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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1949
Page
8
A themed housewarming and social events fill the scene with bright lights and decorations as the E Golf clubhouse hosts a midway style party with music by Jack Fretwell and orchestra from 10 pm to 2 am. Attendees include Mrs. Renner Kernstown and others from Winchester Kernstown and Stevenson, with guests from England visiting.
August 1 schedule includes Chanters at Market Street Methodist Church 7 45 p m. Madison lodge at Cameron and Boscawen Streets. Municipal Band at Rouss Hall 8 p m. Lions and Exchange clubs meet at George Washington Hotel 12 15 p m. Moose and Rebekah lodges 8 p m. Barter players present The Show Off in Middlburg 8 15 p m. Kiwanis 12 30 p m Elks 8 p m. Blue Ridge radio play The Case of the Goldsmiths Assistant at 10 p m.
Mr R A Turner leaves for Camp Hill Pennsylvania to assume the post of assistant traffic manager with General Foods Co His wife Mrs Turner will join him soon and they will reside in Camp Hill Also noted local social notices and visits across town including birthdays and guests
A July 24 picnic at Mr. James 3. Singhass home in Opequon celebrated his 84th birthday. Attendees included families and friends such as Esther Williams, Linden Singhass, Jesse Carpenter, Hilda Rutherford, Frank Minor, Louise Avery, and more. Public notices also mention transfers and military movements within local families.
Births list: July 30 a girl to Mr and Mrs Berns McGuinn Berryville formerly Louise. A boy to Mr and Mrs Paul Hammond Strasburg formerly Mary Jarrell. July 31 a boy to Mr and Mrs Oscar Jenkins Rt 2 formerly Virgie Rickard. A girl to Mr and Mrs Garland Mason Clearbrook formerly Frances Virginia Scrivenner.
A reader asks who goes first leaving a hotel dining room and when to offer wedding wishes at a church. Answers advise the woman precedes the man for exits, best wishes at the reception, and that cantaloupe is eaten with a fork. The piece also covers Ellis Island’s naming after Samuel Ellis and a 1785 advertisement locating his residence.
John S. Grimm aged 63, a retired farmer and Salvation Army member, died at his daughter’s home in Winchester after two weeks of illness. Survived by five daughters and one son, services held at Jones funeral home and Markwood Methodist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Four Virginia fatalities over the weekend raise the 1949 traffic death toll to 402. Kenneth Palmer died instantly when struck by a car on a Halifax county farm road near Milton. Sergeant Eben Woodruff, 25, died after his motor scooter collided with a truck in East Ocean View. Mrs. Richard Kritz, 32, of Norfolk, died when the car they rode in hit a dump truck near Virginia Beach. her husband was seriously injured. Benjamin Williams, 35, of Hilton Village, died in a Newport News hospital after being struck by a car.
Roy Miffleton, 31, was arrested for disorderly conduct after kissing his wife at Mayo Beach on Chesapeake Bay. The incident occurred in view of their children and the resort owner’s wife, leading to a $12.50 bond and a court appearance before Trial Magistrate Norman Hazard.
W. N. Swiggett head of the Teamsters Union worked Loudoun Street distributing campaign literature for Francis P. Muller for governor. His car parked for most of the day in front of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank with Miller placards on display.
Sgt Charles C. Miller husband of Fay M. Miller of 318 Handley Ave. was among 18 World War 2 dead reinterred Friday in Arlington Cemetery. He joined the service in September 1942 and was killed on an air mission over Gelsenkirchen Germany.
Ohone Oddams promotes a one piece skirt pattern 4503 for sizes 2 through 10 with 25 yards of 35 inch fabric. The pattern includes illustrated instructions and fit tested details. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams pattern dept in New York with name address zone size and style number. Also promoting Anne Adams Summer Pattern Book with a free shampoo smock pattern in the book and a 15 cent addition for the book.
A short instructional note by W L Gordon discusses common language errors and pronunciation tips. It includes guidance on claiming a job and pronouncing lingerie with syllable emphasis. It emphasizes daily vocabulary growth and defines the word incumbent as meaning a duty or obligation with a quoted usage.
Jefferson county officials suspect a prank as a burning cross is reported in Millville Thursday night. A Charles Town fire company says gasoline was used to ignite the wood. white-robed figures and an automobile are among circulating stories.
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