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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1957

Page

6

Committees Named by Winchester Moose Chapter Women of the Moose

Senior Regent Mrs Keller Nichols announces year long committee chairmen across Mooseheart Moosehaven and Academy of Friendship including publicity library social service child care ritual homemaking and membership. Church groups meet with plans for yard and family picnics and a Welcome Wagon picnic chaired by Mrs Bagby and others.

Women of Moose Keller Nichols Winchester Women of the Moose Mooseheart Robert Palmer Garnett S. Miller Gerald Vates Mildred Burke Sam McCall James Sawyer Andrew Higgs Moosehaven Philip Foster Glenn Kern

Calendar of events at War Memorial Building and area venues

Community listings show a busy schedule July 1 to July 16 with events at War Memorial Building George Washington Hotel and local clubs. Highlights include Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club meetings Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad Red Cross annual meeting Lord Pairfax Garden Club and various lodge and garden club gatherings plus AA and SPCA activities and a Winchester Clarke Garden Club meeting led by Mrs James Helm.

Welcome Wagon Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad Red Cross George. Washington Hotel Lions Club George Washington Hotel Lord Pairfax Garden Club Tunstall Powers Hiram Lodge Af&am Board of Control of Exchange Club F. Boscawen St Stephens City Fire Company Hall Loyal Order of Moose Moose Home Rebekah Lodge Alcoholics Anonymous First Baptist Church Eagles Eagles Home George Washington Hotel & Pm Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club War Memorial Building Winchester-Clarke Garden Club James Helm Boyer Legion Home Golf Club

Social News From Mrs Knight’s Luncheon and Local Notices

Mrs Benjamin M Knight and Mrs J Victor Arthur Jr hosted a Saturday luncheon at Mrs Knight s West Cecil Street home honoring Miss Gretchen Armstrong and Miss Nancy Slonaker both brides to be in September Armstrong to Daniel Martin Redmond and Slonaker to Harold Frierson Hunter Jr Newlin twins Dewey William and John Henry born July 11 to Mr and Mrs Henry Clay Newlin of Route 3 Dr and Mrs Donald C Towlen hosted Dr and Mrs Lloyd Towlen and children of Baltimore Md visiting recently Mrs Minnie B Oates Ethel Forney Delia Johnson and W G Pletcher traveled to Harrisburg Pa for an extended stay John E Hershberger son of Mrs Mary G Hershberger of this city was named president of the Optimist Cub of Northwest Baltimore after taking a job as manager of a dry cleaning plant there.

Benjamin M. Knight J. Victor Arthur, Jr Mrs. Knight W. Cecil St Gretchen Armstrong Nancy Slonaker Miss Armstrong Daniel Martin Redmond Slonaker Harold Frierson Hunter, Jr Henry Clay Newin Route 3 Dewey William John Henry Newlin Catherine Newlin Donald C. Towlen Lloyd Towlen Baltimore Minnie B. Oates Ethel Forney Delia Johnson W. G. Pletcher Harrisburg John E. Hershberger Mary G. Hershberger Sidney Johnson Raymond Houff Purcellville Betty Kephart Pamela Thompson Dennis Thompson Front Royal My's John Anders Edward Lloyd Allen Estep Washington, D. C Jay Journell Winchester Journell Philip Grim Elwood Parlett Nancy Terry Joseph Courtney Stanley Lewis Courtney Nelson Sowers Mary Beth Luxford Arlington J. R. Strode Strode Garnett Alexandria T. H. Grays Raymond Talley Ray and Gail Gaithersburg Clarence Gray Stella Fink Oscar Shelton Betty and Mike Danville, Va C. van Deventer Winchester Memorial Hospital Allen

Helfrick and Maynard Named To Lead August Meeting

PF A Helfrick and Mrs C W Maynard have been named to lead the group which will not meet in August.

PF. A. Helfrick C. W Maynard

Births Reported in Berryville Area Notable July Births

To Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Smith a boy Anthony Travis. To Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ray Shiner a boy. To Mr. and Mrs. Leo Leach a girl Theresa Jane. To Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Racer a boy James Arthur. To Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Seal a girl Deborah Kay. To Mr. and Mrs. Floyd V. Reid Jr a boy Timothy Alle. Mrs. Reid is the former Mrs Geneva Poland.

Stanley Smith Rt. 2 Berryville Anthony Travis Lawrence Ray Shiner Berryville Ave Shiner Shirley Ann Grove Leo Leach Highland Ave Theresa Jane Leach Ruth Bennett Vernon Racer James Arthur Racer Virginia Keffer Elmer Seal Sharp St Deborah Kay Seal

Mt Pleasant Church Plans 100th Anniversary Homecoming

Mt Pleasant E U B Church members prepare for the annual homecoming and the church’s 100th anniversary on July 21. The day starts with Sunday School at 10 a.m., an address by a former pastor, lunch, and visiting pastors with special music planned. Local social notes follow with multiple brief visit and dinner reports among Mt Pleasant area residents.

MT. Pleasant Hayfield John Perry Kathryn Williams Mt. Williams Luther Mowery Brucetown Charles Lake Allen Hershman Hershman Lonas Hershman Mountain Falls Melvin Butcher Maryland

Doctor Percy Scholes Leaves Britain For Switzerland

Associated Press reports the music scholar Dr. Percy Scholes, author of The Oxford Companion to Music, has left Britain for Switzerland due to chronic bronchial illness. At 80, he reflects on Elgar Vaughan Williams and MacDowell, comments on Gershwin, and plans to finish his reminiscences while staying engaged with musical developments. He vows to learn about skiffle within five years.

Oxford England Percy Scholes Britain Switzerland Dr. Scholes United States Elgar Ralph Vaughan Williams Scholes Benjamin Britten William Walton Edward Alexander MacDowell Gershwin U.S Lausanne Oxford Companion To

Adele Simpson Space Motif Collection Reveals 1957 Futurism

Adele Simpson unveils her fall 1957 collection inspired by space travel as America aims for the first earth satellite. Constellation suits in new orbit feature meteor red to ultraviolet colors with fur accessories and exotic Somali leopard imported from Ghana. An eventful finale showcases an evening gown Universe with jeweled constellation embroidery.

New York Adele Simpson America Simpon Adele Ghana

Boyce By Elsie Courtney Boyce

The W S C 8 of the Methodist Church met Tuesday evening in the church. Mrs Charles Creamer and Mrs Robert Hughes led devotions. Several local families and visitors are mentioned, including the Suddiths with granddaughter Miss Cherrie Suddith visiting Richmond and a staff addition for Sara Fritts at the Winchester Evening Star.

Curb Market Extends Hours to Wednesdays in Kent

The Curb Market in the County Parking Lot at Kent and Bocowan Street will now operate on Wednesdays from 6:30 am, offering fresh garden vegetables cured meats and possibly baked goods, while continuing its Saturday hours.

Kent Bocawen Sta

Modern Etiquette Advice on Host Departure and Dining Etiquette

The article answers etiquette questions about goodbyes at home, bread breaking at table, and whether to rise for the national anthem in theaters. It advises closing the door when guests depart without abruptness, breaking bread with fingers rather than cut with a knife, and rising only if the anthem is played separately from the film.

Lessons in English by W. L. Gordon

Words often misused distinguish continual from continuous. Continual implies recurrence while continuous means uninterrupted. There was a continual rain and the work required continuous labor from morning.

W. L. Gordon

Spaniards on Columbus Fourth Voyage Name Costa Rica

The Spaniards who joined Columbus on his fourth voyage named Costa Rica the rich coast when they saw indigenous people wearing gold ornaments.

Costa Rica

Daily Word Lesson Acerbity and Pronunciation Tips

A brief vocabulary note explains the word acerbity meaning sharpness or harshness. It corrects mispronunciation of petrel and urges learning one new word each day with a pronunciation guide.

Twenty One Graduates at Winchester Day Nursery

Twenty one children were graduated from the Winchester Day Nursery on June 26 at the regular monthly Nursery Board meeting announced.

Winchester Day Nursery Nursery Board

Winchester Day Nursery Graduation and Donations

Last Wednesday morning Mrs. E. W. Barr presided at the Winchester Day Nursery on Lincoln St. Twenty one graduates will enter first grades in September. New pupils still seek placements while donations from Wesleyan Sunday School Class provide a dozen new heavy china plates and three dozen plastic plates for older children. The nursery is an agency of the Community Chest with operating expenses funded accordingly.

E. W. Barr Lincoln St James Miller Wesleyan Sunday School Market Street

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Paynes Chapel WSCS Women’s Society of Christian Service Paynes Chapel Church Moales Kathy Women's Society of Christian Service The Brucetown Methodist Church Gordon Holebrand Roy Campbell Layman’s Fellowship Congregational Christian Church Lion's Shelter Welcome Wagon Club Welcome Wagon Newcomers’ Club Kiwanis B. C. All I. Armacost J. Lee E. Bagby Bobbie Conrad Tomorow Madison Lodge VFW Negro Nursery Board Kiwanis Club Colonial Garden Club Winchester- Clarke Garden Club Boyce French Lee Farene Babb bBeford R A. Scott Worth Bermuda Seadoun Mabel Perry Gaunt’s Drug Store John Gale Associated Press Dorothy Roe AP Women’s Cacapon State Elsie Courtney Roanoke Fer Malis Su, Osi Curb Market Roberto Lee Lovett Brothers Lovett Bros Petrel Pet Peet Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Dacron Cather Timberlake Dial W. Boscawen Helen R. Collier D.C.T Room Shoecenter Loudoun St Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shoppe Joyce Iyott
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