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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1941
Page
8
Social notes show the American Legion Post planning a luncheon meeting Friday at 12 30 with members attending from local posts and veterans groups.
Invitations announce the wedding of Miss Margaret Hansbrough daughter of Mrs Gerland Mortimer Hansbrough on Wednesday Decem 31 at 8 o clock in Christ Episcopal Church Rev Robert Nelson to officiate. Matron of honor will be Mrs Sam Scott Hansbrough and bridesmaids include Mrs Harry Taff Larber Mrs Robert Perry Rogers Mrs Charles E Frazier and Miss Betty Riley. Reception to follow at the Hansbrough home on North Braddock Street.
Q and A on polite social conduct. An afternoon tea is suggested for a new daughter in law. Guidance notes avoid agreeing with a friend's restaurant critique and advise inviting guests well in advance to fill declines.
Several local groups announce upcoming gatherings. The Philathea Class plans a Friday gift exchange and donate clothing for Norton Virginia’s Good Will Center. Payne's Chapel Society meets at Miss Emma Ridgeway’s home. Girl Scout Council schedules a Friday meeting at Mrs Harold Brown’s home to discuss the Christmas program. Bridges and circles convene at Mrs H K Russell’s Stewart Street home and Circle No 1 meets Friday December 12 at 745 pm at Mrs John S Sloat’s 305 South Loudoun Street.
London dispatch reports Adolf Hitler announcing that by December 1 German forces held 3,806,865 Russian prisoners and had captured or destroyed 21,391 Russians, 32,541 guns and 17,325 aircraft.
Berryville residents hosted and planned for holiday gatherings as Clarke county society members attended a Kerfoot dinner at Llewellyn with guests from Charles Town and a Clarke county discussion group. Other notes cover gifts, baskets for the needy, clothing kits, pledges to charities, and family travel for Christmas and New Year visits.
Helens column urges embracing healthful fashion with balanced diet eight hours sleep and regular exercise. It notes current trends toward open foreheads and ears jackknifed silhouettes but warns against overemphasis on slim or heavy shapes. It promotes gym classes and muscle strengthening to shape a graceful, healthy silhouette.
C M Shannon of Mt Jackson was elected president of the Shenandoah County Fair Association succeeding the late Dr Jame H Smoot. J D Galladay and Ripley S Walker were elected directors. Treasurers report shows finances sound with $300 applied to a note from a balance of $1340.52.
Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd was killed in action during the attack on Pearl Harbor Hawaii. He served as flag secretary and aide to Admiral Husband Kimmel and died while commanding a battleship division of the Pacific Fleet. Born in Cleveland Ohio in 1884 he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1906 and held multiple key posts including at the Naval Academy and aboard the New Mexico Utah California Pittsburgh and Vega.
Roanoke Va December 11 Codling moths that infest Virginia apples are evolving harder to kill, says W S Hough of the Winchester Research Laboratory. He notes aging trees provide more hiding spots and growers must intensify spraying beyond methods used 15 to 20 years ago to curb the hardier population.
Tri County Odd Fellows Associa tion president George Sloat presided at Front Royal meeting where the next executive session is set for January 16 1942 in Edinburg and the regular meeting will follow. Everett Kline of Madison Lodge Winchester announced Past Grand Master T B Morton will speak at a Monday night gathering in Edinburg with speakers C Robinson and Virginia Coffman among others.
Kiwanis members named a committee led by W. Alan Peery to prepare 20 baskets for families from the Fellowship Club. The group voted to hold the Christmas week meeting on December 22 with Santa Claus and underprivileged children as dinner guests and gift recipients. Dr. C. B. Harlee won an attendance prize. Dan Leatherman gave a humorous talk with a patriotic close. Charles E. Bass attended as a guest of F. Grove White, with Dr. G. G. Snarr guiding the program.
Eleven residents of the port city of Brest were executed for possession of arms and explosives, premeditated violence against the German Army, and espionage, as announced by German authorities via the Paris press.
President John Lloyd Newcomb told about 1000 University of Virginia students to maintain calm, focus on studies, and follow official procedures as the nation faces war. He noted the draft act and promised continued contact with defense officials to aid students in military service.
Cairo report says British mobile columns scored success against retreating Axis forces at El Adem area. British HQ notes continued attacks throughout the day with German tanks driven back. Two enemy posts on Tobruk’s western defenses were captured.
The Forestry Building at Portland Oregon houses one million feet of timber. It forms part of the World’s Fair structures showcased in Portland in 1905.
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