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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1950

Page

3

Miss Davis Rites Set for Tomorrow

Funeral services for Miss Margaret H. Davis will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. E. S. Ellmore presiding. Burial follows in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers: Blair Webber, Wilford Wilson, Lynn Carpenter, Chauncey Snapp, Merle Barbour, Harlin Barbour. Memorial services Sunday at 5 p.m. at Mercersburg Academy Chapel where she served as superintendent for 24 years.

Margaret H. Davis Jones Funeral Ellmore Mount Hebron Blair Webber Wilford Wilson Lynn Carpenter Chauncey Snapp Merle Barbour Harlin Barbour Mercersburg Academy Miss Davis

Louis St Laurent Born in Quebec to French Canadian Father

The passage notes Louis St Laurent as the son of a French Canadian storekeeper and an Irish mother. He was born at Ome Quebec on February date not specified.

Canada C. A Louis St. Laurent Ome Quebec

Douglas School News Freedom Train shines at Assembly

The Assembly Program featured Langston Hughes selection Freedom Train well rendered by June Gaskins with strong applause. The Glee Club debuted for the student body performing Sometime and Stars are the Windows of Heaven. The Bulldogs face Cumberland Md in that city today as a high school team tipped to win.

Langston Hughes June Gaskins Glee Club Windows of Heaven Bulldogs Cumberland

President of Switzerland Has No Official Residence

The President of Switzerland has no official residence and receives no perquisites. He lives modestly and serves a single one year term.

Switzerland

Bank balance sheet shows assets and deposits totals

The document records total deposits of 722 692 48 and total liabilities and capital accounts of 802 229 91. It lists demand and time deposits for individuals and businesses and includes capital, surplus, and reserves with signatures of cashier J W Ward and notary Dorothy G Barrett dated October 18, 1950.

International sanitary engineers tour Winchester sewage plant

A group of engineers from seven countries studied Winchester’s new sewage treatment plant yesterday as part of a 60 day itinerary arranged by the Public Health Service and Economic Cooperation Administration. The party included officials from France Germany Greece the Netherlands Norway Turkey and the United Kingdom with US officials W E Sitler and Charles Croutman. City officials hosted a luncheon and a tour of the National Fruit Product Co after the inspection.

Winchester National Fruit Product Co Public Health Service Economic Cooperation Adminis Greece Emil Boyatzis School of Hygiene Ministry of Health Athens Netherlands F. W. G. Pijils Norway Sigbjorn Bechholm Oslo Turkey Cevat Erbel Ankara United Kingdom Col Frederick Hill London W. 8. Sitler Charles Croutman Federal Security Agency Public Health Services Washington Chanticleer Inn M. B. Clowe Jr 8. L. Grant S. H. Reeves Winchester Water and Sewage Dept

Hollywood Column Sees Common Ground in Love and Kissing

Florence Marly, the Czech-born actress, travels through five lands and argues that men and women share universal concerns. She notes Japanese cinema loosening on-screen kissing under Occupation and recalls teaching kissing to Japanese stars while sharing her views on marriage and child rearing.

Hollywood Florence Marly France Argentina Czechoslovakia U.S Japan Tokyo Florence Nip Shirley Yamaguchi Miss Marly

Speaker Dr. Dehil to Speak at Winchester Presbyterian

Dr. 8 R. Dehil pastor of the Martinsburg West Virginia Presbyterian Church will be guest speaker sponsored yearly by the Women of the Winchester Presbyterian Church. The event includes a study of the Book of Hebrew and a lunch from 12 30 to 1 30 with attendees asked to bring sandwiches.

8. R. Dehil The Presbyterian Church Martinsburg, W. Va Winchester Presbyterian Church

Naomi V Owens Dies in Winchester Hospital

Naomi Virginia Owens 13 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Mason Owens of White Post died early today in Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was born in White Post and is survived by sisters Portia Lee Tumblin Sophia Jane Owens and Nickie Allen Tumblin. Graveside rites will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville with Rev Melton F Wright of Rockland officiating.

White Post Naomi Virginia Owens Arthur Mason Owens Winchester Memorial Hospital Portia Lee Tumblin Sophia Jane Owens Nickie Allen Tumblin Green Hill Cemetery Berryville Melton F. Wright Rockland

Guest Speakers At Winchester Presbyterian Rally October 29

U.8 Senator A Willis Robert son and Dr. W B Sullivan regional director of men's work Presbyterian Synod of Virginia will be guest speakers at the Rally of Winchester Presbyterian to be held in the Winchester Presbyterian Church on October 29 at 3 30 oclock.

U. 8 A. Willis Robertson W. B. Sullivan Men's Work Presbyterian Synod of Virginia Winchester Presbyterian Winchester Presbyterian Church

Miss Dianne Hunt Named Apple Queen at Baltimore Food Show

Miss Dianne Hunt of Stephenson joins three other apple queens representing the Appalachian Apple Service for the 4-State Belt at the Baltimore Food Show staged by the Baltimore Retail Grocers Association. They attend City Hall greetings, TV appearances on WBAL WMAR WHAM, and the show events today and tomorrow.

Dianne Hunt W. W. Hunt Stephenson Baltimore 5Th Regiment Armory Miss Hunt Dorothy Hannas Romney W. Va Lucinda Fulton Hancock Sally Herr Lancaster City Hall D'Alesandrio Mary Landis WBAL Channel 11 WMAR Channel 2 WHAM Channel 13 al Steven Appalachian Apple Service Baltimore Retail Grocers Association

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Douglas School News Western Frederick Bank of Gore Virginia State Corporation Commission United States Capite Ae Ee J. W. Ward Fred L. Oates H. E. Hiett Co. W. Franks State of Frederick Dorothy G. Barrett Grubbs Studio Tration Pierre Clairgeon Paris Raymond Caultier Institute of Technical Sciences Germany Franz Popel Stuttgart Institute of Technology Franz Schmitz- Lender Niers Sanitary Distreit Hermann Schulz- Felkenhein Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dusseldorf Arthur Key Hollywood Column Marty Pierre Chenal Sorbonne Peru Leggett Beller Valivos Naomi V. Owens Barnett Dial Berryville Ave AERO Winchester's Shopping Center Frank E. Cooper Frank Eugene Cooper USN Box Winchester U. S. Naval Training Center San Diego Calif Cooper Naval Service Julian A. Everly Penney’s Congoleum Congo J. C. Penney Co., Inc
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