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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1950
Page
10
Miss Sara Sencindiver daughter of Mr and Mrs Turner B Sencindiver of 15 Shirley Street participated in Greek Games at Barnard College on Saturday. The annual games held since 1903 mimic ancient Greek festivals and she will take part in the dance activities.
Garden Week visitors are welcomed to The Nook opened for events through tomorrow with hostesses W Sparrow Mrs R Win Mrs Edward Williams Mrs Ash Mrs Robert Waite Jr Mrs William Zarbock Mrs De Pieh and Mrs Elizabeth Cintosh along with Mrs Richard Alwood Mrs Hugh Peters Mrs Percy Randolph Mrs James Thomson Mrs Ben Crampton Mrs Charles Lee and Mrs E M Whit Mr Wayne Whitham of Alexandria, a former Winchester resident, recovering after an operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Mr Lockhart visits his mother Mrs Mary Lockhart at her Setmore home on Northwestern Grade. Wallace M Derry returns home after three weeks at China Lake Hollywood Cal guest of Mr Darrell Triplett, former Winchester resident.
Local drugstore promotes a seventy cent value for forty seven cents with a time limited offer. Customers urged to visit Brook's Pharmacy Ph 6461 for details and purchases.
Calendar lists events from April 24 to 26 including Municipal Band at Rouss Hall, WSCS at 532 N Loudour St, Alcoholics Anonymous at Friendship Fire Hall, Moose Club gathering, Joint Civic Clubs lunch at George Washington Hotel, Pageant Dress Rehearsal at Handley High School, Exhibitorium at Kent and Boscawen streets, and a Festival Workers Rally at George Washington Ho.
Mrs. Richard Griffith departs for New York to visit son and daughter in law Mrs Richard Griffith Jr. before sailing Friday on the Mauretania to Southampton England. She will tour Scotland London and Paris then visit relatives in Munich before returning aboard the Queen Mary on August 1.
Mrs Eugene Kight of 6 Park View Ave was called to South Norfolk yesterday due to the sudden death of her father Everett L Grimes.
Miss Doris Corrine Marcus daughter of Mrs. Robert L. Marcus and the late Marcus of near Albin and Purcellville married Dr. Harry Lee Kerns of Baltimore son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Kerns of Berryville. The ceremony April 16 at Winchester parsonage was officiated by Rev. F. B. Oglesby with Rev. Edward B. Gyle assisting. The bride wore a beige suit with navy accessories and a pink rosebud corsage. They will reside in Baltimore after a southern trip. Mrs. Kerns is Berryville High School alumna. the groom is a Chicago School of Optometry graduate.
Fairfield, an historic stone house built by Warner Washington before the Revolution, is open to visitors through Sunday. Located on Route 340, four miles north of Berryville in Clarke County, the home and terraced garden belong to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Richardson with a lineup of hostesses assisting during the open house.
Mr and Mrs Ernest LeMaster of North Loudoun Street extension and Mr and Mrs Ellsworth LeMaster of Northwestern Grade spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Harley DeHaven in Portsmouth.
The Francis Asbury Subdistrict YF will meet at the Paris Methodist Church at 8 p.m. tomorrow with youth from Braddock Street Market Street Montague Avenue Brucetown Berryville Stephens City North Frederick Middletown Gainesboro and White Post. Presidents and officers will be present to approve the slate for the coming year.
Birth notices from Charles Town Capon Bridge Paw Paw and nearby areas record several newborns. A boy to Gerald Painter and wife Dollie Knighting, a boy to Raymond Pitcock and wife Geraldine Wolford, a girl to Bryan Brown and wife Willa Dorsey, a girl to L R Deaver and wife Betty Eaton, a girl to Marion Campbell and wife Charlotte Ritter, a boy to Ellis Emmons and wife Lila Gates, and a girl to Carson Cave and wife Helen Lamp.
Posture and simple exercises promise slimmer hips and legs. Stand with feet together and relaxed knees to remove gaps between thighs and calves. Perform two routines, then repeat daily to improve leg lines and overall grace by July 4.
Limited tickets are available for the stag luncheon corridor at York Inn with reservations due by tomorrow. Chairman Ronald Smyre notes no tickets at the inn and the caterer must have guest counts by Tuesday evening. Attendees include Vice President Alben Barkley if he travels from Washington, Gov. John S. Battle, Senator Harry F. Byrd, and numerous lawmakers from Virginia and neighboring states.
A cooking page presents a family dinner menu featuring Tomato Juice Stuffed Lamb Shoulder Hubbard Squash and French-sliced snap beans with Bread and Butter Pineapple Beverage. The recipe lists ingredients for lamb shoulder and offers a quick frozen dish option with detail on soft ingredients.
Recipe outlines stuffing lamb shoulder with bread crumbs onion apple and celery seasoned with salt pepper and cider vinegar. Lamb is roasted at 325F for about 3 hours, basting with pan drippings during cooking.
The guide advises a firm cordial handshake avoiding limp or pump-handle grips. Presents to best man and ushers should be given at the bachelor dinner, a day or two before the wedding. Wipe dining silver only if necessary by requesting a replacement from the waiter.
This item presents language tips from Roberta Lee on pronoun use common misspellings and mispronunciations. It includes a daily vocabulary note defining illimitableness and urges readers to master one new word daily.
Pattern 4680 offers a shirted yoked neckline dress with matching pouch pockets in sizes 12 to 20. Size 16 requires 434 yards of fabric with 35 inch and 12 yard contrast. includes illustrated instructions and fit tested. Also promotes Anne Adams Summer Pattern Book with bath sarongs and vacation clothes.
The Economic Stabilization Board in Tokyo reported that about 40 percent of Japan's urban areas were aged and 2,252,000 were totally destroyed, including significant destruction in Tokyo.
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