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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1946
Page
6
Social notes announce Joanna Carpenter Hunt Huntington will wed St Peter Noel of the U S A on Thursday February 14 at 4 o clock in the Bethlehem chapel of the Washington Cathedral in Washington D C. A reception will follow at 1906 Twenty Third Street the Huntington home.
Miss Garnette Smallwood daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Smallwood Jr of Clarke County marries Lt (jg) Goodson U S N R in Atlanta Georgia on January 18 vows spoken before family friends at 7 pm The bride wore a pastel blue suit with pink accessories and corsage of pink roses She is a Berryville graduate and former model The groom son of Mr and Mrs Bergan Goodson of Baltimore received Navy commission in 1943 He holds Navy 45 DFC Air Medal with oak leaves and four battle stars They will reside at 3054 Tree Drive Atlanta after a Greenville N C visit
Miss Tawak of Romney West Virginia and F Hoover Jr of Winchester were married January 21 at 8 o'clock in Braddock Methodist Church. Rev T J Haw officiated. The bride wore a gold ensemble with matching accessories and a corsage of yellow roses. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard Speelman, late of Romney High School class of 1944. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs George F Hoover Sr, attended Handley High School before serving in the U S Army in the ETO and recently discharged. They will honeymoon in the area and reside in Romney where Hoover is employed by Headley and White.
Miss Esther Rein kle, seaman first class in the U S Navy, wed Robert L Arbell in Georgetown Lutheran Church Washington D C The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Rein kle Cosmos Minnesota wore dove gray with blue accessories and a Sweetheart rose corsage The groom son of Mrs Mary Pauline Hitt and the late Captain Lawrence L Azbell is employed in Washington D C The service featured Technical Sgt George R Morrison US Marines as best man and his wife Mrs Anne Morrison as matron of honor.
Mr and Mrs John May of Hed gesville West Virginia announce the marriage of their daughter Hilda Neema May to John Childs Rutherford son of the late Mr and Mrs J P Rutherford of Berryville on January 17 The Rev F L Fulcher officiated at the Methodist parsonage The bride wore a navy dress with yellow rose corsage After a wedding trip to New York and New Jersey the couple will reside in Clarke county where Rutherford farms Mrs Henry Bell becomes a great grandmother again with the birth of a son January 29 to Aloise Ellen Brill and her husband in Berryville They have a daughter Lynette Ellen Will S Powers and his wife return to Berryville after six weeks away selling Long View to Henry Boyd of Chicago and taking possession March 1
The Women's Civic League holds a monthly luncheon in Baker's Dining Room on West Boscawen Street at 1 pm Friday February 1. Dr. C. R. Anderson will address League members. Non members are invited. Reservations to Mrs. Wilkie Hunt 5795 or Mrs. Hugh Peters 3757.
Miss Connie Kitzmiller of Mount Storm wed Elwood Householder of Keeper West Virginia in a January 26 ceremony at Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Manse. Rev. Arthur Gear officiated as the altar backdrop featured evergreens and candles. The bride wore white marquisette with a fingertip veil and gardenia bouquet. a wedding dinner followed at the manse. Householder, recently discharged after 5 12 years in the U S Army, and his bride work at Rexrodes Inn in Mount Storm.
Mr and Mrs Brown Collins of Siler receive congratulations on the birth of a daughter in Winchester Memorial Hospital on Monday January 28. Mrs Collins formerly Miss Roxanna Batt daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Batt of Cross Junction.
Mrs S P Page of 318 West Cork Street will entertain the Thursday Bridge Club at her residence Thursday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Fletcher entertained at dinner Sunday for their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Jennings re who were recently married. Guests included Din nings Fletcher Miss Corall Fletcher, Winchester Mr and Mrs Woodrow Line and children Mrs Walter Hicks Mr Buss Hawn and son Mrs Lawrence Hawn and children and Mr and Mrs Stanley Bennett. Mrs Fletcher is the former Miss Ina Combs.
The Evening Star Daily features local sports coverage highlighting key games and standout athletes from community teams. Readers see scores, notable plays, and upcoming schedules in a concise roundup.
A reader asks about the customary hours for a day at home and wedding attire. Answers: day at home runs four to six in the afternoon, best man wears the same costume as the groom minus the boutonniere, and the host or hostess leads the procession into the dining room with the spouse of the honored couple guiding the next two.
Berryville social notes list visitors and locals, including Miss Kate Powers, Miss Virginia Page, Mrs. Martha McAtee from South Carolina, and Mr. Henry Lickey. Residents travel to Richmond, Washington, and Florida. several join family, attend church meetings, or note military discharges and reinforcements.
Donts scratch dont squeeze pimples you may infect yourself Do not suffer itching of pimples eczema angry red blotches when soothing Peterson you get quick relief Makes skin look better and feel better 35¢ all druggists Money back if one application does not delight you Petersons Ointment also soothes irritated tired or itchy feet and cracks between toes ady.
A compact English lesson by W. L. Gordon on common word usage and pronunciation. It covers misused terms such as greenhouse versus green house, mispronunciations like England, and misspellings omelet. The piece centers on word study and a note on the word complexity.
Local notices recap visits and returns across Berryville Clarke County and nearby towns. Names include Hutterman Long er beam Diffenderfer Sipe Pierce Henson Moore Ware. Red Cross appeals for sewing machines to meet weekly quotas and production needs.
Frances E. Massie executrix offers in public auction the property at 107 Euclid Avenue Winchester Virginia with 60 foot frontage and 120 foot depth, improvements include a frame house and out buildings, deeds recorded in Deed Book 39 and 43, sale to be held February 21 1946 at 11 a m at the County Court House. Terms cash. Herbert S. Larrick attorney.
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