Social Notes and Dollie Kniting Weds Gerald Franklin
Dollie Kniting and Gerald Franklin wed in a 4 PM ceremony at the officiant Rev William Eisenberg home on South Street Charles Town. The bride wore aqua crepe and pink rosebuds. matron of honor Mrs Jesse Price wore brown and white print crepe with blue iris. Franklin, a WWI veteran and US Army Air Corps gunner, works as a lineman for Potomac Edison Power in Charles Town. They plan to live with Franklin’s parents on Euclid Avenue, Charles Town for now. Meeting Postponed: Women's Civil League International Affairs will convene 12:30 PM March 25 at Chanticleer Inn with AAUW International round table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Kniting
Dollie A
Gerald Pranklin Iter
Raymond Painter
Charles Town
W Va
William Eisenberg
S.rt St
Jesse Price
Price
U S. Army Air
Pacific
Potomac Edison Power Company
Euclid Ave
Ronald S. Wilson
Women’s Civil League International Affairs Group
Chanticleer Inn
Conjune
Aauw International Round Table Group
Calendar of events highlights church and civic meetings
March calendar lists meetings for the Business Women's circle Legion Auxiliary VFW Chanters and more. Community notices include a farewell supper for Mr and Mrs E E Cuthbert at Market Street Methodist Church and a Baptist auxiliary prayer service. Also reports birth of David Ai Himelright and residents returning from Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Women’s Circle of Presbyterian Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
VFW
Market St. Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Madison Lodge
Miss Campbell Is Honored At Miscellaneous Shower
Dorothy Campbell was guest of honor at a Friday shower hosted by Mrs. Robert Kellas and Miss Winnie Wilson at 115 E Monmouth St. She plans to marry Clifton Wilson Jr on March 21. Attending were Mrs. Lester Anderson, Mrs. Marion Campbell, Mrs. Harold Gray, Mrs. Nickolas Kellas, Mrs. Edwin Ritter, Mrs. Do Wilson Sr, Mrs. Nelle Mason, Mrs. Raymond Campbell, Miss Helen Hodgson, Miss Judy Hodgson, Miss Virginia Goss, and Miss Elma LaFollete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Dorothy Campbell
Robert Kellas
Winnie Wilson
E. Monmouth St
Clifton Wilson, Jr
Lester Anderson
Marion Campbell
Harold Gray
Nickolas Kellas
Edwin Ritter
Do. R. Wilson Sr
Nelle Mason
Raymond Campbell
Helen Hodgson
Judy Hodgson
Virginia Goss
Elma LaFollete
Betty Jean Hurst Initiated into Alpha Phi at Duke
Miss Betty Jean Hurst daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam R Hurst of Northwestern Grade was initiated into Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Phi at Duke University rites held last week A banquet is planned at Hope Valley Country Club next week She is Arts and Sciences major and elected to Ivy a freshman scholastic honor society She also appears with the Glee Club Hoof and Horn on Deans List Morris E Cather of Winchester named on the Deans List at Richmond College University of Richmond for the semester
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jean Hurst
Sam R. Hurst
Northwestern
Beta Nu
Alpha Phi International Fraternity
Duke University
Hope Valley Country Club
Brooks' Pharmacy Sells Horehound Drops for Colds
Local pharmacy advertises Horehound Drops described as good for colds and throat irritation. Package priced at 49 cents per pound. Availability noted at Brooks' Pharmacy Prescription Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks’ Pharmacy Prescription Druggist
Clarke County 4-H Club News And March Meetings
Miss E Jean Bowers reports National 4 H Club Week notes and Clarke county 4 H activities. Schedule lists March demonstrations at White Post Berryville Pine Grove Millwood and other clubs plus sewing machine attachments demo. March 22 23 24 26 include sessions at Boyce Berryville Pine Grove and Millwood with various hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Jean Bowers
Clarke County
United States
Berryville Lions Club
Mary Ellen Tavernier
George Jones
Glentale H. D. Club
James Carroll
Pine Grove
H.D
Geo. Bell
Berryville H. D
Berryville
Millwood
H. D
Clarke Lloyd
Pagebrook H.D
Harvey Wilson
Marvin Chapel
Parish
Swimley
White Post H. D. Club
Howard Pletsch
White Post Club
Boyce
Eer
Hout
Ireneussell
Berryville Senior
Florence Fletcher
Hospital News Brady Wisecarver Returns Home
Mr. Walter Wisecarver has returned to his Valley Avenue home from Winchester Memorial Hospital.
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Hospital News
Walter Wisecarver
Valley Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Community notices and upcoming events in Winchester region
Attends Family Funeral Mr Russell D McKee traveled to Windsor Connecticut for the funeral of his mother in law Mrs R M Greenough who died Friday afternoon. WSCS To Hear Red Cross Speaker The WSCS will meet March 9 at Braddock Street Methodist church with Mrs Ellsworth Kellar circle in charge. Mrs Mary Reyhufs Red Cross director will be guest speaker. Mission Society Held Meeting The Young Peoples Mission society Cork Street Christian church met at Mrs Thurman Pierces with Mrs Robert Hockman presiding and a program on Our Ministry of Mercy. Civic League Classes Women's Civic League offers Interior decorating and Literature appreciation classes at Handley library this week with speakers and leaders listed. New couple noted newlyweds Dr and Mrs James C Davis moved into their Cork Street apartment. Mrs Davis was Miss Jean Brill. Honored on 79th Birthday Mrs Laura V Ashley was guest of honor at a dinner for her 79th birthday hosted by daughter Mrs J H Gibbs. Hospital Patient Mr Wayne Whitham at University hospital Charlottesville seriously ill but improving. Week-End Here Miss Jean Butler of Mary Washington College spent the weekend with her parents in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Red Cross
Braddock St. Methodist Church
Womans Assembly Room
Ellsworth Kellar
Mary Reyhufs
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Laura V. Ashley
J. H. Gibbs
S. Loudoun St
R. Ashley
Virginia Homar
Donald Paul
Bruce Homar
Violet Homar
John
Robert
Rosalie
Civic League
Women's Civic League
Chester Riley
Albert Seal
Handley Library
M. E. Bradfield
E. P. Browning
Births Reported for Berryville Augusta Kernstown Needmore
On March 3 at Berryville Mr and Mrs Lester Reid welcomed a son. Mrs Reid is the former Mattie McDonald. In Augusta West Virginia Mr and Mrs Wilson McBride welcomed a son. In Kernstown Mr and Mrs Ralph Sargent welcomed a daughter. Mrs Sargent is the former Velma Stanley. In Needmore West Virginia Mr and Mrs Guy Combs welcomed a son. Mrs Combs is the former Miss Hazel Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himelright
Dallas E. Himelright
Kernstown
David Ai
Yvonne Miller
Ai. Miller
Audubon
Iowa
Lester Reid
Berryville
Reid
Mattie McDonald
Wilson McBride
Augusta
W. Va
Ralph Sargent
Sargent
Velma Stanley
Guy Combs
Needmore
Combs
Hazel Miller
Miss Lucille Sencindiver Wins GAA Door Prize
At the Elks club monthly GAA meeting Miss Colleen Shine reported bowling averages as athletic chair. Members must RSVP to Mrs Stewart by March 16 and bring their own cards and create their own tables. Rex Perry, son of Mr and Mrs Howard Perry, appears in Capitol Record News with Jo Stafford and is a USC senior majoring in aeronautical engineering with siblings at Handley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Sencindiver
GAA
Elks Club
Colleen Shine
Stewart
J Oe
Ryland
Rex
Perry
Howard F
Valley Ave
Capitol Record
Jo Stafford
University of Southern California
Handley School
Cathedral Quartet Performs Sacred Concert in Harrisonburg
The Cathedral quartet from Winchester gave a sacred concert at Harrisonburg Methodist Church last night. Accompanist G Raymond Hicks of Madison College played several selections. The quartet includes Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wickes Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Kline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathedral Quartet
Winchester
Harrisonburg Methodist Church
G. Raymond Hicks
Madison College
Roy Wickes Jr
Marshall Kline
Hospital Drive Topic For Exchange Luncheon Talk
John Allen will discuss the Winchester Memorial hospital building fund drive at the Exchange luncheon tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. in the George Washington hotel. He will be introduced by Dr. Leon Slavin, chair of the program committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
John Allen
Exchange
George Washington Hotel
Allen
Leon Slavin
Newman to Address Banker-Farmer Meeting
Blacksburg March 8 Dr. Walter S. Newman president of Virginia Tech will address the second annual bank er farmer meeting at Natural Bridge on April 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Walter S. Newman
Virginia Tech
Virginia Banker-Farmer
Natural Bridge
Fashion Show Welcomes New Actress Mayor
Twenty Nine Palms California reports Esther Williams sworn in as mayor. To celebrate, the town of 3500 and visiting guests gathered at the airport swimming pool for a fashion show conducted to mark the new leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palms
Calif
Maren 8
Esther Williams
Berryville Social Notes Highlight Local Religious and Civic Events
The Rev. Jack R. Noffsinger led an 11 pm sermon at First Baptist Church of Berryville while Rev. R. C. Paulette attends the National Christian Teaching Mission in Roanoke as Enon Baptist guest minister. Golden Rule Circle hosts at Mrs. L. N. Russell. Red Cross offers a first aid class March 17 in the county nurse’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Jack R. Noffsinger
University of Richmond
Tabernacle Baptist Church of Richmond
First Baptist Church of
R. C. Paulette
Hollins
Roanoke
Enon Baptist Church
Red Cross
Eleanor Dorsey
Shift to Country Makes Girl Unhappy and Slain Parents
A 17 year old brunette in Eminence Missouri was held on a murder charge for the fatal shootings of her mother Minnie Kroeger 48 and her father Fred Kroeger 50. Betty Jane Kroeger signed a confession stating she shot her mother in their home Tuesday and killed her father in his store the next day. The couple's bodies were found last night. The girl said her move from East St Louis to the Ozarks changed her outlook on life and made her unhappy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eminence
Mather
Betty Jane Kroeger
Hiss Store
Highway Patrol
J. A. Tandy
Fred Kroeger
Minnie
East St. Louis
Ozarks
Ozark Country
Shen-Valley Co-op Plans Annual Meet March 16
Shen-Valley meat packers co op schedules its annual meeting in Firemen's Hall Broadway with Frederick and Clarke counties represented. K. A. Keithly of Harrisonburg will preside as president and General Manager D W Rodgers will report on Timberville plant construction progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Shen-Valley Meat Peckers Co-Op
Firemen's Hall
Broadway
K. A. Keithly
Harrisonburg
D. W. Rodgers
Timberville
Etiquette Q and A on Greetings and Signatures
A column presents guidance from Roberta Lee on proper behavior. It confirms that two women may shake hands upon meeting, explains signaling wait staff by placing knife and fork together, and notes an unmarried woman should sign letters with her full name while using Miss in parentheses when writing to a stranger.
Lesson In English Promotes Clear Usage And Vocabulary
English lesson by W. L. Gordon emphasizes correct phrases like I wish very much to see you and proper pronunciations such as ig-no-min-i. It notes gray and grey spellings, lists synonyms for valor and bravery, and defines rational as having reason or understanding with a quote about serviceable nature.
Techmen to Debate at Virginia Tech After 15 Years
Virginia Tech students prepare for formal debate for first time in 15 years with tryouts set for April 7 to 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Pattern 4675 sewing pattern ad with Anne Adams look
Advertisement for pattern 4675 showing a balerina dress and petticoat scarf. Includes sizes 12 14 16 18 20 and yardage for size 16. Send 25 cents to Winchester Star Pattern Dept New York. Catalog offers 15 cents extra and a free hat bag pattern set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
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Sarah Zanehall
Century Club
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Market Street Methodist Church
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Ruby Funk
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Florida
Mrs. Loring Bean
W. Leicester St
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Fla
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Richmond College
Clarke County HD
Gold
Russell D. McKee
Windsor
Conn
R. M. Greenough
Jean Butler
Mary Washington College
University of Virginia
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Cork St
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Tori Chicke
Gaunt’s Drug Store
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Capitol News
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Florsheim Hee
RED Goose
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Lovett Bros
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Golden Rule Circle of
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Newton D. Baker Veterans’ Center
R. M. Ware
A. B. Hummer
Tyson Dortach
Lucy A. Allen
Motor Service
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Robert Magill
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Japan
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Hawthorne
Missister
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Shen-Valley Co-op
Roberta Lee
India
W. L. Gordon
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Richmond
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Winchester, Virginia
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H. C. Sheetz
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J. William Hollis
Sadie Hamrick
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Fay M. Miller
Pearl Brown
Roscoe Edwards
Edith May Whitmore
Helen Stultz
Zelda Madigan
R. Keith Ritter
W. A. Cupp
Charles R. Anderson
Howell M. Bond
Fred 8. Boyd
Fred I. Brumback
Ray H. Duncan
Joseph H. Funkhouser
E. A. Humston de Wa
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Larrick
Chas. P. McVicar
H. C. Sheetz, Sr
R. Bruce Slonaker
Dr. E. M. Steele
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Cather
Fown
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Timberlake
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