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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1946

Page

6

Social Notes Escorts for the Maids of Honor

Anderson daughter of Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Clinton P Anderson will be Captain Ir vin H Ahlfeld and Lieutenant William K McDaniel of Newton D Baker General Hospital Martinsburg W Va. The PRO announced. Ahlfeld from Sommerville N J served overseas in Australia New Guinea and the Ph ilippines. McDaniel from Europa Mississippi reported from Presidio Monterey Calif. A spring festival plan aims to bring wounded veterans to or to the patients. The Shenandoah Apple Blosom Festival will be attended by Lt Col James P S Devereaux The Hero of Wake Island and Major Gen James N Gavin. The Queen Esther Sunday School Class of United Brethren Church meets Tuesday at 8. Other items note homecomings births and visits in Martinsburg Winchester Capon Bridge and Eastport.

Anderson Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson Irvin H. Ahlfeld William K. McDaniel Newton D. Baker General Hospital Martinsburg W. Va Military Hospital Ahlfeld Sommerville N. J Australia New Guinea Phil Es McDaniel Newton D. Baker Presidio Monterey Calif Europa Mississippi Tom Baldridge James P. 8. Devereaux Wake Island James N. Gavin 82Nd Airborne Division

Kansas Wedding of Miss Genevieve Fincham and Joseph Grisham

Miss Genevieve Fincham daughter of Mr and Mrs J R Fincham Winchester was married April 9 at El Dorado First Baptist Church to Joseph R Grisham of El Dorado The bride wore a light blue wool dress with black and white accessories and pink rosebuds The groom a graduate of El Dorado Junior College and Kansas State College recently discharged from the U S Navy They will reside at 320 S Denver St El Dorado after a short wedding trip.

Genevieve Fincham J. Robert Fincham Winchester el Dorado Kansas First Baptist Joseph R. Grisham That City Ozie Pruett Harland L. Smith Mr. Grisham el Dorado Junior College Kansas State College Manhattan U. S. Navy S. Denver St

Turn Knitting In Tomorrow

Red Cross knitters and supervisors are reminded that all completed articles and left-over yarn should be brought to the Production Room in the Episcopal Church House, 134 West Boscawen Street, this city, tomorrow between 11 a. m. and 2 p. m.

Red Cross Episcopal Church House West Boscawen Street

Century Club Meets Tuesday at Mrs Butler Home

The Century Club will meet Tuesday at 3 30 p m at the home of Mrs Edward Butler Play Gardens at Millwood.

Century Club Edward Butler Play Gardens Millwood

Junior Century Club Postponed to May 8 Meeting

The Junior Century Club meeting scheduled for Wednesday this week is postponed to Wednesday May 8 due to a festival. Hostess Mrs Otis Sargent will host at her sister Mrs J Pinckney Arthur’s home on Northwestern Grade.

Edward G. Rusk Remains in Home After Illness

Mr. Edward G. Rusk assistant trust officer at Shenandoah Valley National Bank was moved by ambulance to his home at 320 Haney Boulevard Winchester after a period of serious illness. His condition was described as fine.

Edward G. Rusk Shenandoah Valley National Bank Winchester Memorial Hospital Haney Boulevard

Marriage Announcement for Nell Racey and James T Effler S-2

Announcement of the marriage of Miss Nell Racey to James T Effler S-2 performed April 24 in Hagerstown Maryland. The bride will reside with her parents on North Loudoun Street. Effler is in military service stationed at Camp Peary Virginia. Also notes Tech Sgt Lee F Stine has returned home after two years with the Army Medical Corps in the Pacific.

Nell Racey Prisbey Racey North Loudoun Street James T. Effler S-2 Robert Lee Miller Oats Avenue Hagerstown Seaman Effler Camp Peary Stine Lee F. Stine W. E. Stine Berryville, Ave Army Medical Corps Luzon New Caledonia Pacific Howard F. Stine Army Air Corps

Jr. Music Club Elects Officers

The Winchester Junior Music Club at the April meeting elected officers for the year: president Betty Lou McFarland, vice-president Jane Henshall, secretary Jane Miller, and treasurer Peggy Merriner. piano selections by Barbara Brooks, Betty Jane Graham, Peggy Merriner, Charlotte Brown, Jane Henshall, Peggy Galladay, Jane Miller, Betty Lou McFarland, Elizabeth Baker, Marjorie Duncan, Jane Sowers, Susan Sowers, and Jimmy Miller were performed.

Winchester Junior Music Club Jane Miller North Avenue Betty Lou McFarland Jane Henshall Peggy Merriner Barbara Brooks Betty Jane Graham Charlotte Brown Peggy Galladay Betty Lou Mc

Saint Peter's Basilica Cupola Climb From Bronze Globe to Rome Vista

In Saint Peter's great Bronze hall the party ascends to the cupola atop the basilica, noting a 138 foot wide 405 foot high dome. They hear a whisper across the wall and see the Vatican and old and new Rome from a stone catwalk, with Jack Thompson of the Chicago Tribune along.

Saint Peter’s Church Rome Saint Peter Michangelo St. Paul’s Cathedral London Notre Dame Paris Jack Thompson The Chicago Tribune Thompson God Father Wfe Vatican Mussolini Caesar New

Princesses to Attend York Inn Party With Court Escorts

York Inn announces a Wednesday evening party featuring Princesses from Queen Shenandoah XIX and their escorts. Music by Mac and His Orchestra from 9:30 p m to 1 a m. Inn open to the public.

York Inn Shenandoah XIX Mac

Phone Star About Guests

Instructions urge readers to notify the Social Editor of the paper about guests and entertainments during festival days. Provide contact numbers 3424 or 3425 and call before midnight on Tue Wed Thu or Sat. Readers are asked to notify by phone or mail since not all can be reached by phone.

West Virginia Senator Guests Here at Amherst Street Home

Senator Revercomb and his wife from Charleston and Washington will be hosted by Mr and Mrs Abney Payne on Amherst Street during the Apple Blossom event. Their daughter Anne will represent Stuart Hall School as a princess in the Shenandoah XIX court led by Queen Nancy Anderson.

Chapman Revercomb Charleston W. Va Washington, D. C Abney Payne Amherst Street Revercomb Anne Stuart Hall School Nancy Anderson

Tomato Growers To Meet Tonight In Frederick County

Tomato growers from Frederick and adjoining counties are urged by County Agent I. Fred Stine to attend 8 p m tonight in his office for a conference on production and marketing problems. H Bruce Arolan, assistant vegetable specialist at V P I, will be the principal speaker.

Frederick I. Fred Stine H. Bruce Arolan

PTA Meeting Attended in Front Royal by Miller School Representatives

Miss Annie Preston Starling rural school supervisor led Miller School PTA delegates Mrs E F Smith Mrs Virgil Baughman and Mrs Preston Place to the Shenandoah district PTA gathering in Front Royal during the last week. Mrs Ralph Bauserman represented Stephens City School. Miller School PTA to host next year.

Annie Preston Starling E. F. Smith Virgil Baughman Preston Place Miller School Shenandoa Front Royal Ralph Bauserman Stephens City PTA

Jr. Hostesses Plan Party At Newton D Baker Hospital

The Jr. Hostesses will visit Newton D. Baker General Hospital in Martinsburg West Virginia for a party and dance on Wednesday May 8. Additional plans will be announced later this week.

Newton D. Baker General Hospital Martinsburg W. Va

Miss Anderson Named Queen Shenandoah XIX At Apple Blossom Festival

Miss Nancy Anderson announced on Washington radio she will travel to Winchester Virginia for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival as Queen Shenandoah the Nineteenth. She will crown May 2 in Handley High School pageant planning a two day visit with broadcaster Tom Breneman opening the event from Hollywood via WINC radio.

Nancy Anderson Washington Winchester Anderson Handley High School Shenandoah Virginia Tom Breneman Breakfast In Hollywood” Fame Hollywood California Grant Pollock WINC

Lesson In English by W L Gordon

A brief guidance piece by W L Gordon on word usage pronunciation and spelling. It contrasts crowd with group and coupon pronunciation, notes misspellings like perspire, and discusses synonyms and daily vocabulary building with a quoted line about mediocrity versus talent. It includes practice on the word mediocrity and a pronunciation cue for o in lock.

James Hamilton

Daughters of the American Revolution hear Siberia paper

Fort Loudoun Chapter met at Mrs. H. G. Lane's Berryville home on Thursday afternoon April 25. Regent Mrs. J. W. Rosenberger led the meeting, paying tribute to charter member Mrs. Susie Glass Strider. Mrs. F. L. Ayler presented Mrs. Slater's paper The New Road to Siberia, noting Siberia's proximity to Alaska, its vast extent, mineral wealth, and the role of Soviet women in the Red Army victory efforts. A salad plate and tea were served after the program.

Fort Loudoun Daughters of the American Revolution H. G. Lane Berryville J. W. Rosenberger Susie Glass Strider F. L. Ayler Slater Siberia Arctic Soviet Middle East White Russa Ukraine Russia Soviet Union Red Army Lane O. M. Swimley Wilbur Gaunt

Modern Etiquette Q and A on popularity and hostess roles

A Q and A excerpt outlines etiquette basics. It states that a charming person speaks kindly of others and avoids fault finding. It notes the hostess should not enter first unless needed and should apologize if she does so. It also explains ice cream should be eaten with a dessert spoon or a small ice cream fork.

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United Brethren Church H. W. McVicar Peyton Street O. W. Dabney South Charleston O. Dabney Pred Whitlock Capon Bridge Memorial Hospital Whitlock Ruth Oates Jacob Shanholtz Welltown Pike Mrs. Smallwood W.D. Smallwood Fax Mary E. Larrick Larry, Leonard Lester Smallwood Alvin H. Haines Brooks’ Pharmacy Huntsberry Fashion M. Thurs Jr. Century Club Miss Racey William L. Acree Massanutten Street Strasburg Acree Dorothy V. Allen Charles Stewart Mather, Pa For All Jr. Music Club Boyles York Tomato Growers Palace Theatre Gaunt Miss Anderson Breakfast In Hollywood Breneman Pollock Tants Festival Mr. Quarles E. Piccadilly St W. L. Gordon Soviet Russia Roberta Lee Lovett Brothers Staunton, Va the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corps Heinz Baby Food the Food Center N. Loudoun St Haldeman’s Pine Motor CO Oe Jones Just Hill’s Toy & Novelty Store J. G. Holsinger & Son Court Square Cather & Moling Timberlake Loudoun St Ope Furnishers South Loudoun St Modernage Shoppe S. Loudoun St
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