Social Notes Show Upcoming and Recent Weddings
Miss Dorothy K Trout to Mr Wil mston of Dr and bre I Pifer of Winchester announced by new parents Mr and Mrs Edgar C Trout Martinsburg. Wedding late next summer. Trout teaches in Richmond and attended Mary Washington College. Pifer did pre med at W&L and is in medical school at UVA, Navy veteran. Crosen and Fletcher wed in Hagerstown. Nancy Butler home from Lynchburg for Christmas. Mary Ellen Norris marries Philip Kernan Jr at Loudoun St Presbyterian with ceremony and reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy K. Trout
Wilmston
Crosen
Miss Fletcher
Elizabeth Fletcher
Roy Fletcher
Whitacre
Kansas Crosens
Utah Crosen
Near Rey
Hagerstown
Methodist
N L. Tratt
Nancy Butler
Miami
Lynchburg College
Clarence Butler
N. Braddock St
Spen
Mary Ellen Norris
Elmore Norris
Grave Ave
Philip M. Kernan Jr
Charles Greenan
Petersburg
Alaska
P. M. Kernan Sr
U.S. Army
R. 8. Wilson
Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church
D. L. Tillotson
Frances Hollis
Ellen Kernan
Mary Norris
Paul Plumly
Visiting Here With Richard Sutton and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sutton and son Richard Arlan of Blackburn visit Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Sutton and Mrs. L. F. Sutton. Sutton earned a BS in Biology at VPI and plans graduate forestry work at Duke in February. Numerous relatives and friends from McKeesport Middletown Wilkinsburg and Alexandria join the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Sutton
Richard Arlan
Blackburg
Robert L. Sutton
L. F. Sutton
Sutton
V.P.I
Forrestry
Duke University
Holiday party at Miss Cather's includes out of town guests
Miss Jerry Cather entertained Saturday night at her Ambherst street home. Guests included Ethel Punk Elizabeth Anderson Prin cess Strother Connie Cris man Sam Whitacre Johnny Carpenter Hugh Dailey Robert Dailey Lloyd Martin Frank Whitacre and visitors Marjorie Reid Mann of Washington DC Mary Anne Lutz Bill Hershman and Bernie Zirkle of Mt Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Cather
Ambherst, Street
Ethel Punk
Elizabeth Anderson
Princess Strother
Connie Crisman
Sam Whitacre
Johnny Carpenter
Hugh Dailey
Robert Dailey
Lloyd Martin
Frank Whitacre
Marjorie Reid Mann
Washington, D. C
Mary Anne Lutz
Bill Hershman
Bernie Zirkle
Mt. Jackson
Miss Mann
Miss Cather
Birth Of Son Mark Stevens To Mr And Mrs Himelright
Mr and Mrs Harry Himelright Jr announce the birth of a son named Mark Stevens on December 16 at Methodist Hospital in Dallas Texas Mrs Himelright formerly Miss Betty Ann Sirbaugh Mr and Mrs Herbert Frazier celebrate as their son Pvt Leroy Frazier returns to Fort Jackson South Carolina for basic training after Christmas with his parents in Boyce
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himelright Jr
Harry Himelright Jr
Mark Stevens
Methodist Hospital
Dallas
Texas
Himelright
Betty Ann Sirbaugh
Leroy Frazier
Camp Pvt
Fort Jackson
S. C
Mrs
Herbert Frazier
Boyce
New Look Exercise Plan Emphasizes Posture and Energy
Manya Kahn promotes a refined fitness program focusing on a natural shoulder line, longer skirts, and better posture. She urges women over 35 to view exercise as a circulation boost and vitality builder, recommending partner routines to ease effort and sustain motivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manya
Kahn
Local society notes highlight holiday visits and entertainments
Miss Jan Lovett, OSU senior, spends holidays with parents Mr and Mrs Jack Wilkins and travels to Baltimore and Washington. She hosted a Sunday night informal gathering with Helen Woore Lila May Cobb Iris Smith Courtney Fauver Mary Sencindiver Ginny Goss Ruth Lovett and others. The Lovetts host New Year guests Col and Mrs E J McAllister Col David Keith Donelson and Miss Helen Beck. A Watch Night party is planned by the Young Adults class of the man church with Margaret McMurray in charge of entertainment and Phyllis Berry handling refreshments. Miss Catherine Travers returns home from Madison College for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Lovett
Ohio State University
Jack Wilkins
Bill Brumback
Kenny Cammer
David Pence
Frank Sencindiver
Frank Butsler
Harry Lovetts
Harry L. Lovett
Willow Lawn
E. J. McAllister
Santa Barbara
Calif
McAllister
Nanking
China
Chaing-Ki-Sheck
Pentagon Building
Washington
Lovett’s
David Keith Donelson
Europe
Tokyo
Helen Beck
War Department
Col. Donelson
Memorial
Quartermaster General
Mr. Lovett
Col. McAllister
India-Burena Theater
Man Church
Margaret McMurray
Gilbert Tillotson
Phyllis Berry
Louise Travers
Cleveland
B. A. Travers
Stephenson
Methodist Youth Conference
First Methodist Church
Hyattsville
Bladensburg
Bladensburg High School
Homecoming Dance At Armory Tonight
The Women Civic league and city clubs host a homecoming holiday dance at the Armory tonight from 9 to 12. Jack Fretwell provides the music as civic league board members and their husbands greet guests. Also noted are local residents in hospital, visiting relatives, and students traveling to Cleveland for youth conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women Civic League
Armory
Jack Fretwell
The
Civic League
George Dieckman
J L. Thornton
Earl Bunting
S. C. Brooks
Ronald Wilson
Ann Oakes
Marjorie Davis
North Hill Dance Draws Local Residents Near Berryville
A Monday night dance at the North Hill home of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Micheli drew many Berryville residents. Attendees included Anne Beverley, Westwood Wright, Massie Hawthorne, Susan Nixdoff, Adelaide and Nancy Lee Cable, Sarah Jennings, Jody Armstrong, Charles Schutte, Bigelow Thomson, Howard Allen, Ben Dutton, Dick and Pat Duffy, Victor Arthur Jr., and Tommy Cooper. Mrs. Nathaniel B. Jones plans to reside with Mrs. Nancy Coble while assisting in Dr. Leslie M. Bell’s offices. Henry Mitchell and wife have returned to Richmond after visiting Clarke County. Lorenzo Lewis, University of Michigan student, visits Berryville with his grandmother Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Hill
Berryville
R. W. Micheli
William Greenhalgh
Jeffery Beardall
Frank Worrell
Anne Beverley
Westwood Wright
Massie Hawthorne
Susan Nixdoff
Adelaide
Nancy Lee Cable
Sarah Jennings
Jody Armstrong
Charles Schutte
Bigelow Thomson
Howard Allen
Ben Dutton
Pat Duffey
Victor Arthur, Jr
Tommy Cooper
Nathaniel B. Jones
Nancy Coble
Jones
Leslie M. Bell
Modern Etiquette Q and A on dancing and dining
A reader asks if men must small talk while dancing. the answer: conversation is optional and some let dancing speak for itself while others should talk to cover awkward dancing. On formal dinners, dishes should not be passed twice. after a first pass they are returned to the kitchen.
Braddock Street Methodist Kids Host Watch Night Service
The Braddock Street Methodist church youth fellowship presents a New Year watch night from 11 to midnight in the church sanctuary with a preceding 15 minute organ program by Mrs. Hoye L. Riley. The service marks the fellowship’s 1941 inception and includes soloists Marie Garber Jane Henshall Metz readers Peggy Hottle Betty Jane Hurst Leslie Carper Gladstone Crim under Nancy Hurst direction. Communion will be administered by Dr. T. J. Hawkins followed by a closing solo Another Year is Dawning by Metz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock St
Hoye L. Riley
Youth Fellowship
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Methodist
Cleveland
Marie Garber
Jane Henshall Metz
Peggy Hottle
Betty Jane Hurst
Leslie Carper
Gladstone Crim
Nancy Hurst
John Boyd Rodney Keller
Wilbur Kern
T. J. Hawkins
Ptarmigan Observation Prompts Ceremonial Use Note
A note on the bird commonly misspelled as ptarmig that highlights the silent p in pronunciation. It describes formal or ceremonial usage language and emphasizes precise, punctilious diction.
Pattern 4784 Junior Miss Dress Reprint
Advertisement describes pattern 4784 with a vanishing waistline and puffed sleeves in a sweet sugar icing style. It details Jr Miss sizes 11 2 15 17 and size 16 with four yards of 39 inch fabric and provides illustrated instructions. Mail twenty five cents to Winchester Star Pattern Dept for the pattern with name address zone size and style number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Star 113 Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
W. L. Gordon notes a common error in usage with the phrase identical. He urges readers to choose words like alike similar or identical depending on exact meaning to avoid misstatement. The lesson emphasizes precise diction in describing two houses or other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Word of the Day Tensive and Pronunciation Notes
A brief on pronouncing umbrella and guidance on using a new word daily. Defines tensive as showing tension or stiffness with example from Floyer and suggests mindful vocabulary growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyer
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Brooks’ Pharmacy
Huntsberrys
Winchester
Front Royal
Mrs. R. L. Evans
Richard Lee Evans
No. 2
Jesse C. Heintz
McKeesport
James L. Poynor
James Jr
Shreveport
L. Poynor
U. S. Army Air Forces
Egien Field
Fla
Ona G. Evans
D. H. Glenn
Howard L. Glenn
Middletown
Cora C. Emmens
Wilkensburg
John A. Emmens
Caryl
Alexandria
Business College
W. Boscawen St
Miss Kahn
Brin
Catherine Travers
Chicago
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Mrs. B. A. Travers
Obe
Miss Larew
Philomena Larew
Cameron St
Medical College Hospital
Richmond
Millwood
Edward Lane
Mr. Lane
Frank Lane
Connecticut
North Carolina
Annie Harmer
Annie G. Harmer
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Payne
Aubrey Payne
W. Clifford Bt
Edwin Lee Grove
Piccadilly St
Royer
Altoona
Clowe's Jewelry Store
N. Loudoun St
Henry Mitchell
Henry Post Mitchell
Clarke
Mr. Mitchell
Roland G. Mitchell
Lorenzo Lewis
University of Michigan
Roberta Lee
Marvey
Haberdashery
W. Boscawen
L. J. Luby
Miller St
Lovett Bros
Staunton
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
eHater Chapman Motor Coo
Strvisu
Motorola
B. F. Goodrich
S. Loudoun St
Hill’s
Loudoun
Haldeman
St. Marys and Cannon
Fieldcrest Frost King
Fieldcrest
Cather & Moling
Lockport
Cannon and Bates
Mariposa
Timberlake
the Shoecenter, Inc
Loudoun St
Grove’s
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
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