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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1948

Page

8

Engagement notices in Virginia and Kentucky social pages

Social notes announce Edith Claytor to Alvin Bradshaw of Franklin Virginia with a June 22 wedding at a Baptist church in Winchester. Nancy Cox of Upperville Virginia to Ernie R. Stewart of Wardensville West Virginia with a February 7 wedding. Donald T. Lofton admitted to Veterans Administration Hospital Roanoke after 39 months in the South Pacific. two brothers serve in the Army and Air Force. C E Kline on buying trip for Odernage Shop in Newark.

William Claytor Edith Alvin Bradshaw J.J. Bradshaw Franklin Miss Claytor Bandley High School Berea College Bradshaw Echmond University Southern Bap- Seminary Louisville Mt. Sterling Baptist Church Win J. R. Crockett Upperville Nancy Cox Ernie R. Stewart Raymond Stewart Wardensville W. Va Donald T. Lofton Veterans Administration Hospital Roanoke South Pacific 34Th Infantry Corregidor Army Get Eugene China Cpl Kenneth Air Force Bolling Field C. E. Kline Newark Odernage

Calendar of events and community notices

Calendar items include Cercle Francais meeting with Mrs. L M Allen at 11 am nurse association at 3 pm Old Frederickstown Garden Club at 3 30 pm Hastings events record hospital discharge and birth notices for Katherine Elaine Foster on the U S Hospital Ship Response in Tsingtao China Lt and Mrs Foster stationed in China for about a year Welltown WSCS January meeting set for 8 pm at Mrs W M Teets address nurse alumni reception attendance expected Major Giles B Cook Jr to attend Richmond reception anniversary celebration at B E iene St Park party honors 33rd wedding anniversary with many gifts and guests Welltown WSCS meeting date and time noted. Hayfield-Mt Williams H D Club focuses on roving making at home of Mrs Solomo return from funeral for B F Strosnider and L Strosnider family Sgt Wayne Jones ends 15 day furlough returning to Scott Field Illinois Poetry talk delivered to Beta and Epsilon chapters at VFW club room by E P Browning summarizing poetry’s relation to religion

John Fosters Tsingtao China John E. Foster Katherine Elaine U. S Foster Lucille Wright Loring J. Wright Diane Wright Foster Hayfield Mt. Williams Solomo B. F. Strosnider Stephens City Leo Strosnider Winchester Strosmer Harry Lambert Pittsburgh

Suspect confesses to killing eight year old Sheila Tuley

Baltimore police report Harold Beach Jr. a 23 year old filling station attendant confessed to stabbing eight year old Sheila Ann Tuley on New Year's Day after she resisted his advances. He said he killed her with a kitchen knife, her body found on a neighbor's porch near her home. He claimed he left fingerprints and sought his mother afterward while expressing his musical ambitions.

Baltimore Sheila Ann Tuley Cleveland Harold Beach Jr Edward J. Tuley Beach New York State

Mrs Elizabeth Plank Rites Held For Elizabeth Ritter Plank

Funeral services for Elizabeth Ritter Plank 73 will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the family home 203 E Boscawen St. with Rev W O Talbert and Rev Paul E Dick officiating. Interment is Mt Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers are Herman Hable A B Solenberger C R Grubbs Amos Shryock Jacob Yost Clark Mausy. Body to be moved from Kurtz funeral home tomorrow afternoon.

E. Boscawen Elizabeth Ritter Plank W. O. Talbert Paul E. Dick Mt. Hebron Cemetery Herman Hable A. B. Solenberger C. R. Grubbs Amos Shryock Jacob Yost Clark Mausy Kurtz Funeral Home

Modern Steamboat Power Compared to Great Pyramid

An estimate claims a contemporary steamboat crossing the Atlantic requires more energy than built into the Great Pyramid of Egypt, highlighting advances in propulsion and scale.

Atlantic Egypt

School for Baby Sitters

A New York program by the Quaker Emergency Service offers an eight week training course for baby sitters sponsored by the Kips Bay Yorkville District Health Committee and led by Gladys Witt Romanoff. The course teaches feeding, bathing, diapering, soothing, and how to obtain parental information, with a second course planned. The article urges legal and parental standards, including minimum sitter age, health checks, and training.

Quaker Emergency Service New York Kips Bay-Yorkville Pete

Britain Refuses To Protest Virginia Cohabitation Penalty

London reports the foreign office found no grounds to protest a Virginia cohabitation conviction of British woman Margaret Goosey 42 who planned to wed an American GI. Goosey faced six months in a Virginia industrial farm for women with transport back to Britain arranged at no cost.

London Foreign Office United States Virginia Margaret Goosey Thomas Johnson Margaret G. S. Lindgren Elizabeth Kates Goosey

British Letter Declares Goosey Violated Local Laws

A foreign office note to Lindgren states Miss Goosey fully contravened the laws of her residence country. It notes she applied for voluntary removal to return home, advising that her interests are best served by leaving matters as they are. U S authorities will expedite her return.

Foreign Office Lindgren

Woman Recovers $8743 Lost on Car

Mrs Minnie Nerhood of Altoona Pennsylvania retrieves her $8743 savings after losing a pocketbook on a streetcar in Los Angeles. Oscar Van Patten of Coldwater Michigan found the bag and turned it to police. Nerhood's son Harry Nerhood Whittier College history professor identified the money as his mother and father’s savings intended for a home purchase next year.

Los Angeles Minnie Nerhood Altoona Oscar van Patten Coldwater Mich W. W. Nerhood

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

W. L. Gordon explains common language errors and word usage. Includes correct forms for person not party, proper pronunciation of February, and common misspellings. Presents daily vocabulary with definitions and examples such as predispose meaning to give a tendency to and notes on debility.

Very Dress to Make in Sewing Class Pattern 4518

The notice promotes pattern 4518 for girls sizes 6 to 14 with white graduation dress options and ruffle trimmed yaks and pockets. It offers illustrated instructions, fit tested sewing guidance, and a 25 cent price with address to Winchester Star pattern department, plus a Spring Pattern Book with a free hat and bag pattern and 15 cents for the catalog.

ABC Winchester Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y Anne Adams

Aristocrat of Venetian Blinds Advertised by Valley Weatherstrip

Better blinds at a better price. Valley Weatherstrip and Awning Co. offers quotes on the Aristocrat of Venetian blinds with contact listed as phone 3742. Readable text includes partial reverse lines suggesting a local ad insert.

Valley Weatherstrip & Awning CO UOC Qeaanaelivcspaeeea Nasal Saelmaaa Ehtel

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