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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1939
Page
8
A wedding gown pageant at Market Street Methodist Church showcases Winchester brides from 1789 to 1939. The event includes music by the Winchester String Ensemble directed by Mrs. Austin Sloat and a reception after.
Rexall Drug Store announces a Rexall One Cent Sale with two for the price of one plus one cent. The event features 250 bargains across Friday and Saturday November 2nd 3rd 4th, with pharmacy contact at 766.
A large Sunday visit gathered family at the late Fred DeHaven place now home to Normal DeHaven. Mrs Laura Lamp De Haven hosted her children and many grandchildren for a chicken dinner honoring her. Attendees included DeHaven relatives from Winchester Gainesboro Siler Hayfield Martinsburg and Martinsburg West Virginia.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Congregational Christian Church will hold a 7 30 pm business session at Mrs A C Oates residence on North Loudoun Street after a society supper tonight.
The article notes a bull priced at $800 at ten months and a full sister selling for $1,675. It highlights Llangollen Ambassador as the largest calf with a heart on his forehead, with grandsire Kenilworth Herald tracing to Longwater strains famed for butter records and show ring wins. It also mentions a white marked grade calf as the only unregistered animal.
Questions about guest behavior at dining rooms include whether a companion should wait for a man at the coat check and if guests may speak to one another at informal gatherings. The guide notes proper introductions should come from the host and explains deep red roses symbolize admiration.
Mrs. C. W. Blair and her sons Billy and Snookie together with Mrs. C. J. Spitzer of Albin spent Wednesday with Mrs. H. W. Austin in Middletown.
Mrs W Wyat Gibbs of Staunton addressed the Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club at Handley Library with tips on rose care. She discussed soil, spacing, pruning, mulching and spraying, and shared slides from her Test Garden. The meeting adjourned for tea at Mrs B F Arthur Jrs home.
The daily cross word puzzle from King Features Syndicate presents three puzzle grids for today. Readers are invited to solve clues, with answers spanning various categories and difficulty levels across the three sections.
Mr. Otto Caroc from Copenhagen stayed several days with Mrs. J. W. Riley in West Piccadilly street. He is an officer on the S. S. Matilda Hoestl on the Copenhagen Baltimore run and returned last night to his ship in Baltimore. Mrs. Margaret Hodgson Goss left Winchester Memorial Hospital to her West Clifford street home after a two week stay. Mrs. Allen Bond travels to Baltimore and Washington to visit her daughter Miss Mary Maxwell Bond at Holton Arms School. Mrs. R. L. Petrie and Mr. James Lofton of Blue Ridge View with Mrs. W. H. Huber of Stephens City spent the weekend in Berwyn, Maryland and Washington, D. C. with friends.
Mr. Tom Brumback, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Brumback, spent several days recently with his parents at Stephens City. He is atessor in the University of Mary and.
Miss Martha Ferguson will guest with Misses Florence and Lula Shepherd for the winter. Miss Clara Cheek has returned home after a major operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs. George B. Levi’s visitor, Mrs. Levi, returned to Staunton with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Levi. Notable visitors include Mr. Lawrence Cos and Mr. Rudolph Paspichel of Kentucky. Mrs. L. N. Russell and Mrs. J. J. Harris attended the State Convention of the King’s Daughters in Roanoke. Cadet Joe Harris visited with his parents from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Stage Door cast members meet at the Little Theatre studio on West Boscawen street at 7 30 tonight. Director Ridgely White requests all actors bring their script copies to the rehearsal.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1673 B offers a sports skirt suit for sizes 11 to 17 with a hooded jacket and skirt. Materials include heavy tweed flannel and suede cloth in wool plaid with velveteen, using 54 inch fabric for size 13 and specific yardage for sleeves hood and skirt. Pattern book available with 15 cent pattern and 15 cent book. combined offer 25 cents.
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