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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1955
Page
10
Burnt Factory Methodist Church will begin a vacation Bible school on June 20 and run through June 24. The program includes study worship and recreation and is open to all interested persons.
The Southern Baptist Church is described as the fastest growing denomination in the United States. Its reported membership stands at 8,169,491, reflecting a notable surge in recent years.
A fashion feature advises daily brushing after setting hair to maintain the wave and prolong the style. It notes professionals brush hair behind the ears for a groomed look and suggests practicing with various styles before a home permanent. Readers can request the 30 day beauty program by mail with 10 cents and self addressed envelope.
Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions about paying vendors on trains, handling olives with the stone, and whether a woman should remove gloves to shake hands. She says not obliged to pay, should not insist if declined, olives are nibbed from the stone, and gloves removal is unnecessary.
Eleven year old Bobby Adams, son of Mr and Mrs Cecil E Adams of 566 N Braddock St, won a reconditioned television set. Over 450 children competed for the prize donated by the B F Goodrich Company at the Capitol Theatre event.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Muntzing of Route 1 observed their 50th anniversary with a dinner hosted by their son-in-law and daughter, L. H. Stoller and wife, Sheridan Ave. Attending were their son David and wife in Middletown, another daughter and husband Holmes Lewis, and their granddaughter Virginia Sibley. They wed June 10, 1905 in Piedmont W Va. long residents of Frederick County, they now reside in Mayesville W Va. Mrs. Muntzing was born Clara High of Keyser W Va. They are members of Clearbrook Presbyterian Church. Mr. Muntzing is a retired farmer.
A brief English lesson lists common word errors and mispronunciations. It suggests correct phrasing for “The facts I needed were given to me” and guides pronouncing prosaic and related terms.
Dr Ralph Scott, Phi Rho Sigma member and University of Minnesota graduate, weds Miss Cooper in 1953. They have two sons, John Randall Scott and Arnold Schoonover, living with Mr and Mrs Cooper at 449 N Braddock St. The family will move to Los Angeles where Dr Scott will intern at Riverside Hospital. Dr Ralph Tho, former husband of Mary Marquaret Cooper, graduated June 10 from the State School of Medicine.
Charles E. Wilson of Handley Boulevard won the 1937 Pontiac in a Friday evening drawing at Smith's Pontiac Sales and Service. Wilson, who already owns a car and a station wagon, plans to sell the Pontiac. He also owns the Triangle Diner on South Braddock Street.
George E Hillberg 62 of Brockton Mass died in Galena after coughing hard enough to swallow his false teeth. He was working on a cabin cruiser docked near Galena.
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