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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1939

Page

2

Stephens City Home Economics Club initiates 99 new members

The Stephens City Home Economics Club concluded its program with a candlelight service as 99 new members, directed by Betsy Perry and others, were initiated. Martha Richard was elected president for the coming year with Helen Pappas as vice president and Ruth Hausenfluck as secretary treasurer.

Martha Richard Stephens City Charles Rich Richard City Home Economics Helen Pappas Ruth Hausenfluck Betsy Perry Mildred Pathter Iva Yates Helen Berns Zoe Lemley Love Campbell Cassandra Mudd Frances Scrivener Maxine Baker Eileen Clarke Edith M. Whitmore Rosie Lee Cathet Naomi Ruckman Eunice Garrett Marjorie Moore Margaret Fox Louise Sager Frances Ewing Dorothy Simmons Kathren Smith Ruth Parker Beatrice Anderson Nevaline Vincent Evelyn Jones Nina Stine Eloise al Pauline Rhodes

The Life Blood of Trade Ad Speaks To Newspaper Space

Advertisers describe newspaper advertising as the life blood of trade. Manufacturers and distributors spent 167 million dollars last year on newspaper space, underscoring the medium's perceived value and impact on business.

Pendergast Machine Boss Hit By Grand Jury Probe

Kansas City grand jury report cements corruption claims against T J Pendergast era machine. It names Charles Carollo as a top figure and details gambling vice and racketeering tied to city county and state governments. Carollo testified collecting campaign cash from gamblers and delivering funds to Pendergast.

Kansas City Tom Pendergast T. J. Pendergast Jackson County Albert L. Reeves Charles Carollo Iater Otto P. Higgins Pendergast R. E. O'Malley Charles V. Carollo Leavenworth Carollo

Route 11 Modernization Plans Include $600000 Allocation

The State Highway Commission tentatively allocates about $600000 to modernize Route 11 from Lexington to Bristol in the next fiscal year. Funds target Rockbridge county Fancy Hill area and Buffalo Creek curves, with a separate $110456 for Fancy Hill improvements. Other allocations cover Route 117 into Salem, Montgomery county west of Christiansburg, Irachanan south, and gaps along the Lee Highway toward Bristol and Abingdon.

State Highway Commission Lexington Bristol Rockbridge County Fancy Hill Buffalo Creek Salem Roanoke Montgomery County Christiansburg Irachanan Southwest Virginia Howie Holston River Marion Abingdon

The Great Tradition by Frances Parkinson Keyes

Library lists an engaging study in upheaval as an ardent young man navigates a world torn by World War I. The German aristocrat father died in war while the mother returns to the United States amid European history and a tapestry of Berlin Hague and East Prussia settings.

Frances Parkinson Keyes United States Dehn D. Thecades Berlin Hague East Prussia

Average monthly rainfall by month 1913 38 period

Present and past rainfall data cover 94 hours to 8 a m with October to date 3.88 inches and year to date 41.35 inches. The 26 year average monthly rainfall from 1913 to 1938 lists values for each month and an average annual rainfall of 35.09 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.

Winchester Research Laboratory

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Stephens City Home Economics Club Phyllis Fowle Mary Bowman Handley Clarke County Virginia State Chamber of Commerce Kitty Baker Jonedith Henry Dorothy Hawthorne Mary Pappas Lucille Spillman Mary Catherine Pingley Marion Hurst A. F. Rees, Inc Leesburg, VA Berryville, VA S. Loudoun Loudoun Street Loudoun Hable’s Real Estate N. Main Loudoun St John Ebert E. Clifford East Lane West Cork West Cork St W. Clifford St Clara Pultz Bentz W. Pall Mall St Hott, Pine Motor Co Winchester Steam Laundry Oe Funeral Home Bath Furnace J. O. J. Green N. Cameron St Winchester Front Royal National Ave W. Pall Mall Howard Luttrell Albin Dunlop Tire and Rubber Co Virginia Earl E. Parrish Mobile Rockford James R. Cobb Eod International W. F. Airtrip Countess Babs Barbara Haugwitz-Reventlow Robert Sweeney U. S New York Bell Clothes Federal Grand Jury Aic Cas Nean TS SILCO Keyes DuPont John W. Rosenberger and CO S. Braddock St Stokol W. Adams Plumbing & Heating E. Piccadilly St
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