzy Gardner and several Kaes family members.
A British survey of 100,000 people from 1961 found that about half treated early for cancer survived at least five more years. In late treatment cases only 8 percent of men and 17 percent of women reached five-year survival.
Hayfield residents share condolences for Hollis Clowser and Edward Cooper while community life records visits and hospitality. The piece also outlines federal health policy debates including catastrophic illness coverage, Medicare extensions, tax credits for private insurance, and rising national health expenditures through 1970.
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