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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1950

Page

8

Engagement Announcement for Anne Beverley Wright and Charles Swanson

Mrs Helen Beverley Wright of Richmond and Winchester announces the engagement of her daughter Anne Beverley Wright to Ensign Charles Oscar Swanson son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Berndott Swanson of Delta Colorado Swanson a 1949 Naval Academy graduate currently at MIT Graduate School of Engineering wedding planned for early fall Attending guests Betsy Arthur and Patricia Stephenson host at Fairfax Lane home tonight.

Dementi Studio Helen Hardy Wright Richmond Winchester Anne Beverly Ensign Charles Oscar Swanson Oscar Bernadott Swanson Delta Colorado Miss Wright Bradshaw Beverley Wright Handley High School Mary Washington College University of Virginia Fredericksburg Ensign Swanson Bu Ns Silver Springs United States Naval Academy At Annapolis Graduate School of Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wright Betsy Arthur Patricia Stephenson Fairfax Lane Anne Beverley Wright Charles Oscar Swanson

Calendar of Events Highlights Listings

A compact list of community events runs July 3 to 6 featuring yard party at the city sponsored site, Madison Lodge, Cantabile Choir, Municipal Band at Rouss Hall, Kwanis Club at the George Washington Hotel, Elks Club, Rotary Club meeting, and GAA in club rooms with a 7 30 council session.

Madison Lodge Cantabile Choir Rouss Hall Kwanis Club George Washington Hotel Elks Club Rotary Club GAA Council

Miss Mary Beattie Weds Paul Connor at Sacred Heart

Miss Mary Eliza beth Beattie daughter of Mr and Mrs William Beattie and Paul Jerome Connor son of Mr and Mrs Stephen Connor married at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Julian Bullock with a nuptial mass. The couple will reside in Alexandria after a motor trip to New England and Canada. Both hold degrees from Duke University Catholic University and St Francis College respectively.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church Mary Elizabeth Beattie William Whiting Beattie Lee St Paul Jerome Connor Stephen J. Connor Ambridge Julian Bullock Catherine Beattie June Cline Winchester Sam Rhodes Charles Town W. Va Rose Ann Jacobs Steubenville Ohio Richard Crane Philadelphia Marianne Clemence John S. Clemence Washington Robert H. Connor James Driesch Charles Troha Takoma Park George Sheehan Louisville Charles Bolgiano College Park Marilyn Kayser Rockville Elizabeth Grim Winchester Golf Club Connor New England Canada Bertland Ave Alexandria Handley High School Duke University Catholic University St. Francis College Loretta Robert Connor Edith Beattie Raymond Meagher Aubrey Fennell Richard Fennell Gregory Fennell Paul Joseph Beattie, Jr Vienna F. L. Aylor Berryville John Hardy Norfolk M. E. Pritts

Secrets of Charm by John Robert Powers

Practical beauty tips target holiday look adjustments with quick fixes for pale and sunburned skin, hair and makeup, and inexpensive fashion tricks. Includes playful styling ideas for dances and accessible at home guidance, plus a direct offer to write for more personalized advice and fabric swatches.

Home Agent Schedules Contests and Club Meetings

The Home Agent outlines a week of 4-H activities across multiple clubs including Gore, Shawnee, Hayfield, Middletown, and North Frederick with demonstrations on pressure cooker meals and citizenship. She will assist with program development and contest work during July 4 7 8 and attend district meetings to support clubs.

Agen Mornt Middletown Curtis Andrews Middlé Road Joseph Sharp North Frederick Whitacre Community Hall

Births Across Strasburg and Kernstown Celebrate Three Babies

June 30 birth notices report a girl to Mr and Mrs John Hines Jr of Strasburg with mother formerly Georgianna Poland a boy to Mr and Mrs Leon Fultz of Strasburg with mother formerly Lucy Cameron and a girl to Mr and Mrs Wilco McAboy of Kernstown with mother formerly Lena Lonas.

John Hines, Jr Strasburg Hines Georgianna Poland Leon Fultz Fultz Lucy Cameron Wilco McAboy Kernstown McAboy Lena M. Lonas

Notable Readers List from Maryland Delaware Philadelphia

Gerald Swan of Kitzmiller Maryland James Trask of Seaford Delaware Mr and Mrs James D Healy of Bethesda Maryland and Richard Crane of Philadelphia named in reader notice.

Gerald Swan Kitzmiller, Md James Trask Seaford, del James D. Healy Bethesda, Md Richard Crane Philadelphia

Lesson In English by Roberta Lee

Roberta Lee presents a language lesson on misused words mispronunciations and spelling, focusing on peculi ar manner prosaic and related terms. It notes word study ideas and urges daily vocabulary growth with the example sentence Some of us lead very prosaic lives. Ultra violet electric lights are mentioned for chicken houses to cut disease germs.

Bathing Beauty pattern sale notice

Advertisement for Anne Adams summer sewing patterns with bathing suit and cape patterns listed by size 12 through 20. Includes price 25 cents per pattern, mailing address in New York, and instructions to send name address zone size and style number. Mentions a pattern book with vacation fashion ideas and sarongs.

Anne Adams Winchester Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y Bath Beach

Dinner etiquette on hostess's wait time for late guest

A Q and A on dinner timing asks how long a hostess should delay serving when all other guests have arrived. The guidance notes a maximum wait of fifteen minutes, with a suggestion she may stop waiting after five minutes.

Etiquette guidance on guest timing and seating at weddings

The Q A explains late arrivals are frowned upon but not punished. It says not all guests must be seated at a home wedding. a few seats for elders may be provided while others stand. It also covers address forms when introducing a wife to a business acquaintance using the phrase Jane this is Mr Wilson my wife Mr Wilson.

Mow Those Gophers Down in Visalia

Visalia rancher Angelo Jordan sought gopher traps from a hardware store clerk who had no traps on hand. The clerk suggested using a lawnmower as a workaround, claiming it could cut gopher heads off while mowing the lawn.

Visalia Calif Angelo Jordan

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