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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1939

Page

8

Community Events Calendar for Stephens City Area

Saturday schedule includes Vesper service at Episcopal Church for Girl Scouts at 5:00 p m and Col J C Boggs address for laymen at Refuge Church. Sunday features mission program at Loudoun Street Presbyterian with Mrs Miller O Rear at 2:30 p m and Lions Club dinner dance at George Washington Hotel at 9:00 p m plus Stephenson Methodist Missionary Society at 7:45 p m and Madison Lodge I O O F meeting at 8:00 p m at East Boscawen Street hall.

Episcopal Church J. C. Boggs Stephens City Refuge Church Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Miller O’rear Lions Club and Friends George Washington Hotel Stephenson Methodist Church Missionary Society Madison Lodge, I. O. O. F East Boscawen Street

Birthday Party for Richard Shanholtz At South Kent Street

A surprise birthday party was held for Richard Shanholtz at his South Kent Street home. Guests named include Fay Patton Mary Shanholtz Dorothy Shanholtz Betty Ann Duvall Betty Ann Van Lear Alice Unger Voila Lafeen Anita Patton Burnice t Vincent Fansler Frankie Snapp Eddie Shanholtz Charles Ebert Butler Melvin Patton Bobby Jenkins Jerry Benny Bill Smith Tommy Cooper Ray Muskions Junior Brown Golden Todd Albert Nicholson and the Lonas family. Junior Auxiliary To Meet On Tuesday at Memorial Hospital Nurses' home on West Clifford Street at 3 30 PM with important matters on the agenda.

Richard Shanholtz South Kent Street Fay Patton Mary Shanholtz Dorothy Shanholtz Betty Ann Duvall Betty Ann van Lear Alice Unger Voila Lafeen Anita Patton Burnice T. Vincent Fansler Frankie Snapp Eddie Shanholtz Charles Ebert Butler Melvin Patton Bobby Jenkins Jerry Benny Bill Smith Tommy Cooper Ray Muskions Junior Brown Golden Todd Albert Nicholson Mrs. Lonas Jean

Achievement Day Planned By Evandale Club

Evandale Home Demonstration Club outlines its first annual achievement day at the Episcopal Parish House on November 1 with plans led by President Mrs Paul Haldeman.Election set for November 16 at Mrs R L Petries home. Girl Scout cookies sale aids local council budget as Winchester troops solicit funds October 29 to November 4. Mrs Harry Brown of Stephenson hospitalized after major operation October 12. she is daughter of Mr and Mrs James Fincham of Chambersville.

Evandale Club Charles Harrison Evandale Home Demonstration Club Episcopal Parish House R. L. Petrie Paul Halderman Winchester Harry Brown Stephenson Winchester Memorial Hospital James Fincham Chambersville

Rexall One Cent Sale At Brooks Pharmacy

Rexall offers 250 bargains during a four day sale on November 1 2 3 4 at Brooks Pharmacy The Rexall Drug Store invites shoppers to two for the price of one plus 1 cent with specials advertised for the event and phone contact 1766.

Rexall Brooks’ Pharmacy Rexall Drug Store

Market Street Church Bride's Pageant Draws Winchester Crowds

The Market Street Methodist Church hosted a Bride's Pageant featuring historic bridal gowns from as early as 1856. Local women planned the event and many of Winchester's notable young ladies modeled outfits representing weddings across generations.

Market Street Church Winchester Market Street Methodist Church Mary McDonald Sara Carper Philip Fisher Washington, D. C Betty Drake Fisher-Carper Albert Seal Inlaw Washington Seal Omar Jackson Eulalia Nalley Jonah L. Reese Jane Eagle Kemp D. A. Hughes Earl Parrish Lewis Pidgeon Arthur Slonaker Mr. Slonaker Dickie Crens John Boyd Ella Secrist James Slonaker Susan Pidgeon Childs N. Berkeley Ball Mary Glen Lupton Eve Weakley Billy Wood Mary V. Rosenberger W. A. March Charles Dick Lavinia Ogden T. J. Dale Eliza Diffenderfer Minnie Lamond Rigley Jackson

Local college students join science club and visit friends

Miss Mary Babb of Winchester, a Madison College sophomore in Harrisonburg, becomes a Curie Science Club member. Miss Margaret Clarke of Goucher College Baltimore visits with her brother in law and sister, Miss Dorne Halpine of Annapolis accompanies her. Mr and Mrs George Cone move from South Cameron street to Kernstown for their future home. Messrs H B McCormac Tom Baldridge and George Radford attend the Eastern States conference of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Philadelphia this weekend.

Mary Babb Winchester Madison College Harrisonburg the Curie Science Club Margaret Clarke Goucher College Baltimore Justin Funkhouser Dorne Halpine Annapolis, Md George Cone South Cameron Street Kernstown Messrs H. B. McCormac Tom Baldridge George Radford Junior Board of Trade Junior Chamber of Commerce Philadelphia Miss Hill Charles Town W. Va G. N. Buck Pauline Bowie Clarke George Burwell Thomas N. Carter

Modern Etiquette and Weekend Gossip in Winchester

Questioned table manners cover cups and glasses held by handles and bottoms. Various local social notes report Miss Virginia Glass Dove at Washington DC, trips to Laurel and Lynchburg, Virginia Tech student Whitham visiting family, football at VPI and Washington and Lee, UVA students in Charlottesville, illness improvements, and families spending weekends in Winchester and nearby towns.

Virginia Glass Dove Washington, D. C Miss Dove George Canard Laurel, Md

Burners wed in Manassas First Baptist Church

Charles W. Burner of Front Royal and Mrs. Mattie Virginia Moore of Manassas married Tuesday in Manassas. Best man was Randolph Burner, matron of honor Mrs. Olin Kesner. Couple to reside on Blue Ridge avenue after a West Virginia Virginia trip. Birth announced for Barbara Lorene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Akers, at Johnson's Nursing Home.

Front Royal Charles W. Burner Mattie Virginia Moore Manassas First Baptist Church Randolph Burner Olin Kesner Mt. Clinton Kesner West Virginia Virginia Mrs. Burner Blue Ridge Avenue B. C. Akers Johnson's Woman’s Nursing Home Barbara Lorene

Washington Social Notes Keep Busy Weekend Guests

Mrs. A H Seymour attends Washington wedding of Catherine Bodmer and Clarence Mayhew. Dr and Mrs Edward Gray of Brentwood Long Island visit Mrs A F Carron. Various locals travel to Richmond Martinsville Manassas Winchester and Charlottesville for events and family visits. Dr John Sparks returns from D C to work as pharmacist at Trout s drug store.

A. H. Seymour Washington, D. C Catherine Bodmer Clarence Mayhew Mrs. Edward Gray Brentwood, Long Island A. F. Carron John Sparks Trout’s Drug Store

Millwood Social Notes Highlights Local Week of Visits and Travels

Clarke County residents attend Essex Races in Long Island and dine at local clubs. Guests include Capt Ewart Johnston and Mrs Johnston at Clay Hill, with events hosted by the Essex Fox Hound Club and Peak Pack Club House.

Millwood Clarke Long Island Ewart Johnston Clay Hill Essex Fox Hound Club Peak Pack Club

Blue Ridge Hunt Meet At Annefield Draws Local Figures

Mr and Mrs Wiley Grandy of Norfolk Virginia visited family in Berryville over the weekend. The Blue Ridge Hunt gathered at Annefield on Thursday with participants including William Bell Watkins Graham Dougherty Mrs George Greenhalgh Mrs Billy Jacobs Weatherall George Greenhalgh Jr Mackay Smith and others.

David Donovan Clarke Billy Jacobs Weatherall George Greenhalgh, Jr Blue Ridge Hunt Annefield William Bell Watkins Graham Dougherty George Greenhalgh Mackay Smith

Colonial Kitchen Ready To Serve In Winchester

Jay Lowden plans a new business in Winchester offering a full line of homemade candy and ice cream made from pasteurized cream. Some recipes are old, including a caramel brought from England by Mrs Lowden's ancestor. The kitchen, once a Jones Creamery parlor, will deliver ice cream to order or pack for ice.

Jay Lowden Philadelphia Winchester Carmel England Jones Creamery

Public sale of Desirable City Property in Winchester Va

A trustee will sell at public auction at 11 o clock A M on Saturday November 25 1939 in front of the County Court House Winchester Va the Lot No 1 Block C Shawnee Heights Addition Desirable corner lot 50 by 144 feet with a seven room frame dwelling No 301 Parkway heated by hot water system The sale is to satisfy a deed of trust dated April 14 1934 recorded in Deed Book 54 page 180 with terms 1 3 cash and balance in two equal installments at 6 interest and subject to a one year lease.

Corporation Court Winchester County Court House Shawnee Heights Parkway Stanley T. Newlin Shawnee Realty Co., Inc Oath

Apple Market Shipping Notes From Winchester And Rochester

Apple market shipping point details for Thursday cover Winchester Martinsburg and nearby. Demand slow in Winchester with steady market. Yorks U S No 12 to 2 14 in barrels 2 15 per car FOB terms. Bushel baskets Jonathans and Greensings priced with size specs and minimums in c 60-85c range. Rochester notes light demand and steady car market for f o b and f a b terms with Greenings Jonathans and McIntosh in various deltas.

Winchester Martinsburg Yorks U. S Staymans Grimes Rochester N. Y N. W

Also Mentioned on This Page

B Society Memorial Hospital West Clifford Street Cc. B. Smalts & Son Miss Babb New Science Club the Capitol Restaurant Braddock & Boscawen Streets Helen Thomas Gordon Whitham Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg, Va Larrick Hockman Paul Everley V. P. I.washington and Lee Lynchburg Bobby Boyd University of Virginia Charlottesville Howard Patton Fairmont Avenue Robert Puckett W. H. Hammond East Piccadilly Street T.F. Lemley Portsmouth Wichita John Carbaugh U.S. S Brooklyn William Lemley Washington Mrs T. L. Lemley Nettie Carbaugh Kensington, Md Helen Davidson John Zeigler Valley Avenue Lewistown, Pa Daniel Ziegler Boyd G. Headley and David and Sewart Headley William Triplett Triplett Rosalie Headley Front Royal Anc Warren County News Clifford Grannis The Mrs. Bailey New York City Grant Megargee Alecia N. Braddock St Maine Barbara Carroll Armand P. Lacroix Barbara Paris P. M. Shirey Richmond Grant Preston Preston Robert Fritts Larry Boerner Prudence Washington Rite William Leach Martinsville E. H. Stokes San Francisco J. H. Shelly E. E. Eshelman Ernest Thompson Raymond Eshelman Burner-Moore Mrs. B. T. Branham George Washington Bowling Green 8. B. Downing Sr Alice McKay E. W. Brubaker Duncan Gibb Mr. Gibb Frank Gibb J. A. Peeples Bridge Club Herbert Smith Ethel Smithers the Daughters of America Bruin Alexandria Major Mrs. Golden Evening Bridge Club L. F. Hansbrough Henry Compton Kansas City L. B. Reed Just Huntsberry Millwood Social Notes Alexis Sommaripa Miss Polly Winslow Margaret Dole Anne Meade A .B. Bevan Towsend Burwell A. B. Bevan Anne C. Meade Baltimore, Md Kenneth N. Gilpin Scabby van Sheley Far Hills, N. J Abraham Hewitt Montana Hall Clifton Farms B. B. Jones Audley Eversharp Q&s United Wiley Grandy Norfolk, Va Mrs. Grandy Percy Randolph Berryville Winchester Business College W. B. Snider & Son Roget Thesaurus Crabb Pifer Printing CO N. Loudoun Apple the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Jay H. Lowden Hallowe Hallowe'en Underwood’s Bakery the Evening Star Barbara Bell Isii Barbara Bell Pattern Service Evening Star New York
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