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Friday 6 p m Weekly meeting of W O W at Odd Fellows Hall.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1941
Page
8
Friday 6 p m Weekly meeting of W O W at Odd Fellows Hall.
Attendees at the Washington Circus tonight include Mr and Mrs Arthur and their child Mrs B B Dutton and her son Dutton Jr Victor Mr and Mrs Bennett McCarthy Miss Betty Riley and Mr Bentley Kinney. Rotary Anns guests last night at Col H J Benchoff camp Lupton east of Woodstock. A Massanutten Academy orchestra provided music. Birth announced for a daughter to Mr and Mrs William Arthur Wolford of Gore. Several local visits and gatherings detailed with names and places across Staunton Bluefield Charlottesville and Baltimore.
Social notes list residents and relatives visiting or staying in Hagerstown Cumberland and Winchester. Attendees include Laura Linthicum from Washington and Paul Linthicum of Denver, Eleanor Boyd marrying Robert Fink in Cumberland, and multiple relatives visiting from Stephenson Ridgeway and Martinsburg. Local illnesses mentioned include chicken pox and measles.
The piece advises handling annoyances at work by privately talking with the coworker after attempting to ignore the behavior. It discusses bridesmaids’ expenses, noting payment depends on each person’s ability. It states a waiter need not be thanked after every service, but special acts should be acknowledged.
The Star requires all engagement and wedding announcements mailed for publication to be signed by a person and include the signer’s address for protection and verification.
Andrew Bell and Mr Tom Barridge attended the annual Chamber of Commerce dinner held Thursday evening in Luary.
Community event announces ham and chicken supper from 5 to 10 PM at Opequon chapel to benefit the new church. Other notes mention Church of Christ class meeting at Gloria Ward’s Shawnee avenue, led by Anna Lee Funk, with plans for the class’s future and a list of attendees.
Members of the ladies by Star and Commercial 85, and League s A and B in the men s division meet at Ge Washington Hotel tonight at 6 45 for a joint banquet to close the 1940 41 quickpin season. Mr Allen Hawthorne will be toastmaster and Jack Zimmerman Russell LaFollette and Gordon Mellwee of the Health Center alleys will be guests of honor along with league award winners.
Helen Follett warns fatigue spoils teen beauty as late parties and all-night revels exhaust high school girls. Eyes reveal tiredness and dull expression, making rosy cheeks and lashes worthless. She urges moderation and sensible routines to preserve vitality and prevent early wrinkles.
Berryville residents return from West Palm Beach to open Questover for the summer. Mrs. T S Crockett and daughter Miss Nannie Crockett, with Miss Jane Allen from Rippon, W Va, plan summer activities while others visit relatives and attend events in nearby towns. Also noted are visits from Col William Dickinson, Mrs Bessie Simpson and guests, and a Red Cross meeting at Woodley with Mrs Harriet Guernsey. Funeral services are held for Lawrence Smith of Baltimore, formerly Berryville, son of former postmaster Newton Smith. The Woman's Society of Christian Service hosts a card party and community gatherings resume after holidays.
Afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Kerfoot was postponed to Tuesday next. The Junior Women's Club of Clarke County sponsors the party to raise funds for the swimming pool. Mrs Bruce Gorham and daughter Cherry visited in ville Thursaey. Harold Spent deat Ber ley named to the ove State Committee and will counsel for the Amer ae Legion project at Blacksbire. Dr D Blanton Allen returned from the Virginia State Dental Convention and was elected to the association executive council.
Miss Agnes Mitchell hosted a Monday night dinner at Millwood with guests including David Donovan Mrs Henry P Mitchell and Mrs William Bell Watkins Jr Miss Margaret Della Meade Polly Winslow Virginia Watkins and Vadia Boyd Ed Also Mr Jerard Lambert of New Jersey arrived at Carter Hall for several days Mrs Ford Holt has returned to Long Branch and Dr and Mrs Hall Pleasants returned to Baltimore meeting guests Mrs Everard Meade Mrs Thomas Carter Mrs Courtney Sousa and Miss Mary Agnes Page at Mt Airy Beatrice Hodge and Alice Jackie Win lows visited Bellfield Mrs Consolvo heads to Washington while Everard Meade hosts lunch at Edgewood with Drs G Denny and Wright Denny
The second renewal of ae Russel caravan Sweepstakes arrives this Saturday offering a final season chance to see top duckpinners in the valley. Notables include Angelo Palladino, Bill Bradley, Paul James, Pete Clem, Hop Caskey, and local leader Dr. Allen Hawthorne with Marsden Licklider, Ralph Gore, and Russell LaFollette aiming to defend or regain titles.
West Virginia couple leased their Clarke home The Vineyard to Keith and Kathleen Kane from Washington. Richmond visitors B O F Randolph and Fairfax Randolph, plus Mrs Beatty and Mrs Armstrong, visited Clarke. Others include Lane guests at Shaw Hill, Mitchell guests with Talbot, Tay and Dougherty trips to Clarke and Indian Gap.
Milk should be kept below 50 degrees to stay fresh longer. It must stay above the freezing point to avoid spoilage while remaining properly chilled.
Four hundred West Point cadets, all first classmen, began a two day tour at the army proving grounds in Aberdeen Maryland. They will observe mechanized weapons demonstrations and review new army equipment. Lectures at the ordnance training center will precede an inspection of barracks being prepared for thousands of selective service men this summer.
Liam B Hardigg outlines how proving grounds test and validate weapons for military forces. The function includes evaluating performance, reliability, safety, and integration with platforms, guiding development from prototype to deployable systems.
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