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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1961

Page

6

Sheila Fries Engaged to Thomas Carr Baker

Mr and Mrs Earl C Fries announce the engagement of their daughter Sheila Elaine to Thomas Carr Baker son of Mr and Mrs Charles B Baker both of this city Sheila a Handley High School graduate attended the Richmond Professional Institute and the College of William and Mary is employed at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond Baker a Handley High School and VPI graduate works with Westinghouse at General Dynamics in Groton Connecticut A summer wedding is planned.

Earl C. Fries Sheila Elaine Thomas Carr Baker Charles B. Baker Miss Fries Handley High School Richmond Professional Institute the College of William Mary Medical College of Virginia Richmond Baker Virginia Polytechnic Institute Westinghouse Corporation General Dynamics Corporation Groton Connecticut Charles Bass Stephens City Larry Gregory

Calvary Baptist Bible School Graduation Planned

Calvary Baptist Church hosts graduation for its Bible School Sunday at 7 45 p m at 844 Amherst St. The worship service opens the program with all departments then report on weekly study. Parents and friends may visit each department after the service.

Bible School Calvary Baptist Church Amherst St

Miss Devers to Marry John Gano

Dorothy Anne Devers of Boyce plans a September wedding to John Richard Gano II of Winchester. Dorothy is a Claire County High School 1960 graduate employed by Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone in Boyce. John Gano is Handley High School 1960 graduate and Nashville Auto-Diesel College alumnus.

Henry L. Devers Boyce Dorothy Anne John Richard Gano, II John R. Gano Winchester Gano Miss Devers Claire County High School Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co Handley High School Nashville Auto - Diesel College Nashville Tennessee

Whitacre Yard Party Set for July Third at Whitacre

The annual Yard Party will be hosted at the Whitacre Community Building on Saturday July 1. Attendees can expect country ham and fried chicken suppers.

Whitacre

Calendar of Evening and Daylight Events for Winchester June 24 25

A local calendar lists events for June 24 and 25 with times in daylight saving and EST. Activities include golf tournaments at Winchester Golf Club, church bake sales and yard parties, fundraisers at Middletown School, memorial services at Bethel and Hites Chapel, Optimist Club meeting, Exhauters Auto Club, PTA meetings, Winchester Firemen’s Executive Association, Madison Lodge, Eastern Star chapter, and a duplicate bridge game at George Washington Hotel. Notable venues: McCrory's, 12 Fremont St, Lee-Jackson, Rt. 50, Rouss Hall, City Hall, and George Washington Hotel.

Winchester Golf Club Bethel Hites Chapel Optimist Club Lee-Jackson Exhauters Auto Club Rt. 50 Stonewall P.T Winchester Firemen's Executive Association Rouss Hall Madison Lodge McKinley Eastern Star City Hall George Washington Hotel

War Memorial Building Weekend Event Schedule

Events listed include TAC Platter party at Kiwanis Shelter Saturday 7:30 to 11 p.m. First Brethren Church Kiwanis Key Club Shelter 12 noon to 1 p.m. Jeffcoat Reunion 1 p.m. Colored Masonic Meeting Sunday 12 p.m. Lions Shelter Price Reunion. Also Brownie Day Camp Monday 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Brownie venue.

War Memorial Kiwanis First Brethren Church Kiwanis Key Club Jeffcoat Colored Masonic Meeting Mondar Lions

Births June 21 Keckley Levi Rose and more families

June 21 births include a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Houston William Keckley of Winchester and a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Annie Marshall Levi of Berryville. June 22 births list girls for Mr. and Mrs Carroll Payne Lloyd of Bluemont and boys for Mr. and Mrs James Edward McDaniel of Gore and other couples.

Houston William Keckley Winchester Dale Frederick Keckley Dorothy Lee Bailey Annie Marshall Levi Academy Berryville Robert Marshall Levi Nancy Lee Dodson James Irving Rose, Jr 12Th St Front Royal James Irving, III Rose Evelyn Grace Lewis Carroll Payne Lloyd Bluemont Lisa Darlene Lloyd Bettie Marie Leake James Edward McDaniel Gore James Edward, Jr McDaniels Helene Ceclia Gouldthorpe Luther Paul Tederick Jackson Ave Ellen Lynn Tederick Mary Love Ritenour

Galilee Church Announces Vacation Bible School Program

The Galilee Church of Christ will hold a Vacation Bible School session Sunday morning at 10 o clock. About 30 children from the past weeks session will participate. Parents friends and the public are invited to attend.

Galilee Church of Christ

Iris Allen to Wed Robert Blackburn Jr in August

Miss Iris Gail Allen engages to Robert Blackburn Jr. daughter of Mrs. Mary B. Allen of Mt Crawford. Iris is daughter of the late Mr. Allen. Blackburn is son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Blackburn of New Market and a Bethesda NIH biologist after Army service. The wedding is set for August 19 at Saint Stephen's Church Harrisonburg.

Iris Gail Allen Robert Blackburn, Jr Marys B. Allen Mt Crawford Sty Iris Gail Robert Blackburn Miss Allen Mr. Allen Handley High School Madison College Wheaton High School Wheaton Blackburn Robert James Blackburn New Market Army Security Corps National Institutes of Health Bethesda Saint Stephen’s Church Harrisonburg

Winchester hosts second annual member guest tournament list

The article lists numerous guests from cities including Virginia Beach DuPont Washington South Boston Staunton Yonkers Arlington Shaker Heights Ballimore Wilmington Richmond and more as attendees for the Winchester Golf Course second annual member guest tournament. Additional notes mention visitors Mrs Virginia Craig with Henry Staford of Portsmouth and several local social events and hospital updates.

Winchester Virginia Beach Bob Davis Lester Arnold, Sr DuPont, Washington James Mactherson Eugene Babb South Boston Raleigh Felton W.W. F. Bennett Staunton Robert Trimble Jim Wm. Gentry John Catlett Warren Gregory James Farley Major Robert Schmitt John Glenn George B. Little Wayne A. Whitham Hersey, Pa John Mason Ralph Halfen Washington Bill Furey Fred Glaize R. H. Yeatman Bryan Gordon Charles Rhodes Ralph Slaughter Front Royal Otley Kibler Jack Fretwell Duncan Gibb F. L. Largent, Jr Martinsburg Lacy Rice

Bible Class Devotions at Braddock Street Church

Mrs P G Ireland will lead devotions for the Figs Bible Class tomorrow morning at 9 45 in the Chapel of Brad dock Street Church. Mrs D F Hardesty will teach the lesson.

P. G. Ireland Figs Braddock St D. F. Hardesty

Braddock Street Church Bible Class Plans Annual Picnic

The Bible Class of Braddock Street Church Educational Building holds a business meeting to plan the annual picnic. Officers note this will be the last meeting until September and urge all members to attend.

Aeomsels Braddock St Ose Ee de Ee

Question on proper social correspondence printing names

The reader asks if it is acceptable for a man to say De Se or to include his full name in social letters or notes, specifically citing "James H. Harding" as a possible example.

James H. Harding

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TOF Sheila Fries Thomas Baker Miss Sheila Fries Calvary Baptist Bible School Gaunt’s Drug Store John Gano Whitacre Yard Party Red Cross Bence Nancy Pennypacker Winchester Golfub McCrory’s St Paul’s Pine Grove Round Hill Methodist Church Fire Hall Welltown Methodist Church Middletown School Middletown Fire Co Lions Shelter Price Reunion Galilee Bible School Bele Fred L. Glaize, Jr Harry Hammon Allen T. Hawthorne Carl Bill Stark Eddie Shokes Ashland C. Hunter Jones Lewis Hyde, Jr Laurel, Md Frank Whitesell Bert Killian Cumberland Wally Hankin John McLellan Warrenton Adrian Thayer Charles Snider Philip Dieterick Hubert Stratton Alexandria Herbert Bryant Paul ‘Terretta Morgantown W. Va Ward Christopher William West, Jr Frederick Jarboe Grove F. Grove White Ken Carr Robert Lewis al Stump Parker Lee Parker, Jr W. Clayton Anderson Wakefield R. B. McEwen Bobby Raymond Kerlin Virginia Craig Henry Staford Portsmouth Craig W. R. Ber Ryhill Charles Snapp Mountain Falls Winchester Memorial Hospital Fred M. Ritter Fred M Ritter, Jr Sharon Glaize Francis Joseph Ducknall Hoye L. Riley Elizabeth Riley Miss Glaize Miss Riley Mr. Duckwall Granville Davis Albin Effie Baker Johnston Road Pittsburgh Cross Junction Henry Boyd l Duel Light Farm Adairville Catherine Estes Springfield Tenn Boyd Ann Bosserman W. H. Bosserman, Jr Jane Taylor Rodney Taylor Chambersburg John S. Scully, Jr Presbyterian Church Scully John Scully II Thomas G. Scully C. Ridgely White H. B. McCormac H. K. Benham Howard Holland John B. Carr Alan Richardson Charlotte Phillips Eleanor Tulloch Waco Lester Arnold S. Stewart St Robert W. Murrell Lynchburg Arnold Robert Griffith Senator Armistead Boothe Mrs. Frederick Larrick Tennyson Ave Shenandoah Dental Assistants Society Minnie Meister Wood Wowsam Oleate Everard Blackmore Ferguson Mark. David Falls ‘Church William David Simmons Long Meadows Cedar Creek Robert Glass Simmons Arlington Middleway Charles Town Wizard Clippe Cacapon Lodge Simmons Cacapon State Park Berkeley Springs, W.va Bible Class Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Cather’s Loudoun St Atoe Boscawen Loudoun Sts Miller & Anderson E. Boscawen St
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