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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1949
Page
9
Berryville residents hosted and visited relatives and friends during a busy weekend. Guests included Miss Josephine Drury visiting in Alexandria, Earl Brown Jr. beginning studies in Richmond, and families from Washington, Pitcairn, Harrisonburg, Arlington, and Richmond spending time with local hosts and relatives. A christening occurred for Lucy Ann Harrison in Leesburg.
Attendees at the all day service in Leetown West Virginia marking the church centennial included Miss Emily S Powers, Mrs John Winter, Mrs H C L Whiting, Mrs Samuel Chew Williams and Mrs William Zarbock.
Guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Paget included Mr and Mrs Earl Ruth of Norristown Pennsylvania Charles Paget Jr returned home after a month with grandmother Mrs A Patton in Ocean City New Jersey The Duncan Memorial Methodist Church Berryville plans a ham and chicken salad plate supper September 14 to raise funds Other visits include Floyd Dorsey visiting relatives in Petersburg and Silver Spring Maryland Mrs Verta Racer and Miss Onile Omps of Winchester spent the holiday weekend at Virginia Beach Virginia The Cross family welcomed relatives from San Francisco with Donald Lee Cross born at George Washington University Hospital The Krouse family visited Rockingham County relatives Labor Day weekend and will return to Irvington New Jersey Harold Paget was ill in Abington Pennsylvania F C Hutteman returned from Elmira New York Mrs M G O’Brien George Hough and Holmes Sipe visited Ocean View and southern Virginia They also visited State Trooper William O’Brien and family in Franklin Raymond Levi trip to Chicago included a meeting with Bobby Houghton in Illinois Correll Brown"],
A long list details visiting relatives and holiday travels around Labor Day. Correll Brown Jr and family from Hagerstown visited. G W McNealy moved to Mrs Irene Ritter’s property. Frances and Caroline Sparrow returned to Richmond after spending the month with the Sparrow family in Bloomington.
Holiday weekend gatherings include Mrs. Thomas Shepherd and Mr. Joe Avis visiting family. Mrs. Coleman Lyon returned to the E. G. Corner home after a Middleway trip and attended St. Bartholomew church's 100th anniversary in Leetown. Laytonsville guests Mr. Lee Clagett Warfield and Mrs. George Glascock visited Summit Point. Sgt. Jim Rutherford, on leave, returned to Bliss Field, El Paso. Edward P. Berlin and family hosted Eddie Berlin and Earl Henley with Ruth and Reve Berlin among weekend guests from Waynesboro and Washington.
Mr and Mrs Joe Scannel and their daughter from Easton Pt spent the holiday weekend with Mrs Scannel's parents Mr and Mrs Rice, continuing family gathering.
The report lists multiple social visits over Labor Day weekend. Names include Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Dunn hosting John and George Frederick of Baltimore, Md. Dr. W. Brown Dudley and Mrs. Dudley from Martinsville visit George W. Burton.
Mrs Horace Smithy Jr and daughters Sally and Rosalie return to Charleston S C after a summer at Rose Hill Berryville. Elizabeth Elsen and M Alberta Elsen spent the weekend in Berryville with their brother and sister in law Broaddus Elsen of Arlington. Johnny Millenson Henrico county assistant agent visited with his parents. Rev and Mrs Craig hosted J J Mills Mrs Joe Isbell and L T Layne of Richmond for the weekend. Capt Harry Rickard and Mr Rickard joined them at the Methodist parsonage and the morning sermon.
Mrs T S Crockett and her daughter Miss Nannie Crockett hosted visitors including Mrs Marvin Sanders of Chilhowie Mr and Mrs Gordon Smith and son of Caughoga Falls Ohio and Mr and Mrs Evans of Akron Ohio during a recent social visit.
Mr. Phillips Lee comes back to Washington after a weekend stay with his sisters Miss Nellie Lee and Miss Homie Lee at their Burkmarsh Street residence. Misses Elaine Schuer Betty Clark and Betty Sue Enders hosted a miscellaneous shower Friday night at the Schuer home in honor of Mrs. Milton Chambris.
Miss Margaretta Whiting left Tuesday for Clarksburg West Virginia to visit Mr and Mrs Dorsey Potter. From Clarksburg she will go to Forest Harrison School near Baltimore where she will be in charge of music.
Mr and Mrs Howard Shockey Jr and their two sons of Winchester have leased the home of Miss.
Margaretta Whiting visits to see the McGehees as they prepare their new home. Mrs. Hobson McGehee hosts her sister Mrs. Cony Ransom from Ridgewood New Jersey as a guest during the stay.
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