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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1959
Page
6
Steven Rockefeller and Anne Marie Rasmussen pose outside the church in Sogne Norway after their marriage on Saturday. Anne Marie, once a maid in the Rockefeller New York home, is described as a Norwegian beauty.
Col and Mrs E J Ristedt announce the engagement of Rita Robertson Haley to Robert Kay Woltz of Winchester He is the son of Maxwell Farrar Woltz of Salem and served three years in U S Army Counter Intelligence Corps He holds degrees from the University of Virginia and is a Phi Kappa member
Psi social groups Phi Delta Phi German Club Eli Banana Raven Society mentioned. Mr Woltz is a partner at Scully and Woltz law firm. An October wedding is planned.
Members of the Girls Athletic Association hosted its annual family picnic Thursday at the Lions Shelter with more than 100 attending. The event featured a committee chaired by Mrs. David Jenkins and noted the next regular business meeting set for Thursday September 3 at the War Memorial Building after a summer break.
Social notes ask readers to call Mrs Lulu Williams in MO 2 3419 to place social items for publication.
Social item must be presented to the office by 3 p.m the day before publication date.
August events include Madison Lodge and McKinley Chapter meetings at 8 p.m. on August 24. On August 25 clubs meet at various venues including Lions Exchange Moose Rebekah Lodge at 12:15 p.m. and 8 p.m. gatherings. August 26 features Kiwanis at the Golf Club and a teen open house from 7:30 to 7:19 p.m.
Miss Ann Bosserman returns from six week Europe trip meeting her father in New York. A miscellaneous shower honors Geraldine Lee and upcoming marriage to Joseph Higgs on August 30 includes many local friends and relatives. Further items note visits to Rehoboth Beach Del and trips to Richmond and Charlottesville, infant Lorie Jean named for Clyde Sale’s daughter, and Debra Ann Fearnow born to Orville and Anal Barr Russell Fearnow.
The Colonial Garden Club gathered Wednesday at the Winchester Golf Club with Mrs. Irvine Cather presiding. Mr Irvine Cather spoke on The Care of a Small Garden and presented slides. awards went to several members in color coded lines and specimens.
Mr and Mrs Richard Meredith Forney Route 1 welcome a boy Richard Meredith Jr. Mrs Forney is the former Miss Josephine Margaret Hill. Mr and Mrs Charles William Pappas Martinsburg WV announce a girl Lynne Allison. Mrs Pappas is the former Miss Sarah Frances Via.
A reader asks about proper place settings and grooming in public. Answers: limit to three forks and two knives per place. extra utensils with courses. dessert utensil on dessert plate. Do not powder nose or file nails in public. touch up lips quickly. A man should be seated before introductions. Introduce half siblings as simply my brother and my sister.
English lesson discusses proper usage of words like read that vs read where and the distinction between insanitary and unsanitary. It defines criterion as a rule or test for judging character and urges daily vocabulary growth.
A Seattle group led by auto wrecker Trudeau pledges 105 junk merchants and farmers will swap 1000 tons of scrap for the West Virginia now at Bremerton after sale to a New York firm for 781289.89 dollars. Trudeau aims to save her as a floating museum but admits he does not know the ship’s weight.
In Suffolk Virginia Rep W Pat Jennings says allowing Soviet leader Khrushchev to visit the United States is a mistake. He calls Khrushchev a murderer and a shrewd operator who may return a hero behind the Iron Curtain. The premiere plans to arrive Sept 15. Jennings pressed farm policy criticisms alongside Rep Watkins Abbitt and Lt Gov A E S Stephens.
Five members of a Texas family died in a Sunday fire that swept a three story apartment building in Pampa. Victims were Lewis Stone 42 Christine 41 Gary 15 Kenneth 8 and Betty Jean 20. Two surviving sons escaped as firemen said the blaze was so intense no one could have lived more than three minutes. Patrolman R K Almquist found the fire and warned occupants before they panicked in the burning building.
A concise note lists common misspellings of coiffeur and its meaning a hairdresser. It offers synonyms such as conscious cognizant aware apprised informed and sensible as related vocabulary guidance.
NASA administrator Dr. T Keith Glennan announced that the United States will concentrate on launching moon probes before pursuing deeper space rockets. He noted that NASA's first year showed the nation is not as far advanced as hoped and that successes and failures shaped the shift in priority.
Walter W. Williams, 116, the Civil War's last surviving veteran, remains in critical condition in Houston after a restless night. His daughter Willie Mae Bowles said he has not been resting well though a little liquid nourishment was given.
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