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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1942
Page
8
Social and personal notices show Elks holding a Wednesday 8:00 p m weekly meeting and Rotary planning a Thursday 1:00 p m luncheon at a hotel.
Mr and Mrs W F Artrip celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with an Open House on the lawn near Winchester from 6 to 11 pm. A surprise miniature wedding was staged with Miss Betty Lou Barton as bride and Miss Betty Lee Ritter as groom. The minister was played by Miss Zida Artrip and the flower girl was Cecil Artrip.
Mr and Mrs J A Stretchberry of Parkway will take their daughters Miss Caroline Stretchberry and Miss Betty Jo Stretchberry to Fairmont West Virginia for a weekend visit with relatives.
The Sunshine Club of Brad dock Street Methodist Church hosts a July 2 picnic at 6 30 pm on Mrs. W H Reed’s lawn 224 South Braddock street. rain location is church assembly room. Members bring supper for guests and families.
Graham Dougherty Jr and his wife arrive at Woodley in Clarke county after their Richmond wedding. A Clarke nurse association meeting approves joining the State Cancer Control Foundation and plans a fundraising program with Major and Mrs Hendricks. A Clarke branch office is planned for Boyce with trained nurse aides in charge.
The piece argues for a normal figure over extreme thinness, urging balanced eating with dairy eggs milk and meat, vegetables and fruits. It stresses rest nine hours, early bedtimes, sunlight and air to build appetite and fat, and notes fashion aims for healthy proportions.
A column offers serving ripe olives beyond appetizers by heating and salting them as a vegetable. It lists popular dishes including ham and eggs country style as a favorite, and provides quick recipes for cucumber relish and orange juice sauce for rain cake with simple ingredient steps.
Mrs. Stevens and her daughter Miss Nancy Gray Stevens with guests Harris and Mrs. Hobson Mc Br and Mrs. Bayard Stevens depart Morristown after a ten day visit. Miss Katherine P. McDonald of Washington visited Mrs. John B. Neill. Mrs. Arthur Krock and her mother Mrs. Granger spent the weekend on Long Island and will arrive at Limestone in Clarke Wednesday.
Berryville social notes report weekends in Richmond for H B Harris and family with Mrs Davis also hosting visits. Eliza beth Beverley attends a Young Peoples Conference at Woodberry Forest School. Families from Berryville and Boyce plan visits, with relatives staying at Milton Valley and attending a wedding at the Country Club of Virginia.
By dialing 3424 you may tell friends when you entertain, have guests, are going away, or have returned home. The Star will publish all such notices on this page.
The Rev and Mrs H G Lane return to Columbia S C from the rectory. Mrs Lorenzo Lewis hosted a dinner at The Barn in their honor. Mrs Mary McGehen of Washington left Rockcroft Dr A P Osborns to spend the summer at Hill Top House Harpers Ferry W Va. Mrs Osborn hosted a tea with guests including Mrs Joseph F Moore Mrs Harry Warden and others.
A roundup of social visits and family news from the area. Guests include Mrs. Coiner and family returning from Winchester Memorial Hospital, Dr. and Mrs. E. Coiner and Master Gordon Coiner in Washington, and extended visits among Mrs. Rusk, Mrs. Ayfor, Mr. Coffman, and others. Travels include trips to Frederick, Camp A. P. Hill, and New York City with furloughs and gatherings noted.
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