Wedding of Miss Mildred Fiske and Granvil Matthews
Local society pages report the marriage of Miss Mildred A. Fiske to Granvil la Matthews of Girdletree near Stockton. Attendants included Henry C. Witzke. reception hosted by the families. out-of-town guests listed. The couple plans a southern wedding trip and will reside at 804 Maple Ave Takoma Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
and Pinger
Winchester
Granvilla Matthews
Reginald Williams Matthew
Girdletree
Stockton
Mildred A. Fiske
Henry C. Witzke
Lester Conner
Elizabeth Conner
Baltimore
Matthews
Maple Avenue
Takoma Park
Inauguration Gown for Mrs Henry A Wallace
Mrs Henry A Wallace wife of the vice president elect is pictured in Washington wearing the gown chosen for inaugural ceremonies. The sea blue crepe satin gown features a dark brown velvet jacket embroidered with crystals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Wallace
Washington
Winchester Figures Move to Philadelphia Couple Tied to Local Arts
Mr and Mrs Martin Kermacy recently relocated to Philadelphia Pa. He had lived in Winchester for years and collaborated with architect Ian C MacCallum. Mrs Kermacy, formerly Miss Evelyn Early, worked as a home economist for Northern Virginia Power Co. Both supported Winchester Little Theatre. Mrs Walter Plundyke, visiting her mother Mrs W R Hillyard, will return tomorrow to Bronxville NY.
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Martin Kermacy
Philadelphia
Kermacy
Winchester
Ian C. MacCallum
Evelyn Early
Northern Virginia Power Co
Winchester Little Theatre
Walter Plundyke
W. R. Hillyard
Bronxville, N.Y
Women’s Christian Service Plans Public Talk on Migrant America
The Market Street Methodist Church Women’s Society sets a covered dish supper at 6:30 pm followed by a public meeting at 8 pm with Rev. G E Hopkins discussing The Migrant Situation of America. Also notes AAUW music group postponement to Jan 27 and Epworth League speaker Prof Charles A Coe at Macedonia Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service of
Market Street Methodist Church
G. E. Hopkins
America
Harriet
Krise
Puerto Rico Spends Over 100 Million on U.S. Goods in 1940
The Puerto Rican Trade Council reports that the territory spent more than $100,000,000 in 1940 for goods bought from the continental United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puerto Rico
United States
Puerto Rican Trade Council
Modern Etiquette Q and A for Rain and Introductions
A column advises on etiquette for rainy curb exits with both parties, noting a girl should exit to grab the door and invite the escort to slide over. It covers wedding duties when a father is absent, suggesting a brother or closest male relative may give away the bride. It also prescribes how a girl should introduce a man to her mother with simple identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Martin
Ralph
Week Highlight of Social Gatherings in Berryville Virginia
Berryville Virginia highlights include Mr and Mrs William B W atkins hosting a dinner in Warrenton and Mr and Mrs Edward Mc C Williams leading the Discussion Club at Airlie on Monday. Guests travel from Richmond to visit family and attend events across Clarke County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward McC. Williams
Airlie
William E. Sparrow
Britain
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Thomas. Bolling Byrd
Stanley
N. C
Sweets and fad diets plague the plumpies fate
A 1920s style health feature warns that fat is a health menace and urges will power and carb cutting to reach normal weight. It lists foods to avoid and suggests broths over creamed soups. It also advises hair dye caution with styling tips and dye history disclosure to avoid color mishaps.
Radio Highlights Feature Historic Lincoln Drama and Key Figures
Raymond Massey recreates Abraham Lincoln in a drama comparing the 1860s White House with today’s. Joseph P. Kennedy gives a major speech while Kenneth F. Simpson Col Henry Breckinridge and Lillian Hellman discuss aid to Britain. Navy Secretary Knox speaks. The Hit Parade tours Quan tico. Alfred Wallenstein conducts NBC Symphony. Former Senator Ernest Gibson delivers a radio address as committee chair.
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WJSV
Raymond Massey
Abraham Lincoln
White House
WRC
Court of St. James
Joseph P. Kennedy
Wijsv
Kenneth F. Simpson
Henry Breckenridge
Lillian Hellman
Britain
WMAL
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
WISV
Quantico
Marine Barracks
Alfred Wallenstein
NBC Symphony
Beethoven
Ernest W. Gibson
Vermont
Committee To
America
Watkins Dinner To Climax Activities
Mrs. Alexis Sommaripa hosted a large gathering in Millwood Virginia with guests including Mr. and Mrs. William Bell Watkins and several others. Additional notes mention lunch at Anefield and visits by various local residents to Philadelphia and Richmond for society events and judging classes.
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Millwood
Alexis Sommaripa
William Bell Watkins
William Beverley
Percy Randolph
Abraham Hewitt
Edward Jenkins
William Bell Watkins, Jr
David Donovan
Rosaland Huidekoper
Margaret Della Meade
Agnes Mitchell
Gwynee Harrison
Virginia
Joe Lewis
Roland Mitchell
Graham Dougherty
Ben Harrison
Seddon Nelson
William Rand
John Wilcox
Front Royal
Alex MacKay Smith
Annefield
Joseph Lewis
Luncheon Guests and Seasonal Socials Mentioned
The report notes luncheon guests at Mrs. Joseph Massie’s Winchester home and travels of Mrs. William Beverley and Mrs. Randolph to Baltimore where they joined Mrs. Ewart Johnston for lunch. It mentions Capt Johnston’s improving health and a church service led by Mrs. Bertram Cooper at Christ Church Millwood. Rosalind Huidekoper returns to Long Branch after visiting Wilmington Delaware. Southern California tourism figures show $42 643 648 spent on meals in a year.
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Joseph Massie
Winchester
William Bell Watkins
William Beverley
Percy. Randolph
Baltimore
Ewart Johnston
Capt. Johnston
Bertram Cooper
Virginia Theological Seminary
Alexandria, Va
Christ Church, Millwood
Rosalind Huidekoper
Long Branch
Wilmington
Del
Robert Downs
California
Death of Staunton Citizen Joseph Barkman
Friends in Winchester report the death of 84 year old Joseph Barkman of Staunton Virginia after a brief illness. He served as senior warden emeritus at Trinity Episcopal Church and was interred at Thornrose Cemetery. He was a Staunton native, former confectionery clerk in Winchester, and later owned his own shop until 1918. He served on the Augusta National Bank board and aided local civic projects. He married Nannie F. Liggett in 1891 and is survived by three daughters Mrs Gerald Coleman Miss Gladys Barkman and Mrs James D Carpenter and three grandchildren.
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Winchester
Joseph Barkman
Staunton
Trinity Episcopal Church
Thornrose Cemetery
Barkman
William and
Elizabeth Butler Barkman
Henry Kinzel
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Augusta National Bank
Nannie F. Liggett
Gerald Coleman
Wellesley, Mass
Gladys Barkman
Germantown
James D. Carpenter
Washington, D. C
Long Range Forecast Is Coming Out
A former German physicist at the California Institute of Technology is developing long range weather forecasting claimed to aid Hitler's forces. He uses a heat radiation telescope to show water vapor releases infrared heat at 3 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit daily influencing forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
United States
Adolf Hitler
Walter M. Elsasser
Germany
Great Britain
Elsasser
Franz Baur
Hitler
New Airlines Terminal Cost and Tun Defined
The terminal facing Grand Central across Forty second street cost 5 million dollars. A tun is a liquid ton a large cask for liquids typically eight barrels or 252 gallons but can be larger.
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Grand Central Terminal
Forty-second Street
Farmer Meetings Next Week On 1941 Triple A Program
Farmers in Winchester gather at the courthouse Monday at 7 30 to hear Triple A details for 1941 and fruitgrowers urged to attend due to potential removal of about 15 000 trees. Stephens City farmers meet Tuesday at the same time at the agricultural building with E R Marker and C E Staples as chairmen and E M Funk Mildred Tidler and Fred Stine explaining program phases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Stephens City
Fred Stine
E. R. Marker
Winchester Group
C. E. Staples
Mildred Tidler
Mr. Stine
Fertilizer Drive Moves 1800 Tons Distributed So Far
Mr Stine announced that stone and 20 percent superphosphate should be applied now. Since Sept 1 a total of 1500 tons of stone and 300 tons of fertilizer have been distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stine
Lee and the New South Address Set at 21 South Loudoun
The Rev G E B Hopkins will deliver a talk on Lee and the New South tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 at 21 South Loudoun Street as part of the General Robert E Lee birthday observance hosts Miss Lucy Kurtz and Mrs Frank F Grim invite admirers and friends to attend.
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Lee
New South
South
Loudoun Street
G. EB. Hopkins
Robert E. Lee
Lucy Kurtz
Prank F. Grim
General Lee
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Jackie Crenshaw
Sallie McFadden
Mary Carrington Wilsom
Ellen Kalback
Helen Solener
Robin Arthur
Helen Coble
Bruce Rhodes
Greenie Carr
Clarksdale
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Emma Miller
Washington, D
S. Aleene Dunn
Mrs. and
L. James
Atlanta
M. E. Hildebrand
Charles Town
W. Va
M. R. Anderson
Daniel Pooles
Hefner
Alfred
Floyd Earl
Manuel Pingley
Herman Ritter
R. E. Byrd
Williameck
Baltimore, Md
Frank Back
W. Nelson Page
Joseph Masie
Anne Elder
Betty Wilkins
Harry Hodges
Union
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Women's Society
Stylish Stout Shoppe
Presbyterian Church
Berryville
William B. Watkins
North Wales Oe
Warrenton
H. B. Harris
Frances Davis
Richmond
Charles Wright
Corinth
Wright
Mary Castleman Winter
John D. Winter
Mr. Winter
Leland
Jacquelin S. Powers
Joel D. Griffing
Joel D. Griffing, Jr
Pattie Luke
Col. Griffing
Ray C. Newlin
Walter Rutherford
West Main Street
Eugene Hinkle
New York
Hinkle
Stmmer
San Domingo
Clarke County
Berlin
William ‘Travers Lewis
Edward T. Helfenstine
Maryland
Helfenstine
James Tyson Dortch
Oklahoma City
Okla
E. M. Lewis
Mt. Hebron
Frank E. Tappan
Alice
Archibald Cummins
Caryswood
Anne B. C. Moore
Buffalo
N. Y
John Hartwell Moore
Miss Moore
Madison, Wis
Eric Miller
Corlees Morgan
Dougherty
88Th Infantry Brigade
Ft. Meade
Woodley
Valley Pride
United Food Stores
Curly Locks
Jean Rogers
Oneness
the Nation
Vass
Arch McDonald
The
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Joseph Peop
Irael Kennedy
Texas Rangers
J. D. Biggers
Mile O’ Dimes
Jerry Kluttz
Knickerbocker
Man & World Playhouse
Truth
Wayne King
Orch
NBC E
Parade
Symphony
Orchestra
Uncle Ezra
E.W. Gibson
Ben Cutler
Paralysis R'oltable
Monroe
Koons
Emil Dance
Orrin Tucker
Coleman
J. Godfrey Philips
Thomas Philips
Mrs. Stacy Lloyd
Courtney B. Jones
RED Cross
Huntsberry’s Shoe Sale
Death
Mr. Barkman
E. H. Tipton
New York City
N. B
Pingley & Carper Plaza Cleaners
Your Office
Pifer Company
Tic
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Underwood’s
Underwood
N. Loudoun St
Barbara Bell
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