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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1942
Page
8
Social and Personal note lists a Wednesday 8:00 p m Elks Club weekly meeting and a 1:00 p m Rotary Club luncheon at the hotel for members and guests.
Miss Virginia Ruth Leatherman daughter of Mr and Mrs Pan E Leatherman 609 Tennyson venue returned home Monday after Madison College graduation with a bachelor of science degree major in music and minor in English social science. She was active in honor society YWCA cabinet college annual staff and church work. She plans to enter Presbyterian College in Richmond for further study in music.
Mr and Mrs Pam Murphy of Berryville are congratulated on the birth of a daughter yesterday at Memorial Hospital. Mrs Murphy was formerly Miss Rosalie Newcome of Berryville.
Miss Shirley Carter Williams entertained at a luncheon at her Amherst street home in honor of Miss Margaret Byrd. The event celebrated Miss Byrd’s upcoming marriage to Ensign Harry Stimpson of Washington, set for June 27.
Miss Lucy Mitchell daughter of Mrs. Thomas Byrd of Kentmere near Boyce graduated Monday at 5 o'clock from Foxcroft School with highest honors. Dean Gildersleeve of Barnum College delivered the commencement address.
Miss Phyllis Fowle of West Leicester street leaves for St James School near Hagerstown to attend the supper and graduation dance tonight. Commencement exercises occur tomorrow with other local students listed among attendees.
Turner Ashby Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy held a luncheon at the George Washington Hotel after Memorial exercises at Stonewall Confederate Cemetery on June 6. Mrs. Martin Wisecarver spoke on the year’s work while tributes to late treasurer Elizabeth Kurtz Grim were read. Officers elected: President Robert Barton, vice presidents Wisecarver Slonaker Barr Larrick, secretaries Harlee Pierce, treasurer Harlee, registrar Kurtz, historian Colbert, custodians Wyatt Richard and Clarence Hardy.
The Thursday afternoon Bridge Club will meet at Mrs. E. H. Durell’s home on West Cecil street. Mrs. Nelson Page will entertain the Friday Club.
The Rachel Hodges Class of the United Brethren Church met at Ruth Miller’s home at 721 South Loudoun Street on Thursday at 8 o clock. The June Winchester AAUW meeting, hosted by Mrs Dan Leather man on Tennyson Avenue, featured remarks by Mrs Ronald Wilson on the Southeastern Regional Conference and a lecture by Mrs Leslie Bell on 15th Century Florentine portraiture. The next year’s AAUW program, led by Miss Nancy Larrick, calls for world trend surveys and studies to promote arts and crafts of South American countries, with aims for closer community ties and local projects.
Miss Katherine Page returns to Washington after a Berryville weekend with sister Miss Virginia Page and aunt Miss Kate Powers. The ladies visited relatives in Staunton. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Ayler spent Saturday in Hagerstown. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pifer and daughters plan to leave Berryville after months of residence from White Post.
The piece advises women on reducing an overdeveloped bust through long term exercise such as rowing and chest workouts. It warns against massage, promotes coarse towel friction, deep breathing, and cold spray while advising dietary fat and starch reductions. It emphasizes careful bra fitting to avoid sagging and circulation issues.
Cadets Bob Hooker Robert Berry John Wolfe and Herbert Duke return to their homes in New Jersey from V. P. I. Blacksburg. Mr Berry travels with his sister-in-law Mrs John Berry and daughter Jane of Pulaski Virginia to stay with the Harry Berry family.
Miss Mary Lewis attends a Red Cross workers conference at Sweet Briar College. Over two hundred guests from Cumberland, Keyser, W Va, Washington, Leesburg and Alex andria join open house for Lucy Pulliam’s eightieth birthday at the Pulliam home on East Main Street. Various local and out of town residents visit Berryville for short stays and family gatherings.
Audrey Brown and Betty Lancaster return from Summit Point West Virginia. Dan Desmond of Washington returns after Berryville visit. Mrs Deserable and sons join Deserable in Philadelphia. Mrs Graham Dougherty and Major Dougherty spent weekend at Woodley. Several teachers leave Berryville for vacations and summer programs.
Guidance for shoppers on selecting sheets emphasizing cut edges versus torn edges for straightness, proper length and width to fit mattresses, allowance for up to seven percent shrinkage, and avoiding excess sizing. It warns that high thread count generally indicates better fabric and advises checking government labeling standards for quality.
Residents and guests are listed from Berryville including Miss Dorothy Kackley and Mr. Joel Griffing, plus Miss Annie Laurie Parker, Mrs. Arthur Krock, and many others visiting relatives or attending events. The Clarke County Nurses Association served a counter lunch at the Carter Hall Horse Show with multiple volunteers. Reginald Morrison returns to Baltimore after a Berryville stay.
Funeral services for Calvin M. Martin 68 were held yesterday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church where he was an elder and active member. The Rev. Ronald Wilson led with others from Braddock Street Methodist and Hiram Lodge. Interment included Masonic rites and hymns Lead Kindly Light The Old Rugged Cross and Crossing The Bar. Survivors include a widow a sister two half brothers and several nieces nephews and a step-daughter. A large crowd attended from Winchester and beyond.
Parents and friends of servicemen are asked to share word of interest. First Sergeant George Lee Baker, recently promoted, visited his parents here. stationed at the Army Air base in Baltimore. Several local men are noted at Camp Wheeler Fort Belvoir and Camp Shelby while others receive furloughs or training. A clerical omission is corrected noting Upton Snider now at Camp Drew Florida with the U S Signal Corps.
Mrs John Y McDonald of Charles Town Mrs Blackburn Moore and Mrs Peyton Marshall of Winchester have been asked to serve as judges at the Flower Show to be held at the American Legion Community Building in Berryville Thursday June 11. Exhibits must be in by noon and the show opens to the public at 3 pm.
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