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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1948
Page
2
A national sewing contest shows growing home dressmaking interest across all ages and classes. Forty five cities participate with thousands of entries leading to a Waldorf Astoria finale. Pattern and sewing machine sales surge as dressmaking classes draw large crowds.
The piece notes a surge in home sewing with women learning new tailoring techniques and finishing skills. Tulsa hosts special classes for men drawing university students, while Marie Denham, a top New York model, declares she sews most of her own outfits for cost and fit.
The Thursday session of the Garden Club judging school continues at the Episcopal parish hall. The program will focus on flower arrangement and judging with a morning meeting at 10:30 a.m. instead of 10:00.
An 118 song and singing games booklet for children with words and music. Directions for singing games included. Durable color cover, illustrated, 25 cents postpaid via the Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington DC.
April 3 at 1 pm Mrs Elmer Erickson Millwood furniture and appliances. April 3 at noon estate of Mrs Henry Pope Winchester furniture and household. April 7 at 10 am Edgar Maple near Nain livestock farm machinery and goods. April 23 at 1 pm Stuart M Perry Rt 50 west of Winchester registered Ayrshire cattle.
Gordon McKlwee of Winchester maintains his 100-game duckpin record, unchanged despite Paul Gyome of Colchester setting a new 100-game world mark in Connecticut. Gyome’s 12,722 total across ten series was sanctioned by the National Duckpin Bowling Congress, but McKlwee believes his nine-hour run remains the enduring standard.
New York report from March 31 states scientists at the American Museum of Natural History conclude ants vary in effort. After a five month Panama study they found 40 percent loaf at the nest, 40 percent are steady workers, and the rest work only occasionally.
In Columbus Ohio on March 31 a mob stormed the home of Frank Hashmall a 28 year old former New York college student self described executive secretary of Franklin County communists. About 300 people watched as 30 to 40 intruders shattered windows and damaged furniture before police arrived. The sheriff said he would pursue declaring Hashmall a public menace and forcing him to leave town. Hashmall would not speak to reporters.
National Fruit Product Co honors 32 employees for service five to 25 years at a 9 a.m. Saturday program in the Capital Theatre. Garland Quarles delivers the address on the worth and dignity of service, after Mayor C. R. Anderson introduction and a church invocation. The event features 25-year, 20-year, 15-year, 10-year and five-year emblems and awards, with remarks by Wilkie W. Hunt and a showing of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn.
Auction notice for Farmers Livestock Exchange listing multiple farm implements to be sold on Monday April 5 at 12:30 p.m. Including a 2 row corn planter riding cultivator various plows a tractor disc spike harrow wheat fan grain cradle grindstone platform scales two trucks a John Deere mower and additional items in good condition.
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