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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1948

Page

8

Social notes for building fund benefit and local events

The VFW Auxiliary schedules a card party for 8 a m January 27 with prizes including a $15 salon service donated by a beauty parlor. Admission is 50 cents. all kinds of cards allowed. reservations requested with Mrs F H Fansier by noon Monday. Also reports new members Mrs Robert Jones Sr and Mrs Hazel Himelright at a meeting led by President Lucy Marshall.

VFW Elks Club Saanens Omer Simmons Baye Baker Marshall F.H. Fansier

Calendar of Events Highlights Local Club Meetings

A January calendar lists Elks Rotary bridge and other meetings from Jan 21 to 24. Social events include a dinner honoring the GAA council, church group gatherings, and visits to New York City for business and theater. Notables include Ann Dunbar Williams and Mrs. Margret Hodgson Goss with local residents attending various events.

Elks Club Rotary Club Harry Russell S. Stewart St First Baptist Church Malden Electric GAA Chanticleer Inn Clarence Hershman Charles Anderson Charles Lillis Marshall Boyd Ellis Ford Cleveland Smedley Robert Grove Joe Ritter Virginia Goss Margaret Hodgson Goss Bill Wood New York City

Local births listed for area residents

To Mr and Mrs Ridgeley White Merriman s Lane a boy. Mrs White is the former Miss Eleanor Scully. To Mr and Mrs Emmett Shiflett Route 2 a girl. Mrs Shiflett is the former Miss Emma McDonald. To Mr and Mrs Donald Dailey 238 Fairfax Lane a girl. To Mr and Mrs Floyd Wine 350 E Piccadilly St a girl. To Mr and Mrs Julian Campbell Stephens City a girl. Mrs Campbell is the former Miss Helen Headley. To Mr and Mrs James Seals Gainesboro a girl. To Mr and Mrs Reesenna Hinds Sargent W Va a boy Mrs Hinds is the former Miss Kathryn Combs.

C. Ridgeley White Merriman’s Lane White Eleanor Scully Emmett Shiflett Route 2 Shiflett Emma McDonald Donald Dailey Fairfax Lane Floyd Wine E. Piccadilly St Julian Campbell Stephens City Campbell Helen Headley James Seals Gainesboro Reesenna Hinds Sargent W. Va Hinds Kathryn Combs

May Day Attendant Chosen From Mary Washington Freshmen

In May Day Court Miss Ann Wright of Handley school is among six Mary Washington College freshmen named as May Day attendants. Mr and Mrs Edward McCormick and Robert McCormick of Berryville sailed from New York aboard the Alcoa Cavalier for a West Indies cruise stopping at St Susica Barbados St Vincent Trinidad Grenada and St Croix.

Ann Dunbar Williams John Minnigerode Miss Williams Washington Philadelphia Ann Dunber Ann Wright Handley School Mary Washington College Fredericksburg Edward McCormick Robert McCormick Berryville New York Alcoa Cavalier West Indies St. Susica Barbados St. Vincent Trinidad Grenada St. Croix

Winchester Vulture 40 and 8 Beauty Pageant Contestants

Contestants in the Winchester Vulture 40 and 8 Beauty Pageant perform Friday at Handley school auditorium at 7 45 p m. Miss Rinker, a Winchesterian who attends Handley, is sponsored by Phil Fowle. Miss Warner from Woodstock is sponsored by the H W Ebert garage.

Winchester Handley School Miss Rinker

Correct etiquette for proposing and presenting rings

After a proposal is accepted the couple often visit a jeweler to choose a ring that fits the bride’s taste. When introducing a husband to another woman a wife should say Mrs Barnes may I present my husband. The form on visiting cards should show the full name rather than initials.

Sewler’s

Rotary Luncheon Speaker Wnslow Porter

Porter will address the Rotary club at tomorrow’s weekly luncheon. His topic is Population Pressure in China.

Wnslow Porter Rotary China

Marks Named City Council Member and Town Clerk

A. R. Marks of Baltimore and Ohio RA was appointed to fill the unexpired term of W. H. Herrell on the Stevens City council and will assume Herrell duties as town clerk. Liming materials were used on the soil long before the Christian era.

A. R. Marks Baltimore and Ohio Stephens City W. H. Herrell Marks Herrell

Stonewall High Prevails In Close Twinbill With Stephens City

Stonewall high school girls dominated Stephens City 18 to 6 while the Stonewall boys edged ahead late to win 18 16 in a seesaw Winchester armory twinbill. Box scores follow.

Stonewall High School Stephens City Winchester Armory Stonewall

Past Commanders Of Legion Post Honored At Dinner

More than 300 members attended a turkey dinner at Sarah Zane Hall honoring 24 past commanders of the Wolchester American Legion post. Present were current and former leaders including L. E. Hill Eugene Dearing A C Halvosa C F Schenck Walter M Shade Claude M Grim Harry McCann Phil Fowle and Harry Butler. Several former commanders were absent due to death or nonattendance.

W. A. Baker Wolchester American Legion Ccal Veteran's Organization Immediateast L. E. Hill Eugene Dearing A. C. Halvosa C. F. Schenck Walter M. Shade Claude M. Grim Harry McCann Phil Fowle Harry Butler Robert Barton John Froshank M. B. Clower Sarah Zane Hall

Lesson In English By W L Gordon Daily Vocabulary Note

Lesson In English presents guidance on word usage pronunciation and spelling. It highlights common errors such as omit for awaits her and misspellings like disappoint. The day’s focus word is academic with examples in context.

W. L. Gordon

St Laurent Looms As Canada's Next Premier

Ottawa report says Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King plans retirement after a Liberal convention next summer. Foreseen successor is Louis St Laurent, 66, external affairs minister, to lead the party and the nation.

St. Laurent Canada Ottawa William Lyon MacKenzie King Liberal National Liberal Federation Louis St. Laurens King

Girl Misses Altar By 1704 Miles

Miss Laura Sloan 19 of Charleston West Virginia heads toward Great Falls Montana to wed Pfc Leroy Flowers awaiting at the station Eight days earlier a wire from Alaska asked to meet at Great Falls at 7 pm Friday The two towns are 1704 miles apart telephone calls and telegrams cleared the mix up.

Winnipeg Man Laura Sloan Charleston W. Va Great Falls Leroy Flowers Sloan Mont

New Look Spring Pattern Ad Advertises Anne Adams Style

Overblouse pattern 4704 with waist flare and godet ripples offered. Includes illustrated instructions and sizes 12 through 40 with price and mail order details from New York. Catalog offer includes a free hat and bag pattern in the spring pattern book.

West 17Th St New York N.Y Anne Adams

Snowstorm Forecast Moves North From Carolinas

A fresh cold air outbreak spread from the Canadian border into northern Missouri Illinois Indiana and lower Michigan with rain in the lower Mississippi valley and south Atlantic states. Snow and freezing rain extended into Virginia Pennsylvania and along the coast while New England faced three to eight inches as the storm moved north from the Carolinas.

Canadian Missouri Illinois Indiana Michigan Mississippi Valley South Atlantic States Virginia Pennsylvania New York City New England Carolinas

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Will Clayton W. A. ‘Baker Woman’s National Democratic Club Herbert A. Donovan Church ‘i Charlottesville Richmond Audrey Jones Berry Junior Woman’s Club Clarke County Florida Liny Busella Jackson J Emma Turner Jackson Jack Wilkins Daughters of Wesley Stephens City Church Braddock St Oseph Butler W. Cecil St Abney Payne Good Friends Eub Church Laura Linsburg Parkway Ave Handley Auditorium Ladies Aid of Ebenezer Christian Church T. Adams Honor Gaa Council Hospital News Robert Lowery Valley Ave Winchester Memorial Hospital Harry Boyd Memorial Hospital Bernice Ensodgna Benton Snider Hollywood Miami Fla Hinkle Boyd Kernstown Luther Lowery Ralph Lowery Vernon Clark Junior Clark Maynard Boyd Douglas Jerry and Donaldson Harry Shryock Robert Boyd Stewart Luttrell June Earl Luttrell Lillie Lula Boyce Jack Anderson Paul Kenny Paulette Kenny A. Anderson Anderson Cecilia and Audrey Anderson Mrs. Rehard K. Eddy Susan Ray Kuykendall J. Sloan Kuykendall T. K. Jakimier Sr Mrs Shirley Bly Satan St Butler Young Adult Fellowship The Braddock & Methodist Church Joseph Butler Maurice Eckman Douglas Es A Robert Richard John Hawse John Leatherman Frank Dick Martinsburg Roy Teets Mr. Dick High Point Clifton Teets Rhode Island Brooks’ Pharmacy Tate National Ave RED Cross Shoes Rica Front Royal Herries Roberta Rinker Olive Rose Warner Roberta Lee PAL, Inc PAL Bottling CO Marks Town Clerk the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Ss Trenary DeHaven Henry Kerns Coffelt Newcome Wolford Hoover Brill Barton Galliday Loy Bursey Total See Carper White G O'Connell G Gillespie Legion Prescription Headquarters Gaunt’s Drug Store Haldeman’s Loudoun Hill’s MILO Tle Food Center N. Loudoun St Ain Milt St Braddock Mulvey’s Bedford Coveris Wurves W. Boscawen St March of Dimes Ipso Lovett Brothers N. Loudoun St. Winchester Cather Cather and Moling Minis Annie Timberlake Elsie Kay Shoppe Tru
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