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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1962

Page

8

Miss Miller to Attend National Youth Council Delegation

Miss Beverley Ann Miller a 1962 graduate of James Wood High School has been named a delegate to the 1962 Joint National Youth Council at Purdue University Lafayette Ind The event aims to unite Pilgrim Fellowship and Youth Fellowship into the Youth Ministry of the United Church of Christ Miller a Centenary United Church of Christ member and Shenandoah Valley Youth Cabinet delegate is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Laurence W Miller The circle schedules and Camp Sheemar details follow in the notice

Beverley Ann Miller James Wood High School Purdue University Lafayette Ind National Conference On Christian Education National Council Pilgrim Fellowship Congregation Christian Youth Fellowship Evangelical and Reformed United Church of Chris Centenary United Church of Christ Henry W. Korinth Joint National Youth Council Miss Miller Shenandoah Valley Potomac Synodical Co Laurence W. Miller Valley Ave

Calendar of regional reunions and meetings listed

August events include a Capon Bridge Fire Co gathering at the fire hall on the 4th at 7 30 p m Hawkins Reunion at Walnut Springs Grove Oranda on the 5th at 10 a m Hovermale Reunion at Cacapon State Park at 1 p m and Hartley Reunion all day at Lions Shelter details indicate multiple gatherings across local venues for community members

Capon Bridge Hawkins Walnut Springs Grove Oranda Hovermale Cacapon State Park Hartley Lions Shelter

Weekend schedule of recitals and reunions at local shelters

Saturday 7 11 p.m. TAC Platter Party. Sunday events include Lions Shelter all day Rinker Hartley Kiwanis Rotary Post Office Riley reunions at Exchange Shelter. Monday 11 30 a.m. French class.

Exchange Post Office

Rinker Reunion Set at Winchester Park Lions Shelter

Descendants of Casper Rinker plan an annual reunion Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Lions Shelter of Winchester Recreation Park. Attendees should bring family and a picnic lunch.

Casper Rinker Lions Shelter Winchester Recreation Park

Local Social Roundup Highlights Visitors and Weddings

Mr and Mrs Holmes Bucher and family return to Grace Street after a West Coast trip visiting Clayton Bucher in Tacoma Washington Peter Arismendi and family in Chicago and Ige Anderson of Havre Montana. Mrs James Miller hosts luncheon for Kitty Pierce in Winchester Golf Club. Miss Tucker Morgan guest of Christine Miller in Fredericksburg. Families from Bangor Maine to Win Ferry West Virginia visit friends. Mrs Nelson Habicht of Hot Springs Arkansas has left for New Jersey. Anne Crewes engagement to Samuel Clagett Strite Jr announced by Clarke Funkhouser of Charles Town. Harry F Stimson III visits Clarke County grandfather at The Cliff. J Kenneth Robinsons daughters Keveney and Ray visit Fisher's Island New York.

Holmes Bucher Grace St West Coast Clayton Bucher Tacoma Wash Peter Arismendi Chicago, Ill Ige Anderson Havre, Mont James A. Miller Christine Miller Winchester Golf Club Kitty Pierce Taylor Pierce Doylestown, Pa Pierce Georgia Conrad Nelson W. Habicht Hot Springs Ark John L. Kater Latane St New Jersey Clarke Funkhouser Charles Town W. Va Anne Crewes Samuel Clagett Strite, Jr Hagerstown Zion Episcopal Church Cedar Lawn

Combination Salad For Sunday Supper

A man style salad popularized by railroad diners. Includes iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, green pepper, cucumber, sweet onion, olives, with Russian or French dressing. Wash and cut produce, arrange on plates, and pass dressing. Serves six.

Miss Mews Weds John Carter in July Ceremony

Announcement of the marriage between Miss Lewanda Mews daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Mews of North Cameron Street and John Marvin Carter son of Mrs Helen Carter of 710 South Cameron Street and R C Carter of Berryville Pike. They were married July 5 in the ceremony.

Lewanda Mews Roy Mews N. Cameron St John Marvin Carter Helen Carter S. Cameron St R. C. Carter Berryville Pike Hagerstown

Wednesday Bridge Winners Named

Winners of the Wednesday duplicate bridge match at the Winchester Golf Club were Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Reaves. In second place were Mrs. W. Nelson Page and Mrs. Walter D. Myers, with Mrs. Howard Shockey and Mrs. H. P. Kern Jr. in third. Fourth went to Mrs. H. G. Harper and Richard Bowers and fifth to Mrs. Ellis Ford and Mrs. John Griffith.

Winchester Golf Club S. H. Reaves W. Nelson Page Walter D. Myers Howard Shockey H. P. Kern, Jr H. G. Harper Richard Bowers Ellis Ford John Griffith

Friendship Majorettes Triumph in Fireman's Parade

The Friendship Majorettes won first place Thursday night in the Flint Hill Fireman's Parade and received a trophy for the best majorette group. They competed against one of the largest majorette contingents this year under the direction of E. J. Byers.

Friendship Flint Hill E. J. Byers

Hall and Steryous Wed in Baptist Church Ceremony

Mrs Nancy S Hall and Kenneth E Steryous formerly of Martinsburg West Virginia and Washington were married by Dr E T Clark at the First Baptist Church on July 30. The couple operate the Waffle Shop and the Jumping Jay Drive In and reside at 333 Sheridan Ave.

Nancy S. Hall Kenneth E. Steryous Martinsburg W. Va Washington E. T. Clark First Baptist Church Mrs. Steryous Jumping Jay Drive-In Sheridan Ave

Rescue Squad Logs 117 Calls in July

The Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad answered 117 calls in July. The largest category was 30 emergency sickness. Miscellaneous calls reached 29, auto accidents 16, and home accidents 13. Report by secretary Lawrence C. Swanson.

Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad Laurence C. Swanson

Fairview Ladies Aid Plan Wednesday Meeting

The Ladies Aid of Fairview Methodist Church will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Mrs. William Dellinger’s home. Mrs. Louise Colfelt will lead the devotional portion of the gathering.

Market Street Methodist Church Bertha Bowers Recreation Park Cecil Adams Lawrence Fauver Ladies Aid of Fairview Methodist Church William Dellinger Louise Colfelt

Stewart Taylor Anniversary: Forty Three Years Since 1919

Mr. and Mrs. Stewart B Taylor of Siler Route celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary. They wed August 4 1919 in Hagerstown Maryland with Rev J H Webb. Mrs Taylor is the former Julia Shirley. They have seven children and thirteen grandchildren.

Stewart B. Taylor Siler Hagerstown J. H. Webb Taylor Julia Shirley Alvin S. Taylor Millwood Pike Eva Belle Elbon Strasburg Reva Lucille Tinsman Millwood Mack Taylor Berkeley Springs W. Va Thelma Snapp Visalia Calif Gilbert B. Taylor Rt. 5 Mary Frances Fletcher Middle Road

Navy ends call up of Berlin crisis reserve force

The Navy released all 8 343 reserve officers and enlisted men pressed to active duty during the Berlin crisis last autumn.

Washington Navy Berlin

Service Honors C. E. Koontz Conservationist

Rain dampened the gathering at Winchester Recreation Park as residents paid tribute to Clarence E. Koontz, longtime conservationist for the Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District. B A Hepner presented a park table in his memory while Ray Bageant presided and Rev. Raymond Womeldorf gave the invocation.

Winchester Recreation Park Clarence E. Koontz Koontz Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District B.A. Hepner Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors Ray Bageant Raymond Womeldorf First

Lessons in English by W. L. Gordon

W. L. Gordon explains common usage and pronunciation errors in this English lesson. The piece highlights correct forms like WERE HE and SHOULD, notes mispronounced words such as insouciance, and provides vocabulary guidance including the term EXIGUITY with an example about benefits.

W. L. Gordon

D Oyly Carte Opens 21 Week U S Tour in Los Angeles

The D Cle Carte Opera Company begins a 21 week American tour in Los Angeles on August 13 with a 16 city swing. It marks their first U S visit in seven years. Repertory includes The Mikado The Pirates of Penzance Iolanthe and The Gondoliers. Tour ends with four week New York run starting November 13.

New York D’oyly Carte Opera Company Los Angeles Gilbert & Sullivan

Dear Abby Surprised Parents Celebrate Golden Anniversary

Dear Abby recounts a family celebration for parents marking their 50th anniversary. The sisters and brothers hosted a surprise party with friends and thoughtful gifts to honor the couple.

Abby Mother Dad

Dear Abby column readers seek proper etiquette guidance

Abigail Van Buren answers reader questions on thank you notes for a surprise party. She advises children should write and sign their parents names not. She also weighs how to handle a son's churchgoing with a girl of a different faith and suggests letting him decide.

So-and-So Mrs. So-and-So Abby

Births Notice From August First Through Third

August 1 births include Lisa Ann Blessing at 14 Spring Crest Street to William Joseph Blessing III and former Sandra Kay Stokes. Also August 2 Parker Lockhart children born to Donald Eugene Lockhart and Stevie Dakota Lockhart Jr. in Strasburg and Front Royal. August 3 adds Dorian Leigh to Julian Lee Gregory and Doris Elaine Hockman. Other entries list Bennie Boyd Welsh Stephens City and Stanley Odell Dellinger with their spouses.

William Joseph Blessing Ill Spring Crest St Lisa Ann Blessing Sandra Kay Stokes Donald Eugene Lockhart Stonewall St Strasburg Lockhart Tamara Tippetts Stevie Dakota Lockhart, Jr Front Royal Alice Faith Williams Julian Lee Gregory Stephens City Dorian Leigh Gregory Doris Elain Hockman Bennie Boyd Welsh Welsh Anna Louise Miller Stanley Odell Dellinger Jackson Dellinger Pauline Marie Richard

Staunton District Second Highest in Snow Removal Costs

The Staunton District of the State Highway Dept including Frederick County spent 635,282 for winter maintenance last winter. Primary roads cost 351,275 and secondary roads 284,007. Culpeper led with 727,098. Total snow removal cost statewide was 3,937,751, about 200,000 under the previous record.

Richmond Staunton State Highway Dept Frederick County Culpeper

Small Batch Peach Relish Preserves Recipe

Small batch peach relish preserves recipe for homemakers. Readers learn to prepare four cups peaches brined in salt water, then cooked with sugar vinegar onion and ground ginger to form a sweet spicy relish like preserves. The method covers brining, simmering, and canning into two pints or four quarter‑pint jars.

Water tumblers ideal in twelve ounce size

If you are buying water tum blers, you may wish to choose them in the 12 ounce size so that they can be conveniently used for iced beverages.

Dear Abby column advice on kissing a dog

A reader asks about kissing a dog named Mert. Abby advises hugging but not kissing, citing parental concern and the risk of spreading things from people. The writer is urged to follow parental guidance.

Mert Abby

Etiquette Answers for Weddings and Guest Etiquette

The guidance covers wedding wording when the bride is a widow by using her parents names, serving nonalcoholic drinks for non drinkers, and signing full names instead of initials. It reflects a social etiquette column style with practical, concise resolutions.

John P. Harris Mary Harris Shafer H. J. Brown

Also Mentioned on This Page

Beverley Miller Market St. Circles Bible Class Emma Ridgeway Braddock Street John W. Rosenberber Sheemar Gainesboro Stephenson Denney Blake Denney Boom Road Berryville, VA Shoecenter Wilkins S. Loudoun St Winchester, Va Kiwanis Rotary Shelter Miller Reuss Park Riley Rinker Tucker Morgan John Carl Morgan Fredericksburg Merrimans Lane Carrol R. Jones Homestead Fla Miss Funkhouser Is Justin Funkhouser Centreville, Md Harry F., Stimpson, III Harry F. StimpSon Dedham, Mass Thomas B. Byrd Clarke County By Cecily Brownstone John Carter Mrs. Hall Mr. Steryous Fairview Ladies Aid Meeting Winchester Public Schools Winchester C. E. Koontz D’oyly Carte Abigail van Buren P.S Cecily Brownstone Associated Press Young Homemakers James Gaunt Loudoun James R. Cromwell D.D.S W. Boscawen St Roberta Lee Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Cather General Electric Deep Dusits E.boscawen ST. - MO
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