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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1950

Page

8

Miss Anne Wright to Wed Ensign Charles Swanson in Richmond

Miss Anne Beverley Wright daughter of Mrs Helen Hardy Wright and Beverley Wright of Winchester will marry Ensign Charles Oscar Swanson of Delta Colorado on September 9. The ceremony at St Pauls Episcopal Church Richmond will be at 4 pm with Rev Robert Brown officiating. A reception follows at 1005 West Avenue Richmond.

Anne Beverley Wright Helen Hardy Wright Winchester Richmond Beverley Wright Charles Oscar Swanson Delta Col St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Robert Brown Frances Westwood Wright Margaret Randolph MacLeod Charlottesville Jo Anne Armstrong Patrica Stephenson Elizabeth Steck Arthur James Kneale Houston Texas H. Willoughby Jones Newcastle Ind Edgerton TennEyke Strague Michigan City William Anderson O'Flaherty William MacMurray Highland Spring

Bride Jane Grove Weds John Conaboy in Avoca Ceremony

Miss Jane Elizabeth Grove daughter of Mr. and Mrs M E Grove of this city married John F Conaboy son of Mr. and Mrs Michael Conaboy of Avoca Pa in St Marys Catholic Church Avoca The couple will reside at 1538 Derry St Harrisburg Pa The bride a white lace street dress wore a lace hat and carried white roses The bridesmaid Eliz abeth Tierney wore a yellow organdy dress and carried white and yellow blooms Best man Joseph Burns of Avoca The couple plan a trip to New York and Connecticut and Mrs Conaboy will continue with Bell Telephone in Harrisburg The groom attended the University of Scranton and served in the Second Ranger Battalion during the war.

Jane Elizabeth Grove M. E. Grove John F., Conaboy Michael Conaboy Avoca St. Mary's Catholic Church Elizabeth Tierney Moses Joseph Burns Conaboy New York Connecticut Derry St Harrisburg Handley High School Westhampton College Richmond Bell Telephone Co Lancaster University of Scranton Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania

Winchester Memorial Hospital Alumnae Banquet at York Inn

The Winchester Memorial Hospital Alumnae Association holds its annual banquet and dance at York Inn on September 5 at 7 p.m. All members are invited. Members planning to attend should contact secretary Miss oe Lockhart.

Winchester Memorial Hospital York Inn Oe Lockhart

Calendar of events August 29 to 31 listings

Community schedule shows events from August 29 to 31 including Rebekah Lodge at 8 p m Alcoholics Anonymous at Friendship Fire Hall Moose Club meetings Kiwanis Club at George Washington Hotel Elks Club Rotary Club at George Hotel Executive Board meeting at Mrs Richard Lewis Whittier Ave and other civic group gatherings per calendar notes.

Rebekah Lodge Alcoholics-Anonymous Friendship Fire Hall Moose Club Women’s Civic League Richard Lewis Whittier Ave Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel Elks Club

Coffman Ballenger Wedding Held at Home in City

Mrs Gladys Ballenger daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Hall of Yorkshire England and Mr Fred Kenneth Coffman son of Mr and Mrs George Coffman Marlboro Route were married Friday at 4 pm by Rev Roy F Schmucker at 415 N Loudoun St The bride wore a blue taffeta dress with red rosebud corsage They will live in Norfolk where the bride works The groom is an Army recruit and will soon depart for Aberdeen Md for training.

Gladys Ballenger Ernest Hall Yorkshire England Fred Kenneth Coffman George Cofman Marlboro Route Roy F. Schmucker Loudoun Street Coffman

Miss Fuller Fetes Fourth Birthday At Home Party

Miss Ann Douglas Fuller daughter of Mr and Mrs Pheonix Fuller of 638 Virginia Avenue observed her fourth birthday with a party at home Sunday. Guests included Phillis Kay Frankie Lockhart Georgie Judy Weidig Marylin James Farmer Winnie Katherine Imogene Shifflett Larry Meister Wayne Windle Lou Ellen Forgacs Sandra Cain Robbin Chaplain Barbara Jenkins Joan Anderson Mackie Hyde Ronnie Ward Sally Ann Birch and many relatives from this city Martinsburg W Va and Hagers Town Md.

Ann Douglas Fuller Pheonix Fuller Virginia Ave Phillis Kay Frankie Lockhart Georgie Judy Weidig Marylin James Farmer Winnie Katherine Imogene Shifflett Larry Meister Wayne Windle Lou Ellen Forgacs Sandra Cain Robbin Chaplain Barbara Jenkins Joan Anderson Mackie Hyde Ronnie Ward Sally Ann Birch Peggy Chaplain Merrell Anderson Rhoda Shifflett Pauline Farmer Ben Fuller George Weidig Lottie Patton Wanda Shifflett Carmen Chambers Martinsburg W. Va Stewart Chambers Hagerstown

Sanford Bentley Invitations For Hampton Wedding

Invitations have been issued by Mr and Mrs George Cake Bent ley of Hampton for the wedding of their daughter Elsie Love to Mr Lawrence Sanford. The ceremony will be September 14 at 8 p m in St Johns Episcopal Church. A reception follows at the Chamberlin Hotel Old Point Comfort.

George Cake Bentley Hampton Elsie Love Lawrence Sanford Miss Bentley Joseph Massie, Sr Winchester St. John’s Episcopal Church Chamberlin Hotel Old Point Comfort

Wed in Canton Ohio Bride of Cincinnati Man

Miss Anne Marie Malick daughter of Mr and Mrs G Frank Malick of Canton Ohio will wed Mr Joseph Parry of Cincinnati Ohio son of Mr and Mrs Frank P Harry of Winchester in a double ring ceremony August 19 at Dueber Avenue Methodist Church Canton Reverend Roy S Farme officiated. The altar held white gladioli and ferns. The bride wore ivory satin with Chantilly lace and a trio of satin Chantilly lace headpiece. She carried white roses stephanous and ivy. Bridesmaids wore silvery blue and pale pink gowns with feathered carnations. A reception followed at the St Francis Hotel Canton. The couple will reside in Cincinnati where he studies engineering at the University of Cincinnati and she is a nurse at Cincinnati General Hospital.

Anne Marie Malick G. Franklin Malick Canton Ohio Joseph Parry Cincinnati Frank P. Harry Winchester Dueber Avenue Methodist Church Roy S. Farme Philip Hodel Robert Amiet Anne Ledbetter Xenia Ellen Marie Kaiser Akron Jeanne Branscomb Maid of Honor Jenny Anne Malick William W. Salmon Daniel C. Malick Robert Gestrick William Claflin Russell L. Ahlbrand St. Francis Hotel Michigan Harry Mechanical Engineering University of Cincinnati Cincinnati General Hospital Frank*Harry Cecil Herbaugh Edgar Cornell

Miss White Weds Mr Berg in Md

Mrs A C White and Mr Jasper L Berg announce the marriage of Catherine Marie White to Henry Daniel Berg in Hagerstown Maryland. The ceremony August 14 was conducted by Rev Myers at the parsonage with Paul G Miller as best man and Mrs Miller as matron of honor. The couple reside with Berg’s parents and he works as a truck driver for Kenneth Warner. Albertis have house guests Karen Alberti and Mrs Homer Alberti of Kansas City Kansas.

A. C. White Catherine Marie Henry Daniel Berg Jasper L. Berg Myers First Bretheran Church Hagerstown Paul G. Miller Berg Kenneth Warner Albertis Kenneth O. Alberti Karen Kansas City Kansas Homer FE. Alberti Alberti

Secrets of Charm Exercise Routine Streches to Slim Beauty

A short promotional leaflet by John Robert Powers outlines a simple 4 step home fitness routine to improve posture joints and overall vitality. It promises a toned figure and encourages trying additional exercises for fall fashion. It also notes wearing glasses as a style accessory and offers mailing details for the leaflet from National Newspaper Service.

P. S National Newspaper Service Michigan City Indiana

Grubbs Honored On 5th Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. David E. Grant hosted a buffet at their Boyd Avenue home Wednesday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Grubbs on their fifth wedding anniversary. Florals, a large cake, and silver candelabra decorated the table as guests arrived. Attending were Mrs. Annie Hawkins, Mrs. Beulah McAdoo, Kenneth McDonald, Roy Adams, Mrs. John Godfrey Miller, Mrs. J. H. Taylor Sr., Grace H. Hewitt, Wilbur E. Hewitt, and Bill Grant.

David E. Grant Boyd Ave John Grubbs Annie Hawkins Beulah McAdoo Kenneth McDonald Roy Adams John Godfrey Miller J. H. Taylor Grace HE. Hewitt Wilbur E. Hewitt Bill Grant

BYKOTA Class Meets at 8 Tonight at Mrs Kellas Home

The BYKOTA Class of Market Street Methodist Church will hold its regular monthly meeting at 8 o'clock this evening at the home of Mrs. Robert Kellas, 520 Battle Avenue. Mrs Mee and daughter Betty Mee returned home from a Bible conference at Massanetta Springs after three days away.

Market Street Methodist Church Robert Kellas Battle Avenue Mee Mattie I. Mee Betty Appleway Massanetta Springs

DAR To Meet With Civic League For Harrison Address

Fort Loudoun DAR chapters join the Women's Civic League at the George Washington Hotel Friday at 1 15 p m to hear Representative Burr P Harrison speak on Americanism in a civic program.

DAR Civic League Fort Loudoun Daughters of the American Revolution Women’s Civic League George Washington Hotel Burr P. Harrison

Local Social Roundup Notes Visitors and Homecoming

Mr and Mrs Louis Wender return to Courtfield Ave after a week in New York staying at the St Regis. Miss Eileen Dick and her mother Mrs Troy Dick of Angers West Virginia visited Elkins friends last week. Mrs Tomney Sr returns home to Valley Pike after two weeks in Winchester Memorial Hospital.

Grin Virginia Beach Holmes R. Grimm Colleen Grimm H. R. Grimm, Jr Louis Wender Courtfield Ave New York St. Regis Elkins Eileen Dick Troy Dick Angers W. Va Paul Tomney, Sr Valley Pike Winchester Memorial Hospital

Oxenrider Family Visiting Hensleys in Stephens City

Mr and Mrs William C Oxenrider and their sons Donald and Ronald of Little Rock Arkansas are visiting Mr and Mrs Leon Hensley and their daughter in Stephens City.

William C. Oxenrider Donald and Ronald Little Rock, Arkansas Leon Hensley Stephens City

Miss deGrange Hosts Guest Mr Milton Heath Jr

Miss deGrange entertains guest Milton Heath Jr of Chapel Hill North Carolina at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs H Clay deGrange in South Washington.

Richmond Socialite Spends Weekend with Lichliter Family

Miss Anne Beverley Wright of Richmond spent the weekend with Miss Elizabeth Lichliter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley C. Lichliter on Washington Street.

Miss Wright Anne Beverley Wright Richmond Elizabeth Lichliter Dudley C. Lichliter Washington Street

Bossermans return from ten day Virginia Beach vacation

Mr and Mrs Walter H Bosserman Jr and children Ann and Bill are home on Tennyson Ave after a ten day vacation at Virginia Beach.

Thrifty sewing patterns offer Christmas gifts and kid dress ideas

A readable fragment shows patterns for all sewing levels with Christmas gift options. It mentions a thrift pattern to make a child's dress from a man's shirt, highlighting practicality and reuse.

Jon Plu

Fall 1950 Pattern Ad From Anne Adams

Advertisement for simple to sew dress patterns by Anne Adams. Includes pattern numbers T4566 and sizes 12 through 42, with yardage and finishing details. Requests payment by coins and mailing to Winchester Star pattern department, New York address, plus an offer for a Fall and Winter Pattern Book.

Bane Halon Dickey Transfer Inc Anne Adams Winchester Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

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