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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1939

Page

6

G A A and Community Groups Schedule April Meetings

Society calendar lists 7 30 p m April business meeting of G A A at club rooms corner Washington and Piccadilly. 7 30 p m Cle No 2 Braddock Street Church meet at Mrs John W Rosenberger West Germain. 12 30 p m Legion Post luncheon at George Washington Hotel. 12 45 p m Women’s Civic League luncheon at George Washington Hotel with Mr McVicar talk. 30 p m Girl Scout Council meeting at Mrs Walter Bosserman Sr home Airmont Ave. 3 30 p m Federated Council of Church Women at Handley Library. 8 00 p m Handley glee club concert in high school auditorium. 8 00 p m Woodmen of the World meet at East Boscawen street Odd Fellows Hall.

Washington and Piccadilly Streets Braddock Street John W. Rosenberger West Germain Street American Legion Post George Washington Hotel Women’s Civic League McVicar Girl Scout Council Walter Bosserman Airmont Avenue Federated Council of Church Women Handley Library Glee Clubs of Handley Woodmen of the World Odd Fellows Hall East Boscawen Street

Martha Walker Lupton Engaged to George Sheetz

Mrs Daniel W Lupton announces Miss Martha Walker Lupton engaged to George Lee Sheetz son of Oscar L Sheetz Woodstock Va. The wedding is set for May 1.

Martha Walker Lupton George Sheetz Daniel W. Lupton North Washington Street George Lee Sheetz Oscar L. Sheetz Mable Dersflinger Winchester Riverton Herbert Jolley Hagerstown E. Derflinger C. ,O. Derflinger Jolley P. Jolley Ang Store W. A

Festival dances planned by Winchester Country Club during Apple Blossom week

Invitations from Winchester and nearby communities announce four dances at the Winchester Country Club as part of the Apple Blossom Festival. The sixteenth annual event features tea dances for princesses and guests from 5 to 7 PM, then moonlight dances after the main evening events with Riley's Orchestra returning for the late program.

Country Club Winchester Winchester Country Club Bob Riley Apple Palace Riley

Local D A R chapter reports state meeting and plans

Mrs F L Aylor vice regent of Fort Loudoun D A R reports on the state meeting to the Berryville group. Delegates include Mrs W W Glass and Mrs F J Marshall. A Virginia Garden Week pilgrimage is planned for April 24 and a May card party will fund memorial tablets for Revolutionary soldiers.

F. L. Aylor Berryville Fort Loudoun Daughters of the American Revolution John W. Rosenberger West Germain Street Ayler W. W. Glass F. J. Marshall W. K. Strader Ellis Island Aews Virginia Eulalia Savage Nalley Georgia ¢ R Daniel Leatherman William M. Richards Townsend Jolliffe J. A. Stretchberry

Modern Etiquette Q and A on Knife Use and Names

A reader asks how to place a knife after cutting, whether a married woman traveling alone should sign a hotel register with her husband’s name, and what a daughter in law should call her husband's parents. The responses advise placing the knife edge on the plate, using the husband’s name with Mrs in hotel registers, and addressing in laws as Father Brown and Mother Brown.

Wemenan Martha L. Randolph A. Randolph Camden

Leesburg Wedding Announces Mildred Walker Nelson Grim

An April 1 Leesburg wedding joins Mildred Walker and Nelson Grim in a ceremony at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. R. E. Bean officiating. The couple, both of Leesburg, have returned from a brief wedding trip and reside here.

Leesburg Mildred Walker Nelson Grim R. E. Bean John Zeigler William A. Walker Stephens City High School Grim Handley High School The Virginia Woolen Company Ray Grim

Junior Board Members to Attend Alexandria Conference

About 20 members of the Junior Board of Trade and guests travel to Alexandria Virginia for a two day Mid Atlantic conference April 15 16 hosted by the Junior Board of Commerce of Washington D C National vice president Mark Matthews will deliver the keynote address Virginia Jay Cees may form a state organization during the meeting Other states represented include West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Junior Board of Trade Alexandria Mid-Atlantic United States Ben Belchie Tom Scully Philip Glaize Leon Slavin C. Ridgely White William Harris Tom Baldridge H. B. McCormac Joe Thomas Joe Schroth George Mason Hotel Junior Board of Commerce of Washington, D. C Mark Matthews New York City Virginia Jay Cees West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania New Jersey

Revival Planned At Ganotown Church

The Rev Lavely D Gruer pastor of the Hedgesville charge Methodist Episcopal Church announces evangelistic services at Ganotown starting Monday April 17 at 7 30 pm and continuing each evening through Sunday April 23 with subjects The Lost Sheep Shadows Unknown Tongues The Holy City and a Wednesday subject to be announced at Tuesday service Public invited.

Lavely D. Gruer Hedgesville Methodist Episcopal Church Ganotown Holy City

Gold Racket Men In Toils

Thirteen men accused of operating a $100 000 bootleg gold selling ring were arrested in New York San Francisco San Jose and Oakland as federal charges loom. Investigators seized at least $24 000 in illicit gold linking hoarding to 1933 act coin removals and possible smelting for mint sale. Suspects include Morris Anolik Dan Levine Edward Friedman and San Nankin among others.

San Francisco United States Secret Service New York San Jose Calif Oakland Thomas B. Foster Secret Service Foster United States Morris Anolik Dan Levine Edward Friedman San Nankin Broadway Jeweler

Damage to Fruit from Cold Continues Across Regions

The article reports sustained low temperatures freezing ice over half an inch in many localities and severe injury to peaches on low ground, with cherries plums and other soft fruits also affected. It notes that high elevation orchards with good air drainage fared relatively better, while the Shenandoah Cumberland district saw similar frost impact.

Shenandoah-Cumberland Weather Bureau Washington Virginia W. S. Campfield Virginia State Horticultural Society Staunton Roanoke Howver

Britain and France plan combined action in Spain after Madrid parade

Allied leaders prepare for possible intervention as Madrid hosts a victory parade while Britain seeks practical evidence of Italian friendship. Mediterranean fleets monitor routes to colonies as Germany and Italy seek gains in Greece and Albania, with Europe tightening defenses and Poland boosting forces.

Spain Madrid Britain Mediterranean Albania Italy Germany Great Sea Greece America Berlin United States Grand Council Rome Zog

Moulin Rouge Revue At Hable’s Palace Tonight

Lollie Childs presents his Moulin Rouge Revue on the Hable's Palace Theatre stage for the last time tonight. A big girl chorus and a big stage band headline the show. On the screen Bob Livingston stars in Federal Man Hunt with no price increase.

Lollie Childs Hable’s Palace Theatre Bob Livingston

Women Buy About Eighty Percent Of Clothes Sold

Report notes that American women purchase about 80 percent of all clothing in the market. The statement highlights consumer gender patterns in fashion sales and retail dynamics.

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