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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1942
Page
8
Social notice for Friday at 8:00 p.m. announces a weekly meeting of W. O. O. W. at the Odd Fellows Mall with members invited to attend and participate.
The Chaemters meeting scheduled for tonight is postponed. Margaret Collins and Comrade Bible Classes of Braddock Street Methodist Church will meet Sunday morning in joint sessions. Mrs Mae Shirley leads devotionals and Mrs JF Bly presents the lesson. Junior Euterpian Club holds July 4 gathering at Thelma and Bobby Edwards home. Greenway Church Ladies Aid Yard Party planned for July 11 with sandwiches chicken soup cake and ice cream.
Berryville announces the engagement of Alberta Maude Owens to J Charles Isaac Patton son of H L Patton of Berryville avenue. Miss Owens a Berryville High School graduate and Madison State Teacher's College alumna. Miss Largent visits West Point for academy dances. readings for Ladies In Retirement held Tuesday. Wedding in Charlottesville planned for Miss Margaret Jones and Hugh W Freele. Sunshine Club Picnic hosts 65 members with supper at Mrs Reed's lawn.
Miss Garber hosted a Tuesday night party for house guest Miss Kitty Burgess of The Plains with red white and blue decorations. Attendees include Jean Manuel Zida Artrip Mae Zirkle Betty Manuel Betty Jane Gearing Janey Copenhaver Thelma Edwards Eugene Babb Tommy Stough Bobby Smallwood Lester Singhass Rhodes Huntsberry and others.
Health officials urge vigilance as infantile paralysis cases rise slowly and endure uncertainty. Dr I C Riggin notes no outbreak yet, but recommends reducing fatigue, avoiding crowds, prompt medical care, and following quarantines if needed.
By dialing 3424 you may let your friends know when you entertain, have guests, are going away, or have returned home. The Star will be glad to publish all such matters on this page.
An exhortation on conquering fears to improve life and appearance. The text urges women to abandon anxieties about color, happiness, fashion, and affection, advocating courage, self-affirmation, and praise to maintain vitality, joy, and family warmth.
Miss Mary McCone former Winchester Memorial Hospital superintendent begins new duties with the U S Army nursing division as a second lieutenant after decades of service in Winchester Starting in Rockingham North Carolina she may be ordered overseas later Her colleagues and friends praise her dedication and care extending to patients and the town
A guide to assembling a complete kitchen knife set includes two knives a grapey fruit knife a case or spreading knife a narrow spatula a wide spatula a bread knife and a butcher knife with stainless steel recommended for less staining and a neater look. Also offered is a salad idea using hard boiled eggs and tomato with lettuce celery slaw dressing and olives. Mothproofing furniture methods include fumigation heat cold and vacuuming and a free circular from The Star Service Bureau in Washington DC upon request.
In Winchester Memorial hospital Miss Mc Cone is praised for her noble service. The town wishes her God Speed as she departs for duties across the earth potentially facing danger and suffering.
London reports a 475 to 95 confidence vote for Churchill as editors urge swift correction of Britain's North Africa setbacks. The News Chronicle calls for ruthless re-examination of armaments while The Times says the debate ends with urgency to accelerate mobilization and industrial effort against Germany.
In 1910 about 2,500 man hours were needed to build a 20 horsepower car. By 1941 improved power machinery and methods reduced this to around 500 man hours for a 100 horsepower model. Consumer cost in 1941 was one third of the $1,500 price cited for earlier models.
Rep. Robert Ramspeck of Georgia becomes the House Democratic whip, noted for decades of championing civil service merit, retirement pay, and federal workers' protections. He succeeds Pat Boland and faces the task of ensuring party unity and voting discipline.
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