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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1948

Page

8

Engagement of Miss Ruth Maycher to Mr. Eb Widmyer

Mrs Otco LaMar of Middletown announces the engagement of her sister Miss Ruth Maycher to Mr Eb Widmyer of this city. Miss Bucher, daughter of the late Wade and Mrs Bucher of Middletown, a Middletown High School graduate, attended Madison College Harrisonburg, taught in Frederick County, and now works for Montgomery Ward. Mr Steele is a carpenter in Winchester and Frederick County. The wedding will be in June.

Otco LaMar Middletown Ruth Maycher EB. Widmyerle Miss Bucher Wade Bucher Madison College Harrisonburg Frederick County Montgomery Ward Steele Winchester Frederick Coun

Sorority Founder’s Day Dinner Dance at York Inn

Beta Sigma Phi observed Founders Day with a banquet and dance at York Inn. Toasts were given by Mrs. Richard Lineburg and Mrs. James Packett, with rituals for Miss Virginia Shine and other members. About 50 members, husbands and guests attended the event.

Beta Sigma Phi York Inn George Snider Richard Lineburg James Packett Harold Patton Epgilon Virginia Shine James Keffer Jr Charles Milton John Rudolph Oscar Bywaters Joseph Butler Loring Wright Jr Lawrence Bell John C. ‘Blackburn Patton

Garden Club Meeting Report in Pittsburgh

Mrs Alvin Pennypecker will host the Garden Club gathering at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at her home in Winchester Clarke Garden. A spring special exhibit features mixed flowers. Mrs H B McCormac, conservation chairman for Virginia, reports on the Garden Club of America meeting held in Pittsburgh and the recent Virginia meetings in Leesburg and The Plains.

Alvin Pennypecker H. B. McCormac Garden Club of America Pittsburgh

Calendar of Events Listings for May Evening Star

Calendar of events for May lists church suppers, clubs, piano recitals, Bible study groups, and society meetings. Events include Golden Link supper at EUB church, Moose and Rebekah lodge evenings, Kathleen McCartney pupils recital at Handley auditorium, and SPCA board meeting, with times from 11 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. in Winchester. Local venues include Handley library and Braddock St church.

Golden Link Eub Church Moose Club Rebekah Lodge Kathleen McCartney Handley Auditorium Women’s Civic League Handley Library James B. Roe Braddock St le Cercle Francais B. B. Dutton Kiwanis Club Sarah Zane Hall Junior Century Club River House Winchester-Clarke Garden Club Lucille Seal N. Cameron St Junior Board of Trade George Washington Hotel Womens Civic League E. T. Clark Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Christ Episcopal Church Daughters of Wesley Howard Clowser

Miss Myrtle Cooper Visits Winchester After Weekend in Silver Springs

Miss Myrtle Cooper returned to Winchester after a weekend spent in Silver Springs with Mr. and Mrs. Carson.

Myrtle Cooper Winchester Silver Springs Mrs. Carson

Anniversary Dinner Of BPW Thursday

The Winchester Business and Professional Women's club anniversary dinner is set for 7 p m Friday at the George Washington hotel. Guest attendees include Mrs Irene Pancoast president of the state federation, Mrs Edna Kennedy district chairman of Alexandria and Miss Erline White of Washington. Members may bring guests by phoning 3426 before noon Thursday for reservations.

Winchester Business and Professional Women’s Club George Washington Hotel Irene Pancoast State Federation of Bpw Clubs Edna Kennedy Alexandria Erline White Washington

Miller DeHaven Nuptials At Sacred Heart Rectory

Miss Elizabeth DeHaven, daughter of P. A. DeHaven, Martinsburg Pike, wed Delmore Miller son of the late Alley Miller in a ceremony at the Sacred Heart rectory officiated by Father Joseph Heye. Attended by relatives and close friends, the couple left for a Maryland wedding trip and will live on Martinsburg Pike. Miller works with the DeHaven nursery.

Elizabeth DeHaven P. A. DeHaven Martinsburg Pike DeHaven Delmore Miller Alley Miller Sacred Heart Rectory Joseph Heye Handley School Etna Green Edward Lee Maryland Miller DeHaven Nursery

Berryville Birthday Surprise Honors Robert Levi at Peggy Hottle Home

Robert Levi of Berryville was guest of honor at a surprise birthday party Saturday at Miss Peggy Hottle's home 200 Parkway. The party honored Patricia Frye as well with pink and green decorations, games, and refreshments. Attendees included numerous Berryville and Shepherdstown residents.

Robert Levi Berryville Peggy Hottle Parkway Patricia Frye Nancy Betty Kiracofe Patricia Cunningham Patricia Carson Patricia Clevenger Patty Barbara Knode Maragret Carter Shepherdstown Eddie Hart Lacey Bray Jimmy Wisecarver Tommy Jones Frank

Mrs Earl Williams Hosts Ruth Feeley Shower

Mrs Earl Williams entertained Saturday night at a miscellaneous shower at her home for Miss Ruth Feeley before her June 5 wedding to Alfred Mt Williams at Saint John Lutheran Church Mt Williams. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Ralph Frye Mr and Mrs Harding Williams Mr and Mrs Roy Verret Mr and Mrs Winifred Ashwood Miss Colison Rosier Miss Phyliss Berry Mr Starley Hopkins Mr Elmer Kerns Mr Alfred Williams and Mr and Mrs Earl Williams.

Winchester District Home Guild annual meeting set in Gaithersburg

The Winchester District Home Guild of the Asbury Methodist home will hold its annual meeting at the Gaithersburg home in Maryland on Thursday starting at 11 am Eastern. Mrs. J. H. Balthis of Strasburg, president, asks attendees to bring basket lunches for the all day gathering.

Winchester District Home Guild Asbury Methodist Home Gaithersburg J. H. Balthis Strasburg

Overgrowth of Scar Tissue by Dr Bundesen

A medical article explains keloids, scar tissue overgrowths common in dark skin, their causes after injuries or procedures, and treatments. It covers surgical removal, possible skin grafts, and repeated X ray therapy when needed, noting face keloids are more resistant. Also includes a brief Q A on causes of enlarged liver.

King

Modern Etiquette Q and A Tips for Thank Yous Cards

Answers discuss toasting etiquette and notes of thanks after a shower. Verbal thanks at the event suffice, but genuine appreciation must be shown without showing favoritism to gifts. Prefix Mr is omitted on business cards but used socially, and soup can be sipped from bouillon cups by holding the cup by a handle.

Local social notes list Virginia Hot Springs weekend guests

Col and Mrs J B Lindsay hosted guests at The Homes stead Virginia Hot Springs. UVa students Boyd Hamman Elbow Thomson Sam Whitacre Pat Duffy J W Arthur Jr visited in Winchester. Mrs Wallie Carper returned home after Pennsyl vania visit. Several couples and families travel and attend a wedding in Hagerstown with reception at the couple's home.

J. B. Lindsay N. Braddock St Homesstead Virginia University of Virginia Messrs Boyd Hamman Bigelow Thomson Sam Whitacre Pat Duffy J. W. Arthur Jr Wallie Carper E. Leicester St Pennsylvania

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

A compact vocabulary note highlighting correct usage often misused terms and pronunciation tips. It urges daily word study and cites countervails meaning to furnish an equivalent or compensate with a quoted Addison line about conscience and calamities.

Addison

Cicero: Chicago’s Largest Suburb by Population

Cicero, a suburb west of Chicago, reports a population of 64,712, making it the largest suburb in the Chicago area. The entry notes its status among surrounding communities and its role in the metro region.

Chicago E.S.T A. Cicero

Propaganda Singular Form and Plural

Propaganda is treated as a singular noun in standard usage. Its plural form is propagandas, though propagandist usage often treats the term as a mass noun without a distinct plural in many contexts.

Data L.J.D. A Propaganda

Summer pattern 4783 for pleated one piece dress

Pattern 4783 offers a simple to sew pleated one piece bodice dress with no side seam placket. Sizes 12 through 42 available and 3 1 2 yards of 35 inch fabric needed for size 16. Send 25 cents to Winchester Evening Star for pattern 4783 with name and address.

Winchester Evening Star Patee Dept West 17Th &T York N. Y Anne Adams

Several Amherst and Berryville couples welcome daughters

To Mr and Mrs Robert Gaines Amherst St Ext a girl Mrs Gaines is the former Miss Mar q uesite Fisher To Mr and Mrs Walter Paulette 442 Greystone Terrace a girl Mrs Paulette is the former Miss Glenda Colvin To Mr and Mrs William Folgeman Bunker Hill a girl Mrs Folgeman is the former Miss Coleen Nicholson To Mr and Mrs John Sears Berryville a girl To Mr and Mrs William Shaffer 455 N Loudoun St a girl

Robert Gaines Amherst St Ext Gaines Marquesite Fisher Walter Paulette Greystone Terrace Paulette Glenda Colvin William F. Folgeman Bunker Hill Folgeman Coleen Nicholson William Shaffer Loudoun St

FHA Delegates to FFA National Convention Kansas City

Hilda Steele from Middletown, Marjorie Grim from Boyce, and Lucy Ann Mayberry from Warren County high schools will represent the Frederick Clarke Warren Rappahannock federation of Future Homemakers of America at the national convention in Kansas City this July. Doris Stickley of Warren County High School will accompany the delegates.

Hilda Steele Middletown High School Majorie Grim Boyce Lucy Ann Mayberry Warren County High School Front Royal Kansas City Doris Stickley WCHS

Leadership Training by Miss Greta Her kle

A leadership training school conducted by Miss Greta Her kle with Miss Bernice Buehler and Wilson Cheek of the denominational Christian education offices in Philadelphia will be held at Centenary Reformed Church at 11 a.m. tomorrow.

Greta Herkle Bernice Buehler Wilson Cheek Philadelphia Centenary Reformed Church

Alcoholism Prevalence: Men More Affected Than Women

The article states that alcoholic addiction is reportedly seven times more prevalent among men than among women, indicating gender disparity in alcohol misuse.

MCRA

Laboratory instruction in science began in 1846 in the United States

Book instruction appeared early in the 19th century but formal laboratory teaching started in 1846 at Harvard. The rise of land grant colleges spurred further interest in science education and funding for culture and medicine programs.

United States C.R Uervard J.S. Morris Verrant

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Ruth May Bucher the Evening Star Cole Bulova Coucius Edward BPW Miller-DeHaven Leon Slavin Quota Club First Baptist Church Salome Crisman Paris Miss Feeley Methodist Gaunt’s Drug Store By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D A. R Matures Syndicate, Inc Roberta Lee Elizabeth Sullivan National Ave Cecil Barr James Hepner Stephenson Mrs. W. O. Beatty Joseph Massie Sr William Stewart W. Nelson Page Albert Seal C. A. Davis Irene Kollar Williamsburg G. T. Binner Jr Joyce Binner Graystone Terrace Peyton Kerns Jennie P. W. Boyd Boyd Kerns Roanoke W. L. Gordon Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Kenney’s the Food Center N. Loudoun St Haldeman Brannon’s Cleaners Obene John Sears FHA S&f Bargain Store B. F. Goodrich S. Loudoun St Cather’'S Cather & Moling DIAL Timberlake Crosby Square Lovett Bros Worth’s Bugs WORTH Veen Winchester Steam Laundry and Dry Cleaners
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