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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1940

Page

8

Social And Personal Notices From Winchester Area

A lengthy social page details a Rinker family gathering in Washington and relatives across Aliquippa Middletown Reliance Winchester and beyond with new officers elected for the Rinker clan. It also notes a wedding trip return for Joseph A Thrift and Cornelia Carter at Hermitage Baptist and lists numerous local visitors and hostesses through the region.

J. L. Rinker Washington, D. C W. L. Rinker L. D. Rinker Aliquippa Herbert Jones Middletown Harry Rinker Jacob L. Rinker Gospel Singers Rinker Jesus R. L. Rinker Baltimore Reliance String Band Grace Headley Helen Lee Helen Lee Wieric Joseph A. Thrift New York Atlantic City National Avenue Mary C. Carter Miss Dorothy Carter Richmond Thrift Carson Spillman I. F. Th Winchester Knitting Mill Saluda, V4. High School Richmond Business College Urbanna

Henshaws Welcome Son Donald Sherrard at Winchester Memorial

Mr and Mrs S Preston Henshaw announce the birth of a son at Winchester Memorial Hospital on Monday August 26. He is named Donald Sherrard. Mrs Henshaw before marriage was Miss Margaret Omps daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Omps of Stephens City.

Donald Grandstaff O. O. Grandstaff Opequon Avenue Memorial Hospital Henshaw S. Preston Henshaw Winchester Memorial Hospital Donald Sherrard

Weiner Roast Hosted by Burchell and Sibert

John Burchell and George Sibert of Berryville Avenue entertained guests at a Wednesday night weiner roast at Clevenger's Bottom. Attendees included Annie Burchell, Lilly Burchell, Eva Burchell, Katherine Burchell, Juanita Weatherholtz, Billy Trenary, Evelyn Kackley, Evelyn Bohrer, Margaret Brill, Eva May Lonas, Lolo Taylor, Howard Trye, Bill Dorse, Leonard Newcome, Kenneth Campbell, Kelly Estes, Robert Dunn, Charles Heironimus, Junior McCormick, Marshall Warner, Art Goble, Howard Clark and Richard Kackley.

John Burchell Geo. Sibert George Sibert Berryville Avenue Clevenger Annie Lilly Eva Katherine Burchell Juanita Weatherholtz Billy Trenary Evelyn Kackley Evelyn Bohrer Margaret Brill Eva May Lonas Lolo Taylor Howard Trye Bill Dorse Leonard Newcome Kenneth Campbell Kelly Estes Robert Dunn Charles Heironimus Junior McCormick Marshall Warner Art Goble Howard Clark Richard Kackley

Luncheon and Dance Gather Local Social Figures

Mrs. R E Byrd hosted a luncheon in Amherst Street for Mrs. William E Bleck who is visiting at the Hack home. Miss Dorothy Kackley held a small dance at her Berryville home with guests from local families and judges.

J. W. Newcome East Germain Street Bunker Hill W. Va Wilton S. Trenary Bleck R. E. Byrd Amherst Street William E. Bleck Frank Hack

Antidote for a Shiny Nose and Armpit Care

Practical beauty guidance on complexion powder for the nose uses a powder pad and light patting technique. It warns powders won’t hide blemishes and recommends soap water and baking soda for blemishes. It also advises cleansing armpits, avoiding deodorants after depilation, and using bath powder with a lambs wool pad.

Winches ter Visitors Host Rauscher Family Trip

Mr and Mrs George Rauscher and their two sons George Jr and Carroll of Philadelphia Pa are spending their vacation with relatives and friends in Winchester.

George Rauscher George, Jr Carroll Philadelphia Winchester

Mr and Mrs Joyce Return to Washington After Berryville Visit

Mr and Mrs Edward Joyce return to their Washington home after spending August with Mr and Mrs Gordon Levi in Berryville.

Edward Joyce Washington Gordon Levi Berryville

Yard Party and McDonald Reunion Announced

A yard party will be held at Mt Olive Church Hayfield Virginia on Saturday August 31. The McDonald family reunion is set for September 1 at Coal Mine Schoolhouse with invites extended to related families. The Kerns town Methodist Church Young People postponed their Yard Party planned for tonight.

Mt. Olive Church Hayfield McDonald Coal Mine School House McDonalds Kernstown Methodist Church

Huidekoper Girls Headed to Meadville Pennsylvania

Misses Rosalind and Page Huidekoper daughters of Mrs Prescott Huidekoper leave for Meadville to visit their great aunt Mrs Kidder and relatives Mr and Mrs David Maulsby in Clarke several Clarke residents attend The Winchester Golf Club dance with local families and Harvard bound Prescott Huidekoper to Harvard University guests and hosts noted in Clarke and Meadville social pages

Mary Adams Mildred Anna Adams William C. Prinn Baltimore Charles W. Chapman Woodstock Avenue Millwood Rosalind Page Huidekoper Prescott Huidekoper Meadville Kidder David Maulsby Thomas Buchard D. W. Burchard Clarke Winchester Golf Club Richard Dole Nell Williams Margaret Della Meade Virginia Wellford Anne Meade Louis Meade, Jr Tom Burchard Hugh M. Nelson Harvard University

Clarke Residents Welcome Guests From Across States

Mrs Karl Boy Ed and daughter Vaida return to Clarke from Maine with trips to Canada and Niagara Falls. Capt and Mrs Ewart Johnston come back from Canada. George P Greenhalgh Jr and Pinkney Weatherall visit from Perrysburg Ohio and stay until Sept 9. Various locals host and attend gatherings at Long Branch and Blue Ridge Country Club.

Karl Boy-Ed Vaida Clarke Maine Canada Niagara Falls N. Y George P. Greenhalgh, Jr Pinkney Weatherall Perrysburg Burwell Jacobs George P. Greenhalgh Ohio

Modern Etiquette Q and A on social affairs

Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions about choosing attire for informal or formal affairs. She advises calling the hostess to confirm dress code and not wearing evening clothes if the event is informal. She also suggests polite phrasing when a message is unclear and states fruits should be eaten with a spoon.

Carter To Take Post Saturday As Berryville Town Sergeant

Norville Carter of Berryville will assume the duties of Town Sergeant Harley Cheshire this Saturday evening at 6 o'clock. Cheshire recently resigned to join a shipyard riveter position and has received multiple offers. Carter's appointment is understood to be temporary.

Norville Carter Berryville Harley Cheshire Cheshire Carter

Unified Fire Alarm Rule Aimed by Cecil and Harford Chiefs

Fire chiefs from Cecil and Harford counties meet to create a unified alarm system to cut down on unnecessary fire company responses. They note unauthorized observers triggering alarms cause extra calls and plan another meeting in Perryville to finalize the system.

Rising Sun Cecil Harford Counties Perryville

National Anthem Medley in Dance Program Question

Question from J. H. M. A. asks if it is appropriate to perform The Star Spangled Banner as a medley in a dance program and notes that the national anthem should...

Dance Music Limitation in Med Ley Mor Program

The note limits the piece not to be played as part of a med ley mor for dance music, nor at any point in a program or performance except at the beginning or end.

America

Treasury Daily Status August 26 Receipts and Debt Update

Treasury reports for August 26 show receipts of 11,775,367.67 dollars and expenditures of 30,710,509.46 dollars. Gross debt stands at 43,893,832,696.56 dollars, an increase of 1,624,855.13 dollars from the prior day.

Washington Treasury

Questioning Kilmer’s Death in WWI Firefight

A reader asks if Joyce Kilmer was killed in action. The answer confirms Kilmer’s death in France during the Ourcq fighting on July 30, 1918.

Joyce Kilmer France Ourcq

No Wonder Kansas City Dentist Cardiac Death Clarity

John Cleveland Price aged 48 died in a dentist chair in Kansas City. The death was attributed to a heart attack after twenty teeth had been extracted.

Kansas City John Cleveland Price

Farmer Harvey Warner Survives Bull Attack

Harvey M. Warner, a prominent Harford County farmer, was recovering at home after being attacked by a young bull. A farm worker chased the animal away with a pitchfork.

Elkton Harvey M. Warner Harford County

Court Sessions Admit Drunk and Speeding Cases

Trial Justice Donald Weems presided this morning over cases including Ellis Shiflett of 7 West Piccadilly Street charged with drunkenness and fined $10.25. Linwood Ritter, formerly of Berryville and now of Silver Springs Maryland, cited for speeding and fined $14.

Donald Weems Ellis Shiflett West Piccadilly Street Linwood Ritter Berryville Silver Springs

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H. P. Rinker R. E. Weirich Hugh Showalter Helen Lee Weirich Elwood Weirich Reliance Howard W. Rinker Samuel Headley Richard Borden Charles Kitchen Charles Main Roy A B. Fleming Harrisonburg George Bonart Rainer Md Godfrey Shanholtz Herbert S. Jones Frederick Crist Warren Dalymple Carson Rinker John E. Rinker Billy M. W. Rinker Falls Church F. L. Derflinger Arthur Rinker Strasburg Margaret Mitchell Waterlick Jacob Rinker Alfred Snapp Parker Rinker Clarke Dovell J. W. Steele Leonard White Martinsburg Roy Dellinger Will Sargent Kernstown Roy A. Rinker St. David Church Emma Rinker Lloyd Rinker Ella Rinker Caroline. Lee J.D. Sinker Stephens City Tom Fritts Jack Jean Derflinger Vernie Rinker Phyllis Jean Bobby Rinker Rainer Clara Dyke R. L Joseph Thrift Margaret Byrd York Harbor Saratoga N. Y Thomas B. Byrd Edward Barr Joseph Wright H. B. Harris North Carolina Virginia Beach Audrey Shank North Kent Street William Eagle Fort Meyer, Va United States Cavalry George Eagle Edith Dempsey Dayton Maude Hollar Pearl Brown William Cochran Albin Gertrude Flagg Colleen Clowser Edwin S Louise Beamis Hood Buffalo M. W. Browne Valley Avenue Gerrard Browne Pennsylvania Mrs Josephine Jones Arthurine Allman Jessica Reed Flo Ziegfeld Chicago Miss Reed Ile ‘Owder Brooks C. B. Smalts & Son National Ave Fashion VOGUE Huntsberry Baltimore, Md Lee Hutton Donna Lee Dorothy Kackley Loring Kackley Carol Castleman Joyce Davis Annie Laura Parker Petie Barnett Louise Bell Ann Lee Enders Josephine Griffith Miss Kackley George Pope William Barnett Clarence Wood Lynwood Wheeler Dean Nichols Charles Enders Robert Berry James Galloway Cecil Wolfe Billy Kerfoot E. N. Barnett Messrs Bert Tom Huber Cleveland L. E. Huber Millard Eyler Lynn Chapman Frederick Woodsboro Wilbur R. Thompson Hammond Indiana Dayton, O Alan Peery Harvey Kill Pittsburgh, Pa Keith Ritter Underwood Dixon Rite-Rite Pifer PE Company Ine Huidekoper Girls Meadville, Pa Mrs. Smith Read Williamsburg Dudley W. Burchard Joseph Lewis Louis B. Meade A. B. Bevan Don Lewis Louis B. Meade, Jr Robert Page Robert Page, Jr Ardmore, Pa Mary Agnes Page Valley Pride United Food Stores Capt Mrs. Ewart Johnston Peerysburg, O Henry Jones Courtney B. Jones Birmingham Ala N. Burwell Jones Blue Ridge Country Club Robert Goodwin Alaska By Roberta Lee Baldwin Kimball Miss Music. CO W. Boscawen St the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation South Fork North Fork Coca-Cola America Coca-Cola CO Coca-Cola Bottling Works E. Gerrard ST Goring Florsheims Florheims Lovett Brothers N. Loudoun St E. Piccadilly St Toa Oka Hat IBM
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