Girl's Athletic Assn elects officers and notes local health updates
The Girl's Athletic Assn council elected Mrs. Wesley Crisman as president and officers including vice president Mrs. Jack Widmyer secretary Mrs. Wallace Weiner treasurer Miss Louise Avey with committee chairs Zirkle Anderson Lu sille Seneeadiver Raymond Burke and Elmer Hutchinson. Also reported are mumps cases in Front Royal road confinement updates for local children measles recovery of the Doves and visitors to Stephens City and various residents receiving guests or illness notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl’s Athletic Assn. Council
Wesley Crisman
Mrrs
Jack Widmyer
Wallace Weiner
Louise Avey
Zirkle
Anderson Social
Lusille
Calendar of Local Events Jan 11 14
Calendar of events lists weekly prayers, clubs, and meetings from January 11 to 14. Activities include Week of Prayer at Market Street Church Girl Scout leaders Rotary Interior Decorating group Bridge club Literature Appreciation BPW Kernstown youths and Elks with various venues.
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Market St. Methodist Church
Girl Scout Room
Episcopal Church
Rouss
Local Birth Notices List Multiple Families
A series of birth announcements from Middleburg to Ridgeway records newborn daughters for Henry F Bell and June Alexandria. Paul Horst and Gloria Ashley. Cecil Wolfe and Nancy Buckingham. Richard Shaffer and Katherine Bettis. William Saville and Helen Hott. Sylvester Spellman and Margaret Hook. Each entry notes the husband wife names and residence.
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Henry F. Bell
Middleburg
Bell
June Alexandria
Paul Horst
Anderson Ave
Horst
Gloria Ashley
Cecil Wolfe
Berryville
Wolfe
Nancy Buckingham
Richard Shaffer
Delaplane
Shaffer
Katherine Bettis
William Saville
Rt. 1
Saville
Helen Hott
Sylvester Spellman
Ridgeway
Spellman
Margaret Hook
Haineses Welcome Son Gary Patton Haines
Mr and Mrs Harry S Haines of 327 Kerr St announce the birth of a son named Gary Patton Haines born Saturday in Winchester Hospital They have another child Bunny age 5 Mrs Haines is former Miss Gladys Patton.
Sakers to Speak at Rotary Meeting
The Sakers secretary of the Winchester Chamber of Commerce will be guest speaker tomorrow at the Rotary luncheon. He will be introduced by Rotarian Curtis Fray, past president of the CC.
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the Sakers
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Curtis Fray
The
O'Brien Named Justice of the Peace in Battletown
J. M. G. O'Brien is appointed justice of the peace for Battletown district Clarke county by Judge Elliott Marshall. His term expires December 31 1951. O'Brien formerly served as town officer of Berryville.
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M. G. O’brien
Battletown
Clarke County
Elliott Marshall
O’brien
Berryville
VFW Auxiliary Plans Card Party at Members’ Home
Ladies auxiliary of VFW 2123 met at Mrs Lena Allen s 312 Amherst St to plan a card party for the National Home and Virginia Cottage. Meeting opened with a prayer by Mrs Elsie McCormick.
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VFW
Lena Allen
Amherst St
National Home
Virginia Cottage
Elsie McCormick
Church Auxiliary and Civic Group Meet Notices
The Women's auxiliary of Christ Episcopal Church meets at 3 30 p.m. January 17 in the Tilford room. Mrs Sam Preston hosts the literature appreciation group at 4 p m Friday with Mrs E M Whiting as speaker and Preston as chair. The Women Federated Council of Church Women convenes at 3 30 p.m. Friday in Handley library. The WCTC gathers at 3 p.m. Thursday at Mrs Earl Parks home 218 N Braddock St. Miss Fannie Page hosts the Thursday Bridge club at 2 30 p.m. Thursday at 318 W Cork St.
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Elks
Market St. Church
Rotary
George Washington Hotel
Women’s Civic League
Lucille Seal
N. Cameron St
Bridge Club
Fannie Page
Market St. Methodist Church
Federated Council of Church Women
Handley Library
Sam Preston
Leicester St
First Baptist Church
Kernstown
Christ Episcopal Church
Tilford
E. M. Whiting
Women’s Federated Council of Church Women
WCTC
Earl Parks
N. Braddock St
Moore to Address Clarke Sr Women on Venezuela
At Clarke county Senior Women's club monthly meeting at the Hawthorne library at 3:30 p m tomorrow Joseph F Moore Jr drilling and production engineer with Creole Petroleum Corp in Venezuela will speak on customs and life there He is visiting Berryville parents with wife and three children and will return to Venezuela in a few weeks The club will elect officers
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Clarke County
Hawthorne
Joseph F. Moore, Jr
Creole Petroleum Corp
Venezuela
Moore
J. F. Moore
Berryville
Lloyd W. Moore
Club
Sgt Moore Receives High School Equivalency Certificate
Sgt Claude P Moore USMC of Winchester now at White Sands Proving Ground Las Cruces NM was awarded a high school certificate of equivalency at a formal ceremony by Brig Gen Philip G Blackmore. Certificates come from the New Mexico State Department of Education for service personnel who completed required studies under the Army educational program. Moore lived with his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs H C Moore at Hayfield before joining the Marine Corps.
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Claude P. Moore
USMC
Winchester
White Sands Proving Ground
Las Cruces
N. M
Philip G. Blackmore
New Mexico State Department of Education
Army
Sgt. Moore
H. C. Moore
Hayfield
Marine Corps
Trust Officer Fred D. Maphis Elected President of First National Bank
Fred D. Maphis was elected president and trust officer of the First National Bank Strasburg at the annual meeting. All board members were reelected. Henry Funkhouser serves as vice president.
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Fred D. Maphis
First National Bank
Strasburg
Henry Funkhouser
Calvary Episcopal elects vestrymen for terms in Front Royal
Vestryman Elliott Marshall elected for a three year term at Calvary Episcopal Church Front Royal. Dr Orville Van Deusen a Winchester dental office owner elected to a two year term.
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Elliott Marshall
Calvary Episcopal Church
Front Royal
Orville van Deusen
Winchester
Modern Etiquette Q A Dinner Seating
Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions about place plates at dinners, wedding announcement recipients, and card gathering times. She says each guest should have a plate, announcements go only to non invited guests, and arrive near 8:30 if no time is stated.
Drive for Gettysburg statue of General Longstreet revives
Helen Dortch Longstreet announces restart of the Longstreet Memorial Association drive to complete a Gettysburg battlefield statue for Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet. The planned monument would stand on ground where he directed July 2 1863 actions, opposite Devil's Den.
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Atlanta
Gettysburg
James Longstreet
South
General Longstreet
Helen Dortch Longstreet
New Orleans
Reconstruction
President Grant
Longstreet
North Georgia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Northern
Virginia
Pickett
Lee
Jeb” Stuart
Dick” Ewell
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
Daily language note by W. L. Gordon on word usage and pronunciation. Highlights include confusion between stories and stor ies, guidance on protein pronunciation, and the correct spelling of pavilion. Defines hiatus as an opening gap with pronunciation hi a tus and stresses learning one word daily to expand vocabulary.
Uncle Sam's Almanac 1949 order form at Winchester Star
Orders are pouring in for the 13th year edition of Uncle Sam's Almanac. The reference book covers calendars radio and television aviation records airports population of large cities health notes movies sports and more. Send 25 cents postpaid to the Information Bureau in Washington D C with name address and mailing details.
New York Pattern Ad Promotes Slimming Fashion Book
An old pattern advertisement touts a slim making pattern with a narrow front and new collar, available in multiple sizes. It includes yardage for size 3, instructions, and a fashion book by Anne Adams offering a free pattern selection and a separate pattern book for spring.
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Winchester Star
Pattern Dept
West 7Th St
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
No Trace of Flu Imported into the U S
The influenza information center reports no evidence of imported European flu or a serious U S outbreak. Officials note no port city outbreaks and the winter season shows lower than normal cases, with 172 264 cases reported in 51 weeks vs a five year median of 334 374.
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Washington
United States
Influenza Information Center
Europe
Public Health Service
France
Wright Brothers Airplane Named for Kitty Hawk Village
The Wright Brothers' aircraft was named after the nearby village Kitty Hawk, reflecting its origin near the North Carolina coast. The achievement marks a milestone in early aviation history associated with the village.
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Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
Beekeeping Survey Finds Honey Bees Dominate Pollination
A field study on clover shows more than four fifths of pollinating insects are honey bees, highlighting their key role in clover fertility and crop yield. Researchers note the dominance of honey bees in this habitat and call for continued support of pollinator health.
Seniority rule in Congress questions chairmanship
The senority rule is the practice whereby a Member who has served longest on the majority side of a committee becomes chairman and otherwise gains increased influence.
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Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Therese Boutillier
St. Barnabas Hospital
Newark
N. J
Bruce Thompson
Imlaystown
Ial
Girl’s Athletic Association
Jo Sumption
Martie
Mrs. J. V
Front Royal Road
Dove
George
David
Joan
Jean Dove
George Dove
E. Germain St
Daughterty
W. Whitlock Ave
Iene
Nvem
N. Loudoun St
Emma J. Sillik
Park Heights Ave
Baltimore
Phens City
Twin Haven
Stephens City
Carroll K. Yewell
Loring Wright Sr
Sinclair Refining Co
S. Cameron St
J. W. Newcome
Pearl Hudson
Chicago
Wallie Carper
Mrs. Ritter
Harvey A Kill and
Gertrude and
Mary Ann
Glassport
Powells Fort
Mary Dinges
Ollie Lowery
Catherine Grim
Shirley Lich Uter
Beryville
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Jhywers
L. S. Haymaker
White
Memorial Hospital
Sharon Peck
Mrs. G. R. Peck
Parkway
Sakers
Ans Seatastaroty Theatre
Thera
Roberta Lee
Ft Yong
Lovett Bros
Gen. Longstreet
W. L. Gordon
Uncle Sam’‘s Almanac
Winchester Star Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
State
Obvac Omams
U. S
California
Australia
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hill’s
Toy and Novelty Store
the Drink of Health
Haldeman’s
Cather
Colonial Beauty Shoppe
E. Piccadilly St
Bates
Timberlake
Don Eno
Braddock & Wolfe
SUEDE
Paradise
Seventeen
Huntsberrys
Loudoun ST
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