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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1949
Page
8
Winchester residents attend dances church events and family visits over weekend. Betsy Glaize and Peggy Moore announce a Saturday dance at Winchester Golf Club House with Jack Fretwell Orchestra from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. and red white and blue decor.
Calendar lists a 6:30 p.m. BFWC covered dish social at 126 N Washington with Elizabeth Barr host. 7:30 p.m. Mt Witlen 4-H club meeting at the community hall. 10 a.m. free children movie at Braddock St Methodist. 10 p.m. dance at Winchester Golf Club. July 10 11 a.m. Webber family reunion at Welltown Methodist Church.
Mrs. William R. Hillyard at 104 North Ave hosts visiting daughter Mrs. W. C. Plundeke from New York City who arrived last Friday and will stay a week while her husband is on business in Chicago.
Birth notices list five new arrivals on July 7 including girls for Lyndon Haines Capon Bridge Virgil Massey Elijah Pear son Daniel Rush and Leonard Wright. Wives’ former names are Reita Gladen Juanita Anderson Zora Morris Hazel Richardson and Glayds Shank.
Lesson notes by W L Gordon cover misused phrases mispronunciations and misspellings. It warns against tautologies such as final completion and mispronunciations like Neptune and raspberry spelling hints. It promotes daily vocabulary growth with the word predispose defined as giving a tendency to debility predisposes the body to disease.
The column notes there is no feminine equivalent to Master for girls and the salutation Miss. It says declining invitations should optionally include a reason to avoid embarrassment, and personal stationery should not include a telephone number.
Howard H. Brinton of Pendle Hill Wallingford Pa will speak at Sunday's vespers at the Friends meeting house lawn on The Christian Community Dr Brinton directs a center for religious and social study funded by Friends and represented at the Amsterdam conference.
Fire swept two cars of the Union Pacific City of Los Angeles eastbound train near Afton California last night. One car was destroyed and the other badly damaged while 245 passengers escaped injury, railroad officials reported from Salt Lake City.
The condition of O R Bailey co owner of Bailey Brothers grocery store in this city is slowly improving. Bailey fell from a hay wagon at his Stephenson farm last day and broke several ribs his collarbone and shoulder blade. He is a patient at Winchester hospital.
Practical guidance helps owners arrange pet care before travel. Topics include choosing a sitter or boarding, updating vaccinations, providing emergency contacts, and leaving clear routines for feeding and exercise to ensure pets stay safe and comfortable while owners are away.
Holy Communion will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Sunday in Centenary Reformed Church announced by Pastor S L Flickinger.
Advertisement for pattern 4773 paneled afternoon dress in sizes 34 to 50. Includes yardage for size 36, easy sewing, illustrated instructions, and mail order details to Anne Adams at Winchester Star pattern dept. Also promotes Anne Adams Summer Pattern Book and a free shampoo smock pattern with booklet offer.
Tonto Natural Bridge near Payson Arizona rises 185 feet above the stream bed and is formed of white limestone and red coral.
A compact note recalls how the land now United States was once governed by Spain France England Holland and Sweden reflecting on colonial transitions and shifting empires shaping early American history.
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