Calendar of Events Wednesday to Friday highlights
The notice lists events: Wednesday 4:30 p m Junior Board of Trade Sport Circus and picnic at Sunnyside. Thursday 6:15 p m Rotary Club annual picnic at Richards orchard rain or shine. Friday 12:30 p m R Y Conns luncheon meeting. 4 Post American Legion at G W Hotel. 5:30 p m Groups leave for Pifer's cabin river for Frederick and Winchester Young Democrats picnic. 8:00 p m weekly W O W meeting at Odd Fellows Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade Sport
Sunnyside
Rotary Club
Richards Orchard
R. Y. Conns
Post American Legion
G. W
Pifer’s Cabin River
Frederick and
Winchester
Young Democrats
Odd Fellows Hall
Reunion for Henshaw family at Maple Hill Farm
Invitations issued for a Henshaw family reunion on Thursday August 3 at Maple Hill Farm Apple Pie Ridge one and a half miles south of White Hall and seven and a half miles north of Winchester Picnic baskets will be brought. A Pilgrimage will visit the Old Mill site settled by Henshaw ancestors over 200 years ago on land formerly bought from Lord Fairfax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John William Hancher
Washington
Joseph W. Hancher
Winchester
John W. Mason
Fairmont
Ralph &E. Slabaugh
Lancaster
Henshaw
Henshaws
Hinshaws
Henchins
Hanchers
Maple Hill
Joseph W. Hanchers
Apple Pie Ridge
White Hall
Lord Fairfax
Joshua Henshaw
Poxteph Park
Liverpool
England
America
Hartford woman saves 83 lives after ship capsizes
Cynthia Chapin of Hartford, Connecticut, 22, is credited with saving 83 people when a 30 foot cruiser capsized in Long Island Sound five miles off shore. She began swimming to land to summon help and was rescued by a tugboat that then aided her shipmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Chapin
Hartford, Conn
Long Island Sound
Miss Chapin
Hotel Orchestra Elects Officials for New Year
Orville Hoover is reelected president of the George Washington Hotel Orchestra at its first annual meeting in northern Virginia. Leonard March is re elected vice president and treasurer Beverley Perry secretary and director. Future engagements include Front Royal Club August 4 Winchester Golf Club August 5 Warrenton Horse Show Dances August 26 and Elks Club State convention dance August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Hoover
George Washington
Northern Virginia
Leonard March
Beverley Perry
Henry F. Seal
Front Royal Club
Winchester Golf Club
Warrenton
Elks Club
George Washington Hotel
Marriage of Miss Mary Largent to Mr Earl Place
Miss Mary Largent wed Mr Earl Place in a July ceremony at the Baptist parsonage in Hagerstown Maryland. The bride daughter of S J Sargent Angers Store West Virginia and the groom son of R E Place Reynolds Store Virginia. After September 1 the couple reside at North Braddock Street apartment. Elmer Whitlock hosts a surprise party for son Garland Whitlock with guests and dancing at the Old Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaknis
Ohio
A. Kantos
Cincinnati
Gus Kaknis
North Braddock Street
John Sempeles
Athina Jones
Hamilton, O
John Nicholson
Annapolis
John Sempéles
George Spanos
James Pappas
Terry Sigros
Theodore Morris
Winchester
Cacapon State Park
Berkeley Springs
George Sempeles
Gus Chambers
Mary Largent
Earl Place
Hagerstown
Baptist Parsonage
Joseph Y. Irwin
S. J. Sargent
Angers Store
W. Va
Place
R. E. Place
Reynolds Store
Elmer Whitlock
Charles Street
Garland Whitlock
Polly Ramacciotti
Kate Bradford
Margaret Jane Athey
Mabel Heckrotte
Katherine Rhinelander
Colleen Steele
Goldie Winefield
Howard Stine
Raymond Corrigan
Pete
Etiquette Q and A On Table Manners and Dress
Modern etiquette questions cover dessert utensil placement, travel dress, and rising for elders. The answers: keep dessert spoon and fork with dessert plate after dishes are cleared, avoid dressy clothing while traveling, and a sixteen year old should rise when an elderly person enters, signaling proper training and respect.
Mrs Russell and Daughters To New York
Mrs Russell and her three daughters plan a trip to New York City then return to Winchester via Atlantic City visiting family in Martinsburg and Washington. Several other locals travel or visit relatives in North Carolina Virginia and Philadelphia with social events and reunions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Butler
George A. Butler
Glaize Avenue
Atlantic City
Harry K. Russell
John Barnes Carr
Clarksdale
Virginia Cover Russell
Anne Kerr Russel
New York City
Winchester
Anna Bell Russell
New York
Sandy Hook Bridge Plan Moves Forward
Baltimore August 2 The start of a tri state bridge and highway program nears as Maryland and Virginia announce agreement on a Potomac bridge at Sandy Hook Washington County Maryland Roads Commission chairman Ezra B Whitman says Maryland and Virginia concur but West Virginia must be ready to build a Shenandoah river crossing at Harpers Ferry before progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Virginia
Potomac River
Sandy Hook
Washington County
Ezra B. Whitman
Maryland Roads Commission
Shenandoah River
Harpers Ferry
Whitman
West Virginia
Shenandoah Bridge
Paris fashion parade showcases bold winter gowns and furs
Paris reports a hew winter fashion show featuring black evening dresses with pink backs and clown collar coats in silver fox. Coats divide across materials with sealskin contrasts and new astrakhan fur. Day and evening wear highlight silk jersey, brocades, velvet, and moire. Evening gowns emphasize fitted bodices, long sleeves, and bold colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Alix
Jersey
Heim
Jeune Fille
Madame Lyciene
Bridge Repair Cost Share Proposal at Brunswick Site
Whitman and Virginia officials joined Henry G. Shirley chairman of the Virginia Commission Nathan L. Smith Maryland Commissioner chief engineer and federal representatives to discuss repairing the Brunswick bridge four miles east of Sandy Hook. Virginia would shoulder about half the costs estimated at roughly $50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitman
Henry G. Shirley
Virginia Commission
Nathan L. Smith
Maryland
Virginia
Old Brunswick
Sandyook
Foe Of Chair Is Out In A New Protest
Boston reports a double electrocution of two youths for a 1938 holdup slaying. The substitute executioner Mr X faced criticism as inhumane while officials said he was less expert than veteran Elliott. Names, dates, ages, and locations are provided with reactions from abolitionists and clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foe
Boston
Mr. X
Robert G. Elliott
Herbert C. Parsons
Massachusetts Council For Abolition
Wallace Green
Walter St. Sauveur
William Phillips
Somerville
Mr. XX
Elliott
Massachusetts
Green
William J. Brickley
Suffolk County Medical Examiner
State Correction
Arthur T. Lynn
Lyman
St. Sauveur
Parsons
Ralph W. Farrell
William B. Whitney
Salt Lake City
Phillips
Farrell
God
Clashing Factions Mark 1940 Primary Landscape Across States
Ohio and New Jersey set early clues as local issues shape votes while Virginia Kentucky Mississippi stir party splits. Byrd versus Price in Virginia races hint at GOP style dynamics and fiscal policy conflicts influence later national contests. Kentucky August 5 and Mississippi August 8 primaries intensify party power struggles. Louisiana intrigue grows with Leche resignation and state probes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Ohio
New Jersey
Virginia
Byrd
Price
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Barkley
Chandler
John Young Brown
Senate
Johnson
Charles D. Arnett
Louisana
Leche
Red Cross Life Saving Course Enrollment Offered
The Winchester Frederick County Red Cross Chapter invites members of American Legion Pool and Winchester Country Club to enroll in a Red Cross Life Saving course. Fill out the form with name address and phone to the Red Cross Office. indicate age senior junior beginner or swimmer status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Pool
Winchester Country Club
Red Cross
Winchester- Frederick County
Red Cross Chapter
Winchester Steers and Hogs Market Report Prices
Winchester Virginia steers and heifers show good to choice prices including steers at 7.90 for good, 6.00 plain, heifers at 17.75 choice and 6.75 medium. Fat cows top 6.00, bulk 5.50. bulls butcher 6.85. Veal calves top 9.90, lambs up to 8.00, hogs top 6.95 with packers bids to 6.85 and 7.50 for good to choice shot. stocker steers 30 to 45 per head.
Potter couple photo request ends speeding case
After paying a $10 speeding fine in Pittsfield Massachusetts Isben Potter asked District Judge Charles L Hibbard to pose with Mrs Potter for their family album The judge declined and the matter was closed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Mass
Isben Potter
Charles L. Hibbard
Mrs. Potter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Lee Butler
Winchester Business College
Cacapon Ideal Beach
Florence Cooper
Douglas Babbitt
Alfred Cooper
Bertha Woodfill
Lyda Chapman
Edinburg, Va
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Alecia Beauty Salon
Miss Mary Largent
Mr. Place
Margaret L. Hodgson
Mrs. Shannon
William E. Shannon
R. E. Shaffer
West Boscawen Street
Southern Inn
Charles Town
Charles Town High School
Bob Riley
Loring Wright
Kenneth and Loring, Jr
Martin Price
Durham
Raleigh
N. C
Harry Rickard
Sylvia Harry
Lucille Wright
Quantico
Cherrydale
Emma Williams
Nina Williams
Ira W. Forshill
W. E. Weaver
Mary Ella Weaver
Pittsburgh
Jessie Lupton
Miss Dorothy
Lucille Allen
Messrs
Lester Keller
Earl Grim
Natural Bridge, Va
Nancy Schlack
Newport News
Charles Schlack
George Fansler
North Carolina
Tennessee
William Zeigler
Lewistown
John Ziegler
Valley Avenue
W. B. Snider & Son
U. S
London
Archbishop of Canterbury
Lambeth Palace
Council of Interchange of
Great Britain
Ludlow
Alice Maxwell
Overson
Loudoun St
The
Winches
Ter Country Club
N. Kent St
Huntsberry
Huntsberry’s
Speeder
Will
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Cor,s
United Food Stores
N. Loudoun St
the Evening Star
Barbara Bell
Pattern
Barbara Bell Pattern Service
Winchester Evening Star
Times Square Station
New York, N. Y
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