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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1953
Page
8
The Rev. and Mrs. T. J. Ker of Shawnee Ave announce the engagement of their daughter Sally Ann Ker to Rev. Walter A. Keller Jr son of Mr and Mrs Keller of Baltimore Md No date has been set for the wedding.
Mr and Mrs Irvan T O Connell of S Loudoun St announce the marriage of their daughter Beatrice Heath O Connell to Theodore Huebner Roethke of Midh. ceremony held in New York City. Beatrice wore a dress at St James Church. Miss Louise Goegin and W H Auden, both of New York City, attended.
Miss Mason wed Cpl. McCarty in a home ceremony at 505 W Franklin Hagerstown. The bride wore navy with red rose corsage. best man was Mr. Braithwaite. McCarty stationed at Seecarte camp New Jersey. Also notes guests Miss Kinney and Misses Kern with changes in Lutheran Circle meeting time to 2:30 PM.
Community groups schedule meetings this week including the American Legion at the Legion Home the Board of Control Exchange Club Winchester Camera Club at Murphy's Feed Store the Girl Scout Council and the Elks Club all listed for upcoming evenings on January dates Rotary Club gathers at the George Washington Hotel on January 8.
Mrs Virginia Orndorff announces the engagement of her daughter Peggy Ann to Franklin Brill son of Mr and Mrs Walter Brill both of Hayfield. The notices list holiday visits and local social events tied to family and community members.
The Sunday School officers and teachers of the First Baptist Church plan their monthly supper meeting tomorrow evening at 6 in the Church Lecture Room. After the business session Dr. Clark will lead a discussion on New Testament Studies.
Mr and Mrs Norman E Cooper announce the engagement of their daughter Helen Virginia to David Park Williams son of Mr and Mrs Robert Irving Williams of Ossining New York. Both families note their respective education and service records and that the couple are training for overseas rehabilitation work. The Golden Link Class Meet is set for Thursday at 730 with DeWitt Long hosting and devotions led by Mrs Charles Shuller.
Mrs. Mary Albin 88 of Stephens City dies after long illness. Wife of Manuel J. Albin she was a member of United Brethren Church Ridings Chapel. The service starts at Jones Funeral Home and 1:30 p m at Ridings Chapel Church with Rev L P Tedrick officiating. Interment in Ridings Chapel Cemetery.
The Lloyd Williams Post 41 of the American Legion Berryville meets to elect its board of directors at 8 oclock in the Legion Hall. A local trio will provide entertainment and refreshments. Members are urged to bring potential new members. A square dance, January 9 at 9 p.m. at the Community Building, will be hosted by Shorty Billmyer and the Boys to raise funds for the Community Building Fund.
Some stars change their light output day to day by swelling or contracting in steady rhythms. These variable stars exhibit periodic brightness fluctuations tied to stellar processes and internal dynamics observed by astronomers.
A promotion of correct pronunciation and voice allure by John Robert Powers. It urges readers to fix mis pronunciations such as height ending with th and warns against careless speech. Readers are invited to write to Secrets of Charm in Michigan City Indiana with 10 cents.
Families from Rigel Virginia and surrounding towns hosted relatives and friends for Christmas. Gatherings included the Raines, Latcas, Larrick, Orndorff, Brengle, Clowser, Brown, Davies, Barr, Fogle, Miller, Braithwaite, Woodwinans, Wiley, Wiley relatives in Boyce Bartonsville Woodstock and Winchester with dinners and visits in winter season.
Mrs Helen Eaton of Roanoke visits at Mrs Hurt’s home with Mrs Hurt and Mrs Mamwarm in attendance. Mr and Mrs R C Stickley host Christmas guests including Clarence Stickley and Homer Hensel families. The Laws family shares Christmas with Mrs Law’s parents Clare and others after the holidays.
Miss Ruth Snapp visiting William and Mary College spent Christmas with her parents. Numerous relatives and friends from Keedysville and nearby towns called on Floyd Ginn and the Bly family including the Lows and Bannner households. Ruth Rinker returns home after a year and a half in New York City.
Brucetown residents Mr Russell Swimley and Mr Frederick from Frederick Maryland visited relatives here. Miss Kitty Brave of Arlington joined Mr and Mrs Joseph Bragg for Christmas. Miss LaRue Williams and her companion spent Christmas Day at the Newsia Hotel in Romney West Virginia.
Mr and Mrs Darrell Anderson hosted Mr and Mrs R C Gilekiey and family with 96 guests Tuesday evening. Miss Janet Hensel offront Royal has been the of her.
Kitchen hints describe making twelve slices of cinnamon toast with butter sugar and cinnamon baked ten minutes then rolling dough into strips and baking eight minutes. Benne wafers use prepared pie crust mix rolled thin cut into rounds baked hot with salt sprinkled while hot.
Recipe note for salted nuts beverage and chocolate frosting appears with source names, including Cecily Brownstone. The fragment mentions semi sweet chocolate and cup measures for a frosting, along with an instruction line about a starved dish.
Home Demonstration and 4-H Club schedules list meetings in Clarke County for January. Hi D I Schedule meets January 8 at Providence Chapel. H D at Lucy Payne home 1 30 p m. 4 H clubs meet January 6 10 12 13 at various locations and times.
Chicago plans twelve thousand new street signs as part of a signage program. The Seattle engineering office reports the black on white signs should last 20 to 30 years barring accidents and tests by the testing bureau.
Carl Sandburg born January 6 1878 in Galesburg Illinois son of a Swedish immigrant worker. He rose from milk wagon driver to renowned biographer and poet famed for Lincoln works. He served in the Spanish American War and achieved scholarly recognition.
The 1950 Census counted 280 803 Negro residents in DC, out of a total population of 802 178, for a Negro share of 35.0 percent.
A brief word study highlights labyrinth meaning an intricate maze or bewildering state of facts. The excerpt urges daily vocabulary growth and notes common mix ups between carton and cartoon.
A reader asks if delaying a wedding gift due to illness is acceptable and whether to send a condolence note to a friend’s parents after a death. The piece also mentions Lake Baikal as the world’s deepest lake in Asia.
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