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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1949

Page

10

Eastern Star Plans Vesper Service and Meeting

McKinley Chapter Order of the Eastern Star will hear Dr Ronald S Wilson preach at a vesper service Sunday at 5 p m at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church. Mrs Herman Barr requests members meet at 4 45 p m in the church vestibule for the event followed by an 8 p m civic meeting at City Hall. All members are urged to attend.

Ronald S. Wilson McKinley Order of the Eastern Star Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church Herman Barr City Hall

Philomena Stultz to Represent Winchester Studio Club

Miss Philomena Stultz appointed to represent the Music Club of the Winchester Studio of Music at Fredericksburg on May 30. Alternate Mary Lou Watson. Meeting at Pearl Reynolds home in Albin with teacher Gladys Cochan. Philip Groves presided. Suzanne Smith spoke on Franz Shubert Mozart discussed by Philip Groves. Hostess served refreshments to Pegsy Ann Samimy Long Dorothy Groves Joyce Adams Jyn Leight Suzanne Smith Susan Snider.

Philomena Stultz Winchester Studio of Music Fredericksburg Mary Lou Watson Pearl Reynolds Albin Gladys Cochan Philp Groves Suzanne Smith Franz Shubert Philip Groves Mozart Beethoven Pegsy Ann Samimy Long Dorothy Joyce Adams Jyn Leight Susan Snider

Richmond guests attend Virginia vs Golf Assn. banquet

Mr. W. Nelson Page of Richmond and Mr. James R. Caskie of Lynchburg were guests of Mr. 8S. Hotchkiss. They attended the River Country Club Virginia banquet after the tournament yesterday afternoon hosted by the Virginia vs Golf Association.

W. Nelson Page James R. Caskie Lynchburg 8S. Hotchkiss Virginia Virginia Vs Golf Assn

Quota Club Dinner Tonight at First Baptist Church

Quota Club meets in the First Baptist lecture room at 6 p m for an April dinner program. Susan Kabler, recently elected as president, will preside at the organizational meeting. Q trees for the year will be announced and the group’s work discussed.

Quota Club First Baptist Church Susan Kabler

One Cent Sale Big Four Day Event Ad

A retail notice advertises a one cent sale spanning four days Wednesday through Saturday April 20 21 22 23 featuring 2 for the price of 1 with the promise of bigger and better offers.

Calendar of Events for Thursday and Sunday Listings

A detailed schedule of community events across churches clubs and schools including dinners meetings PTA art classes and religious services. Highlights include Quota club dinner at First Baptist church Miller School PTA at courthouse auditorium and multiple 7 30 p m gatherings at Armel school and Washington hotel with ongoing fundraisers and youth group activities through April 24.

First Baptist Church Virginia Missionary Society of the Congregational Church Sandra Lee Smith Shenandoah Ave Shenandoah Baptist Assn. Missionary Union Boyce Baptist Church Chanticleer Inn Armel Armel School City Hall Marnye Reinhart Geo. Washington Hotel PTA Front Royal Road Friendly Grove Mountain Falls Women’s Auxiliary Middletown Fire Co Woodmen Hall Middletown Woodmen of the World Odd Fellows Hall FFA Middletown Grange

Spring Bride Mrs J R Shade Honored at Shenandoah Bank Dinner

Mrs J R Shade formerly Rebecca Dwyer recently married, was honored with a dinner at Tokes Inn hosted by Shenandoah Valley National Bank female staff. Attendees included Mrs Taylor Barr Mrs Gustav Bornscheuer Mrs Melvin Sirbaugh and several young women named Mary Kirk Nell Chrisman June Stultz Isabelle Bailey Pauline Shirley Anna Jane Bayliss Gladys Miller Nancy Lodge.

J. R. Shade Rebecca Dwyer Tokes Inn Shenandoah Valley National Bank Taylor Barr Gustav Bornscheuer Melvin Sirbaugh Mary Kirk Nell Chrisman June Stultz Isabelle Bailey Pauline Shirley Anna Jane Bayliss Gladys Miller Nancy Lodge

Mrs W C W Renshaw and Dr Samuel R Tyler Wed in Huntington

Announcement of the marriage of Mrs W C W Renshaw and Dr Samuel Roger Tyler D D in Trinity Episcopal chapel Huntington West Virginia on April 18 Dr Tyler has been dean of the Huntington ministers since 1916 He is brother of Mrs John W Rosenberger and son of the late Rev Paul Tyler They plan a wedding trip and will visit Mrs Rosenberger before returning to Huntington

W. C. W. Renshaw Samuel Roger Tyler D. D Trinity Episcopal Church Huntington W. Va Tyler John W. Rosenberger W. Germain St Paul Tyler Braddock St. Methodist Church

Art Class Series Begins Friday with Miss Reinhart

Harpers Ferry art instructor Miss MarMye Reinhart will lead adult classes in city hall starting Friday at 7 p m. Twenty registrants have been contacted and any interested painter may join with easel, sketchpad, and water colors. Reinhart, from Harpers Ferry, runs a studio and recently had eight paintings featured at the Virginia Museum of Art exhibition.

MarMye Reinhart Harpers Ferry First Baptist Church Miss Reinhart Virginia Museum of Art Maryland

Local Briefs From Winchester Area Featured Social Notes

Mr. Carlyn Racey has returned to Boston after visiting his mother Mrs. P A DeHaven and Mr DeHaven on the Martinsburg pike. Miss Catherine Solenberger returns to Boston after Easter stay. she is a student at Sargent College. Mr Norman R Lockhart returns to Baltimore after a few days with friends. John Lake of Front Royal reenlisted in the US Marine Corps. new address Pfc John R Lake 602385 MP Co Parris Island SC. Miss Martha Ann Bly recovering from mumps, daughter of Mr and Mrs Merlin Bly. Messrs Clem and Bull of Front Royal spent Monday evening in Winchester. Redland Church bake sale planned in window of Northern Virginia Power Co at 10 a m Saturday. Major and Mrs George King of Peoria Ill and others visiting aunt Mrs Mathew Ebersole for grandmother Mrs D E Pifer funeral at Jones Funeral Home. Mesdames Harris and Whitacre guests of the Hisers at Stephens City. Mrs Edith Jackson in Front Royal Hospital for a broken ankle. condition satisfactory. Berryville Baptist Ladies plan rummage sale in Community Building at 9:30 a m Saturday. Mrs Joseph Duke chairman. Mrs Mae Clark hosted a Sunday dinner with guests including the DeHaven family and others.

Geo. Washington First Baptist Church Glenn Clark Berryville Ladies Aid VFW Hardesty Farm Arm of Liberty Shenandoah Boy Scout Council John Lake Front Royal US Marine Corps Pfc John R. Lake MP Co Parris Island South Carolina George King Peoria Ill Hugh MacNelley Newburg N. Y Elmer Korn Bellevelle N. J Mac Pifer Newark Mathew Ebersole S. Cameron St Winchester D. E. Pifer Jones Funeral Home Berryville Baptist

Three Colleges Sending Princesses to Apple Blossom Festival

Three Virginia and Maryland students named as princesses for the Apple Blossom Festival. Betty Bond Heller of Bedford represents Mary Washington College of Fredericksburg. Anna Sue Buchanan of Chilhowie attends Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music. Ruth Houck of Boonsboro comes from State Teacher's College at Frostburg.

Virginia Maryland Betty Bond Heller Bedford Anna Sue Buchanan Chilhowie Ruth Houck Boonsboro Miss Heller Mary Washington College Fredericksburg Miss Buchanan Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music Miss Houck Winchester State Teacher's College Frostburg

Weekend notes from Berryville and nearby areas

Local items detail visits and guests in Berryville Wav erly and Martinsburg. Capt Edgar L Shenk and Midshipman Samuel D Preston are noted graduates visiting military academies. Post Easter travels include Miss Billie Jean Smith and Mrs B B Young. Rotary conference speaker Dr Ronald S Wilson and a Graduate Nurses Association meeting are listed.

Southern Baptist board names Everett L Deane treasurer

Mission Treasurer Everett L Deane of Richmond was elected yesterday by the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board to succeed Ernest P Buxton starting January 1.

Richmond Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board Everett L. Deane Ernest P. Buxton

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

Lesson notes proper usage examples misused phrases and pronunciation hints. Highlights include replacing almost with nearly camera pronunciation papier mache spelling and a daily word study urging careful word choice with formulate defined as express clearly in a formula.

W. L. Gordon

Local social notes and orchard outlook from Relief Va

William Betson of Paw Paw West Virginia visited the Boyds in Relief. Alan Rogers from Shepherd College spent Easter with his parents. Mrs D E Pifer ill but improving at home. Ralph Snapp and daughter visited the Boyds. Young Adult class held a window sale in Winchester for church benevolence. Katie Branner home from Winchester hospital much improved. Area orchardists expect full apple bloom by April 25. William Boyd and family hosted Easter dinner for Mrs Bessie Boyd. Sequoia wood is not valuable lumber. large trunks splinter on fall.

William Betson Paw Paw W. Va William Boyd Alan Rogers Shepherd College E. M. Rogers D. E. Pifer Ralph Snapp Winchester Katie Branner Winchester Hospital William Boyd and Bessie Boyd

Darling dress pattern from Anne Adams for girls

Advertisement details pattern 4511 by Anne Adams for a frilly dress with wings and V waistline in sizes 2 to 10. Includes 2 yards 35 inch fabric for size 6 and panties, price 25 cents, address for order in The Winchester Star. Also promotes Anne Adams Summer Pattern Book with travel wardrobe and free pattern.

Anne Adams Winchester Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

How to pick a best man and bridal attendants

The bridegroom should choose his best man from a brother or close friend and include a bride’s brother or cousin among attendants. In entry etiquette, when a guest and hostess enter a room together, the hostess should not go first unless necessary and should excuse herself if she leads.

Wedding duties and sexton payment questioned

The query notes the sexton of a church hosting a wedding should be paid and asks who pays. The answer states Yes, by the parents of the couple.

Earthquake in Chile Kills 57, Injures 150

A central Chile earthquake on Tuesday night killed 57 people and injured 150. The interior ministry reported 45 of the dead were prisoners in jails at Traiguen and Angol.

Santiago Chile Ministry of the Interior Traiguen Angol

Tuesday Patents Issued in U S Patent Office

The U S Patent Office issues patents only on Tuesdays. Patents are not granted on other weekdays.

U. S. Patent Office

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Eastern Star Philomena Stultz Music Club la Richmond Dad Muutsherrys Rele Samuel R. Tyler Accessoryhopp W. Boscawen St Mr. Carlyn Racey Boston Catherine Solenberger Hugh Solenberger North Frederick Road Miss Solenberger Sargent College Norman R. Lockhart Baltimore Norman Roe Lockhart Marine Corps Martha Ann Bly Martha Ann Bly. Daugster Mrs Merlin Bly Clem Bull Edward Ciem Merlin Bull Redland Church Northern Virginia Power Co Mesdames Harris Whitacre Hisers William P. Harris Naomi Whitacre White Post Hazel Hausemfluck Weisner Harold Ritter Washington J. C. Hiser Stephens City Edith Jackson Front Royal Hospital Emma Kinzel Valley Ave Mrs. Mae Clark Mae Clark James DeHaven Patricia Charles DeHaven Warnelta Roger Ray Elmer DeHaven Donald Amos Whipp Jean Ginger Kenneth Renner James Richard Murrell Eloise James Helsley Jerry Racey Doan Louis Colfelt J. Hammack Violet Kelsoer Martinsburg John Hammack Braddock St Methodist Church Edgar Shenk Edgar L. Shenk Joseph L. Shenk R. Berryville Signal School Capt. Shenk Berryville High School England Preston West Point Samuel D. Preston USNA B. D. Preston W. Leicester Military Academy Naval Academy Annapolis Virginia Missionary Society of the Congregational Christian Church Shirley Palmer Thelma Daugherty Mingo Billie Jean Smith Mary Baldwin Mary Baldwin College Mrs. Sebert Smith N. Braddock St B. B. Young Wingedale N.Y Ella Thomas E. Piccadilly St R. S. Wilson Roanoke Wilson Rotary International Hotel Graduate Nurses Assn District 12 Professional Pharmacy Gaunt Curtis Shoes Curtis America Lovett Bros N. Leudoun St Roberta Lee Trust Department the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Haldeman’s Mervel W. Adams Plumbing N. Cameron Deltox Rugs Coolmor Cather Flako S. Braddock St Bates Timberlake Watson’s Cash Grocery Haddock Florida Swift Sunkist Tiny Tim Ibs Dulany Cameron & Piccadilly Sts
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