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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1950

Page

3

Methodist Church Officials Named for Year at Market Street

Officials elected at the th quarterly conference include stewards such as Mrs. Mer vel W. Adams and J. Scott Atkinson. Honorary steward J. Madison Spurr was named. Church School officers include Carl B. Horner and J. Scott Atkinson. New members received from Oct. 1 1949 to Sept. 30 1950 list numerous individuals including Mrs. Edgar G. Hill and Miss Anne Roane Hill.

Market Street Methodist Church Mervel W. Adams E. W. Argenbright J. Scott Atkinson Mary Crisman Clement E. Babb J. A. Baecher Ralph Bageant Roy L. Bageant Paul M. Chamberlin Robert B. Dale Clara Eliason Lawrence Fauver Henrietta Fuller A. C. Halvosa Charles Herrell C. O. Hollar Carl S. Horner Wilbur R. Johnston John A. Kern J. Thomas Kremer Harold C. March Albert D. Mason H. Delmer Robinson, Jr A. Harold Rowe Dorig Sartelle R. R. Saratelle Carl Staples J. A. Stretchberry Harry H. Willis William Wood H. Robert Womeldorph J. Madison Spurr Carl 8. Horner Oscar Harry Kate Kern Board of Christian Education Edgar G. Hill Anne Roane Hill Mattie Cousins Douglass O. Hill Clarence M. Smith Norman Pope Warren W. Custer Harry B. Hartman Mildred Hartman Frank Hartman Pearl Johns Ruth Jones Melinda Dotson Emory E. Keyser, Jr Robert Holmes Lewis Barbara Faye Lewis Miriam Louise Rowe William Monroe Vanscoy Judith Ann Dale Charles William Funk, Jr George E. A. Halvosa Dorothy Robertson David Smallwood Claudette Kay Whitfield Robert Eugene Anderson Annette V. Chase Ann E. Chase Shirley Ann Horner Allen Lee Kendall Philip Edward Kendall Mary Katherine Pope Henry William Pope

Public Sale of Suburban Frederick County Lands in Winchester

Executor of the late E Miller Streit offers eight lots along North Frederick Grade and Parcel No 9 totaling 18 962 acres for public auction at the County Court House Winchester Virginia on Saturday November 4 1950 at 11 a m The parcels lie along Route 522 adjoining Clarence Robinson William Miller estate and Annie Foreman with immediate possession and flexible terms including one third cash and balance in two equal annual installments at 5 percent interest The plat is available at Farmers and Merchants National Bank Winchester Virginia Auctioneer Coleman Dunn

Frederick County E. Miller Streit County Court House Winchester Virginia Frederick Grade Frederick Clarence Robinson William Miller Annie Foreman Farmers and Merchants National Bank E. Miller Street Coleman Dunn

Notable names in a local society notice

George Keith Seeders, Charles William Coates, Mrs. J R Paugh, Joseph Earl Paugh and Harold Clinton Hartman are listed, indicating individuals named in a local notice or society roster.

George Keith Seeders Charles William Coates J. R. Paugh Joseph Earl Paugh Harold Clinton Hartman

Ground-breaking for Shepherd College PE Building

Ground-breaking ceremonies for the new Physical Education Building at Shepherd College in Shepherdstown West Virginia will be held Saturday. Dr Oliver Ikenberry president will preside. The building cost about 500000 dollars. Homecoming activities are also scheduled for the same day.

Shepherd College Shepherdstown W.va Oliver Ikenberry Pesident

Eye judgments from Rasmussen on world women’s eyes

O D Rasmussen in Vision magazine of the Optical Association says Britain's upper middle class women have the most beautiful eyes. He contrasts French eyes as hard, German eyes as staring, American eyes as too intelligent, and Russian eyes as not intelligent enough.

London O. D. Rasmussen Britain Vision The Association of ‘Optical Practitioners Optical Rasmussen

Special School Team Subscription Offer

A school team is targeted with a daily Star delivery plan. The message promotes a special subscription rate to ensure students and staff receive the newspaper each day at a reduced price.

Encampment Plans Set For USMV in Mount Jackson Area

Roy T. Cook of Winchester former State Commander announces the 1951 USMV encampment will be held June 24 to 26 at Orkney Springs Hotel located 13 miles west of Mount Jackson. The site was chosen at a Virginia Department council meeting in Richmond.

Roy T. Cook Winchester United Spanish War Veterans Orkney Springs Mount Jackson Department of Virginia Richmond

Record Day At Shenandoah Park Draws 27,952 Visitors

Front Royal reports 27,952 visitors in 7,123 vehicles entered Shenandoah National Park last Sunday, the busiest day since 1941, inspired by autumn colors and a grand display.

Front Royal Shenandoah National Park

Reverend Bullock as Deacon of Honor at Staunton event

The Rev. Julian Bullock, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Winchester, served as a deacon of honor at the centennial anniversary observance of St. Francis of Assissi Roman Catholic Church in Staunton last Sunday.

Julian Bullock Sacred Heart Catholic Church Winchester St. Francis of Assissi Staunton

Sudie Eversole Buried in Hagerstown

Interment for Mrs. Sudie Grove Sherley Ebner was held today at Rose Hill Cemetery in Hagerstown. The service noted her long local ties and family presence.

Sudie Eversole Hagerstown Rose Hill Sudie Grove Sherley

Obituary: Mrs. Eversole Dies in Altoona After Long Illness

ersole 73 wife of John R Eversole native of Winchester died Sunday at her Altoona home after several years illness. She was a daughter of the late John W and Rebecca Negley Sherley. Three children and a sister survive.

Ersole John R. Eversole Winchester Altoona John W Rebecca Negley Sherley

Dr. A. T. Baker Named to Virginia Chiropractors Convention Committee

Dr. A. T. Baker of Winchester was named to the committee on arrangements for the Virginia Chiropractors Association annual convention. The event will be held at Hotel Royal in Front Royal on October 28 and 29.

A. T. Baker Winchester Virginia Chiropractors Association Hotel Royal Front Royal

Profile's Daughter Married Third Time

Actress Diana Barrymore daughter of John Barrymore wed her leading man Robert W Wilcox in Newark New Jersey by a city magistrate yesterday. It is the third marriage for the bride and the second for the groom. They quoted ages as 29 and 39 respectively. Also notes that only about three per cent of Egyptian land is cultivated.

Newark N. J Diana Barrymore John Barrymore Robert W. Wilcox Wilcox

Benny Bound for Tokyo To Amuse Gls at Xmas

Hollywood news reports Jack Benny will spend a week entertaining troops in Japan at Christmas. He has received a Defense Department mission to take a half dozen entertainers along with him.

Benny Tokyo Hollywood Jack Benny Japan Defense Department

Asparagus Plant Sex Affects Yield and Traits

Discussion notes that asparagus plants include male and female types. Male plants tend to be heavier and produce more spears, while female plants may differ in yield and fruiting.

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