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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1941
Page
6
Monday at 8:00 p m the I O O F holds a weekly meeting at their hall. Tuesday includes a 9:00 a m Junior Century Club meeting in Red Cross rooms and a 12:30 p m Lions Club luncheon at the hotel.
A surprise party hosted at Mr and Mrs Harry Shirley s Sunny side home honored Miss Elizabeth Tucker with dancing games and gifts. Guests included Helen King Louise McDonald Josephine McDonald Kathlyen Lauck Janice Stine Alice Lake Virginia Cain Louise DeHaven and others. Also present were Mr and Mrs Jake Snapp and children Shirley Ann and Barbara Jean.
Miss Louise Moore hosts a luncheon for Miss Gertrude Munson of New Orleans guest of Mrs. Paul J. Thomson. Handley High School faculty member C. D. Bennett heads to Danville for summer with parents R. S. Bennett. Russell A. Joyce couple vacationing in Virginia with Rev. and Mrs. R. C. Pitts. Corp Harold Drummond hospitalized at Fort Meade. his parents visit. Jessica Sherman returns home to Philadelphia after Kernstown visit with mother Ella Anderson.
Local residents visit relatives and travel for events. The Edwards family and Miss Byrd head to Virginia for a Bible School. Others return from trips to New York Greensburg and Pittsburgh as ROTC cadets prepare in Hampden Roads.
Mrs Roy Griffith formerly Miss Carlotta McCarty of this city was admitted Saturday to Memorial Hospital where she is under observation at the time.
Miss Virginia Steck and fiance Mr Harry R Kern Jr were guests of honor at a buffet supper hosted by Mr Robert Riley home from Chanute Field Illinois. Local guests included Mr and Mrs John Scully Sr Mr and Mrs David Maulsby and others with several residents visiting in from Baltimore Newport News and Fredericksburg.
A small group formed the Junior Little Theatre at the studio on 213 North Cameron and planned a lemonade stand for the Variety Show to fund a treasury. A meeting is scheduled Friday June 20 at 10 30 for interested children to join.
The regular monthly meeting of the Cooking school will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 30 o clock in the home service department of the Northern Virginia Power Company. The Young People of the Kernstown Methodist church held their regular monthly business meeting Friday night at the home of Miss.
Thelma Davis married James Lawyer at 6 30 PM Saturday June 14 at Shilh Methodist church Lehew WV. Rev Line officiated with a reception at the bride’s parents Yellow Springs. The couple will live in Gore Fore Virginia after a California wedding trip.
Mr and Mrs B H Armell announce the marriage of their daughter June to Paul B Oliveri son of Mr and Mrs P B Oliveri of Washington C The marriage took place June 7 at St Marks Lutheran Church in Hagerstown Md The couple reside in Washington
In Bedford Village New York at St Matthews Episcopal church a double wedding united Lieut Herbert Campbell Clendenning and Miss Barbara Augusta Randebrock with another Randebrock sister wed to a Clendenning classmate. Clendenning recently graduated from West Point and the ceremony drew military attention including his sister as bridesmaid Miss Mary Bruce Clendenning.
Officers were re elected as nominated with four officers chosen. Robert Smallwood was named president Nina Stine vice president Lillian Snyder secretary Betty Lou Barton recreation chairman Margaret Smallwood co chair recreation Louise Sager publicity Eugene Lupton treasurer The president also appointed Lawrence Owens workshop chairman Installation will follow in October at the church.
Magician Lewis Allen will headline the Little Theatre Variety Show opening tomorrow at 8 PM at 213 East Cameron Street. Winchester acts include Mrs R Bowen Moore, Bobby Edwards, Marvin Funkhouser and Betsy Arthur with Eleanor deGrange. From Front Royal the swing trio of Della Miller Ellen Purry Frances Andrews will perform. Virginia Harris from Berryville will play and dance. Strasburg’s Gloria Pingley will perform tap dances with Marvin Funkhouser.
June 16 report from Lebanon Church notes Ralph Hershman won the pillowcases raffle earning about thirteen dollars. Local sightings mention five deer on land belonging to Keller Godlove Shaffer. Various residents, travelers, and visitors are listed with social visits and movements around Shenandoah County, including nursing visits and family trips.
Persons born in Alaska or the Hawaiian Islands are U.S. citizens and need no citizenship papers when relocating to the United States proper to live. Alaska and Hawaii are territories, hence no extra naturalization steps are necessary for these residents.
It is improper to glare at a dummy during a bridge game. If watching is allowed, seek permission and stay quiet. A host man must assist his wife in entertaining guests and share hosting duties.
Mrs Francis B Whiting will visit Parkersburg and Clarksburg with her daughter Miss Margaretta Whiting who travels to North Field Mass with Miss Jean Marshall to attend a summer conference at North Field. The Huntington family reopen Journey's End on the Blue Ridge and plan a weeklong sale. various society guests are noted at Caryswood and Union Hospital events.
Cherry-picked excerpt shows Valley Convocation gathering in Berryville with Miss Charlotte Picot retiring as secretary and new officers Mrs Archer and officials from Richmond. About 75 delegates from Loudoun Fauquier Warren Frederick Clarke expected. Awards for poster contests and missionary story. Talks on Alaska mission work. Public event with lunch and welcome address.
In the allotted time the county finishes its work and calls residents to attend the important meeting at the Parish House in Boyce on Tuesday afternoon June 17 at 2 30 oclock.
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