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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1941

Page

6

Social and Personal Happenings In Winchester Area

Social notes from Winchester and Berryville list numerous parties and visits. Guests include Mrs. Jane Pocklington, Mrs. Rosalie Carper, Mrs. Rosa Butler, and many local residents. Births, engagements, and wedding plans feature Miss Thelma Smith in North Carolina and Corporal Erdman E. Ervin, with a busy roster of attendees and host families.

Miss Smith North Carolina Thelma Smith Viola Orndorff Millwood Avenue Erdman E. Ervin Headquarters Company 37 New Rivers N. C Orndorff

Modern Etiquette Questions and Local Notices

Q and A on clam and oyster etiquette. Guests should not overstay invites. Local social notes mention Mrs W R Brewer and Betty Rea Prince of Brunswick, Effie A Line and Mary P Hitt visiting Washington, and others visiting or traveling to events in Virginia towns.

W. R. Brewer Betty Rea Prince Brunswick Effie A. Line Mary P. Hitt Billy Washington

Community church groups schedule busy October activities

Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Woman's Auxiliary plans an all day meeting on Monday October 13 with devotional sessions circle meetings hymns Bible study and a home mission book review followed by a business meeting Also the Otterbein Guild will present a playlet pantomime and tableau at Pleasant Valley Church United Brethren holds Rally Day at 10 45 am with varied solos duets quartets and instrumentals Nurses Aid classes begin November for women 18 to 50 at Memorial Hospital American Legion Auxiliary to meet at Mrs Roszel's home Monday night Other notes mention the Women's Society of Christian Service gathering at Mrs Robert Jones Jr home November 6 covered dish plans and Braddock Street Methodist youth class teacher tomorrow Mrs F W Danley

Woman’s Auxiliary Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Walter Amos Jesus Ralph Hardy Miller O’rear Home Mission Mary Bittinger Otterbine Guild Women's Missionary Society Otterbein Guild Pleasant Valley Church United Brethren United Brethren Sunday School L. G. Bridges Memorial Hospital Red Cross Women's Society of Christian Service Robert Jones, Jr B. F. Strother Albert Luttrell White Hall

Berryville Social Events Chronicle in Virginia

Berryville notes a flurry of visits and small gatherings. Mrs Walter Wisecarver Sr and son-in-law Nicholas Morrison toured Williamsburg and southern Virginia before returning. Various locals attend events, hospital stays, and a DAR luncheon, while James Duley of Columbus and Lieut Col Joel Griffing visit Berryville for the weekend.

Berryville Walter Wisecarver Nicholas Morrison Waynesboro Wisecarver Williamsburg Virginia James Duley Columbus, O Duley Clayton Young Berryville High School Joel D. Griffing State Selective Service Richmond

Treasury Status for Oct 9 Receipts and Debt Totals

Treasury data shows Receipts on Oct 9 amounting to 14,033,532.10 while expenditures reach 66,290,877.01. Gross debt stands at 51,510,632,552.76 with the period ending balance and obligations summarized for Washington.

Dial 3424 For Your Socials

By dialing 3424 you may let friends know when you entertain have guests are going away or have returned home The Star will publish all such matters on this page The vessel was sold in 1937 to the Metal Industries Ltd of London for about 800000 dollars and was to be broken up for armament scrap metal

The Star the Metal Industries, Ltd London

Open House Week Aims to Stimulate Auto Show Interest

Detroit hosts an open house week as the industry shifts from canceled major shows to consumer displays. Mayor Jefferies proclaims October 11 18 for open air exhibitions and showroom parades to sell new cars despite defense demands, stressing that production is restricted but quality remains high.

Detroit New York Chicago Washington Boulevard Edward J. Jefferies

Food Drops Injure Two Firefighters in California Rescue

In Santa Maria California on October 11 food accidentally dropped from aircraft struck two forest firefighters in an inaccessible area east of the Big Sur. Walter Duckworth suffered internal injuries and a Fort Ord soldier, unnamed, a broken shoulder as boxes of food hit them. Parachutes failed to deploy, says District Forest Ranger Garth Flint.

Santa Maria Calif Walter Duckworth Fort Ord Big Sur Garth Flint

Boston Wool Market Reports Price Gains in Wools

Boston reports broadening interest in domestic wools with moderate sales of French length fine territory wools closing at 1.05 to 1.07 dollars per pound scoured. Good twelve month Texas wools traded 1.05 to 1.08 dollars scoured. Fine combing Ohio Delaines quoted 41 to 44 cents grease. Graded combing fleeces 47 to 51 cents grease.

Boston U. S. Dept Texas Ohio

Scapa Flow Named British Fleet Base in World War I

Scapa Flow served as the base for the British fleet during the First World War. It is an enclosed water area in the Orkneys off Scotland’s north coast, lying between Mainland and Hoy.

Orkneys Scotland Mainland Hoy

Trained Naval Crews To Man Merchant Guns

Washington October 11 authorities said crews will man merchant guns if ships are armed. Navy better prepared than in 1917 to train crews. guns to arm Atlantic ships once neutrality act revision is done. Officials noted arming remains prohibited but crews are available. Izac recalls 1917 effort. Vinson says Navy would provide crews and discusses rapid fire pom pom guns for dive bombers.

Washington Navy Department Knox Izac D.calif Florida Chesapeake Bay Navy Vinson D.-Ga House Naval Committee

Lawmakers note Navy duty to arm merchant ships

The Navy may have to supply gun crews for merchant ships due to needed skills and likely union objections to civilian crews. Legislators cite torpedoed vessels' officers protesting being sent to sea without defensive weapons, recalling a 1917 precedent.

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