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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1950

Page

6

Captiol study catalogs women’s impact on public life

Dr Louise M Young discusses a new archival project from 6 to 1044 outlining League of Women Voters records. The work shows how suffrage evolved into a broad movement for women citizens, tracing maternal care, child welfare, labor laws, and shifts from prohibition to new policies, highlighting social change through the league’s papers.

Scho Louise M. Young Ert League of Women Voters Dr. Young Pennsyl League Young Simon Shephard Towmer League League of Nations World Court

League of Women Voters Aims in Broad Reform Agenda

The passage notes the League of Women Voters active in investigations over munitions, legalization of collective bargaining, federal aid to education, consumer protection in food and drug fields, and other measures. It emphasizes their broad reform role during the period.

League of Women Voters

Williams Family Social News and Local Happenings

Luncheon guests included Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Thelma Ashwood with other neighbors visiting over the week. The village saw a mill move and plans for a six room house at the old Advent Church site. A chicken and oyster supper funded building work at the Community Hall. The 4 H Club announces a March 17 program with Uncle Jake and his play boys.

MT. Williams N. C. Williams Thelma Ashwood Glenna Ashwood R. G. Feeley Arthur White Feeley Walter Solomon Clyde Shuler C. H. Harbaugh Gilbert Brill Ralph Williams Williams Bruce Himelright Lucien Ashwood Marilyn Feeley Dorothy Bell Dwight Wolford Merriner Farm Will Himelright O. L. Peer Kernstown

Visitors Stay With Mrs Steward In Town

Irvin Motte and Paul Steward of Portsmouth spent the weekend with Mrs Wilmer Coo ley and Mrs W S Steward in town. A grass fire near Ridings Chapel Church started by hot ashes caused excitement but caused no major damage as Stephens City Fire Co led the response with Middletown Strasburg and Toms Brook crews helping to extinguish the blaze before it reached Marvin Grim's woods.

Paul Steward Portsmouth W. 5. Steward Town Ridings Chapel Church Stephens City Fire Co Middletown Strasburg Toms Brooks Marvin Grim

Local Health Update and Weekend Visits Reported

Mr G Lar Rick shows improvement after sudden illness at the theatre. Miss Amye Clark of Warrenton high school faculty spent the weekend with her mother Mrs George Clark and was joined by Mrs Compton as a guest. Sunday visitors at Trone Ty residence included Mr and Mrs Julianne and their children from Vaucluse. The Aber family and children spent the weekend in Pittsburgh with Mr and Mrs Fisher. Jim Cooley, Mattie Ogden, and Lila Willey are listed as sick this week. Mrs Moward Owings and Mrs

Middletown G. Larrick Amye Clark Warrenton George Clark Compton Trone Ty Julianne Vaucluse William Aber Pittsburgh Fisher Jim Cooley Mattie Ogden Lila Willey Moward Owings

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