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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1958

Page

6

Social Totes Baughman Brides Vance Comer in Roanoke

Betty Jean Baughman of Sunnyside married Vance Edward Comer of Roanoke Saturday at 5 pm in the First Baptist Church chapel. Dr E Clark officiated attended by close family. A reception followed at the bride’s home with Mrs Mary Peyton and Katherine Baughman assisting. The couple will live in Sunnyside after a brief honeymoon.

Betty Jean Baughman Sunnyside Vance Edward Comer Roanoke Dr. E. Clark Virgil Baughman Mr. Baughman Comer Bal

Hilltop Players Present Dracula in Harpers Ferry

The Hilltop Players of Baltimore stage Dracula at Hilltop House Harpers Ferry West Virginia Friday and Saturday at 9 p m daylight saving time The adaptation is by Hamilton Deane and John L Elderstone from Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula.

Hilltop Players of Baltimore Hilltop House Harpers Ferry W. Va Hamilton Deane John L. Elderstone Bram Stoker

Good Friend Sunday School Meet At First EUB Tonight

The Good Friend Sunday School Class of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church meets at 7:30 tonight at 879 Fairmont Ave with Mrs Harry Carpenter. A talent sale is planned and all members are urged to attend.

Good Friend First Evangelical United Brethren Church Harry Carper Fairmont Ave

VFW Auxiliary Majorettes Attend Parades in Summer

The Auxiliary to Carbaugh-Wolford Post 9646 met at the Middletown Community Hall. Reported: majorettes attended Wardensville parade on June 19 and will join Woodstock parade on July 2 and the Strasburg parade on July 30.

Carbaugh-Wolford Veterans of Foreign Wars Middletown VFW Wardensville Woodstock Strasburg

Sunday School Meeting Postponed in Pine Grove

The Stonewall District Sunday School convention meeting set for Sunday evening at Pine Grove has been postponed. The new date will be announced shortly.

Stonewall Pine Grove

Out of town guests attend Betty Jean Baughman Vance Comer wedding

Guests included Mrs. Balford Comer and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Williamson with two children of Roanoke, Mr. and Mrs. Davis Baughman and four daughters of Hagerstown Maryland. Miss Carolyn Stanley and Mr Stephen Lebo, whose marriage is set for July 12, were honored at a Georgetown party hosted by Mr. Hugh Barton. Mr. John C Woolfolk and daughter Anne Woolfolk fly to San Francisco to collect Anne's car then tour national parks before returning to Winchester in two to three weeks.

Betty Jean Baughman Vance Edward Comer Balford Comer Paul Williamson Roanoke Davis Baughman Hagerstown Carolyn Stanley Stephen Lebo Hugh Barton Georgetown John C. Woolfolk Anne Woolfolk San Francisco Calif Miss Woolfolk Winchester Barbara Kay Betty Jean DeHaven John DeHaven Sunnyside Station Lester Funkhouser Fred Gordon Larry Sheilafo Nain Bunker Hill W. Va Hilda Howard Clendening Charles Stuart Cline Gail Charlie James Butts Betty and Curtis Amelia McKown Donald Stonebraker Ruby Shipe Lena Kane Edgar Gordon Leonard Lewis Martinsburg Paul LeDane Gerrardstown Harry Carter Roy Swartz Inwood Floyd Walker Pikeside Pamela Unger Albin

Calendar and social notes from Winchester scene

June events include American Legion executive board Shawnee Bowmen and Women of the Moose at local venues. Bridal parties, dean’s list honors, and family visits populate a dense page with many social updates, church gatherings, hospital notes, and wedding preparations in Winchester and nearby towns.

American Legion Executive Board Legion Home War Memorial Building Women of Moose

Births Reported for Mcphis Brown Flagg and Shanholtz

To Mr and Mrs Donald William Maphis Route 1 Boyce a girl Mrs Maphis is the former Miss Sue Pancake To Mr and Mrs Lynwood Brown Millwood a girl Ivy Roselle Mrs Brown is the former Miss Doris Turner To Mr and Mrs Raymond Flagg Boyce a girl Elizabeth Ann Mrs Flagg is the former Miss Ann Birmingham To Mr and Mrs Floyd Shanholtz 320 Shawnee Ave a girl Janet Marie Mrs Shanholtz is the former Miss Beulah Hess

Donald William Maphis Boyce Maphis Sue Pancake Lynwood Brown Millwood Ivy Roselle Brown Doris Turner Raymond Flagg Elizabeth Ann Flagg Miss Ann Birmingham Floyd Shanholtz Shawnee Ave Janet Marie Shanholtz Beulah Hess

Perry Newcome Win Bridge Match

Mrs Ferman Perry and Mrs Russell Newcome won the weekly duplicate at the Winchester Contract Bridge Club held last night at the Golf Club. Runners up were Mr and Mrs John D Glover with third place for Mrs Preston Avery and Mrs Harold G Brown. Fourth went to Mr and Mrs S H Reaves. A tie for fifth between Mr and Mrs Lewis H Hyde Jr and Mrs W Nelson Page and Mrs W D Myers. Next meeting open to all players will be July 2 at the Golf Club.

Ferman Perry Russell Newcome Winchester Contract Bridge Club Golf Club John D. Glover Preston Avery Harold G. Brown S. H. Reaves Lewis H. Hyde, Jr W. Nelson Page W. D. Myers Golf

Dale McCormick Earns Doctor of Osteopathy Degree

R Dale McCormick son of Mr and Mrs J R McCormick Martinsburg received the Doctor of Osteopathy degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathy Irvine Auditorium University of Pennsylvania on June 8 He is grandson of Mr and Mrs E H Strawbridge and Mrs Rosa McCormick of Welltown Pike He will begin internship July 1 at West Side Osteopathic Hospital York Pa and will reside at 610 W Market St York Pa He is a Martinsburg High School graduate and earned a B S degree in 1954 from Shepherd College He was a member of Atlas Fraternity Internal Medical Society and Obstetrics Gynecology Society He is married to Arlene Sanders of Martinsburg

R. Dale McCormick J. R. McCormick Winchester Ave Martinsburg Philadelphia College of Atlas Fraternity Internal Medical Society Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology West Side Osteopathic Hospital York, Pa McCormick Arlene Sanders W. Market St

Patsy Cline Guest At Shower Friday

Patsy Cline will attend a shower Friday at the home of Mrs. Adkinson in Charles Town West Virginia. She is the wife of Charles A Dick and expects a child in September. She arrives tonight from Fayetteville North Carolina to stay with her mother Mrs. Hilda Hensley and will sing Saturday at the Mountainside Inn in Gore, her last appearance before her baby’s birth.

Patsy Cline Adkinson Liberty St Charles Town W. Va Charles A Dick Fayetteville N. C Hilda Hensley Kent St Miss Cline Mountainside Inn Gore

Etiquette Q and A on congratulating fiancée and groom

A reader asks if congratulating a engaged woman is improper. The answer says the mistake is common and advises congratulating the groom instead and offering wishes for the couple.

Postal Inspectors Charge 5 in Red Cross Emblem Case

Postal inspectors filed mail fraud charges against five defendants in Richmond led by Virginia Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc and Old Dominion Productions. Defendants include R Parker Nelson Fred Baron and James T Creech. All faced $500 bonds after waiving preliminary hearings. Nelson Baron Creech had pleaded guilty earlier with sentence pending pre sentence report.

Richmond Red Cross U.S. Commissioner's Court Virginia Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc Old Dominion Productions, Inc R. Parker Nelson Fred Baron James T. Creech Virginia Volunteer Rescue Squad Creech U.S Melvin Flegenheimer Flegenheimer Nelson Baron Old Dominion Productions U.S. Atty Richard R Ryder Ryder

Word Study and Rhetoric Notes by W L Gordon

Lesson in English presents guidance on proper usage and pronunciation. It covers misused words like settle and shall, mispronunciations of mo rees, misspellings of colonize and ise, plus synonyms for barrier and fortification. The Daily word ell iptic is defined as oblong with rounded ends and used in the phrase elliptic orbits.

Mohreez

Etiquette on hosting and gifts in American custom

The text notes that providing guests with vegetables at a home dinner is not customary, and that cigars or candy given by a new father to friends have no formal etiquette rules. It states these practices reflect an old widespread American custom rather than formal guidelines.

DeMille Condition Improves, Hollywood Producer Reported

Cecil B. DeMille, 77, who was rushed to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital last week with a circulatory disorder, has shown definite improvement according to his physician.

Hollywood Cecil B. DeMille Cedars of Lebanon Hospital

Roberta Linn in critical condition in Hollywood

AP reports singer Roberta Linn, former Champagne Lady for Lawrence Welk, worsened while hospitalized Sunday with a respiratory infection and categorized as critically ill in Hollywood.

Roberta Linn Hollywood Miss Linn Lawrence Welk

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Ly Vir Robert Lynn Mickey Baughman David Baughman Nalda Baughman Katherine Baughman James Wood High School Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company VPI U. 58. Air Force American Telephone and Telegraph Company Winchester-Frederick Cole Kiwanis Shelter Lee- Jackson Betty DeWitt Radford Charles W. Moulder Springcrest Ave Patricia Wheeler William N. Godenour, Jr Mary M. Sullivan Laurence Sullivan S. Loudoun St Handley High School College of Mount Saint Vincent Riverdale New York City Sullivan John A. Kern Rebecca Kern Paris France Mr. Kern Col William B. Kern Elmer Orndorff Millwood Ave Winchester Memorial Hospital Wyllys Robertson Boyd Ave LaVonne Patsy Peggy Giffin Judy Branham Frances Dodson Page White Jean Manuel Jean Barham Susie Sudduth Sharon Duncan Linda Butcher Brenda Hildebrand Eddie Kain Lonnie Barham Harry Young Edwin Gelletly Lucille Cramps Richard Conner Billy Lewis Stephen Skipper Gelletly Mary Jane Robertson Bonnie Jones Paul L. Jones Macedonia Acres Stephens City Pittsburgh Richard Hart William N. Gochenour, Jr Howard Hart Bond Paul Harrell Robert Cather Cather Bonnie McIntire Melvin McIntire Arthur Cather Herbert Feltner Verlis Oates Harold Bageant Murrell Renner Carlton Printz Rena Cooper Shirley Brown Lavena Coulon Altoona Clarence Williams The Valley Pike Mrs. Amos Strasnider Joyce Carolyn Larrick This City Susan Blythe Appomattox Berryville Mary Washington College Miss Larrick R. M. Larrick Acorn Heights Miss Blythe William W. Blythe Evelyn Curle C. B. Curle James W Curle New York James Curle, Jr Spain Susanne Curle Philadelphia General Hospital Joseph Miller Ellen Swimley John Wolfe Capon Springs David Grant Cedarmeade Raymond Edward Ewing Memorial Hospital Bruce Edward Ewing Loudoun St Shoe Salon Shoecenter Sents Connie Pelle OPERA Loudouner Bobbie Conrad Gaunt's Gaunt's Drug Store Dale McCormick Roberta Lee P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp Mervel W. Adams Plumbing & Heating N. Cameron W. L. Gordon DeMille Pere the Commercial and Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Veel Bates Dan River Timberlake Colonial Beauty Shoppe Braddock St Anderson E. Boscawen St
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