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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1949

Page

8

Miss Winnifred Ward Weds in Honolulu Ceremony

Miss Winnifred Ward, daughter of the late James Ward of Capon Bridge, marries Mr. William P. Bolinder in Honolulu. The bride, a former Winchester and Washington staffer, wore a white dress with a pink orchid. The groom, from Vastergotland, Sweden, works for the Oahu Credit Bureau in Honolulu after studying in Lundsberg and Europe.

William P. Myers Saete James Aiariee Ward Capon Bridge W. Va J T. T. Offutt Bolinder Ft. Loudoun Seminary Winchester Shenandoah Music College Dayton Washington Honolulu Public Works Oe Mney Center Pear Har Hawaii Oahu Credit Bureau

Marie Reaves Engaged To Wed

Miss Marie Reaves is engaged to Henry W. Ritenour in a forthcoming wedding. The announcement notes her father is aul and Mrs. Maurice J. Grimm of Shawnee, with relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Johnson and two children of Phoebus. The wedding details are not fully clear due to damaged text.

Raymond Johnson Phoebus Ee Ee Wen Sm. Etter Maurice J. Grimm Shawnee

Calendar of Events Rummage Sales and Lodge Gatherings

Oct 21 7 p.m. rummage sale at the Cooper building sponsored by Quota club for Child Welfare. 8 p.m. Woodmen of the World event. Oct 22 10 a.m. rummage sale at the Cooper building followed by 8 p.m. Madison lodge. Municipal band at the ...

Cooper Building Quota Club Woodmen of

Civic League Honors Teachers And Nurses Tea at Barr home honors teachers and Winchester hospital staff nurses

The Women’s Civic League hosted a four to six tea at Mrs. Herman S. Barr’s Washington Street home with 103 signatures in the guest book. Guests included Mrs. W. W. Beattie and league officers as well as school staff and neighbors.

Women’s Civic League Winchester Hi Herman S. Barr Washington St Robert D. Glaize W. W. Beattie League Gordon Mackie Virgil Strader Suzanne Barr Irvan T. O’connell E. G. Rusk

DeHaven-Fogle Wedding Told in Hagerstown Md

Miss Louise Fogle daughter of Mr and Mrs G B Fogle of 235 Millwood Ave and Mr Wayne DeHaven son of Mr P A De Haven and the late Mrs DeHaven of Martinsburg Pike were married Saturday afternoon in Hagerstown Md Norman Trott performed the double ring ceremony Mr and Mrs George Boyd were the only attendants The couple will live at 410 8 Loudoun St others on the page note church events visits and expected guests tied to Episcopal church events and local social notices.

Louise Fogle G. B. Fogle Millwood Ave Wayne DeHaven P. A. DeHaven DeHaven Martinsburg Pike Hagerstown Norman Trott George Boyd Handley High School Hill's Toy and Novelty Store Miller’s Conoco N. Braddock St

Births and newborns announced in local notices

Oct 19 birth notices list a boy to Mr and Mrs Dwight Whitacre with the mother formerly Dorothy 60 and a boy to Mr and Mrs Henry Cline of Gerrardstown WV with the mother formerly Geraldine Fearnow. A North River Mills birth to Mr and Mrs Miller with the mother formerly Pauline.

Dwight Whitacre Whitacre Dorothy Henry Cline Dani Gerrardstown Cline Geraldine Fearnow North River Mills Miller Pauline

Local Social Roundup From Summit Point

Summit Point activity notes visits and family updates. Mrs Emmatt Stuart and Mrs Elea nor Conley and Mr Curtis Meade of White Post called on Mrs W W LaRue and Miss Delia LaRue. The Cheshire family spent the weekend in Shank West Virginia with Lloyd Timbroughs.

Summit Point Emmatt Stuart Eleanor Conley Curtis Meade White Post W. W. LaRue Delia LaRue Elwoood Cheshire Debby Shank W. Va Cheshire Lloyd Timbrook T. M. Shirley John Light Judith Ann Harry Light Jr Denzil Kackley Charles Berryville J. W Mabel Massey Edgar M. Arey Washington

Berryville Social Notes from October 20

Berryville residents share weekend visits and travels with neighbors in Washington Arlington Winchester Waynesboro and Staunton. Social rounds include guests from Amherst Standersville New York Endicott and Front Royal, plus family hospital stays and a wedding in Culpeper.

Society Notes Showcase East Coast Travels and Guests

Millwood social pages list Mr. and Mrs. Esten Randolph and son of St. Louis staying at George Washington hotel while visiting relatives in Millwood. Several Washington and Philadelphia guests visit, cruising club events in Gib son Island, and plans for Europe and England trips are noted along with confirmations and church notices.

Esten Randolph Esten Randolph Jr St. Louis George Washington Hotel Millwood

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

A compact excerpt lists common errors in usage and spelling with guidance. It urges careful word choice and vocabulary growth, defining illusive as deceiving by false show and providing example usage. The piece presents spelling pitfalls and a daily word study mindset.

W. L. Gordon

Modern Etiquette Question on Hospitality and Return

An unmarried woman living in a hotel should return hospitality from friends who have entertained her by treating them to dinner at a hotel or restaurant. The guidance notes that this reciprocal gesture is appropriate and polite.

Mar

Family News From Ingham and Nearby Towns

Ingham Alabama residents entertain relatives and visit kin across several states. Arlington hosts a son in law and daughters with a guest, while Middlesboro Kentucky sees Mrs. John Rhodes depart with granddaughter Claire Dexheimer after gatherings with kin. Other notices include dinners, birthdays, and visits from Sidney Briggs of Dallas and Mrs. Edgeton Chichester of Garden City Florida.

Ingham, Ala David H. Allen John Rhodes Claire Dexheimer John Winters Misses Powers Middlesboro, Ky

Petite Paris fashion for your little girl pattern 4977

Petite Paris fashion for your little girl features a princess style dress with a yoke and sleeve in one and a boxy jacket with pockets and a bow. Patern 4977 offered in sizes 2 4 6 8 with yardage details for dress and jacket. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams Winchester Star for pattern and instructions plus catalog offer.

Paris Anne Adams Winchester Star West 17Th St New York N. Y

Etiquette Qs On Guest Etiquette And Dancing

A reader asks if a guest should take a second helping at dinner and if a girl may refuse a man who wants to cut in while dancing. The article answers that guests should not hesitate to accept seconds, and that a girl may politely defer a dance by putting the would be partner off until the next dance. It notes the first major league baseball game televised as Brooklyn vs Cincinnati on August 26, 1939.

Brooklyn Cincinnati

Enlistments Reported From Winchester Martinsburg

October army enlistments include Lawrence F Shine and Holmes F Seal of Winchester. Martinsburg recruiting station lists twins Bertha and Hattie Leary sworn into the Women's Army Corps in Keyser. Texas leads in cotton production among states.

Lawrence F. Shine Holmes F. Seal Winchester Martinsburg Women’s Army Corps Bertha and Hattie Leary Keyser

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eMeal Marie Reaves Danahir Mares Marie Euto Henry W. Ritenour Johnsons Save Brooks Pharmacy Madison Lodge Municipal Civic League Honors Giles B. Cook Jr Front Royal Shenandoah County Bank and Trust Co Woodstock Giles B. Cook Dr. Cook George Washington University University of Virginia 8Th Air Force England U. S Willis Robertson Cook Wood Miss Whitlock Miss Winifred Whitlock Mrs. C. L. Whit Abe Berkshire DeHaven-Fogle Mrs. Taylor Henry R Or Walker Rappahannock Sophie Baker Frances Page Christ Episcopal Church W. A. Baxer Thornhill Manor John H. Guy Mountain Missions Earl Blackwell Leander Leigh Richmond Severn Nottingham Orange Virginia Woman's Auxiliary National Council of the Episcopal Church Christchurch Joseph Bragg Jr Brucetown John Ee Hary George D. Gray Kernstown Henry N. Roest Arlington Edmund H. Parry Jr McLean B. F. Arthur Jr Ely Bradfield Edwin B. Clevenger E. H. Jewell Tampa, Fla Vascn Berryville Social Notes E. J. Smith Lucille Smith Smithfield Farm Wickliffe Allan Noyes Amherst Mrs W.S. Powers Lula Shackleford Ira Smallwood Robert Lee Withers Walter Withers Waynesboro Holmes Withers Tommy Leigh L. H. Leigh T. M. Stephens the Missesoo Mae Castleman Frank Gibbs Standersville, Va Francis Castleman William Zarbock Emily McCormick H Whiting Edward P. Berlin Eddy Berlin Jimmy Berlin Blacksburg Ron Russell Kaplan C. Digges Jr Little Aan Barbara James Digges L. C. Kackley Digges Richmond Medical Center J. C. Digges Jr F. L. Ayler Culpeper Wayne Lewis Miss Ashby Griffin Malcolm Mitchell Mrs. Lewis Aylors F. L. Aylor Howard Cather Jules Bernd Neville Derflinger Front Royal Hospital Ethel Hereford Mrs. C. Richard Funk Jewel McDuffie Endicott, N. Y Ernest Woodworth Agnes Thompson Church St Stella D. Moore Windy Brae J. Riley Henson John D. Winter Ramsey Peyton Walter Nelson Charles Town Nelsons Berkeley Springs Gaunt Millwood Social Notes Mary Lewis Wayne Macpherson Ethel Wistar Philadelphia William Bell Watkins Annfield Chesa- Peake Bay Cruising Clubs of America Gibson Island Hugh Willoughby Hugh S. Willoughby Jr Florida Hellen Beatty Walter R. Kirner Kirner Mrs. Harper Houston Texas John B. Pitman Manhasset L. I B. O'F. Randolph Courtney Shands Karl Boy-Ed Vaida Boy Callander Europe William B. Watkins Vaida Roland G. Mitchell Jr John R. Beardall Jr Julia Duval Beverley New Amsterdam London Wag Boy-Ed Boy-Ec Switzerland Beardall Trieste Worcester Mediterranean G. Peyton Craighill Cunningham Chapel Emmanuel Chapel Boyce Frederick D. Goodwin Roberta Lee Jacob B. Childs Childs Holmes Childs Donald Regeden Oscar Cave Rice W. Levi Jr Cave Edward McC. Williams Sidney Briggs Dallas Briggs Williams Hodgson & Brown Hester, Va Lauries ENNA America Lovett Brothers N. Loudoun St Riva State The Union Junior the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Haldeman the Food Center N. Main St Heatwole Motor CO the Mighty Universal Lamp MC Smithfeld Ave St. Mary’s Cather’s Margaret O’brien Elizabeth Taylors Lacy Timberlake Olal Pennsylvania Uss Rayon Crepe Mademoiselle Margaret L. Hodgson HAT & Dress Shop
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