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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1946
Page
9
A teen room at Milwaukee Public Library began with a $2,000 donation and growth from civic groups, featuring records, magazines, and built in audio gear. The piece mentions teen journalism at Patterson New Jersey and reports on teen fashion and body measurements amid youth culture and postwar trends.
A fragmented note mentions Vivian Brown and invites readers to write about new angles in a local group. The informal text references dances and community activities, with unclear context and several stray phrases.
A senior feature honors Donald Sartelle of John Kerr School for leadership in band Monitor Commission and Senior Play while noting his science interest and college plans. It also extols Jimmy Saxe of Handley for brains and brawn, detailing his roles in class plays Glee Club and Monogram Club and his Hampden Sydney valedictory ahead of a chemistry path.
WELSH West Virginia March 29 James Wimmer died at 102 leaving 275 descendants in the fifth generation. His eldest son J H Wimmer of Jolo McDowell County is 79 with six other sons including Matthew of Dismal Virginia and two daughters. They tally 88 grandchildren 160 great grandchildren and 18 great great grandchildren.
The Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries of Virginia invites sealed proposals for constructing concrete basins at the Waterlock Fish Hatchery near Front Royal. Bids due 10:00 AM April 26, 1946, in Richmond. Plans by R. Stuart Royer. $10 plan fee refundable to bidders returning plans within 15 days. 10% certified bid bond required. owner may reject any bid.
Fourth Grade honors list includes Nicholas Barbara Brown Mccartney Edward Cather Robert Kendall Miles Orndorff Judy Blum Patricia Cahill Betty Derflinger Gloria Jean Garber Mitzie Harper Barbara Hobert Janet Kelle Peggy Larmimer Suzanne Berger Sarah Shiley Miller Glenda Keckley Barbara Grandstaff Fifth Grade honors note Haines Betty Jean Patton Sixth Grade McFadden honors list names Alice Glover Marie Alabaugh Martha Minton Johnson James Patton Ben Strawderman Madeline Richardson Anderson Wilbur Kersey John Massey Bruce McFadden James McFadden David Rickard Frederick Stine Beverly Whiting Ann Arthur Helen Boyd Ann Bryant Patsy Keller Betty Lou Kendall Patsy Carpenter Carolyn Duncan Peggy Ann Long Leslie Miller Carol Ridgeway Martha Robinson Freda Seldon Ann Weatherholtz.
A compact retrospective notes six years of honors in Miss Dunlaps room on the sixth grade honor roll. festival practice with a ball dance and skater's waltz. Jane Over's senior interview and a Wac ambition later redirected. ten years ago governance on walls near fountains. a year ago junior play He Ain't Done Right By Nell proves a success.
An advertisement by E. R. Crompton promotes modern portable trusses that support ruptures of any size and claim to improve circulation and strength. The shop offers daily fittings with a Winchester location at 169% North Loudoun St and a lady attendant, with phone 5272 for appointments.
A playful diary style note lists local names and weekend plans from students and friends. It mentions English talks, a party with Jeanne and George, and visits by Mitch, Anne, and Betty Stuart, asking what’s happening this weekend.
A collection of short gags about a driver's license exam a frightened driver on a hill and a salesman dealing with an early settler. In court a witness explains his truth telling to a lawyer while a rug theft case reveals a prank by a boss who said take this out and beat it.
A lively critique of the senior production Janie highlights the cast including Ellen Sargent as the star and Phil Mattingly as the hero. The rambunctious writeup pokes fun at personalities like Dick and Scooper while noting local football hero Bryan Minnigerde and the long married couple Pete Miller and Marty Arnold.
A lively report notes the Glee Club performing at the George Washington Hotel Friday night. Students are pictured preparing for the festival as spring fever grows.
The notice lists numerous students including Helen LaFollette Fay Headley Pollock Betty Lou Smith Harrell Cain Frieda Emmerth Bet Halterman James Clark Fred Maker Joan Patton Bernadine Seabright Betty Shu Sue Smith Betty Willey Arlene Weakley Rice Robert Hall Richard Haymaker Todd Keller John Drem er Sam McFadden John Solenberger Jack Weatherholtz Boxley Colleen Sager Snider Ann Adams Gretchen Armstrong Betty Davis Jeanette Dove Mary Martha Eisenberg Marilyn Hamburger Susan Sowers Marshal Steck. More names may appear in continued listings.
A newspaper item lists contestant names and their chosen songs for a Handley lunch-time juke box. Jacques Billmyer favors Slowly, Ginny Grant Oh What It Seemed To Be, Barbara Sprenkle Cocktails for Two, Bert Browning Fishin for the Moon, Miss A Gordon Tea for Two, Sue Stickley A Door Will Open, Ruth Pangle Symphony, Danny Babb The Way You Look Tonight, Donald Sartelle Don't Do It Here.
A string of quick remarks from participants including Mrs. Lewis Jacqueline Eagle Lorence Harley Dick Owens Jimmy McCoy Jack Duvall Patsy Ritter Marty Arnold and Mr Hale. They react to a situation with puzzled humor and bodily discomfort as the ground grows torn and the conversation moves toward the aftermath.
A snippet shows Mr. Peery saying Aw-right and Donald Garber calling for a beer, capturing casual street dialogue with brief repartee and no additional context.
A collection of quips about arithmetic grades, geography bragging, and a fatherly remark on work ethic. A line about cutting grass prompts a joke about the phrase it Never FOSSE. A lady asks how to pronounce a stone, and a jeweler quips the correct term is Glass.
An executive order discusses that a veteran with a 10 per cent disability serving under a war service appointment must take an appropriate examination and the agency must request his service. The text notes the requirement and process for permanent status.
The examinee will receive a ten point preference and may become permanent immediately. Executive Order 9691 of February 4 1946 on permanent appointments to war service appointees is not yet in effect.
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