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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1940
Page
8
Social and Personal notes recount Winnie Hoveler a Chicago entertainer recalling her happiest moments as John Barrymore visited during his Chicago stage run. She notes disappointment at New York move but says she is glad if Barrymore is happy with his fourth wife Elaine.
A quiet wedding united Miss Daisy Belle Luttrell and Theodore Montgomery Triplett at Kernstown Methodist Church with family attendance. Local society reports list numerous engagements dinners and visits including Bosserman hosting guests for Mrs William Moore and several Winchester residents traveling or recovering from illness.
Braddock Street Methodist Church Circle No 2 will meet Thursday at 730 PM with Mrs C E Hardy 710 South Braddock Street Leader Miss Mary Lou Steele urges full attendance after a good turn out in January Despite bad weather Little Miss Betty Lou Larrick 4 remains convalescent at White Hall Maryland with a broken arm Mr and Mrs Loring A Cover Sr of Baltimore are vacationing at the La Corona Hotel Miami Beach Florida until April 1
The Patriotic Order of Americans convenes an oyster supper tonight at 8 in the lodge hall with hopes all members attend. Braddock Street Circle No 3 to meet tomorrow at 8 at Miss Bertha Klines home 412 North Loudoun Street. Winchester AAUW branch hosts Mrs Loring Woore Feb 10 at 3 at her Clearbrook home with transport calls to 1358 R. Wm Glass former city mayor to speak on Historic Winchester. Wo manual T U to meet tomorrow at 3 in Handley Library for a semi monthly business session.
An Ash Wednesday service is planned at Grace Lutheran Church this evening at 7 30. Lenten services will be held every Wednesday during Lent with the theme Commands of Christ. A public accountancy question asks if any states certify public accountants without a written exam. the American Institute of CPAs says no state grants an original CPA certificate without passing a written CPA exam.
A reader asks how to eat spac hetti or macaroni in Italian style and when to break it with a fork. The columnist says break it with a fork unless you imitate the Italian method. The column notes that a engaged woman may accept flowers or candy from another man, but it would be rude to refuse. It also states that ex President Hoover should be introduced as Mr Hoover.
Rev and Mrs Robert Goodwin returned home from Florida to Clarke County. Henry Post Mitchell left for Richmond on business. Prescott Huidekoper returned to Harvard after visiting his mother. A A Baldwin and others planned trips to Florida for a spell. Conrad Lewis dined with the Lindsey family. Anne Meade visited Hamilton. Dunridge hosted A A Baldwin and guests. Greenhalgh Lewis Mitchell, Randolph Harris sailed to Washington to see Gone With the Wind. Mary Dougherty and Virginia Watkins returned to New York for the winter.
The Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association met at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville to discuss state music festivals set for April 18–19 in Richmond and April 19–20 in Radford. Dr. Luther A Richman demonstrated a portable recording device for solo and group use. Vice-President Sharon B. House was elected secretary treasurer to complete the year.
A nostalgic kitchen note reintroduces oyster stew made with milk and cream of tomato, plus a Nippy Rarebit Sandwich. It provides step by step cooking tips, ingredients, portions, substitutions, and serving ideas to entertain with simple pantry staples.
The 1421 ton Estonian freighter Anu struck a mine off the east coast of England. Three crew members were killed including the captain and his wife. Three others were missing. two women survived and reached shore on a raft. Lloyd's register does not list the Anu.
The German news agency DNB reported lively scouting between Mettlach and the Palatinate forest on the Western front. Artillery fire was weak, but a reconnaissance squad engaged east of the Moselle river, and one German soldier was killed.
The Treasury reported February 5 receipts of 57,162,104.47 dollars and expenditures of 55,771,771.89 dollars. Net balance stood at 2,335,741,672.88 dollars with a gross debt of 42,147,730,619.61 dollars, an increase of 12,634,066.12 dollars from the previous day.
Mrs Les Sear, her husband, sella, and her niece died in a Danville Kentucky automobile accident while traveling from Cincinnati to Florida. The report notes a first baseman headed to spring training with the Boston Bees. A quiz line on voting machines follows.
Barbara Bell presents a 1910-B sewing pattern with a back-buttoned frock design featuring a corselette waist for a tiny silhouette and youthful sash. The bodice gathers to a rounded bust line and the ad urges readers to sew at home, offering over 100 designs and a step by step chart.
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