Social and Personal News From the area
Mr and Mrs Earl Bailey hosted a miscellaneous shower for the newly married Mr and Mrs Douglas Bailey. Mrs Bailey was formerly Miss Madeline Keckley. Refreshments and many gifts were given. Mrs Harris Tavenner and daughter Nancy spent the week with Mrs Austin Tavenner in Marshall Virginia. They were met by Mr Harris Tavenner and others and visited Colonial Beach. Mr and Mrs Jack Albin and Eloise Albin returned from a weekend in Maryland and Gettysburg PA. Mrs Hunter M Stine hosted guests at Fort Collier with Lionel M Ives and two children from Westwood MA. They were met in Washington by H B Stine and drove to Fort Collier. The Ladies Aid and Missionary Society of Ebenezer Disciple Church meet at Gainesboro at 2 pm for the final Convention-year meeting. Private Woodward Artrip P19 Ss Kent Street Winchester VA was among 200 Virginians and 800 selectees in Camp Croft SC leaving for Indiantown Gap PA to join the 28th Division. Miss Nancy Buckingham and Miss Gale Yeagle of Baltimore returned home. Buckingham hosts a luncheon for Yeagle. Mr Oliver C Good of the city is improving after fourteen weeks ill and two operations at Mt Alto Hospital. Miss Winifred Louise Whitlock underwent an appendectomy yesterday and is doing satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter M. Stine
Woodward Artrip
Kent Street
Winchester
Camp Croft
S. C
Indiantown Gap
Wedding Week Guests Headed to Rosemont Home
A list of out of town guests for the Byrd Jr wedding includes Capt Frankly from Washington and Va Mosley from Bowling Green among others arriving to attend the ceremony at Rosemont. Local residents entertain visitors while club meetings proceed through the week in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sneeden
Tulsa
Okla
Capt
Prankly
Washington
Va. Mosley
Bowling Green
Mr. Byrd, Jr
H. F. Byrd
Rosemont
Mary Byrd
Ae Gray Beverly
Pe. Byrd
New York
de Byrd
Baltimore
Francis Vaughan
Char-W. Va
Payne
Academy Lane
Larz Jones
Charles
Cuthbert Dwin
New Orleans
Mey Luptons
Worry Is the Foe of Good Looks by Helen Follett
Read as a 1920s style column urging women to prioritize health and digestion over cosmetic vanity. It extols steadiness, sleep, proper nutrition, and nervous system health as keys to lasting appearance, while accepting personal style choices like makeup or hair color within sane limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Follett
Meanie
Modern Etiquette by Robert Lee
A Q and A on formal dinner manners second helpings informal dinners and personal thanks for gifts. It advises personal thank you letters and responses to guests. It recommends visiting an out of town friend at their temporary address and inviting them to a social event if possible.
G A A Meeting Rescheduled and August Tea Date
The Girls Athletic Association fixes its regular meeting for August 21 and moves it from August 7 to align with the monthly tea at Willow Lawn Inn on Valley Pike at 6 pm. Members should sign up with Mrs. Martha Grim by August 19 and include transportation needs. Nurses Alumni Dance Planned for Aug 8 in Berryville with George Washington Hotel Orchestra. Mrs. Rice Crown to Show Atlanta Flower Show Slides at Grace Church Parish House August 6 at 8 pm hosted by Clarke County Woman's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls Athletic Association
Willow Lawn Inn
The
Valley Pike
Martha Grim
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Berryville
George Washington Hotel
Rice Crown
T. Rice Crown
Decatur
Atlanta
Grace Church
Wenesday
Clarke County Woman's Club
Crown
Trinity Episcopal Church
Millwood Social Events Highlight Community Guests
Mrs J Godfrey Phillips entertains in honor of son and daughter in law Leonard Phillips. Guests include John Labouisse from Charlotte and Miss Page Huidekoper, Eloise Randolph Page from Georgetown. Several residents host and visit across Long Branch Eventide Abbyville and Mountain View during a busy social week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood
J. Godfrey Phillipps
Leonard Phillipps
Intornany
Hugh M. Nelson
Long Branch
Page Huidekoper
Eloise Randolph Page
Georgetown
Large Gathering Attends Pleasant Grove U B C Program
Thousands gathered for the fifth annual Pleasant Grove U B Church and Sunday School program honoring the old Mt. Pleasant School birthplace of the Pleasant Grove Congregation. Rev L C Messick led afternoon services with remarks by Rev C R Line and music by local groups and soloists. The event marked Mt Pleasant Memorial Day observances organized by the Sunday School and noting early community efforts to establish schools and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Grove U. B. Church
Mt. Pleasant
Pleasant Grove
John H. Coryell
L. C. Messick
Lester H. Oates
Keyser W. Va
Chester K. Bis
Old Rugged Cross
Messrs. Sawyer
Davis
the New Jerusalem
C. R. Line
Fred Whitlock
Arthur Slonaker
Mrs. C. W. Hardy Dies At Home At 2 A.M.
Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Hardy 75 widow of Charles W Hardy died at her East Kern Street home about 2 o clock this morning after a three month illness. Born March 3 1866 in Rockingham county she lived in this city 21 years. Survivors include son William G Showalter daughters I V Dove Vernie E Vaught Dorothy Shott three step daughters and a sister. Funeral Thursday at 2 at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Cather officiating, interment Mt Hebron cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Elizabeth Hardy
Charles W.hardy
East Kern Street
Hardy
Rockingham County
Abe
Sallie Martz Showalters
William G. Showalter
Winchester
Announcements Must Be Signed
The Star will publish engagements and wedding notices when signed by the submitter. Unsigned stories not accepted. For protection, sign all submissions to avoid joke or forgery and legal issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Independents Deliver Posts as CIO Aids Striking Miners
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on August 5, the CIO reorganized to aid after an independent union began delivering trucks with posts to mines in the Connellsville coal region. The Independent Tri-State Lumbermen and Truckers Union reported about 250 truckloads moved, with predictions of doubling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
C.I.O
United Mine Workers
Connellsville
CLO
Alexander Z. Goldstein
Tri-State Lumbermen's Association
Tri-State Lumbermen and Truckers
Do. J. Myers
C.I.0
United Construction Workers
Mike Packrall
Friendsville
Myers
First Known Jazz Band in New Orleans
A fragment notes an early jazz band linked to New Orleans and mentions a leading figure labeled as the Negro bandleader about in the city. It records an inquiry into the number of bands and a reference to a well known group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earl Bailey
Douglas Bailey
Bailey
Madeline Keckley
Harris Tavenner
Nancy
Austin Tavenner
Marshall, Va
Henry Tatum
Cline
Colonial Beach
Jack Albin
Eloise Albin
Gettysburg
Ladies Aid and Missionary Society of the
Ebenezer Disciple Church
Clay Rogers
Gainesboro
Nancy Buckingham
Gale Yeagle
Ocean City
Miss Buckingham
Miss Yeagle
Oliver C. Good
Mt. Alto Hospital
Winifred Louise Whitlock
C. L. Whitlock
National Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Winchester Aerue No
Order of Eagles
Loudoun Street
Rebekah Association
Odd Fellows Hall
Kiwanis Club
Winchester Lions Club
Cacapon State Park
Winchester and Clarke Co
Mitchell Ksneich
RR. V. McCauley
Clayton McCauley
Ksneich
Elyria
Ohio
Harry McCaulén
South Loudoun Street
Market Street
Dawn Shankin
Lynchburg, Va
John Wohlford
Bartonville
Nancy Gray Larrick
West Coast
Harold Sheetz, Jr
Capon River
T. W. English
Claude Showalter
English
R. C. Shull
Charles Shull
Oklahoma
Amos Shryock
Grewstone Terrace
Mr. Shryock
Paul Shryock
Mary Clegg Miller
Perry Dewey Jr
Adelaide Coble
Mrs
Lee Coble
Washington Street
Preston Carbaugh
Stephens City
Robert Holmes
Harrisburg
W. L. Clark
Tennyson Avenue
W. P. Massey
Beatrice Bell
Roanoke
White Rock
Alda Ruth Johnson
Salem, Va
Joan Woolfolk
Mrs. Woolfolk
Betty Meredith
San Francisco
Farley Massey
Vermont
Stover Clark
Fort Eustis, Va
Thebby Clark
Martinsburg
Mrs. T. Carson Clark
Hal Browne
Harman Harrison
Mr. Browne
Horace Browne
Robert Glass, Jr
Thomas Cover
Capon Lake
Harry Hoover, Jr
Hoover
Grace Henry
Joseph R. Darr
Portsmouth
Norfolk Navy Yards
Lloyd R. Darr
Thurman W. Darr
Ralph Grubbs
Mr. Grubbs
L. D. Grubbs
Ruth Ritter
Edward Johnson
Piccadilly Street
Brunswick
Roberta
Eugene Russell
Shenandoah
Rivver
Charles Herrell
Edward Grim
Kinzel Timbrook
John Carpenter, Jr
Virginia Beach
Mr. Karicoff
Harrisonburg
Alson Hott
Marguerite Daugherty
Cumberland, Md
Catherine Smith
Edwin
Sidney Willie
East Price Street
Hugh Myers
Rilleyville
Canter Lonas
Pittsburgh
Henkel M. Lamp
Douglas
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Haldeman's Creamery
Huntsberry
All New Summar Red Cross
Hill & Dale
Enna Jettick
Fashion Plate Sho
Little Garden Club
W. Barron Glover
Latane Street
Sam Preston
Edward Barr
Lewis Barton
Barron Glover
Glover
Paul Rhodes
William Lawrence
Frank Armstrong
Presbyterian Church
Dickey Ridge
Skyline Drive
Orville Wine
Fred Bame
Louise Duncan
Peggy Ritter
Sears-Roebuck
Women’s Missionary Society of the Lutheran Church’ of Our Saviour
W. J. Lupton
Statesman
Sheaffer
Lucile Fairbanks
Robert Lee
W. B. Snider & Son
N. Cameron St
Dial
Thomas N. Carter
Powhatan
John Labouisse
Charlotte, N. C
Mrs. T. Howard Bunch
Lower
Virginia
Lond Branch
Philip P. C. Meade
Louis B. Meade
Charles Consolvo
Mary Dallam
Belle Air, Md
Mrs. Ewart Johnston
Clarke
Eston Randolph
Pete
St. Louis
Mr. Randolph
Percy Randolph
Geroge H. Burwell
Courtney B. Jones
Nathaniel B. Randolph
Irene Randolph
Elizabeth Bradford
Abbyville
Mr. Conway Dillingham
Philadelphia
J. A. R. Duning
Agnes Dunning
Orange
N. J
Middletown Inn
Elizabeth Beverley
Jean Randolph
Mountain View
Eleanor
Josephine Griffith
South
Great Smoky Mountains
Charles Hoof, Jr
Henry Post Mitchell
Underwood
N. Loudoun St
First School
Church For
United Brethren
C. W. Hardy
Rockingham
the Commercial and Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Colonial Beauty Shoppe
E. Piccadilly St
Zenith
RCA
Miles Music CO
Barbara Bell
Winchester Evening Star
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