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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1965
Page
5
A mixed set of reader questions about marriage and in law from 1965. A widow seeks a marriage with a long acquaintance while addressing concerns about hair loss. another letter laments lack of in laws’ support and gift etiquette on Mother’s Day. Abby reassures and offers guidance, with instructions for reader responses and booklet purchase.
Opening night at the Wayside Theatre kicked off the summer season with Mary Mary drawing a glamorous audience. Notable arrivals included Senator Kenneth Keating and the Clagett family of Clarke County in a Rolls Royce, while local figures like Jack Marsh shared tales of travel mishaps.
Promotion for Anne Adams printed pattern 4823 with Misses' sizes 10 12 14 16 18. Includes fabric guidance for shanting linen and jersey, and a 39 inch fabric width. Provides mailing address in New York for ordering and notes pattern costs and mailing surcharge.
Actress Linda Darnell left an estate under $10,000 and named her adopted daughter Charlotte Mildred Marley and close friends as heirs. The will filed for probate in Santa Monica named Mr and Mrs Richard Lane Curtis as guardians to Marley who will graduate from Ojai Valley High School next month and live with the Curtis family. The will dated April 18 1962 was revised last year and did not mention ex husband Merle Roy Robertson.
The Alley Theater in Houston lifted season subscribers from 1,200 to 4,600 over three seasons while the Mummers Theater in Oklahoma City rose 277 percent from 1,100 to 4,250. Other theaters posted two year gains at Charles Street Playhouse Boston Front Street Memphis Cleveland Playhouse and Magnolia Theater Long Beach California.
Home Demonstration Clubs plan meetings across several towns. HDC sessions are set at Middle Road Mrs Hammond McDonalds Gore fire hall and Opequon Church with times and clubs to elect 1966 presidents and submit requested topics and projects for the Spring Committee meeting ahead of the July planning session.
Sunday School at Brucetown 10 a.m. and Memorial Services at 2:30 p.m. at Brucetown Methodist Church. Local residents attending a zone meeting of the Womens Society of Christian Service at Stephenson included several named wives and widows. Various neighbors from Winchester, Arlington, Ridgeway and nearby towns visited families here, shared meals, and spent time with relatives over the past week.
Mrs. Ruth Watkins of Winchester spent a week with Mrs. Lula Seals and visited Nellie Stalcup. John Light Jr. recovered from the measles. Watkins returned to Winchester Tuesday. C B Fauver and sons visited the James Seals home. Allen Cave visited James Seals Jr. The Earl Dills hayed for Tom Stalcup. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kelley visited Andy Light. Andy Light visited James Seals Wednesday evening.
Local churches held hymn sings and vacation Bible school plans. A newspaper drive, grocery plans, and real estate transfers are noted along with residents visiting relatives in Winchester and Baltimore. Hospital patients and local sales rounds are listed amid town life updates.
High View reports Mr. and Mrs. Orville Hylton moving into a new home and visits by relatives, with Elwood Ridenour in Winchester hospital. A May 29 Mountain View W S C S supper fundraiser supports church budget, while numerous local visits to family and friends occur across Front Royal to Romney and Hagerstown.
Air Force Capt. Joe Engle flew the X15 to 210000 feet testing a new space navigation device. The craft reached 3682 miles per hour, five times the speed of sound, during Friday’s flight. The device scans the horizon using multiple wavelengths to provide a more accurate reference for orbital guidance.
Mrs. Bertha O Leary stays in Peeksville New York with son in law and daughter Wesley Newcome. Mrs. Newcome ill in hospital. Hugh White patient. Peyton Borden family guests at G W Borden home. T J Wakenman visited mother P H Wakenman. Theodore Willey ill at home. Harold Walter family returned from Texas visit to Laughlin Air Force Base Del Rio Texas.
The University of Washington will enforce the state law banning cigarette sales to anyone under 21 on campus. The decision follows daily urging by Daily and draws editorial commendation for swift action. The law was passed in 1895.
A quiz style prompt outlines daily IQ scoring from 9 to 10 correct answers for leading ranks to 4 for good. It lists ten sample questions on topics from geometry to government, biology, nutrition, and agriculture, with page reference for answers.
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