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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1947

Page

8

Social Notes detail Winchester nuptials and club events

Mrs Marjorie Dixon Morton and Mr William Henry Gold Windsor were wed in a double ring ceremony at Lullaby Lodge near Winchester. The bride wore lavender orchids with a coa colored gabardine suit. The bride’s mother is Mrs Mary Dixon, rt 3. The couple, she a nurse turned Warren county health nurse, and he an orchardist, left for York and Lansdale Pa after the ceremony. The column also notes Quotarians meet in Roanoke for the district conference, local visits, and social notes from the Winchester area including bridge club gatherings and travels of residents like Mr John W Jones to Wichita and Elizabeth Duffendeffer to Winter Park Florida.

Marjorie Dixon Morton Warren Ratines Floyd McKown Gold Mary Margaret Dixon Rt. 3 Par Norfolk Philadelphia Memorial Hospital DuPont Co Conn Minn Calif Washington, D. C

Winchester Memorial Hospital Birth Notices Sept 23 24

Notices from Winchester Memorial Hospital report births: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Masse at 226 Amherst Street on September 23. a son to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Burke. a son to Mr. and Mrs. Marion Shores of Gore. a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Floyd at 320 Amherst Street, the mother formerly Miss Mary Wallace. a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Michael of Woodstock Lane. a son to Mr. Roy Griffith and Frances at 309 S. Braddock Street. a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thompson of Upperville, the mother formerly Miss Evelyn Smallwood.

Joseph Massie Amherst St Raymond Burke W. Cecil Sr Dorothy Sencindiver Marion Shores Gore Herbert Floyd Floyd Mary Wallace John Michael Woodstock Lane Roy Griffith Frances S. Braddock St Walter Thompson Upperville Thompson Evelyn Smallwood

Garden clubs share flower show prep tips in Winchester

The Gardens clubs of Virginia detail conditioning methods for cut flowers to enter the October 1 flower show and plant sale at Winchester Armory from 3 to 9 pm. Each flower has specific steps such as alcohol in water for dahlias and peppermint extract for chrysanthemums and amaryllis.

Gardens Clubs Virginia Winchester Armory

Sixth Birthday Party for Miss Linda Curl at Home

Miss Linda Lee Curl daughter of Mr and Mrs H W Curl of 22 E James St celebrated her sixth birthday Monday afternoon. Guests included Judy Dix Shirley Curl Nancy Newlin Carolyn Rowe Linda Kline Dorothy Gary Barley Arthur Rowe Herman Kerns Billy Gochenour Harry Newlin Jr and Jerry Kline. The day featured a party atmosphere with local children in attendance.

Linda Lee Curl H. W. Curl E. James St Miss Curl Judy Dix Shirley Curl Nancy Newlin Carolyn Rowe Linda Kline Dorothy Gary Barley Arthur Rowe Herman Kerns Billy Gochenour Harry Newlin Jr Jerry Kline

Cara Nome Special Beauty Offer at Brooks Pharmacy

A rare beauty opportunity offered for a limited time at Brooks Pharmacy. Regular two dollar cold cream cleansing cream is discounted to one dollar each. Dial 6461 for details.

Cara Nome Brooks’ Pharmacy

Modern Etiquette by Roberta Lee

A reading of etiquette guidance covers topics: avoid discussing illness and body conditions in conversation with others. Guests should bid farewell to hosts and express enjoyment. Engaged couples should not monopolize each other in public as it signals jealousy.

Miller F Kline Rites Set at Local Home

Funeral services for Miller Frederick Kline Southern Railway engineer will be held at the family residence at 3 p.m. tomorrow. He died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife and son and several stepchildren.

Miller Frederick Kline Southern Railway Winchester Memorial Hospital

Pattern 4824 for two piece dress with peplum

Ad for pattern 4824 featuring a swallowtail peplum two piece dress with scallop back interest. Easy to sew with illustrated instructions and tested fit. Available in sizes 12 to 42, requires 35 8 yards at 39 inches, send twenty five cents coins to Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept. in New York.

Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept West 17 New York N. Y

Growth in Winchester Chamber of Commerce Membership

The Winchester Chamber of Commerce secretary Henry T. Hardenburg spoke before the Rotary about the chamber’s achievements and planned activities. He cited growth from 150 members to 242, noting broad benefits to agriculturists industries and retailers, and highlighted tourism as a key revenue driver while warning against reluctance to support the chamber.

Chamber of Commerce Henry T. Hardenburg Winchester Rotary Chamber Hardenburg Winchester Chambers of Commerce

Grandmaster Visits Area Odd Fellows Lodge

Grandmaster Cecil H. Jones of Virginia visits Winchester 42 Madison Lodge as host lodge for Area Odd Fellows. Middletown district deputy grand master Boyd McDonald serves as master of ceremonies. Virginia officers and Alexandria Canton No. 1 patriatch miltants in full dress attend and introduce grand lodge officials. Frisbie provides talk and Jones outlines goals for the year urging new members and a home for the aged at Lynchburg.

Cecil H. Jones Canan Virginia Winchester Ree Madison Lodge Boyd McDonald Middletown Taylor Barr Abe Leven Meredith Himmelright Alexandria Canton No. 1 Patriach MhcDorrald Grand Lodge Leroy Bendheim Winchester Grandmaster Jones Lynchburg Holmes Newcome

Lesson In English by W L Gordon

Daily English lesson on word usage and pronunciation. Discusses misused phrases, common misspellings, and a daily vocabulary word with quotes. Highlights how ordinary people view inflexibility of character as lionlike strength.

W. L. Gordon Isaiah Ee Prophet Aia

Moving Out to a New East River View Apartment

A narrator leaves a seven year Greenwich Village home for a clean modern East River view apartment. The moving day eases with help from Laurie Wells and Jeanis as baggage smashers disrupt little, and the old fireplace joke figures as a revived Manhattan gag about visiting.

Greenwich Village East River Frances Laurie Wells Jeanis Symphony Manhattan

Publishers to Meet With ITU President

INDIANAPOLIS September 25 Representatives of the International Typographical Union met with a group from the American Newspaper Publishers Assn to resolve differences despite NLRB action against the union An ITU president Woolruff Randolph said the move shows the Taft Hartley act and Denham enforcement are one sided and attacked NLRB general counsel Robert Denham in a statement

Indianapolis International Typographical Union Assn National Labor Relation Board Woolruff Randolph ITU Robert Denham NLRB Randolph Denham

Origin of the term boycott named after Captain Charles Cunning ham Boycott

The word boycott arose in 1880 from Irish tenants who refused to engage with Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott, a British land agent known for ruthless evictions. This collective action gave the term its current meaning of non cooperation.

Charles Cunningham Boycott Ireland

Thelma Wisecarver Succumbs at 47 in Winchester

Thelma Wisecarver wife of Maynard W. Wisecarver died after weeks in Memorial Hospital from long standing complications. Born July 22 1900 in Winchester she was 46 at death and survived by her husband her father J Henkel Henry a sister Buzzella Jackson and two half sisters Dorothy Ann Henry and Mrs George Casilear. She was longtime proprietor of Buzzella Shop and a Centenary Reformed Church member. Funeral at her home 138 Montague Avenue Friday at 3 pm with burial in Mount Herron Cemetery. Reverend S L Plickenger to officiate.

Thelma Wisecarver Maynard W. Wisecarver Memorial Hospital Winchester J. Henkel Henry Effie Lee Whitacre Frederick County Buzzella Jackson George Casilear Dorothy Ann Henry Wisecarver Centenary Reformed Church S. L. Plickenger Montague Avenue Mount Herron Cemetery Richard M. Carpenter William O. Grove Chester L. Riley Robert M. Lindsay Ellsworth Johnson Larry E. Hill Paul L. Ayres Leonard I. Miller

Banker Hill Church Marking 207th Year

The Rt Rev R E O Strider Episcopal Bishop of West Virginia will deliver the sermon at the old Church of Christ by Morgan Morgan believed to be the first mover in the eastern panhandle West Virginia. The edifice is the third on the site as noted years ago by the states Young People’s Fellowship.

R. E. O. Strider West Virginia Old Church of Christ Morgan Morgan Panhandle West Virgina Young People’s Fellowship of the State

Mother Drowns Babe In Home Bath Tub

Chicago police report 39 year old Mrs Ann Brunn, mother of three, drowned her baby son in seven inches of water in a bathtub at home citing inability to care for him. She had been an inmate of a state mental hospital ten years earlier.

Chicago Ann Brunn John T. O’malley

Waterfowl population trend in the United States

J M U ice estimates the total waterfowl population at 54 million, 32.5 percent below last year and 56.8 percent below three years ago, indicating a decreasing trend in recent years.

United States J.M.U

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Mrs Marjorie Morton Henry Gold C. R. Line Roanoke Winchester Quotarians Quota Club Hotel Mary Lou Steele Mary Virginia Rosenberger Marian Lewis Eliabeth Grim Hurst Nancy Northwestern Dorothy Eisenberg Richmond S. R. Hurst Medical College of Virginia Hospital Red Lankenau Broomery Grace Hel Heltzel Helen Hershman Nancy Jean Win Chanticeleer Inn Boscawen St W. R. Kennedy John W. Jones Wichita, Kansas Elizabeth Duffendeffer Winter Park Fla Mrs. Louis Grimm Ft. Royal Food Harry M. Sartell N. Washington St Muncie Ind Wanda Church Meeting Daughters of Wesley Stephens City Metit Annie Carbaugh Winchester Juhfor Music Club Jane Miller North Ave Virginia Foundation of Cancer Tabernacle Full Gospel Tabernacle N. Cameron St Sand Flat Boyd Combs Jr Hayfield Hagerstown Homer Cray New York City H. W. Ebert Jr W. Boscawen Braddock St. Methodist Church Oxford Roberta Lee M. F. Kline Rites Obnic Omams Gaunt’s Drug Store Odd Fellows Miller Bros E. Piccadilly St L. J. Luby Miller St Banker Hill Babe Guam U. S Tachibana Chichi Jima Bonin Island Chas. S. Crisman Kent St Florence Winchester Furniture Co Loudoun ST A. the Fish and Wildlife Serv the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation The Arcadia Out Front Royal Road Hill Loudoun Haldeman’s Creamery Fairplay Market S. Loudoun St C. B. Smalts & Son National Avenue Cather & Moling Timberlake Timberlakes Master Kraft Mervel W. Adams Plumbing and Heating Firestone Stores N. Braddock ST Lovett Brothers
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