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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1947
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Ernest J Ferland and Mr and Mrs Charles McKee, tied by marriages in July and June. Ferland couple, formerly Miss Vileta Spaid, reside in Arlington. Mrs McKee, formerly Miss Mae Goode, announced from this city.
A campfire program by the Day Camp girls will be at Recreation Park 7 30 p m tomorrow. The Day Camp schedule changes to 3 30 p m to 8 30 p m tomorrow from 10 am to 3 30 pm. The program features a tour of the site and an exhibit of crafts. Parents and the public are invited. The Day Camp is sponsored by Winchester Recreation Council and Winchester Girl Scouts Council. Mr L R McNealy home recovering after surgery at University Hospital Charlottesville.
Miss Natella Chaplin and William Swisher were married in Martinsburg on July 20 in a double ring ceremony. Mrs Swisher is a Secretary in Winchester and Handley High School alumna. the groom works for Miller and Anderson. They left for a long honeymoon via Chicago, the Midwest, Canada, Niagara Falls and New York. They will reside on Baker Knight Street after returning.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith announce the engagement of their daughter Kathryn Lee Smith to William Owings of Seat Pleasant Maryland. Owings served in the U S Navy during World War II. The wedding will take place August 16.
The Winchester Brownie Scouts spent six days at Camp White Rock. They learned fire making and wood sorting, trails, water activities, and dances. International Girl Scouts from Columbia, Cuba, and Denmark visited, sharing culture and songs before a barn dance and Brownie Own.
The Gainesboro Sunday school annual picnic will be held Saturday at Cacapon State Park. Lunch is scheduled for 1 p.m. Transportation helpers are asked to meet at the church at 11 a.m.
The Rev. R. F. Schmucker officiated a double ring wedding at his home at 5 p.m. yesterday. Dororthy Ellen Sine and Junior Lee Link wed first, followed by Madge Lee Cooper and James Walter Sine. Both brides wore pale blue, corsages of red rosebuds. Link will live in this city. Sine connects with Republic Steel in Cleveland. Attendants included Irene Cooper and Mrs. James Conelas.
Berryville highlight features a supper picnic after Thursday's show at the Byrd residence Avenel Berryville hosted by Mr and Mrs Richard E Byrd. The Clark County Jaycees sponsor a dance Friday 10 PM to 3 AM at the Berryville community building with music by Jack Fretwell and his orchestra.
Various club and church notices list meetings and events in Clarke County. WSCS meets August at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Sumption’s home with devotionals led by Mrs. Daugherty. Kennedy hosts Thursday Bridge Club at 202 Boscawen Street. Community Young People meet at Burnt Church 7 30 p.m. August 5 includes Humane Society planning session with speakers. White Hall 4 H Club yard party August 6 at Stonewall High School attendance rain date August 7. Christ Ambassadors host speaker Mrs Ganve at Full Gospel Tabernacle 455 N Cameron Street 7 45 p.m. tonight. All welcome.
Mr. William M. Battaile of 428 Virginia Avenue has been staying several days at the Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach.
Mr and Mrs Robert Lowery announce a birth at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Berryville couple Powell Wynkoop welcome a daughter. Louise Lindamood becomes Mrs Charles Bean via marriage to a son born to Mr and Mrs Charles Bean. Helma Hottel is the former Miss Lillis. Barbie is their other daughter. Others include Heyl of Marshall and Shifflett of Stephens City with newborn sons, and Locke of Wheatfield a daughter on July 27. Vernon Clark and Garnett Miller report newborn sons with listed addresses.
Mrs. Boyd Simmons and Miss Annie Brooks were guests of honor at a surprise birthday dinner Sunday hosted by their sister-in-law Mrs. Eva Brooks in Capon Bridge West Virginia. The gathering featured devotionals by Rev. Courtney H. Anderson and included many relatives from Winchester Capon Bridge Capon Springs Gore and nearby towns.
A Q and A on a girls hope chest items such as towels linens and sets. It also covers whether a man should pay a acquaintance's restaurant bill and how to handle a busy friend stopping by the office with courteous boundaries.
Berryville residents share a busy week with Miss Virginia Page returning from Washington while hostesses and guests from across Virginia and Washington gather for weekend visits. Notables include Mrs. McAfee Mrs. Kerfoot Mr. and Mrs. Yates Miss Barrick Patsy Kaufman and others and new births and moves within the community.
Mrs. Bessie Frances Cooley 46, wife of Stanley M. Cooley, died at her Strasburg home. Born Zepp, she was a daughter of Charles E. and Mary Grove McIlwee and belonged to St. James Lutheran. Survived by husband and six siblings. Services 4 p m tomorrow at Stover funeral home Strasburg conducted by Rev. E B Smith. Burial Mt Carmel cemetery Middletown.
Daniel W. Hendricks Jr a Shenandoah Junction merchant was reported missing after a motor boat overturned near the Harper's Ferry Dam last night His wife Margaret Polhamus of Swimley Va and three children survive the incident.
Betty Grable drew a bigger pay in Philadelphia on July 30 according to the latest entertainment update. The star's earnings mark a new high for her appearances and reflect rising box office appeal.
A compact study note lists guidance on word use and pronunciation. It highlights common shifts such as You failed to keep your promise and explains how to pronounce cataclysm with emphasis on the first syllable.
Laura Wheeler presents pattern 693 for a half apron and bib apron with easy embroidered butterflies. Send twenty cents for pattern and name address. A 1947 Needlecraft Catalogue offers 102 designs and free instructions.
The 1946 annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission shows salaries for 20th Century Fox officials. Spyros P. Skouras earned 255,922 dollars while Fr. Zanne received 260,000. A female executive was paid 299,333, with adjustments referencing last year.
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