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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1949

Page

8

Watercolors shown at Virginia Museum of Arts educational service

Watercolors by Virginia artists travel to Winchester via the Virginia Museum of Arts educational service and are on view through October 16 at Handley High School. Featured artists include Matson, Berle Weinstein, Whitehead, Secor Roper, Jones, Thorne, Pallak, Day, and Mary Baldwin College student Billie Jean Smith, with descriptive panels for visitor study. Also noted are local hospital patients Mrs Brannon and Mrs Green, plus Mr Shingleton receiving treatment at Winchester Hospital.

Virginia Win Virginia Museum of Arts Educational Service Gee AAUW Handley High School A Matson Jean “the Nest Marion Junkin Mary Composition Tatum Prentiss Taylor Aberigned Quara ‘Berle Weinstein W.R. Oo

Calendar of Events October 7 in Winchester

Rummage sale at Cooper Building corner Piccadilly and Loudoun Sts sponsored by Business and Professional Women's club. Armel PTA meeting at Armel school. Winchester Camera club at Peters Photo Studio. Bake sales at 147 N. Loudoun St. AAUW meeting with Mrs. William Eisenberg. St Marys Guild at 312 Fairmont Ave. Chanters at Market Street Church. Eastern Star and Madison Lodge meet. Municipal band performs at Rouss in the evening.

Cooper Building Piccadilly and Loudoun Sts Business Armel Pta Armel School Winchester Camera Club Peters Photo Studio Cooper Pounding Business and M. Bake Sale McPhail Paint N. Loudoun St American Legion William Eisenberg Stewart St St. Mary's Eastern Star Madison Lodge Rouss

Local News Highlights From Winchester Area

Mr. Paul Poston was admitted to Winchester hospital on Monday and underwent surgery Tuesday with his condition listed as satisfactory. Mrs. Harold Crawford visited Parkersburg relatives after seeing Miss Minnie Baker in town. Ralph Hann and son Stephen of Charles Town spent the weekend with Mrs. Hann’s mother, Mrs. Leslie Russell. Douglas Cochran, son of J. Clayton Cochran, shows slight improvement after a hospital stay since Friday. Girl Scout Troop No. 5 will sponsor a uniform sale Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm in the Girl Scout room. sellers should bring uniforms between 9 and 10 am. Nancy M. Hurst, Northwestern Grade, has completed Freshman Orientation Week at Duke and enrolled as a freshman. Mr. and Mrs. W. Cavell Moore named their infant daughter Eleanor Allison. the Moores have another daughter, and Mrs. Moore is formerly Miss Maggie Belle Wiltshire of Rich.

Ralph Hann Stephen Charles Town W. Va Girl Scout Room Duke University Nancy M. Hurst R. Hurst Northwestern Moores W. Cavell Moore Stewart Eleanor Allison Moore Maggie Belle Wiltshire Rich

Mrs Patton Moves Into New Home Here In Town

Mrs Louise Anderson Patton arrives from Riverside California to reside in town. She stays at the George Washington hotel before moving to a Miller Street home with her aunt and daughter Sue joining her for weeks.

Louise Anderson Patton Riverside Cal George Washington Hotel Miller Stext

Birth Announcements for Bolton Boyer Lloyd and Lee Girls

To Mr and Mrs Ernest Bolton a boy. Mrs Bolton is the former Miss Mary V Newlin. To Mr and Mrs Arthur Boyer a girl. Mrs Boyer is the former Miss Pearl A McDonald. To Mr and Mrs Vernon Lloyd a girl. Mrs Lloyd is the former Miss Josephine Thompson. To Mr and Mrs Harry B Lee a girl. Mrs Lee is the former Miss Madge Alderman.

Ernest Bolton Southwerk St Arthur Boyer Siler Rt

Lebanon Church News and Local Jottings

Mrs John Moyer and Mrs Ralph Hockman have returned home after a Winches te collision hospitalization. W L Snarr attended his granddaughter Frances Snarrs Arlington wedding and stayed with Mrs Emily Snarr and Mrs Fannie George. Sandra Lee welcomed by Mr and Mrs Clay Hockman. N Dinges ill with arthritis. Mary Keller overnight guest Edith Smith Sandy Hook. Elizabeth Clara Sibert Martinsburg and Mrs Walter Flower Bunker Hill visit Ida Keller. Howard Miller Arlington and Thelma Lineburg Strasburg visit J J Keller home. Hugh Hockman mangled four fingers in a corn shredder and received treatment at Fravel hospital.

Edith Smith Sandy Hook Strasburg Elizabeth Clara Sibert Martinsburg Walter Flower Bunker Hill Ida Keller Howard Miller Arlington Thelma Lineburg J. J. Keller Hugh Hockman Fravel Hospital

Modern Etiquette Q And A From Roberta Lee

A column offering etiquette answers. It advises bridesmaids should not linger for best wishes, a secretary should rise only if male, and whether to eat the dish that accompanies a salad is optional.

Roberta Lee

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

Daily word guidance on usage pronunciation and spelling. Focus on misused phrases mispronounced terms and expanding vocabulary with a daily word such as ostracism defined as exclusion from privileges.

W. L. Gordon

Cable system could carry 1800 long distance calls

An eight unit coaxial television oriented cable designed for TV transmission can handle up to 1800 long distance telephone conversations concurrently.

Berryville Social Notes Chronicle Weekend Gatherings

The Rev and Mrs R A Craig hosted a weekend visit by Dr George Ramey of Richmond. Miss Martha Jane Thompson of Richmond wed Hunter McAlister of Ashland at Duncan Memorial Methodist Church with relatives attending. Various locals and visitors shared meals and companionship at homes in Berryville including Stalnaker, Smallwood, and Crowns households. A birth was announced for Sgt Donald Rocap in Alaska, with family ties noted to Janice Smallwood.

R. A. Craig George Ramey Richmond Craig Duncanemorial Methodist Martha Jane Thompson Hunter McAlister Ashland Donald Rocap Alaska Rocap Ladd Field Rocaps Janice Smallwood W. W. Smallwood

Weekend visitors and birth announced in Clarke County notes

Mr and Mrs E P Berlin host Eddy Berlin from Waynesboro with family guests from Roanoke and Norfolk arriving later to visit H B Harris family. Dr and Mrs Frank E Tappan host Dr and Mrs Ralph Snapp from Winchester. Andre Leroux and wife announce birth of son Andre Jean Emile Leroux, the couple's second child. Leroux's wife is former Duggie Scholler Heart's Ease in Clarke county. The note adds a historical tidbit about Bell and the harmonic telegraph.

E. P. Berlin Eddy Berlin Waynesboro Ben Chappell Roanoke Ruth Harris Norfolk Mrs. Chappell Miss Harris H. B. Harris Frank E. Tappan Ralph Snapp Winchester Andre’ Leroux Philadelphia Andre’ Jean Emile Leroux Leroux

Sew Easy Apron Pattern 4973 and Anne Adams Catalog

Advertisement for pattern 4973 apron sizes small medium large with optional contrasting panels and pockets. Includes complete illustrated instructions and fit testing. Send twenty five cents to Anne Adams Winchester Star Pattern Dept New York for pattern, book, and hat pattern catalog.

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

Empire State Building Hosts TV Transmitter atop 102-Story Tower

The Empire State Building in New York reaches a record height with a television transmitter mounted on the top of its 102 story tower. The installation highlights the city’s media infrastructure as engineers note the tower’s prominence.

Empire State New York

Rockefeller Center Sunken Plaza Transforms With Seasons

In New York City Rockefeller Center features a sunken plaza that becomes an open air restaurant in summer and a skating venue in winter, attracting visitors with its changing urban landscape.

Rockefeller Center New York

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