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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1949
Page
5
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The author lists Bible Shakespeare Kempis Wordsworth Bunyan and Carlyle Sartor Resartus as foundational reads. He credits a single casual tract and Lyman Abbott of The Outlook for reshaping his thinking. He invites readers to name the works that influenced them most.
The phrase "Horse Marines" is a mythic corps often cited in innocent jokes. It references a non existent cavalry unit within the British Royal Marines, which are trained for artillery and infantry roles and do not include cavalry.
In seafaring lore the term Horse Marines labels clumsy recruits. The phrase underlines the crew’s disdain for inept seamen and the social gap within the shipboard community.
Benjamin Be Hamman of Middletown is serving a 30 day jail term for failure to send his children to school. He has been arraigned twice this term on compulsory attendance charges. After a second conviction on February 26 the prior 30 day sentence was revoked and he must serve it. The latest case gave another 30 day sentence but suspended for 12 months if he complies with the school law.
Winchester VFW post faces a 52 member shortfall toward its 1949 quota. Adjutant Douglas Butler says an all out effort will contact all area veterans who served overseas in World War I and II to fill the deficit.
The local post with 381 members supports athletic activities, veteran outreach, and public welfare. A member quote notes no fixed number of orange segments as varieties differ, and even within a variety individual fruits vary in segment count.
Funeral services were held in Charles Town yesterday for Mrs. Baldwin Hilleary aged 70 who died Sunday. Survivors include Mrs. R. E. Smith a foster daughter of this city.
FASTEETH is described as a pleasant non acid powder that helps readers wear dentures more firmly for eating and talking. It claims to reduce odor and gives a fresh breath feel while avoiding gummy tastes. Sold at drug stores.
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