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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1940
Page
6
A cross stitch design offering nine rose motifs from 15 by 15 inches to 3 by 4 inches in varied color schemes. Includes transfer pattern, materials list, stitch illustrations, and color guides. Send ten cents to Winchester Dept. 259 W 14th Street New York NY with name address and pattern number.
Star Tannery October 16 report says Mr. and Mrs. George Himelright and son Darrell of Baltimore visited relatives. hospitalized locals in improving condition. Esther Cooper attended Lebanon Church homecoming and Mrs. N. T. Snarr funeral. A two day sightseeing party toured Wardensville Moorefield Petersburg Franklin Mt. Grove Warm Springs and more with several local residents and guests.
In Isaac Creek Virginia on October 16 various neighbors visited relatives and friends. Clarence Shaffer of Rigley West Virginia called on Mrs. Samuel Kerns with Mrs. Shaffer. Marvin Slonaker and family spent the weekend at their home and work at Paw Paw West Virginia. Alvin Whitacre of Great Cacapon visited relatives. Cecil Whitacre hosts visitors Ina Betty Peggy Dorothy Whitacre and Donald Whitacre. Washington DC visitors M C Baker Ernest Masher Annie Johnson called on Mrs. Alice Whitacre. Von Gammon recently started a new position in Winchester. Lena Kissner of Washington DC spent a day with her sisters Thurman Kerns and Elizabeth Kelsner.
Presented rainfall totals for the 24 hours ending a.m. None and October to date 1.73 inches, year to date 26.28 inches. The 27 year average by month 1913 to 1939 lists January 2.56 inches through December 2.39 inches, with an average annual rainfall of 35.53 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy to stimulate bile flow and relieve constipation. It claims two pints of bile move into the bowels daily and promotes the product as a simple solution available for 10 and 25 cents.
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