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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1946

Page

8

Local Community Schedules Packed Week of Clubs and Arts

Winchester events list a sequence of meetings and performances from Wednesday to Friday. Activities include junior hostesses dancing at Newton Baker OSP, Little Theatre casting at Handley Library, and Jewish Woman's Club gathering at Odd Fellows. Rotary luncheon at Sarah Zane Hall and Turner Ashby Chapter U D C at Mrs McCormack's Handley Blvd follow. Clarke Junior Woman's Club meets Hawthorne Library while Aunt Title Gove To Town play runs at the high school. Banquet for bowling leagues at Sarah Zane Fall, Va State Guard drill at Armory, and Ewing School of Dance recital at Handley School complete the agenda.

Winchester George Washer Newton D. Baker General Little Theatre Group Eileen Handley Library Jewish Woman's Club Odd Fellows Rotary Sarah Zane Hall Turner Ashby H. B B. McCormack Handley of Winchester Quota First Baptist Church J. B. Roe Elks RE Eves Sanle Gove Clarke Junior Woman's Club Hawthorne Library Berryville Evening Star Ladies’ League Sarah Zane Fall Company 115 Va. State Guard Armory Ewing School of Dance Handley School

Ewing Studio Names Columbine Soloists for May Show

Miss Ewing announced the soloists for The Loves of Columbine to be staged at Handley School auditorium on Friday May 10 at 8 p m. Leading roles include Miss Mary Sencindiver as Columbine and Miss Retha Shirkey as Pierette with Miss Jean Miller as Pierrot and Miss Martha Campbell as Harlequin.

Dorothy Ewing Ewing Studio of Dance Art Handley School New York Ewing Studio Columbine Mary Sencindiver Pantaloon Retha Shirkey Pierette Pierrot Martha Campbell Miss Ewing Carole Cain Dorothy Lichliter Suzanne Pingley Mary L. Levi Leslie Miller Shirley Long Irene Argenbright Lichliter Marguerite Christjohn Dianne Gray J. Jones

Local residents listed in community notices

Mr. and Mrs. Grimm along with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Grimm of Front Royal Road, plus Mrs. W Rout of Waynesboro and Miss Vera Taieoten, Mr. Harry Ebersole, and Mr. Gene Abbot of Washington are mentioned in the readable fragment of a local notice.

Louis Grimm Front Royal Road Quesie W. &. Rout Waynesboro, Va Vera Taieoten Harry Ebersole Gene Abbot Washington

Prizes Announced In Winchester Art Contest

A jury of two art teachers and two senior students awarded first prize to Miss Virginia Brown for Water Color study Miller Home On Handley Boulevard. Clara Richardson placed second and Ann Bryant third for works One View From Handley and The Big Apple At Elks Club. Honorable mentions went to Patsy Carpenter and Ann Arthur. Display at Handley School Gallery runs Saturday through next week.

Winchester Virginia Brown Miller Handley Boulevard Clara Richardson Handley Ann Bryant Elks Club Patsy Carpenter Ann Arthur Handley School Gallery

Visitors At Apple Blossom Festival In Winchester

The Apple Blossom Festival drew guests including Mr. and Mrs. Charles L Shew bridge and Charles L Shrew bridge Jr of Baltimore Miss Virginia L Sumption Mrs Carroll L Sumption Mrs Katherine S Maverick and Mr James Richmond of Philadelphia and Miss Dorothy E Clevenger of Hagerstown Also Mr and Mrs John Elliott of Front Royal Road hosted visitors from Staunton Mr Tyler Wood and sons Tyler Jr and Grayson They attended the festival Then Technician Fifth Grade Lester Burkhart returned to Camp Shank after a five day furlough Mrs Harold R Anderson underwent a pendectomy at Winchester Memorial Hospital with satisfactory condition Sunshine Club meets at 2 30 pm at 1711 Valley Avenue with hostesses Mrs Frank Yeakle Mrs V S McClintock Mrs Charles Lanaham Mrs Lindon Singhass and Mrs E P Bean Mamie Bridgers Bible class meets May 9 at 8 pm at Mrs Evelyn Dick 306 Smithfield Avenue led by Mrs Evelyn Cather

Charles L. Shewbridge Charles L. Shrewbridge, Jr Baltimore Virginia L. Sumption Carroll L. Sumption Katherines. Maverick James Richmond Philadelphia Dorothy E. Clevenger Hagerstown Bernice A. Clevenger John Elliott Front Royal Road Tyler Wood Tyler, Jr Grayson Staunton Yeakle Sunshine Club Braddock Street Methodist Church Prank Yeakle Valley Avenue V. S. McClintock Charles Lanaham Lindon Singhass E. P. Bean Mamie Bridgers U. B. Church Evelyn Dick Smithfield Avenue Evelyn Cather

Will Continue Casting For Play My Sister Eileen

Bentley Kinney announces casting for the Handley Theatre production My Sister Eileen seeking 21 men and six women. Informed talent at Handley Library last night looked promising though several male roles remain unfilled including The Wreck and Lonigan. rehearsals planned to limit nights. Casting continues tonight at 7 30 in Handley Public Library lecture hall for War Memorial Fund volunteers.

Bentley Kinney Eileen Little Theatre Handley Library Ruth Lonigan Kinney Richard Lewis Handley School Handley Public Library War Memorial Fund

Miss Betty Jean Butler to Wed August Cahill

Front Royal couple announces engagement of Betty Jean Butler to August Heil Cahill son of Howard J. Cahill and Mrs. Cahill of Winchester. The couple plans a summer wedding with Betts career history including Warren County High School 1944 and nursing training. Cahill a Handley High School graduate and UVA attendee.

Anderson Honts Front Royal Betty Jean Butler August Heil Cahill Howard J. Cahill South Washington Street Miss Butler Hants Warren County High School Winchester Memorial Hospital

Apple Blossom guests and local visits detailed

Reports list visitors including Mrs Anna L F Pleagle and Sgt J Wilcher of Hagerstown for the Apple Blossom Festival. Other guests arrive at Relief residence including Clarence Burkhart and Harold McCleary with Louise Bly of Philadelphia. OConnell returns to study in Philadelphia. Youngs depart Wingdale after visit. Pvt Winston Wallace furlough ends as he returns to Fort Meade. Glendale Home Demonstration notes floor refinishing and a committee meeting scheduled May 10.

J. W. Carpenter Anna L. Fpleagle Sgt. J. Wilcher Hagerstown Jonas Burkhart Clarence Burkhart Pvt Winston Wallace Joyce Gibbons L. W. Wallace East Leicester Street Fort Meade, Md Glendale Margaret Yowell Clarke County Home Demonstration Glendale Home Demonstration Club E. B. Lee Clarke County Home Demonstration Committee

Wanner and Buckley Wed in Richmond

John L. Wanner manager of the Winchester Knitting Mill and Miss Opal R Buckley were married in Richmond on April 27 at St Marys Catholic Church according to an official announcement.

John L. Wanner Opal Buckley Winchester Knitting Mill Opal R. Buckley Richmond

Quota Club to Hear Rev Roe at May Meeting

The Quota Club will hold its regular program on Thursday May 9 at 6 pm in the Baptist Church lecture room. The Rev James B Roe new rector of Christ Episcopal Church will be the guest speaker.

Quota Club The Baptist Church James B. Roe Christ Episcopal Church

Century Club Heard R. Gray Williams

Mr. R Gray Williams addressed the Century Club at its final meeting of the 1945 46 season a luncheon at the Wayside Inn Middletown His topic Can Individual Liberty and Individual En eo Survive our Labor Troubles Will Entertain Thursday Bridge Club Mrs Hunter H McGuire will entertain the Thursday Bridge Club at her home Were Guests At Middle Road Home Mrs Edward Campbell had as festival guests at her home on Middle Road Mrs W H Bowman of Alexandria Miss Delia Gonzalez of San Juan Porto Rico and Misses B J Oswalt and Charlotte Campbell of Washington DC

R. Gray W Century Club Wayside Inn Middletown Williams Hunter H. McGuire Middle Road Edward Campbell W. H. Bowman Alexandria Delia Gonzalez San Juan Porto Rico B. J. Oswalt Charlotte Campbell Washington, D. C

Five Babies Born at Winchester Memorial Hospital Yesterday

Yesterday was baby day at Winchester Memorial Hospital with five births. The first newborn was a daughter to Elmer Trenary and wife Lucy Buckwalter Trenary of 434 1-2 North Loudoun Street. A daughter arrived for Curtis Keller of Sunnyside Frederick County. Francis Reed and Virginia Stoneburner Reed welcomed a daughter in Purcellville. Roy L Peer and Joycie Mae Grandstaff Peer of Route 2 Woodstock had a son born last night. Ros Wolford and Mary Louise Pitcock Wolford of Opequon Frederick County welcomed a son.

Winchester Memorial Hospital Elmer Trenary North Loudoun Street Trenary Lucille Buckwalter Curtis Keller Sunnyside Frederick County Purcellville Francis Reed

Cross Junction Couple Welcome Daughter

Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Whitacre of near Cross Junction welcome a daughter born Monday afternoon in the local hospital. Mrs. Whitacre, formerly Miss Juanita Shaw, was a member of the Frederick County schools faculty. Since returning from service he has managed his father’s farm in the Cross Junction area.

Cross Junction Frank L. Whitacre Near Cross Junction

Berryville Notes Highlight Local Visits and Honors

May events in Berryville include visits by Rev. and Mrs. Ernest H. Williams of Arlington and other guests from Fairfax Alexandria and New York. Lt. William C. Luke U S N R of Afton receives the Bronze Star for Saipan Guam operations. Families and students from Clarke County, Johns Hopkins, and Mary Washington College attend social and civic activities during Apple Blossom Festival weekend.

William C. Luke Afton Saipan Guam Marianas Naval Service Luke John LaRue Luke Charles Town W. Va Bessie Pattie Sa@ike Berryville

Miller PTA To Meet Friday

The Miller School PTA holds its next regular meeting on Friday night May 10 at 7 30. An eighth grade variety program includes a play titled Wanted A Wife. Patrons and friends are urged to attend and refreshments will be on sale.

Miller School PTA

Modern Etiquette Q and A in Roberta Lee column

The column discusses tame talk as loquacity, with remarks likening it to a mind’s fistula, and offers dress guidance for a summer garden wedding noting dark blue or gray coats with white flannel trousers. It also notes music at a garden party is not essential but appreciated if affordable.

Relatives Visit Berryville Guests from District and Virginias

Miss Caroline Annan arrives from Webster Groves Missouri to spend time in Berryville as guest of Mrs Ethel Hereford. Mrs Mason Morris returns to Berryville after visiting Harold Farringtons in Arlington. Several local residents host and visit kin in Washington D C Winchester Richmond Ashland Lexington Louisville and Petersburg over the weekend.

Charles E. Moore Ann Amber Moore Richmond Berryville Annie Moore Miss Moore Bayard Stevens Kitty McDonald Washington, D. C Miss MacDonald Washington Stevens Winchester Caroline Annan Webster Grove Ethel Hereford

Lesson In English by W L Gordon

Lesson in English by W L Gordon explains proper usage and pronunciation of words like glassfuls and glasses full of water. It teaches spelling notes for unguent luncheon and common synonyms for misshapen while urging daily vocabulary growth through mastering one word at a time.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mr. and Mrs. Grimm Brooks’ Pharmacy Huntsberrys Fen Oo Spammer Winchester — Front Royal Chambesburg, Pa Camp Shank Lester Burkhart No Anderson Harold R. Anderson Gray Avenue Palace Theatre A.H. Cahill Mrs. Carpenter Mrs. Burkhart Douglas B. O'Connell Philadelphia ‘Textile Institute That City D. J. O’connell Clearbrook B. B. Young Betty Wingdale N. Y Wallace Gaunt Rev Roe R. Gray Williams Ernest H. Williams Arlington H. H. Burks Craighill Burks Hunter Burks Fairfax Henry Drury Ashville, N.C Earl Brown, Jr J. W. Olcott Clarke County Henry G. Lane Lane John A. Chew New York City Ellwood Berry Gay Levi Mary Washington College Fredericksburg Rice W. Levi Charles McIntosh James Richard Iden Gwynne Warne Lovett Brothers Staunton, Va Roberta Lee Andrew LaVelle Lexing Horace Munson William Beverley Milton Valley Lloyd Dodson Leonard H. Bell, Jr George Elliott Yorktown Randolph Macon College Ashland Mr. Bell Leonard H. Bell Mrs. Dee Clark Mrs Robert Kerns J. T. Hudson, Jr Navy William J. Levi Mrs. Levi Jeff Levi Will Carroll Edna Carroll Thomas Malone Petersburg W. L. Gordon Haldeman’s Winornio Hill’s Loudoun St George Coban W. E. Day the Commercial and Savings Bank Holsinger SON Court Daeare Cather & Moling N. Loudoun St Sienna Timberlake Wenders Coats Wender’s
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