Virginia Grant Engaged to Wed
Mr and Mrs 8 L Grant announce the engagement of their daughter Lee to Frank William agee. The notice lists residences at 376 Gray Ave and 15 Shirley St and mentions relatives including Mr and Mrs Otis Sargent and Mrs Oscar Harry. Church circles meet and club events noted at Chanticleer Inn and various Braddock Street locations. Grace Miller Hayden visits Charleston W Va and Catherine Kearney of Baltimore spends Christmas with G C Ritter family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Grant
Gray Ave
Lee
Frank William Agee
Age
oTaemer B. Sencindiver
Shirley Steeleee
Market St. Methodist Church
Enandoah Ave
Oscar Harry
Mt. Hebron
W. H. McIinee
Pall Mall St
Miss Kearney
Catherine Kearney
Baltimore
Mrs. G. C.ritter
Watson Ave
T. G. Ritter
Mrs. Ritter
Shirley Belinda
Charleston
8. C
Mr. Ritter
USN
Phillip H. Ritter
Dale
Phyliss
Newport News
P. H. Ritter
Kernstown
New Year Eve Events At Winchester Hotels And Churches
Calendar lists New Year’s Eve ball at George Washington hotel sponsored by Winchester hospital, dance by Jr. chamber of commerce, plus Watch Night services at several churches. January features college student services at Winchester Presbyterian, American Legion meeting, Board of Control, Exchange Club, WSCS event at Braddock Street Methodist, and Moose Club gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hotel
Winchester Hospital
Peat
Jr. Chamber of Commerce
Market St. Methodist Church
First Brethren Church
Braddock St. Methodist Church
Young People
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Shington Hotel
the Century Club
Stewart Bell Jr
N. Cameron St
American Legion
Sarah Zane Hall
Board of Control
Exchange Club
WSCS
Braddock St
Moose Club
Powers Stump Wedding Told in Ha gerstown Maryland
Mrs. Carmen Stump announces the marriage of her daughter Gertrude Ada to Kenneth M. Powers of Paw Paw West Virginia. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. James E. Ault at the Presbyterian parsonage in Hagerstown Maryland on Monday. The couple will reside at 222 South Loudoun Street Winchester. Mrs. Powers works for the Western Union Telegraph Co and the bridegroom works at the Victory Barber Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen Stump
Gertrude Ada
Kenneth M. Powers
M. E. Powers
Paw Paw
W. Va
James E. Ault
Presbyterian Parsonage
Hagerstown
S. Loudoun St
Winchester
Powers
Western Union Telegraph Co
Victory
Billie Riggleman Weds Paul Wolfe in Cork Street Church
Miss Billie Joanne Riggleman daughter of Mrs. Ely and the late Ersel G. Riggleman married Paul Galen Wolfe son of Mr and Mrs. Paul Wolfe at 4 p m Christmas Eve in Cork Street Christian church. The ceremony was witnessed by family and close friends. A reception followed at the bride's Front Royal Road home and the couple planned a temporary home with the groom's family while he works as assistant manager at Southern Cooperative in Front Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Joanne
Ely
Winchester
Ersel G. Riggleman
Paul Galen Wolfe
Paul Wolfe
Strasburg
Cork St. Christian Church
Front Royal Road
Wolfe
Strasburg High School
Leggett’s
Southern Oe Cooperative
Front Roy
Violet Kelsoe Bride of Lloyd Leon Culp
Violet Winifred Kelsoe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kelsoe of Lehew West Virginia, married Lloyd Leon Culp in Hagerstown on December 23. The couple plan to live in Martinsburg West Virginia. Attendants were Miss Mildred Culp and Mrs. Bertie True.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Kelsoe
Bride of
Lloyd Leon Culp
W. H. Kelsoe
Lehew
W. Va
Violet Winifred
Leon
Hagerstown
Mildred Culp
Bertie True
Weekly schedule of 4-H meetings and local notices
A compact list of 4-H and club meetings from January 2 to January 6 at various locations including Miller school Middle Road Gore Hayfield Mt. Airy Shawnee and North Frederick. The notes mention kitchen rearrangement demonstrations, project work, and club activities. Also reports Christmas visits by families including Hancher and Adams and a redecorated Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church seen by Rev. Eugene Witherspoon and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Road
E. J. Hick
North Frederick
Whitacre
Witherspoon
Eugene Witherspoon
S. T. McFayden
Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church
St. Andrews Covenant Church
Wilmington
N. C
Winchester Church
Loudoun St
Frances
Mary Mae
Gene Jr
Births December 30 A girl to Hall couple in Parkview
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hall at 4 Parkview Avenue. The mother is formerly Miss Jane Thoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Hall
Parkview Ave
Hall
Jane Thoma
Press On By Earl L. Douglas D D
The piece urges moving forward after loss and embracing the future. It cites St. Paul’s example of forgetting the past and pressing toward the prize, contrasting despair with courageous action. It frames adversity and murder accusations as past matters to overcome through faith and perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
God
Christ Jesus
Paul
Harrison Proposal Seeks Ties on All Nondefense Appropriations
Congressman Harrison unveils a broad measure amending the Legislative Reorganization Act to condition all nondefense appropriations on Presidential certifications that expenditures will not raise the public debt. He calls it drastic but essential for balancing the federal budget, noting Congress historically over-appropriates despite party control and pledges early action in the new session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Congress
Our Presidents This Edition Offers Condensed Presidential Facts
A 56 page booklet With portraits of every President and First Lady covers Washington to Truman providing essential historical facts and a condensed U S political history. Order now for 25 cents postpaid via The Winchester Star Information Bureau Washington D C with a coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
United States
Winchester Star Information Bureau
Eye St. N. E
D. C
Pastors Scheduled As Guest Speakers In Martinsburg
Two Winchester ministers are among visiting clergy planned for Martinsburg Week of Prayer services next week. Reverend A. A. Whitten of Winchester is listed among speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Winchester
A. A. Whitten
Remarkable Glass Strand Hits Record Strength
A glass strand reportedly 15 times finer than a human hair achieves tensile strength surpassing steel, signaling a breakthrough in ultra strong lightweight materials and potential aerospace and industrial applications.
Lesson In English by W L Gordon
Reading notes advise on misused words mispronunciations and misspellings. It introduces daily word study with today’s term uxorious defined as excessively devoted to one’s wife and gives pronunciation and example sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Uxorious
Modern Etiquette Q&A on Guests and Introductions
A Q A on handling servants guest requests via the hostess, repeating names after hello, and the practice of the man taking both the first and last dances with a girl at a dance.
Collector Auditor Examinations Open
A Civil Service exam is open for the positions of zone deputy collector and office auditor in the Federal government. Announcement made by T. F. Simpson, secretary of the board of U S Civil Service examiners at the Winchester post office. Basic entrance salary is 3100 dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Simpson
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Winchester Post Office
Pattern 4669 Darling yoked princess sewing guide
Advertisement for two pattern numbers in gingham and eyelet styles. Provides sizes 2, 4, 6, 8 with yardage details for size 6, and price in coins. Includes requests for name address zone size style number and offers Anne Adams Fashion Book for fifteen cents with patterns for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Star 113
West 17Th St
New York
Anne Adams
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Virginia Grant
Jr. Century Club
Chanticleer
Ghanticleer Inn
J. Goode
Chevy Chase
Grace Hayden
Grace Miller Hayden
Russell Miller
Chameston
Rayford
Braddock St. Meth
Nis
Bisma - Rex
Tere
Wen
Raey
Front Royal
Powers-Stump
Jesse Funk
Willie Punk
Junior
Charles Funk
Charles Wilson Punk
Armel
N. Braddock
Haldeman’s Creamery
Billie Riggleman
Harry R. Culp
Berkeley Springs
Daugh Melvin Armstrong
Stimpsons
Aid Y
Stimpson
Lee Teele
Miss Jones
Christine Jones
Began Hospital
Charlottesville
Thomas Jones
Berryville
Ritters
Century Club
Elisabeth Kern
Sadie Hamrick
Dr. Owen
Athens
Ohio
Owens
Ohio University
Gaunt
Home Agent's
Handhers
Joseph Hancher Sr
Virginia Hancher
Joseph Hancher Jr
Arlington
Miller
Fort Knox
Charles Miller
Marion Miller
Highland Ave
Pvt
Morris
Spd
Texas
Earl L. Douglas
D. D
Bill
Orf
State
Washington, D. C
the Food Center
N. Main St
Lovett Bros
N. Loudoun St
Roberta Lee
Hana Halos
Champagne
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sanitary M
Cather
Timberlake
Mr. In
Winchester Furniture CO
Front Royal, Va
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