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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1939

Page

8

Calendar of Wednesday and Thursday Club Meetings

Calendar lists an Episcopal choir rehearsal, a Medical Association meeting at George Washington Hotel, Rotary and American Legion luncheons there, and a joint board dinner for Winchester Little Theatre at Open Door. The

Medical Association of the Valley of Virginia George Washington Hotel Rotary Club The American Legion R. Y. Conrad Post Old and New Board of Directors Winchester Little Theatre

Local WCTU to celebrate Frances Willard’s 100th birthday

Win branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union holds a special Friday 8 pm meeting at 423 West Cork Street to honor founder Frances Willard on her 100th birth anniversary. A Gor e area wedding of Miss Eula May Schneider and Mr Ira Kermit Foreman was performed last night by Rev Roy Schmucker.

Win Women's Christian Temperance Union Eula May Schneider Fred Schneider Gore Ira Kermit Foreman Harrison Foreman Roy Schmucker

Grand Visitation For oO E S Chapter in McKinley No 19

Eastern Star events include a grand visitation at McKinley Chapter 19 on the chapter floor of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank building at 8 pm Friday. A banquet precedes at 6:30 pm at the George Washington Hotel with several dignitaries and members attending. Visitors hosted at the Baker home over the weekend attended the event, and a 65th birthday dinner for C F Jenkins drew family and friends from Winchester Capon Road and nearby areas.

McKinley Order of the Eastern Star Farmers and Merchants National Bank George Washington Hotel Mark Turner Virginia State Grange Turner Herndon O. V. Carper Virginia Grange Carper McLean Larry Mannes Albert Fields Thurston Weaver Charlotte and Jean Baker Washington, D. C Virginia Brumback Lebanon Church J. H. Fisher R. H. Baker C. F. Jenkins Emerson J. Rohart James Mary John Paul Martha Winchester Frances McKeal Jacqueline Capon Road

Winchester Little Theatre Board to Meet Friday

The Winchester Little Theatre Board will meet at the Open Door for dinner and a joint session at 7 o clock on Friday evening. Members of the retiring and incoming boards will attend in Washington and nearby towns are mentioned in the social notes.

Little Theatre Board of Directors Winchester Little Theatre

Modern Etiquette: Introducing a Stranger Guest

In a social gathering the girl should have the host introduce her companion to the guests. A mother should extend invitations for a minor until she reaches age. The woman should not take her partner’s arm in the dining room. she walks beside him.

Social Notes Highlight Local Residents Travel and Visits

Mrs. Paul Rosenberger hosted a Tuesday bridge gathering at her South Stewart Street apartment. Visitors include Miss Katherine Harrison from Baltimore and Miss Nancy Iselin entering Sarah Lawrence College. Others host guests from Washington, Round Bay, Honolulu, and New Orleans with trips to New York and Charlottesville planned.

Frank Hack South Washington Street J. T. Engle Amherst Street Paul Rosenberger South Stewart Street Marilee Tullis New Orleans Winchester Gretchen Thomson Miller Street Miss Thomson Charlottesville Nancy Iselin Middleburg, Va Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, N. Y

Local society notes celebrate weddings travel and gatherings

Mrs. James Boyd and the late Mr. Boyd's daughter Evelyn Annie Boyd married Sept 23 to Ellsworth W. Beckman of New York and Front Royal. Beckman, a lifeguard at Recreation Park, studied electricity in Rochester. The couple will honeymoon north then reside here.

Evelyn Annie Boyd James Boyd Boyd Ellsworth W. Beckman New York Front Royal Beckman Recreation Park C. F. A. High School Corning N. Y Industry Rochester Warren Aeugh School Fashionette Ruby Carlos Ambrose Ambrose Mrs. Beckman

Local Social Events Highlight Visitors and A Weekend Gatherings

Mr and Mrs Frank Forsyth III host as Miss Lucy Massey of Hague Virginia and Miss Ellie Byrd Eastham of Lu ray visit. Mrs P B Eastham hosts weekend time with her daughter. Mr Alton Morrison held a stag party for George Vines ahead of his and Kathryn Sapinger marriage. Attendees included Paul Jones Briley Morrison Sammy Dunn Paul Shannon Earl Edmunds J C Keys and Landon Haley.

Frank Forsyth III Lucy Massey Hague Ellie Byrd Eastham of Luray P. B. Eastham Alton Morrison George Vines Kathryn Sapinger Messrs Paul Jones Briley Morrison Sammy Dunn Paul Shannon Earl Edmunds J. C. Keys Landon Haley

Front Royal Wedding Unites Turbeyfill and Corron in Front Royal

Miss Shirley Lockwood Turbeyfill of Kannapolis N C wed Mr Leary Corron of Front Royal on September 23 at the bride’s home. Rev Walter Goodman officiated in a ceremony attended by families and out of town guests. A buffet supper followed as the couple plan to reside in Front Royal after their honeymoon.

Front Royal Shirley Lockwood Turbeyfill Kannapolis N. C Leary Carron Otho Gillespie Turbeyfill Winfield Alexander Corron Corron Walter Goodman Cora Lee Propot D. McIver Jackson Emil Francis Willer Mrs. Corron

Dormant sprays best for rosy apple aphid control says Virginia expert

W S Hough of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station at Winchester reports that dormant and delayed dormant sprays for rosy apple aphids and scales are most effective in calm mild weather. He warns against windy spraying and low temperatures, notes oil emulsifier issues, and says cost per gallon is high but can control several pests in one spray. Sca le insects remain abundant in Virginia orchards.

Blacksburg W. S. Hough Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Winchester Hough Virginia

Dormant Citrus and Apple Scales Control Findings

Researchers report that scraping loose bark is needed to reach scales on infested trees. Dormant sprays with three percent petroleum oil plus 2.5 percent tar oil reduced rosy apple aphids and San Jose and cherry scales. Delayed dormant sprays with 2 to 2.2 percent oil and dinitro cyclo hexylphenol were effective for several scales, while four percent oil improved control of severe scurfy scale. lime sulfur shows varying effectiveness.

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Dental Group Pays Tribute To Dr Maphis

Shenandoah Valley Dental Association adopts a memorial for Dr Carl B Maphis of Strasburg at the Harrisonburg meeting held September 25 1939. The tribute notes his quarter century of practice including World War I service as a captain and his dedication to advancing the dental profession.

Carl Brudette Maphis Strasburg Shenandoah Valley Dental Association Harrisonburg Virginia C. B. Maphis Doctor Maphis Maphis Europe

Resolutions For Deceased Shenandoah Valley Dentist

The Shenandoah Valley Dental Association honors a late member active in the Virginia State Dental Association and the American Dental Association. He led the Northern Virginia Dental Study Club and served as a Sunday School teacher and board member in the Christian Church. The association expresses sympathy to his widow and asks for publication in Northern Virginia Daily and The Winchester Evening Star.

Tal Shenandoah Valley American Dental Association Virginia State Dental Association The American Dental Association Northern Virginia Dental Study Club Rotary American Legion Masonic Order Christian Church Shenandoah Valley Dental Association

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