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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1968
Page
5
Melody Jean LaTella, a 6th grader at Kline Elementary School, received 15 dollars and a certificate for third place. State Game Warden David R. Ramsey presented the award as her teacher Harry C. Renner accompanied her in the ceremony.
Calinde of Cini and Calinde of Cini appear Monday at 7 pm Civil Air Patrol meets 7 45 p m at the old Virginia Woolen Mill. Duplicate Bridge at George Washington Hotel 8 pm. Madison Lodge No 6 IOOF 8 pm Fraternal Order of Eagles at Hue.
Clarke County Extension announces meetings for April including Pine Grove Home Demonstration Club at Bluemont with Mrs Thelma Mc Claughry. Event starts at 9 30 A M.
Mrs R E Gregory will lead the devotional period for the Comrade Bible Class tomorrow at 9 45 p m in the Chapel of Braddock Street Methodist Church Vic tor L Ridgeway will teach the lesson. The notice also advises a safety tip about placing an extra handle on low screen doors for small children.
The Bark Mill Theatre presents The Second Threshold a Philip Barry comedy in the last week of May. Directed by Mrs. Louise Patten Boyd Headley stars as the father with Marjorie Lewis as his daughter Alexandria Bishop as the daughter’s friend and Pat Harward as the young doctor Bud Styles plays the brother and George Sheetz the butler.
Pattern 4673 offers a zip front tee shirt and front zip skirt with flaps for misses sizes 8 through 16. Includes yardage for size 12 and price details, with mailing address to order and a note about a spring-summer catalog and an instant sewing book.
Ten area women bankers will attend the 1968 Tri Regional Conference of the NABW Inc. in Williamsburg on May 24. Representatives from Commercial and Savings Bank Farmers and Merchants National Bank Shehandoah Valley National Bank and First National Bank of Strasburg will participate, with speakers including Dr. Anne Gary Pannell Ira M. Hayes and Dr. Mortimer Feinberg. NABW officials will address delegates and the Virginia Valley Group reports 28 members across several towns. The article also notes the 14th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs William A Swartz on April 26 1954.
An exhibition by Robert Maphis Wick in the Benham Room at Handley Library marks National Library Week. Wick, a Washington native living near Woodstock, showcases first time display pieces and works in collections across the U.S. The show features The Block, 15th Street, Green Spring Pond and Hill, Chincoteague, and Mouse Hole, highlighting his skill in color and brushwork. Visitors may view the collection Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also noted is a tip on mineral oil as a scratch remover for wood cabinets and woodwork.
A 1968 King Features Syndicate column gathers reader tips from Heloise and others. Suggestions include reviving dried rubber cement with lighter fluid, shaping garden beds with a hose, hiding ladders in garment bags, sealing white baby shoe edges with clear polish, a playful captain proverb, packing pecans for overseas parcels, folding ironing boards for travel, and using front-row seating to monitor children at events.
Marie Majewski daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Majewski of Riverhead N Y married Sgt. David Phil lip Dolan son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Dolan of Whit acre Long Island in a double ring ceremony at the Ukrainian Church of God Flanders N Y Rev Joseph Thomas officiated The bride wore a floor length Chantilly lace gown over taffeta with seed pearls and crystals and carried white roses Maid of honor Sophie Majewski wore yellow taffeta and carried pink carnations Flower girl Jo Ann Gembewski wore green satin Ringbearer Stefan M Perun Jr Best man was Mr Dolan The ceremony was followed by attendance from Dolan and Majewski families including relatives from Whitacre Hayfield and Suffolk County Air Force Base where Sgt Dolan is stationed after reenlisting for four years.
SGT HARRY F MARCH left Dulles for Hawaii after a 10 day visit to his mother Mrs Harold G March of S Loudoun St He has 16 years service in the Air Force and is now stationed in Hawaii CAROLINE BURSLEM flu tist Beverly Bowen and Delores Malecheck will give a program at Shawnee Springs Convalescent Home SGT AND MRS PAUL E SHIFFLETT now in Middlesex England toured Milan Florence and Rome He is at Ruislip Air Force Base near London His parents are Mr and Mrs Paul A Shifflett of Stephens City Mrs Shifflett is the former Miss Glenna Combs Glenn Combs of Route 2 ELLIOTT HALEY of 315 Handley Ave and Rollin Larrick of Route 4 named to the Dean's List at the University of Virginia
A Loyal Temperance Legion class will start Monday at 3 30 p m in the Educational Building Braddock Street Methodist Church first floor. Sponsored by the Womans Christian Temperance Union with Miss Eva Perry and Mrs Daniel McFarland as leaders. Open to all children aged six to twelve with no cost.
The Shenandoah Valley Dental Assistants Society met in Harrisonburg at the Rockingham National Bank Building. Mrs. Margret Broome spoke on Oathodontics. Officers elected: President Janet Shenk, President elect Frances Sager, Vice President Joe Evans, Secretary Margaret Broome, Treasurer Kathleen Strother. May meeting set for Luray.
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