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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1948
Page
8
Wednesday December 29 shows Municipal band at Rouss at 8 p m Elks at home at 8 p m Thursday December 30 features Rotary at 1 p m Friday December 31 offers Woodmen of the World at 8 p m.
In Columbus the double ring ceremony of Bettye Jayne Turner and Dr Jack O Stoffel took place December 15 at Saint Mark s Lutheran Church. Bettye Jayne wore a silver lace dress and is a Ohio State University graduate in business economics. Dr Stoffel, a University of Chicago and Pittsburgh alumnus, will intern at Grant Hospital in Chicago after a six day wedding trip. Mrs Stoffel is a niece of Miss Emma Turner of Winchester.
Mrs Grace Thomas of White Post has returned to her home after a stay at Winchester hospital.
Miss Lenora Rusk returns from Kilmarnock where she was maid of honor in Joyce Fitcher and Emerson Claybrook Russell’s wedding. The ceremony took place at White Marsh Methodist Church in Brook Dale Virginia. Attendants included Mrs. E. G. Rusk Miss Katherine Rusk and Richard Rusk.
The Misses Bond of Biddeston in the county will entertain tomorrow evening with a tea in honor of Mrs. Allen Bond Jr. Family gatherings include Mr and Mrs Thomas B Byrd hosting at their home with a hunt breakfast. Others hosting guests over Christmas include Mr and Mrs Armstead Fowler and Mr and Mrs Claude Poston and family.
Mr and Mrs F L Largent will host an informal gathering at their residence 516 W Clifford St tonight with friends and neighbors invited to attend.
The Blue Ridge Hunt Ball at the Community Building in Berryville runs from 10 to 2 tonight. Mr and Mrs White welcome a newborn son Roland Selby Jr at Memorial Hospital on Dec 21. The Whites also have daughter Diane Page.
Dec 27 a boy to Mr and Mrs Marvin Mas at 906 East Cork Street Mrs Mason the former Ursula Corrigan Also a girl to Mr and Mrs Raymond Jenkins Rt 1 Mrs Jenkins the former Myrtle See
Millwood residents record a Christmas week of social events from December 29 including the Blue Ridge Hunt meet at The Kennels hosted by Mr and Mrs Roland G Mitchell Jr and a series of dinners, visits, and baptisms across local households. Notable attendees include Miss Margretta Whiting, Mr. William Wright, and Rev G Peyton Craighill. The Emmanuel chapel service and Hunt Ball preparations dominate the weekend’s church and social calendar.
A Watch Night service will be held at Braddock Street Methodist Church at 11 on Friday evening. The service centers on communion administered by the pastor, with Benediction scheduled for 12:05 a.m.
The article notes that adultery is the fourth most cited ground for divorce, outlining its prevalence in filings and the legal considerations tied to this cause.
Berryville residents share Christmas and holiday visits with relatives in Mannassas Baltimore Culpeper Washington Norfolk Annapolis and Charles Town. Families include Clevengers Gosnells Kimballs and Striblings along with friends from Richmond Hagerstown and Greenbelt.
A Q and A from Roberta Lee offers etiquette tips. If you forget a name after being introduced you should apologize and wait for the person to supply it. Men should rise when a woman at the table stops to speak with another woman. Gifts for a godparent include a silver mug a feeding spoon or money for a bank account.
W L Gordon explains common language mistakes misused words and mispronunciations. The piece outlines proper forms for would have walked farther and lists mispelled words series serious and sirius while highlighting synonyms for character and temperament and urges daily vocabulary growth with a note on venerations meaning and usage.
Roanoke Island Virginia Dare is cited as the first English baby born in the New World in 1587. The note marks the site as the birthplace of the historic infant in Roanoke Island, Virginia.
Busy mother friendly pattern 493 offers a one day sew dress with rippled peplum no shoulder seams no side seams in sizes 2 4 6 8. Yardage listed for size 6 fabric 22 yards 35 inch plus panties. Includes illustrated instructions tested for fit and mailed for twenty five cents with address details to Winchester Evening Star pattern department New York.
A barkhan is a traveling dune of loose sand. Some dunes in Egypt have been observed shifting as much as 30 feet annually.
New York residents hold more life insurance than any other state, with Pennsylvania in second place. The finding highlights regional differences in coverage and financial planning.
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