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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1948
Page
6
Escorted by her father a bride wore a white eyelet gown with a ruffled neckline and train. Her sister’s matron of honor wore lavender rayon with a square neckline and bustle. Bridesmaids in light green carried nosegays, with Mrs Miller McDonald and Miss Ethel Punk in attendance.
Calendar entries list meetings including Berryville PTA at the school January 19 at 7 30 p m Century Club Save with Mrs Lathrop Colgate WSCS Market St church Rebekah lodge Elks Rotary Qutoa club at First Baptist church with times from 6 p m to 8 p m and dates January 19 and January 22.
The bridegroom in Army Air Corps dress uniform and best man Corporal Shirley Knott of Charles Town in Marine dress attended a ceremony at a local church with ushers in dark suits and white carnation lapels. A reception followed at the bride’s parents’ home with white flowers and candles. The couple plan to reside in Mobile Alabama after the groom’s station at Brookly Field Alabama.
Miss Gladys Fae Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs Marion Milster of 325 Highland Ave and Fred A Rhodes of 45 Race St were married Friday at the Highland Haven manse on Peyton St with Rev Josph Ducknall officiating. Rhodes is employed by the city and the couple will live at 307 Highland Ave.
Young Adult department of the Presbyterian church hosts a 6 30 p m Thursday event honoring sixteen members of the winning attendance team. Speakers include Rev Kenneth Shick of Front Royal with Dr Ronald Wilson as toastmaster and music led by Mrs Gilbert Tillotson.
In the Western Pacific, U S trading posts closed for civilian power and reopened under Navy management. Island Trading Co. runs a $109000-a-month copra and crafts business across the Marshalls, Carolines, and Marianas. Local barter persists as salesmen travel by ship to remote atolls.
DAR members selected to represent their chapter at state and national meetings. Delegates include Mrs. F S Ayler and Mrs. W T Cobbert for the Fredericksburg state event, and Miss Rhodes and Mrs. Rosenberger for the Washington National Congress. Nominating committee named and new member Mrs. P T Grove honored. Pianist Eugenia Evans showcased Liszt Etude and Chopin Scherzo. Baby news: Larry Keith Gordon born at Winchester Memorial Hospital weighing 10 lb 11 oz.
University of Virginia students spent the weekend in town visiting Duffey with names including Ben Dutton Dan Saxe Boyd Han an George Snarr Edgar Whiting and Wayne Whitham. Charles Stuart attended as a guest of Dr. and Mrs. E C Stuart Sr and is a student at St James School in Maryland.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Ewing hosted a Wednesday gathering in their home to celebrate the marriage of Leonard Richards and his wife. Attending included Mrs Holmes Yeakle and many relatives and friends from Winchester. A tea dance was later held at North Hill near Berryville hosted by Mr and Mrs R G Mitchell. Deirdre Ebert flew from New York to join her family in Washington before traveling to Winchester to visit her grandparents.
Ushers escort to the door all the women in the first pew including the bride's mother the groom's mother and other women on both sides of the aisle after the ceremony. The column notes a January 13 family dinner hosted by Mr Clay Carr Sr with 18 guests and a weekend visit by Mr Johnnie McIntosh of St James in Berryville.
Promote Pattern 4955 for tubular jersey dresses with embroidery monogram, easy to sew and tested for fit. Includes transfer and complete instructions. size 16 uses 15 8 yards 52 inch fabric and 3 8 yard contrast. send 25 cents to Winchester Star Pattern Dept. in New York for pattern and request catalog for spring designs, with free hat and bag pattern in the book.
In 1946 the number of hard of hearing persons in the United States was estimated at 10 to 130 million. Of these possibly 3 million were seriously handicapped. Complete deafness occurs rarely.
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