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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1940

Page

8

Social And Personal Notes From Winchester Area

A social page details a September 10 dance for Winchester Clarke county youth with hosts Misses Bobbie Conrad Anne Meade Betty Pierce Mary Scully Shirley Carter Williams and Messrs Douglas How lard Lewis Allen William Bell Thomas Clagett Kenneth Gilpin Conrad Lewis Lewis Phil Tom Meade. It also notes Mr and Mrs John S Brown Jr returning from summer in Win and Woodstock and Ronald Adams recovering after tonsil removal. a miscellaneous shower for Miss Leslie Russell. and family reunions in Indiana Pa and Wilmington NC connected to the Ross and Engle families.

Pouncer Winchester Clarke County Bobbie Conrad Anne Meade Betty Pierce Mary Scully Shirley Carter Williams Messrs Douglas Howlard Lewis Allen William Bell Thomas Clagett Kenneth Gilpin Conrad Lewis Lewis Phil Tom Meade Leslie Russell Fred Alger Berryville Miss Russell William Ryan L. Russell Benjamin Grant J. O. Krouse Bettie Rusell E. D. Vaughan Cyrus Pine Walter Wisecarver Harry Heskett Ith Ritter Richard Funk Oscar Ramsburg Roy Locke Henry Davis Mary Tomlin Leonarouse Katherine Childs Jessie Morris Louise Huyett Lynn Dunkle Gertrude Dennis Elsie Cadwallader Marion Stolle Daniel Elsen Ralph Hann

Akron beauty contest ends with Virginia Martin awarded top prize

Judges crowned Virginia Martin as the beauty winner in Akron Ohio amid a sweep of prizes. Virginia has collected many local titles sparking talk of a boycott by rivals. The page also notes several vacations and family notices including the Wilsons returning from Cape Cod and Miss Ruth Clevenger’s marriage to Maynard Reed in Frederick Maryland with plans to visit the World’s Fair in New York.

Akron Ohio Virginia Martin Virginia Ruth Clevenger M. E. Reed Joseph O'Leary Maynard E. Reed Frederick Benjamin Meeks Methodist Church New York Mr. Reed The Virginia Woolen Co C. E. Reed Berryville Virginia Woolen East Germain Street

Modern Etiquette and Local Social Notes

Advice on using phone booths during shopping and Pullman car etiquette. A list of local social visits includes Mr and Mrs Carper welcoming a daughter Gertrude Virginia on August 11, plus numerous trips to New York, Atlantic City, and Labor Day weekend gatherings with relatives and friends in Winchester and nearby towns.

Lee A. Smith Ruby Donald Charles Armel Phyllis Washington Carper John Edward Carper Boyce Miss Bethel Heskett Leesburg, Va Gertrude Virginia Carper Arthur M. Field Arthw M. Field, Jr Winchester

Bible School Outing Brightens Galilee Church Evening

The Bible School of Galilee Church near Grimes held an outing at Mr. Jonah Good’s home despite threatening weather. About 60 attendees enjoyed outdoor and indoor games, sharing a warm, hospitable evening. L T L to Meet on Labor Day at Braddock Street Church at 3 30 PM.

Galilee Bible School Bible School of Galilee Church of_, 1st Grimes Wenne Jonah Good Good The Loyal Temperance Legion Braddock Street

Millwood Social Events in Clarke County Virginia

Social notes from Millwood Clarke County detail guests and hosts at local homes. Entries include visits by Adelaide Nelson Susan Ruth and Anne Meade with family ties to Baltimore and Richmond, bridge parties at Minturn Edgewood and Brookside, weekend stays by N Burwell Jones and others, a death notice for Dr. Augustus Thorndike in Bar Harbor, Maine, and birth congratulations to Henry Lewis.

Clarke Augustus Thorndike Bar Harbor Maine Dr. Thorndike Alexis Sommaripa

The Red Head and the Henna Pot

A beauty guidance piece urges red headed women to embrace color harmony in hair makeup and dress. It notes red hair’s lights and shadows, recommends mascara rosier lip tones and orange tinted lip balm, and advises black clothing with jade green accents while cautioning against pale or clashy tones. It encourages accepting constructive criticism to improve self presentation.

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Across London in a blackout bus during the air raid

Reporter Milo M. Thompson describes riding a blackout bus through London's industrial area at the height of a major air raid. He recalls the eerie light, the cautious conductor, and the tense journey toward a distant bridge as German planes rumble overhead.

London Associated Press

Last Rites for Mrs Seabright Held at Mount Hebron

Final rites were held this afternoon for Mrs Addie Hill Seabright at 2 o clock with services by the Rev T M Swann of Braddock Street Methodist and Rev R B Nelson of Christ Episcopal Church. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery. pallbearers named. She died early Thursday at Memorial Hospital after a long decline.

Addie Hill Seabright East Cork Street T. M. Swann Braddock Street Methodist Church R. B. Nelson Christ Episcopal Church Mount Hebron Cemetery John Marker Edwin Marker O. C. Cooper John Kiger Leslie Brown Irvin Carper Seabright Memorial Hospital

Mrs Davis to Open New Cleaners Plant in Winchester

Mrs. Julia Clowe Davis long associated with Winchester dry cleaning opens her own plant on North Braddock Street rear of the Davis apartments. The modern equipped establishment will employ several experienced workers, after she managed Riteway Cleaners for eleven years before leaving.

Julia Clowe Davis Winchester Davis Davis Apartments North Braddock Street Riteway Cleaners

Adress Box Urges Direct Orders

Instructions direct readers to send their orders to the address listed in the box below. The brief note emphasizes action and places the responsibility on the recipient to forward payment or inquiry to the specified mailbox.

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