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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1946

Page

8

Social Notes Highlight Arts and Local Meetings

Miss Emma Ridgeway hosted the local A A U W chapter at 708 South Stewart Street with several officers assisting. The May Art Exhibition was announced with water colors from the Richmond Museum of Fine Arts and works from visiting artists. A city children’s art contest is slated for judging soon.

Emma Ridgeway American Association of University Women South Stewart Street D. E. Leatherman Claude Stickley Helen Re Richard Lewis Cathan Pannill Richmond Museum of Fine Arts Ter Pannill William Eisenberg Holland

Miss Feeley Heads Mt Williams 4-H Club Officers

The Mt Williams 4-H club elected Ruth Feeley president and Dick Nesselrodt vice president. Ronnie serves as an officer. The group plans monthly meetings at Mt Williams Community Hall with the next gathering set for May 10 at 8 p.m.

Mt. Williams Ruth Feeley Dick Nesselrodt Ronnie

Change in G A A Social Date Set for April

The Girls Athletic Association postpones its April social from the third Thursday to the fourth Thursday. It will be at the Elks Club clubrooms at 7 p m on April 25.

Girls Athletic Association Elks Club

Local Red Men and Pocahontas Attend State Convention in Richmond

Members of the local Chapter of the Great Council Improved Order of Red Men and the Great Council Degree of Pocahontas left this morning for the state convention in Richmond. The gathering opens tonight with a banquet and dance.

The Great Council Red Men Pocahontas Richmond Seaves Eee Curl Minnehaha Council No. 1

Berryville High stages Skidding in junior class play

Berryville Virginia April 16 Senior Class of Berryville High presented Skidding amid a political family saga. Marian Hardy returns from college to a campaign tangled by nomination and election. The cast includes Helen Jenkins Frank Sowers Vera Shifflett Wanless Smallwood Ivan White with Mrs Merchant directing and a student team handling staging and props.

Berryville Berryville High School Hardy Andy Marian Hardy Helen Jenkins Wayne Trenton Frank Sowers Trenton Marian McCarthy Bonnie Es Milly Vera _ Shifflett Granpa Hardy Wanless Smallwood Fam Balanc Stubbins Ivan White J. Marion Robert Merchant Herman Lloyd William Enschatz Allen Pierson Bil Smallwood Anne Langbein Helen Royston Eunice Chapman Philip Kline David Ll Thelma Foltz Francis Ilson

Lewis Ridgeway Wedding Set for Thursday at Millwood

A marriage license for Miss Pyne Ridgeway daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Glen Ridgeway of Millwood to Mr Henry Esmond Lewis son of Mr and Mrs Henry Nathan Lewis of Frederick county was issued on Monday by Clarke County Clerk. The wedding is planned for Thursday at 4 pm at the Episcopal Church Millwood with Rev G Peyton Aighill officiating in a double ring ceremony.

Berryville Pyne Ridgeway Jacob Glen Ridgeway Millwood Henry Esmond Lewis Henry Nathan Lewis Frederick County Clarke County Episcopal Church G. Peyton Aighill

Lesson In English Word Study Note

Instructional note on word usage and pronunciation. Highlights include salutation formality in letters, Moscow pronunciation, and three example words instinctively involuntarily natural impulse with a sentence about animal mothers protecting young.

Mr. Brown Moscow Russia

Do Fishes Hibernate in Winter

No fish hibernates. Some species such as carp and catfish stay quiet in mud bottoms during winter.

Berryville Socials Reflect Weekend Guests and Travel

Berryville residents hosted and visited as relatives and friends from Richmond, Washington, D C, Maryland, and Connecticut spent weekends in Berryville. Guests included Miss Judy Beverley, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nesbet, Mrs. E Blackburn Moore, Seaman Fleming Wisecarver Jr., Capt. and Mrs. Morton Mumma, Lt R Meade Dorsey, and Barbara Baxter.

Berryville Ralph Nesbet Richmond William Beverley Milton Valley Judy Beverley Holton Arms School Washington, D. C Beverley Elizabeth Beverley Wellesley College Seaman Fleming Wisecarver, Jr Bainbridge Naval Training Base Maryland Mrs Fleming Wisecarver Gay Levi Mary Washington College Fredericksburg Rice W. Levi Levi Jean Cather Winchester Thomas Riviere Ralph M Morton C. Mumma, Jr Ralph N. Dorseys R. Meade Dorsey Navy Norfolk William B. Clagett Barbara Baxter New York City Washington, D Charles McGuire Charles McGuire, Jr Master Charles McGuire Fred Lindy Norwood Lindy Gilbert McKown Martinsburg W. Va McKown Thomas Jones

Katherine Hobson Returns To Berryville After Visit

Miss Katherine Hobson has returned to Berryville after visiting. Local brief notes her trip ended and she resumed daily routines in Berryville.

Katherine Page Washington, D. C Berryville Virginia Page Katherine Hobson

Etiquette Qs on Invites and Attire from Roberta Lee

A reader asks whom to send replies to for a party. The answer says send to the hostess hosting the event. Another question discusses taste in brides and appropriate sleeve etiquette for the bride or groom. It notes that some conduct is permissible in business but not in social settings.

Diane Wes

Berryville Social Notes Highlight Washington Visits

Friends and relatives in Berryville hosted guests from Washington, D C and Baltimore over the weekend. The list includes Louis Lickey, Mrs. Harry Warden, Dr. Margaret Ballard, Col. D B Griffing, Miss Lillian Lambert, and several local residents visiting family and friends in Berryville and nearby Arlington, Glen Allen, and Strasburg.

Harry Warden B. B. Thawley Margaret Ballard Baltimore, Md

Eligibility for GI Bill when Naval ROTC member is discharged

The Veterans Administration says eligibility depends on the individual case under the point system. If ROTC training was not completed, you may still be considered to have completed the course in certain circumstances. Consult the Regional Office, Veterans Administration to determine eligibility under the law.

Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Veterans’ Administration

Sales Directory listing multiple auctions and items

Apr 19 1 pm one mile north of Berryville Milton Stipe sells livestock farm equipment and household furniture. Apr 19 2 pm Front Royal building lots auction W D Derflinger. Poultry goods Loring E Conrad. Apr 27 11 am 313 Gray Ave Shenandoah National Bank sells household furniture. Apr 27 noon 313 Gray Ave residential property Shenandoah Valley National Bank admr Erb.

Berryville Milton Stipe Front Royal W. D. Derflinger Loring E. Conrad Gray Ave Shena National Bank Shenandoah Valley National Bank Admr Erb

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A.A.U.W Miss Ridgeway Tional Coopera Ann Education Committee McSherry Lupton Wright Rowe Robinson Woore New York Dorothy Moore Blackburn Moore West Boscawen Street Chanute Victory Rat Army Inva Moore Mrs. Bragg Memorial Hospital W. 8. Bragg Clearbrook Winchester Memorial Hospital Massie Pred Massie North Kent Cook Florida Giles B. Cook, Jr Bolling Field Tampa Fla Martha Baker Presid de Hse Miss Feeley G. A. A. Social Miss Kurtz Philadelphia Lucy Kurtz Ft. Meade James Swanson Carlin Swanson Betty Kerns Pvt Walter Dutton Swanson J. Geo. G. Meade Eee Taeee Easton, Md Kien Wertenbete Wrener Johnny Dunn South Cameron Street Wrightson Dunn P. H. Davis Cheltenham England Brooks’ Pharma Lewis-Ridgeway W. L. Gordon Baker & Anderson Westinghouse Berryville Socials Ralph Levi Jordan Sadler Jordan Sadler, Jr Constance Hull Alfred M. Kerfoot Louise Huyette Fairfax John Huyette Bernard B. Jones Tennessee Mississippi Audley Everade Jones Washington Betsy Sarah Jane Jones Betty McGehee E. Blackburn Moore Hobson C. McGehee J. W. Keller Master Robert Beverley Keller Mrs. Keller Mineral Yent Emma Carroll Linthicum Heights Sam Myers Betty Smallwood Joyce Davis Judy Hatton American Red Cross Newton D. Baker General Hospital Herman Bell Dr. Bell Fred Jones Louise H. Bell Leonard H. Bell Bells Leonard H. Bell, Jr Randolph-Macon College Ashland Peter Payne Wey Ruth Washington, D.C Ovelty Johnston's Quality Palace Theatre Gaunt Roberta Lee Louis Lickey H. H. Lickey When . C Ethel Hereford Griffing Ahe Selective Jean Richmond Lillian Lambert Arlington Mable Georgianna Glascock Marion Ware Allen Glen Allen F. L. Ayler William Niniger Strasburg D. T. Roadley Cleveland Ohio R. L. Revercombe All Drug Store Baker's Exes the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Cather & Moling Timberlake Haldeman’s de- Jones Funeral Home Geo Cc, B. Smalts & Son National Avenue Margaret L. Hodgson
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