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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1968

Page

6

Miss Janet Brill Weds Tommy Robbins

Miss Janet Carol Brill and PN1 Tommy Robbins unite in a 2 oclock July 27 ceremony at the United States Naval Chapel Washington. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter L Brill of Star Tannery and her gown features Alencon lace with seed pearls and crystals. Afterward a reception was held on Embassy Row. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Robbins of Crossville Tennessee and serves in the Navy as Personnel Career Advisor. The couple plans to reside in Yokosuka Japan after visiting Hemis Fair Grand Canyon Disneyland and San Diego during their wedding trip.

United States Naval Chapel Washington Janet Carol Brill Walter Lee Brill Star Tannery Grace Warren David Lee Brill Allen E. Robbins San Jose George F. Butler Embassy Row Robbins James Wood High School Federal Bureau of Investigation PN Robbins Cumberland County High School Crossville Tenn University of Tennessee United States Navy Hemis Fair Grand Canyon Disneyland San Diego Calif

Calendar of community gatherings and reunions

Saturday: yard parties at Well town Church and Kerns town Methodist Church at 5 pm. Sunday: Homecoming at Relief Methodist Church 10 am. Presgraves Reunion at Lions Shelter 12:30 pm. Clowser Reunion at Ebenezer Church Recreation Park 1 pm. Monday: Civil Air Patrol at old Virginia Wollen Mill 7 pm. Woodmen of World at Shawnee Fire Hall 7:30 pm. Madison Lodge No. 6 at 100 at 7:30 pm. McKinley Chapter Eastern Star in City Hall 8 pm. Parish Council of Catholic Women 8 pm. Fraternal Order of Eagles at Home 8 pm.

Relief Methodist Church Presgraves Lions Shelter Clowser Ebenezer Church Recreation Park Civil Air Patrol Old Virginia Wollen Mill Woodmen of World Shawnee Fire Hall Madison Lodge McKinley Eastern Star City Hall Council of Catholic Women

South End Auxiliary Holds Meeting in September Plan

The South End Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary met at Ann McKee's home with devotions led by Hazel Dodson and meeting led by Jennie Lillis. Marjorie Anderson reported on the Northern Virginia Firemen's Association convention held in June. Plans for a card party and a birthday apron were discussed. new member Mallavene Lake welcomed. Next meeting set for September 5 at the fire hall.

South End Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary McKee Hazel Dodson Jennie Lillis Marjorie Anderson Northern Virginia Firemen’s Association Malla Veene Lake

Miss Adams Engaged to W F Landers

Mr and Mrs Elmer Adams announce the engagement of their daughter Nancy Rosalie to Walter Monroe Landers son of Mrs Ozell Landers The couple have no wedding date set Miss Adams is a 1965 graduate of James Wood High School and works for the Telephone Co in Macon Ga Landers is in the U S Army at Fort Sam Houston Texas

Elmer Adams Amherst St Nancy Rosalie Walter Monroe Landers Ozell Landers Dyersburg Tenn Miss Adams James Wood High School the Telephone Co Macon, Ga Mr. Landers U.S. Army Fort Sam Houston Texas

Bridge Winners at George Washington Hotel

Gene Diamond and B B Butts won the Wednesday duplicate bridge game. H D Harper and Mrs. Howard Shockey were second followed by J Gray Beverley and Graham Dougherty in third place.

Gene Diamond B. B. Butts George Washington Hotel H. D. Harper Howard Shockey J. Gray Beverley Graham Dougherty

Practical nurses graduate Friday ceremony lineup

Front row includes Mrs Pauline Miller Miss Linda Linaburg Mrs Jacqueline Baylor Mrs Juanita Brill Mrs Donna Heatwole and Mrs Patricia Sisler. Back row lists Mrs Dorothy Seal and other graduates in a nursing program graduation photo.

Pauline Miller Linda Linaburg Jacqueline Baylor Juanita Brill Donna Heatwole Patricia Sisler Dorothy Seal

Practical Nurses Graduate Fifth Class Friday

The Clarke-Frederick-Warren-Winchester School of Practical Nursing will hold graduation for its fifth class on Friday at 8 p.m. in James Wood Auditorium. Sixteen students join 53 graduates already working in California Florida New York Maryland West Virginia and Virginia. Forty one are employed locally and sixteen new applicants have been accepted for September. Prospective students must be in good health aged 17 to 50 with at least 10th grade education and good character. Contact Mrs Hathaway di Prisco at 662-4121 ext 3.

Clarke - Frederick- Warren-Winchester School of Practical Nursing James Wood Auditorium California Florida New York Maryland West Virginia Virginia

Mrs Green Receives BS Degree at Richmond

Barbara Harper Green formerly of Winchester received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Richmond at commencement on August 23. She now resides in Richmond and attended Westhampton College the liberal arts undergraduate division.

Barbara Harper Green Wincester University of Richmond

Misericordia Nursing School Graceful Graduation

Virginia Connelly of Winchester is among 61 Misericordia Hospital School of Nursing graduates in Philadelphia receiving diplomas. Present with Connelly is Mary Dunigan of Freeport New York.

Virginia Connelly Winchester Misericordia Hospital School of Nursing Philadelphia Miss Connelly Mary Dunigan Freeport N.Y

Local Social News Highlights Mary Riley Strosnider Wedding

Reports from Oklahoma City to Shenandoah Hills note visitors and family travel ahead of the wedding of J William Riley III to Patsy Strosnider at Christ Episcopal Church. Rehearsal dinner at Winchester Golf Club honors the wedding party. James Hansbrough to serve as usher.

J. W. Riley Winchester Golf Club J. William Riley III Patsy Strosnider

Canasta Club Begins Seventh Season With New Member

A meeting at Mrs. Terry Waterman home outlines plans for the Canasta Club entering its seventh season. Members listed include Mrs. Trudy Sirbaugh, Mrs. Betty Wills, Mrs. Diane Locke, Mrs. Charlotte Beaty, Mrs. Jo Ann Kilbourne, Mrs. Joyce Gustafson, and Mrs. Waterman. Welcomes new member Mrs. Mary Gibson.

Terry Waterman Plans Club Trudy Sirbaugh Betty Wills Diane Locke Charlotte Beaty Jo Ann Kilbourne Joyce Gustafson Waterman Mary Gibson

Cockran Family Welcomes Boy Donald William

Betty Darlene Brannon becomes Mrs Betty Cockran after marriage to Robert Richard Cockran. A Montague Avenue Charge Methodist Men family picnic is planned at the Lions Shelter Recreation Park Monday at 7 p.m. Members are asked to bring a picnic basket.

Robert Richard Cockran Siler Route Donald William Montague Avenue Lions Shelter Recreation Park

Rev Moore to Speak at Relief United Methodist Homecoming

Rev R Bowen Moore of Surry Virginia will be the guest speaker at the morning worship during the 22nd annual Relief United Methodist Church Homecoming on Middle Road tomorrow. He is a former pastor whose leadership helped start the event in 1946 to welcome servicemen returning home. Mrs Moore founded the homecoming and the event remains open to the public.

R. Bowen Moore Surry Relief United Methodist Church Middle Road Moore Relief

Miss Albright Engaged To John L Carlini

Dr Victor Albright announces the engagement of his daughter Mary Whitney Albright to John Louis Carlini of Summit New Jersey Carlini is a Summit High School graduate and Navy Show Band member in Norfolk December wedding planned Mary Whitney Albright is a senior at Old Dominion College in Norfolk Virginia

Miss Albright John L. Carlini Victor Albright Mary Whitney John Louis Carlini Summit NJ Old Dominion College Norfolk Carliff Summit High School U.S. Navy

Miller Caspar Art Exhibit at Wayside Middletown

O W Miller of Winchester and Jane Caspar of Clarke County host an art exhibit at the Art Gallery beside Wayside Theatre in Middletown. Miller, vice president of the local Art League and display manager at Montgomery Ward, and Caspar, Cornell BA in fine arts, teach at Powhatan School and design theatre sets.

Miller-Caspar Wayside O. W. Miller Winchester Jane Caspar Clarke County Wayside Theatre Middletown Miller Art League Leah Herbert Montgomery Ward

Hawthorne Garden Club Hosts Workshop and Meeting

The Hawthorne Garden Club held its monthly meeting at Mrs. John Fisher’s Jefferson Street home. Guest speaker Mrs. Charles Snider from the Colonial Garden Club spoke on massed line and line arrangements, outlining workshop classes. Mrs. John Cussen, VP I School for Landscape Design attendee, helped comment on the arrangements and attended lectures on Flower Show Judging.

Hawthorne Garden Club John Fisher Jefferson St Robert Edwards Charles Snider Colonial Garden Club Snider John Cussen V.P.I. School For Cussen

Parkinson Reunion at War Memorial Park Set for Sept 1

The 6th annual Parkinson Reunion will be held September 1 at War Memorial Park in Martinsburg West Virginia. A covered dish lunch will be served at 1 p.m. If local water is rusty, run laundry in two cycles: first with regular wash, then a second with detergent only and no bleach.

War Memorial Park Martinsburg W. Va

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