Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1961

Page

6

Winchester Beta Sigma Phi installs new president and officers

Mrs. Frances Moore was installed as President of the Winchester City Council of Beta Sigma Phi for 1961 1962 in a War Memorial Building ceremony. Officers installed include Miss Mary Frye as Vice President and Patricia Lamp as Recording Corresponding Secretary with June Poston as Treasurer. The council also voted to donate a memorial plaque for Louise Belchie to the Hospital Building Fund, bringing total sorority giving to 720 dollars in the campaign.

Frances Moore Winchester Beta Sigma Phi War Memorial Mary Frye Moore Patricia Lamp June Poston Louise Butsler Belchie Hospital Belchie

Mrs Apgar Addresses Lord Fairfax Garden Club

Mrs T B Apgar of Front Royal was the guest speaker at the Lord Fairfax Garden Club meeting at Mrs R T Bryarlys home. She spoke on judging and awards were given for Line and Mass classes with names including Mrs Allen Roman Mrs Hugh Crisman Mrs William Schenck and Mrs Bryarly among others. A separate note: Relief Methodist Youth Fellowship plans a Sunday worship program at 730 pm with Alfred L Snapp Sr as speaker on What Makes a Christian Home Dorothy Snapp to play piano. fellowship to follow.

T. B. Apgar Front Royal Lord Fairfax Garden Club R. Thornton Bryarly Apgar Allen Roman Hugh Crisman William Schenck Bryarly William Huntsberry Crisman Richard Goode V. K. Sirbaugh Schenck Hunts- Steenee Relief Methodist Youth Fellowship Dorothy Snapp Alfred L. Snapp Susan Snapp

Rebekah Lodge Holds Regular Meeting

Winchester Rebekah Lodge No. 21 met with 15 members and two visitors in Odd Fellows Hall. Noble Grand Mrs. Virginia Ritenour led the session and plans included delegating Nancy Schultz to the Grand Assembly of Virginia May 21 to 25 at Old Point Comfort.

Winchester

Braddock Street Church Sermons Highlight March Services

JW Chorus guests join Braddock Street Church for both 11 a.m. sanctuary and 8:30 a.m. chapel services. The offertory anthem is Glory to God by J S Bach. Rev Jacob W Mast delivers the sermon on The Warm Heart with Romans 8 9 17 as scripture reading. Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad and Auxiliary attend the 11 a.m. service as special guests.

J. S. Bach Jacob W. Mast Winchesterunteer Rescue Squad

May 19 21 Calendar of Community Events

May 19 events include rummage sales at Hill and Welltown Methodist churches and activities at Round Hill School Reb el Restaurant Stephenson Methodist Church and local fraternal groups. May 20 features additional sales committees dinners and club gatherings with a Johnson County Fire Co. dance and Smith Family Reunion. May 21 hosts a ham and chicken dinner and family reunion in the South End area.

Hill Methodist Church S. Loudoun St Welltown Methodist Youth Fellowship S. Braddock St Round Hill School Asbury Fellowship Rebel Restaurant Stephenson Methodist Church Order of Eagles At Woodmen of the World Round Hill Welltown South End Fire Co Relief Methodist Church Middle Road

Weekend Lounge Events Listing

Friday 7:30 to 11 p.m. Open Lounge. Saturday 7:30 to 11 p.m. TAC Platter Party. 7:30 p.m. Seventh Day Adventists meet.

Seventh Day Adventists

Memorial service set at Fairview Lutheran Church

Cross Roads notes memorial service at Fairview Lutheran Church on 21 with morning Sunday School at 10. Rev. P. E. Shealy to lead morning sermon and afternoon services. Rev. Stanley H. Dysart of Cork Street Christian Church will speak in the afternoon. Wurlitzer organ to provide special music.

Cross Roads Fairview Lutheran Church John H. Coryell P. E. Shealy Stanley H. Dysart Cork Street Christian Church Winchester

Local Celebrations Highlight Winchester Area Personal News

Perrona Mrs Katherine Smith of 200 Greenwall Ave is in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs Ern ie Nesselrodt hosted a Mother's Day dinner for local parents. Guests included Mr and Mrs John R Larrick and Miss Sue Ann Nesselrodt. Kimberly Ruble, 2, improving at home after a stairs fall. A dinner dance at Winchester Golf Club Saturday night features Roy Nester and his Records. The Rev and Mrs Lee Cockerill visited with Mrs John Lowery. Arthur Baynen Nunn Jr and Barbara Ann Nickleson welcomed babies. William Mitchell and family travel in Europe with General Thomas White. Lansing Ray Dingus welcomes Rebecca Leigh May 15 at Winchester Memorial. Mrs Paul Thomson returns from Worcester. Mrs Harry F Byrd returns home from Washington. Former Ambassador Harry Stimpson visits Clarke County. E Allen Bame and Judith Hess celebrate Michael Allen born May 13 at Warren Memorial Hospital.

Lansing Ray Dingus the Plains Rebecca Leigh Winchester Memorial Hospital Charles William Nickleson Hayfield Barbara Ann Nickleson Norma Jean Kesner E. Allen Bame Front Royal Michael Allen Warren Memorial Hospital Bame Judith Hess Titusville N. J

Design Specimen Classes For All Amateur Gardeners

Amateur gardeners are urged to enter both the Horticultural and Design divisions of the Flower Show Tour on May 25 and 26. Entries due at Shenandoah Valley Bank and other pickup points. ribbons awarded for blue ribbons and a sweepstakes prize.

Shenandoah Valley National Bank Shenandoah Valley Bank George Washington Hotel Newstand Id G. Brown S. Washingtm St. Ribbsons John W. Rice C. Ridgely White

Cake Walk Hosted by Little Mountain Church Society

The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Cedar Grove's Little Mountain Methodist Church invites the public to a Cake Walk this Saturday at 8 p.m. daylight saving time. Proceeds support church activities and community aid.

Woman’s Society of Christian Service Little Mountain Methodist Church Cedar Grove

Larry Brown Heads U of R Press Club

Larry Lee Brown son of Mr and Mrs Lee A Brown 305 N Loudoun St elected president of the University of Richmond press club He is a Handley High School graduate who edited the annual and a sophomore at Richmond College serving as managing editor of The Collegian.

Larry Lee Brown Lee A. Brown N. Loudoun St University of Richmond Handley High School Richmond College the Collegian

Births Reported for Four Families in West Virginia and Nearby Areas

Birth notices announce four newborn girls. Percy Arthur Perry and wife of Wardensville WV welcome a daughter. Richard Arlen Swisher and wife of Route 5 welcome a daughter. Charles Hiram Fries and wife of 506 West Cork Street welcome a daughter Mary Belle Sue. Billy Richard Peters and wife of 29 Weems Lane welcome a daughter Lisa Dell.

Percy Arthur Perry Wardensville W. Va Perry Jeanette Elizabeth Malcomb Richard Arlen Swisher Route 5 Swisher Lennie Eugenia Kines Charles Hiram Fries W. Cork St Fries Marybelle Sue Lichliter Billy Richard Peters Weems Lane Lisa Dell

Home Demonstration Agent Weekly Schedule May 22 27

The Frederick County Home Demonstration Agent lists a busy week with meetings on Monday at 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon sessions, and Thursday events. Activities include HDC committee, Civil Defense, landscape work with Mr Sneal, and Stonewall 4-H Club demonstrations on household mechanics and metal tooling planning for June and the 1962 calendar.

Frederick County County HDC James Wood High School Friendly Grove Stonewall Sneal Stephens City South Frederick Holmes Newcome Stonewall School

North Mountain News Briefs Visitors and Family Visits

Mr. and Mrs. Holmes Spillman and Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Gough visited Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Miller. Mrs. Marilyn Kelchner and children visited Mrs. James Allamong recently. Mrs. Neva Johnson visited her mother, Mrs. P. E. Nesselrodt.

Billie Triplett Ivan Miller Newport Ivan Millers Winifred Ambrose James James Allamong Russell Lineburg North Mountain Holmes Spillman Clifton Gough Marilyn Kelchner Neva Johnson P. E. Nesselrodt

Hymn Sing Planned at Salem Church of the Brethren

Hymn Sing at Salem Church of the Brethren east of Stephens City will be Sunday at 7 30 p m with Mrs Allen as leader and all are welcome.

Salem

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Apgar Rebekah Lodge Lee B. Shaffer Inwood Shenandoah College Alumni Associaton Paul J. Slonaker JW Chorus Braddock Street Church Ladies’ Home Journal Couturier American National Red Cross Winchester Association of Blind Carter Baker Valley Ave Cross Roads News Mrs. Woodrow Line Kenny Robert McKee Noman Clark Foster Largent Junior Carpenter Ruth Whitacre Dale W. J. Line Karen Cheryl Delia Hicks Luray Singing Tower Luray Caverns J. B. Fletcher Marvin Slonaker Ray Lafollette Clayton Dailey Thurman Clark Sheetz Takoma Park Stonewall Pta Stonewall Parent-Teachers Association Professional Services Gaunt’s Drug Store Perrona Katherine Smith Greenwall Ave Ernie Nesselrodt W. L. Orndorff Berryville John R. Larrick Sue Ann Nesselrodt Kimberly Lavonne Ruble Alvin Lee Ruble Winchester Golf Club Roy Nester Lee Cockerill Falls Church John Lowery Arthur Bayne Nunn, JR Laurie Huffman Nunn Dorothy Madeline Huffman William Mitchell Millwood Europe The United States Air Force Paul Thomson Worcester Mass Harry F. Byrd Rosemont Washington Paraguay Harry Stimpson Irvan O’connell Harold G. Brown Kernstown Kernstown Quarterly Conference Fairview Refuge Little Mountain Larry Brown U of R Press Club North Mountain News Boscawen Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chamber of Commerce Fred Tooma Furniture Store Posite City Hall Camer Shoecenter Jefferies Florsheims Velvet Steps Trios Shoecenter Corner Loudoun & Boscawen Sts Tanfastic Peoples Service Drug Store Loudoun St
Search Courier

Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication