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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1949
Page
9
W. L. Gordon presents guidance on common word usage mispronunciations misspellings and synonyms. The lesson defines interpolate as adding remarks not relevant to the subject and offers tips to grow vocabulary by altering one word daily.
Sarah Virginia Benner 35 of Loudoun Street died at 2 a m in her home. Born in Leetown West Virginia she was daughter of the late James Benner and Mabel Graves Benner. Her mother survives. Services 2 p m Thursday at Omps funeral home with Dr E T Clark of First Baptist Church officiating. Interment Mt Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers: Kenneth Clevenger Richard Boyce Robert Grove William O Grove Charles Ritter Jonas Chamberlin.
Navy official says layoffs at Norfolk Navy Yard will trim the March 31 headcount of 10 439 by about nine percent by July 1. The reduction targets civilian workers to meet budget limits. Factories and shops are affected as the yard adjusts staffing levels.
Berryville residents and guests mingle across several weekends with relatives and friends in Beltsville Maryland Washington Richmond Hagerstown and Arlington. The Tuberculosis Assn. will hold two chest X-ray clinics in Berryville May 5 and Boyce May 6.
Mrs Palmer hosted the Mt Olive EUB Youth Fellowship meeting. The group organized a choir with new vestments and a dressing room. Rev Donald Austin will direct and choir practice is at 7 p m Tuesdays. Next meeting May 20 at Mrs Clowser's home. Sunday services run 7 p m April 24 to May 8 with a Bible quiz. Guests attended Apple Blossom festival.
Miss Virginia Russell of Stewart Street hosted a Friday luncheon for visiting guests attending the festival. Among those entertained were out of town residents including Commodore and Mrs. William Schuyler, Post of Falls Church, Captain William Veeder, and Commodore George Roullard of Washington.
The Delmer Robinsons at 514 Amherst Street hosted visitors for the festival. Mr and Mrs William Philipps of Baltimore and Mrs H E Simpson, wife of the B and O vice president, stayed with them. Miss Elizabeth Payne Enge of Baltimore was a house guest of Miss Martha Robinson.
Mr. and Mrs. James Olney have returned to their Albion New York home after visiting Mr. John Scully and Mr. and Mrs. T G Scully at 1028 S Stewart Street.
The Grace Episcopal church announces a spring rummage sale at the Berryville community building on May 7 at 9 30 a m. Proceeds benefit church programs and local outreach.
An electrical storm caused minor damage to C P Telephone Co and Northern Virginia Power Co lines with fuses blown and cable trouble. Repairs ended by mid morning. City reports sewer flooding near Cameron and Wyck Streets and a chunk of plaster fell in city hall ceiling.
A fall of plaster occurred just across the hall from the commissioner of revenue's office. No one was struck and no injuries were reported at the scene yesterday or today.
Harvard College inaugurated honorary degrees about 300 years ago by conferring the Doctor of Sacred Theology on its president Increase Mather. Mather served as Harvard president from 1681 to 1701, marking the origin of honorary degrees in the United States.
Central American pyramids served mainly as foundations for temples or shrines, while Egyptian pyramids were primarily tombs or monuments.
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