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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1950
Page
8
Miss Anne Hill daughter of the Rev and Mrs Edgar G Hill and a senior at Madison College has been chosen as a member of the 1950 May Court. The note also lists community meetings and visits involving local residents and organizations across town.
March 12 features The Power of Decision film at Jubilee Church. Other events include Women of the Church meeting, United Thank Offering service, Army Reserves at ORC Armory, Eastern Star, Madison Lodge, Municipal Band, Winchester Camera Club. March 13 Lions Club and Exchange Club gatherings, Century Club at Sophie Baker residence, American Legion Auxiliary, Moose Club, Alcoholics Anonymous, and Rebekah Lodge evening sessions.
John W. Rosenberger celebrated his eighty six birthday with family at the George Washington Hotel last Saturday. Attendees included relatives from Winchester Newport News and Arlington and Rosenberger Lumber president Mrs Shryock is improving at her home in Stephens.
Schedule lists meetings for 4 H clubs and health district groups. Highlights include Board of Supervisors reporting at 9am March 13, Miller School 4 H at 4 pm, USCA Council at Courthouse March 14, Stephens Club with Mrs Clevenger March 15, White Hall High School 4 H at 7:30 pm, Mt Williams HD Club with Mrs Solomon, Albin HD Club with Mrs Pent, and a note March 18 on material selection and slip cover measuring demonstrations.
March births include a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Jenkins in Berryville and a girl to Mrs. Joe Romney. A boy arrives to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dodill in Gainesboro and a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. MacMillan of 5068 Cameron St. The MacMillans’ mother is the former Miss Frances Whitacre.
Mrs. August Hark was admitted to University Hospital in Charlottesville on Wednesday with Mr. Hark by her side. Mrs. Margaret Malley of Philadelphia is staying at the Hark home due to Mrs. Hark’s illness. Mrs. Harold Scheuer and Mr. Max Theodore, and Mrs. Roy Locke visited relatives in Charlottesville Sunday. Miss Ginger Locke joined them in returning home with Miss Peggy Phalen. Col. Joel D. Griffing began a multi city business tour to Madison Wisconsin St. Paul Minnesota Bismarck North Dakota Seattle Tacoma Washington and Portland Oregon. He will attend a Selective Service conference at the Alameda Naval Air Station in California.
Nancy Boyce is a patient in Winchester Memorial Hospital. The Woman's Auxiliary hosts a corporate Communion and United Thank Offering service at 12 30 p.m. for all women, followed by a luncheon at 1 o'clock in the Tilford room. Coffee will be served. The regular meeting begins at 2 p.m.
Sunday dinner features hot consommé roast chicken oven browned potatoes and mixed beverages. The recipe for Starved Dish uses fig cookies hot milk sugar vanilla walnut meats butter and cream to make a frozen dessert serves six.
Short English lesson noting misused phrases like right away and right off and mispronunciations such as blagard. It lists misspellings like peddle versus pedal and defines synonyms for ecstasy and bliss. The section urges daily vocabulary growth and presents the word incompatible with example.
The text explains that Brazil nuts form from eighteen to twenty five nuts inside a thick wooden shell. Each ball weighs two to four pounds, and even a slight breeze can propel many nuts through the air with enough force to kill a person.
Caller receives tips on skin care with a winter dehydration problem. Advice covers cleansing by skin type, steam facial to shed dead outer skin, oat or almond meal conditioning rinse, and nightly lubrication to look ready for March 21. Also promotes a beauty booklet with six hairdos and a mail-in offer via National Newspaper Service.
A new group of hats designed for women hides hearing aid components including receivers within trimming or bands. The collection emphasizes flattering feminine styling while concealing the apparatus.
The article describes lightweight hearing hats that secretly hide hearing devices. Each hat carries a small slit for concealing transmitter, cord, or battery and can accommodate different hearing aid models. The hats weigh about eight ounces and allow easy transfer of the device between hats.
Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions about weekend visit thanks and hosting duties. A wife may thank the host for both spouses, and a handkerchief at table should be avoided but allowed if absolutely necessary. The guidance also touches on conversation etiquette and possible prompts in social exchanges.
Sewing pattern advertisement for Anne Adams Pattern 4981 offering a halter frock with large collar and weskit style jacket in sizes 12 to 20. Includes materials, instructions, and pricing for pattern and book, with requests to mail twenty five cents and fifteen cents for the book. A free one yard blouse pattern is advertised in the book.
A speaker dismisses a request for using a person’s preferred term, calling it rude and embarrassing. The exchange centers on respect for identity and language.
The question asks what directed Mrs Margaret Sanger to birth control and answers with MoM.
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