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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1939

Page

8

Calendar of club meetings in Madison area

Weekly Madison Lodge meeting at East Boscawen Street hall. Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel Tuesday at 12 30 p m. Mary Martha Class of Grace Lutheran meets at Mrs A B Cadwallader home at 4 30 p m. Winchester Rebekah Association meets at Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday 8 p m.

Madison Lodge C. F Hall East Boscawen Street Lions Club George Washington Hotel Mary-Martha Grace Lutheran Church A. B. Cadwallader Winchester Rebekah Association Odd Fellows Hall Mary Martha Kerr Street

Middleburg Hunter Show Set for October 28 at Glenwood Park

The Middleburg Hunter Show will take place October 28 at Glenwood Park race track on the Sands estate in Middleburg. The schedule runs from 9:30 AM to sunset with a record pace of about one horse per minute and emphasis on amateur sportsmen and various hunter types. Hunt teams with field of hounds and the lady and aren class will be featured with riders across historical periods. The show committee includes D C Sands M F H Miss Charlotte Noland Col William Clifford William Hulbert Compton Smith and Duncan Reed.

Middleburg Glenwood Park D. C. Sands Hunt Committee Charlotte Noland William Clifford William ‘Hulbert Compton Smith Duncan Reed

Irene Patterson Marries in Hagerstown Oct 6

Irene Patterson and Mr ar d Nott wed Friday Oct 6 in Hagerstown Maryland and plan to reside there. A miscellaneous shower honored the bride Sept 23 at 221 South Cameron Street with refreshments and games. Attendees included townspeople from Winchester and Washington with neighbors and relatives.

Irene Patterson Ard Nott Hagerstown South Cameron Street Minnie Ee Ae Washington Royand Yville Gilbert Stacre J. C. Whitacre A Patterson Susie Eaton Sadie Hilda Forney Lucy Sonny Ferney Gertie Leatherman Mary Elizabeth Mollie Hottle Anna Lee Miller Robert Ridgeway Marguerite Dick Pansy Butler Winchester

Cured in Wine-Mild and Mellow 2 for 5c Box 50

An advertisement from Brooks Pharmacy promotes a box of 50 cigarettes priced at $1.15 and describes the product as cured in wine with a mild mellow flavor. The ad provides the store’s phone number 766 for orders or inquiries.

Straight Brooks’ Pharmacy

Fort Loudoun DAR Chapter to Meet Wednesday in Woodstock Area

The October meeting of the Fort Loudoun chapter D A R is scheduled for Wednesday October 11. Hostess is Mrs Philip Williams at Birdwood near Woodstock with assistants Mrs J C Paxton Mrs Guy Benchoff Mrs Herbert Trotter and Mrs J W Bailey.

Fort Loudoun D. A. R Fort Loudoun Daughters of Its Philip Williams

District Nurse Association Meeting Change Notice

The District Nurse Association will hold its meeting on Wednesday October 11 at 3 PM at the home of president Mrs H D Fuller 116 South Stewart Street Members should note the change in meeting place Brides Pageant Is To Be Presented Plans of the Women s Service Guild Market Street Methodist Church call for a repeat performance of the Brides Pageant first presented last October The pageant will feature many old dresses and new additions It is scheduled for Friday October 27.

G. W. Jaynes West Leicester Street District Nurse Association H. D. Fuller South Stewart Street Women's Service Guild Market Street Methodist Church

Market Street Methodist Circles Meet Tomorrow

Circles of Market Street Methodist Church will meet tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. Circle No 1 meets with Mrs Oscar Harry on Kerr Street Circle No 2 with Mrs Harold March on 211 South Loudoun Street Circle No 3 with Mrs Sebert Smith on 540 North Braddock Street Circle No 4 with Mrs Gilbert Whitmore on 906 Virginia Avenue.

Market Street Methodist Church Oscar Harry Kerr Street Harold March Loudoun Street Sebert Smith North Braddock Street Gilbert Whitmore Virginia Avenue

Miss Alice Craig Bride Sunday in Quiet Middletown Ceremony

Miss Alice Virginia Craig of Stephens City wed Oren Douglas Snapp of Cedar Creek Grade in a 5:30 p m ceremony at the Middletown parsonage performed by Rev J T Brown with no attendants. The couple honeymooned at the New York World's Fair and Niagara Falls before residing with Snapp's parents.

Alice Craig O. D. Snapp Alice Virginia Craig Stephens City Oren Douglas Snapp Cedar Creek J. T. Brown Middletown Methodist Church Snap Niagara Falls

Civic League Members Hear Junior Boarders

The Women’s Civic League held a luncheon meeting at the George Washington Hotel on Friday Oct 6. President Mrs George Snarr introduced Thomas Kremer president of the Junior Board of Trade and Dr Leon Slavin director and Health Unit chair who outlined work toward a community health unit.

Civic League Women’s Civic League George Washington Hotel George Snarr Thomas Kremer Junior Board of Trade Leon Slavin

Miss Retta Amick Returns Home After Illness Death

Miss Retta Amick returns to her city after visiting Washington for her niece Mrs. William Aiken's illness and death. She was accompanied home Saturday evening by Mrs. Carrie Taylor of Washington, a Luray Virginia native who has lived in Washington for several years.

Albert L. Baker University Hospital University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville Eugene Branch William Baker Retta Amick Washington William Aiken Carrie Taylor Taylor Luray Lloyd Williams Goodwin H. Williams Gertrude Reynolds Virginia Naval Academy Annapolis Tom Peyton Ethesda

Grace Heishman Returns Home After Tonsil Operation

Miss Grace Heishman has been moved to her home on Apple Pie Ridge after an operation for removal of disease at Winchester Memorial in the early part of last week. She is reported to be getting along nicely.

Grace Heishman Apple Pie Ridge Winchester Miss Heishman Thomas Morrison Cedarville Memorial Hospital

Turner Ashby Chapter to Meet at Mrs Wisecarver’s Home

The Turner Ashby Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet Thursday at 3 PM at 302 Amherst Street the home of Mrs. Martin Wisecarver. Local residents and visitors are noted in brief on auto crash injuries hospital visits and social calls across Winchester and surrounding towns.

Turner Ashby The United Daughters of the Confederacy Martin Wisecarver Amherst Street

Barrel of beer holds thirty-one gallons

A reader asks how many gallons are in a beer barrel and the answer given is thirty-one gallons. The exchange presents a simple measurement fact without additional context.

Berryville Women’s Club to Hear Dr Beard in October

Dr Belle B Beard of Richmond, Pan Am delegate to Lima, will speak at the Clarke County Woman’s Club October meeting on Thursday October 12 at Hawthorne Library. She is a former head of economics and sociology at Sweetbriar College and now directs county and city organization in the State Welfare Department.

Berryville Belle B. Beard Richmond Lima Peru Woman's Club Clarke County Hawthorne Library Beard Sweetbriar College State Welfare Department Shan-Lok Chan Washington

Modern Etiquette Q and A on dining and introductions

A column by Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions. It explains presenting a hot dish flat on the left palm with a napkin for heat, a man may offer his coat only if needed due to disability, and a young woman should introduce herself by name rather than title.

Miss Gibson Edna Gibson

Social notes from Clarke county and beyond in brief

Mrs. William Royce of New York plans a Baltimore trip after a stay at Crow's Nest following her aunt Ida Morgan’s death. Mr and Mrs J Edward Thoma now occupy their South Church street home bought from Raymond Levi. Guests included E L Jones, Mrs Mary McGehee, Charles H Lane. General John Pershing once stayed at Mrs Carter’s Blue Ridge home while in Clarke county.

Mr. C. ©. Stretch McCrory Stores Corporation Winchester McCrory New York Skyline Drive John A. Chew Virginia Robert Peter Chew Berryville Robert Chew Princeton Choate William Royce Crow's Nest Ida Morgan Baltimore J. Edward Thoma South Church Street Raymond Levi Bernard B. Jones E. L. Jones Mary McGehee Washington Charles H. Lane Houston Tex William Carter Blue Ridge General John Pershing

Front Royal Rotary talk on war affairs at luncheon

Major R C Rives of Randolph Macon Academy spoke at the Front Royal Rotary Club luncheon on past and current war affairs in Europe. Various locals were mentioned visiting, recovering from illness, or hosting guests.

Front Royal R. C. Rives Randolph- Macon Academy Rotary Club Major Rives Europe

Local social notes from the Baltimore Conference closing

Rev. and Mrs. H. H. Sherman and Miss Emma Mauck return home after attending the final meeting of the former Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Church. Mrs. A. D. Cone and family hosted friends from Washington D C for a weekend. The Calvary Episcopal Woman’s Auxiliary meets at 3 this afternoon.

H. H. Sherman D. D Emma Mauck Baltimore The Methodist Church Mrs. A. D. Cone Washington, D. C

Kernstown Honor Roll Names By Grade

The Kernstown Honor Roll lists first through seventh graders recognized for attendance and achievement. Names include Robert Jones Roger Pennington Jacob Rinker Sonny Shiley Rosaland Mettra Ruth Elliott Patsy Smith Edna May Tobin in first grade and many more across grades with no absences or tardies noted in the fourth grade.

Robert Jones Roger Pennington Jacob Rinker Sonny Shiley Rosaland Mettra Ruth Elliott Patsy Smith Edna May Tobin Billy Cornwell Glen Good Eugene Grove Tommy Reardon June Butler Helen Donald Helen Pennington Mary Catherine Dodson Jimmy Miller Robbie Renner Eugene Reynolds Donald Seabright Herley Sirbaugh Alvin Smith Mary Cole Ellen Crosby Marie Loy Joanne Wright Harold Conner Lenwood Dunn Jesse Donald Donney Dodson Robert Keckley Allen Larrick Lawrence Smith Charles Streit Azeal Garrett Eloise Lupton Helen Scroggins Marie Smith Dorothy Cooper Donald Boyd Johnny Cole Curtis Elliott Frederick Himelwright Eugene Snapp William Spillman Ray White Grace Baylass Helen Anderson June Cammer Nancy Dodson June Grubs Mildred Hartman Josephine Jenkins Elsie Rinker Ruby Shifflett Dorothy White Jacqueline Loy Anna Marie Curl Helen Ritter Mary Ellen Carter Lila Lee Robinson Alice Lowery Jean Rinker Audrey Baylass Elizabeth Grove Margaret Smallwood Betty Barton Helen Williams Llewellyn Garrett Meredith Himelwright Douglas Ritter James McNabb Robert Lamp Wade Dunn Richard Stine

Fire Chief Handover Interrupted by Woodland Lions Club Rush

Fire Chief George Hazeman passed the gavel to Emil Kraft at a Woodland Lions Club meeting and hurried to a nearby blaze. Kraft introduced a clergyman and heard his sermon until a hotel clerk whispered interrupting him. He ended the address with a note about a house on fire.

Woodland Calif George Hazeman Emil Kraft Lions Club Kraft

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O Society Gleenwood Miss Patterson Bernard Nott Allen Bond Bond Place Nancy Butler Mr. Bond States Jo Anne Armstrong Martha C. Arnold Peggy Chapman Eleanor deGrange Massie Hawthorne Anne Kerns Ellen Largent Elizabeth Lichliter Mary Sencindiver Mary Mham Betsy Arthur Anne B. Tight Catherine Solenberger Mary Boxley Rene McNally Alecia Beauty Salon N. Braddock St Mary Louise Cusman Douglas Duvall Ivan Anderson William Swimley Yeakley Fay Marker Holmes Yeakley Kitty Carter Harry Yeakley Mary Louise Yeakley Gus Kaknis Johnny George Crowser George, Jr Paul Carper Irvin Carper Yestern Enna Jelrich Oxfords Velma Huntsberry’s Shoe Store Noble Pierce, Jr Margaret Hahn Taylor F. Hahn North Loudoun Street W. H. Huber Nellie Cooley Middletown Harvey Shiley Clearbrook Thomas Shumate Lela Shumate White Post Kenneth Spencer Silver Springs, Md Nannie Miller W. South Taylor East Gerrard Street Dalton Mount Eaton Beach City Ohio R. G. Spiker Earl James H.myers Handley Avenue Winchesterites Navy University of Virginia At Annapolis, Md Gretchen Thomson Anne Kerr Russell R. Gray Williams Tom Scully F. L. Sargent, Jr Harry K. Benam Charles Henry Grim, Sr Charlena Grim Charles, Jr Boyd Grim New York City Ted Howard Bristol Jessie Lupton Underwood Cupid Jerome Kern Elizabeth Jane Richard Green Hollywood Johnny Green Social News Anne Cabell] Williams Pittsburgh Clarke County Nurse Association Graham Dougherty Rosalind Huidekoper Hugh M. Nelson Hudekopers Page Huidepoker Frederick R Goodwin Diocese of Valley Leesburg Christ Church Winchester Grace Church Christ Church Millwood Meade Memorial Purcellville Hamilton Round Hill Upperville Aldie Oatlands Walter Withers Inlaw Holmes Withers Waynesboro, Va Bibles N. Loudoun St By Roberta Lee Co. T. A. McCormick John B. Neill Williams Tyson Dortch Front Royal and Warren County News Mr. F. L. Bush Jack Collins Lynn DeLashmutt Hes Police Olmstead Paul Bryant Browtown Johnson’s Woman's Nursing Home King’s Daughters Lillian Skyles Hilda Clem Lewis Skyles Virginia Willshire P. L. Rogers Martinsburg , Va I. G. Bierer West Main Street Lucy Massey J. F. Forsyth, III Hague Mr. and Mrs. Felkner Little Seen Philadelph Reuben Brady William Walters Strasburg Harold Smith Cadet Harold Smith, Jr J. N. Major Cadet Russell Major Lexington Mom and Pop Are Sunshine Cleaners Calvary Episcopal Church Harry Reid Mr. Chilton Weaver Reedville, Va Mrs. Brooke Weaver Ellsworth Beckman Newark Sam Collins Francis Collins Harrisourg Meredith Buck Effie Compton Edwin Compton Hester Maddox Greensboro N. C William C. Armstrong, Jr Kernstown Frederick Anderson Dennis Cole Charles Keckley Franklin Smith Patsy Barton Georgia Blanchfield Virginia Hottle Betty Kerns Geraldine Shiley Haldeman’s W. B. Snider & Son Valley Pride United Margaret Celio Lou Ambers Herkimer N. Y Midwest Lou Henry Armstrong the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp the Evening Star Barbara Bell College Barbara Bell Pattern Service Winchester Evening Star
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