Social and Personal Items From Local Telegrams
Mr J A Hotinger left for Pinehurst North Carolina to attend a meeting of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Agents and expects to return Thursday. Miss Lydia Barton spent the weekend with family in Berryville. Mr and Mrs E H Woore of Clearbrook with son and daughter in law visited Covington Virginia. Mr and Mrs Holmes Carper hosted Mr and Mrs Barton Scrivener of Washington for several days. Carson Hook moved from Memorial Hospital to his Amherst Street home after a ladder accident. Henry Whiting Howard Cather Jake Yost and Frederick Crisman returned to Virginia Polytechnic Institute after a Blacksburg meeting with Mrs Edgar Whiting. Mrs Laura B Hensell returned home from a New York trip. William H Kerfoot of Berryville pledged Theta Chi at RPI Troy New York, son of Alfred M Kerfoot. He studies engineering at RPI. Betty Rieman Hack of Southern Seminary and Cadet Home V Hack of VPI spent the weekend with their mother Mrs Van Meter Hack of Springdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Hotinger
West Leicester Street
Pinehurst
N. C
National Association of Mutual Insurance Agents
Lydia Barton
Gainesboro
Berryville
Henry Whiting
Howard Cather
Jake Yost
Frederick Crisman
Blacksburg
Edgar Whiting
William H. Kerfoot
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
N. Y
Alfred M. Kerfoot
Wilbraham Academy
Wilbraham
Mass
Rensselaer
Betty Rieman Hack
Southern Seminary
University of Virginia
Cadet Home
V. Hack
van Meter Hack
Springdale
Weekly club notices from the hall agenda
The schedule lists Monday 8 00 p m weekly meeting of 1 0 F at their hall. Tuesday 12 30 p m weekly luncheon of Lions Club and 7 30 p m rehearsal of the Little Theater play Vinegar Tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Little Theater
Vinegar Tree
Engagement of Miss Hulbert to Lieutenant Murdock
Announcement reveals the engagement of Miss Catherine Chittenden Hulbert of Middleburg to Lieut. Lewis Murdock of New York and Southampton. The wedding is planned for the Christmas holidays. Hulbert is a Miss Masters School alum and hunts member. Murdock is a noted amateur jockey and Air Corps officer stationed at Maxwell Field, Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Chittenden Hulbert
William P. Hulbert
Mary Chittenden Hulbert
Middleburg
Lewis Murdock
New York
Southampton
Long Island
Miss Hulbert
Miss Master's School
Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
Orange County
Imont Hunts
Murdock
Local Socials Highlight Weddings and Birthdays
White Hall hosts birthday dinner for Mary Ellen Nethers age 14 and Anna Lee De Haven age 17 with many relatives from Winchester Martinsburg and Arlington attending. Arlington couple Clinton Lee wed in Hagerstown Maryland. new home to be in Arlington after a wedding trip. Jane Jolliffe guest at tea as R S Jolliffe family prepares for an upcoming marriage. Aline Easter and Pvt James Strosnider Jr wed in Stephens City ceremony. Strosnider stationed at Fort Bragg. George H. Inskip released from Memorial Hospital to Stephens City residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Nethers
White Hall
Mary Ellen
Anna Lee de Haven
Vernon Shade
Ralph
Winchester
Hunter DeHaven
Donald
Martinsburg
Elizabeth Carr Anderson
Vesta Nethers
Anthony Moore Lewis
Connie Brown
Peggy Parrill
Frances Millard to wed Robert W. Riley on November 8
Mrs. William McKenzie of Miles Michigan announces the engagement of her daughter Frances Millard to Robert W. Riley son of Mrs. J William Riley and the late Mr Riley of West Piccadilly Street The wedding date is set for November 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McKenzie
Miles, Mich
Frances Millard
Robert W. Riley
J. William Riley
Mr. Riley
West Piccadilly Street
Farewell for Balthises at Winchester church
After a service at Montague Avenue Methodist Church in Winchester members of the charge gave a farewell party for Rev. and Mrs. H G Balthise who will depart tomorrow for a new appointment on the Oakton Vienna charge in Fairfax County. The Rev Homer Welch and Mrs Welch will move into the Montague Avenue parsonage this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague Avenue Methodist
Winchester
H. G. Balthis
Oakton-Vienna
Fairfax County
Homer Welch
Stephens City
Welch
Montague Avenue
Wedding at Upperville Baptist Church for Zadie Smallwood and Maurice Trenary
Miss Zadie Smallwood and Maurice Trenary wed Saturday at Upperville Baptist Church with Rev. D W McElroy officiating. The bride wore blue velvet with gardenia, and a reception followed at the bride’s home before a trip to New York and residence on Fairmont Avenue. The bride is a graduate of Upperville High and Strayer Business College. she has worked at O Sullivan Rubber. The groom is employed at the Virginia Woolen Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upperville Baptist Church
Zadie Smallwood
George Smallwood
Maurice Trenary
John Rice Trenary
Shepherdstown
D. W. McElroy
Trenary
Carlton Hoffman
Adeline Smallwood
Ralph Shockey
Winchester
George Miller
Wrightstown
N. J
Robert Worsley
Russell Newcome
Edward Bailey
New York
Fairmont Avenue
Upperville High School
Strayer Business College
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Virginia Woloeh Mill
Local Residents Share Weddings Travels and Visits Notice
Mr and Mrs Marvin OD Haines announce the marriage of their daughter Lorraine to Mr John R Seward in Hagerstown Maryland on September 15 with Rev Frank G Mintzer officiating The bride wore aqua blue with beige accessories The groom serves with the U S Army at Camp Croft South Carolina Other society notes include moves visits and guests among local families and relatives across Washington County Maryland and nearby towns through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin OD. Haines
Lorraine
John R. Seward
Effie Steward
Hagerstown
Frank G. Mintzer
U. S. Army
Camp Croft
South Carolina
Gamma Chapter to Entertain Next Sorority Convention
Beta Sigma Phi Gamma Chapter will host the next annual Virginia sorority convention, after receiving the attendance prize with 80 percent member presence at Staunton’s George Washington Hotel. About 60 chapter representatives attended. Miss Eunice Harlan spoke on objectives and achievements. The Red Cross Nurse’s Aide Class begins November 6 at Winchester Memorial Hospital to train volunteer aides for hospitals and disasters. The class meets at 3 PM in the Nurse’s Home study room. interested women may contact Red Cross Headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi
Virginia
George Washington
Staunton
Eunice Harlan
National
Red Cross
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Week of Prayer and Club Meetings Across Bruce Town
Six Bruce town churches hold an all day retreat at Burnt Factory Church Friday at 10 30. Mrs Amos Prince and Mrs L B Ressegui e oversee the program. Lunch at 12 30. Junior Century Club meets tomorrow at 2 30 in the Red Cross Room with Mrs Pinckney Arthur sharing a paper on Ga in t of the South Brazil and tea at Mrs Austin Morgan s home afterward. Market Street Woman s Christian Service observes Week of Prayer Tuesday at 4 followed by pot luck supper at 6 30 and an 8 o clock meeting with several speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucetown
Burnt Factory
Carpers Valley
Crums
Stephenson and
Welltown
Amos Prince
L. B. Resseguie
Junior Century Club
Red Cross
Pinckney Arthur
Brazil
Austin Morgan
Market Street
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Dress Wrists for Hand Beauty in Fashion Notes
Article encourages wrist styling as a fashion detail with decorative cuffs and lace collar sets. It urges regular hand and wrist care including massage, lubrication, and exercises to keep wrists flexible and attractive, noting potential use of toilet lanoline for thin wrists.
Modern Etiquette Q A on freshman frats and courtsey
Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions for students and professionals. A freshman should focus on personal achievement rather than seeking a fraternity, a businessman need not rise for a woman employee but should stand for a visitor, and a ring bearer should not wear a boutonniere.
Y P F Officers Entertained at Thornhill Manor
Captain and Mrs W A Baker hosted yesterday for officers of the Virginia Protective Force who paraded at Handley School and later dined with Col and Mrs Frank Wray in Berryville. Century Club to meet tomorrow at 3 30 with Mrs J A Massie hosting on Amherst Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Baker
Thornhill Manor
Virginia Protective Force
Handley School
Frank Wray
Berryville
Aged gridder’s debut ends with injury in park play
William Starkey, 76, never played football before, was injured in a sandlot game in Minneapolis. He said a 200 pound end ran into him as he walked through a park and blocked him from the play. Medical X ray showed a shoulder and collarbone injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
William Starkey
Starkey
Alarm system installed in President's office in 1937
In May 1937 an electric alarm system was installed in the Executive Office allowing any of the President's secretaries to summon an armed guard at an instant's notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.C.A. A
Edinburg Boy Killed in Truck Crash
Everett Baker ten year old son of Mrs Ruth Baker was killed instantly when a pickup overturned near Edinburg two miles west on Saturday at 10 30 pm His brother Billie seventeen and Lindy thirteen were only lightly injured and carried Everett to Mrs Walter Pence s home before being rushed to Edinburg Police reported the boy was a fifth grade student at Edinburg School and a popular bright youngster survived by mother grandmother and two brothers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg
Everett Baker
Ruth Baker
Here
Billie Baker
Lucy Baker
Everett
Lindy Baker
Walter Pence
Edinburg School
Girl 13 Wins Largest Virginia Rifle Match
Audrey Richard of Washington D C, 13, with two years on 22 calibre rifles, won five awards in a high powered 30 calibre rifle match at Quantico. The event drew seasoned veterans and offered two trophies and 29 medals. She is daughter of Marine Gunner Frank M. Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Audrey Richard
Thirteenth Street Northwest
Washington, D. C
U. S. Marine Corps Rifle Range
Quantico
Frank M. Richard
Timber savvy for Virginia farmers boosts home mills
Virginia Tech agricultural engineer G. D. Kite urges farmers with beating timber on their land to cut wisely and season lumber properly. He notes nearly 200 native tree kinds but fewer than 50 are key, explains volume from logs, and stresses ventilation, stacking, and six months of seasoning for strong, paint-ready wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
G. D. Kite
Virginia Tech
Virginia
Kite
Child Free From Water Pipe After Fire Crew Dig
In Chicago on October 27 Alphonso Vrano aged 18 months became stuck with his foot in a water pipe on the front lawn of his home. A squad of firemen responded, dug around the pipe broke the pipe removed the baby's shoe and freed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alphonso Vrano
Blessing in Disguise Awakens Family From Coal Gas Leak
Seven month old Geraldine Moffa’s cries woke her parents at 3 am revealing coal gas seeping through a defective flue in their Philadelphia home. The incident prompted investigation and highlights the infant’s unintended rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phladelphia
Geraldine Moffa
Furniture Sales Are Increasing in September
Furniture industry booked more new orders in September than any non market month on record per Seidman and Seidman. Orders rose 19 percent from August and 28 percent from September 1940, with shipments up 8 percent from August and 37 percent from 1940. Backlog reached 126 percent above a year ago. employment rose about 1 percent. Retail sales remained extraordinarily heavy as purchasing power and home building fueled demand, though material shortages threaten new business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Seidman
Wilmington Man Dies In Plane Crash Near Lexington
Joseph A. Barkley, 45, of Wilmington Delaware, died in a plane crash near Lexington after repairing his aircraft from a Saturday incident. He had flown to visit Dr. Earle Paxton and, misrecognizing the farm, landed in a field two miles away, damaging the wing against a post. Barkley’s friend W. A. Paxton of Wilmington arrived by car following the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Joseph A. Barkley
Wilmington
Del
Here
Barkley
Earle&. Paxton
W. A. Paxton
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E. H. Woore
Clearbrook
C. 8. Soleenberger
Front Royal Pike
Covington, Va
Holmes Carper
Mrs. Barton Scrivener
Washington
Carson Hook
Amherst Street
Oue
Memorial Hospital
Laura B. Hensell
South Loudoun Street
New Yorky
Catherine Hulbert
Roth
Miss Hazel Funkhouser
Mr. Lee
Hazel Funkhouser
Clinton Lee
Arlington
M. A. Keesecker
Lee
Irvin Staples
Miss Jolliffe
Mary Chapin
Laurence Jolliffes
Aline
James Strosnider
S. F. Easter
Frederick County
Robert. A. Whitten
Congregation Christian Church
George H. Inskip
Rexall
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Food Center
N. Loudoun St
Huntsberry
Robert Riley
Mrs. Balthis
Upperville
Lorraine Haines
Mr. Steward
Albert Simmons
Atwell Avenue
Mary Pugh
George Taylor
Woodbine
Miss Pugh
California
Mrs. Taylor
Elizabeth
Martha D. Pugh
Minnie Chapman
Boscaween Street
James Stewart
Baltimore
David Sencindiver, Jr
Lynchburg
W. and
V. S. McClintock
Parkway
Ligonier
Lester Shafer
Pittsburgh
R. J. Corbett
McClintock
Jessie Hottle
Kernstown
R. B. Moore
James W. Turner
New Market
Sergeant York
Turner
Moore
Sally Tavenner
A. J. Tavenner
Albin
Flossie Guthrie
Berryville Avenue
W. L. Riggleman
Salem Church Road
Piccadilly St
Haldeman’'S Creamery
Helen Follett
Linda Darnell
Roberta Lee
Century Club
J. A. Massie
Melvin Green
Gridder
Pifer
Phone 340 Company
Beauty Shoppe
E. Piccadilly St
Underwood
Underwood’s Bakery
N. Loudoun
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
The
Zephyr
Lovett Bros
Arabella
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
Miles Music CO
Valley Pride
United Food Stores
Philco
E. Boscawen ST
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