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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1939

Page

8

Weekly and Community Events in Winchester Area

8 00 p m Weekly meeting of W 0 W at Odd Fellows Hall. 10 00 p m One of a series of Saturday night dances at Winchester Golf Club. 4 45 p m The Chanters sing at Epworth League program Macedonia Church. 3 30 p m Monthly Little Garden Club at Miss Nancy Larrick's with Mrs Kenneth Gilpin speaker. 8 00 p m Madison Lodge I O O F weekly session East Boscawen Street.

Odd Fellows Hall Winchester Golf Club Epworth League Program of Macedonia Church Madison Lodge Hall East Boscawen Street

Fall Planting Highlight At Winchester Clarke Garden Club

The Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club met September 6 with 28 members at Miss Sophie Baker’s home. Edward G. Butler spoke on fall planting, urging late autumn as ideal and detailing perennials and divider plants for cutting gardens. Judges named for flower show ribbons and upcoming inter club competition noted.

Garden Club Winchester Clarke County Sophie Baker B. F. Arthur, Jr Garden Club of Parcelsville Lee Y. Conrad Garden Club of Virginia Lynchburg J.P. Reardon Tessier Charles Town W. Va Warrenton Club Winchester and Clarke Club Arthur Edward G. Butler Butter W.A. Baker P. W. Boyd Lewis Hyde J. M. Steck Fred Barr Richardson Carrie Hunter Nelson Page Robert Y. Conrad W. P. Massey

Three Question Mark Dance At Winchester Club

Young people from five county area in Northern Virginia and nearby West Virginia Maryland and Washington DC attend the Three Question Marks dance tonight at Winchester Golf Club. The event follows prior success and serves as a climax to Winchester summer social season.

Virginia West Virginia Maryland Washington, D. C Winchester Golf Club Winchester

Stag Dinner Honors Ernest Rhodes Ahead of Wedding

Ernest Rhodes hosted a stag dinner at the Red Wing restaurant with friends as guests. Attendees included Norman Ochs Clyde Rhodes Elwood Mason Ralph Hottle Abner Johnson Doc James William Starkey and Forest Jones in anticipation of his upcoming marriage to Helen Mason.

Ernest Rhodes Helen Mason Red Wing Messrs Norman Ochs Clyde Rhodes Elwood Mason Ralph Hottle Abner Johnson Doc. James William Starkey Forest Jones

Little Garden Club Meets With Nancy Larrick Host

Miss Nancy Larrick will host the regular monthly Little Garden Club meeting Monday at 3 30 PM at her West Clifford Street home. Guest speaker Mrs Kenneth Gilpin of Scaleby Clarke County will discuss Flower Arrangements. Four exhibit classes listed dahlias grasses wild flowers and grasses. entries due by 2 45 PM.

Nancy Larrick Little Garden Club West Clifford Street Kenneth Gilpin Scaleby Clarke County

Local residents listed as they travel and recover

Miss Lillian Snyder of Kernstown underwent an emergency appendectomy at Winchester Memorial Hospital and is reported in satisfactory condition. Relatives and several guests from Washington and Richmond are noted visiting and traveling, with others departing for vacations or academic beginnings at Virginia and Alabama institutions.

Lillian Snyder T. O. Snyder Kernstown Winchester Memorial Hospital

Modern Etiquette Answers and Local Social Notes

Q and A on etiquette cover rising for an elder guest and removing salt and pepper shakers before dessert. The column notes September birthstone sapphire and its meaning. Local society items report Mr. and Mrs. James B. Yates returning from Kennebunkport to Handley Avenue, staff changes at Handley and Hayfield schools, visits by Miss Lydia Barton and Miss M Sherman, Mrs. Effie Stoliker’s Washington trip, and Fred Stine Jr recovering from tonsillectomy on the Martinsburg turnpike.

James B. Yates Kennebunkport Maine Handley Avenue Yates Handley Fred Stine, Jr Fred Stine Martinsburg

Berryville Social News Highlights Local Visits and Recoveries

Berryville Virginia items list residents and visitors across several weeks. Sergeant and Mrs William Bly and Blythe children vacation at Virginia Beach while Mr Charles T In and Mrs Charles T In host relatives. Charles H Phillips improves after a Duke operation. Several residents travel to Atlantic City Washington Roanoke Norfolk Victoria Eylesmere White Post Wakefield Richmond and Towson. Blanch Griffin returns to Berryville High School duties.

Berryville, Va William Blythe Fredericksburg Virginia Beach Blythe Suzanne and Warde, Jr Charles T. In Blanch Griffin Wakefield Berryville High School

Randolphs Return to Rosemont and Social Round

Mrs. Percy Randolph and her daughter Jean and Miss Jane Cary Randolph visited Beverley Randolph at Randall Navy Preparatory School in Washington. The Randolphs have reopened their Rosemont Circle home after a long summer absence. Also listed are visits by the Dorseys from Rehoboth Beach and family visitors from Bristow Oklahoma and New York City at Audley.

Eleanor Webb Colonel Mrs Arthur Webb Washington Percy Randolph Jean Jane Cary Randolph Bernard B. Jones Audley Jones Mary Eickdahl Bristow Okla Edwin McMillan Harry John F. Wall South Carolina Nelson Dunston New York City F. L. Jones Robert Lee Johns Winston Lindsey Edward Lindsey Spout Run Edward Lindsey Miss Vinson Lindsey, Jr Austin Texas State University

Royal Business Wins Labor Day Purse at Timonium

Millwood notes report Capt Ewart Johnston's filly Royal Business trained by S Polumbo won the half mile Labor Day purse at Timonium Fair Race track in Baltimore County. Lassie Morris received a silver cocktail service from Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt after the race. Luncheon guests included Miss Anne S Meade, Mrs A B Bevan, Mr and Mrs L B Meade and Mr Tom Meade in Winchester. Additional visits note Mrs Robert Magill and son Allen returning to Lynchburg and Philip Meade with Ralph Pifer at Capon River camp picnic.

Millwood Baltimore County Ewart. Johnston Royal Business S. Polumbo Lassie Morris Johnston Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt A. B. Bevan Robert Magill Allen Elizabeth Bradford Lynchburg Philip Meade Ralph Pifer Capon River

Social Guests Travel and Local Visits Highlight Week

Mrs. Burwell Jacobs and Mrs. Billy Jacobs Weatherall traveled to Washington on Wednesday. Walter West and spouse spent the weekend in Philadelphia for the Davis Cup. Dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Post Mitchell honored Neil Robinson Nancy Kellogg and guests. Read more on who attended and where they went.

Burwell Jacobs Billy Jacobs Weatherall Washington Walter West Philadelphia Henry Post Mitchell Minturn Neil Robinson Nancy Kellogg Peter Williams Agnes Mitchell Robert Page Jr Robert and Hamilton Page Robert Randolph Nathaniel B. Page Chevy Chase John Burwell New York Clarke

Galilee Church Announces Break in Sermons

Grimes Virginia report notes no preaching on September 10 as pastor takes vacation. Local residents report attendance at the Disciples of Christ annual convention in Strasburg. D. K. Russell hosts, Mrs. Charles McVay visits Strasburg, and Evelyn Pugh returns home after two months with her relatives the Orn dorffs.

A. S. Orndorff

Local notes from Mill Brook and surrounding areas

The column reports visitors and vacations from Cecil McVay in Cumberland and Rev Wilbur A Reid with family in Illinois. Alice Newcomb visits from Winchester for Labor Day. Mrs James Grimes stayed with her brother William Clemons at Bunker Hill while ill. Corn cutting starts amid a very wet season. A heavy rain wind and hail storm caused damage, with additional storms and electrical activity reported Monday.

Mill Brook W. Va Cecil McVay Cumberland Wilbur A. Reid Illinois Alice Newcomb Winchester James Grimes William Clemons Bunker Hill

Seek Support For Ambulance In Winchester and Frederick County

The Ambulance and First Aid Squad committee of Friendship Fire Company plans to ask Winchester and Frederick County residents to help defray ambulance maintenance costs. Representatives with a signed introduction letter by Captain E. W. Argenbright and driver Lester Forney will explain the plan. The service is essential and may be required at any moment, and officials value courtesy and consideration toward the representatives.

Friendship Fire Company Winchester Frederick County E. W. Argenbright Lester Forney Friendship Company

Mary R Jackson Colored Dies at 41 in Millwood

Mary R Jackson 41 of Millwood died yesterday afternoon at Memorial Hospital. She was daughter of James and Betty Thornley Jackson and sister of Florence White of Washington. Funeral from Shiloh Church Millwood Sunday September 10 at 2 pm. Rev E E Baylor officiating. Interment Millwood.

Mary R. Jackson Millwood Memorial Hospital James and Betty Thornley Jackson Florence White Washington Shiloh Church E. E. Baylor

Rainfall totals and averages for Chester area

Present and past rainfall data show 24 hours ending in the morning at none. September to date 1.40 inches. year to date 34.91 inches. The 26 year average monthly rainfall from 1913 to 1938 ranges Jan 2.53, Feb 1.98, Mar 2.94, Apr 3.20, May 3.64, Jun 3.58, Jul 3.34, Aug 3.68, Sep 2.36, Oct 3.13, Nov 2.32, Dec 2.40, with an average annual rainfall of 35.09 inches. Statistics provided through Research Chester.

WJZNBC Radio Night Schedule Highlights War Talk

WJZ NBC to feature Rev George A Buttrick discussing the European war. Tonight also brings Fred Waring Lucille Manners Frank Munn Guy Lombardo Orchestra and more on WEAF WABC and MBS chains with Saturday lineups including Nature Sketches Ella Fitzgeralds Orchestra and Army Band schedule briefs.

New York Wjz-Nbc George A. Buttrick Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America WEAF NBC Fred Waring Lucille Manners Frank Munn Guy Lombardo America Unlimited WABC CBS WJZ Harry Horlick MBS Chain WOR Symphony Orchestra Johnny Davis Music Manners Albert Warner Ella Fitzgerald U. S. Army Band

H W Brown 60 Colored Dies in New York

Hayes W Brown a former Berryville resident died in New York on September 2 at age 60. Funeral services were held in Berryville this afternoon at 4 o clock followed by interment in Milton Valley.

Hayes W. Brown Berryville New York Milton Valley

Also Mentioned on This Page

Edward Butler Winchester-Clarke Club American Association of University Women McSherry Lupton Williams-Rust Caroline Caverly Rust David Newton Rust Leesburg Edward McCormick St. James Episcopal Church Williams Commonwealth Attorney Northern Hilda Beaver Oke Black & White Little Brooks’ Pharmacy Haldeman’s Creamery W. B. Snider & Son Harry Anderson Amelia Anderson Miss Ruth Anderson H. S. Miller Richmond, Va Hugh Crisman James Lupton A. X. Hunter Paul Morgan Street Atlantic Seaboard Charles Harper Peyton Street Charlottesville Tuscaloosa Ala University of Alabama University of Virginia John Haines National Avenue Harrisonburg Norma June Richards Randolph Macon Woman's College Eunice F. Myers Ingraham Street H. R. Myers East Piccadilly Street H. F.daugherty South Braddock Street Mildred Fitzgerald J. E. Heine West Monmouth Street Garner Scrivener Akron Butty Hunt Pikesville, Md Dorothy Grim South Loudoun Street Richard Buncutter Strayer Was D. C Alecia Beauty Salon Ester’s Finest Lydia Barton Bluemont Miss M Sherman Valley Avenue Miss Sherman Hayfield School Effie Stoliker Auburn Tomson Hott Bovey Peter Hott Stoliker Social News Charley H Phillips Duke University Durham, N. C Herbert Whiting Mr Beverley Whiting Atlantic City Edward Berlin Eddy Jimmy Eylesmere, Pa Chamlin Funkhouser White Post Portia Baldwin Norfolk John 8. Goldsmith Charles S. Breun Roanoke Thomas H. Williams Towson, Md Capt. Williams Goodwin H. Williams Airley Alberta Elsea Elizabeth Elsea Tom Nervell Richeond Victoria, Va H. B. Harris Virginia Harris Pifzer Printing CO Loudoun St Paulette Goddard Miriam Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Norma Shearer Joan Crawford Rosalind Russell Hunt Stromberg Ne Davis Richmond Brooke Harris William Mawie Hnama Ralph N. Dorsey Meade Joe Rehobeth Beach Delaware S. B. Crown Willard Bauer Sara Jane Aikens, S. C Millwood Social Notes VOGUE Hill and Dale Shoes Huntsberry S Anne Meade Mrs. L. B. Meade Dolly Harrison Brother-Inlaw Hughie Wincheste Latrobe Apartments Baltimore Helen Jones Monclair N. J Kenneth N. Gilpin, Jr Gilman School Grimes B. B. A. Grove’s Dictionary Verdi Statistics Chester Riverton North Fork South Fork Carnation Beauty Shop S. V. Lewis Averns N Skyline Drive Front Royal, Va Valley Pride United Food Stores H. W. Brown the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp the Evening Star Barbara Bell Barbara Bell Pattern Service Winchester Evening Star N. Y
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