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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1946

Page

6

Social Notes Mark Two Local Marriages And Visits

Social notes report the marriage of Miss Porterfield Light to Edwin T Snider Jr in Folkston Georgia with details on attire and backgrounds. Also noted are the marriage of Mrs Mary Orncorff to Luther Swartz in Winchester and local hospital, travel, and visiting statuses including residents from Stephens City and Berryville.

Porterfield Light Harry C. Light Woodside Frederick County Edwin Thruston Snider, Jr Edwin T. , Sr Winchester County Folkston Georgia A. S. McQueen Canada California Jacksonville Fila Mary Orncorff Archie Dunlap Siler Luther Swartz Walter Swartz S. J.goode Swartz O'Connell Plumbing Pennsylvania C. B. Lee James W. Lee James, Jr Stephens City Harrisonburg

Modern Etiquette Q and A by Roberta Lee

Advice on hosting visiting guests and proper language. The host should keep guests comfortable and entertained. Replace awkward phrasing like we had an awfully good time with Our time at Marys party was exceptionally good. A man should use the prefix Mr on visiting cards.

U D C Honors Southern Leaders and Lee Birthday Tribute

The Turner Ashby Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy held a luncheon at the Chanticleer Inn to honor Gen. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson on their birth anniversaries. Fifty four members attended as a speaker could not attend, with programs honoring Matthew Fontaine Maury and Maj. Kid Douglas.

Robert E. Lee Turner Ashby United Daughters of the Confederacy Chanticleer Inn Stonewall Jackson Miller O’rear Matthew Fontaine Maury Clara Colbert Lee Winfield Scott Lucy F. Kurtz Kid Douglas Stonewall

Art of India Exhibition Closes at Local Museum

Twenty seven paintings and photographs loaned by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts were returned yesterday to Richmond. The Handley School students and numerous Winchester residents enjoyed the exhibit sponsored by the Winchester Branch of the American Association of University Women.

India Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond Winchester American Association of the University of Women Handley School Wincheser

Red Cross Knitters Asked to Submit January Collection

Notice to Red Cross knitters and supervisors that the monthly collection will be on Tuesday, January 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Production Room on the second floor of Episcopal Church House, 134 West Avenue Street. New quota 266 V-neck sleeveless sweaters for soldiers in Army hospitals. volunteers can obtain yarn and instructions by calling Mrs. R. E. Griffith or Mrs. J. R. Yerby.

Red Cross Episcopal Church House Westaven Street R. E. Griffith J. R. Yerby

Evandale Homemakers Club Plans Thursday Meeting

Evandale Homemakers Club will meet Thursday January 24 at 10 a.m. at 374 National avenue the home of Mr and Mrs Carson Spillman. Demonstration on furniture repair directed by home agent Mrs Madeline Myers includes a covered dish dinner and members are asked to bring a food item.

Evansdale Homemakers Club Carson Spillman National Avenue Madeline Myers

Promotion for Ben Dutton in Osaka Japan Army unit

Word received that Ben Dutton son of Dr and Mrs B B Dutton of 500 South Washington street has advanced from private first class to sergeant. He is assigned to the 98th division and is stationed in Osaka Japan.

Ben Dutton B. B. Dutton South Washington Street Sgt. Dutton 98Th Division Osaka Japan

Miss Hannum Weds John Schnebly In Sunday Ceremony

Announcement of the marriage of Miss Marie Hannum of 715 South Braddock street to John Chestnut Schnebly of Hagerstown Maryland. The double ring ceremony was at Market Street Methodist Church with a reception at the bride's parents home. They will reside in Washington after a southern trip.

Marie Hannum H. C. Hannum South Braddock Street Scenebly Handley High School O'Sullivan Rubber Company Hagerstown U. S. Navy Washington, D. C

G A A Plans Bingo Party For Social

Members of the Girls Athletic Association are reminded the January social is a bingo party at the clubrooms on Thursday evening January 24 at 7 45 p m. Sign up with Miss Jean Campbell at 6525 by Wednesday after noon January 23. Committee: Miss Doris Cunning ham chair, Miss Anna Margaret Baker, Miss Jean Campbell, Mrs Wesley Crisman.

Girls Athletic Association Jean Campbell Doris Cunningham Anna Margaret Baker Wesley Crisman

Winchester Junior Music Club Met Saturday

The Winchester Junior Music Club met Saturday afternoon in their club room. The program featured a Mozart life story by Diane Hunt and an Opera Madame Butterfly report by Helen Page Coble and Marshall Steck. Prizes went to Elizabeth Cather Helen Page Coble and Marshall Steck.

Winchester Junior Music Club Mozart Diane Hunt Helen Page Coble Marshall Steck Barbara Wheeler Betsy Anderson Elizabeth Cather War Memorial Fund Handley School Betty Lou McFarland Jimmy Miller Carolyn Wheeler Biddy Pollard Ouida Lou Keller Patsy Wheels Helen Johnston Bessie Smalls Ronnie Johnston June Spring Donna Lou Andrson Patsy Barton Miss McCartney

Winchester trio shopping in Martinsburg Saturday

Mr. Commondore Miller, Mrs. Myrtle Pennington and Mrs. Virginia Gray, all of Winchester, were shopping in Martinsburg Saturday.

Commondore Miller Myrtle Pennington Virginia Gray Winchester Martinsburg

Grace Forney Moved to Montague Hall Nursery

Miss Grace Forney formerly of Winchester who had been ill at Mrs Raymond Forney’s home in Aurora Hills Arlington was moved to Montague Hall Nursery yesterday. Her condition is stated much improved.

Grace Forney Winchester Raymond Forney Aurora Hills Arlington Montague Hall Nursery Margaretta Whiting Archibald Cummins Caryswood Whiting Baltimore F. L. Aylor Fort Loudoun Howard Cather Aylor Richmond Aylers William Garvin, Sr Charles Town W. Va Bob McKelvie J. Tyson Dortch Ted Dortch Mt. Hebron

Lesson In English Word Study On Misused Phrases

Lesson covers proper usage and pronunciation of common phrases and terms. It explains how to say and spell items like melee and panegyrist, and encourages daily vocabulary growth through focused word study.

Moses

Camp and Hospital Committee Will Meet In January

The January business meeting of the Red Cross Camp and Hospital Committee of Winchester County will be held at the Winchester Hotel on January 24 with representatives of local organizations requested to attend. The week’s notices also report various local social and hospital updates and staff movements.

Red Cross Winchester County Heldington Hotel

Berryville Social Roundup Guests and Visits Abroad

Berryville residents and visitors are listed in a social roundup. Rev. Ernest H. Williams, recently discharged Navy chaplain, becomes Trinity Church rector in Arlington. Local families, including the Stalnakers, Mumma, Dorsey, Whiting, and Cummins, host or visit in Berryville and nearby towns. The January Woman's Club features Rev. Armistead Welbourne, former Japan missionary, with Japanese artifacts.

Berryville Ernest H. Williams U. S. Navy Armistead Welbourne Leesburg Albert Seccombe Annie B. Moore Samuel Chew Williams Welborne Japan Th Woman's Club Clarke County

Pretty 22-Year-Old Girl Lands Two In Jail

Los Angeles dated story reports Jean Cooney a New Jersey woman lured to Hollywood. She alleges a party at Lon Gamble's mansion led to a drugged drink and a week in hospital after a broken jaw. Gamble faces rape and assault charges with $5,000 bail. Edward Clark charged with vagrancy and set for jury trial.

Los Angeles C. E. Gregory Sheriff's Office Jean Cooney New Jersey Hollywood Lon R. Gamble Edward Clark Gregory Miss Cooney Gamble Arthur Miller Justice of the Peace

Local residents visit and travel notes in Berryville

Mrs Edward Berlin and her sister in law left Monday for Washington to join Mr Berlin for a business trip in Richmond. Misses Jane Carter and Nell Osborne Carter from Washington DC spent the weekend in Berryville with their mother Mrs Ned Carter. Mr Carter who works in Washington also visited, returning Monday night.

Peggy Stalnaker Washington, D. C Berryville Annie B. Moore Moore William B. Stalnaker Cumberland, Md Robert Merchant Berryville High School Martinsburg W. Va Mrs.Buckman Ruth Reva Berlin Edward Berlin Jane Carter Nell Osborne Carter Ned Carter Carter Washington

GI Bill loan guaranty eligibility by discharge status

The GI Bill as amended makes an honorable discharge a certificate of eligibility for a guaranteed loan. If discharge is other than honorable, the veteran may apply to the Veterans Administration for a certificate of eligibility.

T.E.S. A Veterans’ Administration

Local Men Enlist in U S Navy From Winchester Area

A list of Winchester and nearby residents who enlisted in the U S Navy during the last two weeks is published. Names include ee Shifflett Bunker Hill Kenneth C Kelly Maurice Eckman Bert D Carpenter Eugene T Grant La Grade M Trussell Austin F Coffman Herbert Franklin Jr Stephen City Arlan E Sirbaugh Willard M Wiley Gore David Ray Sark Edwin C Potts Davis Teets Jr George F Swanson Stertens A Madigan Julius W Hendrickson Robert Amos Jones Roy al Front Royal Robert Leon Young and Ernest Lutz among others.

U. S. Navy U.S. Navy Post Winchester Ee Shifflett Bunker Hill Kenneth C. Kelly Rt. 1 Maurice Eckman Valley Ave Bert D. Carpenter Rt. 3 Eugene T. Grant S. Market Street la Grade M. Trussell 3Rd Ave Rawson W. Va Austin F. Coffman Herbert Franklin, Jr Stephen City Virginia Arlan E. Sirbaugh Willard M. Wiley Gore David Ray Sark Capon Bridge Edwin C. Potts Purcellville Davis Teets, Jr Mathias George F. Swanson Stertens A. Madigan Julius W. Hendrickson Bunkker Hill Robert Amos Jones Front Royal Robert Leon Young Martinsburg W. Virginia Ernest Lutz Mt. Jackson

Local Star Coverage Promises Complete News Reach

The Star pledges full coverage of local national and world events offering readers a comprehensive update across communities and markets with timely reporting and in depth analysis.

the Star

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Judy Light E. T. Snider, Jr Foltz Ora Foltz Winchester Memorial Hospital L. Eustaphieve Pred Lindy Hotinger J. A. Hotinger Emorial der Perea Mr. Johnson Robert Johnson Washington San Harold Doss Lynchburg Chester Rosenberg Margueritte Huff Berry Clowser Earl Clowser Staff Assistance Corps Lewis Barton DeRay Boston Brooks’ Pharmacy Roberta Lee Art of India Evandale Homemakers Club Gaunt's Drug Store W. L. Gordon Marvin Keffer National Home Fund Newton D. Baker General Hospital Catherine Flickinger Smith DeHaven Rutherford Coxswain Bowles San Francisco Telfair H. Bowles Garvin Bowles Clearbrook Calif Mr. Bickers Don Marsh Buffalo N. Y George Lyons, Jr New Haven Major Cook Giles B. Cook Tuck Bolling Field Continental Air Force Frances Jones Stonewall Avenue Newton D. Baker Yeakle University of W. Va Frank Yeakle, Jr Morgantown Mr. Yeakle Eee of Dismond Soule Morton C. Mumma, Jr Mrs. Mumma Ralph N. Dorsey R. Meade Dorsey James Thomson Balclutha New Orleans Clifton M. Polhamus Stones Chapel Agnes Fenton William Beverley Palmer Beverley Milton Valley Betty McGehee Blackburn Moore Beverley John B. Neill William Blythe Susanne, Warde and Sandra Blythe Baltimore, Md Col Joel D. Griffing Staunton, Va Winston Churchill Britain Miami Florida Churchills Frank W. Clarke International Soundphoto Hatcheck the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Haldeman’s Hill’s Toy & Novelty Store OOD Center N. Loudoun St Pine Motor CO C. B. Smalts & Son Vogue Cather & Moling Timberlake Ladies’ Store Florist the Flower Shop E. Piccadilly St Tere John Marshall THE Shenandoah Valley
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