80. Spry Cooking School at The Lyric Theater in 1940

Cooking School Starts Today At 1 O'clock At The Lyric


Winchester Journal Herald

Spry brand vegetable shorting can circa 1940. 

Friday, June 7, 1940

     The big all-new Spry cooking school, under sponsorship of the Daily News, Journal-Herald and the Lyric theater, will start today promptly at 1 o'clock at the Lyric. The theater's doors will be open at 12:45 p. m.

     Everything is in readiness for this third annual school and an elaborate array of prizes is in store for the women of Winchester and vicinity who attend any of the three sessions, which will also be held the coming two Friday afternoons with a complete change of program for each. The grand prize of the entire school will be a new $99.50 Magic Chef range, choice of either Pyrofax or natural gas, which will be given free through the cooperation of the Winchester Auto Supply store.
 
     Miss Ann Olson, trained home economist and lecturer from the Spry research kitchens in Cambridge, Mass., who will conduct the actual demonstrations on the Lyric stage at each of the three sessions, will present a well-balanced program featuring the preparation of many new, interesting dishes along with many old ones with time-saving methods and ideas. Time-tested recipes will be given each lady in attendance and Miss Olson will answer questions during her demonstrations. 

Pryofax ad circa 1940s. 

     All of the items prepared by Ms. Olson will be given away, as will 15 well-fitted food baskets.
   
     Other prizes which will be given away during the school include an electric radio-clock from Engle's Music schop; three porcelain-top kitchen tables from the By-Lo Furniture store; a complete set of wear-ever aluminum pans from Walter Payne hardware; baskets of fruit from the Ideal Fruit market; ladies shoes from Wall's Brown Bilt Shoe store; ice cream from Edwards; wearing apparel from the Boston store; bed-sheets from J. C. Penney store; costume jewelry from Baumgartner's Jewelry store; Ruby tableware by Anchor Hocking from Morris' store; magazine subscriptions from the Charles F. Seagraves store; ladies' hose from Bishop's Clothing store; 15 gallons of Nu-Blue Sonoco gasoline from the East End Service station; three deluxe electric toasters from the Western Auto store; and several others, including prizes from the Cox studio and W. E. Baker company. In addition, an item from Hill's dairy and a loaf of Singer's Sun-Tan bread will be included in each of the 15 food baskets.

     Free Coca-Cola will be served everyone in attendance in the Lyric foyer, through the courtesy of the Coca-Cola Bottling company.

     The Lyric's regular screen program will follow the awarding of the prizes.

     All of this wonderful afternoon is yours and the cost is but a regular week-day matinee ticket to the Lyric which entitles you to everything. The Lyric's regular matinee price of 15 cents will prevail.

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Notes from Mick "The Blogger".

The Lyric was in the middle of the 100 block of South Main Street, Winchester.

The ticket window was in the entryway between the two current store/business fronts.

The Lyric was originally used for traveling Vaudeville shows.

The floor tapered down to the east towards a stage and there was a balcony with seats.

Just outside the theater there was a small building where Pat Davis had a popcorn stand.

There was a stairway inside, behind the ticket window that went upstairs where the projection room was.

Also upstairs was Paula's (Downing) Beauty Parlor.

Clyde Hiatt had a bakery and ice cream shop before the Lyric.