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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1940

Page

8

Stephenson Tea Club Notes Year Of Service And Growth

Miss E Méta Frazier, secretary, reports Stephenson Social Club's past year with charity giving totaling about 33.74 dollars plus 12 from a donor. The club grew from 13 to 30 members and marks its seventeenth birthday since 1923. Officers elected January include President Mrs Roy Duvall and Treasurer Mrs W O Zinn.

E. Méta.Frazier Stephenson Social Club Interes Brucetown Fist Morningside Drive Winchester Childrens Home Society of Virginia Womans Christian Temperance Union Treasury M. R. Anderson W. O. Zinn H. &. Benner Charles R. McCann William Smith Harry Benner Shairdan Newcome Charles McCann Vernon Ashby William Foreman Martin Ebert Charles Ebert Ernest Rowe

Rest Missionary Society Meeting This Saturday

Rest Methodist church Woman's Missionary Society will meet Saturday at 8 pm at the Ridgeway home in Ridgeway West Virginia hosted by Mr and Mrs C E Ridgeway. Members are urged to attend. The Girl Scout council also meets tomorrow at 4 pm at Mrs D J Howard's 324 West Leicester street with schedule adjusted for the Century Club event.

Rest Missionary Society C. E. Ridgeway Woman's Missionary Society of the Rest Methodist Church Ridgeway W. Va Girl Scout Council D. J. Howard West Leicester Street Century Club Handley

Calendar of events and local notices in Martinsburg

Community calendar lists Rotary Club and Modern Woodmen meetings at George Washington Hotel and Odd Fellows Hall. Friday events include American Legion luncheon, a Handley High School theatre presentation, World Day of Prayer, and Girl Scout Council gathering. Also reports on local visitors, anniversaries, hospital updates, and residents’ travel plans in Martinsburg and surrounding areas.

Rotary Club George Washington Hotel Modern Woodmen of America Odd Fellows Hall R. Y. Conrad Post American Legion Rip van Winkle Handley High School Clare Tree Children’s Theatre First Baptist Church Girl Scout Council D. J. Howard West Leicester Street

Holden's Real Name Question answered

The motion picture actor Holden is identified as William Franklin Beedle in the transcription.

Holden E.C William Franklin Beedle

Modern Etiquette Q and A on manners and table dress

The column answers questions about personal habits, remarks, and dance etiquette. It says a man should change habits if ostracized, a woman should not lead when dancing to avoid appearing masculine, and tablecloth corners should hang four to five inches from the floor.

Local Club Names Officers and Nine New Members

Mrs Maddie Grove chairs the committee with Miss Kath Sullivan and Miss Margaret Sullivan as assistants. Katele Tweett heads the free committee with assistants. Carter Mae Tomney Mrs Lavella Widmore and Miss Anna Fay Sut- Pp are noted among nine new members to be initiated.

Maddie Grove Ittee Kath ‘Sullivan Margaret Sullivan Katele Tweett Freee Carter Mae Tomney Lavella Widmore Anna Fay

Veterans Enjoy Valley Apple Products Banquet

A Richmond American Legion banquet showcased Valley apple by products including White House apple juice from the National Fruit Product Company and Apple Pie Ridge apple butter from the Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Company. Gifts were supplied by William Beverley E. P. Bean Carl Massey and Virginia Apple Candy Company with thanks sent to the Winchester Chamber of Commerce by W. Glenn Elliott.

White House National Fruit Product Company Shenandoah Valley Apple American Legion Richmond Winchester, Chamber, of Commerce William Beverley E. P. Bean Ridgewood Orchards Carl Massey Virginia Apple Candy Company Eustace K. Sempeles Chamber of Commerce W. Glenn Elliott The

Scout Training Offered For Troop 2 Leaders

A course titled Introduction to Scouting will be offered for three Friday evenings February 9 16 and 23 in the Presbyterian Church recreation room. Rev Ronald Rowland will teach. Aimed at Troop 2 officers and parents not reorganized, with invitation to other troops leaders to attend to complete their training.

Presbyterian Church Ronald Rowland

William J. Duke Dies At Front Royal

William James Duke, 45, former Randolph-Macon Academy faculty member, died of heart trouble. Funeral set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Tappahannock. A William and Mary graduate, he taught in Western Virginia, led Warren County High School for three years, and returned to Randolph-Macon from 1927 to 1933 before working in Mce business. He is survived by a brother, Wi Re Duke, of Tappahannock, and a sister, Miss Jena Duke, of Richmond.

Front Royal William James Duke Randolph-Macon Academy Tappahannock William and Mary College Duke Western Virginia Warren County Randolph- Macon Academy Mce Wi Re Duke Tapleahannock Jena Duke Pichimond

Baltimore double tragedy claims two lives in car

Police say Lillian Frank, 26, was shot to death in a parked Baltimore auto. Her suitor Emanuel M. Dahne, 31, an electrician, was found dead by a gunshot beside her. investigators treat it as a murder suicide.

Lillian Frank Baltimore Emanuel M. Dahne

Activity Increases By French Patrols

Paris reports steady rise in patrol activity on the western front. French command expanded scout networks, especially on the northern flank between the Moselle and Saar rivers, citing better weather and increased operations at the end of yesterday and through the night.

Paris Moselle Saar

Loving Cup for Rev Dr Booker at Hampden-Sydney Birthday

Hampden-Sydney College plans a loving cup presentation to Dr. James E. Booker on his ninetieth birthday. The retired Presbyterian minister, Beta Theta Pi member, long served as superintendent of the Home Mission Board of the Presbyterian Synod of Virginia, and lives on campus.

Hampden-Sydney Hampden-Sydney College James E. Booker Beta Theta Pi Booker Home Mission Board Presbyterian Synod of Virginia

Card of Thanks and In Memoriam for Pollard Wisecarver

The family of the late Mrs. Gladys Pollard of Winchester thanks friends for sympathy and floral tributes and car rides. In memory of husband and father William M. Wisecarver who died February 8, 1936, the wife and daughters express enduring love and look toward reunion in the skies.

Gladys Pollard Winchester William M. Wisecarver

Storms Wipe Out Boundary Vista

Washington reports a joint Canada United States effort to clear the eastern border as storms and hurricanes in the past two years damaged the boundary vista preventing patrols. Officials say trees 10 to 12 feet high block lines, hindering customs and immigration duties.

Washington Canada United States Sal Urs Canadian Customs and Immigration

Plane Downed By An Eagle

An Italian plane with 13 aboard collided with an eagle, causing engine damage and a fire that forced an emergency landing near Dimaro at about 6 000 feet. No human casualties were reported, only the eagle was killed.

Melbournsg Italia

Unusually Busy Day For Stork in Corydon

In Corydon Indiana on February 8 Mrs Herschel Stepro and Mrs James Miller sisters both became mothers and aunts on the same day in the same house. Mrs Stepro bore a son and Mrs Miller a daughter. They live near here with their husbands and their parents Mr and Mrs Lee Wiseman.

Corydon Ind Herschel Stepro James Miller

Public Sale of City Lots in Winchester Virginia

Public auction of four city lots Nos 55 56 57 58 Greenawalt Avenue Winchester Virginia to be held March 9 1940 at 11 AM in front of the County Courthouse. Terms require one third cash with the balance in two equal annual installments. Trustee B P Harrison and Dunn Duvall auctioneers.

E. E. Greenwalt Winchester Virginia Greenawalt Avenue Greenawalt B. P. Harrison Dunn & Duvall

Poem Titles by Kipling Set to Music

A partial list includes Mandalay Gunga Din Gypsy Trail Rolling Down To Rio Mother o Mine Sons Of Mate th The Thousandth Danny Deever Hymn Re Action The Camels Hum The Recessional.

Kipling Mandalay Rio Danny Deever

Also Mentioned on This Page

Stephenson Tea Club Federated Church Woman’s Council Federated Council of Church Women Handley Library Council B. J. Headley Stuart William Triplett Aes N. Staff Maxine Butler Lewistown Philip Williams Brandon James Robert W. Daniel James Donald Jane Audrey Kernstown Robert Grim South Loudoun Street Mrs. Grim Hagerstown Earl Grim Harry A. Schmidt South Washington Street Hirad Walter Edwards Paterson, N. J Mae McCarty West Boscawen Street Walter Anderson Berryville Charles Funk A. L. Stotler Philadelphia Richard Stotler Anna Margaret Baker Charlotte Schlack John Marchi Oak Ridge Roosevelt .High of Academy Gym C. F. Headley Stephens City Mathias W. Bott Winchester Memorial Hospital Capt Bott Salvation Army Fred Robinson Lewis Fries J. W. Headley W. E. Gardner Kens City George’ Radford Blair Chicago Pennsylvania Avenue M. P. ‘Dunn Opequon George Clark Whitacre T. L. Ware John Stine Martins Clark Dunns Martinsburg Wesley Crisman Memorial Hospital R. G. Chapin Hayfield Frederick County Miss Pearl Lineburg David Headley Berea College Berea Valley Avenue L. L. Bowman Nineveh Grippe J. J. Keller Lebanon, Va Norris Valentine Brooks’ Pharmacy Alecia Beauty Salon Betty Shop Loudoun St the Plaza Royal Road RED Cross Huntsberry’s C. B. Smalts & Son National Ave HOT Cross Underwood’s Bakery N. Loudoun St W. J. Duke Haldeman Sunshine Cleaners Dr. Booker Pocahontas W. B. Snider & Son Boundary Vista Stork the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation General Electric Sotamond Valentine Betien Tare Witzens Thomas Ald Soma CLOWE Loudoun
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