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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1948
Page
8
Newly wed couple is Miss Rodella Lee Adams daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles T Adams of Gainesboro and John Watach son of Mr and Mrs Frank Watach of Ambridge Pennsylvania. They were married May 30 at Ebenezer Christian church.
The Old Fredericktown Garden Club met at Mrs Henry Brown s home as exhibit chairman Mrs Herbert Solenberger reported displays in three flowers shows this spring with ribbons won each time. Mrs Paul Haldeman gave a lilies talk with pictures and best types for continuous bloom. Special exhibit featured a green and white arrangement. Blue ribbons went to Mrs Wilkie Hunt Mrs Harold Brown Mrs Wilbur Krise Mrs Herbert Solenberger. red to Mrs Charles Coffman and Mrs Sam Preston. yellow to Mrs E P Browning. A large number of exhibits filled the general and 14 in the special class. Tea followed for members and guests.
Brooks' Pharmacy promotes a Rexall Drug Store display of grand gifts for the season. The ad urges customers not to forget DAD in their holiday presents and lists the store phone number 6461 for inquiries.
Invitations issued by Mr. and Mrs Ralph M Ware for a reception from 7 to 10 p m on Tuesday honoring their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Ralph M Ware Jr of Richmond the event underscores family ties and local social customs.
Friday meeting hosted by Mrs John Pennypacker featured guest speaker E E Harbaugh on judging. In the special exhibit roses were limited to 12 blooms. Rhodes and Lacy won blue ribbons in large arrangement. Pennypacker and Glazier earned red ribbons. Rhodes topped with another blue in the medium class. Pennypacker and Moore also received red for rose specimens. Glaze won a second red for delphinium.
The Evening Star lists daily events with daylight saving time. Monday features a banquet at the Masonic hall Public Speaking by Womens Civic League at Handley Library Legion auxiliary speaker and Chanters at Market Street Methodist church Municipal band at Rouss hall. Tuesday includes a Dress Design class Lions club Exchange club Sc Catherine Guild bazaar committee Lord Fairfax Garden club Moose club and Rebekah lodge events at various venues.
Hilandale at Kerns town hosted a Thursday tea and shower for Miss Margaret McMurray ahead of her June 16 marriage to Mr. John L. Hottel at the Presbyterian church. Guests from Martinsburg Front Royal New Orleans and local towns attended with gifts and refreshments. A follow-up picnic at Sensensy Road recreation park honored the couple with Rev J A McMurray present and many relatives and friends in attendance.
The Winchester Clarke Garden club will meet at 3 30 on June 16 with Miss Katherine Kern. Mrs Bowyer Browne reports on the Garden Club of Virginia meeting. A special exhibit features roses and other flowers in large arrangements.
The Handley high school band held its final meeting at the Willow Lawn pool on Friday featuring swimming and a picnic. About 40 people attended, including guests.
St Catherine's guild of Christ Episcopal church will meet at 1 30 p m tomorrow at the home of Mrs W A Baker to sew.
Miss Pavey Lupton daughter of Mr and Mrs Mc Sherry Lupton of Pajan Hill city graduated today from Wellesley College Massachusetts with a bachelor of arts degree majoring in German She served as chairman of the Wellsley teaching committee and helped lead a student faculty committee to promote interest in Yenching Wellsleys sister college in China She studied at the University of Zurich Swiss during her junior year and was named a Wellsley college scholar for high academic standing A Handley High School graduate
Philip W. Barnhart, son of Mr and Mrs A P Barnhart, recently graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering. He belonged to Pi Kappa Alpha Tau Beta Pi Phi Eta Sigma Phi Kappa Phi Omicron Delta Kappa Who's Who American Universities, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and the Association of Collegiate Engineers Board. Barnhart will pursue a Master of Science at Cornell University this fall after receiving a graduate fellowship.
Round Hill 4 H club met with Mr and Mrs Cather as Mr Garland Cather reported on the last county council. The county wide party is set for July 15 with a rain date of July 16. Hayfield and Round Hill will provide refreshments. The June 17 picnic at Round Hill Presbyterian church will move to June 18 if rain. Baptist Women Meet Tomorrow. The Life of Albert Schweitzer talk by Mrs John Massie of Edinburgh. William G Way named to dean's list at University of Richmond after sophomore year. Edward James See born June 7 at Garfield hospital Washington. parents Mr and Mrs French A See. Mrs See formerly Hazel Tidler of Clarksburg W Va. Mr See manages Farmers Livestock Exchange.
The Conrad Hoover unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will meet tonight with Mrs. W. A. Baker of 407 South Washington Street as guest speaker Commonwealth Attorney Jos e Massey is noted as guest speaker The article also states there are more than 1.7 trillion board feet of saw timber in the United States
Dr and Mrs Leslie Bell and family return home from Birmingham Alabama. Robert Taylor arrived from VPI to visit his mother in Millwood Avenue before summer session. Mary Louise Gerschank returns to Williamsburg after a 10 day visit with Mrs Samuel Gerschank. Janet Nixon returns from Duke University to spend summer with her father on Amherst Street. Dorothy Davis returns from Westhampton College to Handley Avenue home of Mrs CA Davis. Mrs Harry Ebert Jr leaves for a week with her parents in New York City. William P Bowers and daughter Marcia depart for Forget Saskatchewan to spend the summer. Midshipman Sam D Preston Jr and Beverely Jakimier sail aboard USS Coral Sea on European cruise, return around August 23 to Naval Academy. Jean Baker leaves for Raleigh to visit sister Elizabeth. C E Kline spending week in New York City. Douglas Dushane and family, formerly of Winchester, now of New Mexico, visiting Winchester. Donald Braithwaite, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Braithwaite, hospitalized for infected hand. Lewis Pearson improving at National Avenue home. Philip Kramer remains ill in Baltimore at daughter's home.
Lesson in English by W L Gordon covers misused words such as disturb versus very disturbed and mispronounced forms like alien ate. It defines modest and modiste, lists synonyms, and urges daily vocabulary growth with the example word inordinate meaning excessive and immoderate as in Burton on passions and desires leading to destruction.
Ad for pattern 4989 offering wrap-tie sissy britches, one piece skirt, easy bra and bolero. Includes illustrated instructions, Jr Miss sizes 11 to 17, size 13 bra and shorts use 238 yards. Send 25 cents to pattern dept New York. catalog offer with Anne Adams Summer Pattern Book and sun tan halter pattern for 15 cents more.
The guidance states use one hand to hold corn on the cob at dinner and that a player may smooth over holes in a bunker while the caddy must not enter a bunker. The answer clarifies duties for players and caddies in golfing etiquette.
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