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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1968
Page
6
Mr and Mrs Percy S Heishman of Route 3 marked their 51st wedding anniversary yesterday They wed on December 20 1917 in Winchester by Dr George Bowers Mrs Heishman the former Bettie Lupton of Opequon is the bride
The Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad conducted an American Red Cross First Aid course for Girl Scout leaders and members including Mrs Shirley Crosen Hovermale of Whitacre on their 5th anniversary. Also noted are the 50th wedding anniversaries of Mr and Mrs Dol Phus Martin of Fort Pierce Florida and family milestones, with detailed names and locations.
The notice lists holiday events across local churches starting Saturday at 7 30 p m with a dance at WAR MEMORIAL BUILDING and Christmas programs at Wesley Chapel Friendship Chapel Stephens City Baptist Church and other churches Sunday features Christmas worship at John Mann Church and multiple programs at Chestnut Grove Mt Pleasant Pleasant Valley Cedar Grove Ridings Chapel Stephens City Methodist Howards Chapel Marlboro and Relief Church finishing with a cantata at Relief Church
Local listings show 7 p.m. Civil Air Patrol at old Virginia Woolen Mill followed by 7:30 p.m. meetings for Stonewall PTA Madison Lodge IOOF Woodmen of the World Shawnee Fire Hall Cedar Cliff and McKinley Chapter Eastern Star in City Hall Parish Council of Catholic Women and 8 p.m. Wesley Methodist Church event.Further 8 p.m. sessions at Parish Council and Wesley Methodist Church.
The Stephens City United Methodist Church School will present a Christmas program in the Fellowship Hall tomorrow at 7 30 p m. The event is open to the public.
The First Brethren Church on Berryville Avenue presents its annual Christmas program tomorrow night at 7 30. The production Who by Vivian Imbach is from Moody Bible Institute Chicago with Sunday School participants from nursery to adult. Choirs from Junior to Senior High perform music and solos under Ernie Smith and music directors. A Candlelight service on Christmas Eve features Sanctuary Choir and guest students home for the holidays. The Rev Paul E Dick welcomes the public to attend.
The Chestnut Grove United Methodist Church schedules its annual Christmas program for 2 30 p m tomorrow, changing the previously announced time.
Miss Dana Towle Wigton daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Benson Wigton Jr Plainfield New Jersey wed Thomas Thomson Byrd son of U S Senator and Mrs Harry Flood Byrd Jr at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church The Rev Charles Meade officiated with Dr Lee Hastings Bristol Jr organist A reception followed at Plainfield Country Club The bride wore her mother’s antique silk satin wedding gown with lace and a French illusion veil Gardenias and stephanotis followed.
Mrs. Helen W. Easter of 2518 Kerr Ave will host. Mr and Mrs Leopoldo Rojas Reyes and their young son arrive tomorrow to visit Mrs Reyes mother Mrs Joseph Kalbach at W Leicester St for the Christmas holidays. Mrs Dickerson is the former Miss Barbara Clevenger daughter of Mr and Mrs C Stanley Clevenger of Stephen.
A 1968 Dear Abby column addresses a coworker who took a no-interest cash advance from her boss, advice on handling divorce news to a child, a widow asking whether a benefactor should pay her sitter, christening a child born out of wedlock, and general readers’ problems. The column emphasizes practical, compassionate guidance and suggests banking a loan instead of exploitation.
The Mt Pleasant United Methodist Church on Mt Williams Road will hold its annual Christmas service tomorrow at 5 30 p m. The program features choir music and a children’s presentation. Reverend Daniel Frazier is the pastor and the event is open to the public.
The Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church Middletown will present its annual Christmas program Monday at 7 30 p m A film strip titled O Holy Night will be shown Rehearsal is scheduled at 11 a m tomorrow after Sunday School
The Greenway Southern Baptist Church at the intersection of Routes 522 and 340 Double Toll Gate hosts a Christmas program titled The Great King on Monday at 7 p.m. The event is open to the public.
A quick kitchen note describes melting caramels chocolate and butter with water to form a glaze that coats popcorn, transforming a plain snack into a tasty treat.
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