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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1957
Page
6
Miss Elaine Frock of this city is announced engaged to A Moore Locke Jr of Pittsburgh Pa. He is the son of Mrs A Moore Locke of this city. Miss Frock is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Donovan H Frock of Hanover Pa.
Secretary of the Army Brucker rejects accusations of unnecessary force in Little Rock Ark defending soldiers’ conduct during Central High School enforcement He cites civilian C E Blake’s head wound and a scuffle over a rifle bayonet while noting orders to use force only when absolutely necessary and denying bayonet at throats claims.
Sersonals detail weekend plans of Mr and Mrs Francis Vaughan and two children of Wilmington Delaware staying with Mrs W Nelson Page and Mr Page on Amherst Street. Newsome of Lebanon Tennessee guests of James F Largent in Clearbrook Arizona. John W Rosenberger returns home after six months in Europe. Jesse Douglas names infant daughter Cinthia Lauraine. mother is former Helen DeHaven. George W Patton of 812 Amherst Street hospitalized at Winchester Memorial. L H Smallwood and wife visit Roanoke. Brig Gen and Mrs Bryan Conrad of Highland Falls New York visit Mrs Hunter McGuire on Brad dock Street.
The First Presbyterian Church circles are scheduled with numbers 1 through 13. Each circle lists a leader, meeting day and time, and a host member with street address. Most meet on Mondays or Tuesdays in the afternoon or evening, with several addresses in town.
War Memorial Building hosts a series of events including a record hop tomorrow from 1:30 to 11 p m. and multiple club activities. VFW Auxiliary rummage sales, fire company meetings, Woodmen of the World and Eagles gatherings, plus a duplicate bridge session and National Council of Catholic Women event.
Mr and Mrs Bynum Martin Neese of 835 Woodland Ave announce the birth of a daughter named Susan Lynn born on October 3. Mrs Neese was formerly Miss Ethel Lee Jones.
The Stonewall School Parent Teachers Association announces its annual turkey supper on Friday October 25 starting at 5 p.m. at the school. Proceeds will fund PTA projects at the school.
Lessons in English by W. L. Gordon covers common word usage missteps mispronunciations and misspellings. It highlights words like implicate with example sentences and urges daily vocabulary growth through practice and study.
A reader asks about wedding seating and the correct order for the receiving line. Answers cover bride position, maid of honor placement, and usher roles, plus guidance on giving a birthday gift to a kind employer and whether an office girl may smoke at her desk.
The article notes the close of the Jewish High Holidays with Yom Kippur Day of Atonement beginning at sunset, Kol Nidre prayers, and 24 hours of prayer and fasting. Yishkor services memorialize members who died this year. Services at Beth El Temple Fairmont Avenue led by Rabbi Jerome Garland from Cincinnati.
The Rev. Forrest B. Oglesby of Braddock Street Methodist Church attended a Washington dinner honoring Warner Sallman at the National Press Club. The Upper Room sponsors the annual event recognizing a contributor to religious art or writing and Sallman is noted for his Head of Christ painting. Braddock Street Church orders 900 copies of The Upper Room pamphlet for members.
Heishman urges farmers to vote in the ASC community committee election. Ballots must be postmarked by October 8 and received by October 11. Each ballot includes a return envelope. Ballots counted October 16. new committeemen take office November 1.
The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel is chosen as America’s theatrical attraction for the Brussels World’s Fair next spring. Jean Dalrymple, producer at New York City Center and head of the U S entertainment portion in Belgium, chose the show after its return to the center to a standing ovation. Dalrymple aims to bring most of the current cast for the overseas production.
The Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad has raised 1130 dollars toward its goal as executives at City Hall report. About 200 letters were sent to clubs businesses and groups seeking ten thousand dollars for start up and first year operations with operation hoped by early November. Mrs L M Allen chairs the committee noting few responses so far and urgent funds are needed. More than 30 young men are taking first aid training at 25 E Gerard St.
The Commerce Department reports 1958 travel abroad hit a record 1.8 billion dollars, up about 200 million from 1955. Foreign country expenditures totaled 1.7 billion with 238 million for overseas transport and U.S. carriers earning 201 million. More Americans spent 680 million outside Canada and Mexico in 1956 versus 592 million in 1955.
Senator Byrd D Virginia announced August federal employment fell by 7,031 from July, totaling 2,400,620 workers. Civilian agencies dropped 1,904, while the Defense Department lost 5,127 nonmilitary positions across Navy, Air Force and Army.
BERRYVILLE The county Ruritan Club met Tuesday to discuss purchasing the old horseshow grounds on Route 7. If bought, it plans to develop a recreation park. A committee including David F. Childs Tyree Dillard Jr Gwynne H. Jones Hobson C. McGhee and Richard E. Dole will meet Monday and report to the club Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Laurens P Jones of Loudoun St have been in Boston since Tuesday for the 40th annual National Selected Morticians convention. About 600 members attended the meeting which began October 1 and closed today. Speakers included J A Shaidnagie Jr of Massillon Ohio president of the group H Roe Barth Mayor of Kansas City Me on Public Relations Through Your Own Community and W M Bill Krieger on The Price of Expediency.
Clarke County Circuit Court jury found Warner F. Whirley not guilty of petty larceny Wednesday. Foreman William R. Carr and jurors Eston Thornton Kermit Rhoden Russell Kaplan and R. H. Potter served. Whirley, accused of stealing a revolver from Arthur Shrader, was represented by E. B. White of Leesburg. he had earlier been found guilty in county court and appealed.
In a vigilant effort, schools remain open around the clock to support children's safety. Community leaders say the extended hours assist families and deter truancy while reinforcing local guardianship efforts.
Round Hill residents hosted and visited relatives from Yonkers and nearby towns. Guests included Mrs. Mary Ferguson, Mrs. Agnes Dempsey, and Mr. Allen Adler from Yonkers, plus Armentha Wolford and her children Eugene and Diane. Additional visits featured Kathleen Kerns with daughter Betty Mogle, and dinners with the Frye family from Rio West Virginia.
Col. Thomas D. Ferguson new commander of the 2617th Air Reserve Center in Washington will inspect the 9205th Air Reserve Squadron here today. Ferguson is accompanied by Lt. Col. Roland J. Lund, executive officer of the Washington Center, and the center oversees the US Air Force Reserve program in Northern Virginia.
The Shen-Wa-Win Chapter of the Virginia Motel Court Association holds its regular monthly meeting on October 9 at 12 noon at the Southern Lodge in Woodstock. Reservations may be made by calling Jane Murray, secretary, at MO 2-1131.
Farmers report beef cattle average weight gain of about 300 pounds during the spring and summer grazing season. Pastures, forage quality, and forage availability influence the gain rate as cattle graze through warmer months.
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