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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1941

Page

8

Virginia Gwynn Harrison to wed Sherman Joost Jr in Millwood

Social note details the upcoming wedding of Virginia Gwynn Harrison of Millwood to Sherman Joost Jr of Great Neck Long Island. Ceremony at Christ Church Millwood with Rev Claudius Shelton, bridesmaids and ushers named, reception at Annefield, couple to reside in New York. Out-of-town guests listed. Also reports Linden Singhass hosts 88th birthday for Mrs Annie Lichliter with local attendees.

Clarke County Virginia Gwynn Harrison Millwood Walter Roesler Long Island N. Y Gwynn Harrison Sherman Joost, Jr Sherman Jost Great Neck

Elizabeth Grigsby Weds William Osenbaugh in Washington

Miss Elizabeth Grigsby daughter of Mrs. John A T Grigsby of Washington married William E Osenbaugh of Lucas Iowa on Saturday April 5 at 8 pm in the Third Christian Church Washington Reverend C N Williams officiated. The gown was white satin with long sleeves and a low neckline. Edna Grigsby served as maid of honor in yellow gown with irises. Bridesmaids wore sea green gowns and a reception followed at the church. Various local residents are noted for Easter visits and wedding-related events across Berryville and nearby towns.

Elizabeth Ryan Grigsby John A. T. Grigsby Washington William E. Osenbaugh Lucas Iowa Third Christian Church C. N. Williams Edna Grigsby Winchester

Bride Gertrude Reynolds Weds Gilbert Carlyle McKown at Berryville

Miss Gertrude Marshall Reynolds daughter of Mrs. Frederick Lindy and the late Thomas Reynolds married Gilbert Carlyle McKown son of Mr. and Mrs. J Calvin McKown at Grace Episcopal Church Berryville at 4 PM The Rev Ernest Williame officiated Attendants wore coordinated gowns and bouquets The couple will reside in Martinsburg where McKown practices as an attorney.

Grace Episcopal Church Berryville Gertrude Marshall Reynolds Frederick Lindy Martinsburg W. Va Thomas Hulings Reynolds Clarke County Gilbert Carlyle McKown J. Calvin McKown Ernest HW Williame

Special Musical Program at Kernstown Church

Kernstown Methodist Church hosts a special musical program performed by the local orchestra tomorrow night at 7 o'clock. The Euterpian Club holds its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 22 at the studio of Misses Gladys Cochran and Elizabeth Grim on South Brad dock street.

Kernstown Methodist Church Euterpian Club Gladys Cochran Elizabeth Grim South Braddock Street

Special meeting at Macedonia Church led by Mrs Florence Sumption

Tomorrow night at 7 30 o clock Macedonia Church hosts a program under Mrs Florence Sumption with Mr George Haines delivering a talk. The Jones quartette provides singing and Miss Jane Huffman of Baltimore Md will sing a solo. Public is invited. Young Adults Sponsor Sunday Teas at Northern Virginia Power Company hostess room 5 30 p m Sundays for unmarried young people over 23 with forum discussions on current topics.

Macedonia Church Florence Sumption George Haines Jones Quartette Jane Huffman Baltimore Market Street Methodist Church Northern Virginia Power Company

Why Bering Strait Is Named After Vitus Bering

Danish navigator Vitus Bering is honored for leading a 1724 expedition ordered by Peter the Great to explore northwestern Siberia and determine if Asia and America were separate continents.

Bering Strait Vitus Bering Peter the Great Siberia Asia America

Modern Etiquette Q A Wedding Rice and Delays

A Q and A on introductions and remembering a prior meeting, how to respond. rice throwing at weddings remains an old custom not to resent. a hostess may proceed with dinner after 15 or 20 minutes without calling to check on a tardy guest.

Miss Nell Armentrout Weds W Benton Snider Jr

Announcement from S L Burgess of Strasburg reports the marriage of Miss Nell Armentrout to Mr W Benton Snider Jr yesterday in Salem Virginia. Rev Dr Frank M Richardson of the Salem Methodist Church officiated. The couple will live in Winchester after Wednesday.

S. L. Burgess Strasburg Nell Armentrout W. Benton Snider, Jr Salem Frank M. Richardson

Stepping Out on Rainy Days for Skin Glow

The article advocates rainy day outdoor walks to improve complexion. It links brisk three mile walks on damp mornings to active pores and skin renewal, followed by warm showers and cold rinses, then powders and bath tonics to sustain a natural glow without resorting to cosmetics.

Local notes and social updates from Clarke County

Social news from Berryville Warrenton and surrounding areas includes weddings births and visits. Ada Costello and Robert Baker Bayles wed at the Methodist parsonage on April 12 Pastor A O Lyons officiated. Gertrude Reynolds wed Gilbert McKown at four this afternoon. Various residents travel visit attend meetings and celebrate family events in Washington D C Hagerstown Md Fort George Meade Md and Norfolk ongoing regional life.

Ada Costello Robert Baker Bayles Methodist Parsonage A. O. Lyons

Miss Williams Arrives For Brothers Wedding

Miss Margaret Williams of Boise Idaho arrives in Berryville for her brother Rev Ernest Williams and Miss Anne Cabell Williams wedding set for April 30. She stays with Mrs Herbert Whiting on South Church Street as local officials and residents note recent Red Cross visits and other community updates.

Berryville Margaret Williams Boise Idaho Ernest Williams Anne Cabell Williams Herbert Whiting South Church Street

Deanna Durbin Weds Studio Executive In Hollywood Church

Deanna Durbin married Vaughn Paul in a Willowshire Methodist ceremony. Thousands gathered outside while 900 guests attended inside for Hollywood s first church wedding in years. The gown featured a princess silhouette with a long train and gardenia bouquet.

Hollywood Deanna Durbin Vaughn Paul Wiltshire Deanna James Durbin Paul Willsie Martin Happiness Road Beverley Wilshire Mendelssohn Evesher Universal Studio

Polar bear warmth and cold resistance noted

In fact the polar bear is warm-blooded. Its ability to resist extreme cold is one of nature's wonders.

Millwood Social Notes Bride Arrivals At Long Branch

Mrs Hugh M Nelson hosts weekend guests at Long Branch in Millwood Virginia Rosalind Huidekoper and Page Huidekoper from Baltimore and Washington attend. Mrs Dudley Burchard and Mr Tom Burchard arrive for the Gwynne Harrison and Sherman Joost wedding weekend at the Meade home.

Millwood Hugh M. Nelson Long Branch J. Cornelius Rathborne Rosalind and Page Huidekoper Baltimore Washington Dudley Burchard David Maulsby Tom Burchard Gwynne Harrison Sherman Joost Louis B. Meade

Miss Alice Winslow Returns to New York City

Miss Alice Winslow, lately staying with her mother Mrs. Alexis Sommaripa at Bellefield in Clarke, has returned to New York City. Mr Philip P C Meade of Baltimore is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Louis B Meade at Fairview for the weekend.

Minnie Taylor New York City Vernon Meyers Houston Texas Ethel Hartman Mrs. C. S. Hartman Gray Avenue William H. Shafer Mary Jo D. W. Ritenour Maury Richmond Concord N. C Berryville Donald Cooley Fort Meade, Md Mrs. Cooley Eugene Deserable Philadelphia Alice Winslow Clarke Alexis Sommaripa Bellefield Philip P. C. Meade Baltimore Louis B.° Meade Pairview

Why Musa sapientum Is Called Fruit of the Wise Men

A legend from ancient India says sages rested under banana trees and refreshed themselves with the fruit. The name Musa sapientum, meaning Fruit of the Wise Men, stems from this tale of wisdom and nourishment.

A. H India

Also Mentioned on This Page

Christ Church Millwood Claudius Shelton Benjamin Harrison Lucy Page Callas Henry Post Mitchell A. A. Baldwin George P. Steenhalgh, Jr Perrysburg Ohio Agnes Mie Ludiow VanDevent Plain Hill N. J John A. Payne Rosalind Huidekoper Messrs Ludlow Vanfeventer Ralph H. Poole C. H. Gardiner Wesner Milton Roland Mitchell Joseph Lewis St. Louis William Bell Watkins Annefield New York Edward Roesler Vassar Pierce John Farrar N. B. Page Charles Hyde Cornelius Rathbone A. G. Hutcheson Elizabeth Jones E. Monroe Osborne William Murray Ruth Jenks Tissot Annie Lichliter Linden Singhass The Valley Pike Lloyd Lichliter Ashland J. W. Cammer J. C. Cammer June Kenneth D.C. Lichliter Elizabeth Dorothy John Sutton Lewis Hudson Mary Bird Little Bucy Clevenger Eva Cooper Louise George Dinskip Lawrence Lichliter W. C. Lichliter Carrie Cammer Myrtle Carper Hagerstown, Md D. C Lester Singhass Southern Dairies Erooks Pharmacy Pingley & Carper Plaza Cleaners Loudoun St Huntsberry Shoe Style Headquarters Elizabeth Grigsby William Osenbaugh Bobby Burchette M. E. Burchette West Cork Street Patricia Cahill Gray Beverley Bill Harbaugh Henry Covington Betsy Anderson Betsy Snider Sue Sybert Mary Jane Wester Jack and Jill McElligott Brad Beverley University of Virginia Norfolk Margaretta Whiting Garrison Forest School Frank B. Whiting Joseph Massie William C. Stewart, Jr Newport News Helen Smith Washington, D. C O. L. Jamison North Washington Street W. D. Smallwood Larry C. B. Larrick Mrs. Smallwood Leonard Larrick Peggy Mr. Larrick Mrs H. G. Balthis Balthis Gray of the Daughters of the American Revolution Carrie Carper Sharp Street Memorial Hospital Burgie Rickard Mary Koons Hagerstown Chambersburg Cool-Dii Television Alecia Beauty Salon N. Braddock St Gertrude Reynolds Gilbert Carlyle McKown Marshall McCormick Reynolds Nelson Reed Katharine Powell McCormick Charlotte McKown Katharine Heth McKown James Jett McCormick Charles F. McGuire Smithy William E. Keller Carl Conrad Maria D. Reynolds Scranton Jerry Dunlap East Piccadilly Street Shady Lawn Mary J. Gray Woodstock Women’s Guild of Virginia Miss Gray Women's Missionary Society of the Evangelical Reformed Church Kernstown Church Euterpians Bufflick Road Elbertas Shippers Hale C. B. Smalts & Son National Ave Armentrout W. B. Snider, Jr Virginia Conference of Social Work Roanoke Bessie Luke Pattie Luke Joel D. Griffing Jett McCormick Gilbert McKown Hugh Ritter Fort George Meade, Md Lynwood Ritter Ed. Joyce Pat Joyce Theresa Wynkoop Harry Yankoop Little Jimmy Ritter Rose MacDonald Virginia State Board of Education Warrenton Graham Dougherty Woodley American Red Cross William Clevenger Robert Shenk Harry Heskett William Bowerman Women's Clubs Salonika Thessalonike B. C Cassander Alexander the Great Miss Williams E. D. Vaughan Berryville Presbyterian Church Loring Kackley Winchester Presbytery Harriet Gurnsey Red Cross Virginia Page Katherine Page Frank E. Tappan Little Alice Cummins Tappan Hawthorne Building Blue Ridge Mountain Bluemont William Dickinson Misses Lee Richmond Fred Cline Cline Camp Lee Shenandoah County Cornelia Kate Moore Miss Nyhart New Jersey Elizabeth Russell Greeting Card Headquarters Charles Boyer Edgar Bergen Eddie Cantor Cash & Carry Office of Winchester Laundry Sunshine Eaners Lovett Bros N. Loudoun St Fairview Underwood Underwood’s Bakery Valley Pride B&c Bakery United Food Stores Barbara Bell Winchester Evening Star New York, N. Y
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