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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1949

Page

9

Berryville Socials and Local Visits Report

Berryville social news lists visits and travels including Mrs. F L Ayler, Mrs Howards Cather, and Mrs Howard Cather Jr in Washington. Several residents visit relatives in Silver Spring and Lansdowne Pa, with others sailing from New York to Holland.

F. L. Ayler Howards Cather Howard Cather Jr Washington

Social notes from Millwood and surrounds update community

Local society items show Millwood and area residents attending visits, banquets, and weddings. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Richardson grieving for their son-in-law, Capt. Edgar Shenk sailing to Japan, and Lt Coroman der John Beardall Jr. completing missile training at MIT before duty aboard the Worcester. The Blue Ridge Country Club plans a 1949 opening with tournaments and a dance.

Ralph Richardson Chicago Walter W. Crawford George H. Burwell Burwell John R. Beardall Jr Beardall Elizabeth Beverley Coromander Worcester Blue Ridge Country Club Roland G. Mitchell Jr H. John R. Beardal Kenneth N. Gilpin Benjamin Harrison Ewart Johnston Vaida

Local social notes include dinners and visits

Miss Emily McCormick and friends hosted gatherings with the Walkers en route to Washington after a Winfield visit. Guests of the Ayler family included several Lewises and Hatchers from Culpepper and Hamilton. The Mothers club held its annual banquet at Battletown restaurant with Dr. Ronald Wilson as guest speaker.

Mothers Club Battletown Ronald Wilson

Baptism Service Held for Henry Esmond Lewis Jr at Emmanuel Chapel

Rev. G Peyton Craighill administered Holy Baptism on Sunday at 4 p m at Emmanuel chapel Boyce for Henry Esmond Lewis Jr infant son of Mr and Mrs Henry Esmond Lewis of Winchester. Sponsors were Mr and Mrs Clarke Lloyd and Mr John Ross of Arizona. Other attendees included Mrs Henry N Lewis Glen Ridgeway and Mrs William Brubaker.

G. Peyton Craighill Emmanuel Chapel Boyce Henry Esmond Lewis Jr Henry Esmond Lewis Winchester Lewis Edna Ridgeway Millwood Clarke Lloyd John Ross Arizona Henry N. Lewis Glen Ridgeway William Brubaker

Biddle Guests of Miss Lewis at Washington Weekend

Mr. Francis Biddle former United States attorney general and Mrs. Biddle of Washington were weekend guests of Miss Mary Lewis. They were honored at a dinner Saturday night at Col. and Mrs. Graham Dougherty’s home and were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. William Bell Watkins in the afternoon. Mrs. Watkins and Mrs. Bay-Ed drove to Washington on Saturday to visit Dr. and Mrs. Charles Marlatt who were bound for Maine.

Graham Dougherty Jr William Bell Watkins Washington Richard E. Dole Lucius H. Geers Tyree Dillard Hugh M. Nelson R. D. Thomas Thomas Nelson Carter Richard P. Whiting J. M. H. Clagett William B. Clagett Vadym Atgoff Vadym Atgoff Jr Naval Hospital Boston Agoff Miriam Scott William H. Wilmer Wilmer Washington and Millwood William F. Randolph Rosalie Randolph St. Louis B. O'F. Randolph Clifford Watson Mr. Blair Henrelin New York Francis Biddle United States Mary Lewis Graham Dougherty Earl Bay-Ed Charles Marlatt Maine

Archery Duty Law Hit English Middling Men Ages Sixteen to Sixty

In medieval England a royal statute required all men aged sixteen to sixty to practice archery. The obligation applied broadly across society, tying military readiness to daily life and local enforcement.

England

Unripe Gold Met with Indian Day In South America

Report notes that early South American Indigenous people treated platinum as unripe gold and cast it back into streams to ripen, reflecting historical mining beliefs and practices in the region.

South America

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