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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1955
Page
11
The Semotentes Association of Life Underwriters will meet Friday at 7 p m at the Golden Glow Restaurant 25 E Gerrard St. Officers will be installed and important business discussed.
A special dinner is served at 6 30 p m today at the Golf Club for players in the regular duplicate match of the Winchester Contract Bridge Group. The group now meets every Wednesday at 8 p m and not on Thursday. Reservations are required for the weekly dinner.
Porsonia ls Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Bowie and sons Webb and Timothy of Alexandria La will arrive today to visit Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Cather of S Washington St. Mrs. Bowie is the former Miss Anne Cather. Mrs. Thomas Gibson and Mrs. Pembroke Grove departed yesterday for a two week cruise to Guatemala.
July 13 schedule lists Flight I Air Force Reserve at Golden Glow Elks Club Sisterhood at Beth El Temple Duplicate Bridge at Golf Club Rotary Club at George Washington Hotel Auxiliary Round Hill Fire Co Community Hall Auxiliary Friendship Fire Co at fire hall Women of Moose Woodmen of the World Fraternal Order of Eagles Eagles Home Valley Council Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Church at 8:30 pm.
Mrs. Jesse Prather Sr. returned to Route 1 on Sunday after visiting her mother Mrs. Ethel Kooken in Westernport Maryland. She was accompanied by her son and daughter in law Mr Arthur Prather and Mrs. Warren Prather of Martinsburg Pike.
Mr and Mrs Howard L Gardner with Mrs Emma Line and Mrs Andrew Higgs depart Monday for a week long vacation in Atlantic City News reports the group plans leisure time and sightseeing during their trip.
John and David Lewis sons of Mr and Mrs Richard F Lewis Jr Merrimans Lane plan a six week plane trip to Europe leaving Saturday Rosemary Kling a former guest of the Lewis family will guide them during the tour.
The Rev and Mrs G Raymond Womeldorf Jr of Washington DC announce the birth of their son Richard Paul on July 6 at Garfield Memorial Hospital The mother Faith Dougherty of Washington is formerly Miss Faith Dougherty
Mr and Mrs Ed Hines will entertain at dinner Friday at Spring Meadow in Mt. Jackson. The note lists the event location and host couple for a social gathering.
Fredericksburg couples return home after visits with relatives while others host guests from Ohio Pennsylvania and Tennessee. The Hopkins Babb Wissler and Boyd households entertain at homes in Mount Jackson Millwood Ave and Oliveboy Farm as travels include Cres ton Rehoboth Beach Virginia Beach and Bedford destinations.
Mr and Mrs Luther T Conner are attending the ten day Southern furniture and rug market in High Point North Carolina.
Dr. Robert S. Boyd of Seattle visits his father, Fred S. Boyd, on North Washington Street. The family gathering highlights a father and son reunion in the city.
Miss Ann Ebert Holler returns to her apartment in Washington DC after recovering from illness at her mother Mrs Mary Ebert Holler's home. Mrs Holler accompanies her daughter to Washington and spends the night.
Dieting will not keep your chin single. Do five minute weekly chin workouts to avoid a double chin. Exercises scale by age, from gentle to daily as you age. Include head turns, neck circles, mirror posture checks, mouth opening, and a back-of-head stretch. Obtain the booklet Your Posture from Secrets of Charm, National Newspaper Service, Box 305, Michigan City, Indiana.
Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions about napkin use for dinner guests and salesmen bidding farewell in offices. The piece also cites world horse jumping records: Ben Bolt jumped 9 ft 6 in at Sydney Easter 1938. American record Greatheart at Chicago 1923 with rider Fred Veysey reaching 8 ft 13/16 in.
A reader asks if hands should be joined across a table when meeting. The answer: no, attempting a handshake would prove very awkward and impractical in such a setting.
Memorial Hospital reports June 1955 birth statistics showing 106 total births, 52 boys and 54 girls, with three sets of twins and one set of triplets, the latter not surviving. April, May, and MarchTotals shown. girls outnumber boys for the fourth time this year.
Millwood residents share dinners and visits as families convene at homes and camps. Susan and Sharon Rebecca Estep receive Christ Church christening with Rev Lawrence Williams officiating. The Greenway Garden Club meets at Springsbury pool and plans continue for upcoming trips to Mt. Desert Maine.
Lesson in English by W. L. Gordon covers word usage missteps and pronunciations. It highlights avoidable errors with occur misused for appear mispronunciation of plague and plan, misspellings of commodious, and urges daily vocabulary growth through mastering one word. Today's term sanctimonious defined as making a show of sanctity with example of a sanctimonious hypocrite.
Residents hosted relatives from Coshocton Ohio Round Hill Winchester Hagerstown and Rio West Virginia during the Fourth of July weekend Attendees included Paul and Goldie Copenhaver Clint Larrick and family Hugh Brill Roy Kerns and others The gathering note mentions a needed rain Sunday afternoon and visits from Ira Luttrell Bryant Kern and Ray Kern.
Community notice urges residents to remove weeds from their property to promote health, safety, and curb appeal in Winchester. The campaign highlights yard maintenance as a shared responsibility and suggests timely action to prevent pests and fire hazards.
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