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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1949

Page

8

Euclid Ave wedding marks family reception

Miss Dorothy Elaine Greena waltz with vows as William M. Rhoden Jr. served as best man in a candle lit ceremony at Euclid Ave home of the bride’s parents. Family guests and relatives joined in a post ceremony reception.

Euclid Ave Dorothy Elaine Greenawalt Margaret Ann Greenawalt Wiliam M. Rhoden, Jr Atlantic City Adarms W. Clifford St. Sant Novick Transfer Co

Calendar of events round up for local clubs and groups

August calendar lists meetings and activities for Round Hill 4-H Chanters Madison lodge Lions club Lord Fairfax Garden Club SPCA fundraiser at Dr. Stuart s home Moose club Barter players Count Your Blessings at Middelburg Kiwanis Legion picnic White Hall 4-H club Stonewall high school and Elks club events with times and venues.

Round Hill New Community Hall Market St. Methodist Church Madison Lodge Roussell Lions Club George Washington Hotel Lord Fairfax Garden Club Richard Lewis Whittier Ave E. C. Stuart Sr SPCA Board of Control Glaize Bros. Ofce Moose Club Moose Count Your Blessings Middleburg Kiwanis Club Legion Jordan Springs White Hall Stonewall High School Elks Club

Bride Elect Honored With Shower In Front Royal

Miss Mary Catherine Golladay hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Charlotte L Grandstaff at her Front Royal home. Grandstaff will wed William L Golladay Jr in late August.

Mary Catherine Golladay Charlotte L. Grandstaff Front Royal Rd Miss Grandstaff William L. Golladay Jr

Miss Lichliter Home After Michigan Summer Session

Miss Elizabeth Lichliter daughter of Mr and Mrs Dudley Lichliter returns to 603 South Washington Street after attending an eight week summer session at the University of Michigan.

June Cline R. F. Cline George Washington University Lichliter Elizabeth Lichliter Dudley Lichliter S. Washington St University of Michigan

Fourteenth Rose Show Set for October at University of Virginia

The Garden Club of Virginia announces its fourteenth annual rose show to be held October 8 9 in the Rotunda at the University of Virginia. Exhibits include over ninety classes for single roses collections and mixed displays with special prizes such as the Eleanor Traux Harris Memorial cup. Public entries welcome from amateurs and nonmembers. schedules and rules available from Mrs. W J Rankin in Charlottesville.

Garden Club of Virginia University of Virginia Colgate W. Darden Jr W. Allan Perkins Linton B. Massey R. 8. Burgess W. J. Rankin Robert A. Chermside Dolly Madison Garden Club Gordon Whyburn Harry S. Clemmons Rivanna Garden Club Cecil Garlick Albemarle Garden Club C. H. Hunter Jr W. J. Perry Augusta Garden Club Garden Club of Varosarians Eleanor Traux Harris W. J. Ramkin Box 1776 Se Ae Station Charlottesviller

Vacation plans for Rosenberger couple to Virginia Beach

Mr and Mrs Paul Rosenberger will depart tomorrow for Virginia Beach and stay at The Marshall. Mrs Charlotte Adkins and Mrs Ruth Kilpatrick have returned home after several days in New York.

Tabb Cather Edward Page Tabb Parkersburg W. Va Howard Cather Washington St W. K. Routt Jr Waynesboro Louis Grimm Paul Rosenberger Virginia Beach the Marshall Charlotte Adkins Ruth Kilpatrick New York GAA Grover Schlack Apple Pie Ridge Harry Stewart Jr Richard Rosenberger James March Gilbert Tillotson Kathryn Sullivan

Barkley Crowns Queen of His Own Granddaughter Not Widow

In Paducah, Vice President Alben Barkley crowned his granddaughter Dorothy Anne Barkley as queen of queens during the Paducah McCracken airport rededication. He joked about a future queen of his own, then presented the crown and a kiss as the crowd laughed. Mrs Hadley and her daughter Anne were guests nearby.

Paducah Paducah-McCracken County Barkley Field Alben Barkley St. Louis Carleton Hadley Dorothy Anne Barkley Barkley the Culpeper Hadley Anne

Births August 13 and 14 listed for several families in Marshall area

Birth notices record three sets of parents in Marshall August 13 including Joseph and Alice Moore a boy Glenn and June Lloyd a girl Walter Johnson and Bettie McKee Johnson a girl Marshall Feltner a boy Carroll Mason a boy James Shumaker a boy. August 14 entries include Jack Lake a boy Russell Wilkens a boy Delmar Larrick a boy Violet Ambrose a girl and Frances Hull a girl. Also a weather-related Q A explains why rain clouds appear black noting cloud color reflects droplet progression toward rain.

Joseph Moore Marshall Moore Alice Alger Glenn Lloyd Bluemont Lloyd June Ness Walter Johnson Albin Johnson Bettie McKee Marshall Feltner Berryville Feltner Freda Fowler Carroll Mason W. Cork St Mason Virginia Mackie James W. Shumaker S. Cameron St Shumaker Mildred Fletcher Jack Lake Purcell Ave Lake Mallareene Wilson Russell Wilkens Rt. 1 Wilkens Mary E. Baker Delmar Larrick White Post Violet Marie Hartley Howard Hull S. Braddock St Hull Frances Breeden

Bebe Meets Miss Ancient Rome at Louvre During Europe Tour

Bebe Shopp, Miss America 1948 from Hopkins Minnesota, visits the Louvre in Paris and studies the Venus statue whose classical measurements have long guided beauty judgments. The moment frames her Pulchritude title as she observes the ancient sculpture.

Louvre Paris Bebe Shopp Hopkins, Minn

Prolific: A Daily Word From Lesson In English

Lesson in English explains commonly confused terms like enviable vs envious and mispronunciations such as vagary. It defines prolific as reproducing freely and offers a short quote about building a vocabulary by mastering one word daily.

Baby Swims Well But Cannot Yet Crawl on Floor

In Los Angeles a seven month old infant, Robin Leigh Whitford, demonstrates advanced swimming, paddling in a bath at four days old and performing a junior crawl at the Ambassador hotel pool. Her mother notes she cannot yet crawl on a floor but can swim about 30 feet and will swim on her back.

Los Angeles Robin Leigh Whitford Ambassador Hotel Pool Crystal Scarborough Robin Marie Whitford Camelman

Old Stone Church Reunion Saturday at Greenspring

Annual reunion of the Old Stone church at Greenspring will be held Saturday. There will be a church service in the afternoon with visiting speaker. Refreshments will be served on the grounds.

Old Stone Greenspring

Origin of the saying robbing Peter to pay Paul

The phrase arose from London church rivalries in 1550 when funds were taken from St. Peter's to cover a shortfall at St. Paul’s. Objections led to the question Why rob St. Peter to pay St. Paul, highlighting the fiscal transfer between the two cathedrals.

Peter Paul St. Peter's Cathedral Westminster Abbey St. Paul's Cathedral London St. Peter's St. Paul's St. Peter St. Paul

Modern Etiquette Q and A on Wedding Roles and Manners

A reader asks if a married man can serve as best man and to include his wife in festivities. The advice says yes but ensure the wife is included. Another question asks how to remove a bone from the mouth at table. the answer favors using fingers, not utensils. Finally, it discusses who should exit an elevator first. a man should yield to women unless at the door and crowded.

Fashion Pattern Ad For Anne Adams Book Request

A dated pattern advertisement promotes Anne Adams fashion patterns with instructions and sizing. It invites readers to send twenty five cents to Anne Adams at Winchester Star Pattern Department in New York for a pattern 4576 and requests name address zone size and style number. It also markets a Fall and Winter Anne Adams Pattern Book and a free hat pattern with a fifteen cent extra catalogue fee.

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

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