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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1948
Page
8
Local Needlework Guild of America unit opens its annual drive for new garments on October 11. Items aid city needy and District Nurses Assn patients. Garments must be delivered to directors by October 25. Donations of infant and children clothing bed linen or bed clothing welcome by phoning Mrs. G. C. Rose or Mrs. Claude M. Grim.
Presbyterian Church circles in Loudoun meet October 11 starting at 3 p.m. except where noted. Circle officers and hosts listed with meeting locations and times, plus a 7:45 p.m. Business Women gathering at the church.
Admiral and Mrs Louis Nulton have returned to their home on North Loudoun Street after a two week visit at The Homestead Hot Springs. Miss Betty Bemis and Miss Marion Enswiller of Woodstock visit Mrs C R Shipe and tour the Freedom Train. Mr and Mrs A J Novick attend the American Trucking Assn convention in Ashington.
Public speaking and civic league meetings at Handley library. American Legion auxiliary and VFW posts in local venues. Municipal band concert at Rouss hall. Dress design group meets at Mrs Halvosa home. Lions and Exchange Club luncheons at George Washington hotel. Moose and Rebekah lodge events in IOOF hall.
Mrs. Arthur W. Long of Luray announces the engagement of her daughter Lelia Margaret to William H. Smith son of Mr and Mrs E W Smith of Winchester. Wedding date not set. A cooking school and freezer demo at Sarah Zane hall by Sears drew about 500 attendees with prizes and free items for many.
The Home Demonstration of Clarke county has elected officers including Mrs Denzil Buck ley as chairman Mrs Robert Buck ley Harris as secretary and Mrs Austin Riley as treasurer A District Nurse Association meeting is set for October 13 at the association office on S Loudoun St with members urged to attend.
To Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Sine of Wardensville a boy. Mrs. Sine is the former Grace Dietz. To Mr. and Mrs. Evers George of Berryville Ave 1019 a girl. Mrs. George is the former Pauline McDonald. To Mr. and Mrs. Clay Miller Baker W Va a girl. Mrs. Miller is the former Bernice Slater. To Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Riley Gore a boy. Mrs. Riley is the former Eva Forman.
The Civic League public speaking special interest study group will meet at 7 30 pm Monday in the Handley library trustees room. The American Legion auxili ary will gather 7 30 pm Monday at the Legion home with Mrs B B Dutton as guest speaker on Red Cross worker needs. Comrade and Margaret Collins Denny Bible classes at Braddock St Methodist church will be in charge of Mrs R E Gregory. Classes convene at 9 45 am tomorrow in the men's Assembly room with Mrs J W Rosenberg er presenting the lesson.
A Q and A from Roberta Lee covers thanking servants, praising hostess efforts, returning borrowed books after thirty days, and refusing engraved wedding gift cards. It advises personal thank you notes from the bride and timely book returns.
A compact note outlines guidance on common English errors and mispronunciations. It lists usage tips for avoidant phrases and defines tincture as a verb meaning to imbue or flavor with example from Atterbury.
Civic Affairs Special Interest Group will host Dr William P McGuire airman of the city sanitation committee as guest speaker at their 7 30 p m meeting October 21 in the trustees room of the city venue.
Blacksburg Virginia October 9 Farmers are urged to report the appearance of plant diseases to county agents to aid the national forecasting service. The system, run with the U S Department of Agriculture, warns when needed and helps save costs by delaying unnecessary control measures or protecting crops during epidemics.
Mayor Mifflin B. Clowe Jr proclaims October 10 to October 16 1948 as Business and Professional Women's Week in Winchester in line with the national program of the organization.
The meeting of Virginia trial justices closed in Roanoke. U S Senator A Willis Robertson restated his opposition to President Truman s civil rights program and said poll tax abolition should come by constitutional amendment.
Rep Burr Harrison is scheduled to address the annual poultry growers convention at Hotel Roanoke on October 28 and 29. Dr J H Bynners of VPI will discuss the poultry research program.
Easy to sew pattern 4910 in sizes 12 to 20 and 40. waistline flatterer with illustrated instructions. Send 25 cents for pattern 4910 to Winchester Star pattern dept. New fall and winter book ANNE ADAMS offers fashion ideas and a free hosiery case pattern.
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