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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1946

Page

8

Miss Johnston Honored On Eighth Birthday At Home

A party was hosted on West Cecil street for Elizabeth Ann Johnston who turned eight last evening. Attendees included Lynn Minton Mary Ann Marcus Margot Louderback Kremer Dicky Cather Betsy Henderson Mitchell Knight Susan Eddy Ann Lindsey Spuzzy Glaize Judy Cather Charles Riley Janet Kaye Stanley Gail Larsom Tommy Levi and Allen Carpon. Church Class To Meet Thursday. The Florence Nightingale Class of United Brethren Church will meet at 7 30 PM at the Hodgson home 122 North Washington Street with Misses Lillian and Helen Hodgson presiding. Jean Carpenter will serve as devotional leader. Recovery News. Mr Clint Larrick of the Northwestern Grade is recovering well after a minor operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Bucky Whitacre son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Whitacre 103 South Braddock Street underwent an appendectomy at Winchester Memorial Hospital Saturday. condition is satisfactory.

Miss Johnston Elizabeth Ann Johnson West Cecil Street Lynn Minton Mary Ann Marcus Margot Louderback Kremer Dicky Cather Betsy Henderson Mitchell Knight Susan Eddy Ann Lindsey Spuzzy Glaize Judy Cather Charles Riley Janet Kaye Stanley Gail Larsom Tommy Levi Allen Carpon Florence Nightingale United Brethren Church Lillian Helen Hodgson North Washington Street Jean Carpenter Whitacre Bucky Whitacre Raymond Whitacre South Braddock Street Winchester Memorial Hospital

Girl Scout Troop Hosts Scavenger Hunt and Party

Girl Scouts Troop 4 members and guests held a scavenger hunt on Saturday April 6 at 7 pm starting at the Episcopal Parish House. Afterward a party at Jane Miller’s on North Avenue featured refreshments and dancing with many attendees named.

Girl Scouts Troop 4 Episcopal Parish Jane Miller North Avenue Dorothy Hawthorne Roberta Browning Elizabeth Baker Liz Cather Anne Cather Dorothy Eisenberg Betsy Glaize Nancy Hurst Bettie Kersey Susan Knight Cary Marshall Bootsie Minnigerode Peggy Merriner Jane Sowers Coleen Sager Kitty Stephenson Wesley Wright Susan Nixdorff Virginia Yates Betty Jo Halterman Hilda Taylor Mary Lee Schlack Patricia Funk Bo Brown Donald Duffey Bobby Hall Bobby Anderson Jimmy Hall Dickie Kremer Bill Lawrence Jack Butler Beverly Spiker Jimmy Lawrence Ronny Wiley Eugene Cunningham Ross Knee Tom Leetch Jack Henshall John Boyd Monty Miller Dickie Fansler David Winter Gray Pollard Sonny Capper Edwin Bridgeforth John Solenberger Howard Allen

Call Meeting of Little Theatre

The Winchester Little Theatre will hold a re organization meeting Thursday at 8 p m in the Hand ley Library lecture hall. Former members and others are urged to attend as plans for a War Memorial fund production and for a group to present radio plays are discussed.

Winchester Little Theatre Handley Library War Memorial Fund

Miss Ridgeway Engaged To Robert Lee Meridian Man

Mr and Mrs R Powell Ridgeway of Boyce announce the engagement of their daughter Harriette Elizabeth to Robert Lee Meridian Mississippi Miss Ridgeway is a Boyce High School graduate and attended a business school in Gainesville Georgia She and Mr Ratcliff work for Western Union offices in Pulaski and Roanoke plans are set for a June wedding

R. Powell Ridgeway Boyce Harriette Elizabeth Robert Leenae Meridian Mississippi Misseway Boyce High School Gainesville Georgia Ratcliff Western Union Pulaski Roanoke

Miss Lee Snyder and Captain Lovett Wed in Baltimore

Announcement of the marriage of Miss Lee Snyder of Baltimore to Captain Harry Lewis Lovett of Winchester and Staunton. The ceremony was held April 7 at the bride’s home, with a reception for 200 guests. They will reside in Winchester after June 15 following a California wedding trip.

Lee Snyder Samuel Snyder Baltimore Harry Lewis Lovett Winchester and Staunton J. Lovett Lovett Samuel Rosenblatt Tillie Snyder William Lovett Women’s Bar Association Lovett Lovett Brothers Shoe Store Winchester India-Burma

Miss Chambers To Speak Here Friday

Missionary Group Shenandoah Association meets with the Women’s Auxiliary of First Baptist on Friday April 12 starting at 10 30 a m for an all day session Guest Irene Chambers Home Mission Board will speak at 11 a m Luncheon served by church ladies All invited Lt Estes Visitor To Parents Here

Shenandoah Association Women's Auxiliary The First Baptist Church Irene Chambers Home Mission Board

VFW Plans Parade Float For Apple Blossom Festival

Winchester Post and Auxiliary No 2123 VFW vote to enter a float in the Apple Blossom Festival feature parade on May 3 during their Monday night meeting.

Winchester Post and Veterans of Foreign Wars

Modern Etiquette Q Answers by Roberta Lee

Answers from Roberta Lee provide etiquette guidance on thanking hosts after visiting another city, handling gifts, eating fresh artichokes with fingers until the heart, and avoiding smoking while talking. The column offers concise, practical tips for social behavior and table manners.

Roberta Lee

Stokowskis Visited Shenandoah Valley on Motor Trip

The Leopold Stokowskis with Gloria Vanderbilt paused in Shenandoah County en route to New York after a southern tour. They stayed incognito at a county inn under aliases Mr and Mrs Richard Hammond of Fresno California. Mrs Stokowski is a near relative of Harold Vanderbilt of Mount Airy estate near Mount Jackson Virginia.

Leopold Stokowskis Shenandoah Valley Philadelphia Orchestra Gloria Vanderbilt Shenandoah County Stokowskies New York Deep South Rger Richard Hammond Fresno Calif Stokowski Harold Vanderbilt

Guest Preachers At Grace Church And St John’s

The Rev. F R Wagner of St John’s Lutheran Martinsburg will preach at Grace Lutheran Church during the midweek Lenten service at 7 30 p m. At the same hour the Rev William E Eisenberg will speak at St John’s Martinsburg.

F. R. Wagner D. D St. John’s Lutheran Church Martinsburg Grace Lutheran

Berryville Social Calendar Packed With Visits and News

Berryville notes a steady stream of visitors and locals returning home after trips. Rice W. Levi Jr arrives from Europe with family, while Lt. Edward Owens and family visit relatives. Other entries cover hospital births, graduations, and residents traveling to Richmond and Washington for personal affairs.

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

A brief language study notes common misuses and pronunciation tips. It defines gregarious as social and inclined to flock with others, with examples and a daily vocabulary aim.

W. L. Gordon

Berryville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

The week highlights visits as Seaman Floyd Dorsey Jr. from the Merchant Marines spends leave with relatives in Berryville. Peggy Lee from Washington DC visits her mother Mrs Taylor Lee for the weekend. Mrs Lee hosts guests Mr and Mrs John Lee and their son, while Alex Riddleberger of Front Royal spends Tuesday with Mrs Riddleberger's father, Charlie Galloway. Friends of Roy Shifflett are mentioned.

Harry Berry Helen Berry Southwest Virginia Louis Lickey Washington, D. C Berryville Mrs H. H. Lickey Jack Weisman Jackie Weisman Seaman William Barnett Maryland Edward Barnett Floyd Dorsey, Jr Merchant Marines Peggy Lee Taylor Lee Robert Riddleberger Alex Riddleberger Front Royal

Local Resident Recovers at Home After Hospital Stay

A Berryville resident recuperates at home following months in Charles Town Hospital after injuries from being struck by a truck. Charles Williams of Staunton visits Berryville to see his sisters Mrs Charley Levi and Mrs George Levi. Clifton Price family, including Ann and Clifton Price Jr, join Floyd and wife in Purcellville for a Sunday visit.

Berryville Charles Town Hospital Charles Williams Staunton

Also Mentioned on This Page

Social Harriette Elizabeth Ridgeway Dee Ee Rotary Sarah Zane Hall Turner Ashby William T. Barr Peyton Street Miller School Pta Handley High School Janie Miss Ridgeway South Stewart Street Clint Larrick Ed Resta Savereeney Fashion Winchester — Front Royal Chambersburg, Pa Girl Scouts Call Meeting of Little Theatre Palace Theatre Lousous Street Miss Lee Snyder Harry Lovett Miss Chambers Estes Melvin A. Estes T. C. Wing Pope Field N. C E. V. Estes Berryville Avenue Ferris Pennsylvania Gerald B. Ferris Scranton Harry Russell VFW Clarke County Coe Gaunt’s Drug Store Prince Greenwich Village Humane League New York City South Pacific Stokowskis Grace Church the Flower Shop E. Piccadilly St Edward Owens Owens Jimmy Owens Richmond John McIntosh Episcopal High School Alexandria Charlies McIntosh Marshall McCormick Reynolds Norwood David H. Allen Glen Allen Henry Reynolds John Harris John E. Harris Harry Warden Thomas E. Gold William O’brien Virginia State Police M. G. O’brien William Carpenter Ethel Hereford Elizabeth Hereford Warne Hereford Taylor Amiss Culpeper Arthur Edmunds Edmunds Gloria Ann Longerbeam Sie Longerbeam Berryvilleville Carolyn Bryan Mis Katherine Jackson Fred Miller Hagerstown Beryville Ellis F. Jackson W. E Marshall Levi Patsy and Rodney Levi W. E. Hart William Levi Cyrus Pine Pine Memorial Hospital Clara Dumais Robert, Jr Willard Holbrook Robert Dumais, Sr Lewiston 9Th Air Corps Jacksonville, Fla Mr. Roy Shifflett Gilbert Oden Libby Lovett Brothers Staunton, Va Charley Levi George Levi Clifton Price Ann Price Clifton Price, Jr Purcellville the Commercial & Savings Bank Winchester, Virginia Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Haldeman’s Geo. Washington Garage Cather & Moling New Park Ave Timberlake Dia Loudoun Pitas Yourself Peoples Drug Stores, Inc North Main St CMLL
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