Secrets of Charm Readers Praise Your Feminine Focus
A charm column shares reader praise from a male advertising professional and a veteran’s letter about American women’s self presentation. He lauds their natural attractiveness and steady charm while noting a wartime memory of apple pie and a belief in women keeping sweetness as a social strength. A closing note invites readers to write for style guidance and to mail a self addressed envelope with 10 cents to National Newspaper Service for the beauty mailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charm
National Newspaper Service
Michigan City
Indiana
Stork shower honors Mrs Thurston Grove at Millwood Ave home
Mrs Henry Rodgers hosted a Friday evening event at 8 o'clock with a pink and blue stork shower honoring her niece Mrs Thurston Grove. Attendees included Mrs BE Orndorff and daughter Colleen Mrs George Luts and daughter Linda Lou Mrs Howard Grove and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rodgers
Millwood Ave
Thurston Grove
BE. C. Orndorff
Colleen
George Luts
Linda Lou
Howard Grove
Paul Stotler
Francis Funk
Half Price Sale at Brooks Pharma on Creams
Cara Nome Cold Cream and Cara Nome Cleansing Cream discounted to 1.06 from two dollars for a limited time at Brooks Pharma phome 6461. Includes brand name products and store contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Pharma Phome
Calendar of Events in Winchester Oddities
A list of local society happenings from October 9 to 11 including Madison Lodge Municipal Band Winchester Camera Club and Salvation Army Hall events. Meetings include Rebekah Lodge Alcoholics Anonymous Kiwanis Stephenson Social Club Old Fredericktown Garden Club Girl Scout Leaders Club and Elks Club with times and host addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Lodge
Rouss Hall
Winchester Camera Club
Salvation Army Hall
Ng BR
We ‘Ashi
George Washington Hotel
Rebekah Lodge
Alcoholics-Anonymous
Friendship Fire Hall
Winchester Day Nursery
Robert T. Barton
Washington St
Kiwanis Club
Stephenson
Claude Kline
Old Fredericktown
Vir. R. Strader
S&s
Washington
Reverend Womeldorf Addresses Civic League Meeting
Rev. G. Raymond Womeldorf warned at the Women’s Civic League luncheon that Communism poses an unprecedented threat to Christianity and the less fortunate. He urged a vital Christian life to restore democracy and combat social ills seen as Communist remedies. Mrs. Richard F. Lewis Jr. led the meeting. reports covered the Negro Day Nursery and Winchester Recreation Council progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Raymond Wimeldorf
Women’s Civic’ League
George Washington Hotel
Womeldorf
Richard F. Lewis, Jr
W. R. Strader
Winchester Recreation Council
Garvin Walter elected president of Younger Music Group
Garvin Walter was elected president of the Younger Music Group at Winchester Junior Music Club. Other officers named were Shirley Horner as vice president Mary Nelson secretary and Judy Dix treasurer. A piano program followed by refreshments capped the meeting at Kathleen McCartney’s home on W Cork Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garvin Walter
Winchester Junior Music Club
Kathleen McCartney
W. Cork St
Shirley Horner
Mary Nelson
Judy Dix
Judy Argenbright
Judy Blye
Susan Bierer
Shirley Curl
Judy Cather
Kay Clevenger
Barbara Clevenger
Peggy Ann Ellmore
Joyce Lake
Agnes Massie
Mary Helen Massie
Gayle Shumaye
Margaret Shumate
Anna Margaret Smalts
Carol Jean Smalts
Darlene Youngblood
Messrs
Charles Jacobs
Delbert Sibert, Jr
Philip Poling
National Ave
Births Oct 7 and Oct 8 in Ohio Valley area families
Birth notices report new arrivals: on Oct 7 a boy to Mr and Mrs Richard W. . the former Gladys A. Sargent. Also a boy to Mr and Mrs Don M Fansler Lost City W Va. Mrs Fansler former Katharine M Webster. On Oct 8 a boy to Melvin Brown Mathias Kirby W Va. Mrs Mathias former Elsie Wilson. Also a girl to Roy A Miller and wife at 3018 S Kent St. Mrs Miller formerly Virginia Rowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W
Brown
Gladys A. Sargent
Don M. Fansler
Lost City
W. Va
Fansler
Katherine M. Webster
Melvin Brown Mathias
Kirby
Mathias
Elsie Wilson
Roy A. Miller
Kent St
Miller
Virginia Rowe
Plans for Antique Sale Under Way
Plans are underway for the Antique Show and Sale sponsored by St. Mary's Guild of Christ Episcopal Church on October 18 to 20. The event will use the church house and parish hall to display old furniture glass china and rugs from the colonial era with items available for purchase and immediate removal. High value pieces include an English yew chest dating to 1621 with initials S B and inlaid satin wood, cranberry vases and lamps, a Victorian walnut love seat, and a Persian Kermanshaw rug from Hagerstown dealers. Admission is 60 cents for both buildings. lunch will be available at modest prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Guild of
Christ Episcopal Church
S. B
Lee Luckett
Willard Hall
Lovettsville
Purcellville
Maurice Hildebrand
Hagerstown
Tooma & Son
Barley Volunteer Crop Returns In Delburne
In Delburne Alberta a barley crop shows as a potential perennial volunteer. A prior year’s scattered seed produced a strong volunteer crop after a planned summer fallow. This year another volunteer crop is developing and could become the heaviest yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delburne
Alta
Modern Etiquette Q&A on mourning and passing objects
A reader asks about proper mourning length for a young woman and its decreasing strictness. The author notes mourning is not as required as before and many deem it unnecessary. In etiquette, when passing a pitcher or similar object, the handle should always face the recipient for courtesy.
Oblique line new line for casuals and Dandies sleeves
Pattern 4841 in sheer wool offers on the go classic with sizes 12 through 40. Size 16 uses 37 yards of 39 inch fabric with scarf. complete illustrated instructions tested for fit. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams pattern dept Winchester Star for full pattern book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winchester Star Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Door Manners Question About Thanks For Opened Doors
A reader asks if thanking a doorman is required after he opens a door. The guidance notes that thanks are not mandatory but are courteous in social interactions.
Concession Streak Highlighted in Modern Era Baseball Mark
A nod to a notable streak shows 28 players in the modern era have six base hits in six consecutive at bats, underscoring a rare hitting run.
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John Robert Powers
D.I.M
P. S
John Pom On
Mrs. Grove
AAUW
The
American Association of University Women
Albert Robinson
Clearbrook
Col
Ernest Robinson
Europe
Stephenson Social Club
Dick Golightly
Bessie Mason
Viola Grant
Novicks
A. J. Novick
Ace Lane
Ravine Trucking Association
Waldorf Astoria
Stephens City Group
Stephens City
WSCS
Julia Tyler Stephenson
Howard Massie
C. A. York
Laura Steele
Ralph Mowery
Miller Barley
Mary Terault
Ray Hicks
Girl Scout Leaders Club
Girl Scout Room
Elks Club
Rev. Womeldorf
Civic League
S. Braddock St
Winchester
Wenner
Robert R. Smith, Jr
Charles Town
N. Loudoun
oGarvin Walter
Younger Music Group
Cartisles
Grant Pope
New Milford
Harpers
Charles Edwin Harper
Honolulu
Lewis F. Harper
W. Boscawen Street
Mrs. Riley
Roanoke
C. L. Riley
Virginia Medical Society
Dr. Riley
Northern Virginia
VFW
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Club
Winslow Porter
Watson Ave
Roberta Lee
Whitman’s
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Phome
Cecily Brownstone
Elsie-Kay
Braddock St
Lovett Bros
W. L. Gordon
ASA
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Valley Ave
the Food Center
Hill
Gyen
B. F. Goodrich
Loudoun St
James Lees
Cather’s Department Store
Cretonnes
Timberlake
Capehart
Sysanik
Conner
TELE
Ment Ter
Anderson Ision
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