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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1961

Page

6

Miss Williams Engaged to Charles Norman Rollison

Mrs Marvin Boone of the Apple Pie Ridge announces the engagement of Peggy Joan Williams to Charles Norman Rollison of Leesburg. Peggy is the daughter of the late Levender Williams and works for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone in Leesburg. Rollison, a Loudoun County High School graduate, served four years in the Air Force and is employed in Falls.

Marvin Boone Apple Pie Ridge Peggy Joan Williams Charles Norman Rollison Mrs. Norman Rollison Leesburg Miss Williams Levender Williams James Wood High School Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co Mr. Rollison Loudoun County United States Air Force Aree Ore Pe Sreretee Control Falls

DAV Auxiliary Meeting Set Picnic at Cedarmeade

The Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary met at the War Memorial Building with Commander Lena Allen presiding. Plans were made for a picnic at the September 5 meeting hosted by Mr. and Mrs. David Grant at Cedarmeade, with prayers by Chaplain Pearl Lewis. The Mount Pleasant Evangelical United Brethren Church homecoming on West Frederick Charge will be Sunday with Sunday School at 10, worship at 11, luncheon at 12:30, afternoon service at 1:45, and guest speaker Rev Wesphall of Shenandoah College.

Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary War Memorial Building Lena Allen David Grant Cedarmeade Pearl Lewis Mount Pleasant Evangelical United Brethren Church West Frederick Wesphall Shenandoah College

Presgraves Reunion at Senseny Park Lions Shelter

APresgraves Reunion will be held Sunday at the Lions Shelter in Senseny Park with luncheon served at 12 noon. The public is invited to attend.

Presgraves Lions Shelter Senseny Park

29th Annual Rinker Reunion Held Sunday

Descendants of Casper Rinker II held their 29th annual reunion at Martinsburg War Memorial Park with invocation by Neville relatives from Neville of Tuscarora. Attendance reached 59 as circle groups and new officers were announced and births noted.

Casper Rinker II Martinsburg War Memorial Park Far Neville Tuscoroa Wilbur Keesucker Larmar Neville Ann Shipper Bobby Schesucker Earl Rinker Louise Fishpaw Richard Goode June Hurst Jane Cunningham Mary Elizabeth Boltz Annette Virginia McAfee Wesley Hurst Clark Lions Shelter Winchester

August 11 Evening Events Across Town

Calendar lists several meetings and socials for August 11 at venues including George Washington Hotel Lee-Jackson Lee Jackson community rooms City Hall and Capon Chapel with groups BPW Jaycee Bridge PS Fraternal Order of Eagles Royal Arch AAUW and church yard parties starting from 5 p.m. Local times note Daylight Saving Time.

George Washington Hotel Jaycee Lee-Jackson Ee Bridge Geir Washington Fraternal Order of Eagles John Dove Royal Arch City Hall

Weekend Community Schedule of Events

Friday 7:30 to 11 p m open lounge Lions Shelter 2 p m Woodmen of the World. Saturday 7:30 to 11 p m TAC Platter party Kiwanis Shelter 3 p m James Wood Hi V 12 p m Evangelical United Brethren Church Kiwanis Key Club Shelter 12 p m Assembly of God Rouss Park 2 p m White Post Methodist Church.

Lions Shelter Evangelical United Brethren Church Kiwanis Key Club Assembly of God Rouss Park White Post Methodist Church

Miss Cather Engaged to Kenneth Singhas in Berryville

Mr and Mrs Ray N Cather of Route 1 Berryville announce the engagement of their daughter Joyce Russell to Kenneth Lee Singhas son of Mr and Mrs Austin Singhas Berryville The couple plan a September wedding Joyce is a Clarke County High School graduate and works at Doubleday Publishing Co Mrs Singhas attended Clarke County High School and is employed at Battleborn Transfer Co in Berryville.

Miss Cather Kenneth Singhas Ray N. Cather Route 1 Berryville Joyce Russell Kenneth Lee Singhas Austin Singhas Clarke County High School Doubleday Publishing Co

Andrews Speaks Monday in Front Royal

Former U S Commissioner of Internal Revenue Coleman Andrews will speak Monday at 8 p.m. DST in Front Royal sponsored by the Warren County chapter of Defenders of State Sovereignty and Individual Liberties at Mosby Academy. The event is open to the public. Tom Harp begins Cornell football with lonely end offense originated by Earl Blaik at West Point. The Garden State stakes a 2 year old one mile and a sixteenth at Camden NJ on Nov 4 with added value of 125000.

Front Royal T. Coleman Andrews U. S Commissioner of Internal Revenue Warren County Defenders of State Sovreignty and Individual Liberties Mosby Academy Tom Harp Cornell Earl Blaik Harp West Point Garden State Camden, N. J

Dear Abby and a Web of Honeymoon Echoes

Dear Abby column fragment presents readers asking about romance age and matching partners. Conflicting letters reveal concerns about independence and relationship dynamics. The advice lines urge practical life choices and warn against relying on others for happiness.

Doorstop turns out to be homemade bomb in Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills police uncover a doorstop at Romanoff’s restaurant that is a 3 inch pipe containing about seven pounds of dynamite. The pipe was found by a maintenance man who unscrewed a cap and discovered a dated Chicago Tribune issue and a deteriorating wrapper. Police and the sheriff’s bomb squad secured the device.

Abby Slee Ee Los Angeles Beverly Hills C. H. Anderson Lee Chicago Tribune

Car Recovered While Being Reported Stolen

Winchester Police report a 1955 Chevrolet stolen from B and M Chevrolet lot found abandoned and out of gas at Bunker Hill West Virginia after being reported stolen at 10 20 am. A second theft involved a green 1953 Plymouth license 447 014 owned by Truman Nold of 315 Handley Ave reported stolen yesterday afternoon.

Winchester West Virginia Martinsburg Bunker Hill W. Va Truman Nold Handley Ave Nold

Stephens City Carnival Set for Next Week

Stephens City Fire Co will sponsor a carnival on the town lot next week with rides opening at 7 p m EST from August 14 to 19. A dozen rides and various games will be available. Also tomorrow the Schoble Sisters will give a sacred music recital at the Seventh Day Adventist Church inviting the public.

Stephens City Stephens City Fire Co Schoble Sisters Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Old Bethel Yard Party and Supper

Yard party and supper announced by Old Bethel church with a dinner tomorrow at eight in the evening. Officials invite attendees to join the community event for fellowship and meals.

Old Bethel Yard Old Bethel Meth Albin

Whitacre Family Reunion Set for Sunday at Farm

The Whitacre reunion continues this Sunday at the C. T. Whitacre farm starting at 1 p.m. DST with attendees gathering for the annual event and activities.

Mason Couple Celebrates 30th Wedding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Mason Sr. of Senseng Road marked 30 years with a dinner hosted by their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Benton Heironimus. Mrs. Mason, formerly Elizabeth Greenwalt, wed Mr. Mason on August 1, 1931. attendees included Randy and Dennis Heironimus, Walter Mason Jr. and family, J. W. Heironimus of Wadesville, and Thelma and Elanore Mason.

Walter E. Mason Senseng Road Benton Heironimus Mr. Mason Randy Dennis Heironimus Walter Mason, Jr Matt Karen J. W. Heironimus Wadesville Thelma and Elanore Mason

Local Personal Notices Include Births and Veterans Return

MR AND MRS HENRI GAR NIER and family return to Boston after visiting at Smokey Hill base crash. Leslie Fries died in 1944 in the same incident. Marshall couple to celebrate 20th anniversary August 11. Miller Street Marshall couple welcome daughter Karen Ann born August 6. Bobby Sheetz and brother Tommy return from Winchester Memorial Hospital. Cynthia Ann Goller born August 8 at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Capon Chapel hosts Chicken and Ham Supper to aid Building Fund at Capon Bridge.

Henri Garnier Boston Mass Leslie E. Fries N. Loudoun St Mr. Garnier Smokey Hill Army Base Salina Kan Leslie Paul Fries Arthur Marshall Miller St Tides Inn Irvington Marshalls Lewis Miller Ewing Stephenson Karen Ann Winchester Memorial Hospital Bobby Sheetz Jack T. Sheetz Hanover Tommy A. C. Sheetz S. Cameron St Goller Cynthia Ann Isabelle Keefer Capon Chapel Capon Bridge W. Va

California Cats Land In Honolulu Fuzz Pad

Two youths named Joel and Robert arrive in Honolulu with a loose plan and $4.34, carrying two beat-up bongos and crates of canned food. They seek summer jobs and flight money home for school, while social services and a juvenile bureau monitor their unstable stay. The pair face parental contact delays and talk of seeking freedom and sky before returning home.

Hawaii Joel Robert Juvenile Crime Prevention Bureau Coughlin Mueller

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News For Women Peggy Williams Charles Rollison DAV Auxiliary Mount Pleasant Rinker Presbyterian W Barr W. Barr Tine Mackay Wolfe Street John Greene R. B. Slonaker Amherst Street Philip Glaize Roy Nester Val Vista Heights Leicester St Russell Bell Richard Smilie Kinzel Drive Marshall Kline James D. Lawrence Courtfield Ave E. Rhodes Huntsberry, Jr George Nixon L. F. Simmons Zebra California Cobblers Mademoiselle Nancy Pennypacker Christian Fellowship Old Bethel Methodist Church Relief Methodist Church Middle Road Yard Woodmen of the World Kiwanis James Wood Hi-V Miss Joyce Cather Andrews E. W. Armstrong N. Cameron Abigail van Buren Suuuuh-Pr Ranneal Whitacre Reunion C. J. Whitacre C. T. Whitacre Mrs John Lewis H. R. Grim, JR Randy, Ann and Blair Clifton Forge Mr. Grim Holmes Grim Loudoun St. Ann Henry Moraritz Capon Shengas Cameron MO Gaunt’s Drug Store Cather’s California Honolulu Jena She Commercial G, Savings Gant Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation IEEE Mary Martin Beauty Shop Patterson Ave Falls Church College of Beauty Culture Wesboro Velvet Trios Luray Caverns Luray, Virginia Besl Carillon Eee Luray
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