This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1964
Page
6
After Easter many seek tips to extend floral life. Reuse leftovers in small baskets or cups, trim stems on a slant, remove submerged foliage, and refresh with warm water. Disassemble long arrangements into miniature displays to maximize color and decor.
Pack 34 Berryville Cub Scouts awarded Wolf Badges and year pins to Johnny Hardesty Rodney Pierce Wayne Hardesty and Billy Jones. Gold and Silver arrowpoints went to Rusty Levi Dan Dickenson and Tommy Orrill. Den programs featured Indian costumes songs dances and sign language as parents joined in. A trip to Andrews Air Force Base Smithsonian is planned for April 18 at 6 45 a.m. Sunshine Club hosts a bake sale and luncheon Thursday at Braddock Street Methodist Church with make your own sandwich tray details.
Fort Loudoun Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution heard Mrs Irvin L Neville review a book on Col James Wood and his family noting Wood founded Winchester Va in 1735 and his son James became Virginia governor 1796 1799 Robert Wood and Glen Burnie are mentioned. The program included devotions by Chaplain Mrs E V Millar and participation by several members. A dinner for four features a professional sauce with butter scotch sauce recipe and the Century Club announces a Thursday 10 am called meeting at Mrs William H Lawrence Jr's Fairmont Ave home.
Calendar entries list clubs and meetings from March 31 to April 1. Exchange Lions Kiwanis Frederick County PTA Council Duplicate Bridge Lodge 867 Jaycee Minstrel Charm Course Beauty Pageant Rehearsal and other group gatherings at local venues. Members and times are given for each event and location.
Miss Ruth Kathleen Klug 17 year old daughter of Dr and Mrs Harry Klug of Shepherdstown WV will serve as Honorary Fire Chief for Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Co during Apple Blossom events. A senior at Shepherdstown High School she competes in the Out of Town Honorary Fire Chief contest at the Capitol Theatre at 3 30 p.m. April 30 and will ride in the Firemen parade at 6 p.m. that day with her sponsoring company.
The Queen Esther Sunday School Class of the Evangelical United Brethren Church will meet in April at 7 30 pm hosted by Mrs Sylvia Eaton 125 Myrtle Ave Mrs William Obaugh to lead devotions and discuss plans.
Guests of Mr and Mrs 8 Garner Edmonds of Academy Circle during Easter included Dr and Mrs Richard L Rissler of Albion Pa their son in law and daughter Their daughter Miss Ann Edmonds a junior at Mary Washington College Fredericksburg was also a guest Mrs Rissler will remain with her parents through Sunday Marie Harmon is a patient in Winchester Memorial Hospital Charles T Lewis son of Hetzel A Lewis 830 Amherst St promoted to airman third class in the US Air Force He trains at Keesler Technical Training Center and is a Handley High School graduate Charles C Cone son of Mrs Margaret Cone returned to Scotland after a month at home He is with the Polaris Program at Dunoon Milton Ridgeway a Michael OBoyle senior member of the Civil Air Patrol in Winchester has been appointed Second Lieutenant He is Commandant of the Junior Cadets in the Winchester Squadron His promotion cites dedication to the Aerospace program sponsored by CAP under the USAF.
Richard Lane Fishel, son of Mr and Mrs Lee Edward Fishel of Mountain Falls Route, has enlisted in the U S Navy and is undergoing recruit training at the U S Naval Training Center in Great Lakes Illinois. He will be granted a 14 day leave after graduation to spend with his parents before reporting to his next duty station.
Kiwanis Lieutenant Governor Gerald Goodman will address the Winchester club tomorrow at 1:15 p.m. at the George Washington Hotel. He will report on Division Nine activities.
Dr. Carl Miller will speak at the Rotary Club meeting Thursday at 1 p.m. in the George Washington Hotel. His topic concerns the United States Navy and related issues.
A two day rummage sale at 228 Braddock Street runs Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to benefit the Old Bethel Methodist Church Building Fund. Proceeds support church facilities and improvements.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.