Social and Personal Calendar Highlights From Local Notes
A busy social slate features an Ewing Dancing School recital at Handley auditorium and a W O W meeting at Odd Fellows Hall. Resident families attend Lions Club dinner in Charles Town with local couples listed. Events include a wine roast hosted by Winefred Funk and several births, weddings, and weekend visits across Winchester, Strasburg, and nearby towns, with many local names and households mentioned.
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Ewing Dancing School
Handley Auditorium
Odd Fellows Hall
Modern Etiquette Q A Seat Offerings and Exit Etiquette
The guide notes that when a seat is offered on a crowded street car both the man and the woman should thank the giver and the man should lift his hat. It also directs couples to stop dancing at the edge of the circle to leave and not obstruct the floor and advises a man to offer cigars or cigarettes to nearby men when beginning to smoke.
Dial 3424 For Your Socials
By dialing 3424 you may let your friends know when you entertain, have guests, are going away, or have returned home. The Star will be glad to publish all such matters on this page.
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The
Star
Local residents visit over Memorial Day weekend in Winchester
Mr Loring Himelright of Charleston arrives to spend the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Clarence He He is accompanied by Miss Catherine Amme who also stays as a guest Mrs George Patton is reported to be recovering after an operation at Memorial Hospital Corp Mervel McCormick of Camp Meade spends the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Albert McCormick Alice McCormick of Danville visits Winchester with her parents Mr and Mrs McCormick Mrs Matthew H Ebersole ill at 816 South Cameron Street is noted as somewhat better Robert Trimble of Springfield Ohio visits his brother and sister in law W H Trimble Ruth Trimble of Grady Va arrives for the summer Lewis Hyde and Henry Nobles of New York arrive for Memorial Day weekend Mrs Irving Armstrong of Alexandria spends the weekend with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs W G Ottley.
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Curtis Loy
Opequon Creek
Loy
G. W. Morris
John Haines
Janice Haines
Riley
Opequon
Ray
Winifred Haines
Dillons Run
W. Va
Charles Davis
Marvin Haines
Augusta
Jesse Chapman
Harold Harris
Rippon
Evelyn Hess
Ethel Clipp
Martinsburg
Irvin Dicken
Levels
E. W. Cather
Cecil Grapes
Beall Garvin Line
Mary Anna
Nelson Haines
Janice
Joan Trenary
W. H. Heeps, Jr
Daisy Noonan
Charles Alt
Esten Alt
Glen Alt
Micky
Virgil Eskridge
Virginia Ebersole
Raydell Fleming
A. B. Lupton
Winchester
Lillie S. Garvin
Danville, Va
Mr. Loring Himelright
Charleston
D. C
Clarence Oe
Catherine Amme
Himelright
George Patton
Memorial Hospital
Matthew H. Ebersole
South
Cameron Street
Robert S. Trimble
Springfield, Ohio
W. H. Trimble
Ruth Trimble
Grady, Va
Mrs
Lewis Hyde
Mr. Henry Nobles
New York
Mr. Hyde
Tom Clagett
Fort
George Meade
Jos. Clagett
Hamilton
Winchester Hospital Auxiliary Meeting Set
The Women's Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital will meet Monday at 4 PM at the Nurses home on West Clifford Street. Also, Pleasant Valley Church plans a Children's Day service on Sunday June 1 at 10 30 AM with public invitation. Jean Moling named publicity director for Belhaven Christian.
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Pleasant Valley Church
Exercises to Melt Fat Cells Propose Simple Waist Toners
The article promotes two home exercises to slim waist and hips, emphasizing standing posture, rigid legs, and upper body twists. It urges regular morning workouts, warns against exercising while fatigued, and promises benefits like better appetite, complexion, and circulation.
Belhaven College Names Publicity Director During May Day Ceremony
Association cabinet led by Willar Maddox of Eupora installs new Belhaven College group honoring Mothers weekend. Miss Jean Moling daughter of Henry and Mrs Moling Jr of Winchester assumes Publicity Director role.
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Belhaven College
Willar Maddox
Eupora
Jean Moling
Henry Moling, Jr
Winchester
Moling
Bingo Enjoyed At Jolly Ette Meeting
The Jolly Ette Club met at Mrs. Robert Jones Jr home with a brief business session led by the president before bingo. Prize winners included Mrs. Miller Saffle Mrs. Bruce Sheard Mrs. Donald Smith and Miss Lillian Williams. Other attendees were Miss Virginia Fogle Polly Ramescotti Jane Jolliffe and Mrs. Maurice Foreman. Next gathering set for Mrs Bruce Sheard home.
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Jolly-Ette Club
Robert Jones, Jr
Miller Saffle
Bruce Sheard
Donald Smith
Lillian Williams
Virginia Fogle
Polly Ramescotti
Jane Jolliffe
Maurice Foreman
Pay Tribute To Melvin Miller
Resolutions by the McIlwee's Municipal Band honor Melvin C Miller who died May 18 1941 at age 28 and was a charter member. He served as President Secretary and Treasurer and contributed as a director teacher and musician. The notice orders inscription in band records publication in the local press and a sympathy copy to his family.
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Mekilwee's
Melvin C. Miller
Melvin C. Miler
Winchester
Virginia
McKiiwee’s Municipal Band
Miller
McIlwee
J B T Sponsors Carter Hall Horse Show Dance in Clarke County
MILLWOOD Virginia May 30 The Junior Board of Trade Clarke county will sponsor the Carter Hall Horse Show Dance next Saturday June 7 at 10 pm in the Berryville Community Building. Music by Dave Hagan Table reservations via Harold Potts Berryville. Other items note weekend guests and travel plans of local residents.
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Millwood
Junior Board of Trade of
Clarke County
Carter
E Community
Berryle
Dave Hagan
Harold Potts
Berryville
Afternoon News Is Late News at The Star Press
A cryptic message notes press time in The Star at 9 PM with references to London Berlin and Rome. The fragment suggests scheduling details and late edition timing without a clear event or names.
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Star
London
Berlin
Rome
Ncharess
Alpha Delta Pi To Celebrate Ninetieth Anniversary
HOT SPRINGS VA May 30 Alpha Delta Pi oldest secret society for college women will celebrate its ninetieth anniversary at a convention in Hot Springs from June 27 to July 1. The Weslayan founded sorority with 17000 members 135 alumnae groups and 60 chapters across the US and Canada honors national grand president Mrs. Sidney Standard.
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Hot Springs
Alpha Delta Pi
Wesleyan Female College
Macon
United States
Canada
Sidney Standard
St. Louis
Wesleyan
Rev McGavock to Deliver Sermon at Kernstown Church
The Rev E Summers McGavock will preach at Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church Kernstown at 11 a m Sunday June 1. All are invited to attend worship services.
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Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church
Kernstown
E. Summers McGavock
U S Petroleum Output Compared With World Total
In 1939 world production was about 2 076 772 000 barrels. The United States produced roughly 256 000 barrels.
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United States
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Lions Dinner
Charles Town
Lions Club
Bryan Stotler
Kellyn Jackson
D. Hindiver
Dorothy Sencindiver
Weiner
Winefred Funk
Winefred Punk
Loudoun
Frank Whitacre
Cecil Punk
Cora Punk
Bessie Renner
Helen Orndorff
Janice Fletcher
Virginia Bowman
Jean Lou Miller
Ruby Shifflet
Helen Silman
Dorothy Manck
Doris Algher
Emily Algier
Jean Hoover
Patricia Funk
Betty Ann Funk
Gwendolyn Ann Funk
Messrs
Larry Taylor
Lenard Cooper
Richard Miller
Allen Hoover
Bobby Norma
Bill Hershman
Wayne DeHaven
Donald Miller
Bobby Punk
Nancy Brill
Charles Mallory
Hagerstown
Strasburg
C. B. Mallory
Parkway
Cecil Yowell
Upperville
Yowell
Irene Wine
Dorothy Ann Henry
East Cecil Street
Ralph Manuel
Camp Meade, Md
W. W. McIntyre
D. D
Garland Evans Hopkins
Amherst
Dr. McIntyre
Home of the Aged
Gaithersburg
Harry Strader
Strayer Business College
Washington
Billy McIntyre
University of Virginia
McIntyre
Handley High School
Rosalind
Kater
Mary Wilson
Walt Disney
Washington, D.C
John D. Glover
Harry Farmer
Indianapolis
Ind
Melvin Green
Kings Daughters Hospital
Green
William Jones
Jess Carpenter
Memorial
Richard Buncutter
Strayer College
Baltimore
R. E. Buncutter
William C. Owens, Jr
Camp Meade,Md
W. C. Owens
Mary Maxwell Bond
Allen Bond
Holton Arms School
Washington, D A
U. S. Naval Academy
Asbury H. Jackson
Camp Meade
Mrs. Jackson
North Avenue
Mrs. Everett Gooch
Pittsburgh, Pa
Mrs. Allen Bond
Apple Pie Ridge Road
Mrs. Holmes Barnett
Richmond
Mr. Barnett
B. E. Russell
South Cameron Street
Henry Bryarly
Chevy Chase, Md
Ward House
Southton Street
DIAL
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Rexall
Flower Shop
E. Piccadilly St
Huntsberry
Redette
Good Used Furniture & Stores
W. B. Snider & Son
N. Cameron St
Leonard Butler
George Seal
Sunnyside
Akron, Ohio
Hubert Seal
Richard Himelright
Duke University
Miller Street
Belhaven Christian
Underwood
N. Loudoun St
Helen Follett
Virginia Dale
Will Rogers, Jr
Collier Connell
Beverly Hills
Cal
Las Vegas
Nev
Young Rogers
Bingo
Jolly-Ette
New York City
Winchester Steam Laundry
N. Kent St
Melvin Miller
Freeman
Lovett Brothers
Millwood Club
Blue Ridge Country Club
Charles Consolvo
Col
Norfolk
Fleming Holland
Alexandria
Elizabeth Roberts
Mary Dallam
Belle Air
B. O. F. Randolph
Long Island
John Pittman
Randolph
Inlaw
Pairfax Randolph
George P. Greenhalgh
Springsberry
Perrysburg
Ohio
George P. Greenhalgh, Jr
William Paxton
Harrisonburg
Percy Randolph
William Byrd
Beverley Randolph
Percy Randloph
Massachusetts
John Cutting
Wilmington
Del
Devon
Alexis Sommaripa
Boston
Bellfield
James Hendrick
Richard Dole
Elizabeth Campbell
Harrison Woodman
Tyson Gilpin
Princeton University
Clarke
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Scaleby
the Food Center
Loudoun St
Dance Fantasy
Ewing Studio of Dance
Gating, “Company
Ine
Mr. McGavock
Valley Pride
Seld
United Food Stores
Electrolux
Ana
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Barbara Bell
Batiste
Dimity
Winchester Evening Star
New York, N. Y
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