R. E. Lee and T. J. Jackson Birthday Anniversaries
Socials and personal notices list events for January 19 and January 21 honoring R. E. Lee and T. J. Jackson with birthday anniversaries affecting club and fashion scenes.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1947
Page
6
Socials and personal notices list events for January 19 and January 21 honoring R. E. Lee and T. J. Jackson with birthday anniversaries affecting club and fashion scenes.
Miss Carolyn Courtney daughter of Mr and Mrs James Lee Courtney Sr and Kermit Randolph Rhoden son of Mr and Mrs William Rhoden wed Saturday at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Winchester Virginia The ceremony featured candlelight music by Mrs Leonard Sirbaugh and a flowered procession The bride wore a white wool suit with ivory accessories and red rosebud corsage The couple plan to reside in Berryville after a honeymoon in northern Virginia and a year two years in service and work prior to marriage
Miss Anna Marie Bailey daughter of Mr and Mrs Bailey of South Loudoun and Lester W McKee son of Mr and Mrs Roy McKee of this city exchanged vows in a double ring ceremony Sunday January 5 at the parsonage with Rev John E Oli officiating. The bride wore a gray suit with blue accessories and a red rose corsage. She a Handley High School graduate and he a Handley School alumnus who served in the U S Navy and is employed by a local grocers wholesalers and a Navy Reserve member. The couple will live with the bride's parents.
Mr and Mrs William Payne of New York spent Friday in Winchester with Mrs Payne s parents Mr and Mrs Abney Payne. They left Saturday for High Point North Carolina to spend the week. Their two sons Billy and Johnny visited Mrs Payne s mother Sommaripa at her home in Clarke County.
David Keen celebrated his eighth birthday with a Saturday luncheon and a movie party attended by J. Pinkney Arthur Jr. and others at 419 Millwood Avenue. Mrs Frances Tevalt hosted a miscellaneous shower for Claude Bucher and his wife, formerly of London, now in Mountain Falls. Carole Slonaker marked her second birthday with a Martinsburg gathering. Mr and Mrs Grove and Mr Bryant Stotler planned a week’s trip to High Point North Carolina.
Former Lovett Brothers Shoe employees celebrated in the private dining room of the George Washington Hotel to honor their ex manager E. W. Argenbright who left to join Huntsberrys Shoe. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Argenbright Mr and Mrs Bill Campbell Edna Sibert Beatrice Painter Dorothy Weir Geneva Bohrer Lizzie Lazassera and Allen Deschon.
Captain Charles H. Harbaugh Jr of the U A A F R closes four years in the U S Army spending terminal leave at his Hayfield area home. He returned from Germany December 21 after serving with the Occupation Army since the war end. Harbaugh earned the Air Medal American Campaign Medal and European African Middle Eastern Medal with four battle stars for campaigns in Northern France Rhineland Ardennes and Central Europe. He sails back to Europe on February 6 aboard the USS America with his mother and younger sister planning a four month European tour.
New officers for the Winchester Rebekah Lodge were installed by district deputy president Ruth Bucher and staff. Officers include Ruth Bucher noble grand and Katie White vice grand, with Jessie Lupton and Gertie Fuller as supporters, among others. A retiring noble grand will receive the past jewel when able to attend. Ed gar Mason spoke on Thomas Wildey founder of the I C O F, born January 15 1782 in London.
Mr and Mrs Earl Robertson Sr returned home from Greenville Virginia where they attended the funeral of Mr Mac Robertson brother to Earl. The deceased belonged to Greenville IOOF and Rebekah Lodges and is survived by brother Harry Robertson and sister Mrs C E Smith. Also attending were Mrs Eleanor Cone and Mr Earl Robertson Jr and others from the area.
This note surveys bananas as an ancient staple moved across regions from Southern Asia to Africa and the Americas. It explains ripe fruit indicators, ripening in room temperature, and advises against refrigerating bananas to preserve flavor and texture.
Mr and Mrs Fred Rathman of 117 West Cork Street receive congratulations on the birth of a daughter last night at Memorial Hospital. Mrs Rathman is Audry Luttrell of the city, daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Luttrell of Charles Town. The Rathmans also have a son, Frederick Lee.
Mr. Lewis Hyde Jr arrived Saturday from Lynchburg to spend the weekend with Mrs Hyde and their infant daughter Polly at Mrs Lewis Hyde Sr home on West Boscawen street. They expect to move into their new home on South Washington street sometime in February.
Miss Rebecca Lodge and Miss Terry Copenhaver returned from Harrisonburg where they were guests of Madi son College of Miss Billy LaFollette at Capon Bridge for the weekend. Miss LaFollette is a freshman. Gilse and Mitch L Fletcher of Washington DC were weekend guests of their sister Mrs. Raymond Whitacre and father Mr. Elmer Fletcher of this city.
A note explains how temperature can halt a banana’s ripening, and discusses the shift from carrying banana roots to enjoying ripe fruit from stores. It emphasizes bananas as a tasty source of vitamins A C and B and eleven essential minerals.
Cecil Dyke returns home after a week in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Benner family relocates to Upperville while Wolfe moves nearer to work on Front Royal Road. Robert Dove welcomes a son with Betty Sue Combs as midwife. Frances Wofford undergoes appendicitis surgery at the Memorial Hospital. Other visits include Wardensville, Romney and Edgewood family travel. Local society notes include Mrs. Charlie Williams and daughter returning from Oklahoma and Mrs. Lamp teaching in Winchester Memorial Hospital.
This note explains subject verb agreement with singular nouns and mispronunciations. It highlights common misspellings for surplus and surplice and defines synonyms for heroic and realistic. It then promotes daily vocabulary growth and features the word dogmatize with a quotation.
The Q A discusses inviting artists to a hostess home and adding postcodes in business letters. It states inviting someone for free is unfair and suggests avoiding unnecessary postcodes by rewriting the letter if a subject was forgotten.
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