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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1956
Page
8
Miss Kitty Mantz of Woodstock and Mr George Pappas of Berryville join Mr and Mrs James Zesamas of Pulaski and Mr and Mrs Jack Zimmerman of Leesburg in a regional social note highlighting residents and their ties to area towns.
Mr and Mrs Statton Bowers of Strasburg announce the engagement of their daughter Ruth Elaine to William Lee Mayes son of Mr and Mrs George William Mayes of Whitlock Ave Ruth will be a Strasburg High School senior next fall Mayes attended Handley High School and served four years in the U S Air Force He is now employed by the American Brake Shoe Company No date has been set for the wedding
The W S C S of Braddock Street Methodist Church will meet in the church assembly room tomorrow at 745 p m Members who joined during 1955 56 will be guests.
June 4 events include Unit No 9 meet at George Washington Hotel Beauty Salon 7:30 p.m. Madison Lodge 8 p.m. Municipal Band at Rouss Hall 8 p.m. Duplicate Bridge at George Washington Hotel. June 5 features Lions Club 12:15 p.m. at George Washington Hotel and various 7:45–8 p.m. group meetings at Legion Home Murphys Murphys.
Miss Frances Lutricia Presgraves, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wallie A Erb, will wed Jack Clark Williams of the same city. Miss Presgraves who graduated Handley High School in 1955 is employed by Novick Transfer Company. Williams is a graduate working with his father on their Sunnyside farm.
The Harrisonburg Rotary Club schedules its annual antique show tomorrow at the new William G Myers Armory to aid the Harrisonburg Crippled Children Cerebral Palsy funds. Mrs Forrest B Oglesby will install officers and committee chairmen for the new year including leader Mrs Bynum Neese secretary Mrs Maurice Eckman treasurer Mrs John McAboy program chairman Mrs Bernard Groves ways and means Mrs Taylor Simpson membership Mrs Henry Kern Jr social Mrs Holmes Carper and publicity Mrs Curtis Barr.
Circle No 10 meets Tuesday at 8 pm at 208 Parkway Ave hosted by Mrs John Hawse with co-hostesses Mrs Bernard Graves and Mrs Allen Gaunt. The program is led by Mrs Harold Patton.
Advice for transitioning from short to long hair with a French roll option and practical tips. Recommends a soft permanent, even trimming, training hair back from temples, curling ends to appear shorter, and securing with bobby pins and grip-tooth combs. Suggests generous use of spray liquids on side strands and the roll.
A compilation of social items from Gore and nearby, including Supper honor for Garland Amick on his birthday, Miss Janet Spanos and Peter J Pappas wedding events with multiple showers, teas, and out of town guests from Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Military moves include Sgt Arthur Braithwaite returning to Fort Campbell and Lt Austin Morgan Jr reporting to Belvoir.
Article urges using horizontal vertical and diagonal lines to influence clothing fit. Promotes handling lines for best effect. Requests readers mail 5 cents and a stamped self addressed envelope to National Newspaper Service in Michigan City Indiana for complete information.
The report lists dozens of attendees at weddings in Maryland Virginia and Washington including Peter Toggas Wheaton Md Alex Ulangos Baltimore Tom Siomporas Annapolis John Coelas Frederick Md Dr William Manion Kensington Md and Janet Spanos Peter Pappas with out of town guests from Ohio North Carolina Martinsburg and Summit Point among others. It also notes John Floyd Arnold of 802 S Stewart St elected president of Washington and Lee Universitys Pi Kappa Alpha chapter and his biology major status. James Vourvos Fredericksburg appears among attendees.
Birt Ss June 2 to Mr and Mrs John Pickrel Linden a boy Mrs Pickrel is the former Miss Elizabeth Ann Jenii s June 3 to Mr and Mrs Leo Borden Stephenson a boy Mrs Borden is the former Miss Nancy Lickliter
Mrs. W. C. Gleason was elected president of Braddock Street Methodist Church Women’s Society of Christian Service and led a meeting with new officers. Other officers include Vic tor Wheeler, E. L. Keller, P. G. Ireland, and various secretaries and circle leaders.
A Q and A etiquette column covers telephone greetings with Yes or Hello, table manners for introductions, proper napkin use at meals, and engagement gift customs. The guidance emphasizes a pleasant voice, minimal cross table handshakes, napkin use for mouth and fingers, and wedding gift focus over engagement gifts.
A compact guide on word usage and pronunciation by W. L. Gordon. It highlights common misuses such as distinguishing ingenious from ingeneous, notes pronunciation of radiator, and addresses frequent misspellings like burro.
A brief note explains the word insoluble meaning not solvable or explained. It discusses related terms such as salute and hail and suggests learning one word daily to boost vocabulary. The passage uses playful lines about mastering a word each day.
Police court records list Joseph Ranson Haddox Row and Linden Hawkins Rt. 50 west as drunk with fines 14.75 dollars each. James Stanley Davidson 204 N Kent St and Avery P Miner 204 N Kent St charged drunk with fines 10.25 dollars. Jerry Lee Curtis of Conneaut Ohio cited for reckless driving with a 14.25 dollar fine.
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