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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1959
Page
6
Chester Hobert Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Robert of Berryville recently earned a B S degree in commerce magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame He was a member of the Mongram club.
The Stephens City High School Alumni sponsor a weekly story hour at Stephens City Elementary School library starting July 2 from 10 to 11 a.m. Sessions run Thursdays through July and August with about 22 children attending last year. Preschool to third grade invited led by storyteller Mrs. Lee Fawcett. registrar Mrs. James Galladay. librarian Mrs. Nolan Brim.
Social items request asking readers to call Mrs Lulu Williams in Missouri at phone number MO 2 3419 to report engagements weddings births and local happenings for the society column.
June 26 events include 8 p m Gaslight at Bark Mill 8 p.m Woodmen of the Meek 8 p.m Fraternal Order of Eagles at Eagles Home June 27 yard party and auction at Round Hill Fire Hall 5 p m June 29 Madison Lodge 8 p.m Duplicate Bridge at George Washington Hotel
A Saturday event at the War Memorial Building runs from 7 30 p m to 11 p m offering an open house for teenagers to visit. The program invites teen visitors to learn about the facility and its activities.
The ceremony occurred at Rev. Roy Schmucker’s home on N. Loudoun Street with Catherine Mae Bock of Woodstock Lane wed to James Lee Nutter of N. Loudoun Street. The bride is the Bock family daughter. she attended Handley High School. The groom, a Great Mills Md high school graduate, works for Swimley Furniture Company. They will live in Winchester.
Miss Elizabeth L. Thornburg of Martinsburg W V and Roland J. Brown of Stephenson were married June 6 at 4 p m in the First Baptist Church Martinsburg The Rev John Robert Stir performed the ceremony in the presence of immediate families The couple plans a wedding trip to Canada and will reside in College Park Md Mrs Brown wore a navy travel dress and white accessories Mrs Thornburg a Chantilly lace gown and a white orchid bouquet Both are graduates with active social and educational affiliations.
Mrs. R E L Whitacre celebrated her 92nd birthday at her granddaughter's home. Daughter of Lemuel and Mary Liz Pugh, she married at Acorn Hill Methodist Church. Survivors include three children, six grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and Elmer Whitacre who died in 1952. The piece notes other local visits and hospital stays involving Dr J H Stewart Jr, Mrs Fred Updike, Miss Jane Donald, Miss Nancy Cole, and Mrs Kendall Fahne Stock.
Memorial Hospital reports Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Martin and sons Gary and Wayne back from a Florida trip. Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Michael Grimm announce the birth of daughter Dianne June 21 at Warren Memorial Hospital Front Royal. Miss Susan Gore serves as SGA secretary treasurer at Madison College. Powell's Fort Camp attendees from Cork Street Christian Church include Beverly Jenkins and others. Paul Wise and family return from Ocala Florida. Samuel D. McFadden Jr earns a fellowship at State University College of Medicine Syracuse. Julian Good Glass Jr visits aunt in S Washington Street.
Evelyn Holliday was elected president of the Salem Wesley Chapel Methodist Youth Fellowship at a meeting last Friday at her home. Hugh Hovermale was named vice president and Shirley Crosen secretary with Helen Place as assistant secretary Joyce Crosen treasurer and Junior Crosen assistant treasurer. Mrs Montana Crosen serves as counselor.
Miss Ann Clare Dick entertained 65 children at the Handley Library Story Telling Hour. The event was sponsored by the Civic League and the A A U W with registrars Mrs. William Cahill Mrs. Marshall Boyd and Mrs. C F Golady Jr.
Tomorrow at 5 p.m Round Hill Methodist Church hosts its annual yard party and auction at the Round Hill Fire Co with country ham supper. Auction starts at 8 p.m. On Wednesday July 1 Crums Methodist Church holds a yard party and cold plate supper at Tripp's Auto Lot south of Berryville on Rt 340 starting 5 p.m. July 11 at 5 p.m Youth Fellowship of Relief Methodist Church hosts a yard party at the church with country ham and chicken suppers and a larger anticipated crowd.
Officers met at the Fulk home in Pikeside to plan the annual reunion set for Sunday July 19 at the Kiwanis Shelter. Presiding officers are Mrs. Berkeley Fulk president Raymond W. Herrell secretary and Miss Carolyn Herrell registrar.
Miss Margaret Louise Shiley of Clarke County is engaged to Thomas William Russell of Clearbrook. Russell, son of D K Russell and the late Mrs Russell, is a WWII and Korean War veteran now working with his father. She is a Clarke County High School graduate who attended Madison College and Roller Business College and works in Berryville. he is a Stephens City High School alumnus who attended the University of Virginia and plans marriage with no date set.
The Middletown Teen Club hosts a dance at the Middletown fire hall tonight from 7 30 to 11 o clock. All area teenagers may attend.
Rebekah Lodge No. 21 will hold degree practice at the regular meeting Tuesday night. Members of the degree team are asked to be present.
National Recreation Association district representative William M. Hay visits Winchester to inspect the local park and aid park development. He attends a TAC dinner at Lee Jackson where a $500 Reuss Park Development Fund donation is handed to fund treasurer Robert Barbour and TAC president Larry Hockman. The Platter Party at the War Memorial Building follows with Roy Nester spinning records and gifts for teens.
Melissa Beth Tornberg a 17 year old from Cadilla Michigan has been chosen as the 1959 National Cherry Queen and will reign over Traverse City's Cherry Festival July 8 10.
A reader asks if a guest who rambles about another party is rude and is told yes it shows ill breeding. Another question asks if both fathers must join the receiving line at a wedding and the answer says the groom is the essential line member.
A girl named Cynthia Lea was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Andrew Cave of 242 Liberty Ave on June 24. The mother is the former Edith Pearl Youngblood. On June 25 a girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Randolph Rhoden of Route 2 Berryville, the mother being the former Carolyn Virginia Courtney.
The Frederick County Farmers' Curb Market will feature a variety of items tomorrow. Market master Clarence Fletcher lists cabbage beans onions beets potatoes dressed rabbits roasting chickens cured meat apple butter pickles raspberries cherry pies and baked goods. It opens at 6 am in the southwest corner parking lot of Kent and Boscawen Streets and stays open until sold out.
A compact English lesson outlines common misuses and mispellings. It discusses whom versus whoever and clarifies turbid and turgid meanings. The piece promotes daily vocabulary growth and defines DEROGATION as belittling or removal, with an example.
Cliffside Park New Jersey AP reports judges recessed as six girls fled the dressing room during the Miss Universe candidate event. The contest resumed after three white mice were captured, officials saying a prankster placed them there.
In Gresham Wisconsin a water wheel at Mill Creek drives a two horsepower generator supplying electricity to George Huebner’s modern ranch home. The wheel is among the few remaining in the Midwest.
Garland Canter and Ed Molden represented the Winchester Kiwanis Club at Kiwanis International’s 44th convention in Dallas Texas Albert J Tully of Mobile Alabama was named president he will speak for 256000 Hiwanians in 4700 clubs across the United States Canada and the Hawaiian Islands Canter is club president Molden a past president guest asked how long the guest should talk A for not more than about three minutes.
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