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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1949
Page
10
Mrs. H. K. Russell will entertain the Winchester Clarke Garden club at her home on S Stewart Street at 3 30 p m Wednesday. Exhibits for the day will feature Spring Flowers in Pottery.
The Junior Century club gathers at Mr. and Mrs. H W Covert home for a sixth birth day party honoring Gwynneth Covert with pink and green decor and refreshments. Attendees include the Lake sisters Payne Ryan Hickerson and many others plus Martha Posse Coreth visiting from Bloomfield New Jersey.
Rexall announces a four day sale from Wednesday to Saturday April 20 21 22 and 23 offering two for the price of one plus ice items and other discounts. Customers can shop for bargains across daily deals and featured products.
A list of club meetings and activities from Apr 19 to Apr 21 including Exchange club Kiwanis Jr Century Garden club and Elks at various locations. Highlights include the first Dr Hunter H McGuire lecture at George Washington hotel and the annual Clarke County Tuberculosis Association meeting.
The Turner Ashby Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy enjoyed the film Historic Virginia released by Standard Oil at Mrs. C. Bruce Har lee's home on Jefferson Street. Afterward Mrs. B. Roszel spoke on Gen Lee and his reputation. A brief business meeting followed with refreshments served.
Mrs Ronald S Wilson will be guest speaker at a cancer campaign luncheon in Front Royal at 12 30 p m tomorrow. Her topic is Now Is the Time. She recently spoke to the Women of the Church at Woodstock Presbyterian on World Way Church.
Mr. John Wolfe, Mr. Mervel Adams, and Mr. E. Clay Rogers from Frederick County attended stock sales in Roanoke. The Crims of Strasburg hosted Rev and Mrs Harry Crim and others. Earl Heathcote and Mrs. Mertie Carpenter from Mitchellville Md visited Gordon Harris in Winchester and the Heathcote daughter. Mrs. William Cain and infant returned to Winchester after two months with C C Wagner family in Strasburg.
Miss Clara Hoskins sails from New York to Montevideo arriving April 25 where she will stay with Lt. and Mrs. George François. Guests include the Patten and McDonald families, and Harry Capper. Other items note hospital patient John Chapman and various weekend visits by Fauver, Norman families, Dottie Ann and Jean Robinson, and Dr. Lloyd Agnew. John Hepfer Jr. returns to Penn State College.
Blossom Princess from West Indies Miss VanBemmel represents American University in Washington as a festival princess for the 22d Shenandoah Apple Blossom event April 28 29. Margaret Thors of Reykjavik Iceland will be crowned queen. Miss VanBemmel is a political science major and Phi Mu pledge from Aruba with Dutch ties.
Mr N R Lockhart of Baltimore visits relatives in town. WSCS meets at Mrs I W Ebert’s home. Mr I W Ebert recovering after surgery in Winchester hospital. Stephens City HD Club gathers at Mrs W M Stickley home for all day meeting. Huntsberrys return from Florida trip with Miss Eliza Diffenderfer accompanying them. Marguerite Murray to marry Henry Manuel Baker April 23 at Wesley Memorial Methodist church High Point.
A boy born to Mr and Mrs John Altland of Millwood with the mother listed as Mary Kronk formerly. A boy born to Mr and Mrs Roy Weatherholt of Aldie with the mother listed as Helen Carter formerly.
Mr and Mrs Richard L Nichol son 348 Kern St and Smithfield Ave are congratulated on the birth of a daughter Teresa Carole The Nicholsons have another child Richard Nicholson Jr Mrs Nicholson is the former Leona Murray of Winchester.
Miss Josephine Drury returns to Mary Washington College after Easter at home. Miss Marie Ball goes to Baltimore after visiting her brother and sister in law in Berryville. George Elliott returns to Longwood College Farmville, after Easter with L H Bell Jr. and family. Various local residents host guests from Arlington Washington and Philadelphia during the holiday period. Mayor Waters and Mrs Waters sail to Cork Ireland after visiting Mrs Whitaker in Berryville.
Notes on common word misuse mispronunciations and misspellings with examples. The piece highlights near ready versus almost ready viscid pronunciation of viscid silent c and ordinance spellings for municipal law or military supplies.
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