Social and Personal News From Winchester Area
Lucille Kendrick and party depart for Atlantic City and nearby resorts for vacation, joined by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Mathews and others. Mrs. W. W. Glass hospitalized in Winchester Memorial. Ruby Newbanks wed to George Kline at home of Rev. Mathias. couple reside in Winchester. Weiner roast hosted by Mrs. Bethel Wisecarver draws friends. Patricia Cain, 21, socialite, pursued in disappearance case near Melrose. Travel plans show several locals heading to Atlantic City and national hotels for leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Kendrick
Atlantic City
Jersey
Thomas W. Mathews
Elsie Mathews
Ruby Newbanks
George Kline
Love Newbanks
South Kent Street
George Ine
Clarke County
Mathias
Kline
Winchester
Ethel Wisecarver
Bethel Wisecarver
Elwood Barrett
Ruth Bucher
Arthur Miller
Alva
Stanley Grim
Y. Floyd Ginn
Relief
Arur Jenkins
Middletown
Jon Lee Wisecarver
Luttrell Reunion to Bring Over 200 People to Ridge
More than 200 Luttrell family and friends will gather in Ridge West Virginia tomorrow at 10 o'clock for the annual Luttrell reunion. A band will provide music and an elaborate program is planned. Ralph Luttrell, government lawyer in Washington, will be the featured speaker in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luttrell
Ridge
W. Va
Ralph Luttrell
Washington
Weiner Roast Honors Cousin Visitor Miss Jean Miller
Miss Evelyn Garber of Greenwall avenue hosted a late evening weiner roast for her cousin Miss Jean Miller of Woodstock who has visited for two weeks. Guests included Betty Patton Fay Patton Eva Doyle Ruby Smith Naomi Shanholtz Juanita Anderson Donald Smith Donald Garber Philip LaRue Adrian LaRue Pete Adams Roland Nelson and George Garber following refreshments and social games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weiner
Evelyn Garber
Greenwall Avenue
Jean Miller
Woodstock
Betty
Fay Patton
Eva Doyle
Ruby Smith
Naomi Shanholtz
Juanita Anderson
Donald Smith
Donald Garber
Philip LaRue
Adrain LaRue
Pete Adams
Roland Nelson
George Garber
Levi baby greets Berryville in family news column
Congratulatory notes pour in as Mr. and Mrs. John A. Levi of Berryville welcome a son named John A. Levi Jr. The mother is formerly Ernestine Willingham. The column also lists visits, vacations, and social notices from local residents including trips to Gettysburg Hershey Littlestown and White Sulphur Springs plus several out of town funeral and guest arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Levi
Berryville
John A. Levi, Jr
Levi
Ernestine Willingham
W. W. Willingham
Emily Funsten Ward
Page Dame
Page Dame, Jr
Daniel DeButts
Ronae Dame
William Meade Dame
Edwin Hinks
Baltimore
Bishop
Jett
Roanoke
Herbert Punsten
Landon Funsten
Richmond
William Allison
Washington, Pa
James P. Reardon, Jr
Near White Post
Allison
Reardon
Mrs Blackburn Smith Hosts Garden Club Meeting
The Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club will meet Wednesday afternoon August 14 at Berryville home of Mrs. Blackburn Smith to hear about garden topics and club affairs.
Dinner Dance At Huntington Summer Home Draws Guests
Berryville Virginia August 10. Journey's End the Huntington summer home near the Blue Ridge will host a dinner dance August 13 in honor of visiting guests Miss Joanna Huntington Miss Edith Huntington and other friends from Clarke county Winchester Loudoun and Farquhar Washington and Baltimore. Guests include Misses June Spencer Betty Brett Perry Lippitt Alexander Nash Robert Johnson Allen Clowes and more as plans for the Berryville Horse Show unfold at Journey's End and Springsbury Red Gate Clermont Springsbury hosts and Count and Countess de Trampe join the Blue Ridge colony with other visitors from Philadelphia Boston and Roanoke guests parade through the social circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Blue Ridge
William Chapin Huntington
Washington
Virginia
Joanna
Edith Huntington
June Spencer
Betty Brett
Perry Lippitt
Alexander Nash
Robert Johnson
Allen Clowes
Woodshore
Mass
Mrs. Huntington
Clarke County
Winchester
Loudoun
Farquier
Balthmore
Garden Club Speaker to Discuss Mary Custis Lee and Her Gardens
Leesburg and Loudoun County Garden Club will host Miss Rose MacDonald author of Mrs. Robert E. Lee as guest speaker Tuesday August 13. She will present Mary Custis Lee and Her Gardens. Residents and local figures are noted in the social roundup with weekend visits and travels across Clarke county Richmond Rochester Chicago Rochelle New York Washington and Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose MacDonald
Robert E. Lee
Leesburg and
Loudoun County
Miss MacDonald
Mary Custis Lee
J. D. Griffing
Mary Boone Peyton
New York
National Guard
Richmond
Anne Meade
Joseph Clagett
Clergymen and Mrs Muller Visit Columbia After Virginia Vacation
The Rev. Albert Muller rector of St John s parish and Mrs Muller of West Point Va left for Columbia S C after a vacation with Miss Sara Blackburn Crown They will be guests of Mr and Mrs C C Muller the rector s parents in Columbia Ollie Thomas chairs Clarke County Community card party at The Knoll home of Mrs Blackburn Smith The event raises funds for two community Christmas trees one for white children and one for colored children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Glaize
William Eagle
Upton Snyder
Atlantic City
Princess Hotel
Alexis Sommaripa
Polly Winslow
Boston
Olivia Thorndike
Augustus Thorndike, Jr
Daniel Cheever
Winslow
Bar Harbor
J. Gray Beverley
Bowling Green
Alexander C. Smith
Beverley
Roanoke
George Chaney
Albert Muller
St. John’s Parish
Muller
West Point
Sara Blackburn Crown
Columbia
S. C
Cc. C. Muller
Ollie Thomas
Clarke County
Berryville
J. Townsend Burwell
Vermont
Clarke
Be Grateful for Cosmetics in the Olden Days
An essay extols cosmetic use and modern skincare, contrasting past vanity with current beauty norms. It credits cosmetic chemists for keeping skin clean and muscles toned, notes how frost and infections affect complexions, and offers dietary tips for a healthier look.
Donovan Dinner Party At Chapel Hill In Millwood
Mr and Mrs David Donovan hosted dinner at Chapel Hill Millwood on Wednesday night with guests Mrs Graham Dougherty Mrs Roland G Mitchell Miss Mary Dougherty Miss Alice Gray Wood Miss Agnes Mitchell Messrs Howard Wood Roland Mitchell Paul O Neil and Graham Dougherty Jr After dinner the party drove to Washington DC to attend a National Symphony Orchestra concert at The Water Gate and performances of Gilbert and Sullivan operetta Pinafore and Trial by Jury sponsored by the New England Opera Co
Social Notes: Local Families Entertain and Travel
Messrs John Wilcox Richard Talbot and Seddon Nelson hosted a Thursday dinner with guests including Mr and Mrs Henry P Mitchell Mr and Mrs Hugh Powell Miss Agnes Mitchell Miss Gwynne Harrison and Miss Rosalind M Huidekoper and Messrs Benjamin Harrison and Roland Mitchell. Several attendees plan visits to Richmond Tappahannock and Vermont with relatives and hosts at homes in Beverly Farms Woodley Ellwood Scabby and other local residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilcox
Richard Talbot
Seddon Nelson
Henry P. Mitchell
Hugh Powell
Agnes Mitchell
Gwynne Harrison
Rosalind Mhuidekoper
Benjamin Harrison
Roland Mitchell
Modern Etiquette Q and A on hosting and gifts
A reader asks about a woman executive hosting a caller and whether to place a purse on the table during meals in public, answered by noting the executive acts as a host or hostess. It also covers whether friends bring gifts to a wedding anniversary celebration, confirming it is customary.
Sergeant's sale in Amherst Street Distress Warrant
Public auction announced by City Sergeant Taylor L Barr for August 20 1940 at 10 AM to sell items from J Holmes Spence store room including plow points Dr Hess stock tonic National cash register iron safe desk chairs adding machine trucks and other articles. Cash terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Garber
J. Holmes Spence
Amherst Street
Dr. Hess
W. H
Taylor L. Barr
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Pifer
Capon
R. Pifer
Rt Forney
Roy Wickes
Rebecca
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Yn Whitacre
Elizabether
Upton Snider
Spates
Earle Sheetz
John Yates
Charles Turner
Lacy Jackson
W. W. Glass
South Eewincen Street
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Patricia Cain
Mélrose
A Ae Davis
Wake Eee
James C Vis
H. Clay deGrange
Virginia Steck
Dorothy deGrange
Princess Lodge
Verte Leet
Alfred Nixon
Paw Paw
E. W. Miller
Paul
Essie Jenkins
Washington, D. C
Chesapeake Beach
Brazil
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Alecia Permanent
Alecia Beauty Salon
Braddock St
Huntsberry
Mrs. Levi
Hilda Cather
Glenna Place
Littlestown
Gettysburg
Hershey, Pa
Forrest Jones
The
Chamber of Commerce of
Montgomery
Corrine Moore
Guy Dunkenbar
Rachael Williams
Donald and
Harry
Robert Uke
Detroit
Michigan
Lois
Winifred Yost
Betty Farr
Sunny Hill
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H. K. Benham
North Washington Street
White Sulphur Springs
Virginia Beach
Thomas Scully
Harvey Feltner
Burnt Factory
Memorial Hospital
Havey Feltner
Donald Weems
Clarence LeFrois
J. P. Arthur
Canada
John Minnigerode
Minnigerode
Ernest Loane
Claude Smaltz
Bessie
Berryville Ave
Wildwood, N. J
Huntingtons
George P. Greenhalgh
Allen Hirsh
Montclair
N. J
Warm Springs
Mrs
Edward Jenkins
Red Gate
Count
John R. Beardall
Charles A. Williams
Boise, Idaho
Ernest H. Williams
Grace Episcopal Church
John Dawson Winter
Leland
Miss
Roberta, Winters
Atlanta
Emily Powers
Yonkers
N. Y
Augustus Nelson
Phonograph
Miles Music CO
W. Boscawen St
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Havana
Senora de Melo
Senora Schnake
Leopoldo Melo
Pedro Manini Rios
Tomas A. Salomoni
Oscar Schnake
Miss Powers
Ralph Richardson
Chicago
Rose Cottage
Mr. Richardson
Rochester
Richardson
Archibald Cummins
Henry Schneider
Rochelle, N. J
Francis Beverley Whiting
Margaretta Whiting
H. G. Smithy
Thomas Jones
M. W. Jones
T. T. Giffin
California
Giffin
Bernard Jones
Clifton Price
Orkney Springs
Shenandoah Production Credit Corporation
Hero’s Wife
British Isles
Mrs. Ingham
Alcantara
Red Cross
Helen Follett
Granny
E. Piccadilly St
Donovans
Charlotte Meade
E. K. Meade
Richmond, Va
Jeanette Wright
Miss Wright
Miss Meade
Tappahannock
Senator William Wright
John Chew
Ellwood
Nancy Weller
Mary Dougherty
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Mr. Gilpin
Tyson Gilpin
Beverly Farms
Saratoga
Fred A. Crisman
Fred and
Dickie
Richards Avenue
Bombay
Kings Row
Mr. Skeffington
Kitty Foyle
Chad Hanna
Bethel Merriday
Pifer Company
Ine
By Roberta Lee
Sergeant’s Sale
American Express
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Underwood
Underwood's
N. Loudoun St
Barbara Bell
Peter Thompson
Barbara Bell Pattern Service
Evening Star
Station O
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