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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1950

Page

10

Mrs Allen and Son Return From Europe

Mrs. Lewis M Allen and son Lewis M Allen Jr of 8 St landed in New Ace o See after a two main foure they there they visited Hol tied Beek France Andorra Switzerland and England. Mrs Dayton Easter entertained at her Cedar Creek Road home with a shower for Miss J Grubbs ahead of her wedding to Frank Poston at Braddock Street Methodist Church. The party featured fall blooms white and green and a miniature bridal centerpiece. Guests included J Grubbs Billy Grubbs Billy Glascock Richard Stine Merlin Bly Donald Grubbs Clarence Will Also Misses Eloise Lupton Virginia Goss June Cammer and Margaret Cornwell. Elects New Member At fall meeting of the Junior Century Club Mrs Willis Lacy Jr was elected a new member. Joe Fisher of this city named to Bridgewater College social committee. gen Visiting Here Miss Sara Jennings from New aeading the weekend with her in-law and sister Mrs Joseph A Massie at Ave Courtfield Rushees Attend Model Meeting The fall rushees attended the model meeting of Virginia Epsilon Chapter Beta Sigma Phi at Howard Cahill 5 Washing St Miss Rosaland Kater spoke on the History of Beta Sigma Phi and Mrs Howard Vanderbilt spoke on The Aims and Scope of Beta Sigma Phi. After business, a social hour followed.

Lewis M. Allen Lewis M. Allen, Jr 8. St Newace See Holtied Beek France Andorra Switzerland England Dayton Easter Cedar Creek Road J Grubbs Frank Poston Braddock Street Methodist Church Mesdames J. 8. Grubbs Billy Grubbs Billy Glascock Richard Stine Merlin Bly Donald Grubbs Clarence Eloise Lupton Virginia Goss June Cammer Margaret Cornwell Sara Jennings New Aeading Mr. Jr Joseph A. Massie Ave. Courtfield Virginia Epsilon Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Howard Cahill Washing&t Rosaland Kater Howard Vanderbilt

Calendar of events for October schedule list

Calendar of events for October with meetings and rummage sales. BPW Club gathers at George Washington Hotel at 6 30 p m on the 13th. Macedonia Cemetery Association hosts sales at 7158 Loudoun St and 715 S Loudoun on Oct 13 and 14.

George Washington Hotel Macedonia Cemetery Association Loudoun WSCS Payhes Raymond Smith Bunker Hill W. Va Woodmen of the World Bryarly Pta

Convention attendance and a Kansas City FFA visitor

Mrs. Ronald 8. Wilson left for Washington to attend the United World Federalists convention at the Shoreham Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Bell Jr and Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Benham also plan to attend. Bruce Whitacre, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carson Whitacre, is in Kansas City attending the National Future Farmers of America convention and staying at Hotel Robert E. Lee. Chaplain Albert M. B. Snapp, back in the Armed Services, visits his mother and sister in town after being stationed at Fort Meade Md.

Washington Ronald Wilson United World Federalists Shoreham Hotel Stewart Bell, Jr Harry K. Benham Bruce Whitacre Kansas City Carson Whitacre Siler Future Farmers of America Robert E. Lee Snapp Albert M. B. Snapp Armed Services Fort George C. Meade, Md Mary A. Snapp Vergie

Births Oct 12 Record for Families Across West Virginia and Virginia

On October 12, several families welcomed new members. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Campbell of Route 3 had a boy. Mrs. Campbell was formerly Irene Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Dave A. Mc Gee of Vaterlip WV had a girl. Mrs. McGee was formerly Louise F. Bowman. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bailey of Romney WV had a boy. Mrs. Bailey was formerly Dorothy Zirk. Mr. and Mrs. Glenroy Duckworth of Cross Junction had a girl. Mrs. Duckworth was formerly Clara Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. Ritenour of Stephens City had a girl. Mrs. Ritenour was formerly Mary M. Cave.

James H. Campbell Route 3 Campbell Irene Anderson Dave A. McGee Vaterlip W. Va McGee Louise F. Bowman Kenneth Bailey Romney Bailey Dorothy Zirk Glenroy Duckworth Cross Junction Duckworth Clara Anderson Charles O. Ritenour Stephens City Ritenour Mary M. Cave

Nine Cowboys Move Alberta Horses to Montana Buyer

Nine Canadian cowboys drove nearly 500 Alberta horses across the prairie to Sweetgrass on the U S Canada border. The nine days of riding culminated in a sale to a Montana buyer, marking perhaps the last of these famous prairie horse drives.

Hanna Alta

Boyce Briefs and Local Social Notes

The Carr Publishing Company bowling team opened their season in a six team league, with Kert McDonald Arthur Go lightly Phil Grim Francis Hudson and John on the roster. A large alumni home coming dance filled the school auditorium last Friday. Revival services begin Monday at the local Baptist Church through Sunday. Rev Francis Rhein led his first service at Christ Church Millwood and Boyce. Residents Maurice Willingham Bobby visit Alexandria. Doc and Mrs Gardiner visited Martinsburg. Kephart owns a new Studebaker. Harrison family vacationed in New York. Several residents visited Washington to see the Redskins Giants game.

Kert McDonald Arthur Golightly Phil Grim Francis Hudson John Francis Rhein Ew Episcopal Christ Church Millwood Boyce Maurice Willingham Bobby Alexandria Marshall Willingham Doc Gardiner Martinsburg W. Va Mabel Gardiner Lawrence Kephart O Ue Studebaker Ben Harrison New York Robert McDonald Leo H. Willis T. M. Thompson White Post Helen Grim Gilbert Cadwallader Anne Kerns Berryville Phil. Grim, Jr R. B. Pyle Washington Redskin Giants

Preaching at Galilee and local social notes

There will be preaching at Galilee next Sunday morning. A. A. Fleck has his store and home repainted by Raymond Godlove and sons of White Hall. Harry Athey of Winchester visited Clarence Pond last Thursday. C. S. Hartman and a Middletown friend were here Tuesday. Arthur Orndorff and Wilbur Jeffcoat families visited Charles Hensell last Wednesday evening. Orndorff bedridden since March. Farmers and orchardists are busy with corn, apples, plowing, and fall wheat sowing.

Charles Hensell Orndorff

Etiquette Q and A from W L Gordon guidance

Advice on driving offers in mixed company, bride thank you notes, and handshakes on introductions. Emphasizes not offering to drive if a woman drives herself, brides should thank donors and share the use of gifts, and that two women introduced may or may not shake hands.

Six-Volt Battery Weighs One Pound Pocket-Sized Power

A newly developed six volt storage battery weighs about one pound and fits into the palm. It promises compact power for portable devices and light electrical systems.

Secrets of Charm and Grace in Everyday Dress

A reader column by John Robert Powers presents a step by step routine to don a winter coat gracefully on the runway. It includes precise hand and arm movements, posture, mirror checks, and a closing note on a broader beauty program with a paid booklet offer via National Newspaper Service.

Grace Poise Anne Baker New Powers Anne P. S Powers Laboratory National Newspaper Service Michigan City Indiana

Baked Pork Luncheon Meat With Yams and Cookies

Cecily Brownstone presents a Saturday night supper menu featuring baked pork luncheon meat with yams, creamed spinach, celery and carrot sticks, bread and fruit sugar cookies and a simple beverage. Cookies recipe included with ingredients and method.

Strength For The Day By Earl L Douglass DC

The workmen repair the street in front of our house for two weeks. Pneumatic drills and steam shovels made this one of the noisiest neighborhoods. Now they fill and grade the street and the dust persists as asphalt is laid.

U S Imports Surpass Exports As August Trade Gap Widens

Census Bureau reports U S imports reached 819.4 million dollars in August, while exports totaled 760.7 million, the first time since 1937 that imports exceeded exports. Foreign buyers benefited from faster overseas purchasing since the Korean War, while much export value is subsidized by U S government air funds.

Washington United States U. S Census Bureau U.S

Lesson In English by Roberta Lee

Word study notes teach careful usage and pronunciation. The piece warns against confusing annunciate with enunciate and highlights mispronounced abstractly while praising rich vocabulary growth through daily word study and the word lavish meaning prodigal and generous in gifts.

Roberta Lee

Reversible Wrap Coat Pattern for Easy Sew

Plaid and plain fabric coat pattern T4935 offers two coats in one with one pattern piece. Includes sizes from 10 to 20 and child sizes, with illustrated instructions and fit-tested pattern. Send thirty cents to Anne Adams, Pattern Dept., New York, for pattern details and to receive pattern book.

Anne Adams Hester

Texas extension service estimates livestock impact on markets

The Texas extension service estimates that livestock arriving dead at South Market in 1947 would have filled a train nine miles long, illustrating the scale of losses and their effect on regional markets.

The Texas Extension Service

Dunwich: Roman port city swallowed by North Sea waves

The Roman built city of Dunwich in England was destroyed by North Sea waves. Once a major shipping center, its ruins mark a historic coastal loss and maritime heritage.

Dundestroyedwich England

Also Mentioned on This Page

Helen Buckley Columbia University New York City Dwight Eisenhower Eisenhower John A. Brogan, Jr International News Service International News Photos King Features Syndicate Ward Greene Brogan Greene Americas Mrs. Allen and Son Europe June Grubbs Junior Century Club Fred Glaize, Jr Willis Lacy, Jr Joe Fishel Joe Fisher Bridgewater College Ladies Aid Redland Methodist Church Whitacre Courthouse Square S. Loudoun St Richard F. Lewis Whittier Ave Robert H. McDonald Jamaica Red Cross America Winchester Front Royal Huntsberrys Grimes By N. C. Hensell W. L. Gordon GA Drug Store Episcopal Parish John Robert Powers Cecily Brownstone Earl L. Douglass D. C Hine Holaws B. F. Goodrich Re, Vresb Norene Lovett Bros N. Loudoun St Washington, D. C Alecia Alegia Beauty Salon N. Braddock S Comass Your the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Elsie - Kay Braddock St Columbia Yarns Columbia Cather’s Department Store Cretonnes Temberlake’s Timberlake the Woolen Shop S. Braddock St Robert R. Smith, Jr Charles Town Desert Finvyeaurye
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