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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1957
Page
6
The fragment lists a contact name Bobbie Conrad with a Missouri phone number 2 3419. No clear event or action is described. No date organization or location can be confirmed from the readable text.
Miss Patricia Lorraine McCarty of Sunnyside Station will wed Lt. William Russell Curtis of Hyattsville in a September 7 ceremony. Patricia, a James Wood High School and Hagerstown Business College graduate, works at the Pentagon. Curtis, a graduate of Bluford Flee School and George Washington University attendee, serves with the US Army at Fort Indian Town Gap.
The Rev. and Mrs. William E. Eisenberg returned home after three weeks in Canadian and western parks. Lemuel W. Brown and family came home from a trip to New Orleans. Dr. and Mrs. D. C. Towlen started a home after a Washington weekend. Miss Jill Hott is a patient in Winchester Memorial Hospital.
On August 5 several births were announced for families in multiple West Virginia and Virginia locales. Cathy Ann was born to Mr and Mrs George Punk of Route 1 Front Royal. A boy was born to Mr and Mrs Richard Dick of Route 3, with Mrs Dick formerly Miss Donna Combs. A boy was born to Mr and Mrs Russell Pitz of Moorefield, Mrs Fitzwater formerly Miss Geneva Punk. John Dale was born to Mr and Mrs Vernon Thomas of Upperville, Mrs Thomas formerly Miss Nellie Davis. A boy was born to Mr and Mrs Harley Timbrook of Roinnery West Virginia, Mrs Timbrook formerly Miss Alice Jackson. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Roy Miller of Tio West Virginia, Mrs Miller formerly Miss Mae Walker.
Daily vocabulary note presents ingenuous as frank and candid with pronunciation guidance. It explains that using a word three times helps ownership and includes misused possessives and common mispronunciations.
A reader asks if using a handkerchief at dinner is acceptable and how to handle it discreetly. The guidance says proper manners avoid drawing attention and suggests a quiet, unobtrusive use. The reader also wonders how to respond to an invitation with a proper acknowledgment. The answer emphasizes a definite, clear acceptance or refusal.
Tickets for the Charles L. Aikin testimonial dinner at the War Memorial Building remain available for purchase at the Workingman’s and Young Men’s Sport Shop until tomorrow evening. Ministers and Winchesterettes with Helen Garner Edmonds provide brief entertainment, as community leaders honor Aikin’s eight years as recreation director and the War Memorial Building dedication.
Manhattan Beach California aeronautical engineer Eugene M. Gluhareff says he has developed a tiny strap-on helicopter model claimed to be the smallest of its kind. The device fits on a user and powers a miniature rotor system for personal flight demonstrations.
A question asks if refusing a cigarette invite is rude when one prefers their own brand. The answer given is No and states the necessity to decide before answering.
Inventor Gluhareff unveils a 68 pound compact helicopter worn as a pack. He says the device, using propane powered jet engines at the end of two 10 foot rotor blades, can fly about half an hour at 50 miles per hour and has attracted military interest.
Conrad Hoover Post 21 led with an 18 member delegation at the 39th annual Virginia American Legion convention. State officers supported by the post were elected in every case, and Post 21 helped the Seventh District win the award for most Legionnaires signed up that year.
Post 21 placed third in the state in membership with well over 800 members on its roster and received a plaque and a $25 check for the achievement.
Members of the newly formed Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad start a 30 hour Standard and Advanced First Aid course under Glenn Nichols of the Winchester Frederick County Chapter, American Red Cross. Local doctors will supplement instruction with talks by Dr James A Miler and Dr Robert S Boyd. Classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays at the War Memorial Building in Senseny Park.
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