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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1952

Page

12

Ebenezer Ladies Group to Meet Friday Evening

The Ebenezer Church Ladies Air and Missionary Society will meet at the church Friday evening at 7 30 oclock. The meeting is open to both members and visitors Co-hostesses will be Mrs Landon Whitacre and Mrs R P Anderson.

Ebenezer Ladies Ebenezer Church Ladies Air and Missionary Society Landon Whitacre R. P Anderson

Plenamins Now 10 Gapere Vitamins B 2 Pig Extra

Brooks' Pharmacy offers Plenamins with vitamins B and iron at a few cents per day. This local ad notes a small price, highlighting affordable daily nutrition options.

Brooks’ Pharmacy

Halloween and club events fill late October calendar

October 29 features a Grace Luth eran Church costume party for 6 to 12 year olds at 6 45 p m a Refuge Church reception and an Elks Club event. October 30 lists Rotary Club at George Washington Hotel at 1 p m a James Wood Band supper and a Kernstown Methodist Church Halloween Party at 7 30 p m plus an Elks Club duplicate bridge session at 8 p m. October 31 includes J C C dinner at Yorks at 6 30 p m a Woodmen of the World gathering at 8 p m and a Fraternal Order of Eagles meeting at Eagles Home also at 8 p m.

Grace Lutheran Church Refuge Church Elks Club George Washington Hotel James Wood Kernstown Methodist Church Yorks Woodmen of the World Fraternal Order of Eagles Eagles Home

Local Social Notes Highlight Neighbor Visits and Family Ties

Mrs. Grace Herbst hosts and Mr and Mrs Ernest Stotler entertain over the weekend with guests including Mr and Mrs Edward Weigle and daughter from near Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Luttrells welcome Isaac Luttrell, a Navy member, plus Mrs Luttrell and daughters Ruth and Mary return from three weeks in St Louis. Mrs Prather visits mother Mrs Ethel Rooker in Westernport Maryland.

Grace Herbst Peyton Street Ernest Stotler Kent St Edward Weigle Gettysburg Weigle Herbst Stotler Margaret Adams Elmer Adams City Luttrells Isaac Luttrell U.S. Navy N. P. Luttrell Shenandoah River Luttrell Ruth Mary St Louis Prather Jesse Prather, Jr Ethel Rooker Westernport

Births Reported In Berkeley Springs Middletown Berryville

October births list several families welcoming new children. Mr and Mrs Dayton Close of Berkeley Springs welcome a girl, Mrs Donna Merica is the former name. Mr and Mrs Elmer White of Middletown welcome a boy, former Miss Louise Bowen. Mr and Mrs Wallace Derry Route 1 welcome a boy, former Miss Rosalie Golightly. Mr and Mrs George Rosier Berryville welcome a boy, former Miss Ana Marie Palombi.

Dayton Close Berkeley Springs W. Va Close Donna Merica Elmer White Middletown Whites Louise Bowen Wallace Derry Route 1 Derry Rosalie Golightly George Rosier Berryville Rosier Ana Marie Palombi

Second of Three Sought in Kidnaping Spree Is Captured

The second of three men charged in a three day kidnapping spree through Georgia and Tennessee was arrested in Jacksonville Florida. Charles Edward Mopkins, 21, was identified by an FBI agent at the post office and taken into custody without a struggle. Virgil LeMay, 15, is held in Nashville with a $12,000 bond. James Francis Hill, 31, remains at large.

Jacksonville Fla Georgia Tennessees FBI Charles Edward Mopkins Virgil le May Nashville Tenn James Francis Hill

Admiral H. R. H. the Duke of Edinburgh dedication

The book published in 1893 was dedicated to Prince Alfred, the fourth child and second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Born in 1844, he became hereditary Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1893 and died in 1900. He was the father of Queen Maria of Romania.

Duke of Edinburgh Prince Alfred Ganar Victoria Prince al- He Saxe-Coburge and Gotha Maria of Rumania

Secrets of Charm balance and grace by Powers

Mental balance underpins beauty and safe movement says a National Safety Council survey. Proper foot placement and knee flex prevent slips and falls, especially on stairs, while daily deep knee bends aid balance and leg vitality. Readers are invited to write for a dance guide from Secrets of Charm.

National Safety Council Secrets of Charm National Newspaper Service Michigan City Indiana

Winchester Firemen seek funds as 2800 seals未returned

The Winchester Fire Department reports 1,227 of 4,100 Fire Prevention Week seals returned, leaving about 2,800 citizens unreached. Donations total $1,534 toward a $5,000 no interest loan for two way radio gear. organizers urge missing recipients to contribute or return seals to help finish the 1952 campaign.

Winchester Fire Department Winchester Fremen Taylor Barr

Lesson in English by W. L Gordon

Language notes cover misused phrases mispronounced and common misspellings. It defines incorruptible as unable to be bribed or morally corrupted with an example about leaders.

W. L Gordon

Etiquette Question on Birth Gift Thanks and Gift Giving

The mother should consider sending a written thank you note in addition to verbal thanks to friends who visited with a newborn and gave a gift. The guide suggests it conveys sincere appreciation and is appropriate.

Do honorary M Sc degrees use the same hood as earned ones

Yes, the hood color is determined by the degree reading. An honorary M Sc uses the black hood bordered with gold yellow velvet and lined with the college colors of the conferring institution.

Firemen Save Washing as Winds Snarl Lines in Regina

Regina firemen report 49 calls this year to disentangle washing lines snarled and twisted by high winds. Fire crews assisted residents by stabilizing clotheslines and securing outdoor laundry to prevent further damage.

Regina Canada Cca

Tradition of gifts and wedding banquet etiquette

The dialogue notes that the man should start giving gifts while a birthday card is appropriate. It asks who pays for the maid of honor banquet and answers that the bride's family covers this expense.

Grain dealer tares 100 miles of grain bought

In 43 years Frank J. Taylor, a veteran grain dealer from Omaha, Neb, says he has bought and sold enough grain in train carloads to stretch about 100 miles.

Omaha, Neb Frank J. Taylor

Origin of the tin can name traced to early patents

An English inventor Peter Durand received a patent for the tin canister in 1810, the same year Nicolas Appert published his treatise on food preservation. In 1825 American patent rights were granted to Thomas Kensett of New York.

Peter Durand Nicolas Appert Thomas Kensett New York

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