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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1978
Page
11
Abigail Van Buren answers readers on topics from a 32 year old man attracted to a high school junior to family visits with a disabled relative and a widow's wish for condolence notes. The column also promotes Abby's wedding booklet and addresses etiquette and personal boundaries.
Five girls ages 13 to 15 from Winchester with sponsors Harris and Co Real Estate Johnson's Exxon Belford's Beauty Salon Carl Frye's Mobile Home and Modular Housing and Lowe's of Winchester row to represent the county at Staunton state pageant on Aug 13. The local pageant is April 16 at 2 p.m. at James Wood High School. Proceeds aid the James Wood Concert Choirs Hawaii trip. Tickets from Beauty Plaza Grandpa Groovy's or choir members. For entry info call Susan Scruggs at 667 2410.
Delores Cooper and Harry McCauley were married in a March 1 double ring ceremony at Leesburg Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. Stanley Wherry. Delores, daughter of Mrs. Lewis Ritter and the late Clinton Landacre, and Harry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter McCauley, reside in Leesburg and work for Great A & P Tea Co.
Birth notices list multiple newborns on March 26 and 27 including Jason Gregory Biddle Tiffany Heather Dawson Anne Bray and Rachel Ann Rebecca with parental details and former names. Additional births include Timothy Alan Dawson and Charles Leon Walker Jr with parent addresses and spouses' maiden names.
Weather delays push annual Easter egg hunt to April 2 at 1 30 p.m. in Winchester Recreation Park War Memorial Building sponsored by Winchester Frederick County Jaycees Two age groups 1 5 and 6 10 invited public welcome. Other community notices include meetings for Northwestern Community Mental Health Chapter 10 Shenandoah Valley Turkey Federation Sunnyside Circles Women of Sunnyside Presbyterian Church and Circle No 2.
Auditions for the James Wood Concert Choir version of The Gong Show run Saturday noon to 5 p.m. and Sunday 2 to 6 p.m. at James Wood High School auditorium. The show on April 15 at 8 p.m. offers $100 top prize and $50 second prize to raise money for a Hawaii trip. Call 667-1365 for details.
Disabled American Veterans Stonewall Jackson Chapter No 9 will meet Tuesday April 4 at 7 30 p m at the American Legion Home on Berryville Pike Rt 7 East. Nominations of incoming officers will be held and James T Hally S O Service Officer and State Department Junior Vice President will speak on benefits and service work.
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