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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1949

Page

8

Bible Class Picnic Hosts and Community News

Bible class groups 9 10 and 11 will host a picnic at Mrs. Apple Pie’s home tomorrow. Members are asked to bring sandwiches or salad and drinks. transportation details to be provided by hostesses. Weekend visitors include Roanoke figures Senator Fitzpatrick editor S editor Baldwin and Breeden. Local residents travel to Washington Cincinnati Cape May for visits and work. A surprise birthday party honored George Luttrell at 324 Shenandoah Ave. Mrs. Anna Harley returns home after hospital stay. Mrs. Lena Lewis enters Winchester hospital for tonsil surgery. Albert Power returns to Cambridge Mass after a Winchester visit.

Comrade Bible Ane Wergy Eve Nen Warl A. Fitzpatrick Roanoke M. Carl S Roanoke News F. Baldwin and Edie “Breeden Nor Harry F. Byrd Jr Tennyson Ave Luttrell George Luttrell Shenandoah Ave

Calendar of events August 23 to 25 with club meetings

The calendar lists community events from August 23 to 25 including Friendly Grove pic nic with Mrs E A Richard at 6 pm and 8 15 pm Barter players in Accent On Youth at Middle phure August 24 Kiwanis at the Washington hotel at 12 30 pm a yard party at Greenway UB church Double Tollgate chicken and ham suppers Stonewall HD club meeting with Mrs John Slack picnic supper Elks club at Elks home and Rotary at George Washington hotel August 25 Evandale HD club meeting with Mrs Ina Hollar demonstration on refrigerator salads and desserts led by leaders Friendly Grove 4 H club meeting at Mountain Falls Store at 7 30 pm.

Friendly Grove E. A. Richard W. Frederick Rebekah Lodge Middlephure Kiwanis Club Theashington Hotel Greenway UB Church Stonewall HD Club John Slack Elks Club Elks Home Rotary Club George Washington Hotel M. Evandale HD Ina Hollar

Mrs Pingley Hosts Shower For Sister Mary Margatet Strosnider

Mrs Pingley entertained a miscellaneous shower Friday night in honor of her sister Mrs Ash Brill recently married. Attendees included family and friends from Star Tannery Winchester and this city. The notice also lists the Raines reunion set for Sept 4 at the New Shelter House.

Harold Covert S. Kent St Cathy Irene Danny Hooper Mikie Purtiebaugh Shirley Bolton Sharleen Mary Lou Pennell Linda Ronnie Wilson Carol Ann Nancy Lee Burling Lee Cheryl Dougas Jimmy Billy Hickerson Gwynneth Covert Ida Mae Strosnider Alfred Frye Dewey Carpenter Cleary Pennell Virgil Purtlebaugh Harry Hickerson Eva Crismore Pingley Richard Pingley Parkway Ashby Brill Brill Mary Margatet Strosnider C. E. Strosnider Strosnider Star Tannery Gilbert Brill Karl Peer John Hershman Ralph Williams Betty Mt. Williams Margaret Brill Frances. Kern Winchester Nancy Mallory June Clowser Beatrice Kern Walter Pingley Ray Bowers Lottie Fuller Katherine Miller Nellie Maxfield Homer Strosnider Messrs Ray Bower Joan Clowser Ashley Brill Raines New Shelter House W. Va. R. 33 Seneca Trail Elkins Harman

Births Aug 22 Reported Across Several Families

To Mr and Mrs Durant Burton 617 National Ave a boy. Mrs Burton is the former Margaret Fenn. To Mr and Mrs Charles Newlin Rt 2 a boy. Mrs Newlin is the former Nina Simmons. To Mr and Mrs Lambert Miller Wardensville W Va a girl. Mrs Miller is the former Daisy Robinson. To Mr and Mrs Charles E Webster Berkeley Springs a boy. Mrs Webster is the former Anna Young. To Mr and Mrs William J Riley Augusta W Va a girl. Mrs Riley is the former Evelyn McBride. To Mr and Mrs Robert Johnson Romney a girl. Mrs Johnson is the former Elaine Doman.

Durant Burton National Ave Burton Margaret Fenn Charles Newlin Newlin Nina Simmons Lambert Miller Wardensville W. Va Miller Daisy Robinson Charles E. Webster Berkely Springs Webster Anna Young William J. Riley Augusta Riley Evelyn McBride Robert Johnson Romney Johnson Elaine Doman

Modern Etiquette Q&A Explained by Roberta Lee

A reader asks about pulling out a chair, handling baked potatoes, and writing wedding gift cards. Roberta Lee answers that the waiter should seat the guest but the escort may assist if no waiter is present, potatoes are eaten from the skin after splitting, and adding a short handwritten note on a wedding card is agreeable.

Forest fires kill at least 78 in southwest France

Raging fires in the Bordeaux region have killed at least 78 people, devastating villages over a 20 by 30 mile area. The army reported the blaze under control early today.

Bordeaux Franc France

Fall fashion buttons up slim suits and tailored looks

The season centers on buttoned silhouettes with slim suits and buttoned shirts, front and back. New suits feature buttoned skirts, medium length jackets with velvet touches, and lightly padded shoulders. Neutrals like taupe and navy drive the palette with textured tweeds and chiffon-weight dresses for after five.

Wonderful Little Dictionary advertisement

A reader is invited to order the Wonderful Little Dictionary, a 378 page Webster reference with over 25 definitions and extra information including legal and musical terms, population tables, earth statistics, weights and measures, and 16 color maps. It costs 40 cents postpaid with coupon to the Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington DC.

Ritenour Reunion At Elizabeth Furnace Picnic Grounds

Winchester area residents gathered for the Ritenour family reunion at Elizabeth Furnace. Attendees included D W Ritenour Clair Massie Edward Smith William Clem Alva Sirbaugh Winston Baker Gene Dyke Margaret Dyke Hugh Brill Jacob Ritenour Ella Ritenour Robert Douglas Ritenour Herman Lois Ritenour Wilson Ritenour William Copp Shirley Ritenour Hugh Ritenour Kenneth Frantz Evelyn Frantz David A Ritenour Ada Kern and Boyce P Yowell. Pearls are sometimes formed around worms.

Winchester Area Ritenour Elizabeth Furnace Winchester D. W. Ritenour Claude Massie Edward Smith William H. Clem Alva Sirbaugh Winston Baker Gene Dyke Margaret Dyke William Dyke Hugh Brill Jacob Ella Ritenour Robert Douglas Ritenour Herman Lois Ritenour Wilson Ritenour William Copp Shirley Ritenour Hugh Ritenour Kenneth Frantz Evelyn Frantz David A. Ritenour Ada E. Kern Boyce Frank P. Yowell

Lesson In English by W L Gordon

A compact English lesson lists common usage and pronunciation notes by W L Gordon. It highlights proper phrasing for questions, pronunciation guides for Credence, and common misspellings such as Might vs Mite. The piece defines synonyms and presents a daily word study focusing on Pretension and a quotation from Hazlitt.

Hazlitt

Becoming pattern 4992 for Anne Adams shirtfrock

Describes a new pattern 4992 with a plunge notch collar and ing panels for house and town wear in cotton or wool. Available sizes 14 to 42, yardage for size 16, complete illustrated instructions, and a promotional offer for the Anne Adams pattern book and a free hat pattern catalog, with a 25 cent pattern request and address details.

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

Round Hill Revival at Round Hill Methodist Church

Revival services run 7 30 nightly this week led by Rev. B W Coe at Round Hill Methodist Church. Estimates on coal and oil longevity vary widely from thousands of years to under a century.

Round Hill Methodist Church B. W. Coe

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