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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1941

Page

6

Weekly fraternal meetings on Monday to Friday

Calendar lists 1 C O F meeting Monday at 8:00 p.m. in their hall. Tuesday includes Junior Century Club at Red Cross rooms and Lions Club luncheon at noon. Evening events feature Winchester Aerie 824 at 8:00 p.m. and Rebekah Association at Odd Fellows Hall.

Red Cross The Lions Club Winchester Aerie No. 824 Order of the Eagles Rebekah Association Odd Fellows

Local graduates and notable family milestones reported

College Bobby Conrad returns from Baltimore to attend Sweet Briar College graduation exercises with Miss Eleanor Scully and Miss Mary Scully. Mr and Mrs John Scully Jr will attend their daughter's graduation. Lionesses from the area joined the Lions International convention at Virginia Beach. Mrs Evelyn Shade and her father attended Cincinnati graduation. Mr E Bruce Shade becomes assistant geologist for Ohio Oil. Upperville hosts a British War relief ball after the horse show. Miss Katherine Panill exhibits fifty watercolors at Handley High School. Cecil Brown and wife welcome a daughter born in Memorial Hospital.

Bobby Conrad Baltimore Sweet Briar College Eleanor Scully Mary Scully John Scully, Jr Sweet Briar Berere Evelyn Shade R. B. Miller Gerrardstown W. Va Cincinnati Ohio Shade E. Bruce Shade University of Cincinnati Ohio Oil Company Bruce Shade Leona Peer Here Friendly Upperville Buchannon Hall British War Relief George Slater Thomas Glascock Charles W. B. Cushman Teo Hubert Ps

Brooks Pharmacy Graduation Display Encourages Best Wishes

Display case at Brooks' Pharmacy invites customers to wish graduates well as they step into the world. Attractive gift selections for both girls and boys are on view for graduation celebrations. Dial 6461 for details.

Local notables greet births and travels across Shenandoah Valley

Congratulations pour in for Othel and Mille Kerns McIntyre on a newborn son born last Tuesday at Sunnyside. Family ties span Cross Junction, Romney, Inkerman, and Stephenson as relatives attend graduations and visits.

Othel McIntyre Unger Store McIntyre Lacy Braithwaite Sunnyside Mcirn Iss Mille Kerns Lee Kerns Cross Junction

Modern Etiquette Answers on Smoking and Post Ceremony Attire

The guide advises extinguishing finished cigars or cigarettes as fumes may upset others. It says dip only fingertips into water when using a finger bow and dry with a lap napkin. For a bride leaving directly after the ceremony, wear a tailored costume regardless of hour or place.

Double Birthday Supper Held In Stephenson

A double birthday supper for Mrs. George Crossen and Mrs. Vermont Crossen was served in the Stephenson yard with guests from Blacksburg Reynolds Store Gainesboro Mt. Williams and more. Local movements include students and faculty traveling to universities and a hospital appendicitis recovery for Miss Peggy Anderson.

Stephenson George Crossen Vermont Crossen Paul Lamp Patsy Blacksburg Utah Crossen Kanas Crossen Tennessee Crossen Reynolds Store Jack DeHaven Anne Gainesboro Earl Nesselrodt Mt. Williams

Madam Fashion and the case for sensible shoes

The piece argues that high heels harm women's health and posture, urging women to choose properly fitted shoes with toe spread and support. It notes potential health issues from tight footwear, including abdominal and respiratory impact, and cites chiropodists’ support for natural, well fit footwear.

Mrs L M Allen sponsors Beta Sigma Phi in Winchester

The Epsilon Chapter welcomes Mrs L M Allen as sponsor after she accepted honorary membership. The group plans a June 15 Breakfast Hike and a June 16 18 movie fundraiser for That Hamilton Woman. Other items include society reports and upcoming meetings at local churches and homes.

L. M. Allen Beta Sigma Phi International Sorority Allen L. B. Ressigue Winchester George Snider Ed Molden Benjamin Franklin Dick Linaburg Helen Keller Betty Starner Elizabeth Robert Browning Rodney Sirbaugh Andrew Carnegie

Stephenson Social Club To Meet Wednesday

The Stephenson Social club will meet Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Earl Prince home. Kitty Prince and Bessie Gore will assist. Price leads devotionals Moore provides recreation. Full attendance desired.

Stephenson Social Club Earl Prince Kitty Prince Bessie Gore Price Moore

Bethany Circle to Hold Supper Meeting Tuesday

The Bethany Circle of the Presbyterian Church schedules a supper meeting at 6 30 this Tuesday evening in the church annex with members invited to attend.

Bethany Circle The Presbyterian Church

U D C Turner Ashby Chapter Luncheon at Wayside Inn

United Daughters of the Confederacy Turner Ashby chapter met last Friday at Wayside Inn Middletown with forty seven members attending. No meetings are scheduled for July and August. Mary Martha Class plans a monthly meeting tomorrow at 8 PM at Mrs Gertrude Castleman home. Members urged to bring bundles for orphans.

Woman's Society of Christian Service Bertha Ashwood Florence McInturff Woodstock Fort Loudoun The Daughters of the American Revolution Hotel Woodstock Wayside Turner Ashby United Daughters of the Confederacy Wayside Inn Middletown Mary Martha Gertrude Castleman

Free French Forces Reported Well Equipped Across Global Links

June 9 report notes General de Gaulle’s Free French forces marching with British allies in the Levant as part of about 40 000 well equipped troops since the armistice. It cites mechanized detachments, Spahis, a large navy nearing 400 000 tons, and over 1 000 pilots with bases from New Hebrides to Gabon.

London Charles de Gaulle Levant Spahis Forme Bigra Syria Libmee Gaulle Henry Mactland Palpatine trans-Jordan Free French de Gaullists India Australia Palestine Bermuda Singapore Trinidad Ethiopa Libya New Hebrides Chad Gabon French Cameroons Middle Congo Pacific de Gaulle Germany England Free French” Movement

Maintenance Of Morale Is Urged Upon Graduates

Frederick Maryland June 9 Dr Raymond Walters president of the University of Cincinnati told Hood College graduates that they can best aid national welfare by maintaining American morale. He said morale depends on a clear eyed view of the war issues and the struggle between dictatorship and democracy with grave economic stakes.

Frederick, Md America Raymond Walters University of Cincinnati Hood College Walters Europe

Young Womens Bible Class Meets Tonight at Our Saviour

The Lutheran Church of Our Saviour hosts a 7 o'clock meeting for the Young Womens Bible Class. Mrs. James Hepner leads devotional reading. The gathering includes the Blue Bird reveal and invites all sisters of the class to attend. A. A. A. W. Met Saturday at Mrs. Carl Honeycutt’s home on South Stewart Street with Mrs. John W. Rosenberger assisting. Katherine Pannill, head of Handley High School Art, gave a Mayan Art talk.

Agnes Watkins Farmville J. A. Richard South Stewart Street Miss Watkins Handley High School Church of Christ Miss. Society C. M. Groves Woman's Missionary Society Church of Christ Claude M. Grove Young Womens Young Womens Bible Class Lutheran Church of Our Saviour James Hepner American Association of University Women Carl Honeycutt John W. Rosenberger Katherine Pannill

Little Theatre Presents Two Plays Tonight at Studio

Two 8 o clock performances occur on the Little Theatre studio stage. The Catch of the Season is a one act ballet romance by Dorothy A. Seal stars Anne Douglas Seal and Bentley Kinney with direction by Betsy Porter. Tickets go on sale for June events. a soft drink stand benefits the Building Fund.

Little Theatre Dorothy Anne Douglas Seal Bentley Kinney Miriam Hope Don Amechie Betsy Porter Hagerstown N. Cameron Street

Offering Fewer New Radios

Defense takes priority in radio industry and trims new receivers. With the model season, there is a two thirds reduction in new sets offered while some last year's models are carried over. No major design changes are expected and about 50 million receivers are in use in the United States.

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