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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1949
Page
13
Berryville social column lists guests visiting Miss Alice Rubbs and Mr. Creighton Hall from Louis Berry Joan Berry and F Hall of Hyattsville. Many locals host and visit relatives. hospital observation for Maurice Wisecarver Jr. weddings attended. church events and meetings announced.
Mrs. Stephen Topley visited Washington to see her hospitalized sister. The Childs families from Charles Town and their in law William Whittington hosted a Sunday dinner. Sponsellers attended a funeral in Chambersburg for Mrs. Sponseller’s niece Mrs. John Grove and then visited sisters in town. Nancy Bristow joined relatives to Urbana for a weekend with C Bristow family. A marriage announcement reports Peggy Gene Ruhl and J Clay Staples wed in Kensington Maryland on March 4. Staples studied at a Clark County school.
VMI graduate and Navy pilot turned Civil Aeronautics engineer aims to settle in Arlington. The piece lists visits and travels of multiple locals including Mrs Loring Joslin, Mrs Blackburn Smith, Mrs EB Tessier, Mrs Violette Johnston, Miss Clara Cheek, and families in Bowling Green, Sum merville, and Richmond, with several weekend get togethers and hostings.
Ville, Mr. Brooke Neville, Miss Lucy Hansicker, Miss Virginia Hansucker and Miss Agnes Merc hant, all of Washington. Mrs. Charles Bowerman returns home after visiting her mother Mrs. Peter Wright in Philadelphia. Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Iden hosted for the weekend their son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. James Iden and daughter Larrie of Richmond.
Reports from Richmond describe a taxi cab strike starting at 5 p.m. yesterday with intermittent disorders. Two striking drivers were arrested for assaulting a non striking colleague as tensions rose during the protest.
Miss Gretchen Merril, Boston noted skater and 1948 Olympian, headlined a weekend ice carnival celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society. The event gathered top figure skaters as part of the club’s long history.
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union is a private organization composed entirely of ladies from states that aided in preserving George Washington's home and burial place. It was incorporated March 19, 1858 by a Virginia Assembly act.
Berkeley Springs Indians beat Paw Paw 63-27 to cap their section tourney and will face Romney in the regional at Martinsburg. Hedgesville defeated Charles Town 47-37 to advance. Wardensville edged Capon Bridge 33-32 and Harpers Ferry beat Shepherdstown 37-32 in consolation games.
A historical note claims Koreans created movable metal type about 50 years before Gutenberg printed the Bible, highlighting early printing innovation and cross cultural advances in information tech.
Grace Lutheran announces a 7 30 p m meeting in the church social room to discuss forming a softball team for the church league this year. The Lutheran softball committee. includes Howard Groves Boyd Hannum Brooke Funk Julian Watson and Ronald Smyre says all players should attend.
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