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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1941
Page
6
Thursday 7 45 p m G A A Card Party at Liberty Hall Friday 12 30 p m Luncheon meeting of American Legion Post at hotel B p m Meeting of W O W at Odd Fellows Hall
Last night Mrs. Hamilton Kraus led a guest shower hosted by Mrs. Campbell with gifts and refreshments. The note lists attendees and mentions a marriage announcement for Miss Ethel Pauline Swiney to Meyers Taylor and other brief social updates from Winston Salem Dover and Charleston.
Mrs Ruth Steadman 26 is charged with killing Robert G Emery in her Boston apartment and then taking poison. Police say she poisoned and strangled him over hopeless love. Emery was married six years to a friend of Steadman.
The guide advises a girl stranded overnight with a man to stay with friends if possible, or choose alternative hotels. It states the bride’s family should cover music costs, not the groom, and that the host may carve at table after guests are seated unless the meal is formal.
Mr J Kenneth Rice is confined to his home with the flu. This afternoon Mrs R P Yount entertained a bridge party at her West Cork street home with guests including Mrs Hunter Maddox Mrs Wyatt Richard Mrs Douglas Cather Mrs Paul Ayres Mrs Lawrence McElligott Mrs Leslie Polhamus and Mrs Harry Denton. Mr and Mrs Robert Grim hosted their son and daughter-in-law Mr and Mrs Earl Grim of Hagerstown as guests earlier this week. Mr Charles Shewbridge who had an appendectomy in Brunswick hospital weeks ago is now convalescing at 424 West Cecil Street.
The Comrade Bible Class at Braddock Street Methodist Church will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday at 8 pm. The program includes Pollyanna sister presents for all members and business topics of class importance. The Jolley-ette Club held a bi monthly covered dish supper at Mrs. Robert Jones home with several members attending.
Representatives of railways furniture manufacturers and the State Corporation Commission failed to reach a mutually satisfactory proposal for revising lumber freights into Virginia. The meeting called by H. E. Ketner ended with plans for further discussion. Spokesmen cited higher delivery costs for lumber at Pulaski Roanoke Bassett Martinsville and other points versus High Point North Carolina.
Hair grooming is essential for looks and health with daily brushing preventing frizz and promoting shine. Sun and fresh air aid luster, while resort wear nets offer practical hair control. Nail biting is curable with careful cuticle care and weekly manicures.
A feature on wealthy American debutantes shifting from idle status to serious pursuits. Profiles include Patricia Sick seeking four languages and diplomacy, Jeanne Braniff as interior decorator for Barniff planes, Anne Clay managing Runnymede Farm, Nancy Dicks active in charity work, Lucy Cochrane in acting, Matilda Gibson in church work, Helen Marie DeLimur tied to French embassy lineage and Sperry fortune, and Sally Ryan noted as a notable sculptor.
Harrisonburg Jan 23 Mayor Ward Swank was elected president of the Harrisonburg Bar Association at the annual banquet where Senator John Battle spoke on civil liberties and the role of lawyers. Trial Justice Hamilton Haas was elected vice president and Andrew Claybrook secretary and treasurer. The group passed resolutions noting the absence of C R Winfield due to illness.
Edith Kingdon Gould writes verse and shows musical talent while Jay Goulds’ family circles include Elizabeth Altimus Whitney and Mrs. St. George Duke. The two horsewomen are active in community welfare work. The note contrasts with Victorian views on wealthy young women’s roles.
Mrs. Fred Stryker and her daughter attend the funeral for Miss Alva Carter niece of Mrs. Stryker and daughter of Mr and Mrs R L Carter of Hamilton. Miss Carter died suddenly Monday January 20 at Columbia Hospital Washington D C. Funeral was held in Lincoln.
The body rests in a glass coffin in an underground chamber within the granite mausoleum on Red Square in Moscow.
The list names eight female lawmakers: Senator Hattie Sarevey of Montana, Princes P. Barton of Ohio, Mary Norton of New Jersey, Margaret Chase Smith of Maine, Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts, Jessie Sumner of Illinois, and Caroline O'Day of New York.
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