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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1949

Page

12

Girl Scout Anniversary Dinner Planned At Win Armory

Sal Votes Lemuel Brown deputy den coordinator of Girl Scouts announces the 37th anniversary celebration will be a covered dish dinner at the Win armory at 6 p m Saturday. Mrs James Madden reports everything is ready and about 650 people are expected, with parents and troop leaders named.

Lemuel Brown Demantabionet Girl Scouts Winarmory Joseph Kalbach Harold Rowe Denver Shields Robert Berry Owen Hoagland Sadie Taper Ray Duncan Stephenson Georgia

Banquet for Francis Ashbury Members at Braddock St Church

Francis Ashbury Youth Fellowship plans a banquet at Braddock Street Methodist Church social room at 7 p.m. with Dr. Edgar A Potts as guest speaker. Miss June Cammer presides and Miss June Henshall hosts. Attendees include young Methodists from Middletown to North Frederick and officers Wilson Coulson Jean Carter Elizabeth Halvosa. Also notes Mrs Charles H Smith recovering at 115 E Cecil St.

Braddock St Middletown Stephens City Montague Brucetown Berryville Gainesboro White Post Market St North Frederick Wilson Coulson Macedonia

Mrs Ronald S Wilson To Speak At Jack and Jill Meeting

Mrs Ronald S Wilson will discuss parent child relationships at the Jack and Jill Mothers meeting at the Jack and Jill school from 3 30 p m to morrow. An arts and crafts display by students will be shown for guests.

Ronald S. Wilson Jack and Jill Jack and Jill

Spike Jones to Perform at Constitution Hall Washington

Local residents will hear Spike Jones and his entertainers at Constitution Hall in Washington this weekend. Attending couples include Mr and Mrs J Tom Boyd, Mr and Mrs Joseph Ritter, Mr and Mrs C M Hershman, Mr and Mrs Richard Borden, Mrs Mary Catherine Hollis and Miss Marshall Stryker.

Spike Jones Constitution Hall Washington J. Tom Boyd Joseph Ritter C. M. Hershman Richard Borden Mary Catherine Hollis Marshall Stryker

Plenamines Diet Ad Promotes Vitamin Rich Habit

An old newspaper ad urges readers to not say vitamins but plenamines and to supplement with all determined daily requirements plus liver and iron. It markets the plenamin habit via Brooks' Pharmacy with phone number 6461.

Brooks’ Pharmacy

Walter S. Wiener Returns from New York Trip

Mr Walter S Wiener of 244 Park Way Ave has returned home after spending several days in New York City.

Walter S. Wiener New Yor Parkway Ave New York City

Calendar of Community Events March 10 13

Local churches host visits dinners and talks on March 10 and 11 with speakers Dr. H H McConnell and events for youth groups PTA WSCS and Boy Scouts. March 12 features bake sale and derby film. March 13 lists Eppley Sisters Gospel Quartet at EUB church.

Christ Episcopal Church Winchester Protestant Churches H. H. McConnell First Baptist Church Francis Ashbury Braddock St. Methodist Church Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church Bryarly Paynes Chapel Roland Tharp N. Loudoun St Armel Front Royal Pike Business and Professional Women’s Club Catherine Hartman National Ave Woodmen of the World Odd Fellows Hall Randolph-Macon College Warren County High School Boyce Baptist Church Strode’s Wardensville High School Best Methodist Church C. E. Ridgeway Winchester Armory Eppley Sisters Gospel Quartet Eub Church

Miss Margie Phipps Engaged to Melvin Shick

The engagement of Margie Lee Phipps of Waynesboro to Melvin H. Shick of Front Royal is announced by the Rev. and Mrs. Charles H. Phipps. Margie is a Sunday school extension worker for the Presbyterian Church in Virginia, while Shick serves as vice president of the Front Royal Kiwanis club and presides over local tuberculosis and church Sunday school efforts. He works for Northern Virginia Power Co. in Front Royal. No wedding date has been set.

Charles H. Phipps Waynesboro Margie Lee Melvin H. Shick Front Royal Miss Phipps The Presbyterian Church Synod of Virginia Shick Edgar T. Shick Allentown Front Royal Kiwanis Club Front Royal Warren Tuberculosis Assn Northern Virginia Power Co

White Hall women speak at Best WSCS meeting

Saturday night Mrs J W Lodge and Mrs Walter Anderson of White Hall will be guest speakers at the Best WSCS monthly meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs C E Ridgeway at 8 p m Mrs Paul Ridgeway will lead devotionals.

J. W. Lodge Walter Anderson White Hall C. E. Rideway Paul Ridgeway

Mr. L. W. Cooper Named to Bridgewater Dean's List

Leonard William Cooper of 675 Woodland Ave. earns dean's list honors at Bridgewater College for the first semester by maintaining no grade below a B in all courses.

Leonard William Cooper Frances H. Cooper Woodland Ave Bridgewater College Bridgewater

Mrs Richard Cain Staying with Hockmans

Mrs. Richard Cain of Charles Town is staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peachy Hockman on Amherst Street while Mr. Cain remains a surgical patient at Winchester hospital. Miss Elizabeth Ann Lupton celebrated her ninth birthday with a party at the Kernstown home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Lupton. The pink and white celebration featured refreshments and guests from Kernstown and Winchester.

Carter May Tomney Winchester Hospital Valley Pike Richard Cain Hockmans Charles Town Peachy Hockman Amherst St Cain Elizabeth Lupton Elizabeth Ann Lupton W. W. Lupton Kernstown Nancy Davis Jane Donald Phyliss Knighting Nancy Judy Claude Wanda Smith Charlene Bennett Lorraine Norma Wilson Dorothy Lamp Nancy Luttrell Anita Tidler Winchester Women’s Auxiliary Christchurch Millwood Leper Society Lewis Burwell Meade Lewis B. Meade Jr Ann Meade Archibald Bevan Lewis Pendleton Meade Washington

Births Reported From Middletown to Needmore

On March 9 a girl was born to Mr and Mrs Edward Jenkins of Middletown. the mother is Mayda Orndorff. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Aubrey Loy of Paper Mill Road. the mother is Goldie Mowery. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Walter Lewis of Middletown. the mother is Daisy Harmon. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Gordon Combs of Needmore West Virginia. the mother is Elva Parker. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Carl Goerlick of Albin Route 2. the mother is Norene Bradley.

Edward Jenkins Middletown Jenkins Mayda Orndorff Aubrey Loy Paper Mill Road Loy Goldie Mowery Walter Lewis Lewis Daisy Harmon Gordon Combs Needmore Combs Elva Parker Carl Goerlick Rt. 2 Albin Goerlick Norene Bradley

Apple Blossom Festival committees expand under Sjostrom

More than a score of Apple Blossom Festival committees operate under the department of public entertainment and public service led by L. G. Sjostrom. They cover guests, safety, bands, dances, military police, seating, first aid, and many exhibits and services. Chairmen and assistants for each committee have yet to be selected.

Department of Public Entertainment and Public Service L. G. Sjostrom Navy

State School Chief Disapproves Plans for Brentsville High Additions

MANASSAS March 10 G Tyler Miller State superintendent of public instruction will not approve plans and specifications for additions to the Brentsville district school plant intended for high school use He told this to the Prince William county school board The school is also known as Nokesville high school Many Nokesville citizens oppose the consolidation with Manassas high school planned by the State department of education

Manassas G. Tyler Miller State Superintendent of Public Instruction Brentsville Prince William County Nokesville State Department of Education Manasas

Lesson In English by W L Gordon

Lesson in English by W L Gordon discusses usage faults and pronunciation notes. It covers avoiding absolute superlatives and mispronounced Gaelic. The piece defines idealistic as relating to an ideal and gives an example sentence.

W. L. Gordon

Millwood Social Notes Highlight Local Gatherings

The Millwood area hosts regular social updates with the Christ Church auxiliary meeting, Leper society activities, and numerous visits among notable residents. Attendees include the Meades, Nelsons, Page family, Kidders Meade, and Kel- leys, with events ranging from dinners to Sunday gatherings and a postponed play for Christchurch Millwood.

Modern Etiquette QandA on courtesy and table linen

A reader asks about a man giving a seat on public transport and whether a thank you suffices. The answers advise a genuine, simple thank you and a pleasant smile, with no expectation of special favors.

Spring Pattern 4775 For Darling Party Dress

Advertisement urges readers to send 25 cents for pattern 4775 in sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with puff sleeves and ruffles for spring dresses. It notes fabric yardage for size 6 and a matching panty pattern, easy to use with illustrated instructions and is from The Winchester Evening Star pattern department. It also promotes a Spring Pattern Book by Anne Adams and a fashion guide with a free 4-store pattern included in the book. another 15 cents covers the book.

Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y Anne Adams

Norfolk Plumbers Win 25 Cent Wage Increase

An arbitration board orders a 25 cent per hour raise for union plumbers in Norfolk, raising the wage after April 4 to 2.25 dollars an hour. The Fifth Naval district also announces a roughly 7 1/2 percent raise for 23,000 blue collar civilian workers.

Norfolk Fifth Naval District

Mount Washington Weather Records Noted

National Geographic Society cites wind gusts reaching 231 miles per hour near Mount Washington New Hampshire while the peak receives about 208 inches of snow annually. The summit stands at 6,288 feet, the highest in New England.

Mount Washington N. H Natonal Geographic Society New England

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