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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1939

Page

8

Weatherall and Greenhalgh Engage in Virginia Connection

Mrs Burwell Jacobs Weatherall announces engagement to Mr George Partridge Greenhalgh Jr of Clarke County Va and Ohio. Wedding likely in early fall. Greenhalgh preps to join Toledo firm after marriage. Couple connected to Virginia and Ohio circles amid family plans and social notices.

Sybilla Jacobs Weatherall George Greenhalgh, Jr Burwell Jacobs Sybilla Burwell Jacobs Weatherall George Partridge Greenhalgh, Jr Clarke County Ohio Finia Springsbury Berryville Cincinnati Toledo Jacobs

Brooks' Pharmacy Ad for Tobacco and Pipe Mixture

An old advertisement from Brooks' Pharmacy lists Smoke Black & White Little Cigars in packages of ten for 15 cents, Black & White Cigarettes for 10 cents, and Blendwell Pipe Mixture for 15 cents, with the store phone number 766.

Black & White Little Cigars Black & White Brooks’ Pharmacy

Miss Helen Mason Weds Ernest Rhodes In Small City Ceremony

Miss Helen Madeline Mason married Ernest Rhodes in a quiet 8 pm wedding at the parsonage of Rev. Charles H. Funk. The couple, both of this city, were attended by family and close friends as they began life together at 44 South Loudoun Street.

Helen Madeline Mason Ernest Rhodes Charles H. Funk Funk Church of Christ Darrell Triplett Rhodes Clyde Mooseheart, Til Stanley O. Mason North Cameron Street Handley High School Winchester Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Virginia Blanche Rhodes Mooseheart Ill Charles Homer Rhodes Loyal Order of Moose Til University of West Virginia Morgantown Northern Virginia Daily The Daily South Loudoun Street Delma Shoemaker Vincent Wilson Delma May Shoemaker Jesse Dove Hagerstown Vincent Otis Wilson John E. Fort Naomi Wilson Wilson Gertrude Wilson Robert Wilson Novick Transfer Co Oscar Nebel’ Co Emory Wilson

Friday Schedule Shows Community Meetings and Dances

Calendar lists WO W weekly meeting at Odd Fellows Hall Friday 8:00 p m. A Saturday night dance series begins 10:00 p m at Winchester Golf Club. Chanters sing Sunday 7:45 p m at Epworth League program Macedonia Church. Loyal Temperance Legion meets Monday 3:30 p m Braddock Street Church. Little Garden Club 3:30 p m with speaker Mrs Kenneth Gilpin. Madison Lodge I O O F meets 8:00 p m on East Boscawen Street.

Civic League Conrad Woman's Civic League George Washington Hotel George Snary Winchester H. H. Jennings League Robert Y. Conrad WO. W Odd Fellows Hall Winchester Golf Club Epworth League Program of Macedonia Church Loyal Temperance Legion Braddock Street Little Garden Club Nancy Larrick Kenneth Gilpin Madison Lodge, I. O. O. F Hall East Boscawen Street

Devotionals Lead by Mrs Sloat at Braddock Street Church

Tomorrow at 9 45 a m the Margaret Collins Denny and Comrade Bible classes of Braddock Street Methodist Church will have devotionals led by Mrs John S Sloat. An attractive program is planned and attendance is hoped. Other church notices follow including LTL meeting and youth events.

Margaret Collins Denny Braddock Street Methodist Church John S. Sloat J. H. Light West Coast

Chamberlain carries gas mask in London photo

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain is shown in London without an umbrella, carrying a gas mask in a bag slung over his shoulder. The image, photo cabled to New York, captures a period of rising tensions and appeasement policy.

Galway Ireland Athenia London New York Cable Neville Chamberlain

Condition of Rivers at Riverton

A brief note records the condition of the North Fork river at Riverton as clear and the South Fork river as clear, indicating normal water flow and unobstructed channels for the period observed.

Riverton North Fork Ciear South Fork Ciesr

Pedestrian Ordered to Pay Damages in England Accident

A pedestrian in England was recently ordered to pay damages to a motorist after being deemed the cause of an accident. A new term hospitiology is introduced, defined as the science of hospital organization and management.

England

Miss Susan Carter Engaged to Fielding Williams

Mr and Mrs Spencer Carter of Poché Virginia and Rosney Millwood Clarke announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Susan Roy Carter to Mr Fielding Lewis Williams son of Mr and Mrs Lewis C Williams of Richmond Virginia. The couple plan a November wedding. Williams is an alumnus of the University of Virginia.

Walter Brown Welltown Leonard Brown James Briggman Baltimore Nellie Lake Harry Garland Millwood Otis Brown Mildred Nellie Brown Lehring Walter Wilbur Ruby Joe McDonald Raymond Ray Roy Himelright Ray Himelright Grace Senseney Wheatfield Elmer Snarr Jane Lebanon Church Elsie Leight Melvin Brown Winchester Susan Carter Mr. Fielding Williams Spencer Carter Poche Carter

Passing Through Doors Etiquette Question and Answers

A man should say May I pass please and wait for movement. The napkin should lie by the plate after a meal, not back in the ring. A woman should wear gloves on the street or carry them in her hand.

Last Mayflower passenger Mary Allerton dies in 1699

The text notes that Mary Allerton, daughter of Isaac Allerton, who died in 1699, was the final survivor among the Mayflower passengers. It contrasts general acquaintance with true companionship and inner character.

Mary Allerton Isaac Allerton

Daily Cross Word Puzzle 1 Food fish 27 Adolt 5

Puzzle clues challenge solvers with a mixed set of across and down hints. Answers reference foods metals and common words, distributed by King Features Syndicate.

Daily Cross King Features Syndicate, Inc

Child Labor Declines Sharply in U S Manufacturing

The share of workers under 16 in American manufacturing fell to under five per thousand, down from nine per thousand in 1930 and 29 in 1904. Puerto Rico’s unemployment cut its purchases of rice and beans from the mainland to 268 million pounds last year, reflecting labor conditions.

America Puerto Rico United States

Card of Thanks for H. H. Jenkins Family

The family thanks friends and neighbors for sympathy cars and floral tributes shown after their bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Jenkins express gratitude for support.

H. H. Jenkins

Rainfall Averages For 1913-38 Period

Present and Past Rainfall Precipitation 24 hours ending a. m. None September to date 1.40 ins Year to date 34.91 ins Average precipitation in inches per month based on 26 year period 1913 38 is as follows Jam 2.53 Feb 1.98 March 2.94 April 3.20 May 3.64 June 3.58 July 3.34 Aug 3.68 Sept 2.36 Oct 3.13 Nov 2.32 Dec 2.40 Average annual rainfall past 26 years 35.09 inches Statistics provided through courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.

Winchester Research Laboratory

Do Bees Drink Water Says Bureau of Enology

The Bureau of Enology states that honey bees drink water. They swallow only a limited amount for their own use, while most water is carried back to the hive in their honey sacs for the young.

Bureau of Enology

Barbara Bell Pattern 1779 B for multiple sizes

The Barbara Bell pattern 1779 B covers sizes 34 through 48. For size 36 the fabric requirement is 4 percent yards of 39 inch material with long sleeves and collar, or 4 1/3 yards without nap for short sleeves and no collar.

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