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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1955

Page

8

August Virginia Adams Weds Donald Ritenour at Salem Church

Miss Augusta Virginia Adams and Donald William Ritenour wed Sunday evening at 8 o'clock in the Salem Church of the Brethren. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. J. Floyd Wine with Rev. W. L. Riggleman assisting. The couple will reside on Valley Pike after a wedding trip to Canada.

Augusta Virginia Adams Donald William Ritenour Salem Church of the Brethren J. Floyd Wine W. L. Riggleman Ruby Beck Arthur Carper Russell B. Ramey Hayfield Gretna Lineburg Sandra Ritenour Larry Ramey Doyle Whittangton James Dixon Valley Pike Canada Ritenour James Wood High School Leggett’s Department Store O'Sullivan Rubber Corp

Boyce Methodist lawn party and church class notice

A lawn party will be held July 15 at 5 p m on the lawn of the Boyce Methodist Church. Homemade ice cream cake hot dogs ham sandwiches and tea will be featured. Mr Mason Teacher For McFaden Class Mr Edgar W Mason will be the teacher of the McFaden Bible Class of the First Presbyterian Church Sunday at 9 45 a m.

Boyce Methodist Church Edgar W. Mason McFaden First Presbyterian Church

W S C S Meeting at Goodridge Home

The W. S. C. S. of the Kerns ton Methodist Church will meet Monday at 8 p m at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. Carroll Good ridge. Mrs. Ralph Snapp will be devotional leader.

Kernston Methodist Church Carroll Goodridge Ralph Snapp

Women of Christ Episcopal Church Plan Tuesday Sewing

The Women of Christ Episcopal Church meet Tuesday at 10 30 a m at Hackwood the home of Mrs George H Smith to sew for the Christmas Shop.

Women of Christ Episcopal Church Hackwood George H. Smith

Mt Pleasant church to present children’s program Who Bids

Mt Pleasant United Brethren Church will present a children’s program titled Who Bids at Pine Grove Methodist Church on Sunday at 7 30 p m.

Mt. Pleasant

Women Unite Episcopal Circles Meet in Washington

Mrs Richard F Lewis Jr convocation chairman and other leaders from Sperryville and Washington Episcopal Churches preside at a merging of the groups. The Wednesday meeting in Washington featured speakers from the local church and a participatory question session.

Richard F. Lewis, Jr Women of the Episcopal Church Frances Jones M. E. Bradfield Alter Guilds Irvan O’connell Harold Murphy Sperryville Washington

Old Fredericktown Garden Club July Meeting Canceled

The July meeting of the Old Fredericktown Garden Club scheduled for Wednesday afternoon is canceled. The next gathering will be held in August.

Old Fredericktown

Local Couple Wed in Virginia Nativ es

Miss Luci clare Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry W Miller Jr of Paw Paw West Virginia married Mr Charles Michael Ansel son of Mr and Mrs William H Ansel of Springfield West Virginia The bride was the West Virginia Horticultural princess at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in 1953.

Luciclare Miller Henry W. Miller, Jr Paw Paw W. Va Charles Michael Ansel William H. Ansel Springfield Miss Miller West Virginia

Calendar of Events for July Listings

July 11 events include McKinley Chapter Fas tern Star at City Hall and multiple 8 p m gatherings such as Municipal Band at Rouss Hall Veterans of Foreign Wars Holy Name Society at Sacred Heart Church Duplicate Bridge at George Washington Hotel. July 12 Lions Club Exchange Club American Legion Auxiliary Alcoholics Anonymous Loyal Order of Moose Rebekah Lodge. July 13 Kiwanis Club Flight I Air Force Reserve Squadron Elks Club Sisterhood of Beth El.

McKinley Chapter Fastern Star City Hall Rouss Hall Veterans of Foreign Wars Holy Name Society Sacred Heart Church Duplicate Bridge George Washington Hotel Lions Club Exchange Club American Legion Auxiliary Alcoholics Anonymous Baptist Church Loyal Order of Moose Rebekah Lodge Kiwanis Club Flight I Air Force Reserve Squadron Golden Glow Elks Club Sisterhood of Beth-El Temple

Miss Yvonne Everett Weds Max Renner at Albin Lutheran Parsonage

Miss Yvonne M. Everett daughter of Mr and Mrs Dallas Everett wed Max R Renner son of Mrs Carson Renner at the Lutheran parsonage in Albin Rev E B Smith officiated The couple will reside in this city They announce her Strasburg High School 1953 graduate employed by Novick Transfer and his Blackwell Engineering Company ties to Warrenton.

Yvonne M. Everett Dallas Everett Max R. Renner Carson Renner Star Tannery Renner E. B. Smith Albin Leroy Fisher Strasburg High School Novick Transfer Blackwell Engineering Company Warrenton

Golf Club Dance to Be Held Tonight

A dance is scheduled at the Golf Club this evening with swimming from midnight until 2 a m. The event mixes social activity with a late night swim for attendees.

Golf Club

Local Social News Highlights Pre-Wedding Showers and Visits

Miss Virginia Adams’ pre marital showers hosted by Mrs. Ramey and by Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Whittington at Ruth Shell’s home. Birthday dinner honors Vernon Owens and Aunt Rosie Jenkins in Bunker Hill West Virginia with family guests. City residents James W. Lee family visit New York. E W Cather and Leonard Wagner guests at Yellow Springs and Baltimore ties. Jesse Hall family relocates to 333 Sheridan Ave.

Virginia Adams Donald William Ritenour R. B. Ramey Hayfield John Gibbs This City Doyle Whittington Stephens City Ruth Shell Guy Owens Bunker Hill W. Va Vernon Owens Owens Rosie Jenkins Stephenson

Secrets of Charm by John Robert Powers

Practical advice for women on summer grooming and wardrobe care. Emphasizes freshness, immaculate white attire, and careful laundering. Includes tips on undergarments, handkerchiefs, gloves, white jewelry care, wash methods, drying, and ironing to maintain a cool crisp look.

Secrets OF Charm John Robert Powers

Mrs Riley visits family. military moves loom

Mrs J W Riley Sr returns home on Piccadilly Street after ten days near Melbourne Florida with Admiral and Mrs Frederick Riefkohl and visits her son Bob Riley in Harrisonburg. Dr Fairfax Conquest arrives from Cincinnati to visit Mrs Conquest and Henry Fairfax Jr at E C Stuart Jr's home. He heads to Great Lakes Training Center for two weeks then a Marine Corps assignment.

J. W. Riley, Sr W. Piccadilly St Melbourne Fla Frederick Riefkohl Bob Riley Harrisonburg Fairfax Conquest Cincinnati Ohio

Family Travel and Birth Notices From Local Column

Miss Eva Ritenour of Washington to join brother Calvin Ritenour in Las Vegas. Mr and Mrs James E Sargent of Clearbrook travel to a summer cabin in Charles Town. Kenneth Wesley Newlin and Pauline Glynn welcome a daughter at Danville Air Force Base Hospital. Alec Newlin is son of Kenneth Combs of West Street.

Eva Ritenour Washington, D. C Las Vegas Nevada Calvin Ritenour Glendale Calif George Ritenour Stephens City James E. Sargent Clearbrook A. C. Halvosa Charles Town W. Va Patuxent River Maryland Mrs. Halvosa Winchester Kenneth Wesley Newlin Greenville S. C Danville Air Force Base Hospital Newlin Pauline Glynn Glynn Bellview Ave Alec Newlin Kenneth Combs West St

Births in Berryville and area celebrate newborn girls and a boy

Birth notices report a boy to Mr and Mrs Hobson Cosby McGehee Jr Berryville with Mrs McGehee formerly Bettie Phipps. A girl is born to Mr and Mrs Richard Clark II W Clifford Sr with Mrs Clark formerly Nancy Farmer. A girl arrives to Mr and Mrs William Peffer 201 Millwood Ave with Mrs Peffer formerly Frances Henry.

Secrets of Charm 30 day program request

Advertisement invites readers to obtain the 30 day beauty program titled Secrets of Charm by writing to Secrets of Charm in care of National Newspaper Service Box 305 Michigan City Indiana. Include 10 cents and a stamped self addressed envelope with the request.

Secrets of Charm National Newspaper Service Michigan City Indiana

Brucetown Church Plans Evening Worship

Brucetown regular worship services scheduled tomorrow at 7 30 p m. The Daily Vacation Bible School closed last week with a pupil program. Visitors greeted residents including the Welsh and Castleman households and families from Martinsburg Winchester and TM ceway.

W. B. Castleman, Jr Ruby Hildebrand Ollie Shreck Charles Catlett Chicago Ill Garland Shreck

Simple wedding corsage and etiquette notes

A travel wedding with flowers suggests a corsage chosen by the bride. Do not touch cards before the deal is completed as that is rude. When registering at a hotel a man should sign as Mr and Mrs followed by his name and then his wife and daughter’s names.

Robert L. Fulton Betty Fulton

Revival Services In Boyce Next Week

Millwood Methodist Church hosts a series of revival services starting July 17 and continuing nightly at 8 PM through July 22. Guest speaker is Rev. Mr. Meades with special singing at each service.

Millwood Methodist Church Mr. Meades

Mowing Power in Albuquerque Family Builds Belt Drive Racer

Kenneth and Clais Tolbert run a motorized lawn mowing business in Albuquerque. They convert a soap-box racer by mounting a power mower and using a belt to drive the back wheel, turning travel between jobs into a playful ride.

Albuquerque Kenneth Clais Tolbert

Annual Yard Party Planned Aug 5-6 At Sacred Heart

A Sacred Heart Catholic Church committee meeting outlined plans for the yard party on August 5 and 6 on church grounds. Members included Father Julius Cilinsky, Dallas Himelright, John Kelly, Mary Sullivan, James Curle, and others with visitors from Holy Trinity Seminary. The event adds a Monastery Booth selling cheese bread and jelly from Trappist monasteries to raise money for a new Catholic School on Route 50 and Merrimans Lane.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church Julius Cilinski Dallas Himelright John Kelly Mary Sullivan James Curle Joseph Sarandria Chester Hobert Charles Dick Carl Stokes Fred Sturm Edwin Lillis George Dove Lawrence Bell Vernon and Cornelius Holy Trinity Seminary Jordan Springs Gethsemanne Abbey Kentucky Our Lady of the Holy Cross Berryville St. Joseph Abbey Spencer Mass Route 50 Merrimans Lane

Home Demonstration Agent Schedule for Frederick County

The weekly schedule for the Frederick County Home Demonstration Agent runs July 11 to 16. Activities include county farm and home development work, 4-H club meetings at Gainesboro Church and West Frederick, stencil cutting demonstrations, HDC and 4-H girl project work, picnics at Albin, community hall meetings, and a Friday leaders meeting to tally 1956 calendar requests for planning on July 20.

Gainesboro - Hayfield Gainesboro West Frederick Hazel Clowser Albin Hilda Parker North Frederick Whitacre Community Hall

Grimes By N. C. HENSELL Grimes

The Reverend Charles Grubbs of Pikeside will preach at Galilee Church tomorrow morning. Local families and visitors shared in social visits and camp activities during the week. Farmers report busy harvest with wheat barley oats hay and early fruit picking as warm weekend weather draws attention.

Grimes Charles Grubbs Pikeside Galilee Church Galilee Sunday School Powells Fort Camp Frank Strother White Hall Jacob Shinholtz Bobby Woodbine Brooke Taylor James Taylor Bobby Sowers Winchester Pfc George McFall Front Bragg N. C

Detroit Firm Claims World’s Largest Blast Furnace

A steel company asserts its blast furnace on Zug Island in the River Rouge is the world’s largest. It measures 30 feet 3 inches in diameter and has a rated capacity of 50,000 tons of pig iron per month. No other furnace exceeds the 30 foot diameter.

Detroit Zug Island River Rouge

Enders Fire Company Yard Party Solicitation Update

Berryville residents receive word on the annual John Enders Fire Company yard party and auction. Chief Ed Levi says canvassing began with a town siren and will continue Monday to reach residents not at home and include Millwood.

Berryville John Enders Fire Company Ed Levi Millwood

Lesson in English By W. L. Gordon

Lesson in English by W. L. Gordon covers common word errors. It explains misused phrases mispronunciations and frequent misspellings and urges daily vocabulary growth with example words compunctious remorseful and contrite.

W. L. Gordon

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Mies Adams Donald Siehour Boyce Church Mr. Mason Kernstown WSCS Mt. Pleasant Church Episcopal Women Old Fredericktown Club Festival Our Mademoiselle Hill & Dale and Ladies Florsheims Bobbie Conrad Miss Everett Elmer Jenkins Frances Jenkins McConnell Garland Amick Gore Kinswell Jenkins Hazel Owens Kenneth Owens Homer Owens James W. Lee James, Jr New York City E. W. Cather Kendall, Fla Yellow Springs Kendall Leonard Wagner Baltimore Mr. Wagner Robert J. Grim S. Loudoun St Jesse Hall Sylvia Shirley Janet Brenda Richmond Sheridan Ave Gaunt Nunn Bush Lovett Bros N. Loudoun St Brucetown Roberta Lee Boyce Catholic Church Frederick County By N. C. Hensell Enders the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Rush Square Oval Ajax Deltox Coolmoor Cather’s Department Store Timberlake Limon Store Union Vesper Services The Association of Churches of Winchester and Ministerial Association Miller House First Baptist Church Corner N. Washington & Piccadilly Sts Jos. S. Duckwall Highland Presbyterian Church Penney’s Traditional
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