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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1947

Page

8

Arrival of Queen Shenandoah XX and Court At Apple Blossom Festival

Miss Jean Cartwright Lane arrives with senior maids of honor and court members ahead of coronation events in Winchester. The party, traveling from Annapolis, includes Betsy Arthur and other notable attendees, with formal dinners, teas, and a crowd from Hagerstown planned. Music by Artie Kibler and Dean Hudson’s Band accompanies rehearsals and social gatherings surrounding the festival.

Jean Cartwright Lane Shenandoah Annapolis Miss Lane Winchester J. Pinckney Arthur Massie Hawthorne Helen Miller Brown Betsy Arthur Holton Arms School How Allen George Washington Hotel York Innce Ne Artie Kibler Shenandoah XX Aner Hawthorne Brown Mansfield H. B McCormac William Preston Lane Hagerstown Mad the Lanes H. Delmar Hobinson Amherst Street City J. W. Arthur Fairfax Lane Gingsts Armory Dean Hudson

Remember Mother Norris Exquisite Candies Cards at Brooks Pharmacy

A brief notice promotes special Mother’s Day items from Norris with Exquisite Candies and American Custom Chocolates designed for Mother. Brooks' Pharmacy offers these as gift cards and accompanying Mother's Day cards.

Mother Norris Mother Brooks’ Pharmacy

Around The City And County Festival Guests And Visitation Notes

Mrs. C. M. McMullan returns from Nashville with Miss Mary Warden Boyd due back Friday. Dr. and Mrs. Leon Slavin host relatives from Carthage, New York during Apple Blossom events. Beverley sisters head to Annapolis to visit Mrs. D. C. Handy. Elizabeth Holmberg visits Merriman's Lane. Massie family hosts guests for the festival from Hampton and Newport News. Elizabeth Massie arrives from Washington for the weekend. Marshall Farmer arrives from Washington with William C. Davis Jr. also arriving tomorrow. Thorn ton Bryarly’s condition after surgery shows improving. Keffer family to host guests for festival from New York, Washington, Pittsburgh, and Arlington. Mrs. Oscar Eaton visits York, Pennsylvania to see relatives.

Joseph A. Massie, Sr Joseph A. Massie, Jr Amherst Street City George Bentley Hampton Paul Montgomery Newport News Arive Elizabeth Massie Washington, D. C Marshall Farmer William C. Davis, Jr Washington

Barton Guests Arrive to Open Richmond Home for Festival

Mr and Mrs Robert T Barton Jr of Richmond arrive early in the week to open their Barton residence at 106 South Washington Street for the festival and host Mrs. continues as house guest.

Robert T. Barton, Jr Richmond Barton South Washington Street City Howard Allen New York City Mrs. L. Allen Washington Street Pam Murphy Ramsburg East Main Street

Festival Weekend Guests From Cities Attend Shenandoah XX

Londoner Kittredge Holder and Mrs. Harry Cullen head a list of visitors joining the Bar tons for the festival weekend. Eleanor Barton Miss Pegsy Gunn Mrs. Alfred Thomas from Lancaster and Washington figures are listed as attendees with several Virginia and Maryland residents among the expected guests.

Kittredge Holder London England Harry Cullen Richmond

Local guests gather for sestice festival in Winchester

Mr and Mrs Frank Armstrong host at 15 South Washington street with guests Mr and Mrs James Whitescarver and Mr and Mrs Marshall Newton of Baltimore Md. Mrs D Eugene Dunn plans to arrive tomorrow night to visit Mr and Mrs Benjamin Belchie and Judy on Tennyson avenue. Dalton Dunn expects to reach Winchester Saturday evening for the weekend. Fred Morgan of Staunton will attend as a festival guest of Mr and Mrs Randolph Gaunt at 418 North Braddock street. Other visitors include Mr and Mrs Robert C Lee and son David of Charles Town with Miss Margaret Clarke Merrill and Prentis Miles of Pocomoke Md staying with them in Winchester.

James E. Keffer, Sr Gray Avenue Margaret Smith New York City Leona Pield Washington, D. C Frank Wright Jack Pittsburgh Irvin D.wright Joanne Arlington H. Delmer Robinson Amherst Street City James Kuykendall Perrinier Clearwater Fla Elizabeth Payne Engle Mary Potter Wellesley College Hagerstown Wayne Whitham University of Virginia Robinson Ann Robinson University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Miss Evelyn Tindell George Smith South Washington Street Charles Treland Richmond H. Clayton Bentley Farley Farm Atlee Smiths Frank Armstrong James Whitescarver Marshall Newton Baltimore D. Eugene Dunn Benjamin Belchie Daugh Judy Tennyson Avenue Dunn Winchester Fred Morgan Staunton Randolph Gaunt North Braddock Street Robert C. Lee David Charles Town Margaret Clarke Merrill Prentis Bank of Clarke County First National Bank of Berryville Stonewall Jackson American Institute of Banking Norman Scott Winchester Country Club George Washington Hotel Ralph M. Ware Arthur Edmunds Robert Shenk Edith Rodgers Mary Webb Morgan Levy Phyllis Barrick Louis Stolle Constance White Kenneth Shenk Jane Straff Ogden Chester White Ogden Roanoke John Jefferson Butler Gilbert Butler Ranoke Mr. Butler Roanoke Country Club Longview Avenue George N. Hardesty A. Sommaripa William Robertson Frothingham Charlottesville Thomas B. Byrd James Sulivan Abbot Hasting Beverley Farms Mass G. Peyton Craighill Sommaripa

Berryville Socials Highlight Local People and Visits

Berryville events feature Rev George Lightner hosting Burton Lightner’s tenth birthday party. Residents welcome visitors from Bristow Oklahoma and Alexandria. Community notes cover church lectures, historical society meeting, banking institute events, and local families visiting in Richmond, California, and Washington DC.

Berryville George S. Lightner Lightner Burton Lightner

Opera star Mrs. Savage to broadcast from local station

Mrs Nettie Luttrell Savage of Los Angeles will sing this evening at 6 35 over the local radio station. She has performed in 46 of 48 states and will be accompanied by Mrs Wayne B Omps. The guest of Mrs Richard Cooper in Frederick County, she visits Berryville and Roanoke relatives between appearances.

Nettie Luttrell Savage Los Angeles Calif

Letter to the editor on Saturday store hours and worker rights

The Star readers argue store clerks work long Saturday hours and farmers toil six days a week. They propose closing stores at 6 pm and garages at noon to allow weekend shopping and note restaurants and beer gardens should follow suit to restore shopping hours within 30 days.

Word Study: Matador Defined as Bullfighter Role

The daily vocabulary word is matador meaning the man appointed to kill the bull in a bull fight. Pronunciation guides note mat a dor with stress on the first syllable and vowel sounds as described.

Matador

Social Notes From Millwood in late April

Millwood items list guests at Annefield and Callender venues, including families Prat t King Graham Burton and Watkins. Notables attend Maryland Hunt Cup races. multiple gatherings hosted by Sommaripa Shonk Dougherty and Watkins households feature guest lists of relatives and friends.

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

A brief guide to correct usage and pronunciation. The piece teaches proper near four o clock timing and the word versatile, urging daily vocabulary growth through mastering one word.

W. L. Gordon

Vocabulary Guide for Pronunciation and Usage

The note defines common mispronunciations and contrasts words like talented and versatile with phrases about shipping goods. It explains how to say The balance of the goods were shipped and The remainder of the goods was shipped while listing synonyms for weak and feeble and clarifying syllable stress in stupendous.

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