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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1950

Page

8

Japan in Focus A February Study at the Church

A February series titled Japan in Focus invites the community to weekly Wednesday sessions at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday worship at 6:45 p.m. The program, sponsored by the Woman's Society and Youth Fellowship, covers Japanese culture history and life with talks by Joan Russell, Jeanette Slonaker, Lola Ritter, and Donald Jackson.

Woman's Society A. R. Armel Japan Lola Ritter Maggie Overboy Donald Jackson John Holler Russe Ailamong

Emswillar Family Visits Combs in Mathias Area

Mr and Mrs G P Emswillar and five children from Mathias West Virginia visited Mr and Mrs Lonnie Combs Sr and Mr and Mrs Victor Combs Sunday evening.

G. P. Emswillar Mathias, W. Va Lonnie Combs Sr Victor Combs

Calendar of Events January February in Town

Calendar lists AAUW Modern Art Group meeting Mrs. Lee 439 Handley Ave. Moose Club AA and AA at Friendship Fire Hall. Executive Board Women’s Civic League Mrs Beatty 107 Lee St Kiwanis George Washington Hotel Junior Century Club Mrs Sjostrom 209 Fairmont Ave Elks Club Creative Dance Group Mrs O Connell 217 S Loudoun St. Sponsored by AAUW. Holy Communion Christ Episcopal Church 12 30 Rotary George Washington Hotel Sunshine Club Braddock St Methodist Church Mrs Reed 224 S Braddock St Literature Appreciation Group Mrs Lozier 211 S Washington St Sponsored by Women’s Civic League. Quota Club Congregational Christian Church parish 6 p m Queen Esther Sunday School Class EUB Church Mrs Cochran Albin GAA business meeting council 7 30 p m.

Modern Art Group AAUW French A. Lee Handley Ave Moose Club Alcoholics Anonymous Friendship Fire Hall Women’s Civic League W. W. Beattie Lee St Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel L. G. Sjostrom Fairmont Ave Elks Club Irvan T. O'Connell S. Loudoun St Christ Episcopal Church Rotary Club Sunshine Club Braddock St William H. Reed S. Braddock St Robert T. Lozier S. Washington St Quota Club Congregational Christian Church Queen Esther EUB Church Willie Cochran Albin Council

Holy Communion Service at Christ Church Observes Purification Feast

A noon Thursday Holy Communion service at Christ Episcopal Church observes the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Altar Guild will lead a Corporate Communion.

Christ Episcopal Church Altar Guild

New York Men Depart for Duke University Trip

Mr. Marshall Novick and Mr. Maxwell Goldwasser of New York left today for Duke University after spending the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Novick, parents of Marshall.

Marshall Novick Maxwell Goldwasser New York Duke University A. J. Novick

Hovermales Celebrate 55th Wedding Anniversary at Ridge Home

Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hovermale of Ridge West Virginia observed their 55th anniversary with a Sunday dinner party hosted by seven children. The event featured red and white roses, a white wedding cake with a miniature vase, and re enactment of their January 29 1895 nuptials led by Rev. Earl Bateman. The couple married in Frederick County and spent most of their married life in Ridge with their seven children grandchildren and great grandchildren in attendance.

A. H. Hovermale Ridge W. Va P. J. Lawrence Earl Bateman Hovermales T. K. Dawson Rumsey Hovermale E. B. Gano O. B. Hovermale J. R. Unger Berkeley Springs Edward Brown Gainesboro B. V. Unger Forrest Winchester Mae Shade Washington Hedgesville C. J. Fawcett W. G. Hovermale Ray Hovermale Beulah Phelps Randall Omps Paul Hovermale Elmer Hovermale Deloris Hovermale Patricia Omps Shirley Hovermale Lewis Omps Lois Trenary Glenda McClintock Norman Pope Avon R. Omps VPI

Mr Laskey Spends Weekend Here With Friends

Henry A. Laskey formerly of this city now of Washington spent the weekend here visiting friends.

Mr. Laskey Henry A. Laskey This City Washington

Grubbs Celebrates 51st Birthday At Home

Mr Lawrence Calvin Grubbs of 604 Patterson Ave is honored at a blue and gold birthday dinner. Attendees include Mrs Grubbs and their daughter Mrs Charles E Sheetz along with relatives and friends from Pikeside Keyser Woodstock.

Grubbs Lawrence Calvin Grubbs Patterson Ave Charles E. Sheetz Dale Silane Pikeside W.va Vernon Grubbs Calvin Grubbs Keyser W. Va Leslie Grubbs Woodstock

Births Jan 30 Additions to Five Local Families

Birth announcements list a boy for Paul and Ruth Moore of Fairmont Avenue 30315, a boy for Melvin Heishman of Wardensville West Virginia and Gatha Garrett, a girl for Abe Silek of Front Royal and Najla Haddad, a girl for Randolph Ritter of 427 North Loudoun Street and Aletta Rudolph, and a boy for Paul Brooks of Route 2 and Willene Cooper.

Paul Moore Fairmont Ave Moore Ruth Mantle Melvin Heishman Wardensville W. Va Heishman Gatha Garrett Abe Silek Front Royal Silek Najla Haddad Randolph Ritter N. Loudoun St Ritter Aletta Rudolph Paul Brooks Rt. 2 Brooks Willene Cooper

Slanesville Farm Women meet. candlewicking shown

Slanesville West Virginia village notes cover Doris Disney visiting Takoma Park and two Hockman visits in Cumberland. Slanesville Farm Women’s Club met at John Crouse’s home for the regular monthly meeting with devotions, scripture Luke 14 28 30, family spending lesson, candlewicking demonstration, and a planned food sale. Refreshments followed as Mrs Crouse and group hosted.

Slanesville W. Va Doris Disney Takoma Park Homer Hockman Hockman Marion Kidwell Washington Atlee Wentling Lorena Kidwell Nola Cumberland Slanesville Farm Women’s Club Met At the Home of Mrs. John Crouse

Kiwanis Luncheon Speaker to Discuss Robert E. Lee

Capt C W McLawhorn Massarut ten Military Academy Woodstock will be guest speaker at the Kiwanis luncheon in the George Washington Hotel at 12 30 p m tomorrow His topic is Robert E Lee The Man A second item notes an estimate that fortune telling costs in the United States exceed 125 million dollars annually

C. W. McLawhorn Massarutten Military Academy Woodstock Kiwanis George Washington Hotel Robert E. Lee United States

624 Are X Rayed During Clinic Here

A mass clinic here X rayed 624 people mainly high school students over Thursday and Friday. The best pictures came from a State equipped trailer on the City Plaza. The equipment arrived Tuesday. the first two days were re X ray follow up from an earlier survey. Sixty three people had larger chest pictures taken on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Winchester

Health Check-up is Recommended by Local Health Officer

Dr. Paul Chapman of the Winchester Frederick Health District urged a physical check-up as a New Year starter. He said an annual medical exam is advisable for all persons and that anyone not checked since last January or February should see a doctor now. Regular health checks help diagnose unsuspected diseases early for prompt treatment.

Paul Chapman Winchester-Frederick

Streamlined breadmaking offers bakery quality at home

Kitchen Kapers describes a coffee bread base recipe with yeast and flour, then expands to Danish pastry and French coffee dough. It provides step by step instructions for mixing, rising, shaping, and baking, including muffins and rolls, with sugar, butter, nuts, and fillings.

Martha W. Levi

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

English prose notes on usage misused words pronunciation and spelling. Highlights correct phrases for anxiety versus eagerness and common mispronunciations and misspellings. Includes daily vocabulary goal and a sample word salutary with a sentence.

W. L Gordon

Modern Etiquette Q and A on introductions and engagements

A Q and A series covers etiquette details. A young married woman should introduce her mother as This is my mother, Mrs. Jones to set the correct form of address. Public engagement announcements are made by parents or close relatives. Canary lifespans range 12 to 15 years on average with extreme cases up to 34 years, and unpaired canaries tend to live longer.

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