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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1940

Page

6

Grace Lutheran Woman's Auxili ary Meeting at Mrs Grove Home

Calendar lists 7:30 p m Grace Lutheran Church Woman's Auxiliary at Mrs Howard Grove 123 W Peyton 8:00 p m Braddock Street Circle No 2 hosted by Mrs Laura Anderson 8:00 p m Brucetown Missionary Society meets at church 12:30 p m Legion Post weekly meeting and luncheon at hotel 7:30 p m W O W lodge to Odd Fellows Hall for weiner roast 6:00 p m Ladies Aid Congregational Christian Church at Mrs H F Nelson 12 Richard Avenue

Grace Lutheran Church Woman's Auxiliary Howard Grove W. Peyton Laura Anderson Braddock Street Brucetown Missionary Society R. Y. Conrad American Legion Post Odd Fellows Hall Weiner Ladies’ Aid of Congregational Christian Church H. F. Nelson Richard Avenue Carter Woman's Missionary Society of Best Methodist Church Edna Carter Inwood Congregational Christian Ladies Aid Ladies Aid Society Division 5

Operatic Star To Sing At Red Cross Benefit In Martinsburg

Susanne Fisher, Metropolitan Opera star, headlines a Martinsburg benefit concert for the Berkeley County American Red Cross War Relief. Evelyn Austin accompanies at Martinsburg High School auditorium at 6:15 pm with a varied program. Tickets are sold at local Red Cross offices.

Red Cross Martinsburg Susanne Fisher Metropolitan Opera Miss Fisher Berkeley County American Red Cross Evelyn Austin New York Felows

Virginia Cooper Weds John Sutton in Kernstown Church

Miss Virginia Estella Cooper daughter of Mr and Mrs G E Cooper and Mr John Luther Sutton son of Mr and Mrs L F Sutton were united in a ring ceremony at Kernstown Methodist Church yesterday at 10 am. Rev Homer Welsh officiated. The couple planned a wedding trip through northern states after the ceremony.

Clara Emily Jackson John N. Turner Washington, D. C Emanuel Lutheran Church Woodstock J. R. Derrick Turner Virginia Jackson William G. Jackson M. Turner J. W. Turner Broadway Washington Kernstown Methodist Church Virginia Estella Cooper G. E. Cooper Valley Avenue John Luther Sutton L. F. Sutton Fairmont Avenue Homer Welsh Dorothy Petrie Lillian Snyder Robert Sutton Handley High School Handley Thrift Auto Store Bernice Carper Hagerstown, Md

Birthday party for Joe Coverstone noted in Middletown

Mrs. Lacy Coverstone hosted a birthday party for her daughter Joe at their Middletown home. Four year old Nancy Jean Coverstone enjoyed games and refreshments. Many relatives and friends, including Betty Funk, Fay Ritenour, Kit Morse, and Margar et Jane Willey, sent presents. Various local residents were listed as visitors or traveling on business in the area.

Lacy Coverstone Joe Nancy Jean Coverstone James Willey Middletown Laurel Ann Muntzing Dickie McDonald Betty Funk Fay Ritenour Strasburg Kit Morse Bobby Kline Bobbie Earl Willey Don Wilkins Bobby Coverstone Earl Willey Susie Wilkins Lela Morse Boyd McDonald James Kline Margaret Jane Willey Randolph Larrick

Modern Etiquette Q A Guide to Friendly Gestures

A guide discusses showing friendship before a friend departs on vacation with thoughtful gifts or a small farewell party. It notes that true wit is quiet and modest, and offers etiquette on introductions such as a girl introducing her escort to another friend. Ruth Odum departs to Lakeland Florida after visiting Mary Margaret Cooper.

Ruth Odum Mary Margaret Cooper Lakeland Fla Stetson University

Church Circle To Meet With Mrs Glaize

Braddock Street Methodist Church groups hold meetings at 8 PM on upcoming evenings. Miss Bertha Kline leads Circle No 3 at Mrs John Glaizes home on Academy Street.

Father Witnesses Son's Drowning at Kenwood Beach

Samuel P. Lyle Jr. of Washington drowned at Kenwood Beach while his father watched from shore during a youth outing with Eldebrook Methodist Church group. The incident occurred yesterday in Maryland.

Kenwood Beach Samuel P. Lyle, Jr Washington Eldebrook Methodist Church

Clarke Residents Asked to Take English Refugee Children

Clarke County residents were receiving letters from a Clarke National Defense Council sub committee outlining steps to take English refugee children "for the duration" in Berryville Virginia. The plan includes housing one or more children and supporting a central home with multiple youngsters.

Berryville Clarke National Defense Council Ernest H. Williams Grace Episcopal Clarke

Mrs. Mary Catherine Cornwell Dies in Middletown

Mary Catherine Cornwell died after long illness at her son Charles L. Wright’s Middletown home after six years of invalidism. Born April 15, 1876 near Star Tannery, she was widow of Joseph B. Cornwell and previously married to Mr. Wright. Survivors include her son, two sisters Rebecca Lineburg and Sarah Evans of Fairmont WV, and three brothers Rudolph of Star Tannery, Toms Brook native J H Rudolph, and John W Rudolph of Baltimore. Services Saturday at Wright home and Grace Methodist Church, burial Mt. Carmel Cemetery.

Middletown Mary Catherine Cornwell Charles L. Wright Joseph B. Cornwell Star Tannery Wright Jacobs. Rudolph

Walking Between the Raindrops and Beauty Habits

A health oriented column extols outdoor activity and proper breathing as the best skin tonic. It touts posture deep breaths and a springing step for moist glowing skin while warning against overreliance on cosmetics. The piece prescribes brushing hair 100 strokes and applying a hot mineral wrap after perms for overall conditioning.

Mrs. Wm. Carter Opens Her Home In Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge notes guests and visits as Mrs. William Carter hosts at her summer home with travelers from Washington Detroit Philadelphia and Richmond. The list includes Mrs Selina Williams Miss Lloyd Williams Miss Anita Jones and Miss Virginia Watkins among others with several family and society connections noted.

William Carter Washington Selina Williams Lloyd Williams Virginia Watkins William B. Watkins Northeast Harbor Tepee Ranch Wyoming Williams. Powers Joshua Holmes Philadelphia Sally Holmes

Henry Ford Critiques Newspapers as Daily Up-to-the-Minute Educators

Henry Ford labels newspapers as pest educators stating they arrive daily and keep readers constantly updated. He criticizes the press for rapid, minute-by-minute news.

Rites Friday for Howard DeHaven

Friends and relatives will meet at the home of Clarence DeHaven in Gainesboro tomorrow morning at 10 o clock to accompany the funeral procession for 93 year old farmer Howard DeHaven who died yesterday. The Rev. Marish will officiate and interment will be in the adjoining cemetery.

Rinker Ernest Payne Route 11 Inwood Martinsburg W. Va A. R. Rinker Gainesboro Clarence DeHaven Howard

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