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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1950
Page
8
Miss Nancy Bond daughter of Mr and Mrs Allen Beale Bond of Biddeston will wed Mr James Lane Reinhart of Baltimore at 8 tonight in The Presbyterian Church. A reception at the Bonds’ home will follow the ceremony.
Miss Dorothy Anne Bursey and Elmo Lloyd Bloom wed in a Montague Avenue Methodist Church ceremony conducted by Rev. B. W. Coe. The couple, both 1948 Stephens City High School graduates, plan a Niagara Falls and Canada honeymoon and will reside with the groom's parents while he attends Lynchburg College.
Members of the V. F. W. Auxiliary return from the En campment in Richmond led by president Mrs. aa V. Grayson with delegates Mrs. Dolly Adams and Mrs. Winifred Pingley. Albert Pingley attended as post member while Martha Baker could not attend due to illness. The department banner was presented to the local auxiliary president for meeting banner requirements.
June calendar lists events at Madison Lodge McKinley Chapter Eastern Star City Hall Municipal Band at Rouss Lions Club and Exchange Club at the George Washington Hotel Rebekah Lodge Moose Club and Alcoholics Anonymous gatherings with times from 12:15 p m to 8 p m at various venues including Friendship Fire Hall and the George Washington Hotel.
Miss Mary Louise Conner will marry Frank Butsler Jr on July 8. Evelyn and Glenda Rae Allen hosted a kitchen shower with a yellow and green color scheme. Guests included Mrs. Frank Butsler and many other local ladies and daughters.
The Lord Fairfax Garden Club held its monthly meeting Tuesday at Mrs Andrew Babb’s home. Blue ribbon winners included Mrs George Murphy Mrs John Rice Mrs Leonard Riley Mrs R E Myers Mrs Leonard Sirbaugh Mrs Charles Marks and Mrs John Jones. Red ribbons went to Mrs Richard Lewis Mrs Chester Riley and Mrs Fred Stine. Mrs Babb served tea after the business session.
Virginia Lee Grant daughter of Mr and Mrs S L Grant marries Frank William Sencindiver son of Mr and Mrs Turner B Sencindiver in Braddock Street Methodist Church. Ceremony featured bridesmaids ushers and a reception at the couple's home prior to a trip to Washington Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
Mrs. Cora Carper has returned to her home at 212 E. Fairfax Lane from Winchester Memorial Hospital and is reported to be improving slowly from a fractured ankle.
Advice on permanent waves and hair care with records of lotion timing and porosity, elasticity, and preparation steps. Emphasizes test curls, scalp brushing, oil reconditioning, and shaping by a professional. Includes offer for personal style guidance and fabric swatches.
The Comrade Bible Class will hold a regular monthly business and social meeting at 8 oclock Tuesday evening in the large assembly room of Braddock Street Methodist Church. Group 8 with Mrs Harry Anderson as hostess invites all members. this is the last meeting until September.
Birth notices list a boy born to Mr and Mrs Grayden Gochenour of Strasburg with the mother formerly Julia Scott and a girl to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Swiggett of 11 E Leicester St the mother formerly Selene Jackson. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Ezra Deavers of Berryville with the mother formerly Velma Bray. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Walter Kraus of Bunker Hill West Virginia with the mother formerly Maxine Helen Miller.
The schedule lists 4 H work meetings at White Hall Friendly Grove West Frederick Hayfield Star Tannery Gore and Stonewall clubs with leaders including Mrs Harry Mason Mrs Dewey Hulver Frances Sager Jo Ann Bentley and Mr Walter Salomon. A demonstration on citizenship is planned and June 30 notes county contest planning with July 1 office activity.
Answers explain fiance versus fiancee gender forms and pronunciation. The abbreviation R. S. V. P. should be capitalized only on the initial letter. Hostesses may tell weekend guests when to depart.
Funeral services are set for James Harrison Gwin a 98 year old Highland County farmer who died yesterday at his son’s home near Woodstock Survivors include his son Warren Gwin of Boyce
Thrifty Anne Adams pattern offers a sun duo sundress and matching bolero in sizes 6 through 14. Includes illustrated instructions and fit-tested sewing guidance. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams in New York for pattern and 20 cents more for the Summer Pattern Book with vacation fashion ideas and beach sarong directions.
East Germany reports unanimous votes in the Volkskammer where 330 deputies meet in Berlin to approve laws with a show of hands. Non communists are absent from opposition and open dissent is deemed treason, reinforcing the single party rule.
During the first World War dogs served as sentries messengers scouts and ambulance dogs. They searched battlefields for the wounded and missing carrying brandy or soup and a roll of bandages.
Roberta Lee offers a compact language note on misused terms mispronunciations and misspellings. The lesson promotes daily vocabulary growth with a focus on nascent meaning coming into existence and development.
The American Fur Company, the era’s leading business, was founded by John Jacob Astor and became a dominant enterprise in early 1800s America.
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