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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1960

Page

8

Miss Patricia Broy Engaged to Paul Clark

Mr and Mrs Clifton A Broy of Berryville announce the engagement of their daughter Patricia Anne to Paul Ramey Clark son of Mr and Mrs George A Clark of Charles Town West Virginia A late November wedding is planned Patricia is a Clarke County High School graduate Paul attended Charles Town High School and works at Powhatan Brass and Iron Works in Rawson West Virginia

Clifton A. Broy Berryville Patricia Anne Paul Ramey Clark George A. Clark Charles Town W. Va Miss Broy Clarke County High School Mr. Clark Powhatan Brass and Iron Works Rawson

Registration Day At Powhatan School Notice

Powhatan School announces registration on the 14th between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. The first full school day will be Thursday, Sept. 15. Mr. Spencer, finishing his course at Harvard University, will visit this week to interview prospective students for the coming year.

Powhatan School Spencer Ate School of Education Harvard University

Glen Burnie Garden Club Holds Picnic

Members and husbands met at the home of Mr and Mrs Hubert Stratton for a picnic on Aug 24. Mrs Russell Newcome headed the food committee with Mrs Hubert Stratton Mrs August Cahill and Mrs William Louthan assisting. New members Mrs Robert Hungate and Mrs Richard Rhodes were welcomed. The club will resume meetings in September.

Glen Burnie Garden Club Hubert Stratton Russell Newcome August Cahill William Louthan Robert Hungate Richard Rhodes William David Simmons Arlington Long Meadows Cedar Creek Robert William Simmons Robert Glass Simmons

Family reunion for McDonald Stickley and Hudson families

A reunion is planned for the McDonald Stickley and Hudson families on September 4 at Walnut Springs Church near Strasburg. Each family is asked to bring a lunch to be served at 12 30 p m with games and other one time events planned.

McDonald Stickley Hudson Walnut Springs Strasburg

Kathryn Flory to Wed Reverend Walter Maier

Miss Kathryn Flory daughter of Dr and Mrs Walter Flory of Boyce was honored at a Berryville luncheon. She will marry the Rev Walter Maier Aug 28 at 4 30 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Several local families and guests were mentioned attending various activities and visits.

Kathryn Flory Walter Flory Boyce George Burton Berryville Flory Walter Maier First Presbyterian Church Phillip Sprenkle George Clark Hanover Mrs. Sprenkle

Calendar of August Community Events and Reunions

The calendar lists August gatherings including Woodmen of the World and Eagles events, a Macedonia Church yard party with a sale at 109 S Loudoun St, Winchester Christian Youth hayride, and multiple reunions and hymn sings across Round Hill Inwood Montague Mea dow Mills and Mt Carmel Methodist venues.

Macedonia Church S. Loudoun St Winchester Christian Youth Market Street 1St Church Cather Round Hill Community Center Inwood Park Inwood W. Va Montague Myf Gainesboro WSCS Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Meadow Mills Church of the Brethren Middletown

Birthday Party for Tori Folk at Weatherholtz Home

Mr and Mrs John Wool Folk hosted a gathering Wednesday at North Avenue home of Mr and Mrs A E Weatherholtz for the first birthday of their daughter Tori. Guests included Jennie Shewbridge David Oates Kyle Sibert Younis Forsythe Jackie and Billy Fletcher and Ricky Bush.

John Woolfolk A. E. Weatherholtz North Ave Tori Jennie Shewbridge David Oates Kyle Sibert Younis Forsythe Jackie Billy Fletcher Ricky Bush

Births Reported for Three Local Families

Birth announcements list a son David Wayne to Mr and Mrs John Henry Slater Route 2. a girl Ellen Marie to Mr and Mrs Arvae Thomas Ashby Middletown. and a girl Cynthia Kay to Mr and Mrs Darlington Lee Sager Wardensville. Each mother is named with former surname.

John Henry Slater Route 2 David Wayne Arvae Thomas Ashby Middletown Ellen Marie

Dick reunion draws nine original members at Wesleys Chapel

The annual Dick reunion was held at Wesleys Chapel Church with nine of the original Dick family members attending from Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania Washington and Indiana. A next year reunion date and location were announced.

Edward McDonald Henry Reed Newark Ohio Virdie Files Luttrell Isaac DeHaven Winchester Memorial Hospital Harold Shockey Orpha Shockey Berkeley Doyle Dick Shock

Garden seed sowing and division tips for biennials flowering plants

The article outlines sowing biennials like pansies in June or July with a cold frame, transplanting three inches apart in sandy soil, and replanting in August or September. It covers Canterbury bells, Sweet William, hollyhock, and the division timing for Christmas rose and Japanese iris, plus colchicums as autumn bloomers.

Canterbury Bells Colchum

Miss Hendershot Weds Michael Spence in Henderson Nevada

Announcement of the July 17 marriage in Henderson Nevada of Miss Nancy Hendershot to Air Force S sergeant Michael J. Spence. Spence is the son of the late Michael Spence and Mrs Spence of Bloomery Star Route. He is stationed in Las Vegas Nevada with the United States Air Force.

Nancy Hendershot Henderson Nev Michael J. Spence Michael Spence Spence Bloomery Star Route Henda Jameson High School Las Vages United States Air Force

Hymn Sing Planned at Meadow Mills Church

Meadow Mills Church of the Brethren in Middletown will sponsor an old fashioned hymn sing Sunday night August 28 at 7 30 p m The program will feature several groups providing special music and the event is open to the public.

Meadow Mills

Relief Homecoming at Relief Methodist Church Aug 28

The 14th annual Homecoming will be held August 28 with Rev. J S Peebles Rev A W Henton Rev Ralph Haga Col James Hendrick and Kenneth Strowbridge as guests. Luncheon will be served in the social hall of the new church and Rev Haga will conduct the dedication. NORWICH Conn 9 State Police stopped a 1929 car on West Thames Street towing it and made two arrests. One man faced tow of an unregistered motor vehicle and another, driving the unregistered car with no plates, was charged with operating an unregistered vehicle.

Relief Methodist Church J. S. Peebles A. W. Henton Ralph Haga James Hendrick Kenneth Strowbridge Laga Norwich Conn West Thames Street

Notifying Adoption of Stepdaughter’s Name Change

In a etiquette column Roberta Lee advises sending engraved cards to announce that a husband has legally adopted his wife's daughter and that she will use his surname Cush ing. It notes bride elects may help fiancé with home purchases, and recommends serving two vegetables at dinner.

A. Mail Jon J. Cushing Mary Anne Jones Mary Anne Cushing

Community News Highlights From White Hall Area

White Hall residents attend a Style Review at James Wood High School on August 17 and gather for hymns, family visits, and local church events. Families such as Luttrells and Wheelers share illness, quilts, and birthday dinners at local homes and state parks.

Turner Sirbaugh Onda Linda Buz Goan Bidgs Susan Strother Becky Cathy Junior James Wood High School Betty Belford Nancy Belford Linda Fries Karen Russell Beverley Boyles Sandra Boyles Barbara Boyles

Lesson in English by W. L. Gordon

W. L. Gordon offers guidance on subject verb agreement with singular nouns and on proper pronunciation of climacters. The piece highlights common errors and provides corrective examples for readers seeking clearer usage.

W. L. Gordon

Vivisection and Word Study in Historical Glossary

A sample from an old glossary covers vivisection defined as cutting on living animals for study, and notes on misspellings and word origins. It includes pronunciation hints and example usage.

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