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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1946

Page

8

Young Adults Class Banquet Ends Attendance Contest

The Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Young Adults Bible Class banquet at Tokes Inn celebrated a boys versus girls attendance contest from February to May. The girls won by four with 17 girls and 17 boys attending. Guests Dr and Mrs Ronald S Wilson attended. John Hottel was toast master. Joe Mason sang with Mrs Ivan Kline on piano. Mrs John Morrison presided. Captains were Mrs Orville Wine and Robert Sutton. The class meets Sundays and monthly socials.

Loudoun Street Ronald S. Wilson John Hottel Joe Mason Ivan Kline John Morrison Orville Wine Robert Sutton

Schedule of meetings and events from Wednesday to Saturday

Regular meeting of BPOE 867 at Elk's Home. Rehearsal of My Sister Eileen at Episcopal Church. Beta Sigmas Phi banquet at George Washington Hotel. Rotary luncheon at Sarah Zane Hall. DAR at Miss Lucy Kurtz home. Quota Club business at Baptist Church. My Sister Eileen at Church House. Red Cross sewing at Episcopal Sere House. Hospital fund program at Front Royal Ewing. Jr Cen Inn Jury Club annual luncheon at Chanticleer.

B.p.of Elk’s Eileen Episcopal Church Beta Sigms Phi George Washington Hotel Rotary Sarah Zane Hall Lucy Kurtz South Loudoun Street Busines Quota Club Baptist Church Church House Red Cross Episcopal Sere House Jr. Cen Inn Episcopal Church House Jury Club Chanticleer

G. A. A. to Honor Bowling Teams at Dinner Party

The Girls Athletic Association plans a dinner at Tokes Inn on Tuesday evening May 21 at 6 30 p m to honor two Ev ening Star Ladies League bowling teams. Members listed include Mrs Marshall Boyd Mrs Robert Grove Miss Marguerite Baker Mrs Jack Widmyer and others with substitutes and organizers named. Sign ups for attendance due by Friday evening.

Girls Athletic Association Tokes Inn Evening Star Ladies League Marshall Boyd Robert Grove Marguerite Baker Jack Widmyer Raymond Burke Chas. Anderson Ebner Summel Albert Smith Lucille Sencindiver Wesley Crisafan John Seabright Northern Virginia Power Company Ross Boyd Harold Campbell Boyd Ollie Cline Campbell Margaret Flickinger Ruth Sheetz Joseph Haines Julian Watson Ruth Whitmore Harry Benner Joseph Wright James Alexander Godfrey Zirkle Roy Harper Wesley Crisman

Winchester art show crowns Katherine Pannill prize winner

Katherine Pannill of Handley Schools won the popular prize in the 1946 Winchester art exhibition with 46 votes, over seven grade student Robert Kern. Clara Richardson, junior, earned 38 votes for her tempera painting Seventeen, and 26 votes for Skiing. The exhibit runs tonight and Friday 7 to 9 30, public invited. takedown at May day.

Winchester Katherine Pannill Handley Schools Clara Richardson Robert Kern Handley Art Department

Sunday Guests From Winchester Visit Hagerstown

Mrs. Anna L. Fleagle entertained Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Carpentier Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Hinkel Carper all of Winchester on a Sunday in Hagerstown.

Hagerstown J. W. Carpentier Russell Hinkel Carper Winchester Anna L. Fleagle

Births at Memorial Hospital Highlight Local Families

Mr and Mrs Paul L Jones of Gore welcomed a son yesterday morning at Memorial Hospital. Mrs Jones formerly Winona Himelright. Mr and Mrs Jamres Jones of Markham welcomed a daughter yesterday afternoon. Mrs Jones formerly Anna Rydik. Rectortown residents Mr and Mrs Owen Pearson announce a son born yesterday evening. Lester Strawderman of 120 East Germaine Street welcomes a daughter born Monday morning. Mrs Strawderman formerly Dorothy Shanheitz. Mr and Mrs Robert Wines of Upperville announce a son born Saturday. Mrs Wines formerly Virginia Sisk. Mr and Mrs Marshall Snapp of 515 North Loudoun Street announce a son born Saturday evening. Mrs Snapp formerly Eileen Klapsch. Stephens City residents Mr and Mrs Henry Hausenfluck announce a son born Saturday night. Mrs Hausenfluck formerly Ruby Johnson.

Alex Evans Elsie Mae Emmons Elwood Emmons Stephens City John Evans Youngstown Ohio R. S. Schmucker North Loudoun Street Memorial Hospital Paul L. Jones Gore Jones Winoa Himelright Jamres Jones Markham Anna Rydik Rectortown Owen Pearson Lester Strawderman East Germaine Street Strawderman Dorothy Shanheitz Robert Wines Upperville Wines Virginia Sisk Marshall Snapp Snapp Eileen Klapsch Henry Hausenfluck Hausenfluck Ruby Johnson

Russian War Correspondent Visited Romney Home

Romney West Virginia May 15 One of three Russian correspondents visiting the United States at the invitation of the State Department stayed at the Romney home of Manning Williams and his parents Mr and Mrs Marvin Williams Simonov a war correspondent for the Red Star was the guest and Manning Williams an interpreter for him previously served in the Navy and studied Russian at the University of Colorado Denver The party has left for New York and will tour the country Williams is brother of John Williams of Romney and his wife is from Clendening Brucetown

Romney W. Va State Department Manning Williams Marvin Williams Hens Konstantine Simonov The Red Star Pravda Isvestia Simonov University of Colorado At Denver William H. Benton Manning New York Williams John Williams Miss Virginia of Clendening Brucetown

Modern Etiquette Q and A on visit courtesy and dress

Roberta Lee answers readers with etiquette guidance on who to address a bread and butter letter after visiting a friend and praising the hostess. She notes groomsmen should wear business suits for an afternoon wedding and suggests any hour before noon for a Sunday breakfast with friends.

Allen Jr. Honored by Omicron Delta Kappa at Virginia

Lewis M. Allen Jr son of Dr and Mrs Lewis M Allen attends the University of Virginia and has been elected to the national leadership fraternity Omicron Delta Kappa He is editor in chief of the Virginia year book Corks and Curls and recently joined the Raven Society He belongs to Phi Kappa Psi and earned Intermediate Honors Both he and his brother Douglas appear on the Dean's List at the university.

Lewis M. Allen, Jr Lewis M. Allen University of Virginia Omicron Delta Kappa Lewis Raven Society Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Douglas University

AAA Committee Plans 1947 Program Meeting

County AAA chairman E. M. Funk calls a 2 p m meeting of community and County AAA committee members for May 21 in the AAA offices at the courthouse. Douglass says representatives from the Soil Conservation Commission and the Farm Security Administration will attend to discuss practices and measures for next year’s crop.

E. M. Funk AAA

April Report from Winchester District Nurse Association

The April report read by substitute nurse Mrs. Ann Ritter covers April activities at Winchester Memorial Hospital. It notes chest X rays for three adults with TB assistance, a white adult admitted to Blue Ridge Sanatorium, one colored adult referred to Piedmont Sanatorium, a preschool child’s tonsils removed, cod liver oil donated, five sputum samples sent for testing, and an eye exam for a preschool child with surgery arrangements by Lions Club. District nurses and kindergartens were visited weekly and first aid stations were arranged for the pageant and parade streets with aid from Nurses Aides and Boy Scouts.

Winchester Farmer Parmer Winchester Memorial Hospital Ann Ritter Tuberculosis Association Blue Ridge Sanatorium T. B. Association Piedmont Sanatorium Wees Hospital State Laboratory Lions Club Loudoun Street

Millwood Social Notes Highlight Local Guests and Visits

Millwood Va May 15. Mr and Mrs George P Green Halgh Jr hosted dinner guests including Mr and Mrs Graham Dougherty Jr Miss Agnes Mitchell and Mr Roland G Mitchell. Several residents hosted guests at long branch and calandar with visits from Washington Alexandria Winchester and Roanoke.

Millwood George P. Greenhalgh, Jr Graham Dougherty, Jr Agnes Mitchell Roland G. Mitchell William Roland Mitchell

Berryville Social Events Highlight Local Visits and Departures

Miss Virginia Harris left for Columbia Missouri to attend Stevens College commencement where sister Brooke Harris graduates. Mrs. F L Ayler lunched with Mrs J Howard Cather in Winchester. Lt Col William B Clagett and Mrs Clagett returned from Richmond after weekend visits. Elizabeth and Alberta Elsen of Arlington spent weekend in Berryville with John Guy family. Ruth aes returned to Washington DC after Berryville visit with Mrs Edward Berlin. Hobson C McGehee and family hosted their son over the past weekend.

Berryville Virginia Harris Columbia Brookewathmey Harris Stevens College Elizabeth Elsen Alberta Elsen Arlington John Guy Bentonville Ruth Aes Washington, D. C Edward P. Berlin Rosemont Circle

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

Lesson discusses correct usage and pronunciation with examples. It lists words often misused or misspelled and urges daily vocabulary growth with a focus on the word remote meaning distant or secluded through a sample sentence.

W. L. Gordon

Social notes from Berryville and nearby towns

A long list of weekend visits and guests across Clarke County includes McGehee Jr and Peter Eastwood at the High School near Alexandria, visiting Audley with Mr Everarde Jones and Betsy Betsy Field and Sara Jane Jones of Washington DC, Miss Mary Lewis returning to Philadelphia after visiting Clarke and Berryville, Mrs J Pinckney Arthur and her children with Rev J Herbert Bean's family in Winchester, and extended visits by the Withers family in Waynesboro. Other highlights include J Peter Williams of Pittsburgh visiting his sister Mrs Archibald Cummins, M G O'Brien returning from Richmond with son William who finished the Virginia State Police Training School, Miss Ethel Hereford visiting her mother in Berryville, Miss Ann Morgan returning to Washington DC after Berryville visits, Miss Wilma Pitta visiting family in Clarke, Lt Edward Pitta and Mrs Pitta of Delaware visiting Berryville and Bluemont, Mr and Mrs J M H Clagett hosting Mrs Edgerton Chichester and family at Springfield, plus Col Simms and wife from Washington and daughter visiting.

M. G. O’brien Richmond Virginia State Police Training School Wilma Pitta Washington, D. C Clarke Edward Pitta Pitta Delaware Berryville Bluemont J. M. H. Clagett Springfield

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