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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1956
Page
8
The Winchester Christian Youth group will gather Sunday at 4 p.m. at Market Street Methodist Church. Officers for the coming year will be elected at the meeting.
Mrs Hutchinson will lead devotions for the Comrade Bible Class at Brad dock Street Methodist Church tomorrow at 9 45 in the church sanctuary. Mrs Rosenberger will teach the lesson.
Names of local women chosen to model at a September 22 fashion show to benefit the Negro Day Nursery building fund were announced by Mrs. J Kenneth Robinson, chairman. The 2:30 p m event will be held at Courtfield the home of Mr and Mrs Harry F Byrd Jr. The list includes Mrs W Clayton Anderson Mrs Boyd Hamman Mrs James W Green Jr Mrs Pembroke T Grove Mrs J H Yost Jr Mrs J Kenneth Robinson Mrs Paul F Rosenberger Mrs Harry R Kern and others.
August 26 events include Madison Lodge 8 p m McKinley Chapter Eastern Star City Hall Municipal Band Rouss hall National Council of Catholic Women Duplicate Bridge George Washington Hotel August 28 events feature Stone Club 12 15 p m 8 p m Loyal Order of Moose Moose Home Rebekah Lodge Alcoholics Anonymous Baptist Church presented as a concise listings brief.
Burr P. Harrison congressman from the Seventh Virginia District will address Grace Lutheran Church men at a dinner meeting Tuesday at 7 pm. The event invites all Grace Lutheran men to attend.
The Auxiliary to the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 824 met Tuesday night at the Aerie Home and completed plans for a picnic on August 26 at Shade's Park starting at 2 p m. All members and immediate families were invited. Prizes were won by Mrs Louise Armstrong and Mrs Charles Kline. Refreshments were served by Mrs Charles Kline and Mrs Elmer Strosnider. Next meeting set for September 4.
Mr and Mrs Charles Darling ton Jones of Philadelphia hosted a dinner at Winchester Golf Club for granddaughter Miss Mary Martha Eisenberg and wedding party Charles A S Robertson. Various locals, trips and returns are noted including Barnhart Kinney Willey Bosserman Richard March and Creighton visits and relocations.
Mr and Mrs G T Binner Jr announce the engagement of their daughter Joyce Evelyn to James David Lee Rickardson son of Mr and Mrs B L Rickard of 723 S Kent St. Joyce is a Handley High School graduate and Westhampton College student employed at Clearbrook Woolen Co. Rickard is Handley alum and Shepherd College graduate. treasurer of Student Government and Tau Kappa Epsilon member. now Officer Candidate Seaman Apprentice at Newport News Naval Station. The wedding is planned for December.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Cashion of Huntersville North Carolina attended a wedding in the area. The ceremony joined Miss Martha Cate Cashion and Mr Thomas Theodore Archer of Cornelius North Carolina in matrimony.
Mrs Catherine Manuel visits Mrs Mamie Ridings in Stephens City while Miss Frances Ebert returns home from McGaheysville where she sang as guest soloist. Guests join in weddings and from towns across Virginia and beyond.
Point North Carolina Mrs Charrles Ogden of Arlington Miss Errill Underwood of Washington Mr and Mrs Robert M Johnson of Lockport New York Mr and Mrs Richard Hart of Rawson West Virginia Mr and Mrs Frederick C Hamer and Mrs H Frank Scheele of Staunton Mr and Mrs Patrick Ahern of Washington D C Mr and Mrs Frederick Hickman Miss Dorothy Hickman of Arlington Mr and Mrs Richard H Hickman and Dickie Marilyn Hickman of Lovettsville Mr and Mrs Francis Peacock of Waterford Mr and Mrs William George of Lovettsville Mr and Mrs Charles D Jones of Philadelphia Pa Miss Virginia Gibson of Arlington Mr George Beauchamp of Washington D C Mr and Mrs Robert Nicholson of Washington D C and Mr and Mrs Marvin Ritchie of Arlington
August 24 births reported for Earl Lee Foltz USN and wife Herndon a boy née Barbara Murray Shirley Altizer former Miss Barabara Murray Shirley Altizer. Sewart Lockhart Route 3 a girl née Shirley Altizer. Roy Griffin 113 Oates Ave a girl née Lucille Pope. Myrl Ruckman Route 4 a girl née Joy Hott.
The First Assembly of God Church at 455 N Cameron St sponsors a Workers' Training Course. Classes run Monday to Friday next week at 7 30 PM with enrollment open to all. Rev D W Hurst will teach Into All Truth by Stanley M Horton. Hurst heads the training division of the National Sunday School Department in Springfield Missouri. First session Monday includes a brief fellowship.
A farewell social for Agnes Fox was held at Hebron Church as she prepares to enter training at the Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg. The Hebron Church plans its annual homecoming and dedication of a new building on September 9 with a parish dinner on the parsonage grounds. Local families hosted gatherings and weekend visits include Mrs. Annie Fox and Mrs. Rosalie Adams hosting guests, and birthday celebrations for Judy Pugh. Three candidates were baptized at Back Creek with Rev. Morris Cather.
A man or two who dine with a companion should ask if the escort minds a dance before accepting. A bridegroom should give the bride personal adornment rather than a home gift. Sipping water with food in the mouth is bad manners.
Daily word study guidance focusing on usage pronunciation spelling and definitions. Includes misused phrases mispronounced forms and examples with emphasis on building vocabulary through daily word mastery culminating in the concept of culmination as the peak reached after long effort.
Mrs. Jean Oates of High View hosted a Peggy Newton party at her home last Tuesday night. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Auxiliary.
A desert report notes surface temperatures in Arabian sands can soar to 170 degrees Fahrenheit. The extreme heat affects travelers and wildlife, challenging endurance and outdoor activity in the region.
The Rev. Andrew Allen and his congregation from Dean Wood Washington D C will appear at Zion Baptist Church in Berryville Sunday at 3 p m The Rev A W Gilmore is pastor and Frances Liggins is church reporter
A report notes Death Valley in Inyo California lying 280 feet below sea level detailing its unique geology and extreme desert conditions.
Mrs M K Robinson of 548 N Kent St received a large porch table at the Gibbons Street block social held last Saturday night by St Paul A M E Church members. The event benefited the church rally.
A report notes about four hundred or so cheese varieties are produced across the United States, reflecting a diverse dairy industry with regional specialties and evolving markets. Distinct producers and regional styles contribute to the national assortment.
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