Lions Festival Returns to Winchester Armory Dates Set
Lions Club Festival, a long running charity event, is slated for October 29 30 31 and November 12 at Winchester Armory. Ben Cather says proceeds aid eye and dental clinics for school children and community welfare projects. The club recently donated 3000 dollars to the Recreation Department for a park shelter using festival proceeds.
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Winchester Armory
Ben Cather
Lions Weekly
Lions Club
Lions
Winchester Recreation Department
New Park
Lions Festival Set With Car And Prizes
The Lions Festival plans toward a fall event with a new 1946 Packard 8 four door sedan as the door prize. Other prizes include an electric refrigerator a combo radio phonograph an electric range and a washing machine. Ralph G Hengeveld chairs the festival committee and asks all chairmen to meet Thursday at 5 15 pm in the Hansbrough Carter building. Rotary speaker C E Hofer from Switzerland spoke on world peace and universal university ideas.
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Ralph G. Hengeveld
Lions Festival Committee
Hansbrough Carter
C.E. Hofer
Winchester
Switzerland
Hofer
Universal University
Clarke County Woman Granted Divorce
Katherine Lavenia Riley Longerbeam was granted a divorce from John Clifton Longerbeam in Clarke County Circuit Court on grounds of constructive desertion. Neither party may remarry until four months after the final decree.
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Clarke County
Katherine Lavenia Riley Longerbeam
John Clifton Longerbeam
VA Opens Guidance Centers for Veterans in Virginia
The Roanoke regional VA office announces ten new guidance centers to serve ex servicemen and women. Winchester Hampden Sydney and William and Mary host centers covering 32 counties with about 59 500 veterans. Center staff include R A Cregger acting chief and J LeMasurier Jr and J A Connell among others.
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Veterans Administration
Hampden-Sydney College
William and Mary College
Winchester
Roanoke
Virginia
Hampden- Sydney Center
Winchester Center
Loudoun Street
R. A. Cregger
Wytheville
J. LeMasurier, Jr
Richmond
J. A. Connel
Arlington
Frederick
Warren
Clarke
Loudoun
Page
Shenandoah
Rockingham
Rappahannock
Local 4-H Club Canning and Clothing Winners Named
Emma Lou Wiley won first in canning, Phyllis Bell first in care of clothing, and Gladys Longerbeam first in clothing. Sixteen members, three leaders, and two agents attended the contest event.
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Emma Lou Wiley
Canning
Phyllis Bell
Gladys Longerbeam
Green Spring Health and Local News Notes
Green Spring Virginia reports Mr Junior Helesley has returned home after hospital treatment at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Abshire is a patient in Winchester hospital. Mr Gaines Milburn of Pennsylvania visited his brother Carter Milburn for several days. Mrs Bessie Catlett is unable to work due to an infected arm and hand. Friends extend condolences on the death of William Braithwaite and extend sympathy to his family.
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Green Spring
Junior Helesley
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Gaines Milburn
Pennsylvania
Carter
Bessie Catlett
William Braithwaite
Abshire
Winchester Hospital
Catherine Williams
Zirkle Williams
Mr. Williams
Community Picnic and 4-H Fair Spark Local Fun
Mt Williams Va September notes a large community picnic at the Community Hall with women cooking and men painting both outside and inside. A 4-H festival Saturday raised funds for the club treasury while the Williams community league schedules a meeting and welcomes youth participation. several visitations and family notices follow including a birth in Winchester Memorial Hospital and a ton lilectomy recovery.
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MT. Williams
N. C. Williams
Maine tops potato production in 1945
The Department of Agriculture reports Maine produced 52,785,000 bushels, led by Aroostook County at about 90 percent of Maine's output, while Idaho ranked second with 44,220,000 bushels.
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Maine
Idaho
Department of Agriculture
Aroostook County
Miss Carrington To Present Recital At Woodstock
Miss Jean Carrington a gifted Woodstock pianist will present a piano recital on Thursday September 12 at 8 p m at the Uptown Theatre Woodstock under the sponsorship of the Woodstock Rotary Club Admission is free She is a former pupil of Mrs Robert Wylie and studied at St Catherine s School Converse College and Syracuse University where she earned the Bachelor of Music degree She recently soloed with the Syracuse Civic Symphony and plans to teach at Blackstone College next week
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Jean Carrington
Woodstock
Wil
Uptown Theatre
B. B. Dutton
Carrington
Blacksburg
Blackstone College
Clarke County H. D. program announced schedule and meetings
Clarke County Home Demonstration Agent Margaret Yowell releases a schedule of upcoming meetings. Homemakers from White Post and Double Toll Gate will meet N N Simpson September 12 at 2 p.m. Pine Corner club meets Daniel Bell September 12 at 7 30 p.m. Garments for children to be brought. Demonstrations include fashions and foundation garments with planning next year discussed. Pine Grove 4 H Club held a Sept 6 picnic at Cas Castleman's Ferry and met Flora Fletcher for the regular meeting focusing on clothing and canning.
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Margaret Yowell
Clarke County
White Post
N. N. Simpson
Pine Corner
Daniel Bell
Pine Grove
Castleman’s Ferry
Modern Trusses Offer Relief for Hernias in Martinsburg
In Martinsburg a service advertises comfortable, well fitted trusses that adjust to size and teach proper wear. The ad targets large incisional hernias and ruptures after surgery, offering improved circulation and daily support. National Surgical Pitters at 130 West Burke Street promotes modern, adjustable trusses.
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Martinsburg
National Surgical Pitters
West Burke Street
W. Va
Dr. F LL. Sencindiver
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