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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1956

Page

10

Miss Betty Argenbright weds Martin Boppe in city ceremony

Miss Betty Jewel Argenbright and Martin Lee Boppe, both of this city, wed Friday night at 8 in the couple’s home. The bride, attended by Betty Smallwood, wore white embossed cotton with lace inserts and carried a white Bible. Best man was Martin L. Boppe. A reception followed. The couple will live at 224 S Braddock St.

Betty Jewel Argenbright Martin Lee Boppe Betty Smallwood Martin L. Boppe Elwood Carper Ernestine Keller Russel Bishop Staunton Argenbright Boppe Handley High School Winchester Memorial Hospital Miller and Anderson S. Braddock St

Miss Foltz Weds A/2c Hunter Childs in Sacred Heart

Miss Caroline Mae Foltz of Clarke County married A/2c Hunter Blane Childs in a Thursday 11 o’clock ceremony at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Foltz, wore a pink nylon dress with white accessories and a corsage of white rose buds. Her sister Mrs. Philip Hardesty served as only attendant, Blake Foltz was best man. Mrs. Childs, a Clarke County High School graduate, works at the Bureau of Mines and plans to aid her parents after a Niagara Falls wedding trip until Mr. Childs completes his tour at McGuire Air Force Base.

Caroline Mae Foltz Clarke County Hunter Blane Childs Julius Cilinski Sacred Heart Catholic Church Mre Grover Foltz Mr. Childs Georeve Link Hunter Childs Philip Hardesty Blake Foltz Childs

Evandale Home Demonstration Club Meets for Corsage Demo

The Evandale Home Demonstration Club will meet tomorrow at 1 30 p m at Mrs J V Sumption's home on Front Royal Road. The program will cover corsages and flower arrangements.

Evandale Home Demonstration Club J. Vv. Sumption Front Royal Road

Yard Party Planned at Pine Grove Church Saturday

A yard party will be held Saturday starting at 4 p.m. at Pine Grove Methodist Church. The event is sponsored by the Sunday School.

Pine Grove Church Pine Grove Methodist Church

Calendar of Events for June evenings and meetings

Bobbie Conrad lists June events including Flight B at 37 E. Bos awen St 7 30 p m Duplicate Bridge at Golf Club 8 p m Rotary Club at George Washington Hotel 1 p m Women of the Moose at Moose Home 6 30 p m Jaycee dinner 8 p m Woodmen of the World 8 p m Fraternal Order of Eagles at Eagles Home.

Air Force Reserve Squadron E. Bosawen St Rotary Club George Washington Hotel Women of the Moose Moose Home Woodmen of the World Fraternal Order of Eagles Eagles

Miss Teets Plans Wedding to Robert Barbato

Winona Teets has completed plans for her marriage to Robert E. Barbato of Waterbury Connecticut. The wedding will be Saturday at 2 PM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Ruby Offutt will be maid of honor with bridesmaids Mrs. James F. Teets and Mrs. C Lee Tucker Ill. Best man is Roland Brunetti. ushers are John Damiani and James Teets.

Winona Teets Robert E. Barbato Waterbury Ruby Offutt James F. Teets C. Lee Tucker Ill Smithfield Roland Brunetti Conn Barbato John Damiani

Yard Party Date Set by Littl Mountain Church

The Littl Mountain Methodist Church at Cedar Grove schedules a yard party on July 21 starting at 5 30 p m Proceeds benefit the W C 8 and related church goals.

Littl Mountain Methodist Church Cedar Grove W. Cc. 8

Miss Winona Teets Returns Home From Waterbury

Miss Winona Teets returns home after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Barbato of Waterbury where Mrs. Barbato hosted a currency shower and dinner in her honor. Teets plans to wed Robert E. Barbato this Saturday.

Winona Teets Ernest Barbato Waterbury

Local Society Notes from Leesburg and Vicinity

Mr and Mrs Wilbur Bauserman of Stephens City attended the wedding of Paul V Carter and Miss Ellen Weatherholtz in Leesburg. Ronald W Smith USN is on 30 days leave with his mother Mrs Janet Tavener of Martinsburg Pike after 12 months duty at Adak Alaska. Mr and Mrs Wilmer K Blackford of Baden Pa returned home after a week with Mr and Mrs William A LaRue of Paper Mill Road. Capt Gerald E Smallwood stationed at Wright Patterson AFB is spending six weeks in Africa and Europe after visiting his parents the Rev and Mrs L H Smallwood. Mr and Mrs William Fowler Route 2 Berryville named their infant daughter Joyce Elaine, the mother is the former Miss Janette Pierce. Mrs Lewis Lamp Jr entertained at a surprise dinner for her parents Mr and Mrs John Shanhditz on their 35th wedding anniversary with guests including Mr and Mrs A B Lupton Mr and Mrs Curtis Loy Mr and Mrs Arthur Lafollette Mr and Mrs Paul Ebersole and son Hank Mr and Mrs Riley Loy Mr Lewis Lamp Jr and daughter Bunney Lou.

Wilbur Bauserman Stephens City Ronald W. Smith USN Janet Tavenner Martinsburg Pike Adak Alaska Wilmer K. Blackford Baden, Pa Gerald E. Smallwood Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton Ohio Africa Europe L. H. Smallwood William Fowler Route 2 Berryville Joyce Elaine Lewis Lamp, Jr John Shanhditz A. B. Lupton Curtis Loy Arthur LaFollette Paul Ebersole Hank Riley Loy Bunney Lou

Clarke Agent Sets Schedule for June 28 to July 5

Clarke County Home Demonstration Agent publishes a June 28 to July 5 schedule. Readouts include Green Clover 4-H skating party at Berryville Roller Rink, Outdoor Cookery lessons, office visits, and club meetings at Boyce Parish Hall and Mrs. Olen Grove's home.

Clarke County Green Clover Berryville Community Home Katie Rhoden Boyce Parish Olen Grove White Post Club Pagebrook Homer Presgraves

Lessons in English by W. L. Gordon

Daily language guidance covers misused words mispronunciations and misspellings. It emphasizes vocabulary growth with a daily word and includes examples such as decreptitude defined as a state of being broken down with age.

W. L. Gordon

Who is the top selling American author of all time

The question lacks firm records but Horatio Alger Jr. is cited by biographers as potentially the best selling author with estimates up to 250 million copies. He wrote 119 books or one book rewritten 118 times, featuring the persistent poor boy who overcomes hardship.

D. Men. A Horatio Alger, Jr Alger

Bland Rockbridge FFA Chapters Are Contest Winners

At the Virginia Tech FFA convention, Rocky Gap High School Bland County and Effinger High School Rockbridge County earned forestry and wildlife conservation awards with cash prizes. Rocky Gap members logged 2,233 hours and produced 3,185 mine props and 576 cards of defective trees to improve timber stands. Effinger’s 34 members ran wildlife projects on home farms and maintain a 200 acre school forest refuge. Five youths won state contests earning trips to national competition: Wayne Smith, Carl Coleman, William Benjamin Jones, Robert Lee Huddle, and Danny Woodrow Bird Jr.

Blacksburg Future Farmers of America Rocky Gap High School Bland County Effinger High School Rockbridge County FFA Virginia Tech Rocky Gap Louisa County Andrew Lewis Roanoke County Stony Creek Sussex County Buckingham County Brookville Campbell County Wayne Smith G. G. Smith Troutville Botetourt County Carl Coleman William Benjamin Jones P. W. Jones Woodlawn Carroll County Robert Lee Huddle R. E. L. Huddle Wytheville Danny Woodrow Bird Jr D. Woodrow Bird Bland

Roosevelt to wed secretary in simple Sunday ceremony

Rep. James Roosevelt of California plans a quiet Sunday afternoon wedding to his secretary Gladys Irene Owens at the home of a pastor friend. The Rev. George Lyon Pratt said the ceremony will be performed by an unidentified pastor and a reception will follow. This is Roosevelt's third marriage and Owens is a 39 year old divorcee.

Los Angeles i James Roosevelt Romelle Roosevelt Roosevelt Romelle Schneider Mayo Clinic Beverly Hills James Jr Michael Anthony Anna Eleanor Betsy Cushing Sara Kate John Jock) Whitney New York

Wesley Class June Meeting Cancelled

The Daughters of Wesley Sunday School Class at Stephens City Methodist Church cancels its June gathering planned for tomorrow night. The regular July meeting will proceed as scheduled.

Daughters of Wesley Stephens City

Spaghetti manners and second wedding gift guide

Modern Etiquette advises breaking spaghetti with a fork to avoid embarrassment, recommends removing a pipe when speaking to a woman, and notes that the second wedding anniversary is the Paper Anniversary with gifts of paper.

Jaycees Host Giant Citywide Party With Global Delights

Kansas City Jaycees turned a plain June evening into a grand New Year style bash for the National Junior Chamber of Commerce convention. About 7 500 attendees packed the municipal garage while state delegations offered fried chicken hot dogs shrimp champagne milk and beer. Newton Baker oversaw the feast hoping for enough food as a 70 piece band played. the Californians briefly ran out of champagne but more snacks kept the crowd lively.

Kansas City Missouri South Carolina Newton Baker Jaycee Baker

Anderson to Speak At Lutheran Church

The Rev. Homer Anderson superintendent of the Lutheran Synod of Virginia will preach Sunday at 9 45 at Trinity Lutheran Church Stephens City Holy Communion will be administered There will be no services on the second and third Sundays in July during redecorating

Homer Anderson Lutheran Synod of Virginia Trinity Lutheran Church Stephens City

Talley Awarded Scholarships for Longwood College

Miss Talley daughter of Mrs Flossie Talley of Berryville received a 300 scholarship from the Committee on Admissions for Longwood College and another from the Junior Women's Club of Clarke County. She will enter Longwood in September for the preparatory training course.

Longwood College Committee On Clarke County Clarke County High School Taion Talley Flossie Talley Berryville

J C Stuart Rites Friday Afternoon

Funeral service for John Calvin Stuart who died Monday at home in White Post will be Friday at 2 30 p m at Meade Memorial Episcopal Church White Post with Rev Lawrence Williams officiating Interment follows at the adjoining churchyard Pallbearers are Robert Buckley Beverly McKay William Burtner Billy Carper Alfred Chapman and Howard Welsh.

John Calvin Stuart White Post Meade Memorial Episcopal Church Lawrence Williams Robert Buckley Beverly McKay William Burtner Billy Carper Alfred Chapman Howard Welsh

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ental Miss Argenbright Mr. Boppe Miss Foltz Bride of Evandale Bobbie Conrad Miss Teets Robert Barbato Helen Carson New York City James Harvey Chicago Lrr Paul T. Connor Hicksville, N. Y Connor W. W. Beattie Lee St Caroline Foltz George Link Don J. B. Childs Henry Stokes Bennie Crim William Braithwaite Barbara Ann Childs Clarke Gaunt Wesley Roberta Lee Virginia State Federation of Post Office York Inn VFPOC O. W. Arnold Richmond Woodrow Wilierson Danville T. J Maolon Roanoke John Dyer Norfolk William Huffman Lynchburg William Weldon NFPOC Paul Sibert Jaycees Arkansas Indiana Anderson Lutheran Church Ruth Ellen Talley J.C. Stuart Stidgron the Beauty Center W. Boscawen St Helen R. Colier D.C. T Dipsy Natuu Nmien Shoecenter, Inc St. Loudoun St Greece Theodosius I Rome Florence Nightingale E. U. B. Church the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Cather’s Department Store Timberlake’s Timberlake Dial Mellion Miracle Orion W. T. Grant CO Loudoun St Winchester
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