May Day Attendant Chosen From Local Sophomore
May Day at Mary Washington College will feature Ann Beverley Wright of Winchester as an attendant. She is a sophomore and daughter of Mrs. Helen Wright. Wright also served as an attendant last year. The event is set for May 7 with classmates selecting the attendants.
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Ann Beverley Wright
City
Helen Wright
Winchester
Martinsburg
Mary Washington College
Miss Wright
Calendar of Events January 26 27 28 Highlights
The calendar lists events from Wednesday January 26 to Friday January 28. Public speaking at Handley library led by Miss Marjorie Davies and Mrs. Rich ard Lewis, municipal band at Rouss Hall, various meetings at homes hotels churches and clubs with dates and hosts including Mrs. Ronald Wilson Mrs. R. Gray Williams Mr. and Mrs. Hillary Brant and groups such as Rotary Braddock St Young Adult Fellowship JET dinner Woodmen of the World Cub Pack 2 and a Civic League music group note a postponement to February 4 for the music appreciation group.
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Handley Library
Marjorie Davies
Richard Lewis
Rouss Hall
International Affairs
Ronald Wilson
N. Braddock
Wilson
R. Gray Williams
Rotary
George Washington
Braddock St
Hillary Brant
Martinsburg
Woodmen of the World
Lodge Hall
Presbyterian Church
Civic League
Miss Virginia Grant to Visit from College
Miss Virginia Lee Grant a Madison College junior will spend next weekend at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Lee Grant 376 Gray Ave Civic League urges better attendance inviting all to a Handley Library public speaking session at 7 30 tonight led by Miss Marjorie Davies and Mrs Richard Lewis Another meeting of International Affairs at 11 am Thursday features Mrs Wilson and guest speaker Mrs R Gray Williams VFW Auxiliary installs officers Lena Allen presiding officers include Esther Funk and Mrs R M Adams with prayers by Mrs Katherine Flickinger Card party planned February 24 at George Washington hotel
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Turner Ashby
Lee
UDC
Robert E
George Washington Hotel
Wyatt Richard
Handley Library
Harriet Kane
Jefferson Davis
William A. Wright
Braddock St. Methodist Church
Paul Jackson
Front Royal
Richard Biggs
Martinsburg
Mary Taylor
W. A. Wright
Claude Grim
Emma Kinzel
Garvin B. Bowles
Ethyl Lee Martin
8. C. Brooks
Elizabeth Laren
Virginia Lee Grant
Madison College
Mrs
Lee Grant
Gray Ave
Civic League
Marjorie Davies
Richard Lewis
League
Ronald Wilson
N. Braddock St
Wilson
R. Gray Williams
VFW
Lena Allen
Esther Funk
R. M. Adams
Martha Baker
Katherine Flickinger
Local births announced for Berryville Whitacre and Whitacre families
PWirths January 25 report three new arrivals. A boy to Mr. and Mrs. Morrison of Berryville, mother Norma Richards. A girl to Mr. and Mrs. Ritter, mother Elsie Derflinger. A girl to Mr. and Mrs. Peacemaker, mother Daisy Shipway.
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Daniel Morrison
Berryville
Morrison
Norma Richards
Venner Ritter
Williams
Ritter
Elsie Derflinger
John Peacemaker
Whitacre
Peacemaker
Daisy Shipway
Berryville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Inauguration
Social notes record residents returning from visits in Des Moines King George and Washington. Attendees at the inauguration include the Friants Hart Levi Holland Griffing Rutherford Kaplan and others. Also listed are travels to Arcadia Harrisonburg and Alexandria with family and friends in attendance.
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William Hart
Marshall Levi
Patsy Holland
Joel D. Griffing
Joel Griffing
Terrell Rutherford
Russell Kaplan
New Stars Shine Bright On Broadway Firmament
George Tucker profiles three young Broadway actresses rising from obscurity to success in 1948. Margaret Phillips from Wales, Mary McCarty from Kansas, and Allyn McLerie from Canada each stood out in sub par shows like Summer and Smoke Small Wonder and Where’s Charley.
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George Tucker
New York
Kansas
Margaret Phillips
Alma Winemiller
Tennessee Williams
Mary McCarty
Allyn McLerie
Charley
Ray Bolger
Babe Ruth
Cwmegwrach
Wales
Valley of the Witch
Bronx
Broadway
Leslie Paul
Mary
Hollywood
Sleepy Hollow
Aldolph Green
57Th Street
Miss McLerie
Canada
Brooklyn
Social Roundup of Visits and Guests Across Virginia
A string of weekend visits and hometown trips shows Fredericksburg and surrounding areas hosting relatives and friends. Notables include Hugh D. Scott and Stanley Chewning of Fredericksburg visiting Mr. Norman B. Scott, Miss Frances Goodsell at Hollins College, and Mrs. Alberta Martin with Mrs. Virginia Orndorff. Other stops include visitors to Old Chapel, a wedding in Norfolk, and relatives in Winchester, Mineral, Summit Point, Arlington, and Buckner, with healthcare and assembly news noted.
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Norman B. Scott
Mr. Scott
Hugh D. Scott
Stanley Chewning
Fredericksburg
Frances Goodsell
Hollins College
Roanoke
Alberta Martin
Virginia Orndorff
Hayfield
Sarah Royston
Minnie Royston
Old Chapel
Local residents return from trips and visits in region
White Post resident Edward Von Pippen returns from Miami vacation. Mr and Mrs H. B Harris come back from Richmond where they visited Harris's daughter Virginia Leigh Harris in the Carousel cast. Bishop Goodwin administered confirmations at Grace Episcopal Church Berryville. Mrs Clifton Price, Miss Sylvia Lewis and Mr John James received confirmations. Mrs Hugh N Ritter returns from Washington for family illness. Irvine Price and J W Olcott attended a Farmers Home Admin meeting in Strasburg. Fred Williams will live in Winchester after accepting a job with Plumlyame company. Anne Massey visited her father Town Sergeant John Massey. Dakeman family visited relatives in the area. Mason Morris hosted weekend guests from Arlington. Eddy Joyce returned to Washington from Crows Nest. Lt Elsie Kyle Foley Navy Nurse Corps returned to Bethesda after visiting parents in town.
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H. B
Harris
Richmond
Mr. Harris
Virginia Leigh Harris
Carousel
Frederick D. Goodwin
Grace Episcopal Church
Berryville
Clifton Price
Sylvia Lewis
John James
Elsie Kyle Foley
Navy Nurse Corps
Bethesda
Mrs. C. K. Foley
Vatronol Nose Drops Relief For Head Cold
An old advert describes Vatronol Nose Drops acting fast to relieve nasal congestion and ease breathing during a cold. It promises quick relief and prevention of cold progression with Vicks Vatronol.
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Berm
Methodist Pastor At State Council Meeting
Rev. Roscoe C. Johnson of Front Royal attended the Virginia State Council of Churches in Richmond as one of 25 Methodist Conference representatives.
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Roscoe C. Johnson
Front Royal
Virginia State Council of Churches
Richmond
Methodist Conference
Etiquette Q and A on church, sleeves, and silver use
Roberta Lee offers guidance on visiting families who attend church, noting guests should generally attend if invited. She says a coat sleeve should show a quarter to half inch of shirt cuff. For tableware, follow the hostess’s lead and use the same piece she uses.
Win chester Star pattern advertisement for dresses and book
Vintage ad copy promotes pattern 4675 with sizes 12 through 20 and materials needed. It invites sending 25 cents to acquire the pattern and offers a Spring Pattern Book by Anne Adams with a free four-storey pattern sample and a 15 cent copy option.
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Winchester Star 113
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
Language guide by W. L. Gordon on correct usage and common misspellings. Exercises cover misused phrases mispronounced words and vocabulary growth with daily word focus. Includes definitions examples and a quoted line on stolidity from Bentley.
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W. L. Gordon
Bentley
Help the March of Dimes It Helps Cure
The message promotes the March of Dimes charity aiding research and treatment for infantile paralysis. It urges support to assist victims and advance medical progress in the era.
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The
March of Dimes
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