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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1941
Page
6
Monday evening hosts I O O F meeting followed by club gatherings. A flurry of parties honors Miss Eleanor Scully and Mr. White with dinners, receptions, and bridal events across Frederick including the country club and several homes.
Mrs. C H Crumpler announces the marriage of her daughter Thelma Dorton to Douglas Chaney son of J A Chaney and the late Mrs Minnie Chaney. The ceremony was held at Kernstown Methodist Church with Rev Homer Welsh officiating. The couple plans a wedding trip to Niagara Falls and will reside at 246 East Street.
The Anderson and Garvin families of Frederick Hampshire and nearby counties plan a Sunday August 24 reunion at Hook Haven four miles north of Capon Bridge West Virginia on Cold Stream road. Committees urge all relatives and friends to attend with lunches. Several residents are noted traveling visitors and local engagements are listed.
The fourth annual Cooper Reunion will be at City Park north pavilion in Hagerstown Maryland on September 1 with a noon dinner. Rev. Floyd Cooper of Hollywood California serves as president and prizes and afternoon games are planned. Mrs Widmyer to Entertain Circle
The Old Fredericktown Garden Club plans a 3 p.m. Wednesday gathering at Mrs. Walter Bosserman Jr s home with speaker Mrs. D C Buchanan and a note to arrive on time. Circle Six To Hold A Weiner Roast At Braddock Street Methodist Church Tuesday at 6 p.m. led by Mrs Kathryn Whetzel members urged to attend and bring a guest. dial 5845 for Mrs Laura Anderson.
Mr and Mrs Lester Stephenson of near Charles Town West Virginia visited Mr and Mrs D T Stephens last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Lehman Habron and three children visited Mr Ora Munch. Mr Tobias Clem is employed at Winchester Hospital. Mr and Mrs D T Stephens moved to the C D Shipe house last week.
The author lists types of women to avoid for popularity. She critiques smarty talkers, silent critics, nagging wives, show offs, dramatic poseurs, and constant arguers. The piece emphasizes tact, kindness, and restraint as keys to social acceptance.
Miss Charlotte Ann Ramsburg and Miss Rose Ellen Ramsburg host a kitchen shower for Miss Anne Neville Barnett as she prepares for her August 23 wedding. Attendees include Mrs. E. M. Barnett and numerous friends such as Mrs. G. W. Costello and Mrs. Oscar Ramsburg among others.
The Star invites readers to submit social personal or club events either the day before they occur or the day after they happen for publication. The note emphasizes fresh information and ongoing openness to print community happenings.
The guidance states a clergyman should be titled Reverend only by others. In correspondence the name of the month must be written in full. Wedding gifts should be sent to the bride's home, not to the bridegroom or friends.
In Berryville at the Baptist parsonage on Saturday morning Miss Jessie L. Fadely daughter of Mount Jackson residents and Guy W. Shackleford son of Berryville residents were quietly married by Dr. L A Parker. The bride wore navy blue and attended Harrisonburg State Teachers College. The groom, a Berryville High School and Bliss Electrical College graduate, works for Metropolitan Life Insurance. They will reside on South Church street in Berryville after a trip to Niagara Falls and Canada.
The column notes Mrs. John Henderson of Caroline county improving at Winchester Memorial Hospital and hopes for her return to the Carr home. It also lists social visits and surprises including a shower for Mrs. Mosby Mitchell of Winchester, and a surprise birthday party for Mr. John E. Hawkins, who is eighty eight.
A spontaneous home coming at Apple Pie Ridge Virginia grew into a larger gathering as Mr. and Mrs. W R Graham Sr hosted Mrs. Grahams parents and siblings. Guests included Samuel Unger B W Unger G W Unger Warner Omps and others from Winchester Lynchburg and Albin. People traveled from Sharpsburg Unger Store Unger family ties noted.
By dialing 3424 you may let your friends know when you entertain, have guests, are going away, or have returned home. The Star will be glad to Publish all such matters on this page.
Hollywood report quotes Li Ling Ai saying China invented the strip-tease as art not vulgar entertainment. She notes the craft emphasizes illusion and delicacy, with dancers ending in black lace underwear, and mentions her work on the film Kukan and distribution efforts with Rey Scott.
London Aug 18 Wilson Midgley editorial director of the London Star urged erecting a statue of President Roosevelt in London. He argued it would defy the blitz with his well known face, slightly lifted, as if to take it on the chin.
The afternoon bulletin notes press time differences for The Star with 9 P M in London, 10 P M in Berlin and Rome, and 11 P M in the Balkans signaling late breaking updates across multiple regions.
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