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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1940

Page

8

Social And Personal Calendar of Wednesday and Thursday Events

Wednesday 7 00 p m bingo party by the P of A at their hall. Thursday 4 00 p m Rotary luncheon at George Washington Hotel. 9 00 p m Macedonia Ladies Aid at Miss Kathleen Haymaker's White Post home. 7 00 p m W C T U semi monthly at Handley Library. 8 00 p m Modern Woodmen of America at Odd Fellows Hall.

Rotary Club George Macedonia Kathleen Haymaker White Post Winchester Woodmen of America Odd Fellows

Local Notables and Weddings Highlight Winchester News

Miss Mary Katherine Baker, graduate nurse at Columbia Hospital Pittsburgh, joins the staff there after honors from Handley and Shenandoah College. Helen Newcome weds Dan Snyder at Macedonia Methodist Church. Marie Travers Starkey and Thomas M West wed at Stephens City Methodist Church. Additional items note births, visitors, and a hospital surgery for Frances James Marshall with family ties to Johns Hopkins.

Mary Katherine Baker Columbia Hospital Earl Baker Gray Avenue Pittsburgh Handley and Shenandoah College Dayton

Modern Etiquette Tips From Roberta Lee

A reader asks about forming friendships with suspicious people and whether to call back after being interrupted. Roberta Lee advises against close ties with mistrustful individuals and confirms it is proper to return a call later if busy.

Childs Welcome Daughter and Local Social Notes

Mr and Mrs Holmes Childs of Boyce welcome a daughter at Memorial Hospital Winchester on February 26 Mrs Childs birth name Marietta Golightly Grace Lutheran Auxiliary meets tomorrow night at 730 at Miss Janie Greens home South Loudoun Street Visitors from Youngstown Ohio Mrs Alexander Lyon and her sister J Howe Grace Episcopal Berryville Clarke County pastor J Britt Ellington to visit Liewliyn near Berryville Ebenezer Price family visits Martinsburg Arlington and Front Royal road Arlington Miss Martha Price guest Arlington Arthur Strawderman in University Hospital Charlottesville in serious but improving condition J H Gibbs and B E Ashley visit Baltimore Miss Jane Cooper recovers from ankle sprain Jack Herrell Harrisonburg and Berryville families visit Winchester National convention in Cleveland Iron Firemen group members listed in Cleveland trip

Grace Lutheran Auxiliary Grace Lutheran Church Janie Green Loudoun Street J. Britt Ellington Alfred M. Kerfoot Liewliyn Berryville Ellington Episcopal Theological Seminary Alexandria Clarke County Grace Episcopal Church

Girl Scout Meeting Announced for Friday Afternoon

The Girl Scout Council will hold its regular meeting Friday at 3 30 p m at the home of Mrs W H Bosserman on Pairmont Avenue. Attendance is urged for all members.

Girl Scout Girl Scout Council W. H. Bosserman Pairmont Avenue Junior Board of Trade Chorus Junior Board of Trade Men’s Chorus Sarah Zane Hall Andrew Babb

British Star Karen Verne Arrives in New York Aboard Scythia

British film star Karen Verne aged 21, blond and born in Berlin to English German parents, lands in New York aboard the armed liner Scythia. She will be featured in several Hollywood films.

Karen Verne Blonde New York Berlin

Mission Study Class At Stephens City

The Mission Study Class of the Women’s Missionary Society at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stephens City met at Mrs. F B Cadwallader’s home Tuesday. Ten members and guests studied the book Right Here at Home taught by Miss Virginia Stickley. Meetings will continue each Tuesday in March with next meeting at Mrs. W C Adams’s home.

Marie Travers Starkey Thomas M. West West Virginia Stephens City Methodist Church Homer Welsh Thomas Mason West Julian Owen Charles Stephens City Sheen Women's Missionary Society of Trinity Lutheran Church F. B. Cadwallacer Virginia Stickley Hugh Funk W. C. Adams Randal Macadoway Joe Clevenger F. L. Roof F. B. Cadwallader Ada Trussell Sarah Shryock Anna Roof

Millwood Social Notes Feature Local Guests and Visits

Millwood Virginia social notes list weekend gatherings hosted by William Bell Watkins and guests including Ellen Wheeler and the Sturgesses. Visits include Mrs. Kenneth N. Gilpin at Scabby and upcoming talks by Miss Bell Cameron on Finnish relief. Travel includes Mrs. Dun ning and son visiting Strasburg and Mrs. Meade visiting Washington and McLean.

Millwood William Bell Watkins Ellen Wheeler Frederick Sturgess Prine Burwell Jacobs A. R. Dunning Percy Randolph William Barrett Graham Dougherty Ned Lewis Agnes Mitchell Roland G. Mitchell Hugh Powell Mary Warden Boyd Gretchen Thompson Tom Scully Winchester

Winchester Apple Recipe Feature Initiative

The Star plans a daily recipe series highlighting apples as Winchester’s main commodity to boost local interest and consumption with a new recipe printed each day.

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Cocoa filled cookies and baked apricot fruit cookies

A recipe passage details making cocoa cookies with a light and dark dough, filling centers with a mixture, then preparing a fruit filling of apricots apples and cinnamon. The cookies are baked twenty minutes at 375 F.

Miss Polly Winslows Weekend in Belifela

Miss Polly Winslow spent the weekend at Belifela with her mother Mrs Alexis Sommaripa and has returned to Washington where she is employed. Virginia Police Justice Court Winchester hearing Earl Madigan interdiction order finds him an improper person to buy liquor for a year. copy to ABC Board. signed by Donald L Weems.

Polly Winslow Belifela Alexis Sommaripa Washington

Winchester Virginia Interdiction Orders For Alcohol Sale

In the Police Justice Court of Winchester Commonwealth of Virginia orders Andrew Lillis and Edward D Martz interdicted from purchasing or being sold alcoholic beverages. Each order specifies a one year period and directs filing with the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Given on the 27th day of February 1940.

Virginia Winchester Commonwealth of Virginia VS Andrew Lillis Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Donald L. Weems Alcoholic Beverage Control Act John P.mclaughlin Commonwealth. of Virginia Order of Edward. D. Martz Edward D. Martz John P. McLaughlin

Rifle Shoot At Winchester Club Grounds

The Winchester Gun Club will sponsor a rifle shoot at Rouss Park on Saturday starting at 1 pm. Merchandise prizes are offered so anyone can win something. The clubhouse will be heated and rifles and shells will be available. all are invited.

Winchester Gun Club Rouss Park

Interdiction Order Narrowly Bans Alcohol for Daniel Wilson

In the Police Justice Court of Virginia the defendant Daniel Wilson was found guilty on February 27, 1940, of being prohibited from purchasing alcoholic beverages and ordered that it is unlawful to sell him any alcoholic drinks. The order was given under the authority of the Police Justice.

Virginia Police Justice Court Winchester Commonwealth of Virginia Daniel Wilson Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Donald L. Weems Alcoholic Beverage Control Act John P. McLaughlin

Interdict issued against Lester Sager in Winchester

City of Winchester issues an interdict against Lester Sager for illegal sale of alcoholic beverages. Police Justice orders a one year interdiction from the date of publication under the Alcoholic Beverage Act. Published by order of the City official.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Washington Hotel Handley Library Ameri Odd Fellows Hall Helen Newcome Snyder Robert Newcome Dan Snyder Thomas J. Snyder Macedonia Methodist Arch G Waters Mebers Cork Street Jin N. W. Oates Gore, Va Florida Southern States William Holiday W. R. Price Charles Price Price Bergie Richard Carroll Foster Pennsylvania Carl Nickles Carl Foster Scottsdale, Pa Melton Leslie M. Melton Leslie M. Melton, Jr Winchester Memorial Hospital Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company North Carolina Francis 3. Marshall Frances James Marshall F. J. Marshall Cedar Creek Memorial Hospital Wade H. Marshall Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Miss Baker Giant Bridge Brooks’ Pharmacy Knox Margaret L. Hodgson Felts Roberta Lee Lawrence Price Donald Martinsburg Mrs. Price J. D. Price Arlington C. D. Price Front Royal Road Martha Price Arthur Strawderman University Hospital Charlottesville Strawderman J. H. Gibbs BE. F. Ashley Harry Luttrell Angers Store W. Va Jane Cooper West Cork Street Jack Herrell Harrisonburg, Va Wincheter James Rehill Berryville Avenue Percy Cleveland Ohio Iron Firemen Miller and Anderson Charles H. Dick W. Glen Nichols Denver Shields William Swisher Huntsberry’s Woman's Auxiliary George Washington Hotel Hunter H. McGuire Lewis H. Hyde Macedonia Ladies’ Aid Macedonia Ladies’ Aid Society W. R. Thompson Barr Garden Club Little Garden Club George Smith South Washington Street Edward Barr Paul Rhodes Paul Rosenberger W. R. Legge Handley Underwood N. Loudoun St Millwood Social Notes Kenneth N. Gilpin Boca Grande Mr. Gilpin George P. Greenhalgh Billy Miss Bell Cameron Miss Cameron Annefield Everard K. Meade Earl Finley McLean, Va John Anher B. O’'F. Randolph Margaret Della Meade Oo A Apple Valley Pride United Food Frank Whiting Will Peterkin Parkersburg, W. Va Ee of Madigan Earlesgan Earl Madigan Shell Hite Me Sheaffer Tedzy Pifer Printing CO Loudoun St LL A ‘Seley Shoe Lovett Brothers North Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Lester Sager Vireginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board John P. McLaughilin
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