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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1961

Page

6

Calendar of Events for September 18 19 in Winchester area

September 18 events include Optimist Club at 7 30 a m De Jackson Job's Daughters at Braddock Street Church 7 p m Exhausters Auto Club 7 30 p m Winchester Firemen's Ex Assn 7 30 p m DeMolay at Masonic Building 7 30 p m Highview PTA 8 p m Frederick County Firemen's Assn Gore 8 p m Madison Lodge 8 p m Duplicate Bridge George Washington Hotel 8 p m I W W Auxiliary Post Home September 19 events run 12 15 2 p m Lions Club 4 p m Lord Fairfax Garden Club with Mrs Rodney Sirbaugh 4 p m Winchester Board of Zoning Appeals City Hall 7 30 p m Board of Control of Exchange Club 1336 Commerce St 8 p m Loyal Order of Moose 8 p m Rebekah Lodge 8 p m Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p m Eagles Auxiliary at Home 8 p m SPCA George Washington Hotel 8 p m Welcome Wagon with Mrs James Shields Burning Knolls Subdivision 8 p m Doe Club Elks Home 8 p m Stephens City Fire Co fire hall

de Jackson Job Lions Club George Washington Hotel Lord Fairfax Garden Club Rodney Sirbaugh Winchester Board of Zoning Appeals City Hall Board of Control of Exchange Club Commerce St Loyal Order of Moose Rebekah Lodge Alcoholics Anonymous Eagles SPCA James Shields Burning Knolls Subdivision Doe Club Elks Home Stephens City Fire Co Fire Hall

Community club schedule listing meetings

Kiwanis Key Club Executive Meeting at 7 39 p m Monday follows by Speak up Jaycees Open Lounge at 7 30 p m. Tuesday includes Valley Mill Home Demonstration Club at 10 30 a m and a combined Girl Scouts troop meeting at 7 30 p m.

Kiwanis Key Club Jaycees Valley Mill Home Demonstration Club Girl Scouts

Davis Anniversary Celebrates 31 Years in Gainesboro

Mr and Mrs Vernon C Davis of Gainesboro celebrate their 31st wedding anniversary. They wed Sept 17 1930 at the Lutheran Church in Cumberland Maryland. Mrs Davis, former Rosa mond W Evans of Inkerman West Virginia, has eight children and seven grandchildren.

Vernon C. Davis Gainesboro Lutheran Church Cumberland, Md Davis Rosamond W. Evans Inkerman W. Va

Often Mispronounced Vehement Pronunciation Guide

A guidance note explains how to pronounce vehem ent with the accent on the first syllable and clarifies common mispronunciations.

Joyce Cather and Kenneth Singhas Wed at Berryville

Miss Joyce Russell Cather daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray N Cather of Berryville became the bride of Kenneth Lee Singhas son of Mr and Mrs Austin Singhas also of Berryville on September 9 at Crums Methodist Church. The ceremony was performed by Rev Roy E Neff before family and close friends with a white gladioli and fall flower backdrop.

Joyce Russell Cather Ray N. Cather Rt. 1 Berryville Kenneth Lee Singhas Austin Singhas Crums Methodist Church Roy E. Neff

Miss Zeigler Receives Sustained Superior Performance Rating

Elizabeth L. Ziegler secretary to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel at HQ European–African–Middle Eastern Communications Area earned a Sustained Superior Performance Rating. A Handley High School graduate and Winchester resident entered federal service in 1956 and has served at headquarters since February 1958.

Elizabeth L. Ziegler U.S. Air Force Ziegler Handley High School Winchester

Barnacles Swim Then Attach To Ships Or Whales

Barnacles swim when young and later attach permanently to objects such as the bottoms of ships or whales, forming enduring marine fixtures.

UDC Hears Mast On Civil War Naval History

The Rev. Jacob W. Mast spoke at the Turner Ashby Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting on The Confederacy on the Sea. He screened Navy history films supplied by the Mariners Museum.

UDC Jacob W. Mast Braddock Street Methodist Turner Ashby United Daughters of the Confederacy Herbert Larrick W. E. Bridgeforth Mast Mariners Museum Newport News Hampton Roads Alabama Albemarle Roanoke River New Orleans Vicksburg C. A. Davis Bruce Slonaker O. O. Ullman J. J. Pickeral J. Howard Cather Regina Kimmel Robert Glass Nettie Carbaugh H. F. Revell Lucy Kurtz Bridgeforth W. K. Millar Kurtz Robert Bachman Dewey Wood Warren Rifles Front Royal Davis War Memorial William Godenour Larrick

Scout Council Board of Directors Meet

The Blue Ridge Area Girl Scout Council Board of Directors met with fifteen members present. President Mrs George W Burton presided as the Finance Committee reported a new Dining Hall is being constructed at Camp White Rock. Mrs Taylor Simpson spoke for the Camp Committee and congratulated Girl Scout Executive Director Mrs James Longerbeam on guiding Camp White Rock this summer.160 girls took part in crafts swimming and overnight camping. The staff and girls built a new outdoor chapel at the camp dedicated to Mrs Taylor Simpson. Program Committee Chair Mrs Winfred Crum reported plans for a Charm Course and a Home Nursing Course for Senior Scouts this fall and described her ten day training at Camp Edith Macy.

Blue Ridge Area Girl Scout Council Board of George W. Burton Camp White Rock Taylor Simpson James Longerbeam Camp White Rock Longerbeam Winfred Crum Crum Edith Macy

Miss Smedley Weds Robert Lee Brown

The Round Hill Presbyterian Church hosted the wedding of Miss Smedley and Robert Lee Brown. The bride wore powder blue chiffon with white accessories and a white rosebud corsage, with sister Patricia Smedley as maid of honor and Kenneth Newbrough as best man. Reception followed at the groom’s home. both now reside at 51 E Leicester St Winchester. The bride is Handley High School 1960 graduate and works at Winchester Memorial Hospital. the groom is a J C Penney employee and James Wood graduate 1959.

Round Hill Presbyterian Church Albin A. J. Moreau Russell L. Larrick Patricia J Smedley Rt. 4, Winchester Kenneth Newbrough Rt. 2 Winchester Brown J. C. Penny Co James Wood Shepherd College

Local youths leave for college and family hosts celebrate birthday

J Rhoades Marston departs for Potomac State College as a sophomore while Carolyn Tanquary Anderson heads to Longwood College as a sophomore. The Hawkins family held a reunion at Har ry Hawkins home in Opequon to honor his 84th birthday with numerous relatives listed. Lanny L Branner begins sophomore year at VPI majoring in civil engineering. Russell Potts Jr returns to the University of Maryland as a junior journalism major and serves as Diamondback sports editor. Thomas Miller enters junior year at St John Vianney Seminary in Richmond. Leslie Cheek and Dave Satterfield visit for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Artmobile opening at Glen Burnie.

Hawkins Harry Hawkins Opequon Milton Hawkins Joseph Hawkins John Goodman Baltimore John M. Hawkins Boyce Steve Hawkins Marshall Lee Feeland Lee Berryville Claude Hawkins Joe Hummer Summit Point Dorothy Pierson Lynwood Lee Middleburg James Hawkins Henry Hawkins Millwood Stephens City Winton Hawkins Harpers Ferry Blanche Bayliss James H. Merriner Hallie Leroy White Winchester Fred R. Snapp Martinsburg James Poston Gaithersburg Alice Funk Carroll Hawkins Virginia Ann Robert Marlboro Raymond Lee Marion Bayliss Front Royal Russell Bayliss This City Mildred Hawkins Clyde Hawkins Russell Potts, JR H. R. Potts Route 1 University of Maryland Mr. Potts Diamondback Leslie Cheek Dave Satterfield Richmond Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Artmobile Julian Glass, Jr Glen Burnie Cheek

Blue Ridge Council Approves Training Camp Revisions

Text notes that revised Policies and By-laws for the Blue Ridge Council were read and approved. The constitution and by-laws will be officially approved by adult members in October. The council operates as a Red Feather Agency.

Blue Ridge Council Blue Ridge Area Girl Scout Council Red Feather

Tommy Flory Earns Eagle Scout Award at Court of Honor

Tommy Flory was awarded the Eagle Scout badge at Troop 2 Court of Honor held at First Presbyterian Church. The ceremony was led by Shenandoah Council Advancement Committee chair Dr. Tunstall C. Powers with Scout Executive W. C. Gleason and Scoutmaster Orville C. Wine assisting.

Tommy Flory First Presbyterian Church Tunstall C. Powers Shenandoah Council Advancement Committee W. C. Gleason Oriville C. Wine Tommy Camp Rock Enon Order of the Arrow Walter S. Flory Blandy Farm Boyce Flory Bob Sutton Tenderfoot Jerry Hardy David Ritter Bill Sutton Bobby Pullen Clarence Peffer Bruce Robinson Freddy Brumback David Holliday Joey Wright Billy Haines Richard Demorest Alson Hott Bob Bush Donald Hockman David Ho

Scouts honor ceremony honors Eagle rank and badges

Joe Powers Sam Heltzel Timmy Crosby Jay Grimm Garrabrandt council member presented David Elsen with a 10 year Veterans pin and Bronze Palm for five additional badges above Eagle. He earned three Merit Badges to total 49. Wendell Portefield advanced to Star Scout. Peter Crosby Jay Grimm and Donald Hockman became First Class Scouts.

Joe Powers Sam Heltzel Timmy Crosby Jay Grimm Ow Garrabrandt David Elsen David Wendell Portefield Peter Crosby Jay Grimm Donald Hockman

Primitive man made charcoal by backyard fuel fires

Archaeologists describe early methods where ancient people piled wood, set it ablaze, and covered the logs with earth to create charred fuel. The process produced charcoal used for metalworking and heating, revealing insights into prehistoric industry and daily life.

Winchester Rebekah Lodge to Meet Tuesday Evening

The Winchester Rebekah Lodge No. 12 will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday night at 8 p.m. All members are asked to be present.

Winchester

Colonial Garden Club Meeting With Mrs E William Duncan

The Colonial Garden Club will meet on Wednesday with host Mrs. E William Duncan at 443 Fairmont Ave. A special exhibit titled Back to School will be shown.

Colonial Garden Club E. William Duncan Fairmont Ave

Pastors Brush Up Delaware Ministers at Wes leyan

Many Methodist ministers in Ohio return to school as students gather for a four day pastors school at Ohio Wesleyan University. They take brush up courses in preaching church history social ethics and related topics.

Delaware Ohio Ohio Wesleyan University

Also Mentioned on This Page

Nancy Pennypacker Frederick County Firemens Assn Gore Madison Lodge Post Home Waitsen Rush Mrs Kenneth Singhas Joyce Cather Judy Koons Mitchellville Margaret Cather Singhas Clarke County High School Doubleday Inc Battletown Beauticians Joyce BIG Miss Zeigler Professional Services Delisercil Gaunt Scout Council Board of Directors Dorothy Ewing S. Braddock St Miss Smedley Robert Lee Brown Personal J. Rhoades Marston Jennings R. Marston Route 4 Potomac Late College Carolyn Tanquary Anderson Walter T. Anderson White Hall Longwood College Lanny L. Branner George W. Branner VPI Thomas Miller Eugene P. Miller N. Braddock Sr St. John Vianney Seminary Eagle Scout Argest Shenandoah Valley Pifer Stationery & Office Supply, Inc W. Boscawen St Paone BROOM Sale City County Garden Club Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Lion’s Club Sutter Ates Cather N. Loudoun St. Fame Itnt Rannttnie J. R. Alexander, Jr Agency Miller
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