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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1950

Page

8

Beatrice O Connell to Wed John Brunner in Pending Date

Beatrice Heath O Connell of 2178 Loudoun Street announces her engagement to John Richard Brunner son of Emanuel Brunner of Washington. The couple come from Benn ington College The University of Geneva and UT Austin and Centre College Harvard Law School. Brunner served in WWII in the Philippines and Japan and is a Texas Bar member. No wedding date set.

Irvan Thomas O ° Connell Loudoun St Beatrice Heath John Richard Brunner Emanuel Brunner Washington O’connell Bennington College University of Geneva Switzerland University of Texas School of Arts Mr. Brunner Centre (Ky.) College Harvard Law School Harvard Law Review Philippines Japan Texas Bar Association

Miss Nancy Hurst elected to Duke Ivy Society

Miss Nancy Hurst daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam R Hurst is among 26 coeds at Duke University Durham NC chosen for the Ivy women's honorary scholarly society Elections were announced by Dean Florence Brinkley of the Duke Women’s College Membership is restricted to freshmen averaging 2 25 or higher The Civic League meeting for Winchester will be held Wednesday at 10 am Mrs Richard F Lewis Jr Whittier Ave ext.

Nancy Hurst Sam R. Hurst Duke University Durham N. C Ivy R. Florence Brinkley Duke University Women's College Winchester Women’s Civic League Richard F. Lewis, Jr Whittier Ave Ext

Calendar of events for Braddock Street Methodist Church and others

On Oct 2 events include WSCS at Braddock Street Methodist Church 7:45 p m in the large assembly room, Northern Virginia Hairdressers Association at George Washington Hotel 8 p m, Madison Lodge 8 p m, Municipal Band at Rouss Hall 8 p m, Lions Club 12 15 p m at George, American Legion at Legion home 7 30 p m, Board of Control Exchange Club at Dr Leon Slavin 7 30 p m, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 211 Washington St home of Mrs R T Lozier 7 30 p m, Rebekah Lodge 8 p m, and Alcoholics Anonymous at Friendship Fire Hall 8 p m.

WSCS Braddock Street Leon Slavin Society For the Prevention of Cruelty

Winchester Junior Music Club Elects New Officers

Donna Lou Anderson is named president with Janice Haines as vice president Maryanne Marcus secretary and Martha Ann Smith treasurer for the coming year The club plans monthly programs at Miss Kathleen Mc Cartney s home and discusses other activities Readings list attendees and refreshments marked the meeting Tomorrow local WSCS and Stephenson Methodist Church groups schedule separate meetings with anniversary noted.

Donna Lou Anderson Winchester Junior Music Club Kathleen McCartney W. Cork St Janice Haines Maryanne Marcus Martha Ann Smith Miss McCartney Jean Anderson Helen Garner Edmonds June Spring Patsy Boyer Eddie Patrica Browning Ouida Lou Keller Betty Lowery Elizabeth Lowery Betty Prince Sue Sybert Daniel Cammer

Social notes and event notices from Berryville and Washington

Mrs Livengood hosts a luncheon with guests including Mrs L L Hockman and Mrs Garland Canter. Drama attendance in Washington features Mr and Mrs Robert Newman and others at Faith of Our Fathers. Market Street Methodist Circles plan meetings with specified hosts and times. Centenary Church Women’s Guild to meet tonight for officer elections.

John Livengood Berryville L. L. Hockman Garland Canter Hubert Cather John Hockman Peachy Hockman Larrick Hockman Washington Robert Newman Claude B. Stickley Kernstown Miss Newman New York Faith of Our Fathers Paul Green Women’s Guild The Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church

Births Reported For Several Local Couples

Birth notices list nine couples with newborns including a girl for J Kenneth Robinson and Kathryn Rankin, a girl for James Alexander and Jeanette Racey, a boy for Hugh Patton and Maxine Ludwig, a girl for Melford Morris and Betty Lou Jenkins, a girl for Roy Triplett and Dora Kump, a boy for M J Rinker and Dorothy Clark, a boy for Arthur Go lightly and Gladys Shutts, and a boy for William Waters and Alma Wittel.

J. Kenneth Robinson Merriman’s Lane Robinson Kathryn Rankin James Alexander Acorn Heights Alexander Jeannette Racey Hugh A. Patton E. Piccadilly St Patton Maxine E. Ludwig Melford Morris Amherst St M. J. Rinker Rinker Dorothy Clark Arthur Golightly Golightly Gladys Shutts William A. Waters Parkway St Waters Alma M. Wittel

Hospital Patients at Winchester Memorial

New admissions include Mrs. Roy Triplett Mrs Herman Jones Mrs Arthur Golightly Mrs William Penn Miss Elizabeth Drake George M McFarland son of Mr and Mrs George W McFarland Mrs M J Rinker Mrs Roland Bush Mr Gail Bellamy Ernest Franklin Bowers son of Mr and Mrs Ernest C Bowers Mrs Oscar Wine Mr Herbert A Clevenger Mrs Ernest E McDonald Miss Mattie E Wilson.

Winchester Memorial Hospital Roy Triplett Mt. Falls Herman Jones Glaizeve Arthur Golightly William Penn Cameron St Elizabeth Drake Woodland Ave George M. McFarland George W. McFarland M. J. Rinker Roland Bush West St Gail Bellamy Fairfield Ernest Franklin Bowers Ernest C. Bowers Marshall Oscar Wine Upperville Herbert A. Clevenger Summit Point W. Va Ernest E. McDonald Berryville Mattie E. Wilson Strasburg

Secrets of Charm and Beauty Diet Promoted by Self Help

A promotional piece extols inner charm over fakery and urges self knowledge to polish personality. It contrasts charm with vanity and deceit while promoting a beauty diet booklet offering practical menus and not starving plans. Readers are invited to write for the booklet and include 10 cents with a stamped return envelope.

Michigan City Indiana

Baer and Rosenbloom Spar in Western Caps with One-Liners

Hollywood column notes Max Baer and Slapsie Rosenbloom trading taunts on the set of The Adventures of Skipalong Rosenbloom. Baer mocks Rosenbloom’s riding, while Rosenbloom stays composed. Both ex champions bring screen history and ego to the western as Baer eyes a heavy movie career.

Gene Handsaker Hollywood Max Baer Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom Baer Rosenbloom Square Deal Sal Hillary Brooke New York State Athletic Commission Primo Camera Victor McLaglen Max

Unclear exchange during boxing match prompt

The fragment shows Rosenbloom ignoring a taunt as Baer challenges him with you wish you could ride or fight like me remarks. It implies a heated moment in a bout with a ridery reference and a taunt from Baer.

Rosenbloom Baer

Law Senior Promises Clean Campus Campaign

Emil Mrkon ic, a 23 year old University of Pittsburgh law senior and elected campus constable, plans a one man campaign to curb gambling on campus. He calls betting on football pools degrading while Pitt officials deny pools exist and say no complaints have been recorded.

P Sburgh Emil Mrkonic University of Pittsburgh Mrkonic Pitt News T. W. Biddle Lawrence Maloney Pitt

Which is larger the A. S. House of Representatives or the British House of Commons

The House of Commons has 640 members compared with 435 in the House of Representatives.

A. S. House of Representatives House of Commons House of Representatives

Lesson In English by Roberta Lee

The text lists common word usage errors and study tips. It defines words often misused mispronounced and misspelled with examples. It introduces the daily word Ethereal meaning celestial and spiritlike and cites Anthony Eden as the first foreign diplomat received by Stalin in 1933.

Roberta Lee Lea Lee Stalin Anthony Eden Russia

Pockets full of fashion pattern 4727 for sale

Pattern 4727 by Anne Adams offered through Winchester Star lists waist sizes 24 to 32 and size 28 fabric needs 178 yards of 54 inch material. The ad promotes easy sewing, complete illustrated instructions, and a fall and winter pattern book with a free child dress from a man’s shirt as a gift.

Anne Adams Winchester Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

Modern Etiquette Q and A on lighting and dining

A reader asks if a man should light a woman's cigarette first citing sulfur taste from matches. The answer: a well bred man lights his companion's cigarette first and can pause after striking the match to avoid sulfur. Olives can be eaten with fingers unless a special utensil is provided. eat around the pit and discard it to the plate edge.

Seating arrangement for two women at a public square table

Two women at a public dining square table should sit opposite each other to share conversation evenly and maintain visibility. This arrangement promotes balance and equal interaction across the table.

When Was the American Mother of the Year Tradition Begun

The practice began in 1935 when the Golden Rule Foundation started selecting an American Mother of the Year in connection with Mother's Day. Each state submits one or two names annually to the foundation for final selection, with extra nominations from civic and other leaders.

Golden Rule Foundation Foundation American Mothers Committee

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Susewel Beatrice O’connell John Brunner Brooks Pharmacy Miss Anderson Montague Ave W. B. Coe Whitlock Ave Women’s Society of Christian Service Stephenson Methodist Church Lucy Carper Braddock St Winchester DESCO Aa-Eee Market Street Methodist John Hubbard E. Germain St Edgar G. Hill W. Clifford St Wilbur Peer N. Kent St Harold Rowe W. Clifford Charles Herrell Jean Peer Women's Guild Gaunt’s Drug Store John Robert Powers John F. Die Hollywood Column New Fallen America Nellacka Law Johnny Jil Rush Studio Hans Hales W. L. Gordon the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Valley Ave Elsie -Kay St. Mary’s Fieldcrest Cather’s Department Store Timberlake's Woolf & Ginghams Timberlake’ 'S Zenith Facory Frank B. Taylor Rhodes Jewelry Co Teese American Medical Association W. Boscawen St
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