Local Social and Personal Notes Mention Births and Visits
Social and Personal notes report births at Memorial Hospital including a son for Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Farley, plus visits and travels to Toledo Goshen and Big Meadows. The piece lists dinner hosts Mr. R G Williams and fellow Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone directors, and mentions residents returning home from Memorial Hospital and Camp Louise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Williams
Mmr.r. Gray Williams
Big Meadows
Skyline Drive
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
J. Gordon Bohannon
Petersburg
Walter B. Clarkson
Washington
James S. Easley
Halifax
John S. Eggleston
Richmond
Holmer L. Ferguson
Newport News
Julius Fishburne
Robert B. Russell
Robert W. Michie
Robert C. McCann
Weekly I.O.W. Meeting At Odd Fellows Hall
The schedule notes a Friday at 8:00 p m weekly meeting of the I O W held at Odd Fellows Hall with no additional details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Hall
Social roundup of local residents travel and visits
Local families depart for vacations and visits to Atlantic City and other destinations. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. William Glaize and Mr. Upton Sniderl heading to Atlantic City, Col. Randolph Tucker Pendleton sailing for Panama duty, and Mrs. Owen Daugherty recovering from a mastoid operation in Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Glaize
Upton Sniderl
Atlantic City
Randolph Tucker Pendleton
Laura Tucker Pendleton
Panama
Panama Division
Coast Artillery
Owen Daugherty
Millwood Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Hutchinson to Lead Worship at Braddock Street Church
Mrs. M K Hutchinson will lead the worship program for the Margaret Collins Denny and Comrade Bible Classes at Braddock Street Methodist Church Sunday morning at 9 45 oclock. Mrs J W Rosenberger will deliver the lesson message to both classes. Kernstown Yard Party for Young People Department July 30 with string music. public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Hutchinson
Margaret Collins Denny and Comrade Bible
Braddock Street
Kernstown
Millwood Social Whirl Features Guests and Dates
Millwood society notes a tea hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lee for guest Mrs. Hogan at Rosney. Guests include Mrs. Alexis Sommaripa leaving for Tuxedo and Rosalind Huidekoper returning from Westbury. The Blue Ridge Country Club hosts Sunday night supper for members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sommaripa
Alexis Sommaripa
Tuxedo, N. Y
Blue Ridge Country Club
Walter Lee
Hogan
Teacher Tried On Firebug Charges
Ernest A. Finney former principal of Chatham negro schools faced arson charges for the May 26 destruction of the negro public school in Pittsylvania. Six witnesses testified, including F B Givens and J C Lewis, who described a dictaphone overhearing Finney and a fellow suspect. Finney confessed early June 11 after interrogation in Danville jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Ernest A. Finney
Chatham Negro Schools
Pittsylvania County
The
Commonwealth
F. B. Givens
Danville
J C. Lewis
Frank Chaney
Finney
Givens
Beauty Tips for Housewives
A vintage domestic advice piece urges housewives to view home work as worthy, celebrate the role, and manage tasks with rest breaks and grooming. It extols organizing tasks, appreciating modern gadgets, and keeping a cheerful home for the family.
Berryville Social Season: Niece’s Debut and Notable Guests
Mrs. Graham Dougherty heads to Newport RI for her niece Elizabeth Frazer’s debut party with family in attendance. Other social rounds include Mrs. Ralph R. Richardson hosting Mrs. Walter J. Crawford and guests at Rose Cottage, plus forthcoming visits by Mrs. Beardall and Helen Hardcastle, and plans for trips to Chicago and Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Graham Dougherty
Woodley
Newport
R. I
Elizabeth Frazer
Percival Frazer
Philadelphia
Ralph R. Richardson
Chicago
Virginia
Walter J. Crawford
Rose Cottage
Fairfield Estate
Richardson
Thomas Carter
West
John Labouisse
Carlotte
N. C
William Beverley
Arthur Krock
John Reginald .Beardall
Washington
Local Social Notes Mention Guests and Engagements
Wednesday evening social entries list Mrs. Dougherty hosting guests including Mrs. Labouisse Beverley Johnston Burwell Byrd Langhorne Riddle and Miss Katharine Riddle. The Riddle family home The Knoll hosts relatives and visitors over a weekend. Engagement announced for Laura Marie Drury to James Edward Owens with no marriage date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin S. Lewis
Dougherty
John Labouisse
William Beverley
Ewart Johnston
George H. Burwell
Thomas B. Byrd
Cary Langhorne
Upperville
Katharine Riddle
Norfolk
James Riddle
Announcements Must Be Signed For Publications
The Star will publish engagements and wedding notices only if signed by the submitter. Unsigned stories will not be printed and the newspaper is not responsible for jokes or forgeries. Providing misleading information is illegal and actions may be taken. Sign the notices for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Modern Etiquette Q&A on christening invites and boutonniere
The column answers etiquette questions about inviting relatives and intimate friends to a christening reception, timing for the bridegroom to ask friends to serve as attendants, and the meaning of boutonniere as a flower worn in a buttonhole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Webster
Java wedding hurling: bride and groom duel with betel leaf balls
An Indonesian wedding custom is described where the bride starts at the altar and later the couple duel with spitballs made from betel leaves. Each throws three pellets, aiming to prove who will boss the house. a hit on the husband is a cautionary sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RIN
Soekaboemi
Java
Special News Service
Equator
Bob Feller
Junior Boarders Enjoy Outing at Sunnyside
The Junior Board of Trade picnic at Sunnyside Wednesday evening drew about 100 attendees. Softball for boys and girls, ample food, and games kept the crowd entertained. J. P. Arthur won the pie eating contest and a watermelon eating contest was won by everyone.
Burglars Enter By Skylight In Baltimore Furniture Heist
Robbers entered the Howard Furniture Company through a skylight and escaped with 870 dollars in cash 15 dollars in stamps after knocking the safe combination off. Police reported the exchange occurred last night in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Howard Furniture Company
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Robinson
Kenneth Robinson
Wolfe Street
Farley
Joe Farley
N. Loudoun Street
W. L. Huff
East
Baker Street
Abney Payne
Amy Lane
Charlottesville
Mae West
Morgan Street
Greenville, S. C
Jack Lewis
O. H. Lewis
West Monmouth Street
Harry Godlove
Hagerstown
Elaine Scheuer
Camp Louise
Louis Baker
North Braddock Street
Brooks
Rexall
ITA
Huntsberry
RED Cross
W. W. Whitlock
Billy
George
Piccadilly Street
Wendell
Howard March
Whittier Avenue
March
Katherine Anderson
Wilmington, del
Clarence Haray
Washington, D. C
Walter Dessin
Hardy
Mary Lou Steele
T. W. English
Washington Street
C. C. Shull
R. C. Shull
Oklahoma City, Okla
Katherine Schultz
Blue Ridge Summit
Margaret Byrd
Nancy Islin
Middleburg
Virginia Beach
Rolling Flood
Maryland
William T. DeWelse
Gertrude Over
Jane
Betty Jo Stretchberry
J. A. Stretchberry
Parkway Avenue
Dorothy Miller
Betty Jean Nixon
Doris Register
June Cline
Betty Jane Gearing
Camp Powell
Dan Leatherman
Presbyterian Church
Grace Methodist Church
Middletown
Genevieve Massie
Stephens City
G. L. Branner
North Carolina Avenue
George Seal
Robert Baker
Esten Taylor
Welward
Ohio
Harry Schmidt
South Washington Street
Lake Culver
N. J
Ocean Grove
Herbert Watson
Mary Lou
Millwood
John Townsend Burwell
Boston Tech
Mrs
J. Townsend Burwell
Orme Wilson
Washingston
Tuleries
Clarke
Rosalind Huidekoper
Long Branch
Westberry, L. I
J. Cornelius Rathborne
Nathaniel B. Randolph
St. Louis, Mo
Athelone
J. Godfrey Phillipps
Lee Phillipps 3Rd
Dayton, Ohio
David Donovan
Chapel Hill
Mr. Donovan
William Donovan
Sheaffer
Skrip
Helen Follett
Deanna Durbin
Frances Wolfe
Mary Patton Jordan
Shephard
Seattle
Wash
J. Armistead Welbourne
Leesburg
Fairfax
Charles F. McIntosh
Horace Smithy
Rose Hill
Horace Smithy, Jr
Charleston
S. C
Col
James M. Thomson
New Orleans
A. P. Thomson
Hawthorne
DIAL
E. Piccadilly St
Robert Lee
the Food Center
N. Loudoun St
Flower Shop
Featuring
Winchester
Lovett Brothers
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Miles Music CO
W. Boscawen St
Valley Pride
United Food Stores
Pepsi-Cola and
Cloverdale Distributors
D. A. Gordon & CO
S. Main St
Barbara Bell
Winchester Evening Star
New York
N. Y
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