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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1947
Page
10
Mrs Holliday, formerly June Haymaker, wed Charles W. s winday on December 1 in Hagerstown.
Mrs Edward Brill sails to Panama for Christmas to visit son MSgt Edward Brill and family. Mr Cyril Mee returns from New York trip including Mourning Becomes Electra premiere. Others recoveries and hospital stays noted. Jimmy Taylor visits from VPI for holidays. Christmas program at school 7 30 p m. White Hall Old Time Debate 8 p m with local debaters listed.
Rexall Store promotes gifts for all with a broad selection at Brooks Pharmacy. Beautiful assorted Christmas cards accompany the store’s holiday offerings and phone contact is listed for customer inquiries.
Friday events include a bridge club cancellation and local debates at White Hall and Miller School. Saturday features a Girl Scout bake sale and Sunday lists multiple Christmas programs and pageants across Presbyterian, Methodist, EUB, and Brad dock St churches with choirs and candlelight services.
A string of birth notices lists families from Sharpsburg Maryland to Purcellville Virginia. Babies born include girls to John C. Richards, Eleanor Carter, Mozelle Affleck, Rachel Hime lright, and boys to William Hadden Jr., Dennis Hibbard, Harry Carroll, Strother Boyd, Edsel Tharp, and Volney Morris. Dates include December 17 to December 19.
The Mission Tabernacle in Nain will present a Christmas program at 7 45 p m on December 24 featuring a pageant carols and recitations.
The Presbyterian Sunday school presents a pageant at 9 45 a m on Sunday during the regular worship hour titled The Illustrated Bible or Heralds of Jesus Ten tableaux will be shown with Russell Joyce as reader A quartet will provide music including Mrs Alson Hott Mrs George Heitz Jay Lowden and Jay Lowden Jr with Mrs Lowden at the piano Portraying chapters include W W Glass Ronald Wilson Jr Mrs Robert Sutton Alson Hott David Sjostrum Graham Rosenberger John and Ray Morrison Phil Sprenkle Orville Wine Robert Sutton Harley Welch Jane Sowers Tom Rudd Polly Funkhouser Gilbert Tillotson Earl Polhamus Harry Straw John Kirkpatrick Courtney Tusing John Hottel Mrs Orville Wine Rev Joseph A McMurray and Margaret McMurray.
Mercersburg Academy announces William H. Lawrence III elected business manager of the 1948 Karax yearbook. The publication is leading entries in the Columbia Interscholastic Press Assn. contest. Lawrence is son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Lawrence Jr. of 3rd W. Piccadilly St.
Mr and Mrs Richard Griffith Jr recently wed in New York City will arrive Christmas Eve to spend the holiday with Mrs Griffith. Carl Masey returns from New York to visit home on Merrimans wane. Lenora Rusk from Randolph Macon Womens College returns to spend holidays at 320 Handley Blvd. Galilee Church to hold a Christmas Cantata at 7 30 p m Dec 23. W H Bosserman and W H Bosserman Jr attend Armstrong Cork wholesale distributors convention in Lancaster Pa. W E Bridgeforth hosts Nehi Bottling Co employees and wives at a buffet last night. Girl Scout Troop 5 bake sale Saturday 10 a m to 1 p m at Hat Box site selling Christmas cookies and cakes. DAR Turner Ashby chapter met at Miss Lucy Kurtz home. Mrs Sager presided. Mrs Mary Buchner read Christmas in Old Virginia. January luncheon Jan 19 honors General Robert E Lee. Raymon I Penn and wife name daughter Cathy Rae born Dec 2 at Winchester Memorial. Edna Wisecarver Penn is former Barbara Bond arrives from Elmira College to spend holidays with parents Allen Bond and family.
Winchester residents are asked to display candles Monday for Girl Scouts to carol. About 18 troops will serenade the streets at 6 45 p m with intermediate groups led by Mrs Owen Hoag and others.
The Gravel Springs association holds a 7:30 p m meeting at the school with scripture, prayers, and a program of Christmas songs and readings. Primary group performs What the Mother Goose children Want for Christmas. Kenneth Wymer, Maybell Tucker, Helen Wymer, Nancy Himelright, Darlene Orndorff, Erma Orndorff, Norma McIlwee, Anna Jane McIlwee contribute songs and the pantomime.
Girl Scout Brownie troop 8 held its investiture service Tuesday at the Presbyterian church followed by a Christmas party. Members receiving Brownie pins include Janice Golightly Ann Gordon Jane Lee Grim Daisy Neff Mary Dean Powell Romana Powell Virginia Underwood Patricia Webber Alice Kritzer and Joan Lillis. New member Rosemma Oates will receive her pin in January after attending four consecutive meetings. Troop committee members are Mrs. H. W. Butler Jr. chairman Mrs. E. P. Bean Mrs. H. J. Martin Mrs. M. B. Clowe Jr. and Mrs. Janet Adams.
Rayalss Store employees gathered for their annual Christmas dinner and dance at the Kennelworth Inn. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. John Thornton, Mr. Lawrence Owens, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jeffcoat, Miss Lisetta Lazazzera, and others. Entertainment featured Mr. Tompkins singing solos and a quartet by Clyde Hoover, Melvin LaVacchie, Walter Mason, and Christ Spanos.
The second Opequon church will present The Coming of the Great Light a Christmas candle light pageant at 7 30 p m Sunday at the church in Opequon Mrs W M Baylis and Mrs Minnie White direct The Burnt Presbyterian church choir will sing with recitations and exercises by Sunday school children Katherine L Arnold of Baylor University arrives Monday with her aunt Mrs James M Ratcliff to visit Mr and Mrs Lester D Arnold and stay until January Mrs C B Manuel remains a patient at Memorial hospital
In Norfolk a juvenile court granted bond for 14 year old Pauline Anderson and her sister Frances, 16, allowing them to return to their war veteran husbands until January 23. The girls face later charges by their mother that they are incorrigible delinquents and that the marriages contributed to delinquency.
A compact language lesson notes common word usage mistakes and pronunciation tips. It defines ADVOCATE as a verb meaning to plead in favor of or support publicly and gives an example sentence.
A Q and A on handling demeaning remarks about religion in a group. The adviser says steer conversation away from the topic and labels the remarker as ill bred. A follow up discusses trains on wedding dresses and replying promptly to invitations.
Miss Carolyn Duncan and Miss Evelyn Glover arrived today from St. Catherines school in Richmond to spend the holidays here. Miss Duncan is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Duncan. Miss Glover is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Baron C Glover of Chicago and will arrive tomorrow for the holidays.
A sewing pattern offers a flattering jumper for sizes 34 through 50 and a smart blouse. The easy to use design includes complete illustrated instructions and tested fit with yardage: jumper 25 54 inch, blouse 2 yards 39 inch for size 36.
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