Social And Personal Notes From South Washington Shower
Mrs. Austin Richards honored at a South Washington Street shower with fall flowers and gifts. Attending guests included Doris Turner Ruth Sheetz Lucille Sentindiver Fay Marker and others. Also updates on Miss Elizabeth Hall Shryock returning to Duke University and Miss Retta Amick's Washington trip and zoo visit. Local girls return to Teachers College and church devotionals led by Miss Viola Sargent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Preffitt
Hunter Maddox
Ralph Marker
Lula C. Sutphin
Gladys Wright
Elizabeth Hall Shryock
F. Amos
Greystone Terrace
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Shryock
Winchester
Boston
Retta Amick
North Cameron Street
Washington, D. C
D. R Gilman
Teachers’ College
Thelma Courtney
J. L. Courtney
Frederick County
Mator
State Teachers’ College
Farmville
Miss Sargent
Viola Sargent
Margaret Collins Denny
Braddock Street Methodist Church
John W. Rosenberger
F. W. Danley
Calendar of Legion and club meetings Friday
Friday events include 12 30 p m weekly luncheon of R Y Conrad Post American Legion at a hotel at 12 30 p m Local church group Onward and Upward Cross of Kernstown Methodist Church elect officers at 7 30 p m and a 8 p m regular meeting of the Woodmen of the World at Odd Fellows Hall all listed for the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Y. Conrad Post
Kernstown
Odd Fellows Hall
Refugees Benefit Fashion Show Opens New York Event
Models for Refugees modeling at a New York fashion show staged for the United States Committee for the Care of European Children. Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt Jr wears a grey Scotch worsted lounge suit with a mauve striped long divided skirt and hip length fitted jacket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Committee For the Care of
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Beta Sigma Phi Plans For Rushees
Beta Sigma Phi Virginia Epsilon Chapter holds its regular meeting with the ritual and minutes approved. Members discuss fall rushees and a guest speaker, plan a fall picnic, and arrange a possible Virginia State Convention representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Epsilon
Beta Sigma Phi
International Sorority
J. P. Lamp, Jr
Danville
Betty Starner
Kate Bradford
Ruth Solenberger
Rodney Sirbaugh
Ed Molden
George Snider
Jack Blackburn
William Glaize
E. P. Browning
Dorothy Robertson
Mae Burch
Richard Linaburg
Charles Lyles
Virginia Epsilon Chapter
Dorothy Rice
Girls' Athletic Association Honors Mrs Godfrey Zirkle
The Girls' Athletic Association held a tea at Tokes Inn to honor Mrs. Godfrey Zirkle, formerly Miss Anna Fay Sutphin, who received a rose silver pin. Attendees included LaVella Widmyer, Martha Grim, Frances Van Devanter, Madrid Heine, Ruth Sheetz, and other members with guest Mrs. Jane Mudd Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Athletic Association
Tokes’ Inn
Godfrey Zirkle
Anna Fay Sutphin
Zirkle
Rose Stieff
LaVella Widmyer
Martha Grim
Frances van Devanter
Madrid Heine
Ruth Sheetz
Frances Preffitt
Maddie Grove
Pauline Anderson
Margaret Sullivan
Kathryn Sullivan
Kathleen Spates
Doris Cunningham
Marguerite Baker
Ida Lycett
Carter May Tomney
Jennie Lind Cather
Bee Keeler
Martha Kerlin
Elsie Mae Gaunt
Mary Baker
Ella Bauserman
Edna Snider
Elizabeth Sager
Virginia Ann Shockey
Guest
Jane Mudd Richmond
Virginia Miller
Anna Fay Zirkle
Lucille Sencindiver
Notices for church and county need early submission
Church column notices must reach the Star by 4 PM the day before publication. County notices should arrive by 4 PM Thursday and city notices by 4 PM Friday. Also a medical tip explains ingrown facial hairs are caused by shaving too closely and advises stopping shaving to allow hairs to grow out.
British Miners To Get Increase
London reports a general wage rise for miners effective October 1 by the Mineworkers Federation. The increase, based on cost of living, adds five pence a day for adults and half that for boys, with the existing war wage advance higher than the peace-time scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mineworkers’ Federation
Population shifts eastward for first time in U S history
Preliminary census data show the population center moving east for the first time, likely several miles southeast of the 1930 position near Linton Indiana. Experts caution that exact coordinates will take months to fix as figures come in from most states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Union
Linton
Indiana
Your Health Read Dr Logan Clendening
A daily feature presents Dr Logan Clendening as a helpful and authoritative health source. The article outlines practical medical guidance and trusted tips for readers seeking clear, reliable health information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Clendening
Wake Up That Scalp and Hair Care Tips
A guide on scalp health and hair brushing routines to improve circulation, stimulate hair growth, and enhance appearance. It covers brushing technique, timing, and facial grooming tips, including eyebrow shaping and mascara for a refreshed look. It also mentions eye care practices like proper lighting and basic eye hygiene.
Etiquette Q and A on Guests and Weddings
A Q and A discussing manners. It says guests should not help themselves to candy without invitation, small weddings in a minister home may send wedding announcements, and applauding at theatre or opera is proper.
Riley Relinquishes Baton To J Doman To Start Air Study
Retiring musician Riley leaves Sunday for Chanute Field Illinois to begin aerial observer training. Jimmie Doman takes over the band with full charge of the orchestra. The Front Royal youth has played with the group for years and founded it six years ago, as the orchestra becomes Jimmie Doman and his orchestra starting Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mastro
Bob Riley
Chanute Field
Illinois
Jimmie Doman
Doman
Riley
Front Royal Youth
J. William Riley
Two Brooklyn Mobsters Convicted in Slaying for Contract
Two ex big shots in Brooklyn bullion cash syndicate Harry Strauss Pittsburgh Phil and Martin Goldstein Buggsy were found guilty of the contract killing of Irving Feinstein on Sept 4 1939. They strangled him soaked his body with gasoline and set it afire. No sentencing date set. District Attorney William O Dwyer had led the case as part of a sweep ending 83 unsolved killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Harry
Pittsburgh
Phil) Strauss
Martin
Buggsy) Goldstein
Irving Feinstein
William O’dwyer
Priests May Apply as Army Chaplains in Reserve Corps
Archbishop Curley announced in the Catholic Review that priests from the Baltimore and Washington archdioceses may apply for appointment in the Officers Reserve Corps. Applicants must be aged 25 to 41 and can be spared by their pastors to serve as Catholic chaplains in the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Michael J. Curley
Catholic Review
Washington
Volume Of F H A Insuring Announced
A report shows Federal Housing Administration insured volumes across Frederick Clarke and Winchester. Frederick totals include loans and property improvements. Clarke lists 13 individuals with insured loans. Winchester records property improvements and a mortgage package with a combined city volume nearing two hundred thousand dollars.
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Washington
Frederick County
Frederick
Clarke County
Winchester
DeHaven Will Leaves $300 to Anna Plank
The late Aaron De Haven's will is admitted to record in Corporation Court. It bequeaths $300 to Mrs. Anna E. Plank and directs the remainder of the estate to be equally divided among his nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron DeHaven
Corporation Court
Anna E. Plank
Fat and Winter Pattern Book offers 100 designs
The advertisement promotes a Fat and Winter Pattern Book with over 100 fashions for girls. It highlights easy to follow patterns with step by step sew charts for beginners. Prices listed include 15 cents for the pattern, 15 cents for the book, or 25 cents when ordered together.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Austin
Miss Shryock
Walter S. Watson
Lawreze* Armel
Sterling, Va
Mark A. Armel
Watson
Armel
Brooks
Stetson
Plawgins Jr
Margaret
Hodgson
American Legion
Mr. Loring G. Armel
Harrisburg, Pa
L. S. Haymaker
White Post
Tom Boyd
Dallas Fogle
Florida
A. F. Piitt
Donald
York, Pa
George H. Miller
Near Stephenson
Paul Rosenberger
New York City
Mrs
Paul Gayard
Mary Margaret Truitt
Walter Bosserman, Jr
Tennyson Avenue
Norfolk
Mr. Townsend Tubbs
Delaware
H. B. McCormac
Roy Ryden, Jr
Capt
Roy Ryden
Portsmouth, Va
John Heck
Baltimore, Md
Jane Bickers
Clearbrook
John Moyer
Tenth Legion
William Neel
National Avenue
Betty Riley
George Koch
Norfolk, Va
C. B. Smalts & Son
National Ave
H. L
C. P. Cablephote
John Lewis
Oxford Street
Pentice
Helen Follett
Loudoun St
Meet
Wellington
Huntsberry
Lovett Brothers
J. Doman
Olga Stoker Coal
W. B. Snider & Son
Cameron St
Sunshine Cleaners
East Piccadilly
leeSee
F. H. A. Insuring
DeHaven
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Beauty
Colonial Beauty
E. Piccadilly St
Barbara Bell
Winchester Paar
Station O
N. Y
Bize
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