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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1949

Page

8

Nancy Kiracofe Marries in Berryville Baptists

Nancy Kiracofe wed Robert Carter Levi son of Rice W Levi in Berryville Baptist church on Sunday morning. Rev R S Brown officiated. Bride wore white linen with navy accessories and white orchid corsage. Sister Betty Kiracore was maid of honor. Best man was Rice W Levi Jr. Bride, Handley High School Class of 1949, was Princess Handley at the 1949 Apple Blossom Festival. They plan a short trip and will reside in Berryville.

Rosalie Kiracofe Robert Carter Levi Rice W. Levi Berryville Berryville Baptist Church R.S. Brown Betty Kiracore Rice W. Levi Jr Handley High School Princess Handley

Calendar of Events August 11 5 p m Yard Party

Community notices list multiple gatherings over August 11 to 13. Yard parties at Stephen son Methodist church and Stephens City high school, plus meetings of Mary Martha of Grace Lutheran, Middletown HD club, Little Garden club, Lions, Woodmen of the World, and a National Fruit Products Co picnic at Jordan Springs.

Stephenson Methodist Church Mary Martha Lions Stephens City High School Woodmen of the World Odd Fellows Hall Winchester National Fruit Products Co Jordan Springs Laurel Hill Church

Miss Russell Returns Home from Bath Visit

Miss Virginia Russell returns to her home at 85 Stewart Street after visiting Mrs. Lewis Hyde Jr. in Bath Maine. Mrs. Cain and Miss Jeane Carper also return to Washington from a Virginia-West Virginia trip. they were joined by Mrs. James Marlowe of Berryville. Mrs. Aline Long at 314 North Baddock Street is hospitalized in Winchester for a broken leg from a Monday fall.

Miss Russell Virginia Russell Stewart St Lewis Hyde Jr Bath Rebekah. Gold Washington Thomas Gold Church St Katherine Page Virginia Page Page Alice McLean Miss Wellford Silver Springs Dorothy Ziegler Philadelphia Robert Smith Julian Roden Richmond Peyton Rhoden Smith

Local residents visit Kernstown hosts amid gatherings

Mr and Mrs Hawthorne Park er and daughter Doris Jean of Arlington visit Mr and Mrs Samuel Burall Kernstown. Guests include Quary Henry Gerry Rochester Mills and Ray Altman Youngstown. Bowers family hosts and travels noted with other visitors. Combs celebrate 20th anniversary at Lost River Park with family and friends.

Hawthorne Parker Doris Jean Arlington Samuel Burall Kernstown Quary Henry Gerry Rochester Mills Ray Altman Youngstown Ohio C. E. Altman Millwood Pike Town Combs Stanley C. Combs Lost River Park Perry Miller Ralph S. Brown Edith Wilkens Sam Strandeman Betty Arelene Donald Combs

Misses Eisenberg At Luther League Meet

Dorothy and Mary Martha Eisenberg daughters of Rev. and Mrs. William E. Eisenberg will attend the five day 54th Luther League of America convention opening Monday at Roanoke. Chief item of business will be action on a new constitution. Mrs. Haun breaks ankle in fall at home and is under treatment in Winchester hospital.

Dorothy Mary Martha Eisenberg William E. Eisenberg Luther League of America Roanoke Haun Omar Haun Brown Jt Winchester Hospital

Luttrell reunion planned at Ridge fish hatchery

The Luttrell reunion will be held in Ridge West Virginia at the fish hatcheries on Sunday. Burrell Luttrell will chair the event and open at 10 30 a m with songs from a POS band. An 11 o clock business meeting precedes lunch. Entertainment from 1 to 2 features band and orchestra. At 2 p m the program resumes with Gore and Greenwood quartets plus a Reverend Day talk and guest speakers from Florida and Charles Town.

Gore Greenwood Rev. E. C Florida Charles Town

Local Social Notes From Hampton and Nearby

Miss Elsie Love Bentley and Miss Susan Bentley returned home in Hampton today after visiting Mrs. Joseph Massie at 226 Amherst Street. Miss Doris Laigh of 501 South Brad dock Street left Saturday for Atlanta Georgia for a week's vacation. Master Charles Cather Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Cather formerly of Winchester now of Newburn North Carolina underwent a tonsillectomy last week and is convalescing satisfactorily.

Misses Bentley Westerae Hampton Joseph Massie Amherst St Clevenger West Gertrude V. Clevenger Helen M. Delphy Ruth Lore Linden M. Sumption Philadelphia Enid Okla Los Angeles McMinnville Portland Ore Seattle Wash Wooster Ohio Elsie Love Bentley Susan Bentley Doris Laigh S. Braddock St Atlanta Charles Cather Jr Charles E. Cather Winchester Newburn N. C Lowell Crim Samuel Crim Richmond Medical College of Virginia Hospital Richmond Wilbur M. Gaunt Inlaw Wilbur M. Grant Jr Frances Dix Mary Frances Dix Walter D. Wisecarver Jr East Lansing Mich R. A. Clark John Henry Arlington Epiphany Church Orkney Springs Herbert Whiting

Births August 10 To Keller Couple A Girl

A girl was born August 10 to Mr and Mrs Richard Keller of city. Mrs Keller was formerly Miss Jean Braithwaite.

Richard Keller City

Berryville Socials and Visiting Notes Across Town

Berryville residents report multiple visitors and returns across states. The Tousleys Hooker Wisecarvers Crim family, Cliff and Linda Chapman, and others travel between Berryville Brockport Charlottesville Richmond Rand references, with social events at Grace Episcopal and Methodist gatherings.

Associates to Korea for air and naval project

Associates Inc of Washington, specialists in air and naval work, is leaving by plane for Korea where the corporation has taken a construction job. Numerous local residents and visiting relatives are noted, including Miss Ann Smith's tour of Europe and nursing degree, and multiple family visits around town through August.

Associates, Inc Washington Korea Miss Ann Smith New York Sweden Denmark Norway Ireland Switzerland Miss Smith Catholic University

Many Visitors and Local Moves Highlight Bentonville Gazette Notes

The Bentonville column lists guests from New Jersey to Maryland visiting families here including Mr. and Mrs. Rosenberger and kin at the Rosenberry home, Rev. and Mrs. Paulette arriving for sermons, Army recruit Garland Iden Pope among several family movements, and out of town funeral attendees and weekend visits across multiple households.

Chester Rosenberry Ben Diffenderfer Claude Rosenberger Justine James Degenhart Fairbury, Ill R. Carrington Paulette Mt. Airy N. C Alfred M. Kerfoot Elliott Tringham New York Carl Broman Staunton Garland Iden Pope Fred Pope Washington Ft. Knox Kentucky Popes USA

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

A compact English lesson emphasizes correct pronouns and pronunciation. It covers misused who and whom, pronouncing u in fuel, and common misspellings. It defines synonyms for belief and urges daily vocabulary growth with the word annihilated and a quotation about matter persisting.

W. L. Gordon

Bride's bouquet choice in nonwhite wedding outfits

In Modern Etiquette Roberta Lee advises a bride may carry a bouquet unless wearing a going away suit or tailored outfit. A corsage suits a suit or going away dress. The question on extra silverware is answered as being brought with the course it accompanies.

Engagement Gifts Focus on Couples Not Guests

A reader question notes friends ask about sending engagement gifts to the bride, while most people focus on wedding gifts for the couple. The exchange reflects common expectations around early celebrations and gift etiquette.

Silk trains rushed silk cargoes to market before World War II

Before World War II large imports of silk from Japan were cash crops worth millions. To protect the asset from minuscule interest losses a rapid across country transport used crack trains with picked crews to move silk from port of entry to market.

C. C Japan

Barkley to Keynote WV Young Democrats Meet in Martinsburg

Vice President Alben Barkley will headline the annual convention of the Young Democratic clubs of West Virginia in Martinsburg on September 23 and 24. The event features Barkley as principal speaker and highlights party youth activities.

Alben Barkley Young Democratic Clubs of W. Va Martinsburg

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