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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1941
Page
6
Social and Personal notes list meetings for American Legion Auxiliary and Lions Club, plus Century Club gathering with Mrs. Robert Barton and Mrs. Hubert Edwards. Guests Billie Richards arrives, and local residents travel to see the Green Bay Packers game in Washington.
Miss Julia Steele daughter of Mr and Mrs Julian D Steele and Mr Gilbert Davidson son of Mr and Mrs Charles Davidson were married in a ceremony officiated by Rev Fr A Tear of Beckioce Pasash. The couple will live in Washington after a brief honeymoon.
Atlanta December 1 Governor Eugene Talmadge refused to pardon or parole six convicts identified as Ku Klux Klan floggers. The men Dan Edison Walter Forster W T Walton Raymond Bryan George Cameron and Henry Cawthon were linked to a broader reign of terror in suburban Atlanta over years. The Prison and Parole Board had rejected clemency requests.
A series of birth notices from Memorial Hospital records several newborns to Shawnee Avenue families and others including Mrs Katherine Jz, Mrs Katie Punk, Miss Ruth Hiett, and Miss Marie Palmer. Also reports on social events, church activities, weddings, and hometown visits accompany the local notices.
The True Blue Girls Class of the Presbyterian Sunday School meets tonight at eight at Miss Helen Knight’s home on West Gerrard Street. Circle No. 1 of Market Street Methodist Church meets tomorrow at 2 30 with Mrs. R. R. Sartelle at 429 West Leicester Street. Circle 2 meets tomorrow night at 8 with Misses Annie and Pearl Grim at 706 South Loudoun Street. Circle 3 meets tomorrow night at 8 with Mrs. F. W. Magruder on North Loudoun Street. Circle 4 meets with Mrs. Mildred Cameron at Hables Apartments North Loudoun.
The Century Club meets tomorrow afternoon at Mrs. Robert Barton’s home on South Washington Street with Mrs. B M Roszel presenting Men of the Kremlin. Civic League holds a 12:45 luncheon Friday at the George Washington Hotel followed by Mrs. Melvin Green speaking on War Correspondents and New Commentators. Everready Bible Class plans tomorrow night at 7:45 at 223 Jefferson Street with Mrs. Lilian Weaver hosting and Mrs. Mary Norris co hosting.
Virginia officials report five month drought caused an estimated 8.65 million dollar crop loss. Breakdowns show 25 percent loss on truck crops, 20 percent hay, 8 percent apples, 7 percent corn, 5 percent tobacco and small grains. Pasture averaged 50 percent short since August. 1940 value near 101 million, may drop to about 92 million in 1941.
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.
The article extols abundant water for health and appearance. It links hydration to skin quality, digestion, toxin disposal, and blood nourishment, recommending two glasses before breakfast and daily baths to improve complexion and overall beauty.
Thelma Hausenfluck and Julian Morris wed September 15 at Christ Episcopal Church in Washington. Rev. Ernest Goberk officiated. They reside on Conduit Road, Washington, where Mr. Morris works at Richfield Dairy Co. A reception followed at the groom’s parents White Post home on September 26.
Among those present at the reception were Mr and Mrs Walter Denny and daughters Jean Joyce and Janet Mrs Ernest Fisher and son Ernest or Mrs Kate Walker and daughter Mary Mr and Mrs Winter Tomblin Rev and Mrs W D Sheets and daughter Mary Sue Mr and Mrs Charles Hausenfluck and family Mr and Mrs Sherman Masemer Messrs Dave Riley and Lee Coulston Emmett and Dave Pres graves Misses Virginia and Frances Allamong Anna and Laura Robinson and Ruth Lanhan all of White Post. Mrs S W Ebert and family of Winchester Miss Mildred Grubbs of Rockland Mr Woodrow Puffinberger of White Hall and Mr and Mrs C C Morris and Son Clifton of Shenandoah Mr Harry McCormick Mr and Mrs Paul Shupp and daughter Frances and Mr Earl Morris of Washington.
Richmond December 1 The State Milk Commission announces retail milk price increases of two cents a quart in Lexington and one cent in Altavista South Boston Halifax and Staunton Waynesboro markets effective Monday. Producers prices rise from 40 to 85 cents per hundredweight.
AP profile highlights Elinore Herrick as regional director of the National Labor Relations Board's second district since 1935. She mediates disputes between capital and labor from Wall Street offices, earned the American Woman's Association 15th Annual Award, and advocates industry-wide bargaining for stability.
Washington reports the commerce department expects 1943 retail sales to total about 54.255 billion dollars, up 10 billion from last year and near the 1929 peak. Durable goods fall while non durable goods hold. jewelry jewelry sector shows a 42 percent drop after tax changes on October 1. Retail receipts distributed across stores and services show per capita spending around 402 dollars, with groceries and autos leading allocations.
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Vermont lead in covered bridge counts. These five states host the highest numbers of preserved structures, reflecting early American bridge building across the Midwest and Northeast.
The column answers common social questions. It advises not snapping at a caller who dials a wrong number, suggests the woman should make the first move to go home after an evening with friends, and explains potatoes boiled in skins should be served in individual dishes with skins left in the dish.
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