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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1946

Page

8

Water Gate Concert tonight features Gershwin works

Social notes list attendees from local families for the Water Gate Concert in Washington. The program spotlights George Gershwin’s music, with Misses Massie Hawthorne Elean or deGrange Martha Rowe Dorothy Scott and Messrs. Harry Fowle and Howard Allen among the guests.

Water Gate Washington Massie Hawthorne Eleanor deGrange Martha Rowe Dorothy Scott Harry Fowle Howard Allen Geo. Gershwin

Slow Recovery for Little Miss Sue Albin

A note from a small town society column reports Sue Albin slowly improving after an infected foot. A linen shower honored Mrs. Loring J. Wright Sr. and Mrs. J. E. Ware for Mrs. Wright Jr. Betty Bush, the honoree, is the former. Attendees included Thelma Weakley, Evelyn Weakley, Nancy Ritter, Anna Bailey, Jean Manuel, Loring Wright Jr., Arbella Anderson, Fay Racer, Gladys Boyd, Lucille Foster, J. E. Ware, and Lor Delicious refreshments followed. the Wrights reside at 705 North Braddock Street.

Wright North Braddock St

Visitors from Jacksonville Spend Weekend in Winchester Virginia

Mrs Roy Wooten and daughter Jean and Joyce drove from Jacksonville to Bedford then Winchester to register at Geo Washington Hotel for a weekend visit. They plan to return by August first after visiting friends in Washington. The Crisman family hosted a Sunday picnic July 21 at Brannon's with many guests including Edward Chrisman and numerous Ambrose, Chrisman, Milburn, Morrison, Whitacre, and related families and children.

Roy Wooten Jean Joyce Jacksonville Fla Virginia Bedford Winchester Geo. Washington A. B. Lee Washington Crisman Brannon’s Edward Chrisman Ambrose Richard John Roy James Robert Eddy Ambrose Mildred Wymer Hilda Ena Kidwell Albert Whitacre Dolan Reva Lillie Leight Grover Louise Max Foster Milburn Josephine William Morrison Lloyd Chrisman Harold Chrisman Neida Richards Ronnie Brown Max Milburn Evelyn Milburn Edith Holiday Kenneth Austin Whitacre Mary Hardin

Winchester Area News Briefs Share Health Homecomings And Camp News

Jack Rutz returns to the Funk home from Winchester Memorial Hospital after a tonsilectomy. Mrs Grace Dailey recovering after surgery on July 6 and moved to her son-in-law’s home. Miss Dorothy Lamp recovering from a knee injury. Red Cross knitters urged to deliver completed items to Episcopal Church House by July 25. Mrs Cecil Price Wolfe and son Tommy visiting Millwood Avenue while Mr Wolfe tours western states. Five Winchester and one Boyce Scout attend Rock Enon camp with Shenandoah Area Council from local troops.

Jack Rutz E. D. Funkhouser Winchester Memorial Hospital Grace Dailey Memorial Hospital Paul Lamp Winchester Dorothy Lamp R. H. Lamp Kernstown Red Cross Episcopal Church House West Boscawen Street Cecil Price Wolfe Tommy Oliveboy Farm Charles Town Rock Enon Winchester Boy Scouts Boyce Shenandoah Area Council Freddie Stine Dan Dechert Presbyterian Church Jim McFadden First Baptist Church Godfrey O’rear Jack Henshall Market Street Barry Lee

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

English lesson notes from W. L. Gordon cover common word usage missteps mispronunciations and misspellings. It urges vocabulary growth with daily word mastery highlighting gravity seriousness importance and the need for clear action.

W. L. Gordon

Social event notices in Millwood Virginia this week

July social calendar in Millwood lists gatherings hosted by Frank Mass in honor of Rev. Roy Chamberlin Jr and others. Attendees include Kenneth Gilpin Agnes Mitchell Vaida Boy-Ed Elizabeth Beverley Louis Meade Jr and multiple local families with dinners buffets and weekend visits. Invitations go out for homecoming with Kenneth Gilpin Jr and Bill Blair.

Millwood Frank Mass Roy Bullard Chamberlin Jr Mas Kenneth N. Gilpin Agnes Mitchell Vaida Boy- Ed Elizabeth Beverley Virginia Brooke Harris Roland Mitchell Figg Louis B. Meade William Rust, Jr Richard E. Dole Isobel Lee Vaida Messrs. Reynolds Bill and Bob Blair Louis B. Meade, Jr George Martin

Katharine Powers Buried in Clarke County

Funeral services for Miss Katharine Stuart Powers were held Sunday at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Episcopal Church with Rev. Henry G. Lane officiating. Interment followed in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Pallbearers named R. B. Smith Jr., Robert Smith, Edward McWilliams, T. C. Hall, Archie F. Robertson, Joseph F. Moore.

Katherine Stuart Powers Grace Episcopal Church Henry G. Lane Green Hill Cemetery Berryville R. B. Smith, Jr Robert Smith Edward Mcc. Williams T. C. Hall Archie F. Robertson Joseph F. Moore

Rites Held For James Haymaker

Funeral services for James Walter Haymaker who died Sunday morning were held yesterday at 2 30 p m at the Jones Funeral Home with Reverend L P Tedrick and Reverend John Teter officiating. Interment followed in Macedonia Cemetery with pallbearers George Cornwell Harry Cornwell Elder Cornwell J W Elliott Arthur Armel and John Heflin.

James Walter Haymaker Jones Funeral Home L. P. Tedrick John Teter Macedonia Cemetery George Cornwell Harry Cornwell Elder Cornwell J. W. Elliott Arthur Armel John Heflin

Berryville social notes highlight visits and travelers

Residents and visitors in Berryville Virginia share weekend trips and stays. Mr and Mrs John Hardesty plus Jack and Ann Hardesty vacationed in Manassas while others returned from Richmond Washington and Charlottesville visits.

Berryville John Hardesty Jack Hardesty Ann Hardesty Manassas Floyd Hardesty

IOOF Meeting Draws 150 Delegates to Madison Lodge

Madison Lodge No. 6 I O O F hosted the Tri County Association with over 150 attendees from Maryland West Virginia and Virginia. Notables included E G Ludvigsen Baltimore secretary of the Sovereign Grand Lodge C G Harrell W E Frisbee Robert L Mason and W C Cunningham. The program featured Historic City Four selections solos by Taylor Barr and a cello solo by Louis Kneiling. Next meeting set for Front Royal with date TBA.

E. G. Ludvigsen Baltimore Sovereign Grand Lodge Madison Lodge No. 6 Tri- County Association C. G. Harrell Virginia W. E. Frisbee Robert L. Mason West Virginia W. C. Cunnngham Patriarch Militant of the World Elmore Mudd W. H. Scott Alexandria Historic City Four Taylor Barr Mildred Jones Louis Kneiling

Controversial Tide Lands Bill Passed by Senate

In London on July 24 the Senate approved the tide lands measure by 44 to 34 and sent it to the White House for final action. The bill would grant states title to tidelands extending three miles or more into the ocean, a long running dispute involving Edwin W. Pauley and Harold Ickes. Democratic Leader Barkley opposed and urged a presidential veto.

White House Edwin W. Pauley Scribbe Harold Ickes Barkley Senate Barkley House

Local social notes list area visitors and moves

Berger of Front Royal visited Mr Charley Galloway earlier in the week. Mrs Merritt Mergler left last weekend to join Mr Mergler at Empire City Race Track New York. Mr James Thomas Feltner Jr has left for Bel Air Maryland where he has taken a job.

Graham Dougheverty, Jr Clarke New York Laura Creese Bunch Long Branch Leesburg Walter Fox Berger Front Royal Charley Galloway Merritt Mergler Mr. Mergler Empire City, Race Track N. P James Thomas Feltner, Jr Bel Air, Md

Modern Etiquette Q A Hands Gloves and Salutations

A Q A on gloves and handshakes says excuse my glove is obsolete. Address a physician as Dear Dr Brown not Dear Doctor or Dear Doctor Brown. Salted nuts belong on the tablecloth.

Doctor Doctor Brown Dr. Brown

Kenneth Hanley Captured After Weeklong Manhunt

Kenneth Hanley, a 25 year old former serviceman sought in the slaying of his wife Helen Hanley and her escort John Hoffman, emerged from Six Boys Woods in bad shape. He walked into his home at 7:15 am with a gunshot wound to the left leg and was taken to a hospital. Detective notes pointed to Hoffman naming Hanley as the killer before dying. Police had earlier found an abandoned car with a note from Hanley asking others to watch his kids.

Norristown Kenneth Hanley Six Boys Woods James Burns Patrick O’hara Hanley Skip Helen John Hoffman Collegeville Frederick B. Smillie Luke Ken Hanley

Atlee Delivers Palestine Remarks After King David Hotel Blast

Prime Minister Attlee told the House of Commons that the Jerusalem bombing was the worst of recent outrages in Palestine. He cited 41 dead 52 missing and 53 injured and said initial information points to Jewish perpetrators. He stated Britain seeks a just settlement and will not be diverted by violence.

London Attlee House of Commons Palestine King David Jerusalem United States

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