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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1950

Page

8

Braiser Reed Wedding Told in City Oklahoma

City Oklahoma Wednesday afternoon Rev R S Schmucker performed the ceremony at his home on N Loudoun. The bride wore a poudre blue dress with navy accessories and a corsage of red rosebuds. Attendant was her sister Miss Hilda Reed. Best man was Mr Robert Reed. The couple left for Oklahoma City where Mr Braiser is in business with his father.

City Okla R. S&s. Schmucker N. Loudoun &T Hilda Reed Robert Reed Oklahoma City Braiser

Coun cil of Girls Athletic Association honors retiring president

The 1949 Coun cil of the Girls Athletic Association honored Mrs. Wesley Crisman with an appreciation gift at The Chanticleer Inn after a Tuesday evening party. Attendees included officers and committee chairs such as Mrs. Widmreyer, Mrs. Singhass, Miss Senecadiver, Mond Burke, and others.

Council of the Girls Athletic Association Wesley Crisman Chanticleer Inn Crisman Association Cris‘man Jack Widmreyer Lester. Singhass Lucille Senecadiver Mond Burke Athletic Fred Hyde Robert Berry R. B. Dr

Hospital Admission for Mrs Ida Kline in Winchester

Mrs Ida Kline has entered Winchester Memorial Hospital on Baker Street for a major operation. Mrs Grantham Fiddler, admitted Monday, is unable to receive visitors due to illness.

Ida Kline Baker St Winchester Memorial Hospiel

Calendar of Events for January Evening Programs

The listing shows a series of evening events across Woodmen of the World Travelog at Christ Episcopal Church a St Joan s benefit Music Appreciation at 1 Springcrest Ave Winchester Frederick County Historical Society at the George Washington Hotel a teen age dance at the George W Hotel plus a window sale at Mr Mill s Store Stephens City and a Montague Ave Young Adult Class at Acorn Heights.

Mary Pancoast Christ Episcopalae St. Joan's George Heitz Springcrest Ave Women’s Civic League Winchester

Braithwaites Observe 50th Anniversary

Mr and Mrs E W Braithwaite of Cross Junction marked fifty years of marriage on January 11 1900 the couple wed in Collinsville. A postponed family dinner party was held January 21 due to Mrs Braithwaite illness. They reside in Cross Junction and have four children and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

E. W. Braithwaite Cross Junction

Roy Cather Jr On Headmaster's List at Christchurch School

Roy A. Cather Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Roy Cather of 517 S Washington St, was named among those on the Headmaster's List for achieving top or better average at Christchurch School in Catstchneh Virginia.

Roy A. Cather Jr Roy Cather S. Washington St Christchurch School Catstchneh Cather Roy A. Cather, Jr Roy A. Cather Washington St Christchurch St. Margaret’s School Tappahannock

Local residents attend 54th Virginia Horticultural Society meeting

Mrs. O. M. Swimley, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Arnold and Lester Arnold Jr., along with Mr. and Mrs. Layton Stockdale of Albin, returned home after attending the 54th annual meeting of the Virginia State Horticultural Society in Roanoke.

O. M. Swimley Lester Arnold Lester Arnold Jr City Layton Stockdale Albin Virginia State Horticultural Society Roanoke

Honesty-Johnson Wedding in Front Royal

Miss Audra Orleane Honesty Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Johnson married Wilbur R Hardesty son of Mr and Mrs Lee Honesty at the bride’s home in Front Royal at 2 pm December 26. Rev N H Johnson officiated. maid of honor Miss Elizabeth Johnson and best man Nathan Campbell witnessed the double ring ceremony.

Audra Orleane Edward Johnson Wilbur R. Hardesty Lee Honesty Winchester N. H. Johnson Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Front Royal Elizabeth Johnson Washington Nathan Campbell Honesty Virginia State College Petersburg Delta Theta Douglas High School

The Mesh A Parisian Family Drama

Literary guide review of Lucie Marchal novel The Mesh translated by Virgilia Peterson. Jene Francois at 28 seeks independence while a mother-dominated household controls love and ambition in a tense, deadly family rivalry. Marie Madeleine, Charles, Noemi, and the boardinghouse world drive toward a stark, inevitable climax.

W. G. Rogers Lucie Marchal Virgilia Peterson Appleton-Den' '-Crofts Jene Francois Charles Brussels Madeleine Mme. Josserand Noemi Michel

Henkel Returns From Grand Rapids Furniture Show

Mr. C. H. Henkel returns to his home on West Boscawen Street after attending the annual furniture show in Grand Rapids Michigan. He exhibited several pieces from his factory and will spend the weekend at his home with the Rev. and Mrs. Edgar G. Hill.

C. H. Henkel W. Boscawen St Grand Rapids Mich Henkel Anne Roane Hill Juannelle Mottern Pennsylvania Mi Madison College Edgar G. Hill W. Clifford St Douglas Orville Hill McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital Richmond

Births in Charles Town and Rt. 2 announce two new arrivals

Jan 26 births to Mr. and Mrs. George K. Wysong Jr. of Charles Town West Virginia a girl. Mrs. Wysong is formerly Jacquelin Funkhouser. Also to Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Gardner Rt. 2 a boy. Mrs. Gardner is formerly Melissa Newlin.

George K. Wysong Jr Charles Town W. Va Wysong Jacquelin Funkhouser Kendall Gardner Rt. 2 Gardner Melissa Newlin

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

The piece defines grammar as science and speaking as art. It notes mispronunciations such as exuberance and mis-spellings like nauses. It urges daily vocabulary growth and defines cynic as a person who believes all human conduct is self interested.

First Puppet Exhibition in America Date

The first theatrical puppet display in America occurred in 1525, performed by stringed mannequin figures operated by servant entertainers hired by Cortez to amuse his fellow explorers. The modern puppet revival began in Chicago in 1915 and at the same time in New York.

United States America Cortez Chicago New York

Ghost of Charley Henry Bequest Sparked Legal Ghost Tale

An 80-year-old fruit stand operator in Winchester left income from an $86,000 estate to John Kerr School children in the first three grades to be paid twice yearly for education. Reports misrepresented the bequest as funding bubble gum and soda, prompting a curiously worded ghostly reply from the deceased. The actual will directs annual distributions on Easter and Christmas for educational purposes, without mention of candy or soda.

Charles B. Henry John Kerr School Henry Will Sun Dial H.S. Phillips Charley Henry Virginia Elliott Marshall Winchester Verroner Blackstone Webster John Kerr City of

Modern Etiquette Q&A Lessons for Social Courtesy

Roberta Lee answers common social questions about hostess timing neighbor calls and job interview attire. The columns uphold conservative dress and courtesy while noting desert blooms. Spectacular flowering occurs February to March in the Colorado desert and April to May in the Mohave.

Colorado Desert Mohave

Estimating Per Capita Income in Old Chinese Data

In a recent comparison the per capita income for the Chinese is given as the equivalent of $12 per year. This suggests a historical measure of income, highlighting extreme poverty and the economic context of the period.

Oo A

Opera staged in seven cities at once in 1901

Early 1900s saw Mascagni's opera Lee Maschere produced simultaneously in seven cities across Italy, beginning January 7, 1901. The unusual event highlighted the work's popularity and the era's ambitious staging.

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