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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1938
Page
8
Centralia police investigate the death of widow Mary Britton with police indicating indications point to a self-inflicted wound. Her body was found at a local business in Centralia where she had been visiting before her death.
Mrs Henry Smith of Front Royal Virginia announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Helen Smith to Mr Leslie Polhamus Jr son of Mr Leslie Polhamus of Mont Avenue The wedding is scheduled for the latter part of this month Miss Smith is a Warren County High School graduate with prior positions Mr Polhamus is a Handley graduate class of 1932 and earned a BS in electrical engineering from VPI in 1936 formerly with Northern Virginia Power Co in this area
Announcement reports the June 29 marriage of Martha Coontz to Lawrence Fries in Hagerstown Maryland with Rev Frank Mentzer officiating and both graduates of Handley High School. It also notes Mary Emma Campbell wed to George Driver at the Church of the Brethren on North Frederick road with Rev Cephas Fahnestock officiating.
Yesterday afternoon the engagement of Miss Fritts to Walter Wisecarver Jr was announced at the home of her aunt Mrs C C Funkhouser in White Post. About thirty guests from Winchester Front Royal and Clarke County attended. Miss Fritts a Boyce High School and State Teachers College Farmville graduate has taught in Clarke County schools. Mr Wisecarver son of Mr and Mrs W D Wisecarver is a Berryville High School and Virginia Tech graduate. No wedding date is set for the fall. Also noted is Melvin Dailey’s 21st birthday celebrated with a dinner at the Dailey estate with relatives from Winchester Martinsburg Woodstock Riverton Round Hill Cross Junction Gainesboro and other nearby towns attending.
Mr and Mrs Fred E Willis and daughters Maura Lee and Ida May Willis of Hollywood Florida spent a week with Mr and Mrs John Hoover in South Cameron Street and left this morning for Washington. Ida Points Willis Mrs Willis mother accompanies them and will stay in Washington. Willis is president of the Hollywood Rotary Club and spoke at a local meeting about his club's activities.
Mr and Mrs George W Riley and Mr and Mrs F L Largent and daughter Winifred Riley depart by car for a ten-day Eastern North Carolina excursion. They will visit relatives in Rocky Mount and fish near Roanoke Island.
Mrs Elbert T Magruder and three children Billy Jimmy and Helen of Richmond and Miss Lizzie Butler are due Thursday for a visit with Mrs W S Bromley on Berryville pike and Mr and Mrs Frank Magruder of North Loudoun Street. Mrs Magruder and Miss Butler stay about a week with the children longer. Cakes for Girl Scout Camp at Camp White Rock should be delivered by 10 o’clock tomorrow to 124 East Clifford Street Hodgson residence.
Monday events include a Business Women's Circle meeting at Mrs George Snarr home 7 45 p m. Madison Lodge I O O F meets 8 p m at East Boscawen Street hall. Lions Club gathers 12 30 p m at George Washington Hotel. Mary Martha Class Grace Lutheran meets 6 30 p m at Mrs George Badjer home Fairmont Avenue. Winchester Rebekah Lodge meets 8 p m at Odd Fellows Hall East Boscawen Street.
Mr and Mrs Richard Petrie and daughter Jane of Stephens City spent Sunday in Washington D C. Mrs W E Brill has returned home after an operation at University of Virginia Hospital. Mrs Copeland Randolph ill at Winchester Memorial Hospital has moved home to Opequon Va improved. Mr and Mrs James Kenneth Robinson returned to their apartment after ten days at Beverley Beach near Annapolis Md. Miss Rosalie Oakes visits Miss Marion Wiley in Crozet Va. Miss Zula Smith improving after major operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital and will move to 54 South Loudoun Street. Mrs Raymond Forney and Miss Kathleen Snapp of Middletown visiting Cincinnati Ohio with relatives before touring the state. Dr and Mrs H L Jones Jr of New York City were Winchester visitors. Jones is on Roosevelt Hospital staff. Mrs Walter A Williams Jr with two daughters Eda and Roberta are in Milwood Va visiting Mrs Williams parents Spencer Carter at Rosney. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Legg spent yesterday in Baltimore Md. Legg leaves last night on the S S Chesapeake for Norfolk where he is stationed in the Navy. this is his second enlistment. Mr Harry E Potts, noted Fairmont avenue merchant, has been ill with carbuncles but is improved. Miss Nina Williams returns home after a stay at Winchester Memorial Hospital for several days for a minor operation.
Mrs. R G Merryman of Washington DC who has stayed with Mr and Mrs Ellis Bayliss at Gainesboro expects to leave next Sunday to join her husband in a New England trip. Mr Merryman works as an auditor in federal service.
Younger residents from Winchester will attend a dance and party tomorrow night at the John Marshall Club in Front Royal. Hosts include Miss Pokey Maddux, Miss Baby Gray, Duncan Gibb, Tom Johnson, Giles Downing, and Jessie Greenwalt.
France occupies the Paracel islands near French Indo China and Hainan as Japan threatens to seize the area. The occupation, described by Central Press, was carried out by French customs officials and policemen after warnings from France and Britain.
The Young Women's Auxiliary of the First Baptist Church meets at 7 o'clock tomorrow evening at Miss Odetta Carpenter's home 332 East Piccadilly Street. Full attendance is urged.
Mr and Mrs Irvin Carper and Mr and Mrs Robert L Jones moved Saturday to Alexandria Virginia for a large Independent Order of Odd Fellows gathering. They spent Sunday with friends in Washington and Mount Vernon before returning home late last night.
Mr James P Carper son of Isaac W Carper and Miss Marjorie I Wasson daughter of Charles Wasson both of Kearneysville West Virginia were married at 3 oclock yesterday afternoon by Rev George W Stover United Brethren minister at his National avenue residence The bridegroom is a machine operator.
Local relatives attend the Berryville marriage of Harold Gordon Potts and Jane Temple Iden. Potts and his son H Russell Potts from this city joined other relatives. Iden is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Carroll H. Iden. Mrs. James P. Hutchins and children return to Martinsburg after visiting here.
Circle No 1 of Braddock Street Methodist Church holds its regular monthly meeting at 8 tonight at the home of Mrs W N Daugherty No 236 Parkway with Mrs Paul Hillyard assisting.
Concha Michel, general secretary of the feminine action department of Mexico, a leading figure in the fight for female equality, is pictured during a senate session in Mexico City as the law granting women voting rights was passed.
Radio writers note NBC is airing a Carnival of Popular Music with nightly shows to showcase voice and instrument trends. CBS counters with Sweet and Swing Rhythms from Manhattan rooftops to Catalina Island, streaming dance tunes across WABC CBS.
Tuesday 2:15 p m overseas pickup America’s Day at the British Empire Exposition Glasgow features Lord Elgin among speakers. WORMBS season finale Lets Visit house to house interviews from Boys Club New York at 7:30. Tonight Monday schedule includes Albin Johnson The Cooperative Sweden WJZ NBC 9:30 Radio Forum Senator C O Mahoney Monopoly Investigation Estelle Sternberger America’s Peace Movement Burns and Allen 7 9 30 Margaret Speaks Recital 8 Music for Moderns 9 Marek Weber Concert 11 Clyde Lucas Orchestra WABC CBS 7 Dick Himber Show 7:30 Pick and Pat 8 Orson Welles Dracula 9 Wayne King Waltz 11:30 Dick Jurgens Orchestra WJZ NBC 6:30 Music Is My Handicap 7 Cal Tinney Interviews 7:30 Those We Love 8 Rhythm Masters 9 True or False
A reader asks about serving vegetables in individual dishes at home and in informal settings. The answer says home use of individual dishes is not correct except for a single course in small portions. It also advises leaving a home if a family member is ill unless one can offer real help. For a double wedding service the bride buys the groom’s ring, not both rings.
Mrs Caroline Stine and Miss Phoebe Stine are guests of Dr and Mrs E P Ber bin. Marion Levi visits from Washington DC. Several pairs visit relatives in Winchester Leesburg Roanoke and Berryville, including Moore McIntosh and Williams families. Guests include Stough Laney and Desmond of Toledo as well as Denny Pope Burks Morrison Dorsey Wynkoop Gold Cabell visitors.
Mr and Mrs Walter D Wise depart Friday for Baltimore to take a boat trip down the Potomac River with planned visits to Boston and New York City before returning home. Mrs R L Ridgeway of Winchester Va visits Mrs C M Feltner and Mrs C R Joyce and child of Jettersville Va stay with Mr and Mrs C P Newcomb. Elaine Scheuer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Scheuer, returns home after Winchester Memorial Hospital treatment with a tendon operation recovery noted. Clifton Luke visits W E Lewis of New York. Mary Meade Osborne of Columbia Tenn visits grandparents Dr and Mrs A Osborne.
The Alumni Association of the Douglas School will meet tomorrow at 8 30 pm in the school auditorium. All graduates and association members are urged to attend to discuss projects for the coming year. Ellsworth Turner serves as president with Mrs Francis Moten and Mrs Wallace Ford as secretary and treasurer.
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