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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1957

Page

8

Patricia Bailey and Robert Grove Bride in Albin Lutheran Church

Miss Patricia Jean Bailey and Robert Douglas Grove wed at Bethel Lutheran Church in Albin. The ceremony was conducted by Rev E B Smith with reception at the bride’s parents home. The couple plans to reside at 403 Fairmont Ave after a southern wedding trip.

Patricia Jean Bailey Robert D. Grove Parkway Ave Robert Douglas Grove Route 1 E. B. ‘Smith Bethel Lutheran Church Albin Harley Cather Bailey Handley High School Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Grove Maynard E. Grove Rowe 1 Virginia Woolen Company Fairmont Ave

Mrs Russell Weds Mr Fitzwater In Baltimore Pair

Mrs Violet Johnson Russell of this city and Mr Paul Pitzwater of Baltimore were married in December. They plan a Florida wedding trip and will return to their new home in Baltimore on December 23. Mrs Pitgwater is the daughter of Hedge and Martinsburg residents.

Violet Johnson Russell Baltimore Paul Pitzwater Florida Mrs. Pitgwater Hedge Johnson Martinsburg Winchester

Surprise 16th birthday party for Donald McIntire

Mr and Mrs Melvin McIntire hosted a Saturday night surprise party for their son Donalds 16th birthday. Guests included Sylvester McIntire Bobby Bonnie McIntire Robert Cathey Lola Stotler Betty Elsie Mary Ann Judy Gail Conrad Frankie DeHaven Sheryl Martin Raymond Bril Michael Wolfe Bruce Bishop Gary Roger Mason Linda Ellyett Joyce Doris and Robert Lofton.

Melvin McIntire Donald Sylvester McIntire Bobby Bonnie McIntire Robert Cathey Lola Stotler Betty Elsie Mary Ann Judy Gail Conrad Frankie DeHaven Sheryl Martin Raymond Bril Michael Wolfe Bruce Bishop Gary Roger Mason Linda Ellyett Joyce Doris Robert Lofton

Local College Choir Debuts in Staunton

Miss Suganne Smith, daughter of Mr and Mrs Sebert J Smith, among 45 Mary Baldwin College Choir members making a Staunton debut December 16 with Christmas carols by contemporary composers. John McIntosh of Boyce sources announce infant William Everett born December 9 at Memorial Hospital to Mrs McIntosh, formerly Miss Ann Everett Dennis M Brumback.

Suganne Smith Sebert J. Smith N. Braddock St Mary Baldwin College Staunton John McIntosh Boyce Memorial Hospital William Everett McIntosh Ann Everett

Community Organization Calendar Includes Holiday Events

December calendar shows multiple local group meetings and social events led by Macedonia WS CS Round Hill Fire Co Shawne VFD and others. Highlights include student plays at Clarke County Junior Class auditorium and a Christmas program with pianist Mrs Rudolph Evans at the George Washington Hotel.

Macedonia WSCS Kathryn Pifer Round Hill Fire Co Shawne Friendship Fire Co Women of Moor Moose Home Jaycees Lee Jackson Little Garden Club Harry Kern, Jr BPW Club Georg Washington Hotel Round Hill Pta Clarke County Woodmen of the World Praternal Order of Facies Eagles John Dove Royal Arch City Hall George Washington Hotel Rudolph Evans Carter Davis Jean Evans Virginis Gaunt Nancy Jones Clara Buncutter Mildred Jones

Births December 11 at Berryville and Front Royal

Birth notices report a baby boy for Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Wing of Berryville Route 1 named Timoth Lavern Wing. A boy named Bradford Clayton born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Beverley at 600 North Kent Street. A girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Wines of Front Royal, with Mrs. Wines formerly Miss Barbara Seal. Komisa Agweli Gbedemah, Ghana’s finance minister, is noted for a cap bearing Prison Graduate during colonial rule.

Lavern Wing Berryville Timothy Lavern Wing Martha Judd Wilfred Beverly N. Kent St Bradford Clayton Beverly Bessie Berg Elwood Wines Front Royal Mrs Wines Barbara Seal Komisa Agweli Gbedemah Ghana P. G Gold Coast

Winchester AAUW Branch Holds Yule Meeting with Art and Carols

The Winchester Branch of the American Association of University Women held its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. French Lee's home. Discussions covered national policy changes, a Christmas program was led by Mrs. Louise Patten, and Miss Anna Allen and others served refreshments.

Winchester American Association of University Women French Lee Fdna Rush AAWW Louise Patten John Hawse Coreggio Botticilli Raphael Donald Towlen Harry Lovett Anna Allen Sarah Heatwole D .E. Leatherman McSherre Lupton James McLaughlin

Lesson in English by W. L. Gordon

Instructional note by W. L. Gordon on word usage and pronunciation. Highlights misused and mispronounced terms, spelling difficulties, and synonyms. Emphasizes daily vocabulary growth with a focus on plenary meaning and correct enunciation.

W. L. Gordon

Dinner or Entertainment for Engagement Announcements

A reader asks if a dinner or similar entertainment is necessary to announce an engagement. The answer: not essential. newspaper notices or word of mouth can convey the news.

Retail sales dip as family budgets squeeze shoppers

The Commerce Department reports November retail sales at just over 17 billion dollars, up 3 percent from last year but flat in units due to rising prices and plant shutdowns. With subway strikes in New York City and weak durable goods results, merchants brace for mixed holiday demand and possible post-Christmas sales.

New York City Commerce Department

Teacher Makes Broadway Debut in Oh Captain Oh Captain

A New York stage debut features Jacqueline McKeever born in Catasauqua Pa. formerly an elementary music supervisor in Irvington New Jersey. she portrays a solemn English matron in Oh Captain based on The Captain's Paradise. The musical, costarring Tony Randall and Abbe Lane, opens in February. More than a million small trees are grown near Clinton Tennessee for TVA soil conservation program distribution.

New York 7 Jacqueline McKeever Catasauqua Ivington N. J Miss McKeever Tony Randal Abbe Lane Clinton, Tenn TVA Soil Conservation

Sinking of Titanic claimed 1817 lives off Newfoundland coast

The 1912 disaster of the Titanic resulted in 1,817 deaths after a collision with an iceberg near Newfoundland. In Louisiana near Bogalusa 6000 acres of tung trees offer oil used in paints and varnishes.

Ico Newfoundland Bogalusa Louisiana

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