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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1948

Page

8

Hodgson Bride-To-Be Marrying Pvt William Keyton In City Church

Miss Helen Louise Hodgson daughter of Mr and Mrs M P Hodgson will wed Pvt William Snyder Keyton son of Mr Benjamin H Keyton and the late Mrs Keyton in First Evangelical United Brotherinan church at 8 pm tomorrow Rev Carl W Hiser officiating. Mrs Kinney and daughter Kay travel from Paris to visit relatives on Amherst Street.

Helen Louise Hodgson M. P. Hodgson First Evangelical United Brothern Church William Snyder Keyton Benjamin H. Keyton Keyton Martinsburg Carl W. Hiser Thomas Lane Kinney Kay Paris France Elizabeth Kathryn Kern Amherst St Kinney Monique Cauvin Mr. Kinney Sorbonne University Winchester

Season's Greetings from Brook's Pharmacy

A vintage Christmas card message from Brook's Pharmacy wishes readers enduring cheer and a joyful year ahead. The brief verse echoes holiday goodwill and seasonal goodwill.

Brook’s Pharmacy

Christmas Weekend Schedule for Brucetown Area

Calendar of events lists services and programs across Brucetown Stephenson and nearby churches from Friday December 24 to Sunday December 26. Activities include candlelight services at Christ Episcopal and Loudoun Street Presbyterian, Christmas programs at several churches, and Woodmen of the World gatherings.

Welsley Chapel Reynold’s Stephenson Christ Episcopal Church Brucetown Pentecostal S. Braddock St Carpers Valley Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church Church of Nazarene Fairmont Ave Burnt Factory

Miss Marjorie Stinson Attends Wright 1903 Aeroplane Presentation

Miss Marjorie Stinson of Gore attends a Smithsonian Institution event with the executors of the Orville Wright estate for the presentation of the Wright brothers 1903 aeroplane to the museum.

Marjorie Stinson Gore Smithsonian Institution Orville Wright Wright Brother

Christmas Holiday Notices From Local Families

A series of brief local notices shows residents vacationing or ill. Midshipman Preston Jr. visits from Annapolis while Patricia Goode suffers measles at home. Mrs. Carl Campbell is back from hospital. Lewis Campbell and Mrs. Settle return home during illness. Earl Mason, insurance agent, returns from Memorial Hospital. Pizzano couple plans Christmas with relatives in Grindstone and Connellsville. Ronnie Duncan stays home with measles. Edna Wilhoit will visit Winchester for Christmas with J Curtis Fray III.

Carl Campbell Lewis Burns Campbell Berryville Joseph Settle Edna Wilhoit Washington Winchester J. Curtis Fray N. Cameron

Misses Stuart And Nixdorff Entertain Informally

Misses Bette Stuart and Susan Nixdorff entertained last night in the blue room of their grandfather's home on the Northwestern Grade with an informal gathering.

Bette Stuart Susan Nixdorff

Jobe Hosts State Survey Party at Christmas Gathering

Jobe entertained the State Highway Department surveying party No. 23 at 35 W. Bond St. with a Christmas party. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. William Vowell Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Truslow Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiley Miss Mary Ellen Nethers and Mr. Chauncey Dorsey.

Glynwood R. Jobe State Highway Department W. Bond St William Vowell Elmer Truslow Robert Wiley Mary Ellen Nethers Chauncey Dorsey

Hensleys Move from Rock Enon to Winchester

Mr and Mrs Samuel Lawrence Hensley and family relocate from the Dunlap homestead at Rock Enon to Winchester. The Hensleys were prominent locals with a wide circle of friends and relatives in the area.

Mr. and Mrs. Hensley Winchester Samuel Lawrence Hensley Dunlap Rock Enon Roc Enon

Collegians Attend Manly Hawthorne Wedding

Seen at the Manly Hawthorne wedding were Midshipman Bryan Minnigerode from the Annapolis Naval Academy Miss Lizberty Baker from Stuart Hall Staunton Dr. Robert Boyd of the University of Virginia and Miss Susan Knight of St Anne's Charlottesville.

Bryan Minnigerode Annapolis Naval Academy Lizberty Baker Stuart Hall Staunton Robert Boyd University of Virginia Susan Knight St. Anne's School Charlottesville

Redgate Host Couple Invite Informal Gathering

Mr and Mrs Edward Jenkins of Redgate Berryville will host an informal gathering at their home tomorrow evening. The event invites neighbors and friends to share a casual social evening at the residence.

Redgate Edward Jenkins Berryville

Mr and Mrs Robinson Hosting Informal Gathering Tomorrow

Mr and Mrs Kenneth Robinson of Merriman's Lane will entertain informally tomorrow evening with a party.

Kenneth Robinson Merriman’s Lane

Edinburgh guest Evelyn Preston to stay with Preston family

Miss Evelyn Preston of Pittsburgh arrives tonight as holiday guest of her parents Mr and Mrs Sam Preston Sr at West Leicester Street. Dr Charles O Dearmont of White Post, recently a patient at Winchester hospital, has returned home and is reported improved. Mr Perry Miller moved from Memorial hospital to his Amherst Street home and is improving satisfactorily.

Sam Preston Jr U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis Sam Preston Sr W. Leicester Sr Evelyn Preston Pittsburgh West Leicester St Charles O. Dearmont White Post Winchester Hospital Perry Miller Memorial Hospital Amherst St

Mr John Kirkpatrick Learns Business Trip in New Jersey

Mr John Kirkpatrick of Peyton Street has spent several days in New Jersey on business activities.

John Kirkpatrick N. J Peyton St New Jersey

Miss Betty Hengeveld Home for Holidays

Richmond resident Miss Betty Scott Hengeveld plans to spend the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Hengeveld on Latane Street.

Betty Hengeveld Betty Scott Hengeveld Richmond Mrs Ralph Hengeveld Latane St

Births at Berkeley Springs and Orchard Avenue

Birth notices report a boy to Mr and Mrs William Hunter Berkeley Springs and a girl to Mr and Mrs Ralph Myers 1118 Orchard Ave Mrs Myers is the former Miss Peggy Stultz.

William Hunter Berkeley Springs

Joint meeting worship by Comrade and Collins Bible classes

Mrs. E. L. Keller will lead the worship service for the joint Comrade and Margaret Collins Denny Bible classes. The Sunday gathering at 9:45 a.m. will be in the Women's Assembly room of Braddock Street Church, with Mrs. J. W. Rosenberger presenting the lesson.

E. L. Keller Margaret Collins Denny Braddock St. Church J. W. Rosenberger

Churches and services listed for Salem area congregations

Several churches in the Salem region outline weekly schedules with Sunday school times worship and special services. Noted are ministers W L Riggleman Cephas Fahnestock Floyd Wine S J Goode John E Oliver Elizabeth Hodgson L P Tederick and others with times for Capon Bridge Timber Ridge Pleasant Valley Red Bud Mount Pleasant Greenway Friendship Ridlings Chapel Montague Ave and Round Hill as well as Christmas and evangelistic program announcements.

Church of the Brethren Salem W. L. Riggleman Cephas Fahnestock Floyd Wine Evangelical United Brethren Winchester John E. Oliver Pleasant Valley Red Bud Mt. Pleasant EUB Reliance L. P. Tederick Greenway Friendship Reliance Ridlings Chapel

Aviation Gas Blows Driver from Seat and Consumes Car

Seaman Beryl Smith of the Columbus naval air station was blown from his 1936 Ford on Broad Street when the 110 octane aviation gas in the tank backfired. The car burned to destruction before firefighters arrived, with Smith suffering only a slight burn on one finger.

Columbus, O Beryl Smith Columbus Naval Air Station Smith Ford Broad St

England Revives Mead Making for Export Drive

Britons revive mead, a honey based fermented drink, as a potential export product. Mead Makers Ltd operates an old Gulval flour mill near Penzance Cornwall, with government support to export.

London Chaucer Ministry of Food Mead Makers, Ltd Gulval Penzance Cornwall

Webster's Illustrated Tower Dictionary and Atlas Ad

An offer for a miniature encyclopedia titled Webster's Illustrated Tower Dictionary and Atlas includes 378 pages and 16 pages of color maps. It lists 25000 definitions and pronunciations plus extra data on parks populations and measurements with a 35 cent postpaid coupon. The Port Arthur-Orange Bridge in Texas is noted as the highest bridge in the South at 230 feet.

Webster’s Illustrated Tower Dictionary and Atlas Winchester Star Information Bureau Eye St Washington, D. C United States Port Arthur-Orange Port Arthur Tex Neches River

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

Vocabulary notes and usage tips from W. L. Gordon on misused phrases and pronunciation. It covers common errors like long ways versus a long way, Nihilist pronunciation, and misspellings such as Frolic versus Frolicking.

W. L. Gordon

Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Short Speech Noted

Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address endured as a historic ovation though the audience felt disappointment as he spoke for only two minutes.

Lincoln

Etiquette Q and A on Suggesting Outings

A reader asks if a girl may suggest amusements to her escort and whether she may respond to personal questions. The guidance says a girl may propose when the escort has no plans and may politely decline or apologize to intrusive questions.

Fashion pattern ad promises waist whirls and luck

Woman’s pattern 4882 offers a summer waist whirling garment in sizes 14 through 42 with yardage guidance for 39 inch fabric and illustrated instructions. Send 25 cents to Windsor Star Pattern Dept for pattern 4882 plus 15 cents for Anne Adams Winter Pattern Book.

Winchester Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York Anne Adams

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Helen Hodgson Pvt Nina Williams Hagerstown Morningside Drive Roger Williams Emma Williams Carroll R. Jones Homestead, Fla Mrs. Tait C. E. Tait W. Boscawen Sr H. F. Tait Jobe Lancaster County W. Bond Sr Jay Gill Sr Wrights Helen Wright Anne Beverley Wright Westy Wright Mary Washington College Robin Hill Lenora Rusk Hampton Richard Rusk Lehigh University Bethlehem Handley Blvd A . Axoos Ee Midshipman Preston Patricia Goode Mrs. Henry Goode Earl L. Mason Berryville Ave Ronnie Duncan Oscar Duncan Greystone Terrace Mrs. Jobe Manly-Hawthorne Mr. and Mrs. Robinson Mr. Perry Miller Club Christian Church Group S. J. Goode Capon Bridge Ray Wolford Congregational Christian Roy D. Coulter Timber Ridge Richard Kump Elizabeth Hodgson Greenwood Methodist Chapel Hayfield Assembly John F. Sly Eeees Montague Ave Methodist E. A. Plunkett Round Hill Macedonia Stephens City England Eve Gaunt's Drug Store Merry Christmas Margaret L. Hodgson HAT & Dress Shop Ort Christ Lovett Bros N. Loudoun St Roberta Lee Merry Christa the Commercial & Savings Bank Timberlake Colonial Beauty Shoppe E. Piccadilly St Neroon Cather Wender’s
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