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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1957

Page

6

DAV members host event for Newton D. Baker Hospital

Stone Jackson Chapter No on Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary entertain Newton D. Baker Hospital veterans Sunday at 6 30 p m EST The Rhythm Ramblers will present a program in the auditorium for ambulatory patients and members will play games with patients in the wards Hospital chairman Mr and Mrs Isaac Allamong urge members who can accompany the group.

Stone All Jackson Disabled American Veterans Veterans of Newton D. Baker Rhythm Ramblers Isaac Allamong

Country Ham Supper for Building Fund at Grange Hall

A country ham supper will be held August 26 starting at 5 p.m. at the Grange Hall near White Hall seven miles from Winchester on Route 522. Sponsored by the Youth Fellowship of Little Mountain Methodist Church to benefit the building fund. Tickets: MO 2-3664.

Grange Hall White Hall Winchester The Little Mountain Methodist Church Callie MO

Local society notes from Washington DC and surrounding area

Mrs W Clayton Anderson returns from the Dan ing ters of America convention in Detroit with over 400 attendees. Mr and Mrs Willard Everett of Route 1 Boyce announce birth Ronald Vernon. Fort Campbell visits, a housewarming in Cedarmeade, and multiple gatherings honor upcoming September wedding of Miss Mary Louise Cor and staff to Mr Douglas Bromley.

W Clayton Anderson Detroit Mich Willard Everett Route 1 Boyce Ronald Vernon Everett Bulda Landis Garland Peck W L. Golliday, Jr Peck Mary Louise Cor Andstaff Douglas Bromley

Calendar of events at War Memorial Building and community venues

Events list for tomorrow and August 23 at War Memorial Building Handley Library George Washington Hotel and Legion Home. Activities include teenage lounge bowling auto club PTA and bridge games plus Rotary Club story hour executive board events and a final tent revival service at Gainesboro Charge. Women of Moose also meet.

Handley Library Rotary Club George Washington Hotel American Legion Executive Board Legion Home Women of Moose Moose Home Legion

Local Social Notes Highlight Weddings and Weekend Visits

Andeson will leave tomorrow for Bath Maine to spend time with Mr and Mrs Lewis Hyde Jr. They will be joined by their son Billy en route. Mr and Mrs Charles Sandy of Stephens Cape named their infant Kenneth Thomas. Miss Susannah Godslove will be maid of honor at the wedding of Miss Betty Gould and Lt Robert Newell Storms Jr in Bordentown New Jersey this Saturday. Weekend visitors include Capt and Mrs E Harbert and children at Fort Bragg and many local families from Alexandria Romney and Cedarmeade. Mrs Minnie LaMond hosts guests while others travel to Roanoke and Virginia Beach.

Anne Douglas Kern Alison Scott Kern Richard D. Kern Fort Campbell Winfield Aolt Holt Fugene B Cooper N. Washington St Jeanie Kines Warren Kines, Jr Cedarmeade Warren Kines Russell Miller Robert F . Sirbaugh William Swisher Floyd Cole Elise Barr Ralph Lamp Carol William D Geriffith Barbara and Devie Carlton Ramey Jr Cindy Karen Charlies Lauck Russell Kines Richard Swisher Wilson Sirbaugh Andeson Tomorow Bath Maine Lewis Hyde, Jr Billy Charles Sandy Stephens Cape Kenneth Thomas Sandy Wanda LaFollette Susannah Godslove Betty Gould Mary Washington College Robert Newell Storms, Jr Bordentown N. J E. K. Bucklew The Valley Pike E . Harbert Mary Connie, Terry and Eddy Fort Bragg N C Ralph Sanders Romney W. Var H. L Bean Jennings Brown Augusta W Va Frank C Dorman Charlottesille John Kanade 244 Parkway Shenandoah River Johnny Godfrey Miller Billy Jackson This City G P Cadwallader Boyce J. W . Olcott Correll Brown Berryville Oral B Hughes Martha Lou Kable Harry Marshall Kable Fabletown W. Va Mickey Miller Washington, Am Alexander Mackay-Smith Saratoga N. Y Amory Sommaripa Memorial Hospital Bellfield Sommaripa Charlottesville Albert Kelley Nelson Creigh Carrington Everard K Meade Jeanette Wright Edgewood Richmond Thomas Wright Syracuse George Greenhalgh Springsbury William West, Jr Winchester Memorial Hospital A. R. Dunning Thomas Hugh Meade Kenneth Newcomer Gilpin Frank Crowninshield Marblehead Mass Richard Plater Thibodaux Louisiana H. Seamanns Suzanne Seamanns New Orleans Bridge Edward Jenkins Paul Pin John Beardall John R. Beardall George Harrison Burwell Virginia Beach Nags Head N.C Charles Shreve John Randolph Ruffin Williamshoro William Bell Watkins, Jr Ollie Schreck Leo Price Garland Schreck Chicago Elmer Sibert Dorothy Near Stras- Log Clarke Purcell Donald Dennis Susan Winchester Samuel Swimley Stephen Debbie Grimes Kate Marshall Lillian Carter Maple Wood Nursing Home Elwood Brill Frank Russell Russell McAboy Eddie Richard Braithwaite John Smallwood Charles Town Carol Reed Glen Echo Park Washington, D. C Russell Price Ridgeway Frank Swimiley, Jr Ralph Coston Ralph, Jr Carol Ann Coston Swimley Roy Hovermale Islip Roy Clowser Jesse Snapp James McAboy Stephenson

Births Report From Stephens City and Charles Town

A series of birth notices lists Mr and Mrs Donald Lee Carver of Stephens City welcoming a boy. Mrs Carver formerly Elise Coward. Mr and Mrs Maurice Whaley of Charles Town welcome a boy. Radford Eugene Whaley, with Mrs Whaley formerly Jean Boyce. Mr and Mrs Roy Wisecarver of Opequon welcome a boy. Mrs Wisecarver formerly Lena Newlin. Mr and Mrs Eugene Billmeyer of Rio, W Va welcome a girl Natasha Annie. Mrs Billmeyer formerly Dora Metzler.

Donald Lee Carver Stephens City David Erwin Carver Elise Coward Maurice Whaley Charles Town Radford Eugene Whaley Jean Boyce Roy Wisecarver Opequon Wisecarver Lena Newlin Tour Fugene Billmeyer Rio W Va Natasha Annie Billmeyer Dora Metzler

Beauty Center offers hair guidance and styling in Winchester

Decide what you want before your hair is cut. Discuss options with your beauty operator and use expert advice to plan a fresh look. The Beauty Center at 7 West Boscawen Street Winchester invites appointments by calling MO 32 0789 for long lasting wave services.

Tieelalt of Beauty Center West Boscawen Street Winchester

Millwood News Briefs Chronicle Local Visits and Guests

Millwood residents and visitors are listed in a series of social notices. Elizabeth Bradford returns from England via New York escorted by nephew Robert Magill. Allen Magill Jr. born July 14 in Monroeville. multiple families travel for visits from Hartford to Saratoga and Montana, with gatherings at churches, homes, and clubs.

Millwood Elizabeth Bradford Manchester England Miss Bradford New York Robert Magill Allen Magill Monroeville Ala Charles A. Shreve St. Paul's Presbyterian Church Brentwood

Lessons in English by W. L. Gordon

An English instruction note by W. L. Gordon highlights common usage errors. It covers misused phrases such as using not to go with us and the proper form was unable to go. It also lists mispronunciations and misspellings and introduces the daily word verecund meaning bashful with pronunciation guidance.

Rotary Picnic Set Tomorrow at Pajan Hill

The Winchester Rotary Club hosts its annual picnic tomorrow at Pajan Hill, home of Mr. and Mrs. McSherry Lupton. Special guest Miss Jane Kirkpatrick of Kingsport Tennessee, Rotary Foundation Fellow from this district, will attend. Activities include swimming games and a 6 p.m. supper.

Winchester Rotary Club Pajan Hill McSherry Lupton Jane Kirkpatrick Kingsport Tenn Rotary Foundation

Women to Held Wiener Roast at Church Meeting

Brucetown brief notes a Wiener roast and business meeting hosted by the Women’s Society of Christian Service at the Brucetown church on Tuesday evening. Also listed are local and visiting residents with small-town social visits and kin connections across Winchester, Charles Town, Strasburg, Romney, and nearby towns.

Brucetown Women's Society of Christian Service

Dolphin Delegates Attend Jehovahs Witnesses Convention in Baltimore

Everett Dolphin leads about 40 delegates from Winchester to a five day Jehovahs Witnesses convention August 21 25 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore sponsored by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. Theme is Life Giving Wisdom with three Bible talks daily and a public address by Mr Knorr at 3 pm August 25 on Healing of the Nations Has Drawn Near.

Everett Dolphin Jehovah's Witnesses Winchester Memorial Stadium Baltimore Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Dolphin Knorr

Mrs Singhass New Welcome Wagon Hostess in City

Mrs Lester P Singhass of this city has returned from New York City where she trained to become Welcome Wagon Hostess. She resides at 208 Bellview Ave and joins over 5,000 hostesses making about a million calls annually for Welcome Wagon sponsors on occasions like births sixteenth birthdays engagements moves and new residents and other special events.

Lester P. Singhass New York City Welcome Wagon Singhass Bellview Ave United States Hawaii Canada

Teen-Age Dance Planned Friday at War Memorial Building

A teen-age dance will be held at the War Memorial Building Friday night from 8 to 11 p.m. Music will be provided by Bobby Daniels Alltars under a grant from the Recording Industries Trust Funds, with cooperation from Local 770 American Federation of Musicians.

War Memorial Bobby Daniels Alltars Recording Industries American Federation of Musicians

Etiquette Qs and Answers on Gifts Hats and Table Manners

A reader asks when to send wedding gifts and to whom the gift goes. The reply says gifts should be sent promptly to the bride. A question about sipping water with food in the mouth gets a cautious answer. The etiquette column advises removing hats at private home parties and allows choice at public venues.

Actress Gail Russell Found Unconscious by Deputies

Los Angeles deputies arrest Gail Russell for failure to appear in court on a felony drunk driving case. The actress was found unconscious in her bathroom and taken to Los Angeles General Hospital, where she is under observation after being booked on the arraignment charge. She reportedly drove a white convertible into a closed coffee shop last July 4, injuring a janitor.

Los Angeles Gail Russell Sheriff's H. W. Trail G. A Corbett Miss Russell Gail 1S Angeles General Hospital

Fire safety note urges caution in dry weather near Winchester

A public advisory warns extreme fire risk in dry conditions around Winchester and provides the contact MO 2-4500 for emergencies outside the city limits.

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