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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1948

Page

10

Stephens City shower honors newlyweds Rickard couple

Mrs Roy Rickard hosted a miscellaneous shower at her Stephens City home for Mr and Mrs R G Sonny Rickard who recently married. Attendees included families and friends from Stephens City Strasburg Toms Brook Winchester and other nearby areas.

Roy Rickard Stephens City R. G Sonny) Rickard Glen Rickard Boyd Stickley Doris Stickley Annie Swartz Strasburg Harold Teets Sarah Shyrock Paul Shifflett Glen Ray Eddie Adam Smith Pauline Winston Huffman Kitty Lou Raymond Hollar Mary Warren Lasscock Skippy Cecil Oe Ray White Jack Rickard Marjorie Jackie Orville Bloom Pearl Jones Udell Long Lynette John Lineburg Daisy Landacre Winchester Roy F. Rickard John Gardner Rickard Keller

Official visit of Great Pocahontas of Virginia to Pocahontas council

Minnehaha Council No. 1 hosts Great Pocahontas of Virginia for an official visit. State officers introduced by council deputy Mrs. Anna Boxwell and several officers from Norfolk Richmond Winchester Alexandria Martinsburg attend. Meeting led by Mrs. Cora Robertson. Talks by state officers and local members. Refreshments served at Mrs. Virginia Brumback’s home after the gathering.

Minnehaha Council No Order of Redmen Virginia Pocahontas Anna Boxwell Mary Staylor Norfolk Louise Dunnington Richmond Wenonah Cecilia Hosking Virginia Brumback Winchester Helen

Plenamines Multi Vitamin Capsule Ad at Brooks Pharmacy

An old newspaper ad promotes Plenamines multi vitamin capsules with liver concentrate and iron. The offer highlights two capsules daily to meet daily vitamin requirements and lists Brooks Pharmacy phone line Ph. 646 for purchase.

Brooks’ Pharmacy

Married couple settling in Strasburg after southern wedding trip

Mrs. Floyd Haines formerly Miss Irene Hawkins daughter of Mrs John Owen Hawkins and the late Mr Hawkins of McGaheysville Va married Oct 9 to Floyd Haines son of Mr and Mrs William C Haines. They reside in Strasburg where Mr Haines works for the First National Bank.

Floyd Haines Irene Hawkins John Owen Hawkins Mr. Hawkins McGaheysville William C Haines Strasburg Haines First National Bank

Calendar of events for October evenings

October events list including Grace Lutheran mission study class at 7 30 p m in the Sunday school room Boyce Alcoholics Anonymous at 7 30 p m in the parish hall 8 p m Men s Fellowship at Vernon Unger home with musical program Friday features 2 30 p m Friday Bridge at Mrs Lewis Hyde and 8 p m Woodmen of the World gathering

Grace Lutheran Women of the Church Boyce Alcoholics Anonymous Boyce Parish Hall Vernon Unger Lewis Hyde

Richmond convention selects suffragan bishop

Mr. Paul Rosenberger and Rev. James Roe attended a special diocese of Virginia convention in Richmond on Tuesday and Wednesday to elect a suffragan bishop. Ladies Aid of Timber Ridge church plans a chicken oyster and country ham dinner at A. C. Oates Packing shed in High View starting 5 p.m. Oct. 30 with an auction of articles.

Richmond Paul Rosenberger James Roe Diocese of Virginia Ladies Aid High View Timber Ridge A. C. Oates

Human Figure in Child Art Exhibition in Handley High Gallery

The exhibition runs through Nov 1 at Handley High school gallery in Richmond children’s art. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts sends the show and it targets parents of pupils. open during school hours and Saturday mornings.

Richmond Handley High School Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Etiquette Q A on dining and wedding gifts

Roberta Lee answers readers on finger foods at informal meals and when to send wedding gifts. She advises matching the hostess and sending gifts ten days to two weeks before the wedding for timely acknowledgments.

Winchester concert highlights Romantic to Wagner program

The National Symphony under Hans Kindler presents a varied program featuring Frescobaldi Toccata, Schubert Unfinished Symphony in B minor, Smetana The Moldau, Wagner Vorspiel and Liebestod, Khachaturian dances, and Berlioz Rakoczy March. Winchester Exchange Club sponsors to aid Winchester and Frederick County Community Chest.

Frescobaldi Franz Schubert Winchester Schubert Bedrich Smetana Franz Liszt Khachaturian Hector Berlioz Berlioz Rimsky Korsakoff National Symphony Hans Kindler Winchester Exchange Club Frederick County Community Chest

Women's Civic League Calendar of November Special Groups

The Women's Civic League announces a free November calendar of special interest groups in Winchester. Programs include interior decorating, art appreciation, public speaking, dress design, literature appreciation with guest speaker, civic and international affairs, music appreciation, and Bible study. Meetings occur at Handley library, private homes, and community rooms with various leaders. A mailed calendar option costs 50 cents.

Women’s Civic League Winchester League Lucille Seal N. Cameron St Albert Oot Irene Kolar Handley Library Eugene Cooper Dorothy Hawthorne Richard Lewis Marjorie Davies A. C. Halvosa Valley Ave Leon Slavin Sam Preston W. Leceister St Garland Quarles M. B. Clowe Jr Homer Alberti Ronald Wilson N- Braddock St Jesse Hall Robert Lozier S. Washington St Dorothy Tillotson R. C. Evans George Heitz Edward Capper Evans F. B. Oglesby C. R. Anderson Jay Lowden

Heidelberg Man Lived During Ice Age Interglacial Phase

Anthropologists estimate Heidelberg man inhabited the second interglacial period around 250000 years ago based on fossil evidence and geological context. The finding suggests early human activity in a climate warmer than the preceding glacial period.

Heidelberg

Discoverer of DDT Receives 1948 Nobel Prize

In Stockholm on October 28 1948 Dr Paul Mueller of Basel Switzerland was named Nobel prize winner for medicine for humanitarian services. He will receive about 44000 dollars.

Stockholm Caroline Institute University of Medicine Paul Mueller Basel Switzerland

J R Jeter Dies at 71 in Richmond

John Richard Jeter 71 longtime assistant clerk of the Virginia State Senate died last night in a Richmond hospital. Funeral services are 2 p m Friday at Joseph W Bliley funeral home burial in Forest Lawn cemetery Richmond.

Richmond John Richard Jeter Virginia State Senate Joseph W. Bliley Forest Lawn Cemetery

Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon

Language tips on avoiding misused phrases and mispronunciations. Notes include a sample word study on amatory meaning related to love and example sentences. Readers are guided to prefer concise phrasing such as If the weather is favorable over In the event that the weather is favorable.

Winches ter pattern 4906 for easy sewn women’s suit

Masculine verdict aside, pattern 4906 offers an easy to sew jacket and flare skirt two piece suit in Jr Miss sizes 11 through 17. Includes illustrated instructions and requires 3 yards of 54 inch fabric for size 13. Send 25 cents to Pattern Dept New York with name address and size.

Patern Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y Anne Adams

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