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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1959

Page

6

Miss Madden and Marshall Crisman Engagement News

Miss Madden and Marshall Crisman announce their engagement. Ally Anna Madden is the bride to be, a Handley High School graduate and art student, while Marshall Crisman is also a Handley graduate and a University of Richmond student. An August wedding is planned.

James F. Madron Miller St Ally Anna Marshall Flick Crisman Charles Crisman S. Loudoun St Miss Madden Handley A Richmond Professional Institute Handley High School University of Richmond Phi Epsilon

Benefit Dance at George Washington Hotel by Sacred Heart Church

The Guild of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church hosts a benefit dance on June 13 from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the George Washington Hotel. Music by The Clefs. Reservations and tickets available by calling Mrs. Edward Whittle or Mrs. Louise Ward at listed phone numbers.

Guild of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church George Washington Hotel Edward Whittle Louise Ward

Piano pupils recital to be presented at Grace Lutheran Church

The Misses Mary Evans Mary June Aikens Joyce Keiter and Caro Keiter will present their piano pupils in a recital to be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church. Participants include Joey and Eddy Rudolph Billy and Jimmy Sutton Virginia Glaize Walter Aikens Ella Mae Coffelt Caz Zuckerman Sally Burch Kenneth Petrie Judy and Sherry Shumaker Janet Hall Jenna Lignante Ginger Himel Tight Frances Edmondson.

Mary Evans Mary June Aikens Joyce Keiter Caro Keiter Morrow Grace Lutheran Church Joey Eddy Rudolph Billy Jimmy Sutton Virginia Glaize Walter Aikens Ella Mae Coffelt Caz Zuckerman Sally Burch Kenneth Petrie Judy Sherry Shumaker Janet Hall Jenna Lignante Ginger Himel- Tight Frances Edmondson

Date Change For American Legion Auxiliary Meeting

The American Legion Auxiliary unit 21 has moved its June meeting date to June 16. A covered dish supper will be hosted by Mrs. Claude Cammer at Amherst Street.

Conrad Hoover American Légion Auxiliary Claude Cammer Amherst St

Memorial Service at Macedonia Methodist Church Held Tomorrow

The Macedonia Methodist Church hosts its annual memorial service tomorrow at 2 p.m. A Cemetery Association meeting follows immediately with Richard Petty as chairman.

Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery Association Richard Pettie

Calendar of events June 8 9 activities listed

June 8 events include Berryville Air Reserve at 7 30 p m Chamber of Commerce directors North ern Virginia Hairdressers Assn Unit No 9 Clearbrook directors McKinley Chapter Eastern Star VFW and duplicate bridge at George Washington Hotel Also June 9 schedule lists Lions Club Exchange Club Retail Merchants Alcoholics Anonymous Loyal Order of Moose Rebekah Lodge Hiram Lodge Shawnee Kennel Club with venues at George Washington Hotel Baptist Church Masonic Temple War Memorial and Moose Home.

Berryville Air Reserve Chamber of Commerce Chamber Northern Virginia Hairdressers Assn Clearbrook Fire Hall McKinley Eastern Star City Hall VFW George Washington Hotel Lions Club Exchange Club Retail Merchants Assn Alcoholics Anonymous Baptist Church Loyal Order of Moose Moose Home Rebekah Lodge Hiram Lodge No. 21 Af&am Masonic Temple Shawnee Kennel Club War Memorial

Ridings Chapel Service Time Announced

Ridings Chapel will hold a service tomorrow at 3 p.m. with Sunday School at 2 p.m. The schedule outlines the order of worship and the preceding lesson.

Ridings Chapel

Winchester Day Nursery Meeting Notice

The Winchester Day Nursery will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday at 10 30 a.m. at the nursery.

Winchester Day Nursery

VMI Grants First Class of 161 Graduates

VMI prepares 161 cadets for graduation Tuesday including Houston Hume Carr among the first class. Carr earns a bachelor of science in electrical engineering and will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve. He is the son of Mrs. Hume Carr and Clay B. Carr.

Houston Hume

Honor Graduate Carr to Be Ordained Diaconate in Alexandria

Honor graduate Clay B. Carr Jr son of Mrs Hume Carr of Stonewall Ave and Clay Carr of Boyce will be ordained to the diaconate of the Episcopal Church Friday in Alexandria. He will be presented by Rev Holt Louder rector of Christ Church Carr who led his class at the Virginia Seminary is the sole member to graduate with the Bachelor of Divinity degree cum laude.

Clay B. Carr, Jr Hume Carr Stonewall Ave Clay Carr Boyce Episcopal Church Alexandria Holt Louder Christ Church Carr Virginia Seminary

Braddock Street Church to Host Bible Class Devotional

Mrs FE B Capper will lead the Comrade Bible Class devotional at Braddock Street Methodist Church tomorrow at 9 45 a m in the chapel The Rev R V Whitehurst will be the guest speaker for the service.

FE. B. Capper Comrade Bible Braddock Street Methodist Church R. V. Whitehurst

Piano Recital by Berryville Pupils at Baptist Church

Miss Helen Samsell presents her piano students in a recital on Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Berryville Baptist Church. Performers include John Davis Jr, Carla Carlisle, Nancy Edmunds, Bonnie Lanham, Kenneth Webb, Cindy Davis, Rebecca Van Horn, Margery Van Horn, Amy Worsey, Barbara Worsley, Norma Lynn Lewis, Linda Click, Christy Potts, Sharon Crim, Martha Barger, Cindy Cochran, Andrew Koman, Terry Lou Emmart, Linda Cooper, Doreen Martin, Ben Davis, Carol Prettyman, Robbie Ann Prettyman, Missey Routten, Bobby Patterson, Priscilla Smith, Judy Sue Williams and Patsy Fiddler.

Helen Samsell Berryville Baptist Church John Davis, Jr Carla Carlisle Nancy Edmunds Bonnie Lanham Kenneth Webb Cindy Davis Rebecca van Horn Margery van Horn Amy Worsey Barbara Worsley Norma Lynn Lewis Linda Click Christy Potts Sharon Crim Martha Barger Cindy Cochran Andrew Koman Terry Lou Emmart Linda Cooper Doreen Martin Ben Davis Carol Prettyman Robbie ¢ Ann Prettyman Missey Routten Bobby Patterson Priscilla Smith Judy Sue Williams Patsy Fiddler

Francis Joseph Duckwall to graduate at Hampden Salem College

Francis Joseph Duckwall son of the Rev and Mrs Joseph Duckwall of 15 Peyton Street is among 75 seniors to graduate at Hampden Sydney College 183rd commencement. Stuart T Saunders Norfolk and Western Railway president will deliver the address Monday. Dr A Hayden Hollingsworth Second Presbyterian Roanoke will deliver the baccalaureate sermon tomorrow. Duckwall is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Chi Beta Phi and has held student body finance committee chair treasurer and president roles. He has sung in the glee club and will receive a Bachelor of Science degree.

Francis Joseph Duckwall Joseph Duckwall Peyton St Hampden-Sydney College Stuart T. Saunders Norfolk and Western Railway A Hayden Hollingsworth Second Presbyterian Church of Roanoke Duckwall Omicron Delta Kappa Kappa Alpha Social Fraternity Duckwal Chi Beta Phi Glee Club

Gardiner Headleys Spend Week in New York City

Mr and Mrs Gardiner Headley and daughter Miss June Headley and grandson Greg ory Smallwood spend a week in New York City. On Thursday Gregory appeared on Bert Parks County Fair television program. Mrs Buckley has returned to her apartment from Winchester Memorial Hospital. The Rev and Mrs Kersey are congratulated on the birth of a daughter Barbara Leigh yesterday in Raleigh North Carolina.

Gardiner Headley June Headley Gregory Smallwood New York City Gregory Bert Parks F. L. Buckley W. Picadilly St Winchester Memorial Hospital Wilbur Kersey Barbara Leigh Raleigh N. C Kersey Katherine Leigh Clark E. T. Clark Joseph T. Sipe. SR White Post Memorial Hospital

Blue Ridge Players donate $1050 to Winchester center

Miss Mae Lanham treasurer of Blue Ridge Players presents a $1050 check to Mrs. Bradford Bennett, president of the Women's Auxiliary to the Rehabilitation Center in Winchester. The gift from the spring production Visit to a Small Planet supports the center serving six counties.

Mae Lanham Blue Ridge Players, Inc Bradford S. Bennett Winchester Clifton E. Price Players Bennett Miss Lanham Arthur Weiss Presi

Local Social News Highlights From Winchester Area

Multiple families and individuals attend graduations birthdays and social gatherings across Winchester and nearby towns. Robert D. Kern receives a divinity degree at Wheaton College. Leigh Smith and Charles Parker Riley to wed June 13. various visits and parties noted among Kern Hott Sipe Duckworth and Eddy families with Walton area connections.

William McGuire Miss Leigh Smith Charles Parker Riley

Graduation News of Henry Covington Jr at U S Military Academy

Word reaches friends here that Henry Covington Jr former resident has graduated from the U S Military Academy on Tuesday.

U. S. Military Academy Henry Covington, Jr

Young People Return Home From College and School

John L. Kater Jr has completed his freshman year at Columbia and arrived in Lat with his parents. Ernie Smith Jr returns from Bridgewater College after his sophomore year. Wilbur E Grant comes home from Shenandoah Conservatory after his junior year in Dayton. Micky Baughman returns after freshman year at William and Mary. Nalda Baughman graduates Mid Western School of Evangelism Ottumwa Iowa. Dean Baughman arrives from Capitol School of Radio Engineering in Washington. Harold F Madagan Jr returns from Medical College of Virginia after freshman year.

Columbia New York City Kater Latan Bridgewater College David E. Grant Cedarmeade Shenandoah Conservatory of Music Dayton Micky Baughman Virgil Baughman Sunnyside William and Mary Nalda Baughman Mid-Western School of Evangelism Ottumwa Iowa Dean Baughman Capitol School of Radio Engineering Washington Harold F. Madagan, Jr

VFW Auxiliary Plans Hospital Visit and Auditorim Show

The Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2123 will visit Newton Baker Veterans Hospital Tuesday. They will sponsor an auditorium program by student nurses at Winchester Memorial Hospital directed by Mrs. George Turner. Members may call MO 2 5478 or 4297 to attend, and the group departs Winchester at 5 15 p.m.

Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Newton Baker Veterans Hospital Winchester Memorial Hospital George Turner Winchester

Ensign Edward Cather II Completes Annapolis Graduation

Ensign Edward Cather II, USN, graduated from the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis and arrived to visit his parents in Silver Spring. He will leave July 12 for Pensacola to begin flight training at the Navy Air Basic Training Command.

Edward Cather, II USN U. S. Naval Academy Annapolis Roy Cather S. Washington St. Ens Cather Pensacola Fla Navy Air Basic Training Command

Donna Oates Graduates From Shepherd College

Miss Donna Jean Oates daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell B Oates Capon Bridge graduates this week from Shepherd College with an A B degree in secondary education She majored in business administration and physical education She held several dormitory and sorority leadership roles and appears on the Queen's ball court She plans to begin teaching in Pennsylvania this fall.

Donna Jean Oates Russell B. Oates Capon Bridge Shepherd College Miss Oates Capon Bridge High School Shepherd Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Phi Sigma Chi Social Sorority Pnnsylvania

How an Bridegroom Chooses His Wedding Ushers

The bridegroom taps close friends brothers or cousins for ushers and may include a brother of the bride. Ushers are typically similar in age to the groom and may be married or single.

Capt J P Siebler Dies Former Maritime Admin Chief

Capt J P Sieber aged 69 former chief of Operations for the U S Maritime Administration in Mobile died Friday in Fairhope Alabama. He served decades in naval and civilian maritime roles and was widely known in Alabama’s maritime community.

Fairhope Ala J. P. Sieber U.S. Maritime Administration Mobile

Words of Misused Speech Sparks Grammar Debate

A columnist argues about proper subjunctive forms and prescriptive language rules. The piece jokes how common mistakes change meaning and invites readers to adopt formal constructions.

Patsy Cline in New York on TV Shows

Patsy Cline appears Monday at 1 p m on the Jimmy Dean show in New York City and may take a permanent role on the Red Foley County Music Show. Her new record Rhythm in My Soul will be released soon.

Patsy Cline New York City Jimmy Dean Red Foley County Miss Cline

Also Mentioned on This Page

Barr Sally Anna Madden Marshall Crisman Lulu Williams Day Nursery VMI Haley Samsell Fran JO Duckwall Edward Durell Gaunt’s Drug Store Cecil Sr Wilbur R. Kern Wilbur Jr Shawnee Ave Frances Ogden Falls Church Gretta Haun Wheaton, Ill Wheaton College Robert D. Kern Harry C. Renner Front Royal Glenn Hott Romney W. Va Osa Hott Ridgeway Hershey Park Hershey Mary Hott James W. See Stephens City James Lee, Jr Lena Sisk Ka Nichols Freda Wilkins Ray Patterson Jack Kemp Caroline Seal James W. Lee Virginia State Firemen’s Association Norfolk Glenroy Duckworth Whitacre Mrs. Duckworth Bertie Magruder Montague Ave Ella Russell Maynard Grove Flora Anderson Nancy Dianne Linda Duckworth Lewis Duckworth Susan Eddy Mrs. Warren Thomas Wood Baldridge John L. Kater, Jr Ernie Smith, Jr Wilbur E. Grant Donna Oates Roberta Lee Shey Lee and Dottie Webb Webbs Hershey's Hershey’s J. P. Siebler New York Soday the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Cather’s Timberlake Luray Virginia East Luray Singing Tower Luray Caverns
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