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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1949
Page
8
Evelyn Cather and Ralph A. Chrisman married Saturday at the Ra Baptist Church with Bruce Griffith officiating. The bride wore a navy blue suit and white orchid corsage. They plan to reside at 415 West Cork Street after a southern wedding trip.
The Sacred Heart Parish Council of the National Council of Catholic Women will meet at 8 p.m. in the church hall. All parish members are invited. Mrs. Fred Stryker called to Middleburg due to illness in her family. Mrs. Eva Leith is seriously ill.
A February schedule lists church guilds, clubs, and social gatherings in Frederick county and nearby towns. Highlights include St. Joan's Guild events, Harmony groups, Kiwanis and Rotary meetings, 4-H club activities, and garden club sessions with venue details and speakers.
On Feb 5 a girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Em brey of Upperville, mother Eula Lee. A girl to Mr. and Mrs. Woodward of The Plains, mother Clara Nalls. A boy to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Pierce of Millwood, mother Helen Sea. A boy to Mr. and Mrs. Gaylen Strunce of 2 E Monmouth St., mother Martha Babb. On Feb 6 a girl to Mr. and Mrs. James Garrett of Wardensville W V, mother Eileen Jen.
Col Richard Kent of Washington and Giles B Cook Jr a UVA law student visit friends in North and South Carolina They may fly to Haiti if plans succeed Cook resumes studies February 7 Cooper Baker Exchange Vows Dollie Baker to Beverly Cooper wedding January 29 at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Newlyweds honeymoon eastbound Return from New York Charlotte Adkins returns after 12 day buying trip with Mae McCarty and E H Henkel Robert Woltz visiting parents in Salem R Clark Fletcher surgical patient Memorial Hospital 8 Cameron Street.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Massie Jr of 226 Amherst Street spent the week end in Washington.
Learn to control light air humidity and soil to keep house plants thriving. The 30 page government publication covers over 50 varieties with illustrations. Order a copy for 10 cents postpaid by mailing the coupon from The Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington DC.
Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions about mailing wedding invitations from a girl’s home town when marrying elsewhere. It also covers proper envelope formatting with a uniform left margin and proper knife edge placement toward the plate.
Bennington Vermont hand loomed suits offered as long term investments. This year mothproofing uses a post war chemical called beconizing developed by two ex GIs. The right suit is a cross bar tweed casual and above is a solid color tweed for town or country. A P News features.
A Crime Prevention Week program is planned at the Exchange club luncheon tomorrow from 12:15 p m at the George Washington hotel. Hugh Emmons is program chairman. An announcement on committees for the Founders' Day banquet at York Inn March 11 is also expected with Joseph Schroth heading the general committee.
The earth as a rigid globular mass rotates freely in space with no friction or vibration. It moves like a silent, fast revolving flywheel, producing no noise due to rotation.
London reports Philip Edwards, a gardener, married 56-year-old widow Alice Barnes, 252 pounds. From 500 applicants seeking a wife over 196 pounds, Barnes was selected. Edwards notes fat women are easier to get along with. Barnes has four sons and five grandchildren.
Randolph Via of Strasburg earned the Eagle Scout award at a Two Rivers district court of honor held in Mt. Jackson. District Commissioner Nelson M. Fox presented the honor.
Lesson in English outlines usage tips misused words pronunciations and spelling notes. It defines chimera as a wild fancy and provides guidance on vocabulary building and correct forms for his and her usage.
L O C A Douglas spent seven years at Wittenberg College and Seminary in Ohio and later became a Lutheran minister. His first book Magnificent Obsession was published in 1929.
Pattern 4795 sized 12 to 40 fits sizes 12 14 16 18 20 40 and requires 4 14 yards of 35 inch fabric for size 16. Includes illustrated instructions and suggests wear for work play and beach. Send 25 cents to Winchester Star Pattern Dept New York and add 15 cents for Spring Pattern Book with free four style pattern.
According to 8 U S C section 703 as amended only members of the white black and Chinese races as well as races indigenous to the Western Hemisphere and Hindus are eligible to become citizens of the United States.
The Statler Hotel began the chain with the Buffalo property. This early opening marks the creation of the Statler chain, establishing the Buffalo hotel as the inaugural flagship.
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