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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1939
Page
8
Weekly Madison Lodge I O O F meet at eight on East Boscawen Street. Semi monthly Eastern Star session at Farmers and Merchants Bank building at eight.
Miss Louise Moore hosts a dinner tonight at her parents home on West Boscawen Street for guest Miss Anne Lystad of Washington. Moore and Lystad, Holton Arms School classmates, are spending spring vacation with Mr and Mrs Moore alongside guests Miss Shirley Williams Miss Mary Scully Miss Dorothy Moore and several listed gentlemen.
Winchester branches of the Ameri can Association of University Women prepare for the Virginia state convention in Lex ington from March 31 to April 11. About 150 officers and delegates from 20 branches will attend with events at the Ro bert E. Lee Hotel and Virginia Military Institute.
Mrs H Clay DeGrange issues invitations for a buffet supper Thursday evening in honor of Mr and Mrs Arthur Field and Mr and Mrs Lewis Barton. Mr A W Wright, formerly a patient at Winchester Memorial Hospital, has improved and returned home this week. Messrs Howard Lewis and Douglas Allen are spending spring holidays with their parents. Dr and Mrs Lewis M Allen will return to Episcopal High School on Monday.
Mr. Bradshaw Beverley resumes duties at St Christophers School in Richmond after returning from spring break. Mrs Schuyler Larkin recuperates from influenza and can go out. Episcopal High School student Ely Bradfield heads home to Alexandria Monday. Visitors include Miss Meta Whiting from Dobbs Ferry and local families at West Clifford street. Jessica notices mention birthday party plans for Bill. Senator Harry Byrd’s son Richard Byrd spends spring break with parents. Salvation Army veterans Major and Mrs Mars visit before returning to Marcellus New York.
Evanston man Sid Salinger testified before Judge James M. Corcoran that he sped past two women drivers because he is overwhelmed by an impulse to pass when women are in front. He described this quirk as a driving habit rooted in a lingering old say about ladies first.
Miss Anne Neville Barnett left for Washington and a motor trip to Miami with Miss Nina Elgin. Hampden-Sydney student Craghill Burks arrived for spring vacation. Virginia students and family members visited, with Rev. George Vest to conduct services and cadets Wilbur and Billy Gaunt visiting with their parents. The Whitings traveled by car to Charleston and other spots in the Carolinas.
Mrs. Ben Crampton hosts a tea this afternoon honoring Miss Branch B. Grove Clarke county health nurse whose engagement to Mr. Richard B. Smith Jr. was announced. Local residents and visitors from Hazelwood Washington and Berryville travel statements note several weekend visits and returns to Audley Farm Towson and Richmond.
A stray hen named Biddy sheltered at the Iowa City police station attempted to show gratitude by laying an egg, which dropped and smashed on a cell floor. The police chief assigned the bird to an assistant who plans a chicken ginner.
Berlin reports Hitler’s regime faces mounting costs from annexations and rearmament. Finance officials propose a 60 40 tax cash and tax credit payment to fund federal state municipal and highway orders, using credit drafts to release funds while warning of inflationary risk.
A brief etiquette note covers reasons for declining invitations, using a knife for butter instead of a fork, and whether engraved engagement announcements are appropriate. It states that offering a reason is acceptable but not required, and that engraved announcements are improper.
Wilma Jean Weismer daughter of Mr and Mrs George Weismer of Washington D C died there yesterday after an illness dating from Christmas She was four years old The mother is granddaughter of Mrs William P Harris of Frederick County near White Post Funeral services will be held at Salem Church of the Brethren Monday at 2 pm Rev Dr Bowman of Washington assisted by Elder L R Dettra officiating Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery
A new levy imposes a 30 percent tax on income increases in 1938 over 1937 with exemptions for earners up to 3,000 marks. Germany expands ties with continental partners after a major trade opening with southeast via the Romanian treaty and reaches a Belgian Luxemburg customs union trade agreement, though specifics were not released.
Treasury Department notice announces seizure of a 1936 Plymouth Sedan with accessories in Warren County near Front Royal for tax law violations. Interested parties must file claim and bond in Richmond by April 19, 1939 or disposal will follow law. R. E. Tuttle, District Supervisor.
Advertises Barbara Bell Spring Pattern Book and patterns for street day wear and afternoon frocks. Mentions 15 cent pattern price and 15 cent book price with a combined 25 cent offer. Includes step by step sew chart for beginners and orders directed to the box address.
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