Calendar of Events for Winchester Area
Local listings for September and October include meetings and gatherings: American Legion and Exchange Club events at Legion home and Dr. Leon Slavin’s, Ever Ready Bible class at the Presbyterian Ivy room, Moose and Rebekah Lodge activities, Winchester Alcoholics Anonymous at RC Cola building, Kiwanis and Elks at various venues, Freedom Train at the railroad station, Rotary at George Washington hotel, Quota Club at Stephens City Methodist church, Alcoholics Anonymous at Parish hall, and Young Mothers circles at Winchester Presbyterian Church and home of Mrs. Bish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion Home
Exchange Club Board of
Leon Slavin
Ivy Room
Presbyterian Church
Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Winchester Alcoholics Anonymous Group
RC Cola
Kiwanis
Sarah Zane
Elks
Rotary
George Washington Hotel
Stephens City Methodist Church
Boyce Alcoholics Anonymous
Parish Hall
Young Meothers Circle
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Charles Bis
Notable Local Visitors and Health News
Mr George A Ebersole Jr and Miss Alice Hitt of Baltimore visited his parents on Fairmont Ave. They drove to Charlottesville to see his son in law and daughter James W Brown and family. Miss Minnie Orndorff returned to Strasburg after a week with Mrs S J Goode on W Monmouth St. Kenneth Gilpin Jr and his new wife Kentmere returned from Canada. Col Conrad of West Point arrived to visit his mother Mrs Hunter McGuire. Peggy Moore daughter of E Blackburn Moore, student at St Catherine's in Richmond, is hospitalized with virus pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Ebersole Jr
Alice Hitt
Baltimore
George A. Ebersole Sr
Fairmont Ave
Ebersole
Franklin
Mr. Ebersole Jr
Miss Hitt
Charlottesville
James W. Brown
Minnie Orndorff
Strawsburg
Strasburg
S. J. Goode
W. Monmouth St
Mrs
Kenneth Gilpin Jr
Canada
Kentmere
Boyce
Col. Conrad
Bryan Conrad
West Point
N. Y
Hunter McGuire
Dr. McGuire
Peggy Moore
E. Blackburn Moore
St. Catherine‘s School
Richmond
Miss Frances West Brown to Wed William Rice Matthews
Frances West Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold G Brown will marry William Rice Matthews of Front Royal. The ceremony at 8 p m October 16 at Christ Episcopal Church with Rev James B Roe officiating. Attendants include matron of honor Mrs Donald Buckely and maid of honor Miss Sue Matthews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances West Brown
Harold G. Brown
S. Washington St
William Rice Matthews
Front Royal
Christ Episcopal Church
James B. Roe
Miss Brown
Donald Buckely
Sue Matthews
Births Oct 2 and 3 include four girls and one set of twins
Birth notices list the Braithwaite, Funkhouser, Shockey, Knighting couples welcoming girls, with mothers’ maiden names The Snapp family greets a girl at 316 Fairview Ave Edward Sours adds a twin boy and girl, with Mary Brannon as former surname.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Braithwaite
Berryville
Braithwaite
Thelma Smallwood
G. Ward Funkhouser
Funkhouser
Helen Conner
Ralph Shockey
Bluemont
Shockey
Mary Feltner
Thomas Knighting
Knighting
Mary Bell
James Snapp Jr
Fairview Ave
Snapp
Jo Ann Laughlin
Edward Sours
Souis
Mary Brannon
Local Women to Attend Virginia Federation District Meeting
Ber ryville residents Mrs Walter Wisecarver Mrs Robert Shenk Miss Camille Wisecarver Mrs Audrey Jones Mrs Dean Elsen and Mrs Martha Jane Bowerman will attend the 4th district meeting of the Virginia Federation of Women's clubs at Skyland on Wednesday. Mrs Maurice Grimm returns from Phoebus with congratulations on birth of son James Philip. Mrs Ronald Wilson of Winchester Presbyterian Church will preside at the Shenandoah district meeting at Strasburg Thursday at 10 30 a m. Mr and Mrs C P Lane move to new home at 807 ile Ave. Mrs Howard Conway visits from Charlotte with E Blackburn Moore and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skyland
Walter Wisecarver
Robert Shenk
Camille Wisecarver
Audrey Jones
Dean Elsen
Martha Jane Bowerman
Berryville
Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Maurice Grimm
Phoebus
Raymond Johnson
Johnsons
James Philip
Cynthia Ann
Ronald Wilson
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Shenandoah
Presbyterian Women
Strasburg
Winchester Survey Party hosts gathering at Yowell home
Mr and Mrs William Yowell entertained Friday night at their home 903 E Cork St for the Winchester Survey Party number 23 of the Virginia Highway Department. Present were Mr and Mrs Glenwood Jobe Mr and Mrs Elmer Truslow Mr and Mrs Robert Wiley Mr Jim Neblitt Mr Chauncey Dorsey and Mr Nile Parrish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Yowell
E. Cork S&t
Winchester
Virginia Highway Department
Glenwood Jobe
Elmer Truslow
Robert Wiley
Jim Neblitt
Chauncey Dorsey
Nile Parrish
Kindergarten Pupils Stage Flower Show
A junior Flower Show was held in the Presbyterian church classroom with 24 pupils submitting entries. Eleven were selected for the Armory competition and ribbons were awarded to the rest. Judges were Ada Glass Baker Lola V Moore and Horace Browe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church Kindergarten
Armory
Ada Glass Baker
Lola V. Moore
Horace Browe
October Club Notices Calendar For Local Civic League
October calendar lists public speaking at Handley library trustee room with Miss Marjorie Davies and Mrs. Richard Lewis leading. Dress design Oct 12 at Mrs. Halvosa residence led by Mrs. Leon Slavin. Literature appreciation Oct 14 features guest speaker Mr. Garland Quarles in Handley library trustee room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calender
Civic League
Handley Library
Marjorie Davies
Richard Lewis
A. C. Halvosa
Vality Ave
Leon Slavin
Garland Quarles
Chanticleer Inn
Jesse Hall
Ronald Wilson
Oglesby
F. B
Eugene Cooper
Dorothy Hawthorne
R. C. Evans
George Heitz
Reynolds Store Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Reynolds Store Virginia records a day visit by Mr. and Mrs. Dave Woody of Springfield Ohio to Mr. and Mrs. Mervil Dick. Austine Hovermele from Winchester stays with his mother Mrs R C Hovermale for a few days. Mrs H B Dick listed as sick. Whendanning factories remain in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Reynolds
Dave Woody
Springfield
Ohio
Mervil Dick
Austine Hovermele
Winchester
R. C. Hovermale
H. B. Dick
Berryville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs. Joseph Bell returned to her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Fenton after visiting Nimrod Mercer in Bluemont. Guests of John Fenton Bell included Mrs Stanley Hardesty of Myerstown West Virginia Mr and Mrs Don Kable and four children and Nancy Kable and sister of Charles Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Bell
John Fenton
Nimrod Mercer
Bluemont
John Fenton Bell
Stanley Hardesty
Myerstown
W. Va
Don Kable
Nancy Kable
Charles Town
Mothers to Plan Dinner in Scout District Roundup
A Shawnee district meeting at Mrs. Walter Knee’s home will finalize plans for a coven supper on Oct 22. Scout Executive Herb Wilkins said the event caps Scout Trail Week recruiting and a new Kernstown troop will be chartered soon with Richard Stine as scoutmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scout
Shawnee
Walter Knee
Valley Ave
Carl Campbell
P. G. Ireland
Curtis Fray
Dr. Tunstall
Herb Wilkins
Kernstown
Richard Stine
Wilkins
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
A compact teaching item lists usage notes from W. L. Gordon. It contrasts correct preposition use with Have you ever been in St. Louis and explains common pronunciation patterns for Chesnut with a silent t. It also covers spelling quirks such as reconnoiter with one c and two n's and provides synonyms like proximate and nearest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Modern Etiquette by Roberta Lee
Questions and answers on social grace. A home wedding suits small circles, but church weddings suit larger invitations. Butter bread by holding it against the plate. A neighbor who does not return a first call signals lack of interest in friendship after two weeks.
Word Study Daily: Efficacy Explained for Power and Prayer
Daily word focus presents efficacy meaning power to produce effects with emphasis on the first syllable. Example shows belief in the efficacy of prayer illustrating its practical impact and usage in sentence form.
Unrest in Soviet Occupied Germany Reported
Western Berlin reports unrest in East Germany with goerlitz strike suppression and city plunder threats. In Jena Thuringia locals defaced a communist office with Nazi symbols and tarred a memorial to Nazi victims. Russian press cites food shortages and purges amid anti Soviet actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Goerlitz
Saxony
Jena
Thuringia
Victorian frock pattern 4503 for girls sizes 2 to 10
Fluffy ruffles to make your darling prettier. One piece skirt and easy patterns with complete illustrated instructions. Send 25 cents to Winchester Star Pattern Dept New York for pattern 4503 in sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with fabric yardage 25 yards 35 inch. Includes free hosiery case pattern in the book and a 15 cent hosiery book offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
Fashion Unlimited
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Matthews
Mrs. Yowell
Little Ann Vaughan
Little Ann Tucker Vaughan
Francis Vaughan
Wilmington del
Abney Payne
Mary Beattie
Washington
W. W. Beattie
Graduate School
Catholic University of America
Mary Louise Gershank
William and Mary
Lee St
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Pennypacker
Wilmington
Gene Pennypacker
Del
B. M. Knight
Clark Cooper
George Smith
Roy Hockman
New York City
L. L. Hockman
Cal Garner
Sam Gershank
Club
Womens Society of Christain
Stephenson P.m
Methodist Church
Amos Prince
Esten Rudolph
Winchester Business and Professional Women’s Club
Ladies of the Church
John Kater
Ladies Aid of the
Jubilee Church
Luther Rigglerson
Charles Bish
Anderson Ave
Quota Club
First Baptist Church
Womens Society of Christian Service
Bertie Dunn
S. Braddock St
Sunshine Club
Braddock St. Methodist Church
J. W. Crider
Alice Groves
R. A. Schaffer
Clarence Williams
Miami
Clay Manuel
Jean
Eugene Goss
Ryland Conner
Wilbur E. Hewitt
W. Cecil Sr
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Puritan
WINC
N. Loudoun ST
Reynolds Store
Eastman
Gaunt
Weds
June Duprez
George Moffett, Jr
Moffett
James A. Moffett
W. L. Gordon
Chase
Roberta Lee
Sutton TL Lab
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Columbia
Cather
Cumberland Valley
der Abend
Socialist Unity (Communist) Party
Die Welt
Lovett Bros
Suede
Honeydams
Lont
Hagger
Colonial Manor
English Shell
William & Mery
Purchas
W. Boscawen St
Philco
pHis
Philco Radio -Television Guide
Miller
Applian
Speerworw
Derson
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