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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1939

Page

10

Stephenson Social News Highlights From Victorian Era

Mrs Earle Smallwood of Rest visited her two Stephenson brothers for several days. Mrs Elsie Zinn of Baltimore stayed with Mrs Bertha Ashwood and visits Mrs Earl Prince. Stephenson Missionary group met at Lawrance Dorsey home with 21 adults present. Mrs Dorsey served refreshments. Mr S G Newcome visited his niece Mrs May Prince last weekend. Mr and Mrs J W Carlisle were dinner guests at the Prince home on Sunday.

Lawrence Dorsey Dorsey S. G. Newcome May Prince J. W. Carlisle Prince

Brucetown Circuit Missionary Society Meeting Report

Last Friday night in Stephenson Church the Brucetown Circuit Missionary Society drew about seventy attendees. Talks by Mrs. Triplett Hardesty Mrs. Harvey Fishpaw and Mrs. Bertha Ashwood highlighted the event with good reports from leaders across five circuit churches and strong music. President Mrs. W. O. Talbert served refreshments at the close. On Sunday Mrs. Bertha Ashwood hosted visiting families including Hollis Snapp and family from Hagerstown Md H A Snapp from Mt Williams Martha Richard of Stephens City and Joe E L Orndroff with Mrs Elsie n.

Brucetown Hollis Snapp Hagerstown H. A. Snapp Mt. Williams Martha Richard Stephens City Joe E. L. Orndroff Elsien

Catholic Radio Program Sunday Conducted Nationwide Broadcast

The Catholic Society for the Propagation of the Faith announced a nationwide Mutual broadcast tomorrow at 12 30 p m instead of 1 p m Speakers include Archbishop Francis Spellman of New York Edward Mooney of Detroit and John J Mitty of San Francisco All are invited to tune in.

Catholic Society For the Propagation of the Faith Mutual Broadcasting System Francis J. Spellman New York Edward Mooney Detroit John J. Mitty San Francisco Calif

Your Health Read Dr Logan Clendening Page 6

Daily page six features Dr Logan Clendening offering health advice in a concise column. The column presents practical tips, common questions, and clear guidance for readers seeking reliable medical information.

Logan Clendening

Parents Paint a Portrait of Success Through Their Progeny

A reader recalls a moviehouse family whose parents with common sense and discipline shaped four children. The mother balanced college education and cultural interests, while the father limited by circumstance helped by frugality. all children earned college honors and higher earnings, illustrating a hopeful model for diligent parenting.

Physique of College Students Compared Across Groups

Dr. Clendening notes college students show superior height and weight to nonstudents and traces this to possible links with intellect. Data compare college men and women, private schools versus state universities, and against life insurance and military entrant standards. Yale and Princeton lead among examined institutions.

Gratsianoff and Sack Russia Porter St. Louis Davenport Minogue Life Insurance Citizens Military College Yale Princeton

Progeny Success and Reader Letters Policy

Column notes success for their progeny and invites reader submissions to Caroline Chatfield. Letters of general interest will be published, unreadable ones answered personally if a stamped self addressed envelope is included. All names are confidential. address Miss Chatfield at the newspaper.

Caroline Chatfield Miss Chatfield

Claims U S Is Amply Prepared For Air Service

Brig. Gen. Jacob E. Fickel, veteran commander of the army air corps first wing at March Field, tells 800 delegates that the United States can meet any challenge to air supremacy. He cites a $300 million two year program to boost aerial defense and notes civilian schools are helping create reservoirs of pilots alongside cadets at nine auxiliary bases.

Los Angeles United States Jacob E. Fickel Army Air Corps March Field Fickel Society of Automotive Engineers War Department America Auxiliary Air Corps

Sign near Hamilton says 25 miles to World Series park

The Cincinnati Times-Star quips that a sign near a Hamilton Ohio filling station claiming 25 miles to the World Series park would be a safe distance from DiMaggio line drives. The casual joke reflects baseball fervor and local humor around the World Series expectations.

Hamilton Ohio Cincinnati Times-Star

Rest Brevities from Rest Virginia Church Notes

Rest Virginia October church announcements include Rev Fielding's last sermon before conference and hopes the Fields return to Ridgeway. Rally Day next Sunday at 10 a.m.. Best Missionary Society October meeting set for Saturday night at eight. local social visits and illness reports. a fire incident caused by a dropped match damaged upstairs belongings. various residents visiting and visiting friends in Winchester.

Rest Fielding Ridgeway Best Missionary Society Blanche Stipe Wilma Schlack LaRee Flowers A. S. Bowers G. L. Snyder Virginia Ann Winchseter Turner Seneeadiver E. W. Smallwood Amos Prince

Clues From a Fragmentary 1930s Word Puzzle

A garbled puzzle fragment lists scattered terms and clues such as vinegar city on Lake and bog superior with several numbered entries. The text appears distributed by Features Syndicate and includes items like canvas ant alloy of zinc and copper and a nonflippant descriptor.

S . Vinegar Bog Superior Eine Features Syndicate, Inc

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