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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1955
Page
6
Emma Faye Hockman and James Lanier Dixon were united in a double ring ceremony at the Salem Church of the Brethren near Stephens City. The couple will reside in Middletown after Georgia and Daytona Beach honeymoon. Both graduates are employed locally.
The annual Webber reunion will be held July 10 at Dunn Park in Bunker Hill West Virginia. Women of Christ Episcopal Church will meet Tuesday at 10 30 am with Mrs Lewis M Allen to sew for the Christmas Shop.
The Herrell and Pierce families announce a reunion on July 31. The event will be held at the Lions Shelter in Senseny Park, inviting relatives and descendants to gather for a day of shared memories.
The Women's Society of Christian Service of Braddock Street Methodist Church schedules a 7:45 p.m. Tuesday gathering in the church assembly room. Mrs. J. W. Crider leads the program and Mrs. H. L. Riley conducts devotions. Miss Patricia Wheeler presents the study topic "In Street, Shop and Testament." All women of the church are invited to attend.
July events list several gatherings: Ladies Aid yard party at Timber Ridge Christian Church in High View at 5 p.m. July 5 Lions Club at George Washington Hotel 12:15 p.m. American Legion at Legion Home 7:30 p.m. Exchange Club Board at 7:45 p.m. Eagles Auxiliary at Eagles Home 8 p.m. Loyal Order of Moose 8 p.m. Camera Club at Murphy's 8 p.m. Rebekah Lodge 8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous at Baptist Church 8 p.m.
Engagement announced by Mr and Mrs John Michael Steck Jr of Fairmont Ave for their daughter Mary Marshall Steck to Lewis Preston Collins III of Marion The couple hail from families with ties to Virginia and New York and he attends law school at Washington and Lee University after Navy service The wedding is planned for late fall.
Mr and Mrs Harry Strother of Gainesboro announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Jane Strother to Earl Williams son of Mr and Mrs E S Williams of this city No date has been set for the wedding Mary Jane Strother is a Gainesboro High School graduate and works in the Traffic Department of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Earl Williams attended Stonewall High School and is employed by Boyd Hamman
Miss Mary Louise Steele will lead devotions for the Comrade Bible Class at Brad dock Street Church tomorrow at 9 45 a m in the church sanctuary. Mrs J W Rosenberger will teach the lesson.
The marriage of Miss Marlene Almira Ruble and Donald Wayne Luttrell took place June 12 at Gainesboro Methodist Church. The couple, both James Wood High School graduates, will reside in Albin and work at the A&P Store.
The notice lists attendance plans for a Fairmont Avenue party honoring Mary Marshall Steck and her fiancé Lewis Preston Collins III. It mentions a miscellaneous shower for Barbara Ann Hockensmith, a birth announcement for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sencindiver, and various out of town guests visiting in honor of weddings and celebrations.
Mrs. D. E. Leatherman and Miss S. Bertha Williams attend the Women's Training School at Montreal North Carolina as delegates representing the First Presbyterian Church.
Miss Kathryn Flory of Boyce and Miss Helen Womeldorf of West Cork Street are freshmen who have been placed on the dean's list at Bridgewater College.
Advice for guests on etiquette and polite exit after visits. Emphasizes timely departure, packing, returning guests, and sending a short handwritten thank you note the next day to express appreciation for the hostess.
Mr. Harry Taliaferro of Orange and Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Taliaferro Jr. of Richmond are weekend guests of Dr. and Mrs. James A. Miller on Merrimans Lane. They will attend this evening’s party for Mr. Taliaferro’s granddaughter Lewis Preston Collins III.
Entertainments for Miss Emma Faye Hockman prior to her marriage to James Lanier Dixon included a miscellaneous shower by Mrs. Arthur Carper and Mrs. Thomas Ewing at Stephens City and a miscellaneous shower by Miss Janet Himelright and Miss Nancy Hockman at Strasburg. Franklin DeHaven, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel DeHaven of Gainesboro, is a patient in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Entertainments for Miss Marlene Ruble prior to her marriage to Donald Wayne Luttrell include two miscellaneous showers.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester D. Arnold return from New York City where son John Arnold prepared for a two month Europe tour. They visited daughter Katharine Arnold and son-in-law William W. Dunn in Waterloo then stayed at Lake Cayuga before heading home via Waynesboro Pennsylvania. Mrs. B F Line returns after a week with Mrs. Roy A Larrick at Capon Lake.
A brief social notice notes a week with Mr and Mrs Lester D Arnold Sr at their home on S Stewart St, highlighting a family gathering and local community connection.
Birth notices list four newborns for July 1. Mr and Mrs Joseph Thornton of Baltimore welcome a girl. Mrs Irene Butler is the former in-law. Mr and Mrs Eldridge Smith of Rectortown greet a daughter. the bride is the former Miss Juanita Grant. Mr and Mrs James Sibert of Woodstock welcome a son. the mother is the former Geraldine Crisman. Mr and Mrs Charles Alger of 107 East Monmouth Street report a daughter. the mother is the former Hilda Good.
A small reminder card lists ten points to remember as milestones toward greater charm. Read by readers and requested via Secrets of Charm care of National Newspaper Service in Michigan City Indiana with SASE.
Mr and Mrs John F Fay Jr of Waynesboro stay overnight with Dr and Mrs John B McKee on S Stewart St attend a party hosted by Mr and Mrs John M Steck Jr this evening. Mr Benny Gilbert, recently hospitalized, is resting at the home of Mr Clayton Sherman on Valley Ave.
The column answers etiquette questions about timely engagement announcements by newspaper notices or engraved cards or parties. It also advises on joining an unfamiliar sport by admitting inexperience yet joining when invited and shows how to address letters to a husband wife physician pair using The Doctors Robert and Ruth Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Kilmer Shumaker of Bluefield West Virginia visit relatives in town. Mrs. Spencer Abshur of Pocatel lo Idaho returns after weekend with R L Roffman family. Harano Childs returns from ten day trip to Maine and New Hampshire. Fred Fries and son from Avon Lake Ohio stay with Leslie Fries family. Miss Mary Ellen Moore and Miss Nancy Jane Wilkenson visit Stewart Bell Jr. for engagement party of their Hollins classmate Mrs Mary Marshall Steck.
Mr and Mrs Lester D Arnold Jr and their children Ann Clay Mary D and Lester II of Waynesboro Pa arrived yesterday to spend a brief visit with relatives and friends in the town.
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