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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1952

Page

8

Weekend Visit By Miss Barry At Barry Home

Miss Jane Barry of Mary Washington College Fredericksburg arrives for a weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs W P Barry. She accompanies her roommate Miss Janet Young of Wilson North Carolina. Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R plans 2 30 pm meeting at Montmorence Farms near Upperville hosted by Mrs Thomas Blascock.

Jane Barry Mary Washington College Fredericksburg W. P. Barry Janet Young Wilson, N. C Fort Loudoun D A. R Thomas Blascock Montmorence Farms Upperville

Mrs Yeakly Visits Harrisonburg Hostess

Mrs. Fred Yeakly departed yesterday morning for Harrisonburg to be the guest of Mrs. Marvin DSwit ger at her home there.

Fred Yeakly Harrisonburg Marvin Dswitger

Century Club to Meet at 4 PM Tuesday

Mrs Randolph T Shields hosts the Century Club meeting at 318 West Cork Street at 4 o clock Tuesday afternoon. Miss Frances will host and Mrs Leslie will read a paper titled Medical History of Winchester.

Century Club Randolph T. Shields Frances W. Cork St Leslie Winchester

Births and Christenings Reported in Richmond Area

Mr and Mrs Morton H F Lancaster of Richmond welcome a daughter Martha Jean born October 17 at Stuart Circle Hospital. Mrs Lancaster is the former Miss Jean Butler, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert R Butler. Veronica Sue Allamong Brenda Louise Williams and Boyd Leonard Pitcock were christened at John's Lutheran Church Mt Williams. Four generations were present. Veronica is the granddaughter of Mrs Carson Allamong and Mr J S White. Brenda Louise Williams and Boyd Pitcock are great grandchildren of Mrs Fannie Williams.

Morton HF. Lancaster Richmond Martha Jean Stuart Circle Hospital Lancaster Jean Butler Robert R. Butler Veronica Sue Allamong James Allamong Brenda Louise Williams Alfred Williams Boyd Leonard Pit Henkle , Jr John's Lutheran Church Mt Williams EB. B. Smith Carson Allamong J. S. White Willams Boyd Leonard Pitcock Fannie Williams Mt. Williams Roland Reed Reutlinger, Jr Washington, D. C Lynn Rogers Doctor's Hospital

Braddock Street Church Class Sets Tuesday Meeting

Comrade Bible Class of Braddock Street Methodist Church plans its regular business and social meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the church large assembly room with class officers hosting. Mrs Yeakley hospital patient and birth of Lynn Rogers Reutlinger noted.

W. R. Prince Comrade Argaret Collins Denny Braddock Street Methodist Church J. W. Rosenberger Comrade Bible BCE

Calendar of events in Madison city listings

October 27 events include Madison Lodge McKinley Chapter Eastern Star at City Hall plus Municipal Band at Rouss Hall. National Council of Catholic Women meets at Sacred Heart Church. October 28 Lions Club lunch at George Washington Hotel. Century Club with Mrs Shields at 318 W Cork St. Moose Club and Rebekah Lodge gatherings. Alcoholics Anonymous at Friendship Fire Hall.

Madison Lodge McKinley Eastern Star City Hall Rouss Hall National Council of Catholic Women Sacred Heart Church Lions Club George Ashington Hotel Century Club

Local couple marks 60th wedding anniversary

Mr and Mrs Samuel R Hurst hosted a Monday evening gathering for Mr and Mrs Robert Owen Fitch to celebrate their 60th anniversary. The couple wed October 20 1892 in Mt Sterling Kentucky and have lived in Frederick County 23 years. Their son Robert Fitch of Modesto California and relatives in California attended along with Betty June Hurst and Nancy Hurst who were home from Ridgewood New Jersey and Duke University.

Samuel R. Hurst Robert Owen Fitch Mt. Sterling Charles Trumbo New York City Fitch Frederick County Robert Fitch Modesto Calif Betty June Hurst Ridgewood N. J Nancy Hurst Duke University

Births Reported in October for Three Families

October births list a girl for Mr and Mrs Otto LeMarr Middletown with Mrs LeMarr formerly Lorraine Booker. A girl for Mr and Mrs Meredith Himelwright Frederick Maryland with Mrs Himelwright formerly Colle Campbell. A girl for Mr and Mrs Wesley Washburn Romney West Virginia with Mrs Washburn formerly Juanita Cox.

Myr Otto LeMarr Middletown LeMarr Lorraine Booker Meredith Himelwright Frederick, Md Himelwright Colle Campbell Wesley Washburn Romney W. Va Washburn Juanita Cox

Bufflick Road Family News Ties Frolics to Navy Duty

Bufflick Road reports Bobby Huffman is now stationed with a Navy Patrol Squadron in Japan. Dr. R. R. Sartelle and Doris of Winchester visit his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Rosenberger. On Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robertson and son of Leesburg called on Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Cowger. Burley Turner family visited Mr. and Mrs Earl Borrer near Macedonia. Mrs. Roy Miller and daughters Dolores and Shelva Jean visited Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Earle. The Furman Combs home near White Post hosted a Sunday visit by a local family.

Earl Borrer Macedonia Roy Miller Dolores Shelva Jean Floyd Earle Burley Turner Furman Combs White Post

Forty and Eight To Sponsor Two Halloween Dances

At a Thursday meeting the Forty and Eight announced two Halloween dances at 9 30 p m The white teens square dance will be at the Armory with Shorty Billmeyer and the Boys The colored teens dance will be at the Douglas School with Rusty Mason and his orchestra James Shirley chairs the dance committee and Kenneth Patton asks for many Forty and Eight members as chaperones Committees reported include circus and locomotive with a permanent engine committee to be formed.

Forty and Eight Legion Home Armory Shorty Billmeyer Douglas School Rusty Mason Forty and Fight James Shirley Chef de Gare Kenneth Patton Circus Committee Locomotive

Word Focus Lesson by W. L. Gordon on Compunctious Usage

English lesson outlines common misuses and mispronunciations with notes on words often confused. It cites compunctious and contrite as examples and urges daily vocabulary growth through repeated practice.

Modern Etiquette Q and A on dining and titles

A Q and A on who orders at meals with guests and how to sign registrations. It advises letting a guest order first when dining with a man, but the host orders for both when dining with a woman. It also covers hotel registration naming and respectful forms for women doctors or dentists.

Charles J. Adams Betty Adams Doctor Graves

Fast Ride Through Indiana Aids Life Saving Blood Transfer

Lewis G. Sharps of Peru Indiana drove a 137 mile round trip from Logansport to Fort Wayne and back in two hours at high speed to donate blood for his niece Mrs Katherine Sheare of Winamac Indiana. Police escorted part of the journey and doctors credit the drive with saving her life. She is recovering in Logansport hospital.

Logansport Ind Peru Ft. Wayne Lewis G. Sharps Sharps Katherine Sheare Winamac

Cooking's Fun By Cecily Brownstone

Sunday dinner menu features roast leg of lamb mint sauce browned potatoes lima beans and celery bread and butter peach caramel ice cream. Recipe for starved dish follows with peach caramel and cream ingredients and method to freeze and finish dessert.

School Plans Usher Training For Church Services

In Wichita Kansas the University of Wichita and the Wichita Council of Churches plan a three night course for church ushers from October 29 to 31. The program aims to teach techniques of reverent and skillful audience management for services and weddings.

Wichita Kan University of Wichita Wichita Council of Churches

Secrets of Charm Fashion Guide by Powers

The article advises coordinating gowns with personal personality to look and feel pampered at galas. It outlines dress ideas for four archetypes a fragile damsel a sophisticate a dramatic type and a distinguished woman with specific fabrics colors and silhouettes and notes the impact of styling for a memorable black tie impression.

Your Beauty Diet booklet offers safe menu patterns

No matter what your weight problem you can gain lose or stay the same with a laboratory tested diet plan suitable for the whole family. The booklet promotes a sane eating pattern not starvation and promises meals that need no extra planning. Send 10c and a self addressed stamped envelope to Secrets of Charm in care of National Newspaper Service Box 305 Michigan City Indiana.

Secrets of Charm National Newspaper Service Michigan City Indiana

Death Cheats Centenary Celebration in Whiskey Gap

Mrs. Marie Louise Berezsy died two days before her 100th birthday after a death in Death Cheats Centenary Celebration in Whiskey Gap. She had outlived seven of her twelve children.

Whiskey Gap Canada Marie Louise Berezsy

Accidents Surpass Disease as Leading Cause of Child Deaths

New York report shows about 6 000 children aged 5 to 14 die yearly in accidents, nearly double deaths from leukemia and other cancers. Motor vehicle crashes cause 39 percent of fatalities. drownings 30 percent, burns 45 deaths, firearms 23, and falls 17, with most victims being boys.

New York N. Y Metropolitan Life Insurance Company United States

Emphasis on Reducing Vehicle Accidents in Recreation

The article stresses reducing motor vehicle accidents and fatalities from recreational activities and notes accidents are the leading cause of death among children, mostly preventable.

Origin of the phrase as busy as a cranberry merchant

The exact origin of the saying is not recorded but it likely stems from the cranberry harvest's seasonal nature. Cranberries must be gathered and sold within a limited period, prompting a flurry of activity for merchants during harvest.

Sadist Sought In Kidnapping Of Coed In Downtown LA

Police sought a suspect described as a 35 year old, about 6 feet 10 inches tall, 175 pounds, accused by a 17 year old Compton College coed of kidnapping and raping her and leaving her in a restroom at Pershing Square. Investigators said she was drugged with chloroform or ether and had X marks scratched on her body.

Los Angeles Downtow Pershing Square Joan Leila Burris Compton College

Also Mentioned on This Page

Miss Barry Renners Renner William Renner Edward Brill Gene Dicks Monte Gene Dicks Lehring J. Steele Mrs. Yeakly Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster Mrs. Wilkins Home Jack Wilkins Holmes Yeakley Reutlinger, Jr Brooks’ Pharmacy Bobbie Conrad Mrs. Hurst Bufflick Road James Russell W. L. Gordon Roberto Lee Huntsberrys Cecily Brownstone John Robert Powers Fort Knox Jergen’s Gaunt’'S Drug Store Elsie-Kay Braddock St Lovett Bros N. Levdoun Sadist the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation the Food Center Loudoun N. Cameron Excellent Prices Ae Publishing Co., Inc N. Braddock St Norge Webber Cameron India China Cather’s Department Store Timberlake Westinghouse BaroAin Price Deeg Meat Ano Anderson
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