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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1942
Page
8
Weekly Elks Club meeting at 8 00 p m. Blue Ridge Shriner's Club dinner dance at the hotel at 7 90 p m. Thursday features Rotary Club weekly luncheon at 1 00 p m. at the hotel.
Mr and Mrs Shingleton hosted a Sunday party on South Cameron Street in honor of Mrs Parrish’s mother Mrs Margaret Pah of Gore who marked a birthday. Guests sang old songs, enjoyed a decorated birthday cake, and were joined by many Gore residents and relatives.
Mr and Mrs Tracy Lineburg of Strasburg welcome a daughter born today at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs Lineburg, formerly Miss Marie Kibler, shares the glad occasion.
Mrs Gladden Dunn entertained at a surprise birthday party for Mr Dunn Monday evening at their home in Kernstown. Guests included numerous friends and family members such as E Adams C B William Emmatt Dorton Miller Dunn G E Ware Perry Strosnider C B Lee Charles Barton Walter Barr Zeke Strosnider and many others.
Guests at the 82 year old Hayfield farmer and veterinarian M H Rosenberger's birthday reception included his sister Mrs Ada Woore of Winchester and his son Lloyd M Rosenberger at home. Other visitors include Richard F Woodson aboard the U S Edward Pierce as radio operator and Helen Whitacre recovering from appendicitis. Many friends sent gifts and a bountiful dinner was served.
Mrs. M. B. Venable of Boston arrives to be with her sister Mrs. C. B. Manuel, a patient at Memorial Hospital.
Mr and Mrs Frank Kiger of Hillcrest Virginia return home after a week with their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Willard Lewis of Newport News Virginia.
The Women’s Society of Christian Service meets at Mrs. E M Steele’s home with Mrs. Lemley leading devotionals and several members on the program. Upcoming June and other church group meetings are announced. The Grace Lutheran Woman’s Auxiliary and Federated Council of Church Women plan gatherings, and the Girls Athletic Association holds a council and monthly meeting.
Berryville residents hosted and visited relatives and friends over the weekend. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Garland Potts and daughters from Wilmington Del and Mrs. Benjamin Kohler from Washington DC. Cadet Robert Hooker of VPI Blacksburg visited, and Lt Col Griffing hosted Joel Griffing Jr in Richmond. Recovering at Camp A P Hill Set Donald Cooley spent days in Berryville with Mrs Cooley. Other gatherings featured Mrs Gold and Mrs Warden hosting a tea for the Claggets.
A brisk daily routine promises youthfulness and a slim figure. Start with posture and breathing drills, then wig wag arms, and finish with a floor touch on tiptoes to slim thighs and calves.
Miss Virginia Page and sister Miss Katherine Page spent the weekend with relatives in Stanton. Mrs. William Blythe and family returned to Berryville after visiting Belle Meade Virginia with the Wisecarvers. Lieutenant Blythe, now stationed at Culpepper, visited family. Harold Paget’s granddaughter Debora Lee Peltz joined them from Philadelphia. Elizabeth Hereford spent the weekend with her mother Mrs. Ethel Hereford. Arthur Edmunds, stationed at Anacostia, plans Fort Benning officers training school. Malvin Longerbeam returned to Berryville with sister-in-law Veolah Longerbeam visiting Washington. R. E. Davis and daughter referenced.
Misses Nancy and Mary Ann Davis attended May Day Exercises at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg while guests of Joyce Davis. Ann Jones, Berryville High School instructor, joined the event and Bill Levi from Baltimore visited family in Berryville.
A reader asks if brain weight proves higher intelligence for men. The answer states average brain weights differ little when adjusted for height and body size, and no link between brain size and intelligence is established.
Mr and Mrs Charles Paget and two sons Ronnie and Charles Jr return to Berryville after visiting relatives in Philadelphia over the weekend. Mrs William Royce of New York arrives in Berryville to spend time with Miss Marie Crow at Crows Nest. The Clagett family hosted Lieut William B Clagett of Camp A P Hill. B B Jones leaves for Lexington Ky to attend the Derby then to Jackson Miss on business. George Russell and daughter Miss Trixie Russell visit. Miss Margaretta Whiting of Garrison Forest School visits Mrs Whiting. Mrs R Thomas Elsea returns to Richmond after a Berryville weekend. Mr and Mrs E P Berlin host Dr and Mrs Daniels of Springfield Mass and Mrs Daniels mother Mrs Wood of Rhode Island, who depart Tuesday. Delphia Mae Childs visits with her parents Mr and Mrs Sam Childs. Herman Fleming visits his daughter Mrs James and her two children of Purcellville. Hunter Crilds travels to Washington for a tonsil operation recuperation in a few days. Mrs G F Kirby spends Sunday with relatives in Washington DC. Mrs Claude Owens returns home from Winchester Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for some time. Mrs Florence Applegate and her ...
Daughters and friends from McKeesport Uniontown and Washington visit Berryville hosting and visiting relatives. Guests include Miss Florence Apple gate Carrie Crow Miss Betty Parshall and Miss Betty Williams. Nearby students and travelers from Mary Washington College Camp Hill and University of Richmond are mentioned with local family stays and trips to Baltimore and Washington.
Mrs Valley Fritts spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Chamberlin Punkhouser at White Mrs 8S Williams plans a May 12 trip to Pullman Washington to visit her son in law Rev and Mrs Ernest H Williams Rev and Mrs Albert Muller have moved to Arlington where Muller serves as rector of an Episcopal Church He recently held his first service and the Mullers previously resided in West Point Virginia where he was rector for several years.
Social and personal notices guidance for readers of The Star The Star advertising dial 3424 for club and personal notices in the paper
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