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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1960

Page

6

Mardi Gras Rush Party Held by Beta Sigma Phi

The Beta Sigma Phi sorority hosted a Mardi Gras rush event at the War Memorial Building for members and guests. Prizes went to Mrs. George Griffith for best costume and to Mrs. James Tubbesing for the section prize. other winners included Mrs. Donald Smith and Mrs. John Blackburn. A gypsy fortune teller, Mrs. Boyd Headley Jr., provided entertainment.

Beta Sigma Phi Sorority War Memorial Building George Griffith James Tubbesing Doald Smith John Blackburn William Goforth Boyd Headley, Jr Donald Smith Lewis Hodgson Steven Culbert Lester Simmons James Finan G. T. Griffith June Whitmore

Please Phone Your Social Items To Nanty Pennypacker

Readable social note asks readers to call Nanty Pennypacker in Missouri to share social items. Contact number MO 2-3878 provided for submissions.

Nanty Pennypacker

Braddock Street Choirs Present Hymn Service on Sunday

The four choirs under Mrs. Gilbert Tillotson will lead an 11 o clock Hymn Service interpreting The Apostles Creed in the Sanctuary. There will be no 8:30 a.m. service in the Chapel, which resumes October 30. Dr William F Quillian will speak at Laymen's Day on October 30 at both 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services.

Braddock Street Methodist Church Carolers Crusaders Charles Wesley Sanctuary Gilbert Tillotson William F. Quillian Randolph - Macon College Lynchburg Virginia

Glen Burnie Club Holds Meeting and Upcoming Events

The Glen Burnie Garden Club met at Mrs. Mau rice Trenary's home with advisors Mrs. French Lee and Mrs. Charles Snider. Officers to be elected at the October Round Hill Rutitan Club meeting on Oct 27 at 7 p.m. at the Round Hill Community Center.

Glen Burnie Club Glen Burnie Round Hill Ruritan Club Round Hill Community Center

Calendar of events listings for Shawnee and area

October 22 events include Shawnee Fire Co Auxiliary rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Hospital Auxiliary rummage sale at Episcopal Parish Hall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. October 24 schedule features Stonewall PTA at 7:30 p.m. Madison Lodge and McKinley Chapter Eastern Star at 8 p.m. plus Duplicate Bridge at George Washington Hotel.

Shawnee Fire Co Episcopal Parish Hall Stonewall Pta Madison Lodge McKinley Chapter Eastern Star City Hall George Washington Hotel

Revival Series At First Brethren Church

The First Brethren Church on Berryville Avenue begins a week long revival series starting Sunday at 9 45 a m with nightly services at 7 30 o clock and a closing service October 30 Dr Russell D Barnard secretary of the Foreign Missionary Society of the Brethren Church leads the meetings Pre prayer services start at 7 and special music will highlight each service Pastor Paul Dick invites the public to attend all week long at 7 30 p m

First Brethren Church Berryville Avenue Russell D. Barnard Foreign Missionary Society of the Brethren Church

Births Reported for Four Families in Local Homes

Birth notices announce a girl for Mr and Mrs Woodrow Harper of 407 Jefferson Street, mother Kathleen Parallee Diskins. a boy for Mr and Mrs E Wayne Funkhouser of 224 Boyd Avenue, mother Bernadine Lor etta Bosley, named Mitchell Wayne. A girl is recorded for Mr and Mrs Glenn A Hawkins of Star Tannery, mother Rosemary Vivian Wests. A girl is born to Mr and Mrs Sylvester Hamilton Brisco of White Post, mother Mary Elizabeth Tibbs.

Woodrow Harper Jefferson St Harper Kathleen Parallee Diskins E. Wayne Funkhouser Boyd Ave Mitchell Wayne Funkhouser Bernadine Loretta Bosley Glenn A. Hawkins Star Tannery Hawkins Rosemary Vivian Wests Sylvester Hamilton Brisco White Post

Comrade Bible Class Announces Devotional Service Leader

Mrs Virginia B Gregory will lead the devotional service at Braddock Street Church Chapel at 9 45 tomorrow morning. Mrs J W Rosenberger will teach the lesson.

Virginia B. Gregory Braddock Street J. W. Rosenberger

Comrade Bible Class Business Meeting Tonight

The regular business and social meeting of the Comrade Bible Class is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Fellowship Hall of Braddock Street Church Educational Building. Group 5 led by Mrs Joseph Williams will host. Members are asked to note the time change.

Good Friend Evangelical, United Brethren Church Walter Bush Kerr St Valley Carper Comrade Bible Braddock Street Church Joseph Williams

Births and milestones announced in local notices

MR AND MRS CALVIN MATTHEW BENNETT of Rawson WV greet twins Mark Kevin and Matthew Brian born Oct 17 at Winchester Memorial Hospital. FRANKLIN FUNKHOUSER and BETTY LOUISE BOYD welcomed Amanda Sue born Oct 20 at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Baptisms conducted at First Presbyterian Church for Simmons and Crisman children and Nancy Lawrence. Dr Louise Robertson among 29 Virginia licensed physicians. Miss Deloris Day, 1959 Apple Blossom Princess, in Shepherd College Homecoming Court. Fretwell Jr elected to Pi Mu Epsilon at University of Richmond. Fray to attend Charlottesville wedding. Crutchfield and Birdsong wed. Catherine Scott Crisman born Oct 19 in Richmond Memorial Hospital. Keyser and family return to Wilmington after visit. Simmons of Arlington to spend next week at Long Meadows Cedar Creek Grade.

Calvin Matthew Bennett Rawson W. Va Mark Kevin Matthew Brian Winchester Memorial Hospital Bennett Betty Lou Boyd Franklin K. Funkhouser Mt. Jackson Amanda Sue First Presbyterian Church Christopher Walter Simmons James Lucien Simmons, Jr James L. Simmons Mark Frederick Critman Richard Crisman Nancy Durand Lawrence William H. Lawrence III Deloris Day Shepherd College Homcoming Shepherd Miss Day J. Edgar Day Shep J. Curtis Fray Joseph B. Fray Marshall Crisman Richmond Catherine Scott Richmond Memorial Hospital

Labor Camp Chapel Dedication Set in Winchester

The Winchester Migratory Inter-Denominational Chapel at the Labor Camp on Fairmont Ave will be dedicated Monday at 7:30 p.m. Rev. J. A. Carter is pastor. Mrs. L. M. Allen will welcome guests, and Rev. Ronald Clark will lead a week of services each evening next week.

Winchester Fairmont Ave J. A. Carter L. M. Allen Ronald Clark

Musical Service At John Mann Methodist Church

A musical service titled Praise God with Music will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at the John Mann Methodist Church. The Shenandoah Choral Society and the local church choir will lead the singing and the service is open to the public.

John Mann Methodist Church Shenandoah Choral Society

Truman Swings Campaign Into Louisiana

Former President Harry S. Truman campaigns into Louisiana after addressing a large Alabama rally. He blasted Vice President Richard Nixon as unprincipled and inconsistent, saying Nixon votes one way and talks another, drawing loud audience approval from about 10 000 demonstrators in Decatur.

Decatur Ala Harry S. Truman Louisiana Alabama Richard M. Nixon Truman Nixon

Nine to Attend Virginia Restaurant Association Convention

Nine local members of the Virginia Restaurant Association will attend the annual convention November 1 to 3 at Hotel Roanoke. The meeting will focus on business aspects of food service management from interior decoration to cost cutting and employee efficiency.

Virginia Restaurant Association Virginia Restaurant Assn Virginia Hotel - Motel Restaurant Federation Roanoke Hetzel A. Lewis Hershey Restaurant C. F. Schenck Schenck Food Co Robert Boyce Amherst Diner Bob” Bartley Traingle Ronald Keller Keller's Restaurant Lee Miller Miller Brothers Sid Veasy Virginia Gentleman Neil Chickle Elms Motel James Sempeles Charcoal Hearth

Headley Set To Portray David Slater In Moon Is Blue

Boyd Headley plays the debonaire David Slater in Bark Mill’s Moon Is Blue opening Oct 31. Slater’s manipulation and charm test an innocent girl’s trust as he mentors her through a “protective” illusion. Headley is a familiar Winchester leading man with recent roles in The Gioconda Smile Jane and The Reluctant Debutante. Tickets for opening night through Beta Sigma Phi chapters are available via Mrs. Moore Headley and Mrs. Nixon, or at Shenval Music and O Connell Air Conditioning for Tue–Sat performances.

Boyd Headley David Slater Little Theater Bark Mill Winchester Mr. Headley Beta Sigma Phi M. H. Moore M. S. Headley Elmer Nixon

Zoning Board Grants Two Petitions Denies One

The Zoning Board of Appeals approved two requests and denied one at its first session. L. W. Williams won approval to erect a new residence at Handley Ave and Jefferson St. H. L. Sirbaugh received permission to add a carport at 1049 Orchard Ave. Edgar Largent’s plan to add a south side extension at 233 Opequon Ave. was denied. All three involved space allotments.

Zoning Board of Appeals L. W. Williams Handley Ave Jefferson St H .L. Sirbaugh Orchard Ave Edgar Largent Opequon Ave

Lesson in English By W. L. Gordon

W L Gordon presents a daily English lesson covering commonly misused words mispronunciations and correct spellings. The piece focuses on usage notes pronunciation guidance and a vocabulary word culinary with example sentence.

W. L. Gordon

Dear Abby column letters on family and health concerns

A reader seeks help locating a long‑lost daughter from a 27 year lapse. A second writer objects to Abby’s take on obesity and glandular disorders. A third asks how to handle a grandson who destroys cars bought for him.

Abby

Modern Etiquette In Office Weddings And Social Rules

Q and A style on inviting an employer to a wedding. If the relationship is strictly business, do not invite. if they are friends and he shows interest, inviting is proper. A hostess need not provide new bridge cards if old ones are clean. otherwise yes. Women in choir robes should never wear corsages.

Reds Clear Church Ruins for Street

East Berlin authorities will clear away the ruins of St Peter's Lutheran Church to make way for a new street. The East Berlin paper BZ AM Abend says church authorities consented and archaeologists will study the site where churches have stood for 800 years, the last built in 1847 and bombed in World War II.

Berlin St. Peter’s Lutheran East Berlin BZ AM Abend

Dear Grandmother Advice on Grandchild Gifts

A writer urges a grandmother to stop giving money for a car and suggests Junior should earn it. A confidential note targets Linda calling a graduate of a risqué romance school, warning Abby’s pamphlet offer to teens. The piece reads like a playful, cautionary advice column with gossip tone.

Junior Linda School of Romance

Also Mentioned on This Page

News For Women Round Hill Raritan Round Hill Methodist Youth Fellowship Gene Burkhart Kiwanis Ridgeway S.S Brethren Church Bible Class Louise Wilkes Robertson Archibald Robertson Bedford This City Jack Wilson Fretwell, Jr Jack Fretwell Pi Mu Epsilon Ematics Fraternity University of Richmond George Keyser Frank Keyser Ann Wilmington Dela Lohn Clevenger Morningside Drive William David Simmons Arlington Long Meadows Cedar Creek U. S Philip W. Bonsal Cuba State Department Labor Camp John Mann Lic Tussy Gaunt’s Drug Store Stonewall Parent - Teachers Association Leige Belgium Headley Moon Is Blue Slater Shenval Music O’connel Intercommunity Concert Association Sheaval Music Co W. Boscawen St Dear Abby Abigail van Buren Dear “Goot Roberta Lee Christmas Club Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Cather Middleway Charles Town Frigidaire General Motors Northern Virginia Power CO Berryville Strasburg Front Royal Luray
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