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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1947

Page

8

Social Notes Highlight Local Quota International Events

Miss C Elizabeth Grim will lead music at the 19th district Quota International conference in Roanoke on Oct 4. She will perform for group singing, the memorial service, and accompany Miss Terri in operatic selections. She also appears in Roanoke this weekend with Mrs Marian Lewis presenting original modern dances. Other Winchester Quota members attending include President Mary Lou Steel and several local club officers. The Purcellville Garden Study Club cancelled its Oct 10 flower show due to cold weather. Miss Emma Ridgeway has returned from a world documentary conference at Trinity Church in Springfield, Mass. Mr Ralph B Snapp and his son have returned from a weeklong visit in Williamsburg.

C. Elizabeth Grim Roanoke Quota International Quota Miss Terri Miss Grim Marian Lewis Purcellville Garden Study Club Kenneth Liton Emma Ridgeway Stweart

Cara Nome Special Beauty Offer

Brooks' Pharmacy advertises a limited time beauty offer on Cara Nome cold cream or cleansing cream. Regular two dollar price drops to one dollar each, inviting customers to act quickly for a rare opportunity. Dial 6461 for details.

Cara Nome Brooks’ Pharmacy

Calendar of events for October listings across local groups

Friday events include National Guard at 7 30 p m and church meetings at Grace Lutheran Sunnyside Burnt church and Stephenson Methodist. Evening activities feature WCTU rally Moose party booster dance and Young Peoples groups. Weekend signals Handley library and a flag presentation at Handley school.

National Guard 116Th Infantry Armory Grace Lutheran Church Mens Bible Room Young Peoples Group Sunnyside Albin Burnt Church Workers Council Stephenson Methodist Church WCTU Cork St. Christian Church Episcopal Parish House

Flies From Syria Mrs Mallon Visits Winchester Parents

Mrs. Bety Hirth Mallon arrives in Winchester after a six week stay with the United States legation in Damascus and a three day flight via Stockholm Copenhagen Rome Cairo Istanbul London Newfoundland. She plans to go to Berne this spring after being stationed with the State Department in Washington.

Syria Bety Hirth Mallon Winchester O. L. Hirth W. Monmouth St Damascus United States Legation Istanbul Turkey London Ireland Newfoundland State Department Washington Berne Switzerland

Winchester Memorial Hospital Birth Notices

October 1 announces a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Roy Griffin Millwood Ave. Also a son for Mr. and Mrs. Rosby Elliot Route 3 and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sirbaugh 411 N Kent St. October 2 lists a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Roy Arnold Mr. Falls Route a daughter and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Garland Frye Route 2. A son is reported to Mr. William Milburn and his wife formerly Miss Maxine Grow 211 S Cameron St.

Roy Griffin Millwood Ave Rosby Elliot Route 3 Earl Sirbaugh N. Kent St Roy Arnold Falls Garland Frye William Milburn Maxine Grow S. Cameron St

Winchester Camera Club elects Paul Chamberlin secretary

Paul Chamberlin is named secretary of the Winchester Camera Club succeeding M B Clowe. An Oct 16 contest at 8 pm invites all members to submit photos, with judging by club appointees and best works to be published in the Star and shown in Winchester.

Paul Chamberlin Winchester Camera Club M. B. Clowe Star Winchester George Schecter Schecter Handley School National Cemetery Charles Murphy

Lesson In English: Word Usage And Pronunciation

A concise guide by W. L. Gordon covers common misuse of storm descriptions and mispronounced words. It lists correct spellings like villain and baptize and explains synonyms for holy actions. The piece promotes daily vocabulary with a note on osculation meaning kissing and cautions against promiscuous osculation per physicians.

Local church bulletin lists services across Gainesboro area

The page details multiple congregations with pastors and service times including Bible school at 10 a m and communion at 11 30 a m at Galliee Church of Christ under minister C A Quenzel. Also listed are Pine Grove Old Bethel Lamps Memorial and other churches with Sunday schools and sermons across Gainesboro and nearby parishes.

Gainesboro B. W. Johnson Pine Grove Old Bethel Lamps Memorial Gravel Springs E. B. Smith Bethel Holy Communion Freemont St. James Montague Ave John Teter Macedonia Church Round Hill Gear Memorial Burnt Church

Birds Show Respiratory Adaptation in Hollow Bones

Birds extend their lungs via connections with hollow bones, an adaptation that enhances air flow and oxygen exchange during flight. The anatomical arrangement supports efficient respiration under high metabolic demand in avian species.

Pattern 4572 Teen Pattern for Jumper and Blouse

Pattern 4572 offers teen size jumpers and blouses with cross criss cross designs. Includes illustrated instructions and yardage for size 12. Send 25 cents to Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department in New York for this pattern.

Winchester Evening Star West 17Th St New York N. Y

Gainesboro Girls Keep Unbeaten Streak In Softball Rout

The Gainesboro high school girls softball team defeated Berryville 26 to 5 to remain undefeated in league play. Stonewall fell from a tie for second after a 17 to 20 loss to Boyce, while Stephens City beat Gore 13 to 12 in extra innings. Next Wednesday Berryville visits Gore while Gainesboro hosts Stonewall and Stephens City travels to Boyce.

Gainesboro Berryville Stonewall Boyce Stephens City Clarke Gore

Episcopal Clergy Protest Marriages To Divorced Women

A group of 12 Episcopal clergymen across nine states condemned the marriage of two Episcopal priests to divorced women as shocking to the church and urged bishops to clarify two marriage canons. The statements name Rev Benedict Henry Hanson and Rev Kirk B. O Ferrall and their spouses, Elizabeth Winsor and Isabelle Morrill.

New York Episcopal Church Leslie Lang St. Peter's Church New York City Lang Benedict

4 H Club Winners Shine At Fair With Top Ribbons

Roxanne Rogers daughter of Mr and Mrs Clay Rogers won multiple 4 H ribbons including first in county style review and top clothing exhibits. She and partner Wilda Adams took area honors while 11 year old Ann Arnold Wolf earned blue red and yellow ribbons with her own livestock projects.

Wilda Jean Adams Roxanne Clay Rogers Gainesboro Richmond Hodge Little Ann Arnold Wolf Ann Hayfield Sloan Wolf

Freda Milhon Wins Big at 4-H Round Hill Show

In Gainesboro Round Hill 4-H event 15 year old Freda Milhon daughter of Mr and Mrs Clayton Milhon excelled in multiple classes. She placed among top awards in canned goods fruits vegetables and baking and earned top honors in several junior and senior divisions.

Gainesboro School Freda Milhon Clayton Milhon Freda Round Hill School West Frederick Club Ann Ramey Ann Arnold Wolf Nancy Cather Rhoda Nae Whitacre Nancy Lanick Oo Adams Neemie Racey Virginia Adams Wilda Jean Adams George Cather Virginia Boyce Roxanne Rogers Sarah Marie Smith Ann A. Wolf Rhoda Whitacre Garland Cather Sarah Marie Stiit Mary Hollar

Modern Etiquette Q and A on engagements and attire

The column advises immediate parental calls after engagement news within a day, notes gratitude is often replaced by resentment when faults are corrected, and recommends plain black socks with formal evening attire, along with patent leather shoes and white ties.

Help Keep Virginia Green Be Careful With Your Picnic Campfires

A public safety appeal urges residents to avoid wildfires by proper campfire care in Virginia. Officials remind to extinguish fires completely and follow local rules to protect forests and communities.

Weekly Paper Sold in Caroline County

Bowling Green publishers Daphne Dailey and Mrs. C. M. Payne announced the sale of the Caroline Progress to three Caroline County residents. Buyers are Paul W. Manns and L. Ross Moore of Bowling Green and T. B. Biatt of Milford.

Bowling Green Daphne Dailey C. M. Payne The Caroline Progress Caroline County Paul W. Manns L. Ross Moore T. B. Biatt Milford

Also Mentioned on This Page

Winchester Club Mary Lou Steel Loise Timberlake Elizabeth Cather Mary Virginia Rosenberger Salome Crisman Sue Schlack Ralph B. Snapp Fairmont Ave Weks Williamsburg Handley School of Woodmen of the World Frederick Co. Council of Churches Handley Library Old Wonder UB Church Women’s Auxiliary Winchester Memorial Hospital Hospital Nurses’ Home Lions Club Sarah Zane Hall United Daughters of the Confedracy Minnie Lamonds Valley Ave Nunn - Bush Fashioned Nunn-Bush Huntsberrys Shoe Stores Colonial Beauty Shoppe E. Piccadilly St American Hairdressers Assn Gabardines H. B. Frank Hopkins Tailoring CO. Sulveys Winchester Memorial Hospital Roder Campbell Beethton, Md Holmes Lewis South Cameron Street Ralph B. Sna Pitsburg Carnegie Tech Luella Haines West Virginia Beauty College Martinsburg Huntingin Lester Lemaster Bunker Hill W. Va Harry Brown Grimes W. L. Gordon Church of the Brethren Cephas Fahnestock H. T. Biggleman Jubilee Church Salem Church Clearbrook Presbyterian T. Allen Divac Omams Isa Nancy Lanck Alice Elliott Mary Triplett Nancy Lan S. Braddock St Roberta Lee Virginia Green the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Severhot Comfortair Nah B. F. Goodrich C. 1 Brumback & Sons N. Cameron St the Arcadia Out Front Royal Road Valley Weatherstrip and Awning CO Chapman Motor CO W. Boscawen St C. B. Smalts & Son National Avenue Goldette Cather & Moling Able Merchandise Timberlake Sosfa Gaunt’s Drug Store Lovett Brothers N. Loudoun St Edward Capper — Jeweler
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