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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1967
Page
15
Shanks West Virginia social column lists visits across Elk Garden Romney Winchester and Romney areas. Residents like Mrs. John Wightman Mrs. Norman Shanholtz Mr. and Mrs. Claude McDonald and families are mentioned with weekend card visits training leave and church activities. Lilac Sunday at Rochester noted. Maynard Keister is a patient in Winchester Hospital.
A Mt. Olive memorial service drew attendees from Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania Manassas Maryland Frederick and Gainesboro along with local families. Notables visited included the Moorer and Boxwell families and Pvt. E Richard Fout recently home from Fort Bragg. Additional notes mention church improvements and various neighbors visiting in June.
The Stephens City Fire Co auxiliary will host a country ham and turkey supper on Saturday June 24 from 5 to 8 pm at the fire hall with family style dining and separate prices for children and adults. Local residents and visitors are mentioned in social notes including visits and travel to Martinsburg Harrisonburg and Charleston with various families and friends.
Community notes from BRUCETOWN detail visits by Delray and Hanging Rock residents to relatives in Cumberland Martinsburg Romney and Falls Church plus a Augusta post office dedication. Local families hosted guests and 4 H square dance supporters thanked sponsors with camp plans for six children.
Mrs Molly Glassford and husband Donald Nobrega move to Chester West Virginia where Molly runs a Chester beauty parlor. Neighbors including Mr and Mrs Howard Dunns visit on Sunday as Harold Fritts and Mrs Hester Fritts call on a hospitalized Raleighducts ex representative three times since resigning. Other visits include the Swishers, Box Manufacturing Co, and Mrs Box, plus families from Berryville Martinsburg and Winchester sharing greetings and weekend gatherings.
Four area students were selected to appear with the Future Farmers of America band and chorus at the state convention opening Monday night at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. The event draws members from across Virginia for the forty first annual meeting with about 1 100 expected.
Rest Mr Raymond Marks a layman from Stephens City preached here last Sunday as Rev John Collins attended the Virginia Conference in Virginia Beach. Mrs James Twigg of Morgantown visited her mother Mrs C E Ridgeway recovering from a broken hip. Mr M S Snapp returned home after a few days in Winchester Mem. Vacation Bible School starts Monday June 19 each evening 7 to 9 at the church inviting all children. Mr and Mrs Romain Patton and son visited Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs John Patton. Miss Wilma Sedlock spent Monday and Tuesday in Win.
Hazel Snyder of Winchester visited at the Bruce Lodge home. Luttrells attended the DeHaven reunion. Floyd Lutrell and family of Welltown came with Libby and Clara Daley. John Clark of Charlottesville stayed with Walter and Anderson. Roby family of Baltimore spent the night and day. Lemuel Lewis hosted his Berkely son and family. Reznikov of Cherokee Iowa plans a few days with them.
Nobel Prize author Pearl Buck is awarded the South Korean Cultural Medal by Premier Chung Il-kwon for welfare work aiding Korean American children. The ceremony at the Capitol honored her visit started May 30 and noted her 75th birthday gift of a $1.1 million opportunity center for children fathered by American servicemen.
Mrs. Bertha Ashwood of Winchester and Mrs. Ada Donahue of Falling Waters spent a day with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Miller. Miss Mary Allamong visited Miss Sue Allamong and others at the James Allamong home. Sgt. James H. Allamong trains at Andrews AFB. Mrs. Nessélrodt returns from Virginia trip. T. S. Cooper and Ronny Brannon recoveries noted. both in hospital recently.
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