This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1941
Page
6
Pigment changes explain freckles liver spots and moth patches. Sun exposure deepens discolorations while protective measures help. Avoid rash promises from beauty specialists and consider mild bleaching or lubricants. Advanced cases may need a medical dermatologist and safe removal methods.
Christmas Eve and Day activities wrap up as residents return to work. Mrs. Godfrey Shanholtz, long at University Hospital, comes home improved. Families travel to visit Hyattsville Maryland and Washington D. C. relatives. A church program at U B Church drew a large crowd and funded Quincy orphanage.
Miss Gruver, nursing in Connecticut, visits her parents Mr and Mrs D N Gruver over the holidays. Mrs Edwin Eastman announces the marriage of her daughter Miss Fisher Eastman to Mr Burford, a former teacher in our school. The couples hail from Flint Hill Virginia. Mr Junior Cummins of Edinburgh calls on old friends Friday. Mr Charles Emmett spends the week with his brother in Hagerstown Maryland.
Market Street Methodist Church cancels the New Year's Eve service to encourage attendance at the New Year's Day service announced by Rev. G. E. Hopkins.
Funeral services for Miss Irene LaRue 73 a Clarke county figure were conducted at her Rippon residence with Rev H C Fox of Summit Point officiating Interment was in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville She spent nearly her life in Clarke and Jefferson counties
Louis Lopez aged nine, recently arrived from Puerto Rico, plays on a red metal box as firemen rush to the scene. Interpreters explain the re alarm box to the cheerful child during the drill at the scene.
Monday 8 00 p m weekly meeting of I O O F at their hall Tuesday 12 30 p m weekly luncheon of Lions Club
Miss Margaret Dole announces engagement to Mr William Fitzhugh Rust of Leesburg and Pittsburgh at a Clarke county party. No wedding date set. Miss Dole studied at Greenville School and Fagin Dramatic School and works in Washington. Rust is a Lehigh graduate now with Rust Steel Furnaces in Pittsburgh.
Mr and Mrs Richard Duvall of near Winchester are congratulated on the birth of a son born Saturday night in Memorial Hospital The mother is Frances Livengood daughter of Mr and Mrs John S Livengood of Berryville
Miss Virginia Russell will host an informal New Year’s party tomorrow night at her home on South Stewart Street. Capt and Mrs William Barrett hosted weekend guests at Norwood Messrs Sidney Reed and Edward Collier of Richmond attended a dinner Saturday. Mr and Mrs William Watkins and daughter Virginia held an informal party at Annefield Saturday afternoon from 530 to nine. Mr and Mrs Nathenial Jones entertained informally yesterday near Millwood. Mr and Mrs Arthur Krock hosted an informal gathering yesterday at Lime Stone.
Announcement of the marriage of Doris Pauline Hoffman of Everett Pa to Russell Edwin Emmick of Morris Pa. The ceremony was performed by Rev R L Philpott at his Gainesboro Christian Church home on Friday December 26.
Mr and Mrs Claude Hartley of Stephens City welcome a newborn daughter born yesterday at Memorial Hospital. Mrs Hartley was formerly Madeline Cullers. The family’s joy marks a new addition to local residents.
Listing of guests at a Front Royal home gathering and a wedding in Hagerstown. Frances Preffitt and Wesley Crisman wed. both are Handley School alumni and employed locally. Additional society moves and hospital updates across Winchester, Front Royal, and nearby towns.
Conversation in church should be very quiet and minimal. If necessary, speak softly to avoid annoyance from whispered sibilant speech. If the hostess is unmarried or widowed, a relative or the man she knows best should act as host. Do not pour water over fingers. wash in the dressing room if no finger bowl is served.
V. M. I. cadets and alumni will hold their annual Christmas dance in Warrenton tomorrow night at ten. Cadets in formal uniforms and alumni with wives are expected from Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Richmond Norfolk and the Northern Virginia area. Jimmy Doman and his orchestra provide music. Tickets are at the door or from Stuart Smith Warrenton.
Mrs. Harold March reports slow improvement in her husband who underwent a minor operation recently at St Elizabeths hospital in Richmond Virginia. If his progress continues he may return home in several weeks. Other local notes include travel plans and medical updates for multiple residents.
Mrs. H. D. Flood, Miss Eleanor Flood, and Mr. Badling Flood departed for Washington today. They expect to return to Winchester by Wednesday.
The Rev W A Wilkerson pastor of Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church drives to Memphis Tennessee with five youths. Misses Alice Lake Margaret McMurray Virginia Leatherman and Messrs Robert Taylor of this city Keith Brockman of Charles Town accompany him to attend the Presbyterian Youths Convention on World Missions from December 20 through January 1.
Mrs. A Sommaripa hosted a hunt breakfast at Bell field with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lee Mrs Burwell Jacobs Mrs Percy Randolph Mrs Arthur Krock and many Clarke County families. A Carter Hall Blue Ridge Hunt breakfast followed as part of the season's social visits with friends and relatives from Richmond Charlottesville and Washington.
Spokane resident Lloyd G Christman ponders adding an S to his surname citing two reasons his daughter Joan was born on Christmas Day and a family gift boy Dennis Oliver born this year Christmas Day initials and naming tradition noted.
In New York on December 29, Prof. Elbridge Sibley of Bowdoin College urged that the United States must broaden access to higher education for bright youths from all backgrounds to prevent burgeoning class conflict. He cited a study of 23,000 Pennsylvania sixth graders and 5,600 reexamined cards showing that ancestry and home class affect college chances, while merit alone is insufficient without educational reform. A second note mentions a wartime policy prohibiting iridium in jewelry without government permission.
Pvt. Charles J. Renner of Georgia has returned to camp after visiting his bargaining hosts Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Renner of the Northwestern Grade for ten days as their guest.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.