Longtime Virginia educator Lora Stinson marks 98th birthday
Mrs. Lora Wharton Stinson of Boyce celebrates her 98th birthday with an open house at The Cottage. Former pupils and friends from Newport News Roanoke Clarksburg Winchester and Alexandria honor her. A poet and Civil War era storyteller she shares wartime poems and advice: you get out of life what you put into it.
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Lora Wharton Stinson
Boyce
Stinson
Virginia
Randolph Frazier
Newport News
Milton Payton
Roanoke
C. R. Creamer
Charles Town
W. T. Pike
Clarksburg
W. Va
Harry Murphy
Charles Murphy
Winchester
W. T. William
Kenneth Jobe
Alexand
Times
Manly Family Returns From Bermuda Visit
Dr and Mrs Manly Jr have returned from Paget Bermuda where they spent their own time They will reside in Maryland where Dr Manly serves at the medical department of the naval academy Mrs Manly is the former Miss Turner Hawthorne daughter of Dr and Mrs Allen Hawthorne
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James H. Manly Jr
Paget
Bermuda
Naval Acadey
Manly
Misse Turner Hawthorne
Allen T. Hawthorne
Calendar of events highlights December to January
December events include Quota club at First Baptist church and GAA meetings at the Elks club. Also Young Mothers circle meets at Mrs. Austin Hover male’s home on 211 E Boscawen St. January options feature Women's Civic League luncheon at George Washington hotel and multiple society and club meetings.
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First Baptist Church
GAA
Elks Club Rooms
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Austin Hovermale
E. Boscawen St
Women’s Civic League
George Washington Hotel
Ladies Aid Society
The
Congregational Christian Church
Winchester Camera Club
Paul Chamberlin
PTA
Armel School
Woodmen of the World
RCT Charles Coates Leaves for Fort Lewis
RCT Charles Coates has left for Fort Lewis Washington after transfer from Camp Pickett Virginia. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ervin Coates of Apple Pie Ridge and spent the holidays at home with his family.
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RCT
Charles Coates
Fort Lewis
Washington
Camp Pickett
Coates
Ervin Coates
Apple Pie Ridge
Thomas Hugh Meade
Lewis Burwell Meade
Ann Arbor
Dougherty Jr to Weekend in Richmond for Alsop-Farmer Wedding
Mr and Mrs Dougherty Jr of Clarke County will arrive in Richmond Friday to spend the weekend with Mrs Dougherty’s parents Mr and Mrs Robert Kelso Alsop and attend an Alsop Farmer wedding Saturday.
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Mrs. Dougherty Jr
Richmond
Graham Dougherty Jr
Clarke County
Birth Notice for Kerlin Daughter at Washington Street
On January 4 a girl was born to Dr and Mrs Raymon Kerlin of 210 S Washington St. Mrs Kerlin is formerly Martha McEwen.
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Raymon Kerlin
S. Washington St
Millwood Social Notes Highlight January Hunt Fixtures
Blue Ridge Hunt fixtures list January events from 8th to 31st including Chapel Hill Rockland Clay Hill Red Gate North Hill Lucky Hit Carter Hall Springsburg The Kennels Mt Airy. Local social notes cover host families Georgetown Washington guests and New Year gatherings at Byrd and Watkins homes with multiple Philadelphia and Delaware connections.
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Blue Ridge Hunt
Chapel Hill
Rockland
Clay Hill
Red Gate
North Hill
Carter, Hall
Springsburg
the Kennels
Mt. Airy
Presbyterian Women Set Mid-Winter Meeting in Lynchburg
The 28 member executive board of the Women of the Church in the Synod of Virginia will visit the Presbyterian Orphans Home in Lynchburg for the mid-winter meeting next Wednesday. Attending from Winchester are Mrs. R McDonald of Berryville and Mrs. J C B McLaughlin of Keyser. The Persian reference about Bacchus appears in a stray note.
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Women of the Church
Synod of Virginia, Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Orphans’ Home
Lynchburg
Winchester
R McDonald
Berryville
Women of the
Church of Winchester Presbytery
J. C. B. McLaughlin
Keyser
Assembly
Christmas Week Entertaining At The Vineyard And Local Homes
Guests traveled from Philadelphia and New York to join Mrs. William Bell Watkins Jr and Mr. Thomas B. Byrd at The Cliff for the Blue Ridge Hunt season finale. MIT professor Dr. John T Burwell Jr led lubrication lab lectures while social gatherings delivered Wild West themed New Year festivities at George P Greenhalgh’s costume ball with hosts and guests including Stacey B Lloyd Jr and David Donovan.
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David Donovan
Hortense Buhrle
Switzerland
John Townsend Burwell Jr
Charles Lee Burwell
John Bancroft
Wilmington
Del
Blue Ridge Hunt
Sen
Harry F. Byrd
Annfield
William Bell Watkins
Callander
Earl Boy Ed
Rosemont
Wiliam Bell Watkins
Graham Dougherty
Philadelphia
Philadelphia City
Armory
Lambert Cadwallader
Andrew van Pelt
John B. Thayer
Emma Cadwallader
Abby van Pelt
Julie Thayer
Percy C. Randolph
Lancaster
Penn
Watkins
Mildred Lee
Arthur Meigs
Radnor
Daniel Dougherty
William Bell
Daniel Dougherty Jr
William Bell Watkins Jr
Richard Conover
New York
Thomas B. Byrd
Millwood
Runson
N. J
Burwell
Clement L. Despard
J. Townsend Burwell
MIT
George P. Greenhalgh
Stacey B. Lloyd Jr
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Tyson McGhee Gilpin
Far Hills
Home Law Book coupon offer from Winchester Star
A brief advertisement promotes the Home Law Book a practical 48 page reference on marriage divorce contracts wills property copyrights and more priced at 20 cents postpaid. Readers are urged to mail 20 cents with name Sareene Street Rural Route City State to the Winchester Star Information Bureau Washington D C to obtain a copy.
Havermales Plan To Attend Missionary Institute
Dr and Mrs Lewis F Haver of Market Street Church plan to attend the Winchester district Methodist missionary institute in Woodstock from 6 to 9 30 pm Tuesday An address will be given by Dr T T Brumbaugh of New York a longtime missionary to Japan leading the Wesley Foundation in Tokyo and other centers.
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Lewis F. Havermale
Market St. Church
Missionary Institute
Winchester
Methodist Church
Woodstock
T. T. Brumbaugh
New York
Japan
Wesley Foundation
Tokyo
Modern Etiquette Q and A on dining, titles, and departures
A Q and A column by Roberta Lee covers dining norms advising guests to consider escort means before ordering. It also states relatives should not use Mrs before a widow or divorced woman's second wedding announcement and suggests a hostess phrasing to departing guests: It was so nice to have you here.
Health Bill Sparks Bitter Congress Battle
President Truman’s social welfare proposals prompt mixed reactions in Congress with focus on a prepaid medical health insurance plan, expansion of old age insurance, and federal aid to education. Democrats split while Republicans warn of tax hikes and state interference.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
Senate-House
Bloom
Dny
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Lesinski
Dmich
House Labor and Education Committee
McGrath
Rhode Island
Wagner
New York
Murray
Montana
Rep
Dingell
D-Mich
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Reed
R-Kas
Jenner
R-Ind
Alien draft exemption requires carrying official document
Regulations require each non-declarant alien in an exempt category to carry at all times an official document proving the exemption.
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United States
Cc. McC. A
Selective Service
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
An excerpt titled Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon discusses common word usage and pronunciation errors. It notes misused phrases like last week it was so cold and last week was extremely cold and explains pronunciation hints for elusive and spelling concerns for lesson.
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W. L. Gordon
Word of the Day: Stolid Defined for Readers
The piece explains the daily vocabulary practice with the word stolid meaning not easily aroused or excited dull and impassive. It notes pronouncing it as doll and gives an example sentence His stolid face gave no indication of any emotion.
New Pattern 4888 Dress Promises Flattering Fit
Fashion notice promotes pattern 4888 panel front dress with slenderizing neck to hem lines, curved yokes and patch pockets. Sizes 34 to 50. size 36 uses 4 1 8 yards of 35 inch fabric. includes illustrated instructions. Send 25 cents to Winchester Star Pattern Dept. NY.
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Winchester Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
ANE Adams
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Corvin
H. L. Corvin
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Dan Dodson
Lee Fisher
Gillie Lineburger
Mrs. Costello
Robert Costello
Vaucluse
Costello
Millwood Social Notes
Prescott Huidekoper
Georgetown
Laura Crease Bunch
George H. Burwell
Mr. Airy
Cunningham Chapel
Christchurch
Presbyterian
Bacchus
Robert Carter Randolph
Gilford College
Bobby
Sue
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Home Law Book
Winchester Star Information Bureau
Eye St
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Washington, D. C
Sareene
State
Women’s & Childrens
Front Royal
Jewelers of Distinction
Glasewere
Winchester, Virginia
W. Boscewen
Dorothy Gray
Gaunt
Havermales
Roberta Lee
Wright Arch Preservers
Arch Preserver
Lovett Bros
N. Loudoun St
Gossard
Starto
Elsie—Kay Shoppe
S. Braddock St
Chone Oddams
Harold Reeves Yarrell
Central Presbyterian Church
Washington Studios
Frederick Washington New York
Magnolia Ave
Frederick, MD
Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
N. Loudoun
Hill’s
Haldeman’s
Axminster
Cather's
Colonial Beauty Shoppe
E. Piccadilly St
Timberlake
Winchester Food Locker
E. Pall Mall
M. C. Fleet
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