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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1947
Page
8
Mr and Mrs E E Cuthbert announce the engagement of Fern Earlene to Leonard Franklin Cone son of Mr and Mrs Leonard L Cone of 1007 South Cameron Street City. The wedding will take place in the near future.
Miss Jan Lovett daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Wilkins 454 North Loudoun Street city was elected president May 8 at Ohio State. The junior in Arts and Sciences also received the 1947 Chi Delta Phi Award for creative writing and is named on the Fall and Winter honor rolls with B average.
The Ewing Studio of Dance Art presents Peter Pan choreographed by Miss Dorothy Ewing as the second ballet on Friday May 16 at 8 p m in Handley auditorium. Dancers recount Wendy John and Michael adventures in Never Never Land with mermaids and enchanted woods. The program also includes Holliday Time for the public.
Miss Hattie Payne of White Hall wed Glenn Borror of Petersburg W Va on May 1 at 11 a m in Oakland Md Methodist parsonage with Rev Johnson officiating. The bride wore a light blue suit and black accessories. Both are employed by National Fruit Product Company. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs John Borror and served 18 months overseas in World War I. They will reside near Winchester.
The Methodist parsonage at Williamsport Maryland hosted the May 10 wedding of Ruth Ann Spradlin daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Spradlin Prestonsburg Kentucky to Robert Carl Evans son of Mrs Ona Evans Middletown. Evans works at American Viscose Corporation Front Royal and the couple will reside at 804 National Avenue City.
Miss Colleen Elizzabeth Ier daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Carter Frederick county and John Herbert Garrett son of Mrs Robert Garrett and the late Mr Garrett Frederick county were married Saturday at the Montague Avenue Methodist parsonage on Whitlock Avenue city Rev John Te ter officiated
The marriage of Anna M Hovermale daughter of John B Wright and Mrs Wright to Albert R Pfeiffer son of Nicholas Pfeiffer both of Baltimore Md was announced. The ring ceremony was performed Monday afternoon at 415 North Loudoun Street by Rev Roy F Schmucker with F L Dove and Mrs Dove as witnesses. The Pfeiffers are guests of the Doves.
Mr and Mrs John K Hughes of Route 4 Martinsburg announce the birth of a son at Winchester Memorial Hospital early this morning. Mrs Hughes was formerly Miss Gyneth Patterson.
Congratulations are extended to several families on births announced yesterday. Mr and Mrs James R Wolford of Middletown Route 2 welcome a daughter. Mr and Mrs Louis Broy of Berryville announce a daughter. Mr and Mrs Russell Iser of Augusta West Virginia report a son. Mr and Mrs Louis Hoover of 1040 South Kent Street celebrate a birth. Mrs Hoover is the former Nina Strasnider. Mr and Mrs Melvin W Lafollette of Dodd Street announce a daughter at Memorial Hospital. Mrs Lafollette is the former Pauline Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Isenberg of Harpers Ferry West Virginia celebrate the birth of a daughter. Mrs. Isenberg was formerly Miss Margaret Shanon.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Travers of Stephenson announce the birth of a son at Memorial Hospital.
The Mary Martha Bible Class of Grace Lutheran Church met in the church social room for its regular monthly gathering. Devotions were led by Mrs Ethel Strosnider with Mrs Daisy Shade at the piano. Members with May birthdays contributed to a birthday fund and received gifts. Several sisters were honored with Mother's Day gifts and refreshments were served by the social committee to numerous members and a guest.
The Women’s Guild of Cen tenary Reformed Church will hold an Ascension Day Prayer Service tomorrow at 2 PM at the church. The public is invited. Mr Ralph G Snapp of the Kurtz Funeral Home is in Richmond to take the assistant funeral director’s exam today by the Virginia State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. Dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Lee included several families from Winchester Berryville Clearbrook Stephenson and others.
A short word study explains homonym as a word sharing pronunciation with another but different meaning. It cites examples pair and fare bear and bare sow and sew and suggests daily mastery to grow vocabulary.
Social items from Berryville recount visits and guests including Miss Elizabeth Elsea Miss Alberta Elsea and Mr and Mrs Broaddus Elsea with Colonel Chester Hough back from Germany. Red Cross volunteers hosted at Newton D Baker Veterans Center and Presbyterial meeting in Berkeley Springs were noted along with local hospital, club, and family visits around Berryville and nearby towns.
This item lists common language misuses and pronunciation hints. It explains preferred phrasing for readiness, clarifies the correct French pronunciation of foyer, and highlights frequent misspellings and synonyms for composure and calm.
A free public demonstration will be held tomorrow at 2 30 PM in the Home Service Room of Northern Virginia Power Co on North Loudoun Street. Miss Margaret Flickinger will lead instructions on preparing fruits vegetables and meats for home freezer storage, showing steps, slides and free literature. The event is free and open to the public with an invitation to all interested women.
Berryville hosts a May 15 demonstration by Janet Cameron of the V P I Extension Service on preparing foods for freezer storage. She will lead a discussion. Clarke county Home Demonstration Committee meets May 16 to review work and discuss plans with county officers and club presidents.
The Mens Fellowship class of Albin and vicinity plans a Friday May 16 meeting at 8 p m in Burnt Presbyterian Church Albin. The program includes a four debate on outlawing Communism in the United States with Daniel Leatherman and Layton Stockdale for the affirmative and W W Glass and Burrell Luttrell for the negative. Music and group singing plus refreshments are planned and all men in the community are invited.
The guidance states that it is proper for parents to send out announcements and invitations when their daughter who is divorced or widowed remarries.
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