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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1950

Page

8

Plainspoken Society News Echoes Rural Ties

Informal reception hosted by Dr and Mrs Riley at Rostel Road home. In wedding news Ruth Finnigan wed Gilbert Light at St Pauls Methodist Hagerstown with Rev J Turnbull Spicknall officiating. The Light couple to live with Ruths parents. Mrs Massie welcomes a son Thomas William Massie IV at Winchester Memorial Hospital. American Legion Auxiliary meeting planned at 116 S Washington St with nominating slate and Department convention delegates. Local men return from Chicago Music Trade Show with notes on instruments and equipment.

Ruth Finnigan Thomas E. Finnigan Stephenson Gilbert Light Clifton Light Ridgeway W. Va St. Paul's Hagerstown J. Turnbull Spicknall Chicago Harry C. Geiman Robert Y. Conrad Bobby Conrad American Legion Auxiliary S. Washington S&i Department Alexandria

Gypsy Cream Cools Sunburn and Soothes Irritation

Patent remedy advertised by Pooks' Pharmacy claims to relieve sunburn heat and burn, heat rash ivy and oak poisoning nettle rash hives and chafing. It emphasizes cooling and soothing effects and lists the phone number 6461 for ordering.

Calendar of Events Lists Local Club Meetings and Times

Community groups schedule meetings at area venues including Lions Club American Legion Auxiliary Moose Club Rebekah Lodge Alcoholics Anonymous and rotary club with rain contingency at the club rooms. Events span June through July with hotel venues and private residences named for host members and addresses.

Lions Club George Westigton Hotel Board of Control Exchange Club Leon Slagin American Legion Auxiliary Robert Y. Conrad Washington St Moose Club Rebekah Lodge Alcoholics-Anonymous Friendship Pire Hall Kiwanis

Local Residents Return From Two Month European Tour

Dr and Mrs Allen T Hawthorne of Stewart Street and Mr and Mrs Ralph Dorsey of Berryville return home Sunday after a two month tour of Europe and England They visited Darmstadt Germany where they saw Lt and Mrs Joseph Dorsey their son and daughter and traveled through Holland Belgium Luxembourg Bavaria Austria Italy France Switzerland and England 생각

Allen T. Hawthorne Stewart St Ralph Dorsey Berryville Europe England Darmstadt Germany Dorseys Hawthornes Joseph Dorsey Holland Belgium Luxemburg Bavaria Austria Italy France Switzerland

Local Soldier Cpl Babb Visits Parents Before Overseas Duty

Cpl Neil Babb stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky visits his parents Mr and Mrs C E Babb at their Millwood Road home. He will depart July 26 for Camp Stoneman California where he has been ordered to report.

Cpl Neil Babb Fort Knox C. E. Babb Millwood Road Cpl. Babb Camp Stoneman Cal

Lutheran rector tours the United States on cultural exchange

The Rev Max Herrenkind rector of the Lutheran Church Heilbronn Germany returns to Washington after a weekend with Mr and Mrs Werner D Nordheim Then on a six month tour under the State Department Cultural Exchange Program to study religion education welfare recreation and allied subjects Miss Anne Snyder returns home with her Ebeleins after visiting Lexington North Carolina Dr and Mrs Ronald B Wilson depart for vacation with daughter Miss Mary Carrington Wilson joining at Virginia Beach then to Richmond Delegates from Handley High School Miss Sue Sowers Miss Mary Martha Eisenberg Ronald Wilson Jr and Charles Robertson attend Girls and Boys State at VPI Mrs Maggie Silvious returns home after several days in Winchester Memorial Hospital

Max Herrenkind Lutheran Church Heilbronn Germany Washington Werner D. Nordheim State Department Anne Snyder Lexington N. C E. F. Ebelein Ebeleins John Snyder Wilson Ronald Virginia Beach Carolinas Mary Carrington Wilson Richmond VPI Sue Sowers Mary Martha Eisenberg Ronalds. Wilson, Jr Charles Robertson Handley High School Silvious Maggie Silvious Front Royal Road Winchester Memorial Hospital

Mrs. Taylor Hosts Guests From Randallstown Md

Mrs. George Taylor and family hosted on Sunday afternoon Mrs. Armistead Mann and her husband from Randallstown Maryland. They were accompanied home by Mrs. C F Rinker, visiting relatives.

Taylor Armistead Mann Randallstown George Taylor Fairmont Ave Manns C. F. Rinker

Tea Tomorrow In Berryville

The Ladies Auxiliary of Grace Episcopal Church Berryville plans a tea tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 7 at The Nook home of Mr and Mrs Lewis Skaggs. A silver offering at the door funds lep er work and features an exhibit of early Virginia silver and colonial costumes.

Grace Episcopal Church Berryville

Births July 17 Heights Area

Birth notices list multiple newborns with parents and maiden names. Willow Lawn couple Mr and Mrs Harry Lovett welcome a girl formerly Lee E Snyder. Strasburg couple Mr and Mrs Kenneth Spiker welcome a girl formerly Nancy L Putman. Summit Point couple Mr and Mrs Marshall Jenkins welcome a boy. Berryville couple Mr and Mrs James Diggs welcome a boy with Mrs Diggs formerly Dorothy Kackley.

Harry Lovett Willow Lawn Lovett Lee E. Snyder Kenneth Spiker Strasburg Spiker Nancy L. Putman Marshall Jenkins Summit Point James Diggs Berryville Diggs Dorothy Kackley

Modern Etiquette Q and A on table manners and invitations

Q and A on using bread as a pusher is improper while a knife can serve as a barrier for the fork. Invitations to home weddings are usually limited to relatives and close friends with announcements for others. A man should offer to hold a woman's umbrella.

Sit Tall And Look Your Best In This Quick Guide

Secrets of Charm by John Robert Powers offers seated posture tips to prevent fatigue and improve appearance. It recommends chair height, back support, and even neck and shoulder exercises to boost energy and composure, plus a mail order prompt for personalized style guidance with fabric swatches.

Kitchen Kapers Ice Box Desserts and Frozen Treats

A guide to making cold desserts in the ice box with clear steps for basic ice cream, parfaits, mousses, and fruit flavors. Includes gelatin and cornstarch methods, custard base, whipping cream folds, and freezer directions for quick, smooth results.

Angel Parfait

Prelusive Word Study Terms Introduce Speech Interest

A daily vocabulary note defines prelusive as indicating beforehand and introductory. The example shows the orator's prelusive remarks arousing audience interest for the rest of the speech.

Lesson In English by Roberta Lee

A note on common usage and pronunciation by Roberta Lee. It highlights preferred phrasing such as Do not say Leave him alone but Let him alone. It discusses mispronunciations including irremediable and shows the correct syllable emphasis. It also cites pleurisy as an often misspelled word.

Roberta Lee

Teener bloomer suit pattern for teenager fashions

Advertisement promotes Anne Adams Summer Pattern Book with pattern T4630 for teenage sizes 10 12 14 16. Includes 35 inch fabric 444 yards requirement and complete illustrated instructions. Send thirty cents for pattern to Anne Adams care of WS 113 New York and twenty cents more for the collection plus sarong directions.

Anne Adams West 17Th St New York Bath

Early Dutch windmills Pumped Water From Swamps

Early Dutch windmills were used to drain wetlands by powering pumps, converting wind energy into hydraulic work to remove water from swamps and create usable land.

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Is al Miss Finnigan Mr. Light Dr. and Mrs. Riley Mrs. C. L. Riley Rostel Road Ladies Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars Massies Thomas William Massie E. Leicester St Massie Reba Snarr George G. Snarr S. Stewart St Legion Auxiliary Net Huntsherras Nordheims Miss Snyder North Carolina Dorothy Gray New Spray Gaunt’s Drug Store Winchester-Clarke Club Winchester-Clarke Garden Club J. Victor Arthur Pairfax Lane Beverley J. B. Beverley, Jr Rebecca and Frances Beverley Russell Virginia Russell Kenneth Robinson Merriman's Lane Joseph Schroth N. Loudoun St Becker New J Ray J. Becker Shenandoah Ave New Jersey Mrs. Courtney and Son James Lee Courtney Frank Anderson Courtney S. Braddock St Pearson Scott Locksley Hall Lillian Williamsburg Newport News Old Point Comfort Langley Field Wolfes John Wolfe Miller St Rebecca Rae Wolfe Mary M. Miller Sharon Elizabeth W. L. Gordon John Robert Powers National Newspaper Service Michigan City Indiana John F. Dille By Martha W. Levi Elsie — Kay Braddock St Dial Lovett Bros The Virginians Happy Days, Teener Hodgson & Brown the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Food Center B. F. Goodrich Loudoun St U. S Cather Colonial Beauty Shop E. Piccadilly Street der the A Lun Gec Winchester’s Timberlake Preorgiana Sudsable Rayon Margaret L. Hodgson HAT & Dress Shop
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