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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1962
Page
8
The Red Cross will start its Home Nursing Instruction Course on Monday at 7 p.m. Classes are held at James Wood High School. For more information contact the Red Cross Chapter House.
The Chestnut Grove Church official board will meet at the church tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Congregation members are urged to attend.
Round Hill Ruritan Club at the Round Hill Community Center elected Woody Winans as president for the coming year. Earl Cather was chosen vice president with Linwood Newbr ough as secretary and Harold Cooper as treasurer. Douglas Clevenger joined the Board of Directors for a three year term. Elmer Lauck was nominated for Lt Governor of the Rappahannock District. The meeting featured a film on the pony round up and sale on Chincoteague Island by Carson Dettra. Rappahannock District Convention will be at the Lee Jackson Restaurant on Nov 28 at 9 a.m. All members invited.
Officials remind volunteers the Winchester Community Concert Association will host a kickoff dinner Monday at 7 30 p m in the George Washington Hotel. Harold M Welch will speak as the key presenter and memberships run Oct 29 for one week only.
Calendar of events shows a Doe Club rummage sale at 107 Loudoun Street and another sale at 26 South Braddock Street by the Market Street WSCS. Also listed are a Red Feather Rally at Baptist Youth Center, Winchester Day Nursery board meeting, and a Duplicate Bridge session at George Washington Hotel with times in late October.
The Winchester Frederick Community Chest fundraiser features a 3 30 p m rally by Christian Youth at the Baptist Youth Center North Washington Street between Amherst and Piccadilly. Homer Alberti Jr chairs as eight Chest agencies are discussed and a Red Feather Services collection is taken. A film titled Twentieth Century portraying the Seattle World's Fair will be shown.
The Duplicate Bridge event at the George Washington Hotel produced two ties for second and fourth place. Winners were Mr. and Mrs. John Glover for first. tied for second were Mrs. Irvan O’Connell with Mrs. Walter Feaga and Mrs. Grace Roberts with Mrs. S. H. Reaves. A separate four way tie for fourth included Mrs. Jane Bull, Mrs. Robert Osth, Mrs. Claude Smalts, and Mrs. Robert Giffin. The game is open to players each Friday at 7 30 p.m.
Revival services will be held nightly at Little Mountain Methodist Church beginning Sunday at 7 30 p m The Rev Charles H Harless pastor will preach and there will be special music each evening.
Woburn Abbey, home of the Duke of Bedford, is England’s most visited stately home drawing about 350000 tourists yearly. It features a zoo, merry go round, slot machines, a miniature golf course and paddle boats on fourteen lakes.
A surprise shower on October 17 at Mrs. Shelby Hodgson the home honored Mrs Frances Fortune and Mrs Harriet Donica with help from Mrs Brenda Line and Miss Pat Parker. Attendees included numerous local residents and relatives.
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Marion E. Hummer of 1507 Margaret Drive on their 6th wedding anniversary. They wed Oct 27 1956 in Hagerstown Maryland by Rev. George R. Lanner. Mrs. Hummer formerly Grace F. Royston. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. White of Route 2 Middle Town on their 17th wedding anniversary. They wed Oct 27 1945 in Winchester by Rev. John Teter at the Methodist Parsonage. They have five children Michael Patricia Kathy Barry and Gary. Mrs. White is formerly Edna Blackburn.
Gail Davis nine, Brownie Scout Troop 79, donates a dime from her allowance to the Winchester-Frederick County Community Chest. The Brakeblok Division of the American Brakeshoe Company presents a $4,200 check, as campaign chairman Robert J. Schmitt notes the value of small gifts and corporate concern for welfare.
Mrs Whitacre is the former Miss Anna Oates and seven children. Mr and Mrs Fred M Kerns Gainesboro celebrate 22 years since marrying Oct 28 1940 in Winchester First Baptist. Mrs Kerns is Mary Backenstoss from Mechanicsburg Pa. They have Eugene M Kerns of Kernstown. Mr and Mrs Herbert J Pope Gainesboro Pike celebrate six years since Oct 27 1956 in Winchester. They have two children Ronald and Kimberly. Mr and Mrs Howard W Cain Greenwood Heights celebrate 30 years since Oct 27 1932 in Berryville. Mrs Cain is Gladys Grady. They have sons Ronald W, Sharon, Bonnie Sue and two grandchildren.
Mr and Mrs Harold L Sibert of 510 Cather Ave observe their 16th anniversary marking their 1946 Montague Avenue Methodist Church marriage by Rev John Teter. Mrs Sibert is the former Marguerite Rogers. Mr and Mrs Delbert Whitacre of Gore mark their 34th anniversary, married in Winchester on Oct 27.
Birth notices list a boy for Mr and Mrs Harvey Grayson Poston in Berryville named Mitchell Scott. A boy for Mr and Mrs Richard Dovel in Loudoun Street named Randall Haven. A girl for Mr and Mrs John Ray of Romney named Carolyn Ann. A girl for Mr and Mrs Jackie Whitacre Route 1 named Sandra Ray. A girl for Mr and Mrs Garland Legg Stephens City named Elizabeth Marie. A boy for Mr and Mrs John Shields Stephens City named Kirk Vincent. A birth is recorded for Mr and Mrs John Henry Williams at 410 North Loudoun Street.
Proceeds from the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority production of the Money Saucer enabled a $200 donation to the Rehabilitation Center. The check was presented to Robert McNally, treasurer, by Mrs. June Whitmore on behalf of the sorority.
Mrs Williams former Miss Ruby Anne Shelburn to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Franklin McKee Siler Route a boy Kenneth Franklin Jr Mrs McKee former Miss Nancy Lee Whitehill to Mr and Mrs Joseph Baker Tapscott Bluemont a girl Mrs Tapscott former Miss Margaret Evelyn Allder to Mr and Mrs Elias Gilbert Anderson Middletown a girl Mrs Anderson former Miss Audrey Lucille Wolford
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