Engagement and social notes from Winchester area
Mrs. Helen Hardy Wright of Richmond formerly Winchester engages to Ensign Charles Oscar Swanson. Ceremony at St. Paul Episcopal Church Richmond on Sept 9. Reception at 1005 West Ave. Various Winchester residents and visitors are noted, including Omar visits, trips to Florida Delaware New York and Virginia Beach, and gatherings with family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hardy Wright
Richmond
Winchester
Seeaughter
Wright
Charles Oscar Swanson
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
West Ave
Gypsy Cream Soothes Sunburn and Heat Rash at Brooks’ Pharmacy
Brooks Pharmacy offers Gypsy Cream touted to relieve sunburn and heat rash. The product claims cooling effects and cooling relief for irritated skin. It suggests an easy application and mentions the store phone number 6461 for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Calendar of events and VFW Auxiliary meeting report
Calendar items list community meetings including Lions Club Exchange Club and Rebekah Moose and AA at local venues. VFW Auxiliary at Tadies A Auxiliary hosted by Mrs Dunn, with president Sarah Grayson presiding. Yard party raised 69.32 dollars. next meeting at Mrs Marie Fogle on Sept 18. The Women’s Civic League invited members to a Sept 1 George Washington Hotel gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hotel
Marie Fogle
Miss McIlwee Weds Mr Manuel in Maryland Church
Betty Blue McIlwee daughter of Gainesboro Maryland and Joseph Lovell Manuel son of Middletown were married August 3 at 2 PM in Washington Square Methodist Church Hagerstown MD Rev Charles LeFew presided The couple will reside with the bride’s parents after a short wedding trip. Mrs Manuel employed by Triangle Shoe Company in Winchester and Mr Manuel by Safeway Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Blue McIlLwee
Robert McIlwee
Gainesboro
Joseph Lovell Manuel
L. G. Manuel
Middletown
Washington Square Methodist Church
Hagerstown
Charles LeFew
Nancy Baker
Cross Junction
Manuel
Gainesboro High School
Triangle Shoe Company
Winchester
Middletown High School
15Th Infantry Division
Safeway Store
McIlwee
Births August 18 Report From The Plains and Front Royal
To Mr and Mrs James Verts The Plains a boy Mrs Verts is the former Miss Bessie Brown To Mr and Mrs Charles Shrader Front Royal a boy Mrs Shrader is the former Miss Anna Derflinger To Mr and Mrs Norman Pope 525 8S Braddock St a girl
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Verts
the Plains
Verts
Bessie Brown
Charles Shrader
Front Royal
Shrader
Anna Derflinger
Norman Pope
Braddock St
Home Agent Weekly Schedule Fairs and Club Meetings
The listing provides a sequence of 4 H and HD club meetings and camp events across multiple days. Activities include Powell's Fort Valley 4-H Camp, Round Hill 4-H Club at Community Hall, West Frederick 4-H Club meetings, and specific August sessions with Mrs. E in Stonewall Edmore and Mrs. Carroll Solenberger in Evandale. The schedule notes camp departure on August 26.
Lesson In English by Roberta Lee
Today's word benefaction is defined as a charitable donation. The note encourages expanding vocabulary by mastering one word daily and uses the example The business executive was noted for his many benefactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Lee
Modern Etiquette Q and A Guide by W. L. Gordon
A Q and A on business courtesy and shopping manners discusses thanking employees for services, stating price expectations with salespeople, and the etiquette of a promised dance with guidance that favors the man seeking his partner and timely outreach.
Boy is cake champ amid surprised baking crowd
Raymond Kolman, 15, wins a teen cake baking contest in Chicago beating many girls. He quips that the best cooks are men, shrugging off the crowd's surprise with his win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Raymond Kolman
Raymond
Secrets of Charm by John Robert Powers
The article offers styling tips to avoid a double chin and enhance appearance. It covers posture, neck stretches, nightly oil massages, camouflage makeup tricks to slim the chin, eye shadow usage, and grooming tips for brows and jewelry to carry oneself proudly.
Your Steps to a Successful Career for Women
A brief ad style feature advises women starting in business on making a good impression securing a job and keeping it. It promises tips on choosing a suitable wardrobe and time saving shortcuts in charm, inviting readers to send 10 cents and a self addressed return envelope to National Newspaper Service in Michigan City Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Newspaper Service
Michigan City
Indiana
Social notes from Stephens City and nearby towns
Arlington visitor Mrs. George W Gaither spent time with Mr and Mrs J C Hiser. Families from Newport News Martinsburg Berryville Woodstock and Winchester gathered for weekends and special events including anniversaries and attendance at the Common Glory play in Williamsburg and Lost Colony at Roanoke Island. Cpl Edward Clevenger stationed in Japan could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Clevenger
Roy Beattys
Roanoke
Pearl Ridgeway
Martha Funk
Ann Painter
Woodstock
Frances and
Jane Funk
Berryville
Williamsburg
Nagshead
N. C
Roanoke Island
Lee Grant
Winchester
Gray Ave
E W. Clevenger
Willis Clevenger
Marthena
James Carbaugh
Frank Sencindiver
William Henson
Strasburg
Aubrey Clevenger
Edward Clevenger
Japan
Norway
Sidney Carbaugh
de Funkhouser
Wincheses
Relish and Roast Chicken Stuffing Menu Card
Cooking's Fun by Cecily Brownstone offers a recipe for stuffing a 5 pound chicken with a bread base. It includes onion salt sage thyme and mushrooms sautéed in butter, then mixed with seasoned bread and a touch of water for binding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecily Brownstone
Gore-Gore social picnic to honor families in Gore region
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Oates hosted a Sunday picnic dinner with guests Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oates and Mrs. Myrtle Garvin. The group later visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oates. Mrs. Cecelia Baughman hosted a Tuesday picnic dinner with Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Brill and their children Charles and Sue Ann plus several Garvin Baughman and Bains family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore
Ann Nell Baughman
Washington
Edna Bains
Lynchburg
Ester Baughman
Cecelia
Weekend Visits and Local Moves Mentioned
Miss Betty Baughman of Sun Nyside spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Curtis Kellar. Sgt James McDaniel serves with the 24th Division in Korea. Mr A D Davis left Wednesday for Baltimore with a religious group and will return Monday. Mr Forney has closed his grocery business. The early Phoenicians used soap made from melted fat and ashes.
Food at Caesar era banquets and Apicius recipes
The article notes that 40 to 60 foods were served at a Roman banquet and mentions about 300 recipes from Apicius, a famed cook in Caesar's time, still available in an old manual of Roman culinary art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Ceasar
Romance A
Apicius
Ceasar
Jr Miss Jumper Pattern with French Neckline Adored
Anne Adams pattern T4996 offers a jr Miss jumper and blouse in sizes 11 to 17 with a French horseshoe neck. Includes illustrated instructions and fit testing. request 30 cents for the pattern and 20 cents for a Fall Winter Pattern Book by mail to Winchester Star Pattern Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winchester Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
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Sociay
Wright-Swanson
Miller
Niles Miller
Sarasota
Eugene Miller
National Ave
Kuykendall
James. Kuykendall
Clearwater
Fla
Gordon Whitham
W. Cork St
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Delmer Robinson
Marinees
Paul Marince
Schenectady, N. Y
Ellsworth Johnson
Fairmont Ave
Nelsons
H. F. Nelson
Richards Ave
Milwaukee
Wis
Mrs. Over
Gertrude Over
Leicester St
Charles W. Kaufman
Tenafly N. Y
Kaufman
Colleen Over
Fanslers
South
Guy Fansler
Bill
Don
Rod
Falls Church
St. Augustine
Miami
DeHaven
Shirley Jane
Joanne DeHaven
John DeHaven
Sunnyside
Connie DeHaven
James DeHaven
Rennertown
Beach
Charles Anderson
Porky and
Jimmy
Angerona Terrace
Gay Manor
Virginia Beach
Miss Moore
Peggy Moore
W. Boscawen St
Bassett
Jane Bassett
Charlotte, N. C
C. W. Parker
Ferry Hill Inn
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Keedysville
Madison Lodge
M. Municipal Band
Rouss
Lions Club
Exchange Club
Rebekah Lodge
Moose Lodge
Alcoholics-Anonymous
Christ Episcopal Parish Hall
Miss McIlwee
Garbers
Carl
Mike” Garber
Buchanan
Lewis Gale Hospital
Boyd
Alabama
P. W. Boyd
Florence
Ala
William Conner
Fairmont Ve
H. J. Brown
Joann
Charleston
W. Va
S. Homer BE. Alberti
Jordan Springs
Huntsberry Shoe Organization
Chambersburg
Mademoiselle
Utsberras
Home Agent's
W. L. Gordon
Reeves Weer Es
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Valley Ave
Gerrard
John Robert Powers
John F. Othe Go
Stephens City
Carolyn L. Seal
Elsie-Kay Shoppe
UNITY
America
Lovett Bros
N. Loudoun &T
Paris
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
the Food Center
N. Loudoun St
Hill
Motorola
B. F. Goodrich Store
Timberlake
Ss He Linen Store
Winchester “Star
Polio Insurance
Rouss Avenue
Stale Veluet
Crosby Square Budgeteers
Men’s Shoes
Valley Shoe Salon
Fieldcrest
St. Marys
Cather’s Department Store
Miller’s Hardware
N. Main St
Joe
Ocean Cove
Front Royal Road
Winchester Furniture CO
S. Main St
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