Marriage of Miss Oro Pearl Shirley and James Cleggett McNamee
Rev F P Lackey officiated at St Josephs rectory for the 10:30 am wedding of Miss Oro Pearl Shirley daughter of Mr and Mrs Nathan Shirley of Stephenson to Mr James Cleggett McNamee son of Mr and Mrs J J McNamee of Martinsburg. The bride wore an ashes of roses dress with brown accessories and talisman roses. Guests included Mr and Mrs Clifford Parkin and Mr and Mrs George Butcher. A wedding breakfast followed at 304 North High Street. The couple planned a southern trip via Virginia. Mrs McNamee works at Interwoven Stocking Co and Mr McNamee is at Newton D Baker VA center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Megr. F. P. Lackey
Missoro Pearl Shirley
Nathan Shirley
Stephenson
James Cleggett McNamee
J. J. McNamee
Martinsburg
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Clifford Parkinson
George Butcher
Parkinson
North High St
Virginia
McNamee
Emily Fawcett Joins Highlands College Sports Program
Emily Fawcett of Highlands University Las Vegas New Mexico is a Delta Sigma Epsilon member and sophomore on the sorority basketball team entering intramural play. She majors in psychology with minors in education and history, and is the daughter of Mrs B S Fawcett of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Fawcett
Delta Sigma Epsilon
Highlands University
Las Vegas
N. M
B. S. Fawcett
Winchester
Local Residents Record Hospital and Travel News
Mrs. G. W. Hohannes of S Stewart St admitted to Winchester hospital for treatment. Mrs. Maynard Renner of 1126 Ave returned home from Memorial hospital and is improving. Mrs. May Carper of Woodland Ave returned home after weeks with her son-in-law and daughter in Edgewood Maryland. Mr. and Mrs. Loring S. Bean of 436 W Leigester St left for Sebring Florida to spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Jakimier Jr of Washington visited Winchester relatives Friday. Miss Elizabeth Sullivan of Washington staying with her mother Genevieve Sullivan on National Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Hohannes
Hospi
S. Stewart St
Winchester Hospital
Maynard Renner
1126
Ave
Memorial Hospital
May Carper
Woodland Ave
Philip Pisher
Edgewood
Mrs. Bean
Florida
Mrs. Loring S. Bean
W. Leigester St
Sebring
Elizabeth Sullivan
Washington
Winchester
Genevieve Sullivan
National Ave
Calendar of Events Listings
Calendar entries show December events including Chanters at Market Street Methodist Church Lions club luncheon at Sarah Zane Century club at Edward Barr home Moose and Rebekah lodge meetings at IOOF hall Feather Bed area indicate local club activities and venues for December 17 to 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market St. Methodist Church
Madison Lodge
Ioof Hall
Lions Club
Sarah Zane
Century Club
Edward Barr
Feather Bedane
Moose
Rebekah Lodge
Ioof
Nurse Mrs Organ Improving at Winchester Hospital
Mrs Gertrude Organ of Court Field Avenue city is listed as improving at Winchester Hospital where she has been a patient since last Sunday with a throat infection and ongoing treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Organ
Courtfield Ave
Winchester Hospital
Grace Episcopal Elects Vestrymen in Berryville Meeting
Four new vestrymen chosen for three year terms at Grace Episcopal church. Winners Lloyd Wilson H B Harris Col James Thomson and Gilbert McKown. Retiring vestrymen listed alongside carry overs and names of meeting reporting officers and guild leaders. Refreshments were served by the Evening Guild after the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Episcopal Church
Berryville
Lloyd Wilson
H. B. Harris
Col
James Thomson
Gilbert McKown
W. B. Clagett
Donald Cooley
Benjamin Crampton
M. C. Mumma Jr
A. P. Osborne
R. N. Dorsey
R. B. Smith, Jr
J. W. Olcott
J. R. Beardall
Charles Bowerman
Albert Long
Edward McC. Williams
Annie Stribling
Emily McCormick
Joseph F. Moore
M. C. Mumma, Jr
Elvira Williams
Ruby Davis
Walter Wisecarver, Jr
Evening Guild
A. S. Robertson
Home Doctor Book advertisement and Moa note
An advertisement offers a Home Doctor Book priced at 15 cents with quick reference for illness care and infant health. The notice lists order details from The Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington DC. A separate note describes the Moa giant New Zealand bird, extinct for 500 years, reaching ten feet tall and about 500 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Doctor
Winchester Star Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington
D. C
New Zealand
Inaugural Gowns Details Given
The White House released descriptions of First Lady Mamie Truman and Margaret Truman gowns for Inaugural Week events. Details include silk, gabardine, crepe, and tulle dresses, matching hats, feathers, lace, and intricate trims for swearing in, parade, reception, and balls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Truman
Margaret Truman
National Gallery of Arts
Miss Truman
Ministers Oppose Sunday Film Shows in Martinsburg
Martinsburg and Berkeley County Ministerial Association reports 3528 signatures from 40 churches opposing Sunday movie showings. Petition ready to present to council if the item is taken up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Berkeley County
Fur from captive-bred animals in the United States
About one-sixth of U S fur production comes from animals raised in captivity. Fur farmers harvest nearly 425,000 pelts from minks and mutations each year and about 250,000 from silver foxes and their mutations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
World Church Aid Sends $16.5 Million Overseas in 1948
American Protestant and Eastern Orthodox churches via Church World Service dispatched 16.5 million dollars in funds and relief goods to 40 countries in Europe Asia and Africa in 1948. The total since 1946 reaches 45 million. Thirty denominations and interdenominational groups contributed goods and funds including food clothing medical supplies and prefabricated churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Church World Service
Robbins W. Barstow
America
Europe
Asia
Africa
United States
Love Is Awful Says Wife Slayer in Columbus
27 year old war veteran Clay Patterson of Ironton Ohio is held in the bar room slaying of his wife Elizabeth Ruth Patterson at the Winton grill in downtown Columbus. He says it is awful to love a woman and that love can lead to trouble. She was shot five times before 25 spectators. Patterson had married her last July and they had separated. He went to Columbus aiming to persuade her to move to Huntington West Virginia where he planned to attend Marshall College. He claimed Betty had been with other men and said he had little money or a place to sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Clay Patterson
Ironton, O
Elizabeth Ruth Patterson
Winton Grill
Herbert T. Winters
Robert Stevenson
Patterson
Betty
Dead Sea of America Mono Lake in Mono County California
Mono Lake in Mono County California is called the Dead Sea of America due to its highly alkaline waters. It sits at 6426 feet elevation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Prohibition began nationwide on January 16 1920 and lasted until December 5 1933 following the 21st Amendment to the Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amerca
Mono Lake
Mono National Park
Calif
Sierra Nevada Mountains
United States
Educators blasted for not instilling work willingness
New Brunswick New Jersey educators at the North Atlantic regional conference of the National Vocational Guidance Assn were sharply criticized for failing to foster eagerness to work among youth. Dr Earl Planty urged emphasis on willingness and life adjustment, urging collaboration with English history and commercial teachers to align schooling with industry needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N. J
North Atlantic
National Vocational Guidance Assn
Earl G. Planty
Johnson & Johnson
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Rutgers University
Robert Hoppock
New York University
Alfred J. Cardall
Philadelphia
Planty
GOP Senators Back U S Education Aid
Washington January 17 Republicans pledge strong support for higher minimum wages and more federal aid for education. Senator Taft predicts Senate Labor committee approval of both bills tomorrow with possible amendments. He notes broad backing for wage rises and increased per pupil funding, plus a national scientific research program. Senator Brewster expects rapid approval of about half of the Truman welfare plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Robert A. Taft
Senate Labor Committee
Taft
Senate
Labor Committee
Owen Brewster
Maine
Lesson In English by W L Gordon Ambiguity study note
Lesson in English by W L Gordon discusses words and usage. It covers commonly misused terms such as every one of the members skate pretty good and advocates saying every of the members skates very well. It explains mispronunciations and spelling confusions and promotes daily vocabulary growth. Ambiguity is defined as doubt about meaning with discretion on pronunciation.
Modern Etiquette Q&A on Envelopes and Introductions
A modern etiquette column answers common social questions. It explains that two envelopes are proper for a wedding invitation with the inner one protected and unwritten, while the outer envelope holds both. It notes a girl may initiate conversation with an introduced man if she is interested, and at informal dinners without place cards the hostess assigns seats from her own place at the foot of the table.
Fashion pattern 4890 offers slim dress for many sizes
Advertisement promotes Pattern 4890 by Hone Oddams for a slender dress in sizes 34 to 50 with 334 yards required for size 36. Includes illustrated instructions and fit testing. Send 25 cents to Winchester Star pattern dept. for pattern and 15 cents more for Spring pattern book by Anne Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
Manuel Rites Held For Jesse Gibson Manuel
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Browntown Union Church for Jesse Gibson Manuel 53 brother of Lowell Manuel of Middletown who died Saturday. Water requires more heat to warm it and more cold to cog it than any other common substance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browntown Union Church
Jesse Gibson Manuel
Lowell Manuel
Middletown
Living Cost Soars and Historic Firsts Noted
Shanghai shows a cost of living index up 163 percent since 1900 affecting wages for many workers. A note mentions the first hydroelectric station in America was built in Appleton Wisconsin in 1882.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
America
Appleton
Wisc
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Dorothy Shirley Bride
James C. McNamee
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Grace Episcopal
State
Washington, D. C
OF Suedes
Gold Cross Casuals
Paradise
Huntsberrys
Pinkham
E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Gaunt
Grandpa Barkley
Alben W. Barkley
Alben
Dorothy Anne Barkley
International Soundphoto
GOP
U. S
W.L. Gordon
Roberta Lee
J. G. Manuel Rites
Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Haldeman
Jumbo Lake
Food Center
N. Loudoun St
Hill’s
Toy and Novelty Store
Cather
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
Timberlake
Jewelers of Distinction
China
W. Boscawen St
GROVE
Shelvador
J. W. Grove
S. Loudoun St
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