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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1939

Page

8

Madison Lodge Weekly Meeting at Odd Fellows Hall

Society notices list a weekly Madison Lodge I O O F meeting at 8:00 p m Monday in the Odd Fellows Hall.

Madison Lodge Odd Fellows Hall

Miss Beatrice Alabaugh Marries Guy Fletcher in Harrisonburg

The wedding was held in the Presbyterian Church with Rev. Wolfe officiating. The bride Miss Beatrice Alabaugh graduated Capon Bridge High. groom Mr. Guy Fletcher works for Noonan Taxi Company. Witnesses were the groom’s sister Miss Tillie Fletcher.

Miss Alabaugh Guy Fletcher Beatrice Alabaugh Presbyterian Church Harrisonburg J. & Wolfe Capon Bridge High School Fletcher Noonan Taxi Company Tillie Fletcher

Birthday dinner for James B. Singhess at Opequon family home

Sunday's event honored James B. Singhess with a surprise birthday supper at his Opequon residence. Guests included several relatives from Winchester and Lebanon, with a menu of chicken, ham, vegetables, ice cream and cake.

James B. Singhess Singhess Opequon Childern Frank Lindamood Edna Lebanon Eston Williams Earl Francis Linden Singhess Lester Jesse Carpenter Anna Frances Hattie Taylor Winchester

Millwood Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Travel

Millwood Va July 29. Mr Fairfax Randolph of Alexandria visited his parents Mr and Mrs B O F Randolph on Tuesday. Mrs T H Bunch returns to Long Branch to stay with Mrs Hugh M Nelson. Beverley Randolph came home from Harrisonburg. Pierre Tartoue and his wife drove to Washington with Miss Tartoue who sails to France. Mrs William Brubaker and son Philip visited cousin Mrs Clayton McElroy in Philadelphia at a cottage in Orkney Springs.

Millwood Fairfax Randolph Alexandria B. O'F. Randolph T. H. Bunch Long Branch Hugh M. Nelson Pierre Tartoue Washington Miss Tartoue New York France William Brubaker Philip Clayton McElroy Philadelphia Orkney Springs

Clarke Scripted Socials Highlight Rushed Weekend Tours

Captain and Mrs Ewart Johnst on and Miss Gwynne Harrison attended Bel Air races in Maryland on Wednesday. Mrs Kenneth Gilpin and Tyson and Betty Brooks left for Beverley Farms Massachusetts. Kenneth Gilpin Jr will join today. John Woolfolk and Mrs Woolfolk left for Norfolk to visit the Hughes couple. Mrs Whiting returns home with them to Clarke. Phillip Brunaker heads to Norfolk to visit Col Consolvo. N Burwell Jones and Mrs Courtney B Jones host at Clarke. Roland Mitchell hosted a Dickey Ridge supper. Younger Clarke crowd attended.

Ewart Johnston Gwynne Harrison Bel Air, Md Kenneth N. Gilpin Tyson Betty Brooks Beverley Farms Mass Kenneth N. Gilpin, Jr John Woolfolk Winchester Norfolk Robert M. Hughes Richard Whiting N. Burwell Jones Mr. Jone Courtney B. Jones Clarke

Japan Germany pact statement signals axis alignment

Observers view the foreign office announcement as a warning against unfriendly action by democracies and a step toward closer ties with the Rome Berlin axis. Negotiations began in 1937 and reached the drafting stage with Matah iko Oshima and Dr Helmuth Wohlth al initiating the agreement, framing the pact as strengthening the anti comintern front against communism.

Japan Foreign Office Matahiko Oshima Berlin Helmuth Wohlthal Germany Italy

Worthwhile Outward Bound praised at Little Theatre

Reviewer lauds the Winchester Little Theatre production of Outward Bound with Tom Powers as guest actor. Jacqueline Winslow Judith Owen and Joe Thomas receive special note for demanding roles and Mrs. Larkin is hailed for production energy along with Roy Ryden Jr Virginia Boyd and Ian C MacCallum for set and decoration.

E. P. Browning, Jr Little Theatre Henry Gilpin Winchester Outward Bound Tom Powers Jacqueline Winslow Judith Owen Joe Thomas Miss Winslow Ann Miss Owen Larkin Roy Ryden, Jr Virginia Boyd Ian C. MacCallum

Absent minded professor drives to town then returns by train

In Blacksburg Virginia Tech, a faculty member forgot he had his car after driving to a nearby town. He rode the train home and then bought a round trip ticket to go back for the car, illustrating a comic lapse in memory.

Virginia Tech

Etiquette Q and A on entertaining and seating

A woman may invite a guest to a bridge party even if she has never visited the guest’s home. In dining with a man a girl should sit facing the door, opposite the man on small tables. After giving away the bride, the father sits with his wife at the end of the first pew on the left.

Attorney seeks large carp workers in Chicago suburb

Attorney Leonard Ettelson offers to employ live carp in his Lake Forest private lake to weed out surplus aquatic vegetation. He claims carp root like pigs and would perform non strenuous work by eating the weeds.

Chicago Leonard Ettelson Ettelson Lake Forest

Local Markets Note On Daily Market Errors

The Star states markets are correct daily but disclaims responsibility for typographical errors. This standard disclaimer notes readers should verify figures and listings.

The Star

Local Wholesale Market Flour and Feed Prices Listed

A historical listing shows various flour bag prices by weight, patent brand options, and complementary feed items. Prices include 12 lb bags at about 4.20 to 4.60 per bag and 98 lb bags around 4.00 to 4.50, with additional items such as corn meal, oats, bran, baby chick feed, eggs, various poultry and livestock prices, and butter.

Borard Weedeo Clasrayeran Cccessen Hellere

Local Retail Market Flour and Feed Prices Sighted

A historic local market listing shows various flour bag sizes with per barrel pricing and small quantities for 12 and 24 pound bags. It also lists patent brand options, corn meal feed, mixed feeds, dairy feed, egg mash, chick grower, turkey stove, scratch feed, country lard, and bran with assorted prices.

GRORE

Barbara Bell Spring and Summer Pattern Book Ad

Send for Barbara Bell's Spring and Summer Pattern Book. Learn to sew chic, economical frocks for street and day wear with simple designs and a step by step sew chart for beginners.

Barbara _ Bell

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