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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1966

Page

3

Pleasant Grove Church Attends Easter Morning Service

Pleasant Grove Church drew about 50 attendees for a Sunday service with a generous offering. Mr. and Mrs. John Coryell attended the Easter Sunrise service at the Christian Church in Capon Bridge. Numerous local residents and families are listed as visiting or hosting over the weekend, including the Lees, Catletts, Owens, Lam­berts, and Fahnstocks.

Pleasant Grove John Coryell Christian Church Lamar Owens Kevin Front Royal Oakley Catlett Junior Peer Ray Lee Charles Lee Janie Kathy Sarah Foltz Curtis Spaid Dick Frye Arlie Lee Linda Chuckie Nancy Michael McGurgan Roy Owens Howard Lambert Leonard Fahnstock Bobby Lambert Grayson Swisher

Community notes on beautification and local gatherings

Mrs. Harry Smith and Miss Iris Smith attended a county beautification meeting in Romney to form a council for clean up efforts. Easter visits and family gatherings are described across Romney and Gainesboro with many local residents sharing meals, church services, and holiday travel.

Leo, Straw Cletus Straw Carl McBride Wendell Shanheitz Courtney Smith Martha Straw Bud McBride Mary Ann McBride Iris Dale Smith Michael Delph Larry Gary McBride Kim Straw Shane Scarlet Shanholtz Roy Oates Eugene Oates Little Capon Baptist Church Price Oates Eugene Veach Central Community Charles Town Harley Peters Augusta Ervin Poland Rodney McCauley Floyd Reid Bill Poland Wendell Shanholtz Shane and Scarlet Everett Delph Silver Springs Delph Romney Slone Staggs Sr Calvin McBride Beulah Robinson Dorothy Robinson Robert Robinson Slone Staggs Wilber Frye Claude Saville Charles Buckman Cumberland Estel Lee Clear Spring Lee’s Wenonah Smith Austen Tewsing Winchester Gainesboro Virgil DeHaven Ethel Rudolph Stephenson Mabel Clark Green Springs Loudell LeDane Lou Brown Annie DeHaven Garyland Madagan Bob Nagley and Dale George Giffin Jack DeHaven Katherine DeHaven Betty Sue Donald Harmon Bob Crage Martha Anna Hutsler Andy Harbin Baltimore

Linens Bloom With Pansies Roses In Crocheted Motifs

Pattern 7449 offers six 4 x 12 inch motifs with directions for crochet and embroidery.alice brookes promotes needlecraft catalogs and postage terms. Send name address and pattern number to Alice Brooks at Winchester Evening Star New York address.

Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept P.O Old Chelsea Station New York N.Y Needlecraft America New Museum

Barbs by Walter C. Parkes on divorce and change

A humorous column by Walter C. Parkes suggests a “Who’s Whose” directory for divorces in certain areas. It muses that even a hardworking baker may be seen as a loafer. The piece ends with a comforting note that this phase will pass.

Easter Weekend Socials and Local Notices in Shanks

Families from Richmond Keyser Winchester and Washington joined Easter dinners and visits in Shanks with numerous relatives. The community held a first funeral at Little Capon Baptist Church and Dana Teaford won a Future Farmers of America contest in Keyser.

Earl Catlett Winchester Hospital Keyser Shepherd College Lester Kidwell Cleveland Ohio Linda Miller Turner Doyle Edgar Allen John Wentland Chevy Chase, Md

Easter Services Shine at Mt Pleasant Church

Mt Pleasant EUB Church hosted a well attended Easter service with an inspiring message by Dr Paul Grover. Visitors Franklin Racey and family from Woodville joined the congregation, and the West Frederick Home Demonstration Club rescheduled its meeting to next Tuesday the 19th due to weather. A fresh 4 inch snow over recent days melts quickly, aiding gardens and farm work. The community extends sympathy to Kenny Strobridge’s family on his passing.

MT. Pleasant EUB Church Paul Grover West Frederick

Boyce Volunteer Fire Company hosts barbecue dinner with truck rides

The Boyce volunteer fire company invites the community to a Sunday barbecue chicken dinner at the fire house starting 11 30 a m with rides on fire trucks for children. The piece also lists social visits and Easter observations across Winchester Danville and Baltimore and notes Rembrandt Peale credited with founding the gas industry in America in 1816.

Boyce Boyce Volunteer Fire Company Childring Cora Rosier Maude Adams Stanley Watkins Winchester George Rosier Anton Anderson Anderson Norway Marshall Willingham Clarence Glasscock Nellie Funk Waterloo Henry B. Johnson Anne Gwen Alex Johnson Danville Roy B. Pyle Washington R. B. Pyle Braxton Janie Pyle Baltimore Isabel Bagan Anita Palombi George Rosiers William R. Carr Berryville Dallas Kibler Earl Smith Nick Prinkle Kibler Austin Nicodemus Kearneysville W.va Marcel Devoucous New York City Russell Stevens Alita Palombi Jean Garver Faustino Achaval Elizabeth Warren County John Zombro Earl Zombro Alexandria Rembrandt Peale America

Local social notes highlight visits and gatherings

Opal Co oper returns from Morgantown and numerous dinner visits mark a busy week. Movements include Richard C. Wilson and Alma Frye relocating to Dallas for three years and Charles M. Rosenberger receiving care at Walter Reed Hospital Washington D C.

Rosenberger Richard C. Wilson Washington Dallas Texas

Origins of the Taxi Squad in professional football

The Taxi Squad name traces to the Cleveland Browns founder who kept surplus players on the payroll of a taxicab company he owned. These exiled players were dubbed the Taxi Squad, a practice that later influenced roster policies in pro football.

Cleveland Browns

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