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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1957

Page

6

Problem Boy Kills Sister Wounds Parents in Virginia Minn Incident

A 19 year old, described as a problem boy, shot and killed his 4 year old sister and wounded his mother and father and sister during an argument over a music player. He admitted firing with a pistol and shotgun before police subdued him.

Virginia Minn Ernest Johnson South William Niemi Mary Johnson Niemi Marilyn William

Miss Good Engaged To Donald Ebersole

Mr and Mrs James W Good announce the engagement of their daughter Deloris Elizabeth to Donald Hartford Ebersole son of Mr and Mrs Clinton H Ebersole of Se Benesy Road Deloris attended Plandiey High School Donald attended James Wood High School and is employed by Miller Brothers on Route 1. No date for the wedding is set.

James W. Good S. Braddock St Deloris Elizabeth Donald Hartford Ebersole Clinton H. Ebersole Se Benseny Road Miss Good Plandiey High School Mr. Ebersole James Wood High School Miller Brothers

Calendar of events at War Memorial Building and local groups

Community schedule lists activities across July including Garden Club meetings at George Washington Hotel and War Memorial Building events. Clubs such as Kiwanis Rotary Quota and Duplicate Bridge meet at venues like George Washington Hotel, Handley Library, and the Golf Club. Social groups, fraternal orders, and service clubs host evening gatherings from 7:30 to 10 p.m. with multiple organizations in Winchester Clarke area.

Board of Control of Exchange Club E. Boscawen St Stephens City Ice Company Hall Loyal Order of Moose Moose Home Rebekah Lodge Alcoholics Anonymous First Baptist Church Eagles Auxiliary Eagles Home BSPCA George Washington Hotel Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club War Memorial Building Negro Nursery Board Kiwanis Club Colonial Garden Club War Memorial Winchester-Clarke Garden Club James Heim Boyce Disabled American Veterans Legion Home Duplicate Bridge Golf Club Handley Library Rotary Club Quota Club Shawnee Bowmen Valley Council Knights of Columbus Lee Jackson Enders Fire Company

Colonial Garden Club Workshop at War Memorial

The Colonial Garden Club meets at the War Memorial Building on Wednesday at 1 30 p.m. with Mrs James Madden as hostess. Members should bring one container and flowers. A dinner for members and guests follows at the Golf Club at 6 30 p.m.

Colonial Garden Club War Memorial Building James Madden Golf Club

Plans Picnic The Valley Mill Home Demonstration Club

The Valley Mill Home Demonstration Club will hold its annual family picnic on Saturday starting at 3 p.m. at the Lions Shelter. Supper is served at 6 p.m. with each family bringing meat a beverage and one other dish. Rolls and watermelon will be furnished by the club.

Gore Home Demonstration Club Mevin Seldon Capon River Valley Mill Home Demonstration Club Lions Shelter

Stines Host Fort Colliers Acknowledging Family Marriages

Mr and Mrs L Fred Stine Sr hosted at Fort Colliers in honor of Mr and Mrs J Fred Stine Jr who wed June 14 in Morristown. Numerous local families attended celebrations at various events and visits across towns including Rehoboth Beach, Kennebunkport and Danville with guests from Raleigh and Pittsburgh.

L. Fred Stine, Sr Fort Colliers J. Fred Stine, Jr Morristown End Demo Sempeles James Hockman Tokes Inn Manuel George Sempeles Florine George Thomas Raleigh, N. C

Local Families Travel Near Washington D C

A group from Hayfield and Mt Williams travels include Mrs Sadie Lamp and Roy, Mrs Vivian Rosenberger and Blaine Lamp, Mr Edgar Haines and son Kenneth, Mr Grant Wilkins and daughter Loretta, Miss Stella Lee Bell, Mrs Robert Glass Jr and Mrs Claudine Lovett. They are spending several days at the Marriott Motel near Washington D C.

Will Lamp Washington D. C Deliah Bell Grant Wilkins Mt. Williams Wil Lamp Lewis Lamp David Merchal Lamp Leo Lamp Washington, D. C Mamie Lamp Ottie Anderson Clarence Racy Merle Moore Daugher April Hayfield Sadie Lamp Roy Vivian Rosenberger Blaine Lamps Edgar Haines Kenneth Loretta Stella Lee Bell Robert Glass, Jr Claudine Lovett Marriott

Births July 15 Celebrate Nine New Arrivals Across Town

To Mr and Mrs James William Casey a boy James Michael. To Mr and Mrs Nelson Huff a girl Ann Charlene. To Mr and Mrs Max Ray Himelright a boy Max lark. To Mr and Mrs William Heavner a girl Nancy Flora. To Mr and Mrs William All am ong a boy William Harvey Jr. To Mr and Mrs Samuel Daniel Nicastro a boy Samuel Dolph. To Mr and Mrs Junior Charles Strawderman a boy.

James William Casey Boyce James Michael Casey Eleanor McDonald Nelson Huff Route 32 Berryville Ann Charlene Huff Lena Helmick Max Ray Himelright Strasburg Max Lark Himelright Loretta Jenkins William Heavner Slanesville W. Va Nancy Flora Heavyner Opal Grapes William Allamong William Harvey, Jr Almong Winona Boyd Samuel Daniel Nicastro Woodstock Samuel Dolph Nicastro Maxine Miller Charles Strawderman Paper Mill Road Strawderman Nadine Combs

Lessons in English By W. L. Gordon

An English lesson by W L Gordon discusses misused and mispronounced words. It covers examples like provoke misuse of each of us and spelling issues, and introduces the word exacerbate with pronunciation and usage showing how it can intensify situations.

W. L. Gordon

Modern Etiquette Questions and Answers

A Q and A on letter closings and social formality, etiquette for a male relative at a wedding, and conventions for placing a fruit juice glass at table. The piece clarifies that Respectfully Yours is for business or employer relations, suggests Sincerely Yours for equal status, discusses seating front pew etiquette, and explains the juice glass belongs on the place plate.

Vilius

Express Drivers Reported Ending Chicago Strike

Chicago drivers of the Railway Express Agency voted to accept a new offer ending a three month walkout. The agreement includes a total 29 cent hourly rise with retroactivity, staged raises through 1958, and a cost of living escalator. Other cities’ locals also approved settlements.

Chicago Railway Express Agency Tribune and Sun - Times Chicago Teamsters Union Railway Epress James E. O'Hara O'Hara Cleveland News Cleveland Cincinnati Newark Philadelphia San Francisco St. Louis New York International Brotherhood of Teamsters Express Agency

Edwards to Speak at Kiwanis Luncheon Tomorrow

Erle Edwards of Frederick County Trail Justice will address the Kiwanis Club at 12 15 p.m. tomorrow at the George Washington Hotel. His topic is The Child Our Greatest Asset Juvenile Delinquents Causes and Cures.

Erle Edwards Frederick County Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel

Realty Transfers In Winchester City And Surrounding Districts

A sequence of property transfers across Winchester and nearby districts lists buyers and sellers, parcel locations, and estate details. Notable deeds include exchanges on North Loudoun and Clark Streets, Pall Mall Street, Braddock Street, Indian Alley, Berryville Avenue, Commerce Street, Euclid Avenue, Highland Avenue, Kinzel Drive, U S Route 50, and Capon Springs areas. Considers trusts, partnerships, and family transfers with values and district references such as Gainesboro, Middle Town, Stonewall, Opequon, Shawnee, and Eastview subdivisions.

Nancy Swimley Forney Frances Swimley Byrd Loudoun & Clark Sts Jack H. Lake Edward A. Kelchner E. Pall Mall St Hannah L. Bond Allen B. Bond N. Braddock St B A&c Baking Corp J. Clayton Cochran C. Douglas Brown B & C Baking Co Indian Alley Ernie W. Smith B&c Baking Co D. F. Hardesty J. S. Cooley, Inc Berryville Ave Herman I. Pifer Lillian B. Pifer W. Liecester St John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc Roland L. Nelson Commerce St D. W. Greenawalt Ellis C. Adams Euclid Ave Robert P. Paxton George W. Cook Highland Ave. Presbyterian Church Highland Ave Eastview, Inc John J. Metz Kinzel Drive Eastview Elmer E. Hillyard Marshall L. Ritter Winchester Shawnee H. K. Larrick William J. Branham Gainesboro Robert E. Oneal Aubrey Chadwell Middletown Russell W. Patterson Letcher Woody, Jr Applecroft Road M. T. Duff Roland W. Pennington Bellview Ave William Reynolds Jonza LaFollette Capon Springs Harry V. LaFollette Lillie F. LaFollette William R. LaFollette James F. Snapp, Jr Ralph B. Hutcheson Stonewall Dabney W. Watts C. L. Williams Opequon Stephens City Harold G. Nichols Harold G Nichols Robert K. Woltz Virginia Land Corporation Walter M. Shade

Shawnee Bride Makes First Biscuit After 41 Years

In Shawnee Oklahoma M T Boardman receives the first biscuit baked by his bride celebrating 41 years of marriage.

Shawnee, Okla M. T. Boardman

Bank Blowout Reopens After 1933 Banking Ban

Goodrich Michigan a town of 500 marks its bank reopening after a 24 year bank holiday ending as resident Steve Hagel aged five saved a firecracker for nearly half a century. The blast used a cracker found in 1908, promised to celebrate the new bank.

Goodrich Mich Steve Hagel Goodrich Hagel

Also Mentioned on This Page

Donald Ebersole Little Garden Club Joseph Damron George Snarr, Jr Japan Stewart Bell Philip Glaize J. H. Yost, Jr James A. Miller Timber Ridge Timber Ridge Christian Church High View Capon School Lehew Gore The Negro Day Nursery Redland Methodist Youth Fellowship of the Reliance Church Florsheims Stauffer the Beauty Center West Boscawen Bobbie Conrad Garden Club Lord Pairfax Garden Club Mire Tunstall Powers P.m Hiram Lodge No Af&am Valley Mill HDC Wilbur Feltner Jeff Jil Douglas Butler James Scott Ann Legg Kenny Rehoboth Beach Halford Baker Beth and Sid Lewis Roland Nelson Kennebunkport Maine Pamela Jean Richard Charles Richard Memorial Hospital Ruel J. Alford, Jr Parkview Ave Kathryn Lynn Ivan Rankin Sherrie Manassas Floyd Hardesty Clemons J. Goode Monmouth St Alness Edwin Turner Fairmont Ave Larry McDaniel John Collie Danville Elizabeth Millard Davis and Elkins College Elkins Raymond Welsh Route 1 Steven Lane Welsh Martha Myers Harley Adams Parkway Ave L. H. Stotler Sheridan Ave Rochester N. Y J. L. Stotler Thousand Island St. Lawrence River Ontario Canada Watkins Glen Corning James Goode Sally Bonnie Hewitt Pittsburgh, Pa 8. J. Goode W. Monmouth Boy Scout Troop 9 Camp Rock Enon Don Hough Skippy Glascock David Jenkins Jimmy Markle Jimmy Jauserman Larry Omps Mike Affleck Arthur Rowe Maggie O'Linges Rockingham County Gaunt's Drug Store Roberto Lee Roanoke Wotel Roanoke Roanoke Virgina Prive Express City OF the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Dacron Cather Timberlake Dial Shoecenter Loudoun St Lovett Brothers Lovett Bros N. Loudoun St C’mon In Royal S.M Chuo” White N. Cameron St Peoples Certified ALL Peoples Service
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