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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1940

Page

8

Berryville Social News Highlights March 15

Berryville Virginia social column notes visits from Mr. and Mrs. James R. Dakeman and their son Jimmy of Alexandria. Mrs. John Hess of Martinsboro hosts. Louie Lickey spends time with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lickey. Beriand Bingate visits. Bill Shackleford returns from eksomville Florida to Berryville. Mrs. Lotis Blackburn nurses in Warrenton then Norfolk. Frank Humston to Bridgewater with family. Ralph N. Dorsey and Joe Dorsey visit Prince William. Annie Moore accompanies. Mrs. John B. Neill returns from Washington. Bernard B. Jones of Washington and Audley Farm arrives from Jackson Mississippi. Mrs. William Shackleford returns from Washington. Leggs plan Winchester move.

Berryville James R. Dakeman Inlax Collons Dakeman Jimmy Alexandria. Va Dakemans John Hess Martinsboro W. Va Ralph N. Dorsey Joe Dorsey Prince William County Annie Moore Dorseys William Shackleford William Legg Washington Leggs Winchester

Hedy Lamarr Cuts Hair for New Film Role

Hollywood reports Hedy Lamarr has trimmed her shoulder length bob by four inches for a film part. The cut keeps a center part with ends curled and tucked, signaling a new hairstyle trend.

Hollywood Hedy Lamarr Miss Lamarr

Your Health Read Dr Loran Clendening Daily Op Page

Read Dr Loran Clendening's authoritative health article featured on the daily op page. This column provides medical guidance and practical remedies for common ailments.

Loran Clendening Scipio

Calendar of events with meetings and performances

Junior Board of Trade directors election at the hotel. Kernstown Young People meet with Douglas Itter. Life Begins At 16 play at Handley auditorium. Margaret Collins Denny class quarterly meeting at Braddock Street Church. Foster party at George Washington Hotel hosted by Winchester Business College.

Board of Trade Kernstown Douglas Itter Handley Auditorium Margaret Collins Denny Braddock Street Church Winchester Business College George Washington Hotel Business College The George ‘Washington

Miss Dorothy Stouffer to wed Sam Scott Hansbrough

The engagement of Dorothy Frances Stouffer to Sam Scott Hansbrough is announced by Mr and Mrs Harry Stouffer of Alexandria Virginia. Hansbrough is son of Mrs Garland Hansbrough and the state Mr Hansbrough. The wedding is planned for early summer.

Dorothy Stouffer Sam Scott Hansbrough Harry Stouffer Alexandria, Va Dorothy Frances Stouffer Garland Hansbrough Hansbrough

Larrick Hospitalized After Ice Fall on East Piccadilly

David L. Larrick of 375 Gray Avenue was taken to Memorial Hospital after slipping on ice on East Piccadilly Street near Dellinger’s Garage and striking his head. He remained under observation with injuries limited to bruises and cuts, resting more comfortably this afternoon.

David L. Larrick Gray Avenue Memorial Hospital East Piccadilly Street Dellinger

Home-Coming Attendees and Local Delights At Madison College

Attending home coming at Madison College are Miss Ethel Athey Cooper and Miss Retha Carson Cooper who will stay in Harrisonburg for the weekend. Mrs. Ely Bradfield arrives from New York to spend spring holidays with her family. Sons Ely and Edmund, students at Ohio State, expected next week for Easter vacation. Mrs. Phil Gold among winter visitors in West Palm Beach for All States Tourist Day with thousands of attendees and trophies. Bobby Boyd arrives from Charlottesville to spend weekend. he is a pre med student at UVa. Jackie Pollard recovering from a fractured leg in Memorial Hospital. to return home tomorrow. Cadets Richard Kern and William Bennett of Virginia Tech to visit parents. Mrs. Nannie Newcome improving after weeks in Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Edward Heine confined with a sprained ankle. Mr. Barney Ward of Wilmington, Del. visits. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Pifer and son Robert visit relatives on West Cork and North Cameron streets. Misses Mary and Alice Newcomb spend Sunday with the Ritters. Mrs. Austin White of Kernstown admitted to Memorial Hospital with throat infection and unimproved.

Ethel Athey Cooper Retha Carson Cooper Harrisonburg Madison College Madison Alumnar Association Misses Cooper Ely Bradfield New York City Ernest Ely Herrother-Inlaw B. F. Arthur South Stewart Street Ely Edmund Ohio State University Phil Gold West Palm Beach Fla United States Canada South Florida Bobby Boyd Fred S. Boyd North Washington Street Charlottesville University of Virginia Jackie Pollard Lewis Pollard Memorial Hospital Clifford Street

Modern Etiquette Questions From Roberta Lee

A reader asks about attending a bride party with an early departure. The advice: explain and decline the invitation. Mourning stationery favors plain white, not black-bordered. For announcing dinner a maid should say Dinner is served.

Clarke County Club Meeting Highlights Virginia History Figures

Dr Matthew Page Andrews spoke at the Clarke County Wo mans Club in Berryville outlining Jamestown as a historic achievement and detailing early Virginia colonization. He noted his Shenandoah Valley Academy teaching and two-history books while recounting his Virginia History Committee appointment and Jefferson Davis oath in Montgomery Alabama.

Clarke County Dr. Andrews Virginia History Committee Virginia Williamsburg Jamestown Appomattox Andrews Shenandoah Valley Academy Winchester Richard E. Byrd

Treasury Status March Treasury Receipts and Debts

The Treasury report for March 13 shows receipts of $24,323,020.10 and expenditures of $21,897,708.32, yielding a net balance of $2,330,903,717.15. Gross debt stands at $42,404,231.17 with an increase of $6,447,244.18 over the previous day.

Washington The Treasury

Mr Morrow To Teach Lutherans Bible Class

Grace Lutheran Church will host a Sunday morning Men s Bible Class taught by J W Morrow. All men not in other city classes are invited to attend. Morrow is an engaging speaker who has taught the Lutheran Bible Class previously.

Grace Lutheran Church J. W. Morrow Mr. Morrow

Representative Hoffman Demonstrates Diaper Folding Theory

Michigan Congressman Clare Hoffman staged a mock diaper fold to mock Secretary Ickes and attack District Attorney Thomas Dewey. He claimed Ickes was old fashioned for saying Dewey’s diaper should be pinned both front and back.

Clare Hoffman Michigan House of Representative Thomas Dewey Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes Dewey

Finnish Diet Speaker Presides Over Ratified Moscow Peace Treaty

Ratified peace treaty signed in Moscow ends Finland’s struggle against a vastly larger foe. Speaker Vaino Hakkila presides as the Finnish Diet ratifies the accord.

Vaino Hakkila Moscow Finland Hakkila Rahk

Byrd Opposes St Lawrence Waterway Pact at Hampton Roads

Senator Byrd told the Hampton Roads Maritime Exchange he would oppose the St Lawrence waterway treaty to the end. He warned the project would cost about 1 billion dollars, mainly on Canadian soil, and damage U S and Virginia interests at Hampton Roads.

Norfolk Byrd D-Va Hampton Roads Senate Canada Congressional Committee United States Superior Montreal Panama’ Canal Suez Canal St. Lawrence Virginia

Pattern Book Sale Advertised with Addressee Box

One pattern and Pattern Book offered together for 25 cents. Book alone priced at 15 cents. Instructions to send orders to the address shown in the box below.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Social News Louie Lickey Mrs Henry Lickey SA. Beriand Bingate Lula Florence Pherd Bill Shackleford Eksomville Lotis Blackburn Warrenton R. Frank Humston Bridgewater Mrs. Humston John B. Neill Katherine Powell McDonald Bernard B. Jones Audley Farm Jackson Miss Audley Brooks’ Pharmacy Co. B. Smalts & Son Pta Nat Capitol Hill Dorothy Ramspeck Robert Ramspeck Georgia Helen Williams George Williams Delaware Daughters of Congressmen Dorothy Paul Rosenberger Stonewall Avenue Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Orndorff James E. Orndorff Harry Lewis East Germain CD. James Robert Boyd Estelle Tinsman A. R.lafoliette Wanda RED Cross Huntsberry Foot Fashion Headquarters Mrs. Bradfield Florida Richard Kern William Bennett Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va Nannie Newcome Edward Heine West Monmouth Street Barney Ward Wilmington Del Howard West Cork Street Luther 90 Pifer Robert Pifer Relief Clyde Sibert Mary and Alice Newcomb Carl R. Ritter North Cameron Street Austin White Roberta Lee Braddock Street Comrade Bible G. A. A. Tea Girl's Athletic Association George Miller Virginia Seal Doris Cunningham Beverley Rice Frances Profitt Jack Crowl Robert Grim Ridgeway Nellie Lupton Turner Ashby United Daughters of the Confederacy Amherst Street Lee Stickle Montgomery Alabama Jefferson Davis Confederacy Stickles Star Underwood N. Loudoun St Chester B. Duryea New York Hiram Duryea Duryea Matteawan State Hospital Sen Spree Trent Money Matters Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Life New York Times Pontiac Maxwell House Coffee Planter’s Peanut Man Meeda Biscuit Boy Coty’s Greyhound Moling & Cather Good Housekeeping Bureau McKesson & Robbins, Inc Haldeman Winchester Furniture South Main St Pocahontas Red Ash W. &. Snider & Son Valley Pride United Food Phonie N. Leudoun Barbara Bell Barbara Bell Pattern Service Winchester Evening Star N. Y Gee Eee
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