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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1949

Page

8

Girls Athletic Club social outlines rummage sale plans

The Girls' Athletic Club met in the club rooms to finalize a rummage sale at 111 S. Lou Dou n St opposite Winchester Presbyterian Church. The sale runs 7 p m Friday night and 10 a m Saturday with articles collected Thursday. Frey Zirkle and co chairmen with Mrs. Robert Berry and Mrs. John Wolfe coordinate the sale. The group also discussed the annual bowling banquet to be arranged by calling 3292 before noon today.

S. Loudoun St Winchester Presbyterian Church Frey Zirkle Robert Berry John Wolfe Fred Hyde

Clearbrook Fire Ladies Auxiliary Plan Meeting At Hall

The ladies auxiliary of the Clearbrook Fire department will meet at the fire hall at 7 45 EST on a date to be set for this year s event. All members and interested women are urged to attend and support this worthwhile organization.

Clearbrook VFW Ladies Auxiliary Rustic Tavern Department Cecelia Bryant Esther DeVaughn Alexandria

May Day crowning at Mary Washington College

Miss Jean Abendschein of Arlington was crowned May queen at Mary Washington College. Anne B. Wright, daughter of Mrs. Hardy Wright, named as May queen nominee earlier in the celebration. Other local notices mention visitors and hospital updates for Winchester residents. Mr Clint Burner of Woodstock is hospitalized in Winchester with unspecified illness. Mr Guy Keckley of Bufflick Road is in Winchester hospital with virus pneumonia and slowly improving.

Mary Washington College University of Virginia Anneley Wright Hardy Wright Winchester Martinsburg Jean Abendschein Arlington Clint Burner Woodstock Winchester Hospital Guy Keckley Bufflick Road

Circle group meeting locations and leaders listed

Circle 1 meets Monday at 135 N. Cameron St with Mrs. Alison Hott leading. Circle 2 gathers at 320 Handley Blvd with Mrs. James Yates guiding. Circle 3 meets 26 S. Cameron St with Mrs. Robert Glass as leader. Circle 4 meets 116 Academy Lane led by Mrs. Wendell Goode. Circle 5 gathers at Martinsburg Pike with Mrs. Curtis Fray guiding. Circle 6 meets 13 Shirley St with Mrs. B. W. Sargent leader. Circle 7 meets 205 Fairmont Ave led by Mrs. Jack Calkin. Circle 8 meets 516 W. Cork St with Mrs. Harry Russell leader. Circle 9 meets 306 Maple Ave with Mrs. Paul Haldeman leader. The Business Women's Circle meets in room 100 Sunday school building at 3 p.m. with Mrs. Julia Beaver as leader.

Grover Cooper N. Cameron St Alison Hott Leader E. G. Rusk Handley Blvd James Yates Leader Foster Gray S. Cameron St Robert Glass Leader M. R. Radcliffe Academy Lane Wendell Goode L. W. Brown Maple Ave Paul Haldeman Business Women’s Circle Church Julia Beaver

Local Social News Highlights from Kernstown to Front Royal

Mrs Florence Kenney visits with son-in-law Russell Lamp in Kernstown for a turkey dinner with family. Rebekah lodge to meet at Odd Fellows hall for an important meeting with entertainment chaired by Mrs Irma Martin. Harold G Brown Jr returns home from Woodberry Forest School for a visit. Chicago visitors John Stiles and Raymond Weigman depart after two weeks with relatives in town. Mrs Francis Ryland Washington returns to Baltimore after visiting Tyndell parents. Mrs Herbert Larrick to come home from Goucher inauguration. Mrs George Craig hospitalized in Garfield Washington. A G Mason and Virginia Mason tour Front Royal to visit Mr and Mrs William Proctor.

Russell Lamp Kernstown Lamp L. A. Lamp Senseny Road Florence Kenney Dodge Ave Eugene Adams Louis Lamp Jr Bonnie James Kenney Ralph Lamp Walter Stottlemyer Dorothy Lamp Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Irma Martin Harold G. Brown Jr Harold G. Brown S. Washington St Woodberry Forest School F. R. Washington Francis Ryland Washington Baltimore Charles Noyes Tyndell

Cornell Student Barnhart Elected to Sigma Xi

Philip W. Barnhart of 723 S Stewart St a Cornell graduate student has been elected to associate membership in the Cornell chapter of the Sigma Xi national honorary research fraternity for recognition in scholarship and technical research.

Philip Barnhart Philip W. Barnhart S. Stewart St Cornell University Cornell Sigma Xi

Mrs. Lovett to Speak at Jewish Women's Club Meeting

Mrs. Harry Lovett of Valley Pike will speak at the Jewish Woman's club luncheon at the George Washington hotel at 12 30 p m Wednesday. Members should contact Mrs. J Stern 109 Morgan St for reservations.

Harry Lovett Jewish Woman’s Club George Washington Hotel Valley Pike J. Stern Morgan St

Births May 6 Reported From Several Families

May 6 births list a girl for Mr and Mrs Meredith Bowers of 232 East St with Phylis Caine as mother. A girl for Mr and Mrs David Childs of Summit Point West Virginia with Elmodyne Grimm as mother. A girl for Mr and Mrs Robert McDonald of Strasburg Route 1 with Minnie Oates as mother. A boy for Mr and Mrs Ralph Williams of Upperville with Anne Kestner as mother. A daughter born May 4 to Mr and Mrs Archie Orndorff of Berryville. Ethel Dofflemyer is the mother. The newborn is named Linda.

Meredith Bowers East St Bowers Phylis Caine David Childs Summit Point W. Va Childs Elmodyne Grimm Robert. McDonald Strasburg R. 1 McDonald Minnie Oates Ralph Williams Upperville Williams Anne Kestner Archie A. Orndorff Berryville Winchester Hospital Orndorff Ethel Dofflemyer Opti Linda

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

Daily vocabulary note by W. L. Gordon defines misused and mispronounced terms. It introduces the word INCLEMENT meaning harsh and severe with an example about weather keeping people indoors.

W. L. Gordon

High View Visitors Come and Go in Central Virginia

High View Virginia residents list recent visitors from Richmond Eric Pennsylvania Brucetown Front Royal Ridgeway West Virginia Baltimore and Maryland. The notes mention Mr and Mrs Irving Williams Carlton Cadwallader Reuben Hartness Snapp Williams W A Orndorff Mary Steele Thurman Ballenger Marvin White Gerald Gatewood Don Smith and families.

High View Irvin Williams Carlton Cadwallader Reuben Hartness Snapp Williams Richmond Jim Williams Eric Walter Affleck Brucetown W. A. Orndorff Mary Steele Front Royal Thurman Ballenger Jonah Ballenger Ridgeway W. Va Marvin White Waldo Bebbington Gerald Gatewood Baltimore Don Smith Maryland

Calendar of Events May 7 10 10

Community notices outline a busy series of gatherings from May 7 to May 10. Carried events include a Mt. Williams chicken supper, a Braddock Street Methodist Mother’s Day program, VFW installations, baptism services, youth rally, church auxiliary meetings, American Legion activities, and several officer installations.

Mt. Williams Mountain Falls Baseball Club Braddock St. Methodist Church F. B. Oglesby Crusaders Charles Wesley VFW Rustic Tavern PTC Winchester Presbyterian Church

E E Will to Head Bath County Schools

Edwin E Will, longtime Timberville high school principal, resigns to become superintendent of Bath County schools. A Shenandoah County native, he leads District 6 of the VEA and was recently elected president of the Virginia High School League.

Edwin E. Will Timberville High School Bath County Shenandoah County Mr. Will VEA Virginia High School League

Shenandoah River Tragedy Claims Local Student

Samuel Aitchison, 17 year old pupil at Shenandoah Valley Academy in New Market, drowned Thursday after stepping into a deep hole in the Shenandoah River. Rescue divers recovered the body after about ninety minutes. Funeral arrangements through D A Cline Funeral.

Samuel Aitchison Shenandoah Valley Academy New Market Shenandoah River Aitchison

Yeast as a Daily Diet Question Answer

The article notes yeast is not fattening by itself but provides protein and B vitamins. It can boost appetite, helping underweight individuals gain weight when advised by a physician.

AA Schedules Public Meet at Episcopal Hall Winchester

Alcoholics Anonymous will hold a public meeting at the Episcopal parish hall in Winchester at 8 p m. Several out of town speakers will explain the aims and methods AA uses to combat alcoholism. Admission is free.

Alcoholics Anonymous Winchester Episcopal Parish

Missioners to Tell Of Bolivian Work at First Brethren

Rev and Mrs Walter Cross on furlough from Bolivia will lead a 7 30 p m service at First Brethren church Berryville Ave They are with the independent board for Presbyterian foreign missions and plan to return soon They will share Bolivia experiences and show pictures of the work there.

Walter Cross Bolivia First Brethren Church Berryville Ave Cross Independent Board For Presbyterian Foreign Missions

U B Church Hosts Three Day World Service Meeting

The Virginia branch of the Women’s Society of World Service meets at 2 pm Tuesday in the First Evangelical UB church with speakers Dr. Mabel I. Silver and Miss Mary McLanahan. Bishop J Balmer Showers to preside and Conference Superintendent Floyd L Falk among attendees. Several ministers and many women listed on the program.

Mabel I. Silver Africa Mary McLanahan World Evangel Virginia Women's Society of World Service First Evangelical UB J. Balmer Showers Conference Council of Administration Floyd L. Falk Howard L. Falk Olin R. Kesner Ralph Isiminger Glenn Smith Paul Grover John Oliver Ray Hicks J. W. Lineburg Juanita Dacany

Retirement age for Supreme Court justices and long service cases

Justices may retire on full pay at age 70 after ten years of service, but many choose to stay. Oliver Wendell Holmes could have retired in 1912 yet served until 1932, totaling 30 years, dying about at 91. Stephen Harlan served 34 years and died in harness in his 78th year.

Supreme Court Oliver Wendell Holmes

Red Cross Names First Full-time Executive Secretary

Miss Linnie Schley of Shepherdstown has become executive secretary of the Berkeley County Red Cross chapter at Martinsburg. She is the chapter's first full-time secretary.

Linnie Schley Shepherdstown Berkeley County The Red Cross Martinsburg

Modern Etiquette Q and A From Roberta Lee

A Q and A on dating asks avoiding crude openings and suggests offering a show date. Another item advises hosting an afternoon bridge or tea party to introduce a visiting guest to friends. A third question notes not forcing cigarette offers if others do not smoke. A statistic about forest fires from lightning in the northern Rocky Mountain area is included.

Rocky Mountain

Anne Adams summer sewing pattern offer for Jr. Miss sizes

Chnue Ohlams promotes Pattern 4652 for Jr. Miss sizes 11 13 15 17 with a belted sun dress design. Includes illustrated steps and yardage for size 13, asks twenty five cents to Anne Adams in New York plus address, name and size details. Also advertises Anne Adams Summer Pattern Book with free shampoo and make-up smock pattern and fifteen cents for the book.

Anne Adams Winchester Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

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GAA Anne B. Wright T. A. Gibson Charlottesville Thomas A. Gibson Tennyson Ave Gibson Knute Flint Erick and Kathy San Fernando Calif Pape Flint G. E. McCormick Mary Jeanne McCormick Presbyterian Circles Russell J. H. Yosts Atlantic City J. H. Yost Yost Bankers’ Convention Herbert Larrick W. Clifford Sr Goucher College George Craig Hospital George Craig Washington Garfield Hospital Craig W. D. Myers A. G. Mason Virginia Mason William Proctor Victor L. Denny Hamilton W. Cork St Vo Hagead J. E. Clagett Miss Stoneburner Robert Lanham Elizabeth Stoneburner Leon Stoneburner William Lanham Boyce Hagerstown Norman Trott R. L. Funk Strasburg Frances Page Lee Jackson Millwood Ave Front Royal Road Ellen Anna Swemley York William H. Gable Clyde F. Bentzel Eugene C. Roth Bearded Gable Pentecostal Church Gable International Woman’s Auxiliary Christ Episcopal Church Tilford American Legion Harry W. Butler W. Clifford St Market St. Methodist Church Eastern Star City Hall W. Boscawen St Rouss Hall United Wool Growers Assn., Inc Lions Club Sarah Zane Hall Exchange Club G. W. Hotel Moose Club Moose Rebekah Hee E. E. Will Bath County Schools D. A. Cline Funeral Whitman— Belle Old Dominion Gaunt’s Drug Store Episcopal Hall U. B Haldeman Haldeman’'S Creamery Roberta Lee the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Joseph Murray Pigeon Hill Food Center N. Main St Mervel W. Adams Plumbing N. Cameron Cather’'S Timberlake King Cotton Chnue Ohlams Winchester Plate Glass CO Selby Arch Preserver Lovett Bros N. Loudoun St
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