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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1941
Page
8
8:00 p m weekly meeting of I O O F at their hall. Tuesday 9:00 a m weekly meeting of the Jr Century Club in the Red. 30 p m weekly luncheon of Lions Club.
A busy social scene unfolds with Miss Emily V Baker visiting in Winchester and relatives joining in. Several groups travel to Wildwood New Jersey for vacations guesting with family. Local residents attend a Blue Ridge Country Club supper and head to Hood College for a missionary conference. Others return from trips to Washington Virginia Beach and Canada while new assignments and separations mark community life.
Roberta Lee advises against showing off knowledge and praises modesty. She notes men should remove hats to speak with women acquaintances, holding hats unless weather is unpleasant. For house party entertainment she suggests golf swimming tennis hiking picnicking motoring.
Private James D. Hickerson returns to Camp Croft South Carolina after a weekend at home. William Bennett Jr and J H McKesson of the detachment in training at Fort Monroe spent the weekend at Mrs W F Bennett’s Valley Avenue home. Misses Allison Cooper Jaquelin English and Winifred Bailey depart for Norfolk to visit friends.
A special meeting of Winchester Clarke County Old Fredericks town and The Little Garden Club convenes Wednesday at 11 in Handley Library to discuss war work. Cooking Class meets Wednesday at 2 30 in Northern Virginia Power Co Home Service Dept with public invited. Circle No 2 Braddock Street Methodist Church plans Tuesday 7 45 pm social after business and rain venue shift to Ladies Assembly room. Old Fredericktown Garden Club hosts Wednesday picnic supper at Mrs McSherry Lupton's home at 6 with husbands invited.
Edna Virginia Leftridge a respected Black resident of Clear Brook Frederick County died this morning after a 24 hour illness at her Cedar Hill home. She is survived by her mother Mrs. Amanda Cooke of Clear Brook Virginia a husband David Leftridge five daughters Thelma Helen Edna Jennette and Rulah Leftridge and a son David Leftridge Jr Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed.
An all day church meeting will be held at Mount Pleasant in this county on Sunday July 20. The date was omitted in a prior announcement made several days earlier.
The president came back to the White House today after a weekend cruise on the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. Guests aboard the Potomac included Senator Barkley and Mrs Barkley along with Stephen Early and Mrs Early.
Good Natures beauty guidance argues that constant bad temper ruins appearance. Emphasizes expression lines, sagging fibers, and wrinkles from envy anger and resentment. Advocates kindness, mental health, simple beauty rituals, and daily cream to restore tone.
Berryville Va July 14 Grace Church will close Sunday July 27 to allow congregation to attend the annual service at Old Wickliffe Episcopal Church. Rev Dr G Freeland Peter of Bethesda Md will preach July 20. Rev Dr William D Smith of Christ Church Va will preach at the annual service.
Fred Fisher eldest of the seven Fisher brothers and co founder of Fisher Body Corp died in Henry Ford Hospital at 63 after weeks of heart illness. His wife, all his brothers and company executives were at his bedside. A vigil followed over the weekend. The Army Air Corps notes airplane engine cruising RPM around 1850, varying by aircraft type.
On July 14 the wool label act becomes effective requiring all wool products to carry a percentage of wool and indicate reprocessed or refused content. The FTC calls it a major advance in labeling to protect producers and consumers.
Cairo reports two ships destroyed and another set ablaze in a British air raid on a convoy off Tripoli Libya. A 7 000 ton ship was hit and destroyed while a three master schooner and a 100 ton vessel burned after bombing.
Cosby Ball colored veteran of Wardensville West Virginia died at his home in Opequon last night at 8. He served in World War abroad and is survived by a wife Maggie L Ball three sisters Edna Walker Emma Nelson Mary Morgan and three brothers Richard Ball Allen Ball Errick Ball. Funeral at Cartwrights Funeral Home Thursday at 1 30 p m with Rev Mrs Johnson officiating. Interment in National Cemetery Winchester.
Miss Anne B. Wertsner will lecture on Schedule Making for the Flower Show at the fourth annual Garden Lovers Short Course sponsored by the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs held at Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech horticultural staff members will lecture on plant growth soil tests and propagation with six lab classes and an evening judging class. A garden party on the nature trail is planned with Mrs R H Dyer of Roanoke as course committee chair.
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