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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1939

Page

8

Calendar of Community Meetings This Week

Tuesday features Y W A First Baptist at Mrs Charles Ritter 743 Woodland Ave an Winchester Rebekah Association Weiner roast at Odd Fellows Hall Circle No 1 Reformed Church at Flickinger home Braddock Street Circle No 1 at Mrs Sartelle 410 South Loudoun Street. Wednesday includes Old Fredericktown Garden Club at Mrs T Russell Cather luncheon at Mrs Allen Bond Kiwanis Club luncheon at George Washington place Garden Club at Mrs P W Boyd Little Theatre meeting at West Boscawen studio.

The First Baptist Church Charles Ritter Woodland Avenue Weiner Winchester Rebekah Association Odd Fellows Hall Reformed Church Margaret Alice Flickinger Cameron Street Braddock Street E. B. Sartelle Loudoun Street Old Fredericktown Clarke County Garden Club P. W. Boyd Fairmont Avenue Winchester Little Theatre, Inc West Boscawen Street McVicar

Luttrell Family Reunion Attended By Regional Residents

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Cline Mrs. Margaret Perry of Hemlock Grove O Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Dettra and children Rosaline and John Emmett Dettra Jr Misses Annalee Grim Ollie Giine and Mr Carson Cline traveled to Ridge West Virginia for the Luttrell family annual reunion.

Luttrell Scott Cline Margaret Perry Hemlock Grove Emmett Dettra Rosaline John Emmett Dettra Annalee Grim Ollie Giine Carson Cline Ridge W. Va

Miss Thelma Housenfluck Honored With Parties Return

Miss Thelma Housenfluck returned to Clarke county after a Strasburg visit. Miss Pearl Williamson and Mr Earl Wilson hosted a movie party and watermelon feast in her honor. On return a weiner roast by Mrs Douglas Williams attracted twelve guests. Miss Jean L McGee Weds Mr James A Morris in Winchester.

Miss Housenfluck Thelma Housenfluck Clarke County Strasburg Pearl Williamson Earl Williamson Housenfluck Douglas Williams

National P O A President to Visit Local Camp

Mrs. Mary Davis national president of the Patriotic Order of Americans will visit Camp No. 5 at tomorrow nights meeting in the Odd Fellows Halls on East Boscawen Street. Members are urged to attend as the meeting begins at 8 oclock.

P. O. of A Mary Davis The Patriotic Order of Americans

Miss Hedrick Enjoys Week at Hedrick Family Estate

Miss Hedrick of Washington and Arlington spends a week at Burcroft near Hayfield to oversee farming interests. She is a practicing attorney in Arlington and owns several thoroughbred hunters exhibited and ridden at Virginia horse shows.

Anna Hedrick Washington, D. C Arlington

Ma gruder brothers return to Richmond for school

Masters Billy and Jimmy Ma gruder return to Richmond Virginia with grandparents Frank T. Magruder and W. S. Bromley and parents Elbert T. Magruder and Mrs. Bromley. Helen stays behind with family as they visit Clarke county and Berryville relatives before school resumes next month.

Masters Billy Jimmy Magruder Frank T. Magruder W. S. Bromley Richmond Elbert T. Magruder Helen Richard Bromley Berryville Clarke County

Chapin Family Heads to New York for World’s Fair Week

Mr R G Chapin and his daughter Miss Mary Chapin with Miss Thelma Nutter of Hayfield travel by motor to New York to spend the week at the World’s Fair.

R. G. Chapin Mary Chapin Thelma Nutter Hayfield Motor New York John Chew Here

Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Picnic Set at Elizabeth Furnace

The Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church Sunday School plans its annual picnic for Thursday August 17 at Elizabeth Furnace picnic ground. Transportation will be provided, announced Esten Kline committee chair.

Cedar Cliff

Onward and Upward Class Meet at Mrs Welsh Home

The Kernstown M. E. Church Onward and Upward class holds a regular meeting at Mrs. Homer Welsh home on Thursday at 8 o'clock. Mrs Eva Cooper leads devotionals and all members are requested to attend.

Kernstown

Garden club meetings and society notes update

The Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club hosts a meeting at Mrs. P. W. Boyd's Fairmont Avenue home at 3:30 PM on Wednesday August 16 with speaker Mrs. Louis L. Baker discussing New and Old Garden Standbys. Also, the First Baptist Church W M S meets Thursday at 8 PM. Little Garden Club members gather at Mrs. A. H. Morgan’s on South Washington Street where Nancy Gray Larrick wins a prize basket for garden exhibits. Braddock Street Circle No 1 meets at Mrs. E. B. Sartelle’s 410 South Loudoun Street at 8 PM with Mrs. H. Clay Manuel as leader. Mr. and Mrs. Lohring C. Staples and Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Riley plan to move to Buchanan Virginia, where Staples becomes a high school principal. Mrs. Margaret Hodgson Goss returns from a New York business trip with Miss Clara Shank.

Winchester and Clarke County Miss Larrick Garden Club Little Garden Club A. H. Morgan Washington Street Nancy Gray Larrick B. M. Knight, Jr Edward Barr Braddock Street Circle No Sartelle E. B. Sartelle Braddock Street Methodist Church South Loudoun Street H. Clay Manuel Lohring C. Staples Martinsville C. E. Staples Stephens City G. T. Riley Berryville Buchanan, Va Staples Margaret Hodgson Goss New York Clara Shank

Modern Etiquette Q A on careful letter writing and introductions

A Q A on letter care to avoid content that could embarrass the recipient and cause suits. It advises Edith Hall as the proper form for a college girl and notes that sandwiches are not served during a bridge party after luncheon.

Miss Hall Edith Hall

Dick Family Reunion This Sunday At Angers Store

The Dick family plans its annual reunion Sunday at the old homeplace near Angers Store. Attendees should bring a basket luncheon to be laid on the lawn by the residence. A musical program and general entertainment are planned. Meanwhile, Miss Eleanor Scully and companions visited Charlottesville, Virginia, to see Miss Jane Bickers recovering from injuries after a car accident.

Angers Store Eleanor Scully Anne Kerr Russell Metty Riley Charlottesville Jane Bickers Mary Scully Sweetbriar Decca Gilmer

Birth of a Son to Mr and Mrs C A Robinson of Kernstown

Mr and Mrs C A Robinson Jr of Kernstown Virginia are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son at Memorial Hospital yesterday morning. Mrs Robinson before marriage was Lena Tuttue of Missouri.

C. A. Robinson, Jr Kernstown Memorial Hospital

Tomato Festival in Berkeley Springs Names Princesses

Jack M. Hunter announces three princesses for Queen Morgan’s court at the third annual Tomato Festival to be held September 24 in Berkeley Springs West Virginia. Other announced princesses include Norma Nell Alamong Martinsburg Lois Bean Winchester Mary R Alther Chambersburg Dorothy Young Bedford Izette Jewel Kingwood.

Berkeley Springs W. Va Jack M. Hunter Queen Morgan Belle Hendricks Shepherdstown Betty Whitmore Charles Town Charlotte Bowers Frederick Ma Norma Nell Alamong Martinsburg Lois Bean Winchester Mary R. Alther Chambersburg Dorothy Young Bedford Izette Jewel Kingwod

New G A A Council Members Announced

Mrs. Jack Widmyer announces the Girls' Athletic Association council to serve until the January election. Members include Margaret Sullivan vice president Anna Fay Sutphin secretary Kathryn Sullivan treasurer and chairmen Mrs. Robert Grove finance Mrs. Peachy Hockman House Miss Frances Proffit Membership Mrs. Paul Tomney Social Miss Salome Crisman Publicity. An August Tea is planned at Mrs. Hockman's Bartonville home on August 17.

Jack Widmyer Girls’ Athletic Association Widmyer Margaret Sullivan Anna Fay Sutphin Kathryn Sullivan Robert Grove Peachy Hockman Idan Lycett Frances Proffit Paul Tomney Salome Crisman Robert Hockman Bartonville Hockman Wyatt Richard Virginia Seal Frances Preffitt

Frank Pierce To Represent Duke at Sigma Chi Meet

Duke student Frank Pierce will travel to Los Angeles to represent the Duke chapter at the Sigma Chi international convention later this month. He will also spend several days at the San Francisco Exposition before returning home.

Frank Pierce Duke Sigma Chi Duke University Durham N. C Los Angeles Calif Pierce San Francisco Exposition

Berryville Social News Highlights Local Visitors

Berryville Virginia notes greet Julia Downer of Garden City guest of Mrs. H. C. Williams while James Clagett of Kentucky plans a visit with sister Mrs. Thomas E. Gold. Numerous relatives and out-of-town guests arrive or return from Philadelphia Philadelphia Richmond and Pittsburgh for summer visits and motor trips.

Bhrryville, Va Julia Downer Garden City L. L 8. C. Williams James Clagett Kentucky Thomas E. Gold

Local Social Visits Across Richmond and Washington

Mr and Mrs John Berry and daughter Jane of Richmond visit Mr and Mrs Harry Berry. Mr and Mrs Henry Reynolds and daughter Millicent of Washington spend weekend with Mr and Mrs David H Allen. Palm Murphy and Mrs Donald Cooley visit Manassas with Sergeant Donald Cooley at National Guard camp. In Minnesota Elmer son fights insects daily. A farmer stung ten times by a bumble bee covers a clover field with a screen frame for head protection. It's uncomfortable but effective.

Mrs John Berry Jane Richmond Harry Berry Henry Reynolds Millicent Washington David H. Allen Palm Murphy Donald Cooley Manassas Sergeant Donald Cooley National Guard

Police retrace globe trotting thief to recover captain watch

Persistence in a long inquiry led San Francisco police to recover Captain Hermann C. Dempewolf's stolen watch after ten years. They tracked the army officer's timepiece from California to Montana to New York to Kansas to Eugene, Oregon.

Eugene, Ore San Francisco Hermann C. Dempewolf California Montana New York Kansas Eugene

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Jean L. McGee James A. Morris Robert Goss South Kent Street Emma Goss McGee J. C. McGee Cumberland, Md W. R. Morris Davis Brooks’ Pharmacy W. B. Snider & Son Alecia Beauty Salon Winchester's Finest Brown & White Huntsberry Loudoun St Winchester Business College Hedrick Magruder Brothers Louis Baker W. M. S. of the First Baptist Church Miss Bickers Charlottesville Hospital Mrs. C. A. Robinson Dr. L. Matthews Sarasota, Fla Hugh Brill Abe Zirkle Asbury Jackson 116Th Infantry Dorothy Grim Martha Babb Hagerstown, Md Earl Grim Summit Avenue Homer Golliday Falls Church F. M. Haynes Pittsburgh, Pa Edward P. Gooch John Kallenborn Edward McNutt Tarentum, Pa Lemuel Anderson Charles W.cain Douglas Cain Shirley Manuel Ida Cain Mildred Finchum Howard Riley Colonial Beach Mrs. Riley Mr. Riley George Barrett South Cameron Street C. A. Davis Orangeburg S. C Morgantown Home Economic Teachers John B. Milburn Rita Milburn Canada Paul Rosenberger Virginia Beach C. A. Nelson A. C. Oates Gordon Nelson Newport News C. F. Trenary Haldeman’s Kinney's Shoe Store Miss Belle Hendricks G. A. A. Council Bernard Moore Staunton, Va Orland Miller Marshall . Butler Moore Staunton News Leader Miller the Martinsburg Journal Ralph Hann Helen Anderson Peggy Leslie Russell Rehobeth Beach Del Virginian Carol Crisman Hugh Crisman Norfolk, Va T. H. Hussey Roberta and Reydelle Fleming South Loudoun Street Virginia Butsler North Avenue George Ross Veazey Baltimore, Md Julian Ward South Washington Street Harold Sheetz, Sr Capon River Yellow Springs Robert Kennedy Columbia Carrie Hunter Grey Gables Inn Binghamton N. Y Hunter Kennedy Social News Reva Berlin Nannie Berlin Bill Shackleford Shackleford Edward McDowell Jacksonville, Florida Montford Jones Bristow Okla Clarke Buena Vista Garland Williams Frank B. Whiting Margaretta Whiting Henry Elliot David Luttrell Ruth Cambell Ella Collins Philadelphia A. C. Cummins Caryswood Cummins Pine Mountain Peter Williams Shenandoah River Pittsburgh Betsy Holmes Josh Holmes W. S. Powers Miss Holmes Frances Davis Eddie Joyce Pat C. L. Kaspar, Jr Baltimore J. E. Ogden Anne Kaspar Ida Levi Finnell Charles T. Levi Son the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Sunshine Cleaners United Food Stores Valley Pride Coney Island Brighton Beach Secon Power House Cammer Tire CO Handley School Potomac By-Products Co Harpers Ferry, W. Va PECAN Underwood’s Bakery N. Loudoun St the Evening Star Barbara Bell Paris Barbara Bell Pattern Service Winchester Evening Star Times Square Station New York, N. Y
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