Social Notes Planned Week Events at Local Halls
The Star employees host the first annual banquet at Sarah Zane Hall Saturday at 6 30 p m. Mission study class meets Monday at 3 30 p m. Red Cross knitters to deliver articles Tuesday 11 00 a m to Episcopal Church House Production Room. Lions luncheon at 12 30 p m. Century Club meets at Mrs Lewis Allen's home. Kiwanis luncheon Wednesday 1 00 p m at Sarah Zane Hall. Winchester Clarke Garden Club gathers 3 30 p m at Milton Valley in Clarke county.
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Red Cross
Episcopal Church House
Lions
Sarah Zane Hall
Century Club
Lewis Allen
Kiwanis
Winchester-Clarke County Garden Club
Milton Valley
William Beverley
Clarke County
Sybilla Crisman Weds M. R. Doggett
Announcement of the marriage of Mrs. Sybilla Blanche Crisman of this city to Merlin Roderick Doggett of Goldsboro North Carolina. The ceremony occurred Sunday March 17 at the groom's sister's home in Greensboro with Rev. E H Nease officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sybilla Blanche Crisman
Merlin Roderick Doggett
Goldsboro
N.C
Harry F. Bynum
Greensboro
E. H. Nease
West Market Street Methodist Church
James F. Doggett
Brown's Summit
N. C
J. P. Taylor Tobacco Company
Earman Daughter Marries Kongman in Winchester Ceremony
Mr and Mrs P W Earman of Harrisonburg announce the marriage of Margar etheth Earman to Wallace Kongman of Milwaukee Wisconsin. The ceremony took place Thursday March 7 in Winchester with Rev Dr Ronald S Wilson officiating. The couple departed for a short wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Earman
Harrisonburg
Margaretteth
Wallace Kongman
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Winchester
Ronald S. Wilson
Engagement of Myrtle Lee to Gilbert Helsey announced
Mr and Mrs Charles Lee of Stephenson announce the engagement of their daughter Myrtle Lee to Gilbert Helsey of this city No wedding date has been set
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lee
Stephenson
Miss Myrtle Lee
Gilbert Helseley
Marriage of Miss Helen Ritenour to Martin Bean
Miss Helen Ritenour daughter of M A Ritenour Woodstock and Martin L Bean son of Mrs W G Bean Winchester were married in Hagerstown Maryland on Friday March 15 the ceremony performed by Rev L L Palmer a small gathering of relatives and friends. The bride a Woodstock High School graduate class of 1942 and West Virginia School of Beauty Culture alumna. The groom attended Handley High School and served three years in the U S Army two in the European theater. The couple will reside in
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Ritenour
M. A. Ritenour
Woodstock
Martin L. Bean
W. G. Bean
Winchester
Hagerstown
L. L. Palmer
Woodstock High School
West Virginia School of Beauty Culture
Handley High School
U. S. Army
Visitors and guests fill local social columns
Mrs. Kern hosts her daughters from Fairfax County High School and Tudor Hall in Indianapolis while Col Kern attends Fort Leavenworth. Other notices list Mrs Anna Hamilton visiting Elmira, dinners in Berryville and relatives from Harrisburg Needmore and Roan Oak. Hospital patient Katie Knight shares influenza illness. Devotional lead by Mrs Hutchinson at Braddock Street Methodist Sunday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Kern
South
Cameron Street
Mary Katherine Kern
Fairfax County High School
Rebecca Kern
Tudor Hall School
Indianapolis
Ind
William B. Kern
Lawrie
Fairlington
Kern
Army School of High Command
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Katie Knight
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Peter’s
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
Vocabulary notes from a periodical lesson by W. L. Gordon discuss common word errors mispronunciations and misspellings. It highlights credulity as a new word meaning belief or readiness to believe especially with little evidence and illustrates its pronunciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Eight Win Prizes At G. A. A. Card Party
The Girls Athletic Association held a card party at the Elks Club on Thursday evening March 21 with prizes in Bridge won by Mrs. Chalmers Nelson and others in Five Hundred by Mrs. Charles Anderson and Mrs. Clarence Heishman. Door prizes went to Miss Doris Cunningham and Mrs. Marshall Boyd. The committee included Mrs. Heishman as chair and several members. St Patrick’s Day colors appeared in decorations, refreshments, and boutonnieres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Girls Athletic Association
Elks Club
Bridge
Chalmers Nélson
Charles Anderson
Clarence Heishman
J. B. McKay
Roy B. Wickes
Doris Cunningham
Marshall Boyd
John Dunlap
John Seabright
Joseph Ritter
Ebnor Summel
Robert Grove
Vincent Miller
Raymond Burke
Gilbert Tillotson
Paul Tomney
Roy B. Wickes, Jr
Fred Hyde
William Stine
Lucille Sencindiver
Godfrey Zirkle
Kathryn Sullivan
Chalmers Nelson
David Jenkins
Jack Widmyer
Marguerite Baker
Wesley Crisman
St. Patricks Day
Mrs Hyde Will Have Guests From Richmond For Weekend
Mr and Mrs Lewis H Hyde Jr arrived from Richmond to visit Mrs Lewis H Hyde on West Bascowan street. Also visiting were Mrs Hyde s parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall of Bath Maine and her brother Mr William Sewall for a weekend stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis H. Hyde, Jr
Richmond
Mr. Hyde
Lewis H. Hyde
West Boscawen Street
Mrs. Hyde
Arthur Sewall
Bath
Maine
William Sewall
Winchester
Mission Study Class Meeting at Christ Episcopal Church
The Woman's Auxiliary of Christ Episcopal Church will meet Monday at 3 30 in the afternoon. Mrs Harold G Brown will conduct the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary of
Christ Episcopal Church
The
Harold G. Brown
Arrives Here For Spring Vacation
Crawford John MacCallum has arrived from the Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg to spend a spring vacation at his home here. Miss Mamie Brown of West Boscawen street was called to Washington DC today by the illness of her sister Mrs Wheeler Seekford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford John MacCallum
Virginia Episcopal School
Lynchburg
Miss Brown
Washington
Mamie Brown
West Boscawen Street
Washington, D. C
Wheeler Seekford
Seaman Williams Returns Home From Navy Service
Seaman First Class C Elwood Williams is honorably discharged after 19 months in the U S Navy with 11 months spent in the South Pacific. He was previously employed at Underwood's Bakery in the city before enlisting.
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Seaman Williams
Navy
C. Elwood Williams
U. S. Navy
South Pacific
Underwood's Bakery
Restoration of Ford's Theatre Proposed by Senator Young
Senator Milton R. Young introduces a resolution to have the Department of Interior estimate the cost of restoring Ford's Theatre to its 1865 appearance. He cites Lincoln visits and the Lincoln shrine at 516 Tenth Street, urging preservation of relics of history and noting the theater’s current disappointing state.
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Washington
Lincoln
Milton R. Young
R-Nd
Ford
Senator Young
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol
White House
Tenth Stt
Ford’s
Laura Keane
John Wilkes Booth
Booth
Department of Interior
Rokert Brothers
Abraham Lincoln
White Hall 4-H Club Welcomes New Members
The White Hall 4-H Club held its March meeting at the school with president Helen Crim presiding. Ruby Milburn and Patsy Milburn were admitted as new members, bringing twenty members present. Ruby Milburn was elected to fill the former secretary's position. Committees were formed to plan the March 29 program at Stonewall High School.
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White Hall
Helen Crim
Ruby Milburn
Patsy Milburn
Nancy Lodge
Stonewall High School
Myers
Presbyterian Young People Meet Sunday
The Presbyterian Young People will meet Sunday at 6 o'clock with Paul Hotinger as leader. Short stories will be told by John Hottle Maxine Keckley and Graham Rosenberger Virginia Yates will read a poem. The program topic is Our Objective What The Builder of Monuments is the story. Miss Keller Re Enters Memorial Hospital. Minnie F Keller of North Loudoun street has re entered Winchester Memorial Hospital for further treatment.
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Presbyterian
The
Presbyterian Church
Paul Hotinger
John Hottle
Maxine Keckley
Graham Rosenberger
Virginia Yates
Keller
Memorial Hospital
Minnie F. Keller
North Loudoun Street
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Atomic tests delayed to July 1 at Bikini atoll
President Truman indicated a six week postponement for the atomic tests. Task force personnel gather at Bikini and Pearl Harbor with about 35,000 Army Navy personnel and civilian scientists prepared for the operations. Weather flats and typhoon season risk are discussed as plans shift to a mid August surface explosion.
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Whie House
W. H. Blandy
Bikini
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
House
Joint Task Force
Bikini Atoll
Philippines
Japan
Marshall Island
Rat Population Outnumbers Humans in U S
The estimated rat population greatly exceeds the human population with about 10 rats for every 7 people in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
City Hall dedication details and land ownership debate
The article revisits Winchester City Hall’s dedication in 1901 noting the building’s $65,000 cost with $30,000 from Charles B. Rouss, and clarifies land origin from Colonel James Wood’s 1744 tract. It contrasts Star claims with legal records, mentions architect Frankie Jackson, and describes formal dedication procedures and ushers.
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Star
Charles B. Rouss
Rouss
Lord Fairfax
Market Square
Winchester
William Wood Glass
South
Washington Street
the Star
City Hall
Frederick County
James Wood
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Frankie Jackson
Washington. D
Wiliam M. Calvert
New York Centre Market Street reporters' hub adapts to modern digs
The 24 hour police reporters headquarters on Centre Market Street behind the police headquarters is a red brick building with bells and lights signaling offices. The piece recalls the shift from shabby tenements to newer housing and notes a caste system among reporters with veterans respected by newcomers.
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NEW _YORK
Centre Market Street
Kattan
Police
New York
News Service
101St Street
Hoagy Carmichael The StarDust Composer In West Los Angeles
Gene Handsaker visits Hoagy Carmichael at his ivy covered West Los Angeles home where the composer discusses Stardust and his early life in Indianapolis. Carmichael explains cutting his own hair and names his sons after Bix Beiderbecke and Randolph Scott while recounting the song’s origin in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy
Hoagy Bix
Bix Beiderbecke
Randy Bob
Randolph Scott
Indianapolis
University of Indiana
Pete Costas
Indiana
Hoagy Carmichael Turns Stardust Into Payday And Performance
Hoagy Carmichael has earned about 300000 from Stardust and now stars a weekly radio program while his autobiography Stardust Road awaits a publisher. He recalled rehearsing 45 minutes and playing Stardust on a Steinway while singing a fragment from memory.
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Hoagy
Stardust
Pete Costas
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Sybilla Crisman
M. R. Doggett
Cara Nome
Inc
Ann Stepp
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Good Housekeeping
Winchester — Front Royal Chambersburg, Pa
Anna E. Hamilton
Cork Street
Elmira, N. Y
Cora M. Carpenter
Mr. and
Mrs. See
James W
Berryville
A Willis See
Gloria
Harrisburg
L. J. Lee
Robert
Needmore
W. Va
Luther Miller
Edward
Ric
Os Lee Fisher
Roak Oak
Woman's Auxiliary
South End
Lowery
Coty’s Perfume
Yardley
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Roberta Lee
Palace Theatre
Flower Shop
E. Piccadilly St
Gene Handsaker
Staunton, Va
Polis
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Virginia
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Goldette
Cather & Moling
Limberlake
Winchester Furniture
Loudoun Street
Bob Chester
Winchester Armory
Malden Electric Co
Vigor
Haldeman’s
Creamery
Kent St
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