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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1939
Page
6
3 30 p m Meeting of Little Garden Club with Mrs E B Moore West Boscawen street 30 p m Regular meeting of L T T at Braddock Street M B Church 8 00 p m Weekly session of Madison Lodge I O O F at half Boscawen street
The Men's Bible Class of the United Brethren Church held its annual banquet in the church social room with Rev. R. G. Bridgers as toastmaster. Emeritus Rev. George Stover and others gave informal talks. Historic City Four provided vocal selections. Bobby Edwards and Thelma Edwards performed violin solos.
The Burnt Church congregation outlines plans for its annual Christmas program to be held Sunday morning December 24. A supper and meeting preceded by a Thursday night gathering were held in the new church addition with Bryan Stotler presiding. Committee in charge includes Mildred Snyder chair, Julia Braithwaite, Mrs. Hugh Solenberger, Mrs. Roy Adams and Mrs. John Snyder.
The passage states it is customary to write on the card with flowers at a funeral such phrases as With sympathy or With deepest sympathy. It notes these messages accompany the visiting card sent with the arrangement.
A guidance column discusses whether studied speech is good breeding and offers etiquette rules. It advises that affectation is obvious, a man should stand when a conversation interrupter approaches, and that an all day motor trip without a chaperone is acceptable if no overnight stay occurs.
The regular month meeting of the Women's Civic League was held December 1 at the George Washington Hotel. The league invites all Winchester women to join in civic welfare. A program by Dale Carnegie students Mr. Ayres Mr. Kerr and Mr. Leatherman highlighted the session with letters read from tuberculosis seals and Fellowship Club officials.
Berryville residents attend the Army-Navy football classic in Philadelphia. The piece also notes winter travel plans of local couples, hosting guests, birthdays, and social dinners among Clarke County residents and their visitors, with multiple mentions of local families and addresses.
Baltimore market notes show unchanged produce and dull poultry with varied chicken roosters and leghorns pricing. Cattle and hogs in Baltimore quotes indicate steers lower versus Friday, cows and heifers down, hogs steady to 6.35 for 140-210 lb, packing sows 4.85-5.35, and lambs and sheep mixed. Philadelphia and Chicago markets report uncHanged flour and eggs, weak butter, and steady meat packer prices with a tight hog run and top near 5.80.
Modest Friday rally falters as traders hold to tight ranges. The pound sterling rises to 3.89 percent, while a broad list of equities including Alcoa Am Can Am Rad Am Smel Bethlehem Chrysler General Electric General Motors Goodyear U S Steel and Woolworth show scattered gains and losses with limited fresh guidance.
Officials of Consolidated Engineering Company of Baltimore announced they received the contract to erect a half million dollar general office building for Bethlehem Steel at Sparrow Point Maryland. Excavating would start at once and the building to be completed in six to eight months.
Baltimore December report details a two year old patient Billy Boblitz with myeloid leukemia. Dr John S Bayley treating him discusses a telegraphed blood transfusion offer from an unidentified Brooklyn man noting it would be an experimental possibility.
Miss Kate Powers and Miss Virginia Page host a luncheon and bridge with Mr. and Mrs. Sparrow and Mr. and Mrs. Powers among attendees. John S. Burleson of the Visual Educational Society of New York will speak and present Episcopal Church Alaska work in the parish house on December 5 at 3 p.m. Several attendees from the Woman's Auxiliary meeting at Winchester are listed. Mrs. J. M. H. Clagett returns to Springfield, Clarke County. Ralph M. Ware hosts a dinner with A. F. Robertson and Powers guests. Margaretta Whiting returns to Garrison Forest School. Miss Jean Marshall is a guest. Mrs. James Riddle returns from time with Commander Frederick L. Riddle and Mrs. Riddle to her sister Mrs. Blackburn Smith.
Chicago and Baltimore grain notes report cash wheat at a dollar a bushel for the first time since 1938 with no sales at that level, futures rising to two year highs. Includes prices for wheat, corn, oats, soybeans, barley, Timothy seed, clover, alfalfa, rye, lard and bellies, with closing bids and regional prices.
About 150 Danes sought to fight for Finland against Russia but were told at the legation that no volunteers were being accepted. Danish papers report heavy Russian losses on the Karelian Isthmus. A Finnish general cited the army’s rage and precision with no fear.
Reuters reports from Stockholm that a Soviet destroyer was sunk at Hangoe by Finnish shore batteries, while the Kirov cruiser previously reported sunk after Busaroe fortress fire appears still afloat.
Harvey M. Maul aged 45 from Washington died in Harford Memorial Hospital after a cable touched by high tension wiring carried 33 000 volts. Fellow worker Paul I. Marshall 34 from New York died five hours later from injuries sustained in the same incident.
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