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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1948

Page

8

Winchester Dance Promises Youth Gala Event

The Women's Civic League sponsors a 9 p m November 26 youth dance at the Winchester Armory with music by Kenneth Windle. The event closes Handley football season and invites all local youths to attend in formal or informal dress. Funds from last year will support this year’s dance and hospitality chair Mrs. George Dieckman extends the invitation.

Women’s Civic League Winchester League Pie George Dieckman Winchester Armory Kenneth Windle Handley

Plenamines Multi Vitamin Capsule Offer

Brooks' Pharmacy promotes Plenamines multi vitamin capsules with liver concentrate and Tron. The advertisement claims two capsules daily meet daily vitamin requirements.

Brooks’ Pharmacy

Clarke and Lou doun water color contest in Purcellville

Winchester exhibitors join the Clarke and Loudoun counties water color contest and exhibit to be held at Purcellville library November fifth to seventh. Mrs Eugene Cooper displays two works including pork berries in an orange pitcher and old Capon chapel and Capon bridge.

Winchester Clarke Loudoun Purcellville Eugene Cooper Old Capon Chapel Capon Bridge Genevieve Hendricks Washington Inta Payneer Hendricks Blue Ridge Bluemont

Births Oct 27 Highlighted for Local Families

Birth notices report a boy born to Mr and Mrs Alvin Mellon Berryville with the mother formerly Helen Willingham. A girl to Mr and Mrs Thomas E Sommers Gore with Mary Avonhalt as the mother’s maiden name. A girl to Mr and Mrs Frank Palmer Romney WV with Mary Kuykendall as the mother’s maiden name. A boy to Mr and Mrs Charles F Jenkins Rt 1.

Alvin Mellon Berryville Mellon Helen Willingham Thomas E. Sommers. Gore Sommers Mary E. Avonhalt Frank Palmer Romney W. Va Palmer Mary Kuykendall Charles F. Jenkins Rt. 1

Mr and Mrs Muzzy to Leave Nov 1 for Fort Riley

Mr and Mrs Anthony J Muzzy of 13 Parkview Ave will depart Winchester on November 1 en route to Fort Riley Kansas where Mr Muzzy will rejoin the Army as a Captain. They will first visit her mother in Harrisonburg then his brother in Bay Shore N Y and his mother in Lynn Mass.

Anthony J. Muzzy Parkview Ave Winchester Ground General School Fort Riley Kansas Muzzy Army Harrisonburg Bay Shore N. Y Lynn Mass

Mr and Mrs Wright Return from Greece

Mr and Mrs Daniel Wright who spent about twelve years in Greece returned Wednesday for a short visit before heading to Florida. In Greece Mr Wright was associated with the Rockefeller Foundation and the couple are registered at the George Washington hotel.

Daniel Wright Greece Florida Wright Rockefeller Foundation George Washington Hotel

Allen Hensell Returns to Newark After Staying at George Washington

Allen M. Hensell, tied to the Winchester family, returns to Newark New Jersey where he has secured a position with an insurance company. He lodged at the George Washington hotel during his visit.

Allen Hensell N. J Allen M. Hensell Winchester Hensells Newark Mr. Hensell George Washington Hotel

Marriage of Louise Esther Marple to William Wallace Daniels

Mrs Thomas Marple of Bunker Hill announces the marriage of her daughter Louise Esther to William Wallace Daniels son of Mr and Mrs George Daniels of Gerardstown West Virginia. The ceremony was performed by Rev W A Ledford at the Bunker Hill Methodist Parsonage 2 PM October 3. Mr Daniels works with his father in orchard business.

Thomas Marple Bunker Hill Louise Esther William Wallace Daniels George Daniels Gerardstown W. Va W. A. Ledford Bunker Hill Methodist

Mrs Lamp Hostess To West Frederick HDC

The West Frederick HDC met at Mrs W H Lamp’s home with six members present. Miss Agnes Shirley gave a cake and basic mix demonstration. An all day meeting is set for Nov 26 at Mrs E E Fawcett’s home with clothing demonstration. Mrs Hamill Jones from Alexandria visited relatives on South Stewart Street.

West Frederick Hamill Jones Alexandria Hamill D. Jones Hamill Jr Arlington H. W. Ebert Sr South Stewart St

Berryville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Distinguished Guests

Social notes list visits by Mr and Mrs Charles Walker and Charles Walker Jr of Washington to Walnut Street in Berryville. Guests include Mr and Mrs William G O Brien from Franklin Virginia, Mr and Mrs Edgar M Arey of Washington, and family from Richmond and Langley Field. Notables Rear Admiral Morton C Mumma U S N Ret attends NRA convention in Washington and Episcopal Church meeting in Richmond with Suffragan Bishop appointment discussed.

Charles Walker Charles Walker Jr Washington Morton C. Mumma U.S.N. Ret National Rifle Association Admiral Mumma Association Henry G. Lane John R. Beardall Council of the Episcopal Church of the Diocese of Meade Dorsey Alexandria Morton C. Mumma, III Langley Field Morton C. Mumma, Jr

Short Hairdos Spark Empire Coiffure Trend

AP Beauty Editor Betty Clarke reports on Empire coiffures designed by M. Louis of New York. The styles are flat on top with width at the sides, a nape-to-ears part, and sleek forward brush. Louis predicts a broad fashion impact.

Louis Betty Clarke M. Louis New York Paris Haute-Couture Parisennes M. Louis Long Antoine Jean de Chant

Local social notes recount visits and gatherings in Winchester area

Stover Clark and family hosted, while guests arrived across Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Olen Mosser Mrs. J A Daniels and others from Cumberland Takoma Park Washington Coalport Newport and Charles Town for meetings tea and convalescent services with relatives and local bankers and farmers present.

Fred Alger E. C. Helvestine Olen Mosser J. A. Daniels Cumberland

Delegation Attends League Meeting at Point Comfort Virginia

Clarke County supervisor and John M. Fishpan join Virginia counties league session at Chamberlain Hotel Point Comfort Va. University of Richmond youth delegation to Baptist Church program visits, hosted by Rev Arthur Brown and Mr and Mrs Julian Berlin.

Clarke County Board of Supervisors John M. Fishpan League of Virginia Counties Chamberlain Hotel Point Comfort University of Richmond Richmond Va The Baptist Church Mary Copeland Mary Burnett Margaret Buck David White Walter Bradley Temple Bennett Arthur Brown Julian Berlin

Macedonia Church Rally Day Observed With Special Program

Macedonia Methodist church on Front Royal Road hosts a rally day at 10 a.m. led by Holmes Newcome, with the youth choir, guest junior teacher Miss Sarah Wilson, and Rev. Edward Plunkett teaching the adult class. A 7:30 p.m. service marks prayer and self denial week led by Mrs. R. O. Daugherty and assisted by several churchwomen.

Macedonia Methodist Church Front Royal Rd Holmes Newcome Young People’s Choir Sarah Wilson Edward Plunkett Macedonia This Women’s Society R. O. Daugherty Reba Rickard John Holler

Modern Etiquette Q and A on hostess letter timing and table dishes

Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions. Write the bread and butter letter as soon as possible after returning home. Dishes on the table before seating include a cold relish. When a new acquaintance says I am glad to have met you the proper reply is a cordial Thank you.

Lesson in English by W L Gordon

English lesson notes by W L Gordon cover common usage errors mispronounced words and spelling tips. It highlights preferred phrases for smoother writing and explains pronunciation of deficit and the correct spelling of disappearance.

W. L. Gordon

Winter dress pattern T4687 for sizes 34 to 48

Advertisement for Anne Adams De Luxe pattern T4687 offering eight sizes from 34 to 48. Includes fabric yardage for size 36 and instructions, price 30 cents, mailing address in New York, and promotion of the Fall and Winter Pattern Book with a free hosiery case pattern.

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

Middletown pushes annexation plans and safety changes

Middletown council, in a special meeting, gave two readings to an annexation ordinance for an extended area. After a final reading next Monday, the measure will be advertised four weeks. Mayor Wright announced Halloween patrols and a town sergeant appointment delay due to few applications. A final line notes fish live on the ocean floor in the deepest places.

Middletown C. L. Wright Wright

Benignity Word Lesson Featured in Daily Quote

A daily vocabulary segment highlights the word benignity defined as kindness and gentleness. A quoted line describes a smile of soft benignity and a shake of the head, credited to Arnold Bennett.

Arnold Bennett

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