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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1957

Page

6

Engagement announced for Patricia Ann Golightly

Mr and Mrs Douglas Golightly of Rowe 1 announce the engagement of their daughter Patricia Ann to Charlies Dunn son of Mr and Mrs Ellard Dunn of Rt 1 Charles Town WV Moss Golightly graduated from James Wood High School in June and is now employed at the Virginia Woolen Company Mr Dunn attended Charles Town High School and works at the O Sullivan Rubber Corporation No wedding date set.

Douglas Golightly Rowe 1 Patricia Ann Charlies Dunn Ellard Dunn Rt. 1 Charles Town W. Va Moss Golightly James ‘Wooden High School Virginia Woolen Company Dunn O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation

Shawnee Fire Auxiliary Plans Bake Sale For May 16 Variety Show

The Shawnee Fire Department Auxiliary meets Thursday at 8 p.m. to plan a bake sale Friday morning at 85 Loudoun Street and the Sherwin Williams building 48 Loudoun Street. They push ticket sales for the Shawnee Varieties show May 16 at James Wood High School auditorium.

Wtth Shawnee Voluntary’ Fire Brux Loudoun St Sherwin Williams James Wood Hich

Middletown groups hold meetings and demonstrations

The Parent-Teachers Association meets Thursday at 7 30 p m at the school with Miss Margaret Flickinger showing a film Better Living The Teen Age Club reports progress Mrs Virginia Ritchie is president Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club gathers at 7 45 p m at Northern Virginia Power Company Miss Flickinger presents a party food demonstration Members bring Easter Beskrets entries The Littl Garden Club met Friday at Rose Hill Farm Featherbed Lane with Mrs E W Barr hosting Awards include blue red and yellow ribbons for various exhibitors with Mrs Lewis Barton and Mrs Fred Glaize among winners

Parent - Teachers Association of the Middletown School Margaret Flickinger Virginia Ritchie Welcome Wagon Northern Virginia Power Company Littl Garden Club E. W. Barr Rose Hill Farm Featherbed Lane Harry R. Kern Hobson McGehee, Jr Joseph P. Dorsey Virg. M, DD. Custer, Jr Lewis Barton Trde Glsize Clarke T. Cooper Stewart Bell, Jr Fred Glaize

Calendar of events at War Memorial Building and area clubs

Calendar entries list meetings and social events for April including square dancing Rotary Kiwanis Garden clubs and D A R activities at venues such as the War Memorial Building George Washington Hotel and Legion Home with times from 1 p m to 8 p m and multiple organizations attending such as Loyal Order of Moose Eagles Auxiliary and Shawnee Bowmen with dates April 16 to 18.

Northern Va Power Loyal Order of Moose Rebekah Lodge Alcoholics Anonymous Eagles Auxiliary Eagles Home George Washington Hotel Rotary Club Fort Loudoun D. A War Memorial Building Shawnee Fire Cimpany Auiliary Brakeblok

Colonial Garden Club Meeting With Easter Program

The Colonial Garden Club will meet tomorrow at 2 pm with Mrs Warren Eddy at 327 Jefferson St. The day features an Easter composition with a religious feeling. Sunrise Service At Sunnyside A sunrise service on Easter Sunday at 6 am at Sunnyside Presbyterian Church led by Rev John Livingston.

Colonial Garden Club Warren Eddy Jefferson St Sunnyside Sunnyside Presbyterian Church John Livingston

Local notes from towns and colleges in Easter season events

Mrs James A Perona attends Continental Congress as DAR delegate from North Star Chapter in St Paul Minnesota. Tommy Row of Roanoke College to spend Easter with parents Dr and Mrs Stuart B Row in Roanoke. Mike Glascock ill at home. Thomas Fortune patient at Memorial Hospital. Helen Pine Dettra and Mary Washington College group to spend Easter in Bermuda leaving Thursday by plane. Recent visitors to Mrs Ramey include families from Gainesboro Hayfield and West Virginia. Mrs Ramey improving at home. Susan Snider named to Dean's List at Virginia Interment College for third quarter. Dr and Mrs Row left for Roanoke and Blacksburg for engineering conference at VPI.

James A. Crew Paper Mill Road Washington Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution North Star St. Paul, Minn Tommy Row Roanoke College Mrs Stuart B. Row S. Stewart St Helen Pine Dettra W. Cork St Mary Washington College Bermuda Carlton Ramey Guy Kelly Wayne Kelly Julia Light Alma DeHaven Gainesboro Fred Boxwell Sloan Wolfe Hayfield Martha Straw West Virginia Ramey Susan Snider Charles B. Snider Winchester Virginia Interment College Bristol Virgina Snider Stewart St Roanoke Blacksburg Row V.P.I

Annandale Volunteer Fire Chief Candidate Named

Miss Kathleen Ann Dick named Honorary Fire Chief of Annandale Fire Department for Apple Blossom Festival parade events. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Dick and a student at Annandale High School she competes for Honorary Out-of-Town Fire Chief at Market Street Methodist Church social room before the May 2 parade.

Kathleen Ann Dick Annandale Arthur F. Dick Annandale High School Market Street Methodist Church

Lessons in English by W L Gordon Pleonasm Word Study

A periodical note by W L Gordon presents guidance on common word errors and pronunciation. It highlights misused terms such as reoccurrence and pleonasm, with tips to expand vocabulary and emphasize concise language in daily usage.

W. L. Gordon

Garden Week leaders named for Fort Loudoun and others

Members of the Little Garden Club will arrange displays in Fort Loudoun Apartments Washington's Well Little Pink House and Belle Grove during Garden Week April 27 28. Fort Loudoun chair J Sloan Kuykendall with Hortenstine Lacy and Scully. Washington's Well chair Joseph A Massie Jr with Clarke T Cooper and Delmer Robinson Jr. Little Pink House chair John Pennypacker with Philip Glaize and J Bi Yost Jr. Belle Grove chair H K Benham with Lewis Barton and J M Steck Jr.

Little Garden Club Fort Loudoun Apartments J. Sloan Kuykendall John C. Hortenstine E. Willis Lacy John Scully Washington Joseph A. Massie, Jr Clarke T. Cooper Delmer Robinson, Jr Little Pink House John Pennypacker Philip Glaize J. Bi. Yost,Jr Belle Grove H. K Benham Lewis Barton J. M. Steck, Jr

Trinity Lutheran At Stephens City Holding Holy Week Services

Holy Week services at Trinity Lutheran Church Stephens City run Tuesday through Friday with Rev. William V. McCrey delivering talks. Topics cover What Jesus Means to Me Life Joy Companionship Pardon as services start at 8 p.m. each evening and are open to the public.

Trinity Lutheran Church Stephens City William V. McCrey Jesus

Sunday School at Fairview Church Each Week

Nain NAIN reports Sunday School at Fairview Church every Sunday at 10 a.m. Mr Bill Lewis of Green Belt Md spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Clifton A Lewis. Alson Leonberger returns home from Memorial Hospital improving. Bruce Whitacre completed meat cutter schooling and received his diploma then returned home. Ladies Aid bake sale set for April 20 at Bayliss and Patterson. Michael R Chapman confined to his home by illness.

Nain Fairview Church Bill, Lewis Green Belt, Md Clifton A. Lewis Alson Leonberger Memorial Hospital Bruce Whitacre Ladies’ Aid Bayliss and Patterson Michael R. Chapman

Modern Etiquette Q and A on first calls and engagement news

Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions about first calls lasting 15 to 20 minutes, who may announce a engagement, and a man suggesting a menu item in a public dining setting. The guidance emphasizes respect for the bride elect and common courtesy at meals.

Kiwanis Plans Easter Program Speaker

Dr. A. E. Acey, superintendent of the Danville Virginia Conference Methodist Church, will speak at the Kiwanis Club luncheon at the George Washington Hotel at 12 15 p m tomorrow. His topic is Easter Ecstasy, with the annual Easter program organized by Rev. F B Oglesby of Braddock Street Methodist Church.

A. E. Acey Danville Virginia

School Bus Safety Talk Planned by Miller PTA

State Trooper J. H. Smith Jr will discuss safety rules for school bus operation at the Miller School PTA meeting tomorrow at 7 30 p m at the school. President Robert Worsley says the program stems from strong interest in safe bus operation.

J. H. Smith, Jr Miller School Parent Teachers Association Robert Worsley

Unique Cake Sale Planned by Greenwood WSCS

The women of the Greenwood Methodist Church WSCS plan a cake sale at the Northern Virginia Power Company show rooms 14 N Loudoun St from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the WSCS. Cakes will be baked in new ranges on the store floor and sold fresh from the oven.

Greenwood Methodist Church Northern Virginia Power Company N. Loudoun St WSCS

Veterans group entertains patients at Newton Baker VA Center

Members of the Stonewall Jackson Chapter 9 Disabled American Veterans brought the Choir of the Market Street Methodist Church to the Newton Baker VA Center for a hospital auditorium program of religious and variety music. DAV attendees included Richard Wolfe Henry Thompson Ike Thompson Ike Allamong Buddy Jones Maurice.

Births Notice From Millwood And Strasburg Families

A series of birth announcements records births to Mr. and Mrs. Banks in Millwood a boy Mrs Banks formerly Elizabeth Mason. April 15 births to Mr. and Mrs. Brown also in Millwood a girl Mrs Brown formerly Doris Turner. A boy to Mr. and Mrs. Miller Route 2 Strasburg Roger Lee Mrs Miller formerly Retha Hodson. A boy to Mr. and Mrs. Vann Route 1 Strasburg Helen McDonald. A boy to Mr. and Mrs. Cain 1068 Woodland Ave Donald Emmett Mrs Cain formerly Barbara McKee.

Lynwood Brown Millwood Brown Doris Turner Raymond Miller Strasburg Roger Lee Miller Retha Hodson Oliver Vann Vann Helen McDonald Stuart Cain Woodland Ave Donald Emmett Cain Barbara McKee

Page Roberts Win Bridge Match Here

Mrs W Nelson Page and Mrs Grace Roberts won the weekly duplicate match at the George Washington Hotel. Runners up were Mrs Harold G Brown and Richard Bowers. Third place went to Mrs W D Myers and Mrs W A Carskaden with fourth to Mrs Irvan O Connell and John Griffith. Next meeting is April 22 at 8 pm at the same hotel.

W. Nelson Page Grace Roberts George Washington Hotel Harold G. Brown Richard Bowers W. D. Myers W. A. Carskaden Irvan O'Connell John Griffith

Bowen Chosen ROTC Candidate From Virginia

Andrew Jackson Bowen Jr son of Mr and Mrs Bowen of Valley Ave has been selected by the Navy as a principal candidate from Virginia for enrollment in the Naval Reserve officers training corps He may enroll in any of 52 colleges in the program He is a Handley senior and names the University of Virginia as his first college choice for this fall.

Andrew Jackson Bowen, Jr Bowen Valley Ave Navy Virginia Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Coips Naval Reserve Handley Young Bowena University of Virginia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Patricia Ann Golightly Jae Middletown PTA Bobbie ‘Conrad Board of Control Fechange Club Ol E Boscawen &T Negro Nursery Board Kiwanis Club Winchester-Clarke Garden Club Legion Home Air Force Reserve Squadron S. Loudoun St Duplicate Bridge Oblosser, Leo Timbrook and Loring Ritter Perona Mike Glascock Warren F. Glascock Lambden Ave Thomas Fortune Fairmont Ave Trinity Lutheran At Roy Chapman Roberta Lee Kiwanis the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Greenwood Cather’s Dept Appares Timberlake Dial DAV Cuave Mademoiselle Ince David Banks Whitman Gaebler Old Dominion Gaunt Lovett Bros van Raalte’s van Raalte Margaret L.hodgson HAT & Dress Shop Henders ATS Silk & Wool
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