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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1955

Page

12

Miss Ann Peach Weds Edward Huntsberry Jr in Winchester

Miss Ann Duvall Peach daughter of Mr and Mrs Richards Seldon Peach of Upperville and Edward Rhodes Huntsberry Jr son of Mr and Mrs Edward R Huntsberry of 519 Tennyson Ave were married at First Presbyterian Church The ceremony was performed by Dr George D Jackson with palm and gladioli decorations A reception followed at Winchester Golf Club The couple will reside at 208 West Boscawen Street The bride attended Winchester Business College and Radford College and works for Dr George H Smith and Dr P S Yeatras The groom is Augusta Military Academy and Wharton School graduate and works in the family business

Ann Duvall Peach Richards Seldon Peach Upperville Edward Rhodes Huntsberry Edward Rhodes M Huntsberry Tennyson Ave First Presbyterian Church George D. Jackson Headley Barnsley Mildred Jones Patricia Peach Frank Burkholder Rockville Jack Ferguson Bel Air Mathew Gray College Park Doris Ruffner Maid of Honor Ann Slater Ann Shockey Charles Robert Huntsberry Daniel Metz Arlington Sidney Mullens Front Royal Edward B. Capper Frank Butsler, Jr Winchester Golf Club Florida W. Boscawen St Winchester Business College Radford College George H. Smith P. S. Yeatras Huntsberry Augusta Military Academy Fort Defiance Wharton School of Finance University of Pennsylvania Sigma Nu Fraternity

Women of Moose Ritual Practice Tonight at Moose Home

The Women of the Moose hold ritual practice this evening at 7 30 at the Moose Home. The Timber Mountain School reunion is postponed from August 14 to August 28 because of the new Capon Bridge church dedication. It will be at Harry O Keller farm as before.

The Timber Mountain School Capon Bridge W. Va Harry O. Keller

Calendar of Events for August 8 to 10

August 8 features events at City Hall Rouss Hall Sacred Heart Church and local clubs. August 9 lists Lions Exchange American Legion Auxiliary and several fraternal and AA meetings. August 10 includes Kiwanis White Hall Garden Club and church activities plus Air Force Reserve and Elks events.

McKinley City Hall Rouss Hall Veterans of Foreign Wars Holy Name Society Sacred Heart Church George Washington Hotel Lions Club Exchange Club American Legion Auxiliary Hiram Lodge No. 21 Af&am Masonic Hall Alcoholics Anonymous Baptist Church Loyal Order of Moose Rebekah Lodge Kiwanis Club White Hall Mite Society Walter Anderson Old Fredericktown Robert Green Gainesboro Church Flight I Air Force Reserve Squadron Golden Glow Sisterhood of Beth

Secrets of Charm Your Most Attractive Voice booklet ad

Linda V. recalls starting as a Powers model and notes reading aloud breath issues. The piece promotes a booklet Your Most Attractive Voice from National Newspaper Service offering 10 cents and a stamped envelope to Michigan City Indiana for guide improvements.

Linda V Red Riding Hood National Newspaper Service Michigan City Indiana

Perry Edwards engagement announced in North Carolina

Announcement reports the engagement of Miss Mary Kimsey Perry of Hartford to Noah Elbert Edwards of Norfolk. Edwards is son of Mr and Mrs John Eldridge Edwards of Dobson and has worked five years for the American Agricultural Chemical Co in Winchester. Wedding set for September 11.

Mary Kimsey Perry Hartford N. C William Joseph Perry Merry Hill Noah Elbert Edwards Norfolk John Eldridge Edwards Dobson, N. C Edwards American Agricultural Chemical Co Winchester

Middletown Home Demonstration Club Hosts Weiner Roast

The Middletown Home Demonstration Club held a picnic and weiner roast at Dickey Ridge on Friday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Borden and son, Mrs. Curtis Andrews and daughter, Mrs. H. C. Borden, Mrs. Sidney Larrick, Mrs. Tom Sperry, Mrs. Orville Wiley Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Will Owings and children, Mrs. Don Borden and sons, and Mr. and Mrs. T. Ainsworth Sperry and children. Braddock Street WSCS to Meet Tomorrow at 7:45 p.m. Circle 2 led by Mrs. T. J. Gatewood will study “A Vision of the Better Life” presented by Miss Emma Ridgeway. Circle 10 also meets tomorrow at 7:45 p.m. at Braddock Street Methodist Church.

Middletown Braddock St Braddock Street

Mrs Brill Returns From Anchorage After Six Weeks Visit

Mrs Edward Brill came home to E Boscawen Street after six weeks in Anchorage Alaska as guest of her son and daughter in law CWO and Mrs Edward Brill CWO Brill serves at Elmendorf Air Force Base. Tommy Row son of Dr and Mrs Stuart B Row returned from Salem where he attended the wedding and reception of Malcolm Lee Minnick Jr and Miss Joyce Plymale on Saturday Minnick is son of the Rev Mr Minnick pastor of the College Lutheran Church at Salem.

Edward Brill E. Boscawen St Archorage Alaska CWO Tommy Row Stuart B. Row S. Stewart Sr Salem Malcolm Lee Minnick, Jr Joyce Plymale Mr. Minnick College Lutheran Church

Memorial Hospital Names Monte Jay Hounshell

Memorial Hospital announces the appointment of Monte Jay Hounshell and notes Mrs. Hounshell is the former Esther Kackley in a brief local notice.

Births Reported From West Virginia and Nearby Towns

To Mr and Mrs Roger Miller Rock Oak West Virginia a boy Mrs Miller is the former Miss Elba Heare. To Mr and Mrs Luther William Lowery Jr 10 Glaize Ave a girl Mrs Lowery is the former Miss Anna Dellinger. To Mr and Mrs John Taylor Cross Junction a boy Mrs Taylor is the former Miss Martha Greene. To Mr and Mrs Warren Coffey 40 E Piccadilly St a boy Mrs Coffey is the former Miss Elvena Walters.

Roger Miller Rock Oak W. Va Miller Elba Heare Luther William Lowery Glaize Ave Lowery Anna Dellinger John Taylor Cross Junction Taylor Martha Greene Warren Coffey E. Piccadilly St Coffey Elvena Walters

Entertainments for Miss Ann Peach Prewedding Events

A series of pre wedding gatherings are noted for Miss Ann Peach and her fiancé Edward Rhodes Huntsberry Jr. The couple’s families hosted a wedding party dinner on Friday and a linen shower by Miss Doris Ruffner, a miscellaneous shower by Mrs. Marshall Kline, plus guests Mr. and Mrs. William Fletcher Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Fetcher and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burkholder of Upperville.

Ann Peach Edward Rhodes Huntsberry, Jr Doris Ruffner Marshall Kline William Fletcher Robert C. Fetcher Frank Burkholder Upperville Robert Huntsberry

Howard's Chapel Social Ties Highlight Local Visits

Community notes show Bruce Whitacre visiting Zane Kerns on business. Families like DeHaven and Kerns enjoyed July 31 calls at Hedgesville and Kernstown with multiple relatives from Darkesville and Winchester. Several locals work at Braithwaite Brothers Cannery while others assist with building projects. Light showers last week lifted looks around town.

Howard's Chapel Bruce Whitacre Zane Kerns Arthur DeHaven Henry DeHaven Othella Audrey DeHaven Hollis DeHaven Hedgesville W. Va Harry Kerns Jessie Himelright Kernstown Louise Himelright Winchester Cora Crim Lebanon Church Ambrose Whitacre Darkesville Harry DeHaven Harve Dellinger Calvin Davis Boyd Whitacre A. P. Whitacre Holmes Whitacre Joe Lutzenhiser Eula May Dora Virginia Verner A. L. DeHaven Braithwaite Brothers Cannery Cross Edgar Coumes Jimmie Kerns Orval Nesselrodt

Slavin Brothers Return From Canadian Fishing Trip

Dr. Leon Slavin of Rozel Road and his brother Dr. Sidney Slavin of New York have returned to their homes after a fishing trip in Canada.

Leon Slavin Rozel Road Sidney Slavin New York Canada

Norfolk Girl Wins Miss Virginia Title

Betty Sue Mathews, 18, of Norfolk, won Miss Virginia ahead of 17 rivals at the Hotel Roanoke in a statewide Miss America path. She will compete next month in Atlantic City. Miss Mathews, formerly Miss Virginia Beach, drew strong support from about 1,000 spectators.

Suzanne Poulton Atlantic City N. J University of Utah Suzanne Salt Lake City Colleen Kay Hutchins Norfolk Virginia Roanoke Betty Sue Mathews Mathews Virginia Beach

Modern Etiquette Q and A by Roberta Lee

A Q and A on walking on the inside for protection in crowds and proper introductions at social events. It notes that a man should say Mrs White this is my husband and that gifts to best man and ushers are typically arranged at the bachelor dinner.

Mrs. White Mr. Walker

Marilyn Monroe Offered TV Role in The Brothers Karamazov

Hollywood producer Albert McCleery offered Marilyn Monroe a starring TV role in a projected NBC drama The Brothers Karamazov. He noted it could not match her Hollywood salary, and Monroe and 20th Century Fox had not replied. Monroe had been in the East amid a dispute with her studio over dramatic ambitions.

Albert McCleery Nbc-Tv Miss Monroe Brothers Karamazov McCleery Hollywood 20Th Century-Fox East

Early Black MLB players precede Robinson in leagues

The text notes that Jackie Robinson was not the first Negro player in major league baseball. It cites 1884 in the American Association with the Toledo Club, featuring brothers Moses Fleetwood Walker and Wesday Wilberforce Walker as the league’s Black players.

Jackie Robinson American Association Toledo Moses Fleetwood Walker Wesday Wilberforce Walker

Lesson in English By W. L. Gordon

W L Gordon presents daily vocabulary and usage notes. Focus on misused words mispronunciations misspellings and a new word indefectible meaning not liable to defect decay or failure. The piece encourages expanding vocabulary with a practice example sentence about indefectible happiness.

W. L. Gordon

Do Insects Fly as Fast as Birds?

Small size and light weight keep insects from flying as fast as some birds yet insects reach high speeds. The hot fly may be the fastest insect, capable of about 40 to 50 mph.

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Miss Peach Bride E.R. Huntsberry, Jr Barr Edward Rhodes Auntsberry, Jr Mademoiselles Hill & Dale RED Cross Primal Debs Florsheim Moose Gaunt Bobbie Conrad John Robert Powers Miss Perry Noah E. Edwards Circle No. 10 Shirley Joanne DeHaven John DeHaven Sunnyside Connie DeHaven James DeHaven Rennertown Lester Funkhouser Mr. Funkhouser Virginia Hockensmith North St Betty Rumbarger Amherst St Miami Beach Fla Washington Ale Melvin Harris Alamogado, N. M Minnie Chapman McDaniel Dunlap Nursing Home James C. Davis Gwynn’s Island Spencer Heath New York City Irvan O'Connell, Jr Harvard University Cambridge, Mass Mrs Irvan O’connell Rutherford House Daniel Gano Whitacre Thena Gail Memorial Hospital Gano Willie Omps James Oliver Hounshell, Jr Route 1 Robert Fletcher Joshua Fletcher Mabel Glasccock Thomas B. Glascock Thomas Glascock Archie Smith Frederick Gochenour Ann Gochenour Thomas Slater Ryland A. Conner C . Grubbs Conners Ryland A Conner, Jr Ryland Conner, Jr Olin Hinkle Austin Texas Stewart Bell, Jr N. Cameron St Richard Venable Terri Bill Nags Head Stanback Carr Publishing CO Utah Suffolk Kempsville High School Richmond Professional Institute Maxine Spurs New Market Shenandoah Valley Mariane Louise Cannon Alexandria Miss Northern Roberta Lee Marilyn Monroe the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Cather’s Department Store Martex Timberlake S. Loudoun St Miller & Anderson Loudoun & Boscawen Sts
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