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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1944
Page
3
Stephens City High School hosts a student contributed newspaper drive and library box for items. Home Economics girls sew cream curtains under Mrs C C Rhodes, with burlap display and glazed pot flowers. Students and sponsor Mrs Estep oversee the school beautification project costing 45.58 dollars.
Visitors include Private Dan Metz and Private Melvin Kim Sana at the Alma mater. Carl Glenn Wilkins, Roanoke College 1924 AB chemistry, leads Freshman-Sophomore class sponsorship at Stephens City High. Home Economics notes January 24 meeting and February 4 program on farm cannery and community cafe. Scrap paper drive for patriotic fund raises. aims for a party after 1,000 pounds collected. Juniors redecorate the high school with peach walls and buff woodwork, following Beatty and Lindawood’s holiday painting effort.
The Noseys recounts teachers and students including Miss Sawyers, Joe Walker, Mrs Rhodes, Mrs Estep, Mrs Wisecarver, Miss Elsie, Mr Aylor, Courtney Richards, Keller Nichols, Louise Martin, Frankie Easter, Joyce Wolfe and Jean Manuel. Juniors ponder seniors and future gossip box invites more submissions.
The excerpt notes Maxine, treasurer of the omics Club and secretary of Spanish Club in 1941 42, serving on the newspaper staff this year. It mentions her love of skat ing and suggests she might make Donald a fine wife.
The Office of Price Administration announced stamp No. 40 in ration book four will be valid for five pounds of sugar for home canning from February 1 through February 28 1945. The measure aims to aid housewives canning early fruits notably strawberries in the south. A full plan for 1944 canning sugar allotments will be issued later.
The War Production Board ordered a reduction of about 15 million pounds from the 1944 civilian share of specialty cheeses including brick limburger cream racquefort and Italian types to divert milk to more war critical dairy products. Officials said the cut aims to prioritize cheese butter evaporated and dried milk in the war effort.
Mrs Laura Cley shows slow improvement after a severe cold. Miss Lucille Dailey and sister Patty visited Mrs Laura and Ernest Gray who has been ill but is now better. Ruth Kerns visited Gainesboro with Normal H De Haven family. Nellie Mason spent days with Snowden Burtons. John W Dunlap slowly improves after illness. Myrtlle Dailey works at National Fruit Company in Winchester. Edgar Collins and guests from near Grimes visited Ernest Gray.
Barbara Douglas daughter of Donald W. Douglas and Lt William Bruce Arnold son of Gen H H Arnold announced engagement in Los Angeles California. The couple were childhood acquaintances in Riverside and attended Arnold's West Point graduation last June.
In a dispatch from Atlanta dated January 31, Staff Sgt. Sherman Brandy of Tift County Georgia reports a jeep used in Italy hunted with the soldiers. The jeep flushed dozens of covies and they bagged about 100 birds.
Two Fredericks County High School seniors highlighted Nancy Katheryn Parker and Maxine Ridgeway. Parker, born May 7 1927 in Stephens City Virginia, plans Navy nurse training and is active in church band student government and staff roles. Ridgeway born May 30 1925 in Stephens City Virginia, nicknamed Mac, serves as majorette in the band and participates in Home Economics activities.
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