Winchester Social News Highlights of Weddings and Visits
Long list of weddings engagements and social visits in Winchester and Clarke county. Miss Mary Unger wed Robert Carter in Chester and Edith Argenbright married James Allen at Edinburg. Attendees include Esther Shade Lola Unger and Mary Scully. Socials feature yard party at Kernstown and trips to Baltimore Richmond and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Carter Williams
Philip Williams
Esther Cunningham
Scarsdale
N. Y
Louise Moore
Mary Scully
Elizabeth Massie
Ann Dunbar Williams
Robbie Conrad
Winchester
Della Meade
Millwood
Joanne
Edith Huntington
Near Bluemont
Younget
Eagles Rock
Blue Ridge Mountains
Berryville
Shirley Williams
Bobbie Conrad
Betty Pierce
Brad Beverley
Bruce Nelson
Billy Bell
Howard
Lewis Allen
Basil
Colin Hayley
Chester
Mary Frances Unger
Robert Walter Carter
Lola Mae Unger
Earl Rinker
Washington
Baltimore
Carter
Stephens City High School
Oscar Nebel Co
Fairmont Avenue
Edith Argenbright
James Allen
Edith Pauline Argenbright
Ada Argenbright
F. J. Argenbrgiht
Kernstown
J. Allen
Summit Point
W. Va
W. H. Ballinger
Edinburg
Berryville Avenue
Andrew Babb
West Cork Street
New England States
New York
Brooks' Pharmacy Vacation Special Offers
Brooks Pharmacy promotes vacation prep with comfort items and extra specials. Phone 766 advertises service with satisfaction and safety tips before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Washington debutante to visit Iwood over weekend
Miss Nancy Weller of Washington D C will spend the weekend with Mrs John Chew at Iwood near Berryville. Miss Helen Marie Jenkins of Smithfield Avenue is in Lynchburg Va for the Braddock Street Church delegation to the Young People Assembly at Randolph Macon Woman's College this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Snyder
Kernstown
Lynchburg
Randolph Macon Woman’s College
Stephens City
Homer Welsh
Evelyn Montgomery
Lewisburg
W. Va
H. B. McCormac
Mansfield
Nancy Weller
Washington, D. C
John Chew
Iwood
Berryville
Helen Marie Jenkins
Robert Jenkins
Smithfield Avenue
Braddock Street Church
Young People’s Assembly
Randolph- Macon
Winchester Rebekah Lodge Installs New Officers
New officers inducted at Odd Fellows hall. Names include Gaynel Reading Noble Grand Emma Edwards Vice Grand Anna Boxwell financial secretary and Margaret Meister treasurer. Appointees listed with guard roles and supporters. Installation corps led by Miss Mary Wingfield with Meta Wingfield Mamie Kline Cora Roberson Bessie Miller Carrie Carper. Retiring Noble Grand Etta Curl received Past Noble Grand Jewel. Sketch Club meet tomorrow at 7 30 in Jolliffe Studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Gaynel Reading
Noble Grand
Emma Edwards
Anna Boxwell
Margaret Meister
Dolly Adams
Carrie Carper
Lyda Chapman
Meta Wingfield
Jane Hopkins
Everett Kline
Encie Edwards
Lottie Patton
Mary Wingfield
Mamie Kline
Cora Robertson
Bessie Miller
Etta Curl
Local Markets and Wholesale Flour Prices
Local market listings show wholesale flour prices by bag size with several brand stamps and weights. The entry also notes dairy feed, cattle, calves, hogs, lambs, and poultry prices with varied weights and rates, reflecting seasonal commodity values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Reletier Rees
Leghorns Broilers
Special Attention Advertisers Note July Fourth Holiday
The Star will not be published on Thursday July 4 1940 Independence Day a national holiday guiding advertisers to pause notices and avoid publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Eye Shadows for Mystery by Helen Follett
Rouge eye shadows steal the show at cosmetic counters offering a mysterious festive glamour. The piece notes bold tones from greens and blues to metallics, with advice on combining colors and a caution on birthmarks and pigmented blemishes needing medical advice for early treatment.
Ordnance Drives Army Modernization At Fort Knox
Fort Knox Kentucky July 3 The ordnance corps transforms from horse and buggy logistics to mobile repair and supply for armored forces. The Cavalry Brigade with 1100 vehicles and thousands of arms will become an armored corps with about 4000 vehicles and 13000 automatic weapons as speed and reliability rise with new war needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Knox
Ordnance
Fort Knoxth Cavalry Brigade
Modern Etiquette Q and A by Roberta Lee
A reader asks about legible handwriting vs typing and polite phrases for guests. The columnist advises typing letters when handwriting is illegible, using a courteous departing line, and avoiding checking a hostess’s bill while dining as a guest of a woman.
Pappy Swears Off Changing Diapers Contests
George Lundgren of Aurora 29 swallows a safety pin while attempting diaper duty and must recover in hospital. Doctors say he will be released soon as he vows to stop diaper changes, leaving the task to women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lundgren
Aurora
Lundgren
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1888 B apron style design
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1888 B promotes a pinafore style apron that slips over the head with a large pocket and secure waist tie. The pattern fits sizes 34 through 48 and requires three and a half yards of 35 inch fabric for size 36 plus trimming. The offer includes a pattern book with over 100 designs.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Helen Cochran
Anders Hanson
Father B. Martin
St. Andrew's Catholic Church
Roanoke
Cothran
Handley High School
Seton High
Hanson
Sweeden
Bullard Steel Co
Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Conn. Miss Agnes Anderson
Long Island
Thomas Cochran
Kernstown Methodist Church
Robinson
Harold Robinson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clearbrook
Edward Williams
South Washington Street
Richmond
Flossie Guthrie
Wayne Guthrie
Berryle Avenue
Oakland
Uniontown
Parkersburg
Roy L. Fyock
Harrisburg
W. Nelson Page
Heber Flood
J. R. Denton
Ward, N. C
Mrs. Ton
Oscar Taylor
Highland Avenue
Mary Unger
Robert Carter
Mrs. Giles
George W. Giles
Giles
Maude Artrip
Charles Harrison
Phyllis Mae
Memorial Hospital
Front Royal Pike
Clarence Himelright
Richard
Capon River
Bubbling Springs
George Klimes
Anne Klimes
Vincent Wilson
William Boyce
Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia
Miss Kitty B. Baker
Virginia Beach
Clarke County
Dickey Ridge
Girls Athletic Association
Kelso Alsop
Graham Dougherty
Woodley
Mary
William Grasty
Staunton, Va
University of Virginia
Haldeman’s Creamery
Huntsberry
Loudoun St
Markwell
Pife Company
Sketch Club
Jolliffe
Ver
Ewes Oe
Special Attention
Evening Star
Underwood
N. Loudoun St
Helen Follett
Beatty
By Roberta Lee
Pappy
Barbara Bell
Winchester Evening Star
United Food Stores
Chic
N. Loudoun
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Zenith Universal
Seeethem
Miles Music CO
W. Boscawen St
Auten Hlth
Coca-Cola CO
Coca-Cola Sciene Works Inc
E. Gerrard ST
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