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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1952

Page

6

High View Society Hosts Christmas Reception

Mr and Mrs Myron Ritansur entertained at their Cumberland home on December 22 in honor of Mrs Rorenoures parents Mr and Mrs Charies Brow on their 50th wedding anniversary. Brow family and five children attended. Several local residents and relatives were noted in attendance and holiday visits across the area.

Fiom View Myron Ritansur Rorenoures Charies Brow Brow Nave Brow Lula Clark W A Orndort May Rrecie Cumberland MD Punerai Serinester Ronnie Greene I Fred Crim Judy Greene Ler Henry Straspure

Local Social Roundup Includes Visits and Moves

Weekend visits fill the lists as residents travel between Hagerstown and Winchester. Families, guests, and newly moved households appear with updates on Mrs Virginia Hook, the Jennings families, and Gwynn siblings.

Christmas Leave Passes for Army Nurse Rosenberger

Miss Rosenberger of the Army Nurse Corps spent five days of Christmas leave with her parents Mr and Mrs C M Rosenberger. They hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Thomas Rosenberger and other relatives from Winchester Frederick County Stephenson and Capon Bridge.

Rogenberger Pretta Rosenberger Army Nurse Corps C M Rosenberger Miss Rosenberger Thomas Rosenberger M A &Napp Raymond Baker Winchester Harry Hammock Relance M A Snapp M A Snapp Afrilena Orndoerff. Mr. Bertha Ashwood Meredith Henri LaPotice Stephenson Kenneth Snapp Hollis Snapp Hazerstown Alma F Prye Quonset Point Prederick County Quy Prye Ernest Shook Virginia Prye Capon Bridge Ivan Miller Carson Allamone H A Snapp Bertha Ashwood James Allamone

Comets Count Exceeds One Hundred Thousand

The article notes the total number of comets likely surpasses 100 000. It suggests that comets, aside from meteors, are among the most numerous bodies in the solar system.

Watch Night services and holiday visits noted in Rest Church area

Rest Church held special Watch Night services on New Year’s Eve. Sunday worship is set for 11 o’clock after Sunday School. Numerous holiday visits are listed among residents including Ralph Athey of York PA, Ernest Rowe, George Clark family, and others visiting relatives in Maryland West Virginia and Ohio over Christmas.

Reat EF Burkett Rest Church Ralph Athey York Ernest Rowe George Clark Washington William Carr Florida Charlie Tharpe Brucetown Alina Schiack Wilma Schiack Thomas Nee Martinsburg W. Va Blanche Stipe WE. Roberts Anna Colster Summit Point Paul Fishpaw Martinsbore Pred Chapman Smallwood Ridgeway Ming Ruby Haines W Va Jean Dent HB. Belevent Baltimore E. A. Cilrrk

Whitacre Social Guests Include Whitacre and Fletcher Family

Mrs. John Whitacre hosted a family dinner with guests from Elerson Whitacre Newport News and Clearbrook. The weekend featured visits by the Straub and Alkens families and several Whitacre relatives from Huntington and Alexandria including overnight stays and New Year gatherings in Berkeley Springs and with the Demodest household.

Whitacre Johnson Leonard Fletcher Elerson Russel Fletcher Patrica Cornelius Driver Newport News Walter Scrivener Clearbrook FA Whitacre John Whitacre Martin Straub Alexandria John Pletcher Mary Jane Alkens Harry Alkens Marika Whitacre Arthur Carpenter Huntington W Va Minnie Carpenter Ormand Glenroy Duckworth Mia Ira Duckworth Berkeley Springs W. Va

Community visits and family gatherings in West Virginia

Local residents from Martinsburg Inwood and Moorefield visited relatives in nearby towns over the holidays. Social mentions include Runkles Luttrell Milburn Saville and Harrison among others with notes of trips to Hagerstown and Stephenson to view Christmas decorations. A.K A. question asks when public drinking bars originated with Finglish Pub cited as forming in the 19th century to aid staff control.

Nancy Runkles Martinsburg W Va Albert Luttrell Roy Abshire Elia Abshire Martha O’brian Inwood 8 & Abshire Ruby Puffenberger Gerrardstown W. Va Loretta Milburn Delmar Saville Harry Lioyd Milburn Howard Findler Stephenson

Salvage a Husband From the Leftover Men Say Odds Favor Lady

In a satirical advice piece, HAL ROYLE tells single women that the odds of finding a husband are slim as the U S census shows 064 men per 100 women over 21. He urges practical salvage of flawed prospects and offers comically cynical tips on traits to seek and avoid in a prospective husband.

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