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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1941
Page
8
Social items record the Colvin Sager wedding near Winchester on August 4 with Bethel Sager and Sgt Jacob Colvin as newlyweds. Other notices detail residents visiting, recovering, and traveling to and from towns like Lorraine Hagerstown and Arlington with various family events and trips.
Mr and Mrs W C Hodge of North Loudoun street announce the marriage of their daughter Katherine to Richard Palmer of Washington D C yesterday on August in a simple ceremony attended by family. The couple will reside in Washington awaiting further plans.
Mr. J V Lockhart will be honored at a family supper on his sixteenth birthday hosted by Mrs Lockhart, Miss Mary Katherine Lockhart, and Mr Norman Rowe Lockhart. Miss Cooper wed Mr Miller in Durham on July 21, and Louise Cooper Miller will reside in Blackstone Virginia with Stanley Miller, an airport operator. Other notes include travels to Atlantic City and Durham, visits to Youngstown Ohio, Hollywood California guest Florence Steere, and extended trips to Mexico New York.
A guidance column outlines polite behavior in public settings. Do not call out to a friend from distant rows. approach them in the aisle. Rouge and powder should be applied privately, and spoons belong on the saucer when not in use, not left in cups or bowls.
Rev. Robert A. Whitten will deliver the lesson message to both classes. All members are urged to attend. Visitors are welcome.
The Braddock Street Methodist Church holds its annual Comrade Class reception this evening at 8 in the Class Assembly Room. A varied program of humorous readings solos and piano cello and violin music will be performed. All class members are invited to attend and share a social hour.
United Brethren Church group holds a 7 o'clock business meeting at the Northwestern Grade home of Mrs James Cather. Refreshments will be served. If rain falls the meeting moves to the church basement.
The Northern Virginia Power Company has poles up and braced ready for stringing the wire. Several residents are wiring their homes for connection as work nears completion. Local social news includes visits from relatives, camp activities, and community events such as a seven year wedding anniversary shower for Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Swartz. The fall apple and peach crop is expected to be good in quantity and quality.
Miss Jane Snarr is a guest at Lebanon Church in Lebanon Church, Virginia, on August 22, as reported by local notes. The brief item notes her visit and the community setting.
The article suggests tricks for tall girls to appear balanced on dances and social occasions. It favors low heels, short skirts, and refined carriage over spikes or overbearing height. Emphasis is placed on queenly pose, proper posture, and avoiding over decoration to maintain graceful, proportionate looks.
The column lists visits and guests from Arlington Virginia to Winchester Virginia. Names include Misses Ann and Virginia Lee Snarr, Mrs. Alice Flenner and son, Mrs. Emma Borden, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Flower and son Allen, and many others. Reunions and hospital visits are noted, with a few locals traveling to Wooster Ohio for the Everly Reunion.
Isaac Creek Virginia notes report Mr and Mrs Stanley Riley Miss Iris Poland and Miss Eva Whitacre with Melville Daily spent last week at Virginia Beach visiting Jamestown Island Williamsburg Yorktown and Licomico. Peggy Davis returned home from visit with Aunt R R Strosnider.
Berryville Virginia residents and visitors share a busy roster of travels and guests. Maj. Louis Holmes Ginn Jr. returns from Fort Knox with his father L. H. Ginn Sr. and many locals plan weekends with relatives in Richmond Rehoboth Beach and other getaways.
Miss Mary Frances Dix plans to leave for Winchester to resume nurse duties at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Lloyd Parker of Washington DC will attend the wedding of Miss Anne Neville Marnett and Mr. George Pope in Berryville. Dr. C. H. Iden hosted wedding guests for Miss Laura Drury and Mr. Edward Owens. Mrs. Frank M. Wray returns to Berryville after Williamsburg business, with family visitors Col. and Mrs. E. Gilkeson of Parkersburg and Staunton.
Miss Laura Drury, daughter of Mrs Eleanor Dorsey, became Mrs Edward Owens yesterday. A miscellaneous shower for Miss Drury was hosted by Mrs Gilbert Longerbeam. Yellow gladiolas purple snapdragons and ageratum set the color theme. A three tier wedding cake with a miniature bride and groom topped the center table.
Virginia Protective Force Company 115 will drill at the armory tonight at 7 30 o clock Capt W A Baker reminded members. Non com classes were held last night, he said.
Local paper invites readers to submit social, personal, or club notices as fresh news. Entries should arrive the day before or the day after the event for timely publication. Community updates and announcements are welcome.
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