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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1940

Page

8

Miss Alice Virginia North Marries Harold N Boyer in Fort Lincoln

Announcement of the marriage of Miss Alice Virginia North to Harold N Boyer took place at 7 o clock Tuesday evening July 2 at the Little Church Fort Lincoln Washington. The couple plans to reside in Washington after July 15 and held a reception in Arlington Va with about 75 guests.

John W. North Washington, D. C Alice Virginia North Harold N. Boyer Robert Boyer Newman, NL Fort Lincoln Washington Dale Crowey Isabelle North Miller North Handley High School This City Department of Agriculture Boyer F. C. Montgomery Arlington Verna Mae Boyer Newman, Iil C. Prank Grim E. Maurice Grim Ella Louise North Pei Louise North Winchest

Morison Covers Matrimonial Ventures With 26000 Policy

Patricia Morison Hollywood film star has secured a 26000 insurance policy with Lloyds of London to protect against any matrimonial venture and loss of work resulting from it. The coverage reflects concerns that marriage could interfere with her career.

Patricia Morison Lloyds of London

Social Notes Highlight Local Guests and Visits

Miss Genevieve Anderson of Pontotoc Mississippi arrives in Winchester to stay with Miss Jean Moling at her parents home. Several visitors from Virginia Maryland New York and Chicago are noted including Mrs Edward Moore in Miller Street and Miss Catherine Fordney of Chicago visiting Hamilton Virginia. John Weems returns from Baltimore as a guest at local residence.

Genevieve Anderson Pontotoc Winchester Jean Moling Miss Anderson Miss Moling Belhaven College Jackson Miss Edward Moore Miller Street Bertha Walter Baltimore J. M. Orndorff West Cork Street Jane Bickers Here Evelyn Montgomery Lewisburg W. Va Miss Montgomery Margaret Byrd Catherine Fordney Chicago Nelson Admiral Nelson Hamilton Fordney Cunt Hall School of Washing Esther Cunningham Scarsdale N. Y Shirley Carter Williams

Yowell Honored as Birthday Celebration Held

Sii Marie Yowell hosted at her Jackson avenue home on July 3 for her son Bobby s third birthday. Gifts were opened and a birthday cake centered the refreshment table. A parade of visitors and relatives from Kernstown Woodstock and Shenandoah Valley area enjoyed the gathering.

A. Yowell Sii Marie Yowell Jackson Avenue Bobby

Bethany Circle Plans Monday Church Meeting

Bethany Circle of the Presbyterian Church will hold its regular monthly meeting in the Men's Bible classroom at 7 30 Monday night.

Winchester Golf Club McKinley Chapter George Washington Hotel Bethany Circle Presbyterian Church Madison Lodge East Boscawen Street McKinley Lodge Bethany Circle of the

Winchester group travels to Roanoke Island to see Lost Colony play

Mr and Mrs Irvan OConnell Mr and Mrs Ian C MacCallum Misses Aloise Brill Betty Ziegler and Edythe Ballard and Messrs Edward Williams Walter Massey and Fred Walsh all active members of the Winchester Little Theatre left last night for Roanoke Island North Carolina where they will attend a performance today of the play Lost Colony presented there.

Irvan O'Connell Ian C. MacCallum Aloise Brill Betty Ziegler Edythe Ballard Edward Williams Walter Massey Fred Walsh Winchester Little Theatre Roanoke Island N. C Lost Colony

Leesburg Spinsters Dance for Red Cross in Goose Creek

Invitations have been sent to Winchester and nearby residents for a Red Cross benefit dance organized by the Leesburg Spinsters of Loudoun County. The masquerade style event will be held at Goose Creek Tavern on Saturday July 20 from 10 pm to 2 am. A junior Endeavorers outing is set for Saturday at 4 pm with a weiner roast at Mrs. Edgar Nelsons on Cork Street extended.

Leesburg Red Cross Winchester Loudoun County Goose Creek Tavern Junior Endeavorers’ City Union Junior Christian Endeavor City Union Edgar Nelson Cork Street

Otterbein Guild Hosts Weiner Roast At Glass Thickets

Girls of the Otterbein Guild of the United Brethren Church held a weiner roast at Glass Thickets yesterday evening. Attendees included Louise Ensonaga, Doris Boyce, Louise Groves, Louise Brown, Rosalie Cather, Virginia Timbrook, Mrs. Lucius Bridges, Mrs. Pope, Robert Bridgers, and Lucius Bridgers. The Gainesboro Church Ladies' Aid Society met there Thursday night and planned a yard party for Saturday night July 13.

Otterbein Guild of the United Brethren Church Louise Ensogna Doris Boyce Louise Groves Louise Brown Rosalie Cather Virginia Timbrook Lucius Bridges Mrs. Pope Robert Bridgers Lucius Bridgers Ladies’ Aid Society Gainesboro

Funeral services held for James Riley Gochenour

Funeral services for James Riley Gochenour 82 were conducted at his residence near Baker West Virginia on Wednesday at 2 PM with interment in Lost River cemetery. Attending from Winchester were W H Golliday W N Gochenour and son Louise Golliday Ada Gochenour Pauline Haymaker Henry Grandstaff and Mrs Lewis Gruber. He was a native of Hardy county and died from complications after a fractured hip suffered three weeks earlier.

James Riley Gochenour Baker W. Va Lost River Winchester W. H. Golliday W. N. Gochenour Louise Golliday Ada Gochenour Pauline Haymaker Henry Grandstaff Lewis Gruber Stephenson Gochenour Hardy County

Clarke Historians To Take Pilgrimage

Clarke County Historical Society members will meet at the courthouse at 2 30 Monday afternoon for a tour of four southern county homes including Greenway Court Guilford Mt Zion and Farnley.

Berryville Clarke County Historical Society Greenway Court Lord Fairfax White Post Guilford Mt. Zion Farnley

Washington D C Observed Daylight Saving in 1918 1919

The city of Washington observed daylight saving during the periods when it was in effect by Act of Congress in 1918 and 1919.

Washington, D. C City of Washington Congress

See Yourself As You Do Others Beauty Advice Essay

A narrator urges a beauty minded young woman to observe other women to learn. It contrasts untidy and misbehaving manners with neat, disciplined habits. It promotes a morning cold shower, brisk towel friction, and makeup restraint to achieve a sleek, confident look.

Modern Etiquette Q&A From Roberta Lee on Tables and Dress

A reader asks if a plain tablecloth can cover a table for a luncheon. The reply favors damask for breakfast and dinner and lace for lunch with lace centerpiece and matching place mats. A second question covers polite replies to compliments with a simple “Thank you.” A third asks if a street clothes wedding requires a hat, and the answer is yes.

Mrs Consolvo Heads to Beach and Visiting Guests Listed

Mrs Charles Consolvo will leave Sunday for Baltimore then Virginia Beach. Mrs Everard Meade visits Capt Earl Findley in Washington. Alexis Sommerson guests at Bellfield with Miss Molly Hayes and Mr Ward from Pittsburgh. Hellen Beatty returns from Pittsburgh with cousin Margaret and John Lowery. Mrs John Payne arrives from Long Island for Clarke stay. Benjamin Harrison hosted at Long Wood over the Fourth with Mr Fischer of Philadelphia. A R Dunning hosts George Corning of New York at Strasburg. Stacy Lloyd guests George Gallup of Princeton. Burwell Jacobs returns to Clarke from Perrysburg Ohio. Anne Meade hosts sister Mrs A B Bevan for dinner at Hotel Jack in Winchester. Summers guests include Ralph Richardson, Earl Boy-Ed and George Burwell.

Alexis Sommarspa Oberg Bellfield Molly Hayes Mr. Ward Pittsburgh Alexis Sommerson Ralph Richardson Gaylord Earl Boy-Ed George Burwell John Reginald Beardall Geoffrey Beardall Clermont Clarke County Beardall Frank L. Pinney Mary Ellen Pinney Long Beach Calif Washington Pinney U. S. Naval Academy Capt. i

Middletown Notes Highlight Local Visits and Illnesses

Middletown VA July 6 local notes list Mrs George Brill visiting Wardensville WV Miss Helen Hottel returns from Wilkinsburg PA Mrs Pitman of Charles Town WV visits Dr T A Williams in Main Street Others include Mr Clark Kline from Washington weekend visits Miss Elizabeth Larrick improves after hospital stay Joyce Brown recovers from measles and enjoys outing Elizabeth and Audrey McInturff Clara Perry Betty Lee Perry visit Martinsburg WV MaeGinn returns from Stephens City Gordon Keith hosts Baltimore visitors Earl Kline ill in Washington DC Dinner guests at Mrs Jessie Reeley include F Estes Kline Mildred Kline and Sadie Harries.

Middletown George Brill Wardensville W. Va Helen Hottel Laurie Jean Evans Wilkinsburg Pitman Charles Town T. A. Williams Main Street Clark Kline Washington Elizabeth la Dr. Pitman Jessie Reeley

Watkins Family Summer Plans Take Them to Maine

Berryville Virginia notes July plans as Mr. and Mrs. William Bell Watkins and daughter Virginia Stuart Watkins depart for a cottage in Northeast Harbor Maine for July and August. Debutante events, engagements and guests from Clarke County Virginia to Maryland and Washington are listed, with enrollments for Red Cross Nurse's Aid courses and summer visits shaping the social calendar.

Berryville William Bell Watkins Virginia Stuart Watkins Northeast Harbor Maine Watkins Carl Vaida Callender Virginia Watkins North Wales Club Warrenton Graham Dougherty Vaida Boy-Ed Neice Miss Watkins

Towson Guests at Airlie Home of Capt Williams

Capt Thomas H. Williams and his family visit Airlie as guests of his father Goodwin H. Williams in Towson Maryland. Other households report guests arriving at their homes.

Thomas H. Williams

Summer visitors listed at Mt Hebron and beyond

Mrs Tyson Dortch stays at Mt Hebron for the summer while Mrs Ryan Armistead of Philadelphia hosts guests. Sara Crown has her brother and sister in law Rice and Crown of Decatur. Edward aque, a Fountain Valley School faculty member, is among visitors. F L Ayler brings niece Gertrude Lewis of Culpeper. Mrs Charles Mercein of Milwaukee visits, daughter of Mrs Elizabeth Butler.

Tyson Dortch Mt. Hebron Ryan Armistead Philadel Sara B. Crown Rice Crown Decatur Smith Edward Aque Fountain Valley School For Boys Colorado F. L. Ayler Gertrude Lewis Culpeper

Mrs Merceti Takes Apartment in Cooley House

Mrs Merceti expects to remain in town with her other daughter Mrs H H Burks who has moved to an apartment in the D Cooley house on the south side.

H. H. Burks

Ayler Returns Home After Operation Recuperating

ee F. Ayler recently underwent an operation in the Senate Bidctorial Hospital and has returned home to slowly recuperate.

Ee F Ayler Senate

Bernard Jones Family Arrives for Clarke Summer Visit

Mr and Mrs Bernard B Jones from Washington and Virginia spend the season at Berryville Clarke county. The note records their arrival with a brief mention of Bernard Jones and Sramepees.

Bernard B. Jones Washington Virginia Clarke Hee Berryville Bernard Jones

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B Society Martha Babb Randolph-Macon College Lynchburg Methodist Market Street Church Miss Babb Methodist Ep Evleyn Weakley Kenzie Timbrook Young People’s Assembly Calvin Ritenoaur California Calvin Ritenour George Ritenour Stephens City Aero Industries Technical Institute of Los Angeles Ritenour Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Burbank Robert Glaize Stonewall Avenue Brooks’ Pharmacy Huntsberry Loudoun St J. A. Hotinger Paul Mrs P. J. Landis Norfolk, Va Jean Whitham Wayne Whitham Robin Rehobeth Adrian Brace Mayville Johns Long Island H. T. Cook North Braddock Street Warren Daugherty T. F. Hardesty Richmond A. C. Halvosa H. H. Jennings Betty Pierce Red Bank N. J Pelham Manor A. S. Pennypacker Merriman’s Lane Karl Boy-Ed Betty Drayton Joanne Edith Huntington Blue Ridge John Weems Winchester Studio of Music Braddock St Gladys the Pechiran Co Elisabeth Grim J. Norris Hering F. A J. C. McCarty Charles W. Barton Kernstown Niagara Falls Canada New York State Betty Lou Patricia Ann Barton Mr. C. W. Coffman Woodstock Roy Schmucker, Jr Roy Schmucker North Loudoun Street Miller and Rhoads June Sprinkel Shenandoah, Va Helen Avis Grim Leslie Polhamus, Jr Grimm Miss Sprinkel Madison College Harrisonburg Patsy Lewis Newville, Pa Robert Meisenhelter Philadelphia Shenandoah Valley Academy Susie Reid Marjorie Ann Reid Berryville Avenue Fauquier and Loudoun B. G. MclIlwee Little Theatre Gertrude Lawrence London New York Richard 8 Aldrichy Dennis Mass Cape Noel Coward Otterbein Guild Ladies’ Aid Mr. Gochenour Helen Follett Dolly Zenith Miles Music CO W. Boscawen St Roberta Lee Mrs. Consolvo Millwood Sue Charles Consolvo Virginia Beach Mrs. Everard K. Meade Capt Mrs. Earl N. Findley Hellen Beatty Margaret John Lowery John A. Payne Shan Hill Benjamin Harrison Long Wood Mr. Fischer A. R. Dunning Strasburg George Corning Stacy Lloyd George Gallup Princeton, N. J Burwell Jacobs Perrysburg Ohio George P. Greenhalgh, Jr Anné C. Meade Hotel Jack of Winchester A. B. Bevan Messrs Phil Tom Meade Underwood’s Underwood’s Bakery N. Loudoun St New England North Wales Maryland Carolyn Potter Dorsey Potter Clarksburg Charles Horner Potter Leo P. Wheat E. Lockie Eustaphieve Louisville John B. Neill Robert Browse Eustaphieve National Red Cross Mary O’pallon National Red Crosss Samuel Chew Williams Anne Cabell Williams Priday Ogdensburg Williams Miss Williams Au Sable Forks Chandler Smith Jean Smith W. Cabell Moore Aldrich Dudley Pearce Aor E. L. McCleland Horace Smithy Rose Hill Charles F. McGuire Charles Mercein Milwaukee, Wis Elizabeth Butler ORY Suevins Angets Cosy & Em Savings the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Pife Company Barbara Bell Winchester Evening Star Macloee Eiaa
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