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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1950
Page
10
Nelson Wright of Obani and Mrs K Gearing of this city host a gathering this evening at the latter's home to honor bride elect Mrs Jimne Cline. The event follows a long list of local social visits and notices from area residents.
Advertises Gypsy Cream as a remedy that cools sunburn and relieves heat rash. Claims soothing effect for ivy and oak poison ivy nettle rash hives and chafing. Includes a pharmacy contact number 6461.
July calendar lists Woodmen of the World event July 28 at 8 p m. A yard party July 29 at the lot next to the theatre in Middletown by the Women’s Auxiliary. July 30 1 30 p m Ladies' Auxiliary of Old Stone Church Greenspring at the church. July 31 8 p m Madison Lodge 8 p m McKinley Chapter Eastern Star City Hall. 8 p m Municipal Band at Rouss Hall.
Mrs. George Sempeles announces the engagement of her daughter Aspecia G. to State Trooper Lawrence Payne Coverstone of this city and Manassas. The couple became engaged at a party last night at the Sempeles home. The wedding is planned for the fall.
The Crider family reunion will be held August 6 at Jordan Springs near Stephenson with dinner at noon. All members and relatives are invited and asked to bring a basket lunch.
Birth announcements list a boy for Mr. and Mrs. John Sears Berryville with Mrs. Sears formerly Miss Margaret Westfall. A girl for Mr. and Mrs. Donald Morri Baker West Virginia with Mrs. Morri formerly Miss Edith. A girl for Mr. and Mrs. Asbury Swartz Bunker Hill West Virginia with Mrs. Swartz formerly Miss Hazel Green. A girl for Mr. and Mrs. Loring W. Carper Indian Alley with Mrs. Carper formerly Miss Gladys Hawkins. A girl for Mr. and Mrs. Rex Shiflett Strasburg with Mrs. Shiflett formerly Miss Eleanor Williams. A girl for Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Ritener Front Royal.
Dr. William T. Hornaday, a naturalist, stated that a gorilla wearing a muzzle has fighting strength equal to three strong men. Gorillas are noted as the largest living primates.
The clipping lists a supper menu featuring chilled tomato soup and a cold chicken platter with parsley creamed potatoes hearts of lettuce bread and butter and fresh fruit. It includes a Las Island Dressing recipe with nonfat milk corn starch sugar salt mustard water egg vinegar chili sauce olives green pepper and instructions to thicken cook cool and refrigerate.
A concise etiquette column addresses nightclub manners greeting at a table, how to address a married woman physician, and proper pie cutting. The guidance advises not to intrude at another table, to call a married female physician by Doctor Smith, and to cut pie one piece at a time before eating.
Daily note on English usage headlines common misuses and mispronunciations. It defines words like scurrility and offers guidance to expand vocabulary through daily word study with examples and cautions on pronunciation and spelling.
Mrs Gladys Jenkins Lloyd nominated for acting Millwood postmaster by Representative Burr P Harrison on Democratic Clarke County committee recommendation. She would succeed her late husband R Clarke Lloyd who died July 12 1950. civil service exam will later determine permanent postmaster eligibility.
True mosses are nonflowering plants rarely grown except to cover damp rocks logs or shady banks. They must be collected from woods and can be encouraged to grow if kept away from heat and dryness.
A tips column advocates daily word power as key to social and business success. It urges learning a new word each day, reading regularly, writing sentences, and playing word games to expand vocabulary and improve conversation. Readers are invited to mail a request and a small fee to National Newspaper Service.
Brucetown Methodist led by Rev. E. Ellmore lists services at 10 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. Evangelical United Brethren Reliance with Sunday School 10 a.m. and Christian Endeavor 7:30 p.m. Ridings Chapel hosts 10 a.m. Sunday School with Opequon District convention at 10 a.m. August 3. Church of the Brethren Salem Congregation with Jubilee and Salem services at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Mount Pleasant 10 a.m. worship 11 a.m. CBS 7 p.m. Pleasant Valley 10 a.m. 11 a.m. Mt. Pleasant W 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Mt Olive 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. worship Youth Fellowship 7 p.m. Fairview 10 a.m. worship 7:30 p.m. Pleasant Grove all day event.
Greenwood Methodist Chapel hosts Sunday School at 10 30 a m. Stephens City Methodist led by Rev. Chas A York holds Sunday School at 9 45 a m and worship at 11 a m Laymen s meeting at 8 p m.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Old Stone Church Greenspring will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. All members are urged to attend as plans for the August 19 reunion are made.
The Shinkolobwe uranium deposits in the Belgian Congo were discovered in 1915, marking the start of a mining history that would later influence global nuclear developments.
Advertisement for Anne Adams sewing patterns includes Pattern T4606 sizes 34 to 50 and a size 36 set with yardage. Details show eyelet pieces, easy fit, illustrated instructions, and a request to send thirty cents for the pattern to Winchester Star Pattern Dept New York. Additional twenty cents offers selection of beach sarongs and vacation fashion ideas.
The Great Rift Valley extends from northern Syria almost to southern Africa, enclosing the Red Sea and East African lakes among other bodies of water.
Verdi composed fourteen operas. His last work Falstaff was created in his eightieth year and premiered in Milan in 1893. Some starfishes vary from the typical five arms, with regular examples having six or more, up to forty-four in rare cases.
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