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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1949
Page
8
Mrs. Clifton E. Price will hold an open house from 5 to 8 tomorrow evening at Soldier's Rest Farm for Clarke County Historical Assn. members and guests to entertain at the farm home.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton L. Powell and son Alton L. Powell Jr. have moved from 110 Handley Blvd to Richmond where Mr. Powell will serve as bank examiner for the State Corporation Commission, a post he held as a private examiner locally. Mrs. Powell led the Red Cross during the war and he was an elder at Loudoun St. Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Louise Patten and daughter Mrs. James Averill host an open house at their Miller Street home tomorrow afternoon. Richardsons to spend the holiday in Norfolk with Mrs. Lewis Hyde Sr. Washingtons visit Marshalls in Baltimore for weekend. Mrs. Martha Tugker leaves Thursday for San Francisco to spend three months with her relative. Colonel Bryan Conrad of West Virginia with Mrs. Hunter McGuire. Miss Betty Conklin, William and Mary college faculty, visits her mother Mrs. Nash Conklin on Handley Boulevard. Mrs. Alice O Groves and family depart Monday for Long Beach California to spend Christmas with relatives. Miss Retha Shirkey to narrate Madison College Glee Club Christmas vesper tonight and tomorrow.
Dec 1 events include a GAA breaktlst at George ner ae Army Reuaree Unit Reserve HQ on Braddock St at 8 am. At 7 30 pm VFW auxiliary meets at Mrs Mary Reardon home 310 N Loudoun St. 8 pm Madison lodge and 8 pm Municipal band perform at Rouss hall.
Mr and Mrs Marshall entertain informally from 5 to 7 this evening at their home on 8S Stewart Street.
Winchester Knitt Mills employees and guests gathered at Melody Lane for a holiday party last night. Miss Cary Marshall, Mary Washington college student, arrived with her parents to celebrate Christmas.
Round Hill 4-H club meets Dec 19 at Round Hill Community hall at 7 30 p m West Frederick 4-H club with Frances Sager Dec 20 at 7 30 p m White Hall 4-H club at Central High School Dec 21 7 30 p m Armel 4-H club at Armel school 1 p m Friendly Grove 4-H 4-H meet at Mountain Falls Dec 23 to Jan 2 annual leave Cane chairs notice to notify home agent's office to order chairs
Miss Anna Jane Cooper daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas S Cooper of Mount Williams became the bride of Mr Jefferson C Painter son of Mr and Mrs afternoon in Duke University Chapel Durham North Carolina Dr James T Cleveland officiated Given in marriage by her father the bride wore a white satin gown with beaded mandelin neck long fitted sleeves and colonial bustle train Her fingertip veil edged in Chantilly lace carried a white Prayer Book topped with a white orchid and showered with stevia Miss Betty Sue Hedrick maid of honor in pale green satin with yellow bouquets Bridesmaids Lois Ann Brasser and Mrs Charles M Stancell wore gold satin with red rose bouquets Best man Arthur B Hammond Ushers listed Chapel decorated with candlelabra and ferns Music included works by Debussy Grieg Wagner Mendelssohn and others Reception at 2204 Erwin Road Afterward the couple will reside at 515 S Duke St Durham NC Bride and groom's educational and military backgrounds summarized.
Mrs S C Brooks hosted the Old Fredericktown Garden Club at her Jefferson Street home for a Christmas party. After the business session, Mrs J Curtis Fray read a Christmas story. Mrs Charles Coffman received a yellow ribbon in the general arrangement class.
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Irace of 2 W. James St. Mrs. Irace is the former Ruth Slonaker. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Willard Gray of 565 N. Camieron St. Mrs. Gray is the former Marjorie Barrett.
Roberta Lee advises that a woman in debt to many hosts should host several smaller gatherings for congenial guests. If a group stops to eat after a dance and one is not hungry, order a light item. When a friend is absent, leave a brief note such as Sorry to have missed you on the card.
Virginia Tech students completed their fall quarter exams and begin a 17 day holiday until January 3. Report cards will arrive belatedly as a Christmas present. January 3 and 4 mark winter quarter registration after the break.
Mrs Vada Roe and daughter Kitty visited in Gore with relatives in Hagers town Md over the weekend. The Home Demonstration Club hosted its Christmas party at Mrs Less Lucas home. The Baptist church schedules a Christmas program on December 22 with a cantata. Mrs Earl Howard ill again. her mother Mrs Ryan from Washington visiting. Mrs Wolford of Capon Bridge spent Tuesday with the Wolford family. Several Baptist ladies prepared costumes for the Christmas program at Mrs Charlies Hook’s home. Mr Ida Wolford of Capon Bridge is in Winchester hospital for eye treatment.
Funeral services for Robert J. Boyd are set for 2:30 p m tomorrow at the late residence Ont Farm near Berryville with Clarence Lloyd officiating. Interment will follow at Green Hill cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons Emmett Boyd Wendell Whittington Harry Tharpe Clyde and Patrick Asuto.
Actor Agar, 28, divorces Shirley on December 6 and plans to see his 22 month old daughter Linda Susan at Christmas. He arrived in Chicago with two imported dolls and said he may reunite with Shirley once turmoil subsides. Shirley declined comment on reconciliation. Under California law the couple must wait a year after the interlocutory decree to receive final divorce papers. He has sent gifts to Susan and stated Beverly Hills will be his base, as Christmas plans loom with the baby and Santa Claus as a potential jury of fate.
Police report a Thursday crash on N Braddock St between a 1942 Ford bus owned by L and M Transportation Service driven by Harry G. Myers and a 1949 Ford coupe owned by H. Victor Stouffer. Stouffer opened his car door into the bus causing $175 in damage.
In Martinsburg on December 17 eighty four people donated to the Red Cross bloodmobile. It marks the second largest single visit since last August when 100 gave blood to reach Berkeley county's peace time quota for the first and only time.
The Defense Department states the top decoration for women in World War II armed services was the Distinguished Service Medal. It was awarded in the Army to Colonel Florence F. Blanchfield and Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby. In the Navy it went to Captain Sue Dauser and Captain Mildred McAfee Horton.
A compact language lesson. The passage defines pronunciation usage and vocabulary growth and offers a daily word study. It includes examples such as repudiate and notes on spelling and accent. A miscellaneous historical aside about Charlemagne mentions an asbestos tablecloth.
Family pattern 4505 offers an Ahasiihlbix play outfit for girls or boys with scalloped overalls and playsuit plus jacket blouse bonnet and cap. Sizes 2 4 6 8 include easy illustrated instructions and tested fit. Send 15 cents more for extra pattern pages and a free hat pattern head hugging helmet.
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