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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1955

Page

7

Berryville couple announce engagement of Nan Levi

MISS NAN LEVI of Berryville is engaged to James Edward O'Brien son of Mrs. Maurice Edward O'Brien of Charles Town West Virginia and the late Mr. O'Brien. Miss Levi graduates Clarke County High School and works for the U S Government at Mt Weather. O'Brien graduates Charles Town High School and attends Shepherd College and is a member of Zeta Sigma Chi. The wedding is planned for late summer.

Nan Levi John A. Levi Berryville Nan al Jen James Edward O'Brien Maurice Edward O'Brien Charles Town W. Va O’brien Miss Levi Clarke County High School U. S Mt. Weather O'Brien Shepherd College Zeta Sigma Chi

Wesleyan Guild Sets Christmas Meeting at Braddock Street

The Wesleyan Service Guild of Braddock Street Methodist Church will hold a Christmas meeting Monday at 8 p m at Miss Mary Lou Sprint 6 W Cecil St. Miss Thelma Haldeman from Frederick County will show a movie on Christmas in other lands.

Wesleyan Service Guild Braddock Street Methodist Church Mary Lou Sprint W. Cecil St Thelma Haldeman Frederick County

December Calendar of Evening Events Listed

Calendar of events for December lists multiple 8 p m gatherings at Bethel Lutheran Madison Lodge and various venues including Rowss Mall George Washington Hotel and Round Mill High School. Activities include Christmas programs municipal band duplicate bridge Lions Club and community group meetings with times from early evening to 8 p m across local venues.

Quota Club George Washington Hotel Janet Morrison Salvation Army Madison Lodge Municipal Band Rowss Mall Y. F. W. Avtiwniiary Post Mome Lions Club George Washington Motel Round Mill High School Board of Control of Exchange Club E. Boscawen Loyal Order of Moose Rebekah Lodge Alcoholics Anonymous Baptist Church Eagles Eagles Home

Holiday arrivals dot Clarke County students and clubs

Roanoke College student Tommy Row and others from Mary Baldwin, Mary Washington, and Virginia Interment colleges arrive for holidays. Local students join Clarke County Junior Woman's Club Christmas party with notes on decorations and a Berryville Holiday Dance fundraiser. Garden clubs in Lord Fairfax and Old Fredericktown gather for Christmas crafts and awards.

Clarke County Junior Woman's Club Francis L. Ayior Oscar Ramsburg Aylor Cecil Wolfe Wolfe William Rhoden, Jr Harry Jones John C. Digges, Jr Douglas Cochran Berryville Fred Updike Old

Holiday Visit Notes From Bridges and Colleges

Meien Womeldorf a Bridgewater sophomore arrived to spend holidays with Rev and Mrs G Raymond Womeldorf. Anne Womeldorf has arrived from King College Bristol as a freshman. Mephen Brown a Yale New Haven student came home to Rostel Road with his parents Mr and Mrs L W Brown. Philp Groves son of Dr and Mrs A B Groves will spend the holidays in Virginia with his parents. Dorothy Groves a Madison College senior arrived to spend the holidays with her parents.

Tommy Row Roanoke College Salem Stuart B. Row Stewart St Joan Michael Virginia Interment College Bristol Gray Ave John F. Arnold Washington and Lee University Lester D. Arnold, Sr Mary Washington College Fredericksburg Ray Godlove Shirley St Stuart Mall L. P. Dettra W. Cork St Katharine Womeldorf G. Raymond Womeldorf General Assembly Richmond Meien Womeldorf Bridgewater College Anne Womeldorf King College Yale Newhaven, Conn L. W. Brown Rostel Road Philp Groves A. B. Groves Greystone Terrace University of Virginia Madison College Lester H. Smallwood, Jr Susan Peabody College Nashville, Tenn Set Harry Hodgson Fort Belvoir Sgt Lowlee Anderson Patten Miller St Riverside, Calif Lawrence Averell Henry Whippie

Mrs. Lemuel Brown Tea Meeting Report

After the meeting, tea was served to members and guests with Maas and yellow items noted in attendance. The brief social gathering followed the formal session.

Lemuel Brown

Local Society Notes Highlight Nuptials and Visits

Mrs. Dailey R. Slonaker and Miss Nancy Slonaker host luncheon at Courtfield Ave home for Miss Charlotte Gillet Knight and John Bell Martin's December 30 wedding. Others announce engagements, travel to Fort Bragg, and holiday visits. birthdays and a 16th wedding anniversary mark a Clarke County party.

Dailey R. Slonaker Nancy Slonaker Courtfield Ave Charlotte Gillet Knight John Bell Martin

Local visitors sail for Germany aboard ship United States

Mrs. Maurice Grim and Miss Molly Grim host guests at Middle Road the Willard Marcy family with their son Phillip who sailed from New York today aboard the United States for Germany where Sergeant Marcy serves with the U S Air Force Mrs Marcy previously Miss Rosalie Grim of this city

Maurice Grim Molly Grim Middle Road M/Set Willard Marcy Phillip New York United States Germany Marcy U. S. Air Force Rosalie Grim

Mrs Berl Brown Patient at Winchester Memorial Hospital

Mrs Berl Brown of Fairmont Avenue is a patient in Winchester Memorial Hospital, with status not disclosed in the report.

Berl Brown Fairmont Avenue Winchester Memorial Hospital

Secrets of Charm Exercises for Mature Women

This aged empowerment piece promotes stretching and movement to regain youth like grace. It outlines two routines: a leg swing sequence and a trunk curl stretch, urging daily practice to restore vitality and well being.

Births Reported From Local Families With Newborns

To Mr and Mrs Walter Fanning Route 1 a girl Mrs Fanning is the former Miss Virginia Kerns To Mr and Mrs Gene Walker 802 E Cork St a boy Mrs Walker is the former Miss Dorothy Shell To Mr and Mrs Ralph Carper Middletown a boy Mrs Carper is the former Miss Hilda Parker To Mr and Mrs Melvin Messick Stephenson a girl Mrs Messick is the former Miss Joyce Boardwine To Mr and Mrs Robert Wolfe 29 S Purcell St a boy Mrs Wolfe is the former Miss Clorine Holsinger To Mr and Mrs Vernon Dodson Berryville a boy Mrs Dodson is the former Miss Freda Lanham

Walter Fanning Route 1 Fanning Virginia Kerns Gene Walker E. Cork St Walker Dorothy Shell Ralph Carper Middletown Carper Hilda Parker Melvin Messick Stephenson Messick Joyce Boardwine Robert Wolfe S. Purcell St Wolfe Clorine Holsinger Vernon Dodson Berryville Dodson Freda Lanham

Send Off Gratitude Letter Advise and Engagement Etiquette

The column advises writing a prompt appreciation note after a send off party. It also says the parents should meet the fiancée’s family as soon as possible and that a woman may sign a business letter as Miss with the title in parentheses.

Margaret Fenton Miss

Dance Through A Week To Beauty

Promotion for a dance guide offering simple steps to grace and poise. Readers are urged to mail for a copy from Secrets of Charm at National Newspaper Service in Michigan City Indiana, enclosing self addressed stamped envelope and 10 cents.

Secrets of Charm National Newspaper Service Michigan City Indiana Beausa

Frederick County Home Agent Schedule for December 19 24

The Frederick County Home Demonstration Agent's weekly agenda lists meetings and visits. Highlights include James Wood 6th Grade 4-H at 2 PM Monday, Round Hill 4-H at 7:30 PM, Middle town 4-H at 7:40 PM Tuesday, and Evandale HDC with Mrs. Georgia Wright Thursday at 1:30 PM.

Frederick County James Wood Round Hill Middletown Evandale Hdc Georgia Wright

Lesson in English By W. L. Gordon

A compact language lesson explains common word usage and pronunciation errors. It highlights misused phrases such as my relations with visit, shows taupe pronunciation, and contrasts coral with corral. The piece urges daily vocabulary growth and defines relegate as banish or exile with an example.

Judge rules private drunkenness not arrestable without complaint

Danbury municipal judge says individuals who get drunk in private cannot be arrested unless someone files a complaint. He commented that many people in the state would be embarrassed if arrest powers were broader.

Danbury, Conn

Owl Romance Sparks Pigeon Pranks at Capitol Park

In Harrisburg the state capitol park hosts an unusual scene as a visiting owl spurns its mate and spends much of the day perched apart from the partner while flirting with pigeons, drawing amused observers.

State Capitol Park

Salvation Army Opens Seoul Station Office to Aid Country Girls

The Salvation Army opens an office at Seoul Station to help country girls arriving in the city. Workers will meet them, guide to lodging, and inform parents of their whereabouts.

Seoul Korea Salvation Army

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