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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1951

Page

10

Couple Ties in Bethesda Methodist Church Ceremony

Virginia Lee Fawcett and Melvin Dewey Fawcett were married Friday at Bethesda Methodist Church Roads Shep at Molers Cross in a double ring ceremony by Rev S T her Fitch. The bride, a Shepherd College graduate with B S and A B degrees, teaches Phi Sigma Chi and Sigma Sigma Sigma sororities. The groom, Stephens City High School and Shepherd College alumnus with an A B in Secondary Education, plans to teach. They will reside at 131 Montague Avenue.

Guy Caton Www Shepherdstown Virginia Lee Melvin Dewey Fawcett Robert Fawcett Marlboro Rt Winchester Bethesda Methodist Church Roads Shep Molers Cross S. T.her Fitch Fawcett Shepherdstown High School Madison College Shepherd College Phi Sigma Chi Sigma Sigma Sigma Sororites Stephens City High School Montague Avenue

Bake Sale by Ladies Auxiliary at Shackleford's Store Berryville

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Lloyd Williams Post American Legion Clarke County will hold a bake sale at Shackleford's Store Berryville this Saturday starting at 9 am. Members will be solicited and a large selection of cakes pies fresh vegetables and other foods expected. Salem Jubilee Aid Society picnic at Lions Shelter tomorrow at 11 am.

Ladies Auxiliary Lloyd Williams Post American Legion Clarke County Shackleford Berryville Auxiliary and Legion Salem Jubilee Aid Society Lions Shelter

Mrs Renner Undergoes Major Operation At Winchester

Mrs. Melvin Renner of 1104 West Virginia Ave underwent a major operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital last Friday. She is reported to be getting along fine.

Renner Melvin Renner West Virginia Ave Winchester Memorial Hospital Twyla Cromer Adell Feltner Washington Ernest Feltner Marshall Feltner

Gypsy Cream Relieves Skin Irritations at Brooks Pharmacy

Brooks Pharmacy offers Gypsy Cream priced at 59 cents per bottle of 8 62. It claims to relieve discomfort from poison oak ivy sunburn heat rash and minor skin irritations with a topical formula.

Brooks’ Pharmacy

Calendar of Events Obscure Meetings List

August events listed include Elks Club Rotary at George Washington Hotel JCC at George Little Garden Club Fairmont Ave BPW Club George Woodmen of the World Fraternal Order of Eagles at Eagles Home. Times range from 12 15 p m to 8 p m with multiple organizations and venues. Helen Buckley listed with phone number 3428.

Lo Rotary Club George Washington Hotel Little Garden Club William Lawrence, Jr Fairmont Ave Woodmen of the World Order of Eagles Eagles

Mary Hunter Miller Observes 5th Birthday

Mary Hunter Miller celebrated her fifth birthday with a party at her parents home on Bellview Ave. Attending were many relatives and friends including Sue Smith Ann Edmonds Judy Miller Cheryl Grove Valerie Smyre and several Miller and Evans family members.

Mary Hunter Miller Paul Hunter Miller Bellview Ave Sue Smith Ann Edmonds Judy Miller Cheryl Grove Valerie Smyre Woody Monica Veasey Larry Jimmy Roy Hockman Wayne Zigler Alan Wayne Patterson Mary Evans Carolyn Goffin Bucky Abby Ellen Dudley Kathy Miller Tommy Evans Martha Miller Bernard Groves Ronald Smyre Sidney Veasey Larrick Hockman Oscar Zigler C. A. Patterson Rudy Evans Robert Miller

Hottel Family Summer Week at Virginia Beach

Mr and Mrs Harry Hottel and granddaughters Barbie and Becky Lillis of this city are spending this week at Virginia Beach.

Harry Hottel Barbie and Becky Lillis Virginia Beach

Scullys Plan Bar Convention Trip and Virginia Beach Vacation

Mr and Mrs Thomas Scully of this city will leave Friday for White Sulphur Springs West Virginia to attend the Bar Convention. From there they will travel to Virginia Beach for a week long vacation. Mrs LaRue has returned to Paper Mill Road after two weeks with Mr and Mrs L P Geisler in Pittsburgh and Mr A E Jones in Evans City.

Thomas Scully White Sulphur Springs W. Va Scullys Virginia Beach Richard N. Olcott Mr. Olcott J. W. Olcott Olcott Vermont Olcotts George B. Ashe Usn Joseph F. Moore Ralph N Dorsey Virginia

Burseys Vacation Visit and Local Home Demonstration Picnic

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bursey Jr and daughter Carolyn of Long Island New York vacation with Mrs Bursey s parents in Kernstown and Winchester. Mrs Cyril Mee and Betty Apple Way Vailey Pike and Fred W Cline Stephens City return tonight from Ocean Beach after a five day trip. West Frederick HDC Picnic Friday at Mt Pleasant Church at 7 pm with officer elections for the coming year.

Burseys Charles Bursey, Jr Carolyn Long Island, N. Y Ocean Beach Cyril Mee Betty Apple Way Vailey Pike Fred W. Cline Stephens City West Frederick HDC

Yard Party Planned by West Frederick Four-H Club

The Four-H Club will hold a Yard Party at Mt. Pleasant Church grounds starting 7 p.m. Saturday. If rain postponement to Monday August 13.

Mt. Pleasant Church West Frederick Four-H Club

Local Births Reported From Several Area Families

To Mr and Mrs Vernon Haines Route 3 a boy Mrs Haines is the former Miss Dorothy Billmeyer To Mr and Mrs Lloyd Milhon Mr Falls Route a girl Mrs Milhon is the former Miss Betty Edwards To Mr and Mrs Paul Brooks Route 1 a boy Mrs Brooks is the former Miss Willane Cooper To Mr and Mrs Hunter Longerbeam Berryville a boy Mrs Longerbeam is the former Miss Dolly Ann Stickles To Mr and Mrs Joseph Gilbert Stephens City a boy Mrs Gilbert is the former Miss Nancy Parker

Vernon Haines Haines Dorothy Billmeyer Lloyd Milhon Falls Route Milhon Betty Edwards Paul Brooks Brooks Willane Cooper Hunter Longerbeam Berryville Longerbeam Dolly Ann Stickles Joseph Gilbert Stephens City Gilbert Nancy Parker

Berryville Social Notes Highlights and Weddings

Invitations issued for the August 25 wedding of Mary Jane Carter and Herbert A. Ice at Berryville Presbyterian Church. Social column lists guests, travels, visits, and weekend activities of local residents and travelers including Olcott, Ritter, Elsea, Levi, Carter, and Strode families with trips to Winchester, Ocean City, and Virginia Beach.

Elsie C. Olcott Edgar Price Carter Mary Jane Carter Herbert A. Ice Berryville Presbyterian Church Carter Joseph Settle Elizabeth Haywood Winchester Memorial Hospital Rhoda Settle Carl Campbell Winchester

Secrets of Charm Size Guide for Ready Made Clothes

A fashion advice page explains how to determine correct ready made dress sizes by measuring bust waist and hips. It lists sizing tables for Junior Misses Women and Half size ranges and offers a free chart “Your Ideal Measurements” via a self addressed stamped envelope to National Newspaper Service Michigan City Indiana.

National Newspaper Service Michigan City Indiana

Virginia 4 H F F A members visit Arlington and Potomac

Virginia 4 H and FFA members from Harley Forestry School near Appomattox are mentioned. Mrs. L H Leigh with children Tommy and Susan vacationed in Arlington with her parents Mr and Mrs T N Stephens. Mr and Mrs Cyrus Pine and children Donald Judy and Johnny are at the George Pine Cottage on the Potomac this week.

Virginia Harley Lake Appomattox L. H. Leigh Tommy Susan Arlington T. N Stephens Cyrus Pine Donald Judy Johnny George Pine Cottage Potomac

Lesson In English by Roberta Lee

Roberta Lee explains terms in eye care and speech, defining oculist optometrist and optician. The piece notes mispronunciations and misspellings like hypocrisy and overreach and offers a daily vocabulary boost with insatiable as today's featured word.

Roberta Lee

Proper display of checks with wedding gifts

In Modern Etiquette W L Gordon advises against displaying money or checks among wedding gifts, calling it poor taste and suggesting discreet, respectful handling of monetary presents.

Giant by Jenna Hales pattern for a shirtdress release

Pattern 4914 offers a simple shirtdress with cuffed pockets shoulder tucks and saddle stitching. Sizes 34 through 50 include 378 yards for 39 inch transfers and complete illustrated instructions with fit tested guidance. Send thirty cents and address details to Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star for pattern copy and book offer.

Jenna Hales Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

Etiquette on Checks and Seating in Dining Cars

The guidance notes it is proper to mention amounts in context such as Uncle Tom gave me a check or a bond. It also explains a passenger should wait at the entrance for the steward to show a seat instead of selecting one himself.

Tom

Question on eligibility of chapero n and principals

A reader asks if a chapern can be a married woman and is answered that any woman of mature years may serve. It is noted that the majority of public high school principals are men with only 7.9 percent being women.

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