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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1959

Page

6

Keller 25th Anniversary Observed With Surprise Open House

Mr and Mrs W W Keller celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a Sunday afternoon open house at their Wea-Villa home. The event hosted by son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Herbert Fuller drew many relatives and friends from Falls Church Frederick Md and local communities.

Woodrow W. Keller Wea-Villa Herbert Fuller Keller Frederick A. R. Snedegar Methodist Church Winfred Carper Philip Mark Rosie Clowser Carl Shutts Welton Wilson Robert Legge Ted Legge Harry Anderson Roland Keller Mikie Keller Karen Kay Keller

Civic League Board Meeting Set for Tomorrow

The Civic League Board will meet tomorrow at 10 a.m. with Mrs. Preston Moffett on Merrimans Lane.

Civic League Board Preston Moffett Merrimans Lane

Community Musical Planned at Stephenson Methodist Church

A musical program is planned at Stephenson Methodist Church on Sunday at 7 30 p.m. Other churches in the community will share in the service which is open to the public.

Ray Oe Stephenson Meth

Chestnut Grove WSCS to Meet at Church Tomorrow

The Women’s Society of Christian Service of Chestnut Grove Church will gather at the church tomorrow at seven in the evening for their meeting.

Women’s Society of Christian Service of Chestnut Grove Church

Calendar of Events May Five Through Six

Calendar listings for May 5 and 6 show meetings and activities across local groups. Notable entries include Board of Control at 1336 Commerce, Round Hill PTA, Eagles Auxiliary at Moose Home, Camera Club, Alcoholics Anonymous, Kiwanis at George Washington Hotel, Air Force Reserve at 218 South Loudoun Street, Frederick County Council at Robinson Memorial School, Duplicate Bridge at Golf Club, BPOE Lodge 867 at Elks Home, Rotary at George Merci Hotel, Quota Club at George Washington Hotel, Optimist Club at Valley Council at Lee Jackson, and GAA activities. The schedule lists times from 12:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. across multiple venues.

Board of Control of Club Commerce Round Hill Eagles Moose Home Camera Club Mary's Jolics Anonymous Baptist Church Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel Air Force Reserve S. Loudoun St Frederick County 5Th Council Robinson Memory School Duplicate Bridge Golf Club Lodge BPOE Elks Rotary Club George Merci Hotel Optimist Club Valley Council Columbus Lee Jackson

War Memorial Building Evening Activities

Wednesday schedule lists Southern Sports men at 7 30 p m Girls Softball meet Forest Hills Recreation Club and open house for teenagers from 7 30 to 10 p m at the War Memorial Building.

WAR Memorial Southern Sportsmen Forest Hills Recreation Club

Rummage sale at 37 E Piccadilly St hosted by Legion Auxiliary

A rummage sale runs Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. at 37 E Piccadilly St. Sponsored by Conrad Hoover Unit No 21 American Legion Auxiliary. Interested contributors may call but names are unclear.

E. Piccadilly St Conrad Hoover American Legion Auxiliary Clayton Cochran Claude Grimm

Little Garden Club to Meet for Annual Business Meeting

The Little Garden Club will gather with Mrs. W. Holt Louder on S. Stewart St. Friday at 3 o'clock for its annual business meeting.

Little Garden Club

Round Hill PTA Meeting Tonight At Community Center

The Round Hill Parent-Teachers Association meets tonight at 7 at the community center instead of the school. After business and officer elections, Brownie Troop No. 47 will present a dramatization.

Round Hill Parent-Teachers Association Brownie Troop No. 47

GAA to Meet Girls Athletic Association Thursday at War Memorial

The GAA will hold a meeting on Thursday at 8 p.m. at the War Memorial Building. A council session is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. before the GAA gathering.

Girls Athletic Association War Memorial

Mrs Forney Hosts Old Hillman Toll Gate Alumni

Mrs Robert Forney formerly Miss Nettie Kater entertained Saturday at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Harold Patton 1455 Greystone Terrace for Old Hillman Toll gate students and friends taught by the late Conley Rinker Pierce of Opequon in the 1890s Those present included Mr and Mrs Harvey Kercheval Summit Point W Va Mr and Mrs Howard Chapman Womelsdorf Pa Mrs Annie Smith

Robert Forney Nettie Kater Harold Patton Greystone Terrace Hillman Tollgate Conley Rinker Pierce Opequon Harvey Kercheval Summit Point W. Va Howard Chapman Womelsdorf Annie Smith

Community Guests and Hospital Updates Highlight Local Notes

Modern social notes list residents and visitors from Falls Church Arlington and Winchester Memorial Hospital updates. Names include Katy Evans Ruby Cran and Elsie Keyser with travel from Acorn Heights and Hayfield. Highlights mention students Phoebe White at Evangel College and Jerri Lee McCleary’s Queen selections at Linden Hall.

Shiley Falls Church Katy B.evans Arlington Ruby Igah Cran Ls Crisman Alex Beaver Hugh B. Pierce Plymouth N.C Paul R. Pierce Douglas D.pierce

Lesson in English by W. L. Gordon

A fragment from W. L. Gordon on English usage and pronunciation. It previews common misuses and mispronunciations with examples like words often treated or misused and a note on gazetteer pronunciation.

W. L. Gordon Gazetteer

Final Plans For Pencil Day On May 15

Final plans for the annual Pencil Day to be held on Friday May 15 were made. Pencils were distributed to members and committee heads named by Mrs William Way chairwoman. A dance recital benefit will aid the hospital auxiliary.

Regu William Way Charles Toan William Pifer Banks Preston Moffett Cery Carroll Robert Walch Hospital Charles Anderson Berryville John McKee Fred Naegely Evening John Hortenstine Allee Ewing School of Dance

Mrs Dalton Installed VFW Auxiliary Head in Stephens City

Mrs W L Dalton was installed president of the Auxiliary to Car baugh Walford Post 9646 in Stephens City at the Middletown fire hall. Miss Anne Peer conducted the service and several officers were installed including Lucy Funk, Lillian Boyce, Warren Holt, Jack Kemp, Margaret Lee, Frances Ann, Clifton Perry, John Gossard, Howard Kline, Hilda Curry and others. The auxiliary plans a bake sale and members were served refreshments after the meeting.

W. L. Dalton Carbaugh-Walford Stephens City Middletown Anne Peer Lucy Funk Lillian Boyce Warren Holt Jack Kemp Margaret Lee Frances Ann Clifton Perry John Gossard Howard Kline Hilda Curry

Parkinson Will Address League Meeting

John B. Parkinson chief of Langley’s Hydrodynamics Division of NASA will speak at the Women's Civic League May meeting at George. His topic is The Peaceful Conquest of Space. Parkinson is a Newburgh native and Webb Institute graduate. Mrs. Marvin E. Gore Jr. arranged the program. Prizes will be awarded.

John B. Parkinson John H. Moling, III Women's Civic League George Washington Hotel Parkinson Langley Research Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Field Newburgh N. Y Webb Institute of Naval Architecture New York Marvin E. Gore, Jr

Titanic Word Study Promotes Daily Vocabulary

A daily vocabulary note highlights the word Titanic meaning enormous magnitude and power. It urges collective effort in a titanic struggle against evil, using the term to illustrate grand scale and effort.

Tour and sale aid Craighill Memorial Fund

A Christ the Church Auxiliary hosts an open house and sale in the guest cottage with Mrs Lee producing decorative items and handmade articles. A herb sale with plants priced 25 cents and under offers tea service, proceeds supporting the Ann Craighill Memorial Fund.

Auxiliary of Christ the Women's Church Lee Ister Auxmain Ann Craighill

Etiquette Q and A on Mourning Etiquette and Weddings

Modern etiquette questions cover mourning length for a father’s death, acceptance of changing customs, and how to announce a marriage. It also clarifies serving candy to guests in a dish at table while boxed candy is acceptable in the living room.

Eight Bangor and Arrstock cabooses serve as WWII troop sleepers

Eight all steel cabooses in use on the Bangor and Arrstock Railroad in Maine were repurposed as troop sleepers during World War II, reflecting a wartime shift in railroad equipment use.

Bangor and Arrstock Maine

Capt J C Streckfus Leads New Orleans Crews

Capt J C Streckfus heads the New Orleans group as coast guard operations continue along the Mississippi River. Details on vessel assignments and mission scope remain pending from AP dispatches.

New Orleans J. Streckfus

George A Snow 82 War Veteran Dies After Long Illness

George A Snow, 82, of Oakland, a World War II veteran who served in Manila, died Monday after a long illness. He later worked in mining in Idaho and Washington.

Oakland Calif George American A. Snow Manila Ict Snow Idaho Washington

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. W. W. Keller Allen Emmart Linda Emmart Beverley Emmart William Covington Gary Covington Virgil Prince Betty Peters Stevie Peters William Fuller Darrell Grim Gene Larrick Clatus Goode Willard Baker Chestnut Grove WSCS Mademoiselle Alu Lulu Williams Round Hill Pta GAA Kind Gaunt's Drug Store Elsie E. Keyser Parkway Ave Winchester Memorial Hospital Deliatta White Madletown Roy White Louise New Britain, Conn Richeele Au Fia Y Meade Libby Meade Vallhalla N.Y B. F. Liggett Acorn Heights Phoebe White H. Scott White Hayfield Evangel College Springfield Roger Kern Harry R. Kern, Jr S. Washington St Jerri Lee McCleary Linden Hall Junior College Little, Pa McCleary H. K. McCleary York, Pa William Hubert Payne Hampton Misses Maude Myra Payne Arthur Martin Charles Jones Gerald Erin Everett B. Kline Richard Madigan Ashby Woodward Henry Downs Front Royal Arlington National Cemetery Oddfellows Charles Cook Welltown Ernie Nesselroot Marie Orndorff Morehead City Orndorff Arthur Schrader Nolan Schrader Augusta Schrader Alban Saville Welltown Pike Janet Newlin Arnold Ludwig Bruce This City Russell Iser Pearl Saville Richard Augusta Julia Bhaver Stanley Greene, Jr Leesburg Harry Wynkoop Purcellville Thomas J. Hatcher Plymoud N. C Paul Pierce Douglas Pierce Winchester DAVIS Shoecenter Loudoun St Sale Craighill Fund Roberto Lee J. C. Streckfus George A. Snow C &S the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Cather Martex Bates, Morgan-Jones Timberlake Nell, Don Dresden Dacron Margaret L. Hodgson HAT and Dress Shop
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