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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1941
Page
6
Mrs Susie Gochenour of Toms Brook became the bride of Luther Hottle of Somerset Pa in a high noon ceremony officiated by Rev L M Helsley at the Valley Pike Church of the Brethren. The couple will spend weeks in Somerset before returning to reside locally.
Virginia poetess Nancy Byrd Turner will lecture at the Parish House on Friday November 7 at 8 oclock under the auspices of the Episcopal Church House Committee. Turner did much of her work in New England mountains including the MacDowell Colony founded by Mrs Edward MacDowell. The colony offers a summer refuge for writers in New Hampshire with cabins and a noon lunch left on the doorstep. Also noted are Mrs Peterkin of South Carolina and Miss Turner’s earlier work there.
The Loyal Temperance Legion held a Hallowe en party at Miss Marie Garber Park way with a brief meeting and officers elected Keith Garber Marie Garber Eleanor Hutchinson June Grubbs Freddy Swann Charlotte Grandstaff Bud dy Eagle Jeanniene Williams Marvin Hutchinson. The event featured songs stories and games plus treats of wafers gingerbread candies and fruit juice. About 75 people attended the Galilee Bible School Hallowe en Social at Mr and Mrs Harry Mason home with a den of horrors and an effigy of Hitler in the yard. Prizes went to Miss Rebecca Lodge and Mrs Harry Mason for best and funniest costumes.
Mrs Ray Lewis hosted a Hallowe'en party at her Parkway home for her daughter Peggy Ann. The dining room featured themed decorations and prizes were awarded for costumes and games. Refreshments were served to guests including Jimmie Clowser Carlyn Smith Lois B Landacre Ross Smith Nancy Adams Jo Ann Landacre Kay Junior Betty Jane Gueard Peggy Hottle Dorothy Carpenter Elisa Hunter Betty Argenbright Sandra Lee Lineburg Allen Oates Allen Betty Jo Ralph Pugh Charleen Bennett Donald Janet Kitty Garber Ronnie Ashly John Unger.
Circle No 9 of Braddock Street Methodist Church will meet Monday at 8 p m at 112 West German street with Mrs C H Grim as host. Mrs W S Clarke leads and all members are urged to attend. The Young Adult Class has its regular teacher tomorrow at 9 45 a m with devotion led by Mrs Godfrey Prelip.
Meeting at Mrs. George Smith’s Stewart street home discussed the forthcoming production The Vinegar Tree. Women’s Auxiliary to Meet Monday at Winchester Memorial Hospital Nurses’ Home at 4 o’clock. talk on Hospital Service Plan by Mrs. Douglas Hardesty. Bible classes join at Braddock Street Methodist Church for 9 45 Sunday session led by Mrs. Colbert and teachers Bly and Rosenberger. Red Cross calls for support as national defense enlarges duties. join local chapter now.
The column answers etiquette questions about hotel stationery theft avoid taking supplies. It also advises not to steal, and proper introduction etiquette when names are forgotten. It notes that pushing aside wraps or bags to take a seat on a train is improper as those items indicate an occupied seat.
Mrs. R G Mitchell hosted a luncheon for her cousin Mrs. Doughlins Crocker, visiting Clarke with Mrs. Thomas N Carter. Informal party hosted by Joseph Moore Jr of Berryville included the Watkins and Randolph families, plus Meade, Winslow, and Burwell. Tea at Ellwood planned by Mrs John Chew. Helen and Catharine Beatty returned from Pittsburgh with Mrs George L Hays and Mrs Lee Barr en route to southern Virginia. Capt Ewart Johnston hosted a gathering for Mr and Mrs Boyle of Charles Town. Mrs Alexis Sommaripa entertained her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs R Amory Thorndike at Bellfield, who returned to Maine. Mrs Douglas Crocker and Isabel Crocker, guests at Powhatan, returned to Fitchburg Massachusetts. Mrs Nathaniel B Randolph hosted an informal gathering Thursday.
Berryville Virginia November 1 Mr and Mrs Roy Potts hosted a dinner for the Bank of Clarke County personnel at their home in honor of William Barnett who leaves November 4 to join the U S Army Barnett is the bank's bookkeeper for six years Guests included Mr and Mrs Julian Glasscock Miss Camille Wisecarver Mr and Mrs Carl Rodger Mr Wilbur Feltner and Miss Mary Webb
A compilation of court entries shows many defendants charged with drunk and disorderly conduct speeding reckless driving and related offenses in Clarke County. Notable entries include names and addresses with fines and sentences plus questions about the size of the Radford Gunpowder Works site in Virginia detailing 5000 acres 5000 workers and daily production of 300000 pounds of smokeless powder.
The article links health to beauty, advocating vitality, digestion, and musculature. It recommends calcium intake, milk or supplements, daily exercise, rest, and mental hygiene to maintain youthful appearance and prevent skin and dental issues. It warns against constipation and emotional stress aging the face.
Ray Robinson defeated Fritzie Zivic in a hard 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. The 26 year old Newark native achieved his 26th straight professional victory, moving past Zivic who faded with a swollen left eye. The crowd of 20 551 saw a fast, clean battle with no knockdowns or serious injuries.
Seventy three Bryn Mawr College faculty members urged President Roosevelt to declare war on Germany after the torpedoing of the destroyer Reuben James. Dr. Helen Taft Manning, sister of Senator Robert Taft, joined in the telegram urging clear U.S. involvement to defeat Hitlerism.
In Bel Air Maryland on November 1 the Ladies Auxiliary of Company D Maryland State Guard claims to be the first of its kind. Twenty six Harford county women will serve as a Red Cross and first aid unit while learning basic drill under Capt Burkins and First Sergt Charles Wynn. The group plans to double membership soon and will drill weekly.
Paul Keener son of Burn Keener of Keener's Quick Lunch at 18 South Loudoun street is being treated at Fairmont hospital for injuries from a truck crash near the city an early morning incident. The father reports the injuries are serious though the full extent is not yet known.
Rev. E. B. Ward of the United Brethren Church, a 43 year China missionary, will speak at the United Brethren Church on North Braddock street tomorrow at 11 o'clock. He and his wife and daughter Gladys have worked in war torn districts since the war began and he left China in June. The public is invited.
The Capitol Restaurant operated by Gus Kaknis marks its second anniversary this weekend. Opened on October 28, 1939, the proprietor invites friends and regular customers to visit the establishment for the event.
Mrs Ida Humphries of 312 South Kent Street learns of the death of her first cousin Mrs Leah Wall of Martinsburg West Virginia. Funeral held this afternoon in nearby West Virginia community. She leaves Raleigh Wall husband two sons two daughters three grandchildren one sister one brother and several nephews and nieces.
In Helena Montana a burglar stole $7 in cash and $4 in stamps from a shop. An old bent penny was found in the suspect’s pocket and tied to the crime. The owner identified the coin and the suspect confessed. He received a one year jail sentence.
Air corps officials disclosed a possible transfer of the 104th conservation squadron from Detrick Field to Hagerstown due to land acquisition issues. Landowners impacted by expansion plans discussed further moves after a meeting on the proposal.
A fire raged nearly twelve hours in a concrete silo at the Revere Copper and Brass Company plant in Baltimore. Discovered after 4 p.m. yesterday, it burned through the roof by midnight and threatened to spread as three alarms brought crews who checked the fire after 4 a.m. The silo contained 750 tons of coal and the blaze remained smoldering.
Thirty eight boys at the St. James Home for Boys improvised a fire brigade when a fire started in an unoccupied third floor room. They controlled the blaze before the fire department arrived.
A threatened strike by longshoremen at coastwise cargo handling for Merchant and Miners and Bull Steamship Lines was postponed pending a Wednesday conference with Labor Department conciliator Thomas Finn. ILA official James T. Kelly said workers would stay on the job and hopes for arbitration of the wage dispute.
Dr R O Bryant recently appointed District Superintendent of the Winchester District of the Methodist Church will make his first public appearance tomorrow morning. He will assist Rev T M Swann of Braddock Street Church in the Holy Communion service and deliver a communion meditation prior to the service. After four years at Court Street Church in Lynchburg he arrives to lead the Winchester District. All Braddock Street members are urged to attend.
The Star invites readers to submit social personal or club notices. publish fresh information on events either a day before they occur or the day after they happen.
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