Reunion and social notes from Winchester area
The page records numerous social items from Winchester and nearby, including the Sell family reunion near White Hall at the Hancher estate with attendees from Winches ter and Berryville, plus notices of Mary Ely Lyman’s dean’s list at Sweet Briar College and debut postponement for Ruth Hurley. It also lists church officials, visiting families, wholesale convention travels, and residents returning to homes for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H
Catherine Sell
J. W. Hancher
White Hall
Ray Hicks
Carl Hicks
Sherman Dick
Melvin Miller
Russell Orndorff
0. C. Miller
Winchester
E. J. Hicks
Genevieve Massie
Stephens City
Josephine Hinkle
Nina Stipe
Berryville
Mary Ely Lyman
Sweet Briar College
Mary Scully
John 8. Scully, Jr
South Stewart Street
Social and Personal Calendar Highlights and Civic League Talk
Local notes report meetings of the Woman's Auxiliary at the Nurses Home and the American Legion post on Monday evening. Dr. W. P. McGuire spoke at the Civic League about cancer control urging early detection and year round effort with a campaign to observe Cancer Control Month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGuire
Civic League
George Washington Hotel
W. P. McGuire
Fred M. Alexander
L. J. McElligott
George Snarr
Sam Brooks
W. M. Krise
Reorganized Circle No. 9 Plans First Fall Meeting
Circle No. 9 of Braddock Street Methodist Church will meet Monday evening Oct 7 at eight at the home of Mrs W S Clark 918 Amherst Street. This first meeting of the new year invites all members to attend and lists the year s members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Street
Rose S. Hawse
D. F. Butsler
Bennie Lee Katkins
Loring Woore
Dudley Lichliter
W. S. McClintock
Thelma C. Brown
Harry Balthis
Mollie A. Hottle
Dorsey C. Hottle
Hattie Russell
Katie Fisher
Olive F. Grimm
Lucy S. Crim
W. T. Fleming
Annie Ridgeway
Mollie Bromley
Mary Crisman
Wilbur Wayne Anderson
Owen Anderson
John H. Quick
Mary.c. Hawkins
M. Katherine Grove
Brook Smith
Catherine Robertson
F. R. Gorham
Mary K. Metz
Mary Virginia Johnston
Helen H. Collis
C. A. Davis
James Smedley
Miss Nina Williams Re elected Class President
Miss Nina Williams was recently elected president of the Comrade Bible Class of Braddock Street Methodist Church and will lead the group in upcoming activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Williams
Comrade Bible
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Comrade Class Welcomes New Officers In Bible Union Session
Sunday morning duties will be taken over by a new slate of officers for the Comrade Class. Elected leaders include Mrs. M. E. Burchette as first vice president and Mrs. Clay Manuel as second vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Burchette
Clay Manuel
Eula Affleck
Luther Shutts
Bessie Hammond
C. C. Gough
Elsie McKee
Turner Sencindiver
A. T. DeMarzo
F. W. Danley
J. W. Rosenberger
Margaret Colins Denny
E. L. Keller
J. F. Bly
Marget Collins
W. O. Talbert
Talbert
Etiquette Answers On Conversation And Gifts
A guide explains that abrupt topic shifts are improper unless the topic is disagreeable or a tactless remark was made. It notes guests should be announced only at formal dinners, not informal ones. It states a girl should not give an expensive gift she can afford.
Tomatoes Still On The Vines In Frederick County
It was learned that many tomatoes remain on the vines in northwestern Frederick County where the crop is produced commercially. Despite later development this year, a fair season has been enjoyed by those relying on the crop for cash returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Mr. Flenner Home For The Week End
L. J. Flenner of 934 Woodstock Avenue, Handley High School night watchman for 11 years, spends the weekend at home due to ill health. He has been treated at Johns Hopkins three times since February and is now in Charlottesville with the Workshop For The Blind, reporting improved health and plans to return Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Flenner
Woodstock Avenue
Handley High School
Mr. Flenner
Handley
Johns Hopkins
Charlottesville
Star Office
Henry Ford on Newspapers as Best Educators
Henry Ford asserts newspapers serve as the best educators, arriving daily and staying current with up to the minute news for readers. He emphasizes timely information and continuous learning through daily press consumption.
Fat on the Shoulders and How to Trim It
An advice piece by Helen Follett Rolls on dealing with localized fat in women. It suggests manual massage from a family member, rolling pin pressure, a salt glow treatment, and exercises to tighten the back and arms. It warns that time worsens shape and recommends low sugar and starch diets alongside addressing digestive or skin issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duckie
What is the chief reason for Winchester's steady growth
Readers weigh in on Winchester growth listing factors such as location Handley Schools apple industry festival quality of life and a strong local newspaper The Winchester Evening Star is cited as a contributing factor along with proximity to larger cities and a pleasant Shenandoah Valley setting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph B. Snapp
Fairmont Avenue
Winchester
Handley Schools
Herman Lee
Postoffic
Post Office
Mathias Bott
Salvation Army
H. L. Snyder
West Bend
Fred Stine
John Harper
Frederick County
Winchester Evening Star
Shenandoah Valley
Fleeing Germans Taken Off Ship
Four crew members of the scuttled German battleship Admiral Graf Spee who escaped from Argentina were arrested aboard the Japanese vessel Rakuyu Maru in Valparaiso Chile. The ship was due to sail for Japan later that afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Chile
Admiral Graf Spree
Argentina
Japan
Local Market Rates and Daily Wholesale Prices
The Star lists daily local wholesale prices for flour, bran, corn meal, horse and dairy feeds, oats, and various fowl and livestock items. Prices show bag weights and per barrel rates, with ranges for live poultry, cattle, calves, lambs, and butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Local Retail Market Flour and Feed Prices Updated
Prices for patent brand flours in 12 24 48 and 98 pound bags listed. Various feeds including corn meal, horse, hog and chicken mashes with per bag or per hundredweight figures. Mrs T K Bridgeforth of Blackstone Virginia to return home after visiting son and daughter in law W E Bridgeforth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O &S Ua Vale Necesse
T. K. Bridgeforth
Blackstone
W. E. Bridgeforth
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1255 B Two-Piecer for Juniors
This pattern offers a semi-tailored two piece for junior wear suitable for sports, classroom and daily wear. Design No 1255 B features pleated skirt and jacket blouse, options include plaid and plain wool or wool jersey, corduroy and spun rayon, with sizes 11 through 19 and corresponding bust measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Bell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sell
Sweetbriar
Miss Hurley
Ruth Hurley
Patrick Surley
Leesburg
Northern Virginia
Patricia Hurley
Henry B. Gwynn
Leespurg
Ruth Hanna McCormick Sims
West
Vassar
F. H. Fansler
Abner Huntsperry and Family
Fort Hamil, N
I. W. E. Huntsberry
Locustrel” Farm
Red Bud Road
D. O. Louderback
E. Copes
Valley Fruit d Candy Company
Milwaukee
Wis
Miles B. Dean
Maine
Toeir
Jane Bickers
Near Earbrook
Washington
Russell Carpenter
South Loudoun Street
Memorial Hospital
W. K. Routt, Jr
Waynesboro, Va
Louis H. Grimm
Forrest Jones
This City
Front Royal
Montgomery
W. Va
Mr. Jones
The
Rae Wyatt
Miami, Fla
Hunter Davidson
West Germain Street
Townsend Burwell
New Hamshire
Anne Reed
Millwood
Woman's Auxiliary of Hospital
Nurses Home
Woman's Auxiliary
R. Y. Conrad
American Legion Post
Mabel Aiken
N. Braddock St
Mary Koons
Roger T. Jones
Chambersburg, Pa
Margaret Cabell
W. Cabell Moore
Ellen Garnett
H. F. Venn
Ferguson Bryan
Charles Ellett Cabell
Ned Galloway
Alexandria
Elvira D. Cabell
Mayo Cabell
Annie Stephenson
Woodville
Morton Mumma
Morton, Jr
Anne Mumma
Portsmouth
N. H
Commander Mumma
Thomas Elsen
Brooks’ Pharmacy
C. B. Smalts & Son
National Ave
Underwood
Underwood’s Bakery
Vienna
Loudoun &T
Joan Grace Warner
H. B. Warner
Edward Charles Crawford
Beverly Hills
Calif
Henry Ford
Helen Follett
Bostonians
Huntsberry
Elizabeth
London
Hitler
Leghorns Broilers
Leghorn
Caballero
William Merryman
William Barrett
Clarke County
South America
Pifer Wiprtingompany
Rockwell Quality Cleaners
No Sunshine Cleaners
East Piccadilly
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hotel Jack Coffee Shop
Sirloin
Colonial Beauty Shoppe
E. Piccadilly St
New York
N. Y
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