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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1968
Page
6
The article outlines a Bordo Products Company recipe for date royal cake using Bordo imported diced dates. It details ingredients for cake and chocolate frosting, mixing steps, bake times, pan options, and a decorative final touch with date candle holders.
The Friday schedule lists the Ladies Auxiliary of the Middletown Fire Company gathering at 7 p.m. at the fire hall. Winchester Junior Rifle Club meets at 8 p.m. and the Fraternal Order of Eagles hosts a meeting at home.
Marvin Gore Jr spoke at the Winchester Quota Club January gathering at the Fredericktown Inn. Guest Mrs. Gore was welcomed by president Mrs. S Garner Edmonds as Gore discussed annexation as a necessity when adjacent areas share interests and services with a city. He urged ensuring legislative necessity before approving annexation.
Home baked bread accompanies a meal of spaghetti with meatballs, salad, whole wheat french bread, and fresh fruit. The recipe uses active dry yeast, warm water, salt, sugar, butter, stone ground whole wheat and white flours, cornmeal, and a 400 degree oven for 25 to 35 minutes yielding four loaves.
Mr and Mrs Thomas G Scully won the Duplicate Bridge Mitchell in the north south position at the George Washington Hotel on a Wednesday night. Second place went to Mrs Herbert Schutte and Mrs E E Willkie. In the east west position Mrs Ellis Ford and Mrs John Griffith won with second place for Mrs Howard Shockey and Bentley Kinney. Hang a clothespin bag on the side of baby's playpen to hold his toys when not in use to keep the playpen neat and prevent confusion from too many toys.
Miss Anne Douglas Kern became the bride of John Paul Nethers of White Hall yesterday at 4 in Grace Lutheran Church. The couple exchanged vows before family and friends with music by Mrs. Jean Pasquet and a reception at Winchester Golf Club.
MR. AND MRS. W. STEVEN ROBERSON of Parlin N J greet birth of son Steve Christopher on Jan 30 at Perth Amboy City Hospital N Y. MRS MIRIAM SHEPHERD of Boyce Route 4 is a patient in Winchester Memorial Hospital. DR WILLIAM H PIFER attended facial skin surgery seminar Jan 27 31 in Chicago. MISS DENNIS DOYLE of 237 Fox Drive cited for scholarship at Marywood College Scranton Pa. MISS SALLY McFADDEN of Winchester flies to Coral Gables Fla to visit Dr James D McFadden and family.
TACs to Present One Hour Play With Music The Frog Prince a one hour play with music based on a famous children's classic is in rehearsal for performances Feb 23 and 24 in the Handley Library auditorium. The Winchester Recreation Department Teenager club will produce this show for Handley Library Children's Theatre. Director Bentley Kinney says TAC sponsorship offers children music costumes scenery sound and lighting. The play tells of a prince turned frog by a snake witch and only a princess kiss can restore him. Music for solos and duets by James Jerrett with lyrics by Martha Hill Newell who also heads the Girl Scouts materials Production Division. Cast includes Pam Kern Roxanne Linaburg Nancy Armstrong Bill Sutton Ron Manuel. Production manager Rhonda Linaburg publicity Susie Singhas rehearsal pianist Judy Perry. Tickets go on sale next week at Shenval Music.
Clarke County extension groups plan weekly meetings with focus on sewing and fabrics. Events include Piney Pioneers 4-H with Thelma McClaughery, Battletown with Virginia Williams, Hout with Charles Jackson, Millwood with Margaret Russell, White Post with Ina Hollar, and Community Home Demonstration with Alice Bell.
The Century Club will meet Tuesday at 3 45 p m with Mrs J Victor Arthur at her home 200 Fairfax Lane.
A Parisian cabaret themed dinner dance for Powhatan School is planned for Friday March 8 at the Lee Jackson Restaurant in Winchester. The program includes can can entertainment, roast beef dinner, and dancing by Ted Alexander and his band with pre dinner music by the Boiler Room Band. Mrs Bruce Gray chairs the planning committee with members handling invitations reservations decorations table settings hors d oeuvres food flowers and publicity. Invitations will be issued mid February.
The Woman’s Society of Christian Service of Braddock Street Methodist Church meets at noon Tuesday. Members bring sandwiches and coffee is served. The program “Search for Identity in Contemporary Literature” is by Circle No. 2 with Mrs. James Keller as chair. Participants include Mrs. Garland Quarles, Mrs. William Lyons and Mrs. P. K. Whiteside. Circles 4 and 8 meet after. Circle 2, led by Mrs. Quarles, will meet with Mrs. Robert Kendall at 332 Ridge Ave on Thursday at 10 a.m.
Wesley WSCS Christian Service of Wesley Methodist Church meets Monday at 7 30 p m hosted by Mrs Vivian Stryker at 622 Battle Ave Members should bring their Curious ity Calendar for the event.
Mr and Mrs Russell Welby Leach of Middleburg welcome a son John Douglas with Mrs Leach the former Virginia Lee Duffey. Mr and Mrs Terry McCrea Dellinger of Strasburg welcome a daughter Kelly Lynn with Mrs Dellinger the former Bonnie Lee Brown.
The Lutheran Church Women of Grace Lutheran announce seven February meetings. Group 1 meets Feb 6 at 9 45 a.m. with Mrs James Snarr at 1407 8 Loudoun St as hostess. Group 2 Feb 7 9 45 a.m. with Mrs Richard Hetland at Country Club Drive. Group 3 Feb 7 2 30 p.m. at Christian Street Room with Mrs Joseph Hott Sr. Group 4 Feb 6 8 p.m. at 430 Virginia Ave with Mrs Raymond Baker. Group 5 Feb 6 8 p.m. at 219 S Loudoun &J with Mrs Laurens Jones. Group 6 Feb 6 8 p.m. at 1419 Valley Ave with Mrs Gordon Zirkle. Group 7 Feb 6 8 p.m. at 1712 Reaves St with Mrs H C Holliday.
The Woman's Society of the Market Street Methodist Church plans a Tuesday meeting with 11 o'clock circle gatherings to study rural work and community centers tied to the Virginia Conference. A luncheon by Circle No. 2 follows, then a general meeting and a program on residential centers supported by the National Division of the Boards of Missions. Mrs. J D Hickerson and Mrs. Harry Hickerson lead the program. Members should bring used Christmas and greeting cards for missionaries in Chile to aid students remaining in school.
Ace Brooks promotes transfer patterns and craft books for knitting crochet and embroidery. Listings include 8 holders mitts 50 cents each plus 15 cents mailing, catalogs from 1968 with hundreds of designs, several pattern books and afghan sets priced at 50 cents each, with order details to New York address.
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