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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1950
Page
8
Miss Patricia Ann Clevenger of neine city announces engagement to Robert L Whitacre son of Mr and Mrs R A Whitacre of this city The couple plan a wedding in Handley High School graduate Whitacre class of 48 Cammer Tire Company employee
Miss Barbara Bond daughter of Mr and Mrs Allen Bond of Biddeston is a candidate for the bachelor of arts degree at Elmira College 95th commencement on June 12. She majors in Biology and made the Dean's List. She attended Handley High School. George L Hinman NY Regent will deliver the commencement address. Very Rev Lewlie F Chard will give the Baccalaureate at Sunday service June 11.
Cara Nome face creams and beauty preparations are highlighted as preferred options in a Brooks Pharmacy Rexall Drug Store display. The ad emphasizes face powders lipstick rouge and perfumes among available luxury beauty items.
Community groups schedule meetings and events across venues including Madison Lodge George Washington Hotel Friendship Fire Hall and Rouse Hall. Activities include Lions Club Rebekah Moose Alcoholics Anonymous Kiwanis Garden Club and Elks Club with times ranging from noon to 8 p m daily.
Mrs. H. Clay Manuel and daughter entertain at a miscellaneous shower for Miss Eloise Beaver at 528 Battle Ave. A green and white color theme was used. Miss Beaver announced her June 7 marriage to Major Ralph E. Manuel at Stethens City Lutheran Church. Guests included Mesdames Snapp Sibert Liggett Borden Ritter Carbaugh Manuel Limb Beaver and Misses Peer Franks McFarland Clevenger.
Birth announcements list a boy born May 27 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith Jr. of Bloomery Star Route, with Mrs. Smith formerly Rosalie Haines, and a girl born May 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon W. Jones of Marshall, with Mrs. Jones formerly Jane Thompson. Also a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Goddie F. Lockhart of 1057 Orchard Ave, with Mrs. Lockhart formerly Virginia Reynolds. a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Dick of Middletown, with Mrs. Dick formerly Susan Link. and a girl to Mr. and Mrs. William Harrison Ritter of 9128 Braddock S&J, with Mrs. Ritter formerly Ann Bowers.
The article lists anniversaries and their names: first cotton, second paper, fifth wooden, tenth tin, twelfth silk and fine linen, fifteenth crystal, twentieth china, twenty-fifth silver, thirtieth pearl, fortieth ruby, fifty en golden, seventy-fifth diamond. It also covers etiquette questions about seating a man with two women, and how to place a napkin with one fold left.
Miss Emily Fawcett daughter of Mrs. Bernice Fawcett of Marlboro Route is named in Who's Who of 1950 in American Colleges and Universities. A Highlands University student in Las Vegas New Mexico she will graduate in August with majors in psychology and education and a history minor. She has been president of Delta Sigma Epsilon 1949 50 and secretary of Psi Chi Student Senate Social Science Club and a WAA member. Miss Shields Visits Here
Martha W. Levi outlines simple summer entertaining with inexpensive punch bowls, fruit juices, and carbonated beverages. She provides recipes for sugar syrup, Rose Punch, Ribbon Punch, and a fruit tea ginger ale mix, plus tips on using juice ice cubes and garnishes.
Catgut for musical strings comes from the muscular coat of sheep intestines. The material is steeped, scour ed, fermented, inflated, then cut and twisted. Authors note that Rome and Naples produce the finest strings, while lean well fed animals yield tougher gut.
John Robert Powers offers wedding fashion guidance for brides. He advises on dress styles for large formal weddings and informal ceremonies, with fabric choices, color tones, and accessories. The column promotes his tailoring tips and a free grooming calendar via National Newspaper Service.
Easy Hawaiian style pork chops with whole new potatoes and a grapefruit celery apple salad accompany a bread and butter layer cake squares. Beverage recipe follows with cider, vinegar, soy sauce and sugar as marinade for pork chops, to rest in the refrigerator at least four hours.
The instructions describe broiling chops under moderately low heat for 30 to 40 minutes until fully cooked with no pink. Finish by increasing heat briefly to brown each side if desired. The recipe yields 4 servings.
Announcement advertises Pattern T4833 in multiple sizes with complete illustrated instructions. Includes a request for thirty cents for de luxe pattern handling, address to Winchester Star Pattern Dept. Also promotes Anne Adams Summer Pattern Book with twenty cents, offering vacation clothes and bath sarongs with full directions.
A landmark line from the Gettysburg Address, spoken by President Lincoln, honors the soldiers who fought and died on that battlefield. The speech asserts that the ground itself is sanctified by their sacrifice and transcends any living effort to alter its meaning.
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