Longtime Winchester hat shop assistant recalls a century of retail life
Cora Massie, 83, has worked downtown since 1914, first at Brill and Ritter's, then Hamburgers, Wonder's, and since 1970 at Millards Hat and Dress Shop. She reflects on dramatic changes in fashion and customer expectations, recalls brick streets, early shopping routines, and a career devoted to serving the public.
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Jessica Sullivan
Star
Winchester
Cameron Street
Main Street
Cora Massie
Massie
Millards Hat and Dress Shop
Boscawen Street
Middle Road
Frederick County
Brill and Ritter’s
Leggett Department
Rosalind Russell
Jack Benny
Lucille Ball
Tors
Northwestern Workshop Spring Cleaning Drive
Community event promotes a cleanup push through closets attics and basements with a focus on disposing unwanted items. The Northwestern Workshop sponsors the effort inviting residents to participate and recycle or donate useful belongings.
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Northwestern
Massanutten FFA honors in state speaking contest
Frederick County FFA members win top honors in junior and senior divisions Mark Baker of James Wood and Cherie Jenkins of R E Ayler Junior High will represent Massanutten Federation at the Northern Area Contest March 21 at Stonewall Jackson High School Mount Jackson.
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Massanutten Federation of Future Farmers of America
FFA
Frederick County
Mark Baker
James Wood
Cherie Jenkins
R. E. Ayler Junior High
Miss Jenkins
Mr. Baker
Massanutten Federation
Stonewall Jackson High School
Mount Jackson
NIH to Begin Risk Tests on Recombinant DNA Research
NIH scientists will start April risk assessments at Bethesda Maryland and Fort Detrick to evaluate potential hazards of recombinant DNA work. Experiments involve altering bacterial DNA and testing whether modified organisms can escape containment and infect animals.
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Washington
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Bethesda
Army
Germ Warfare Laboratory
Fort Detrick
Ferdinand Mack
Frederick
U.S
Congress
William J. Gartland
Jonathan King
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
King
Gartland
Wallace Rowe
Malcolm Martin
Martin
Spinal Cord Injury Seminar at Winchester Memorial Hospital
A one day seminar for registered nurses and SPNs on spinal cord injury is set for March 23 at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Sponsored by the Vocational Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury System and Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center with the University of Virginia Medical Center, the program covers rehabilitation phases and aims to train RNs and LPNs in adaptive equipment, bowel and bladder retraining, psycho social needs, and family dynamics. Apple Blossom chair sales by Friendship Fire Company Auxiliary run Friday and Saturday during parades, with proceeds benefiting chair purchases.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center
University of Virginia Medical Center
Friendship Fire Company
Pearl Bailey
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Wonder’s
Millards
Phyllis Melvin
James Coffelt
Rodney Gillison
C&p
Clarke Bank
C&p Telephone
Clarke County
Disney World
Florida
New York
N. Cameron St
Susan Dawkins
Winchester Evening Star
James Wood High School
David Lester Dailey
Hugh F. Dailey
Rt. 5
Maria Kim Tulley
Alfred Robinson
Rt. 2
Nursing Education Department
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