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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1956

Page

9

Engagement of Nancy Largent to Norman Tisinger Jr

Mr and Mrs Lehring C Largent of Sunnyside announce the engagement of their daughter Nancy to Norman Tisinger Jr son of Mr and Mrs Tisinger of Kernstown. Nancy is a James Wood High School senior and works part time in the Clerk of the Court office. Norman works at the Brakebick Plant. No wedding date set.

Nancy Largent Lehring C. Largent Sunnyside Station Nancy Norman Tisinger, Jr Tisinger Kernstown Miss Largent James Wood High School Corporation Court Brakebick

Christmas Program at Welltown Methodist Church

A Christmas program features recitations special music and a pageant scheduled for Sunday at 7 30 p m at the Welltown Methodist Church.

Welltown Methodist Church

Women's Christian Temperance Union Holds Meeting Tomorrow

The Women's Christian Temperance Union will hold its regular monthly meeting tomorrow at 2 30 p m with Mrs F B Oglesby, 707 S Washington St Mary Martha Class Plans Christmas Banquet Grace Lutheran Church hosts its annual Christmas banquet in the church Social room tomorrow at 6 30 p m Mt Olive Church Christmas Program A public Christmas program at Mt Olive Church Sunday at 7 30 p m is open to all.

Women's Christian Temperance Union F. B. Oglesby S. Washington St Grace Lutheran Church Church Mt. Olive Church Dan River St. Mary’s George Scranton

Fountain of Youth beauty ad targets aging skin

Helen R Colier promotes a skin cream that moisturizes and penetrates the skin. A professional facial is suggested as essential for youthful complexion. Beauty Center at 7 West Boscawen Street Winchester lists phone contact MO 20769.

Beauty Center West Boscawen Street Winchester

Calendar of December 12 13 14 events at local venues

December 12 7 30 p m Touchdown Club Board of Directors at James Wood High School 7 30 p m Flight A Air Force Reserve Squadron 37 E Boscawen St 8 p m Sisterhood of Beth El Temple 8 p m Duplicate Bridge Golf Club December 13 p m Rotary Club George Washington Hotel 2 30 p m Turner Ashby Chapter UDC Golf Club 7 30 p m Auxiliary Round Hill Fire Company Community Center 8 p m Xi Beta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi War Memorial Building 8 p m Auxiliary Friendship Fire Company Fire Hall 8 p m Women of Moose Moose Home December 14 12 15 p m Jaycees George 3 p m Little Garden Club Mrs Hobson McGehee 3 30 p m Winchester Council of Church Women Baptist Church 6 p m BPW Club George 8 p m Woodmen of the World 8 p m Praternal Order of Eagles Eagles Home 8 p m John Dove Chanter No 21 Royal Arch City Hall

Touchdown Club James Wood High School Air Force Reserve E. Boscawen St Sisterhood of Beth Rotary Club George Washington Hotel Turner Ashby UDC Golf Club Round Hill Fire Company Community Center Beta Sigma Phi War Memorial Building Friendship Fire Company Women of Moose Moose Home Jaycees Little Garden Club Hobson McGehee Winchester Council of Church Women Baptist Church BPW Club Woodmen of the World Praternal Order of Eagles Eagles Home John Dove Chanter No Royal Arch City Hall

Good Friend Class Christmas Party Announcement

The Good Friend Class of the First E. U. B. Church invites members to its annual Christmas party in the church social room on Friday at 6 30 p m. Each member should bring a covered dish and a gift.

Good Friend

Golden Link Class Plans Yule Supper

The Golden Link Class of the First E U B Church will hold its annual Christmas supper tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Macedonia.

Macedonia

Shenandoah Orchestra Highlights Woodstock Concert

Roy Keller and Sem Hart are listed as Memorial Hospital patients. Winchester musicians Mrs. Helen Ray, Mrs. Doris Johnson, and Miss Mary Joe Sweeney performed with the Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra in Woodstock and will perform again in Front Royal at 3:30 pm. The Shenandoah College and Conservatory Choirs Orchestra and Band gave a Christmas concert attended by Mr and Mrs David E Grant and Miss Jean Dove. Wilbur Grant, son of the Grants, belongs to the Conservatory Orchestra and Band. Jack Jenkins, Shepherd College senior and Theta Sigma Chi president, reported members earned 200 dollars for the fraternity scholarship fund through college jobs.

Helen Ray Doris Johnson Mary Joe Sweeney David E. Grant Jean Dove Shenandoah College and Conservatory Grant Wilbur Grant Conservatory Jack Jenkins Shepherd College Theta Sigma Chi Fraternity

Akron and Youngstown Residents Visit in Winchester Area

Dean Thomas and Goldie Gif fin of Akron Ohio and Mildred Tait of Youngstown Ohio are guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Wood of N Loudoun St. Mrs. Donald Dailey of 373 E Piccadilly St is a patient in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hankin and family have moved to their new house on Academy Circle.

Sem Hart E. Piccadilly St Memorial Hospital Dean Thomas Goldie Giffin Akron ,Ohio Mildred Tait Youngstown, Ohio Mrs. C. S. Wood N. Loudoun St Donald Dailey Winchester Memorial Hospital Wallace Hankin Academy Circle

Handley Students Entertain Veterans at Newton D. Baker Hospital

Eleven Handley High School students performed for veterans at Newton D. Baker Hospital near Martinsburg last night. The ensemble christened The Four Teens with several songs, solo and duet numbers, and a group finale. The same program was given in two hospital wards, showcasing a holiday theme.

Handley High School Newton D. Baker Hospital Martinsburg Shanda Kiser Evelyn Riley Mary Jane Knee Janet Newlin Four Teens Jimmy Miller Diane Dunlap Robert Button Richard Brown Reggie Baker Martha Rose Whitten Jimmy Millr Cecil Cadwallader Mommy Santa Claus

Modern Etiquette from Roberta Lee on Letters and Weddings

Readers ask about etiquette in brief notes and invitations. The guidance advises apologizing for delays, always replying to home wedding invitations, replying to church weddings only if a reception is included, and placing a napkin after the hostess sets hers.

Lessons in English by W L Gordon

A compact English lesson by W L Gordon covers word usage pronunciation and spelling. It highlights misused phrases mispronounced words and common confusions like serf versus surf and macabre pronunciation. The piece urges vocabulary growth by mastering one new word daily with indescribable defined.

W.L. Gordon

Winchester Little Theatre 98 Club Memberships Open

The Winchester Little Theatre renews 98 Club memberships with 125 letters sent to prospective members. Each card grants one ticket to a production on a chosen date and priority purchase of extra tickets, as the theater plans three productions for 1957. Contact Eloise Strader or listed committee members before January 1 to join.

Winchester Little Theatre Bark Mill Theatre Eloise Strader Marjorie Duncan Janet Harrison Eugene Babb Mary Jo Fore Dorothy Overcash Richard F. Lewis Irvan O'Connell Clifton P Edtwards

Winchester AAUW hears Yule music program

Mrs. Gilbert Tillotson aided by Miss Mildred Jones presented Christmas songs at the Winchester Branch meeting held at the Quarles School. The program featured carols in multiple languages and folk tunes, with background notes for each piece.

Gilbert Tillotson Mildred Jones Winchester American Association of University Women Quarles Hampin Roads Grove Jamestown Park America Paul Moore Creative Arts Committee AAUW Katherine Pannill Madonna Russia Lewis M. Allen

Mims Rotary Speaker Here

David Mims of the Luray Rotary Club will be guest speaker at the regular weekly luncheon of the Rotary Club here tomorrow at 1 p m at the George Washington Hotel. His talk will be under the clubs exchange program. J Kenneth Robinson of the Winchester club spoke in Luray recently on the Rotary Foundation.

David Mims Luray

Strength For The Day Habit Formation And Integrity

The article highlights how life is a cluster of habits and how repeated actions become automatic. It warns that forming or deviating from honest habits shapes character and warns that impurity and alcoholism threaten reputation and life.

Lfe

Virginia records 113337 polio vaccine doses in month

The Virginia State Health Department reported 113 337 doses of Salk polio vaccine were given last month in the state. Of these, 30 719 were third or final shots.

Richmond Virginia State Health Department

S L Hensley Dies in Newton Baker

Samuel L. Hensley 67 of 250 Market Street Harrisonburg died early today at Newton D. Baker Veterans Hospital Martinsburg WV. Born August 16 1889 in Elkton he was World War I veteran. Surviving include wife Hilda Patterson two daughters Patsy Cline and Sylvia Hensley two sons by prior marriage and four grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with interment in National Cemetery.

Samuel L. Hensley Market Street Harrisonburg Newton D. Baker Veteran's Hospital Martinsburg W. Va Elkton Soloman d Margaret Shifflett Hensiex Hilda Patterson Hensley France This City Virginia H. Cline Patsy Cline Sylvia M. Heresley City Fred Brown Waynesboro Randolph Hensley Moorefield Ashby Hensley James Hensley George Lamb Herman Longley Frank Kiplinger Stanley Jones, Funeral Home Charles Dick Elias Blanchfield Lyle Punkhouser Thomas Royston William Yeary Roy Lee-Nickleson National Cemetery Jones Funeral Home

Bond Issue Wins in Henrico County Schools

A proposed 1 million dollar school construction bond in Henrico County was approved by voters 3,349 to 1,798. The funds will finance 269 new classrooms and help finish three 21 classroom buildings already under construction.

Richmond Henrico County

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Ndal Welltown WCTU Helen R. Collier Fountain of Youth Tobbie Conrad Roy Keller Strasburg Handley Newton D. Baker Roberta Lee Berkshire Little Theatre S Donald McFadden Garland Quakies Alan Peery Dora Brill Pannill Edna Rush Mims Hop Carly Gaunt’s Drug Store Aed Irene H. McElistr4 Los Angeles D. B. MacCallum 143Rd McEllistrim Southern California National Guard S. L. Hensley Newton Baker Yy Citi Vanity Fair Our Bank Our Christmas Club GOMMER@IAL & SAVINGS BANK Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Cather’s Department Store Winchester, Virginia Dawnelle Madeira Swiss Ireland Timberlake’s Dial Margaret J. Hodgson HAT & Dress Shop
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