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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1941
Page
8
Weekly I O O F meeting at their hall Monday at 8:00 p m. Tuesday includes Lion's Club luncheon at noon, Winchester Aerie No 824 Praternal Order of Eagles at 211 N Loudoun Street at 8:00 p m. Rebekah Association meets at Odd Fellows Hall.
Mr and Mrs Pete Snyder celebrated their 25th anniversary May 1 at their home. Guests included Frank Marple Goldie and Ruth Snyder of Washington D C and numerous relatives from Winchester and Al an plus other local families.
Mrs. Cecil Adams has joined Mr. Adams in Newport News where they will make their future home.
Messrs. Frankie Cone and Eddie Shanholtz spent the weekend in New York City. They were seen attending events and dining at noted venues as part of a brief leisure trip.
The article answers etiquette questions on announcing a child with a personal note, explains why a man should tip his hat with the far hand in greeting to avoid hiding his face, and notes a groom may invite any friends to a bachelor dinner beyond the best man and ushers.
Mr and Mrs Maurice Trimble left after a Friday stay with Mrs Trimble s parents Dr and Mrs E C Stuart. Guests at the Carbaughs included Stuart Montgomery Peggy Carbaugh Army nurse Barbara March Sue Pullins and others from Falls Church Fort Monmouth and Stephens City plus H B Williams J D Steele and May Evelyn Steele. John Mason Brown spoke at George Washington hotel after lunch with the Gilpins joined by Mrs Lewis Allen and Dr Thomas Carter.
Martinsburg West Virginia Civic Theatre and Winchester Little Theatre announce The Family Upstairs to be shown Friday June 27 at Capitol Theatre. D A R Garden Tour planned for Wednesday visits Middleburg area homes and gardens including Slater in Upperville and Foxcroft School.
The Euterpian Club will meet tomorrow night at 8 at Miss Mildred Jones home on South Loudoun street. Miss Jones will deliver the paper titled Music Critics.
The Ladies Aid society of Bethel Lutheran church Albin marks its 56th anniversary Tuesday evening May 20 at 8 o'clock. Mr Thomas W Mathews will deliver the address on How Gospel First Came to America and Bobby Edwards will present a musical selection.
The Junior Century club will meet every Tuesday at 9:00 am in the Red Cross rooms to make bandages through the summer. At last Tuesday’s meeting officers were elected: President Mrs. B. M. Knight Jr., Secretary Miss Mary Warden Boyd, and Chairman of the program committee Mrs. Clarke T. Cooper.
Hair styles shift to finger waves and self care as high school girls take charge of washing. Helen Follett prescribes a liquid soap method, multiple soaping and rinsing steps, sunlight drying, and setting lotion to keep long oily hair in good condition.
New York drama critic John Mason Brown gave a one man lecture at the George Washington Hotel in Winchester. He praised current plays like Watch on the Rhine Native Son and Arsenic and Old Lace while noting broader themes of democracy and artistic freedom with brisk, witty commentary.
The season showcases Shaw's The Doctor's Dilemma revived with strong Katherine Cornell, Charley's Aunt returns well, Lady in the Dark praised as a one woman musical, Panama Hattie features Ethel Merman in bold interpretations, It Happened on Ice drawn out for some viewers, with mixed verdicts on overall length and novelty.
State police report a mother Ethel Webb aged 30 and her children Clarence six and Judith seven months were beaten to death at their farm home five miles south of Newark. They found signs of a terrible struggle on the first floor and suspect an axe was used. The owners, H. S. Palmer, located the bodies on the 100 acre poultry farm where the Webbs rented.
Residents near St. John's Lutheran Church at Mount Williams are invited to gather at 1 PM on Wednesday May 28 to clear undergrowth and renovate the graveyard in preparation for the annual memorial service on Sunday June 1. Bring working tools and join fellow community members. if rain interrupts, the work shifts to the next day.
In Charles Town on Friday Miss Virginia Page Mrs F L Ayler and Mrs William S Powers joined luncheon host Mrs William D Garvin then toured six small gardens opened for the Woman's Auxiliary of Zion Episcopal Church. Local attendees included Mrs H B Harris Mrs A F Robinson and Miss Rose MacDonald.
John D Richardson and Mrs Archibald Cummins return to Berryville and stay with Mrs H B Harris. The Rev Robert Kevin of Virginia Theological Seminary preached at Grace Episcopal on the power of prayer for peace. Next Sunday Rev Albert T Mollegin will lead the pulpit. Mrs F L Ayler heads the Home Department of the Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs and travels to Atlantic City for the General Federation convention, Virginia sending 200 delegates and Maryland 700, to honor Mrs John K L Whitehurst. Mrs Robert S Bryarly rents Walnut Grove to Mgr and Mrs Howard Morrison.
A historic Clarke County residence in Berryville, long admired for its Market Street location, stands as a key landmark after three years of occupancy by notable local families.
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