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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1940

Page

8

Ill Times Weekly Club Meetings

Social and personal notes list events for the week. Monday 6:00 p m I O O F meeting at East Bos cawen street hall. Tuesday 2 30 p m Lions Club luncheon at hotel 8:00 p m Winchester Rebekahs entertain Valley Association at Odd Fellows Hall. Wednesday 12:30 p m Kiwanis Club luncheon at hotel.

Hall East Boscawen Street Lions Club Winchester Rebekas Valley Association Odd Fellows Hall Kiwanis Club

Massie Gore Wedding Reported In Winchester Area

Miss Colleen Elizabeth Massie wed John Gore in a Friday ceremony at Morningside Drive church. The bride, daughter of Thomas W. Willee and Mrs. Willee of South Kent Street, wore blue and white. best man was Mr. Charles Gore. The couple’s backgrounds include Handley High School graduate Massie and farmer Gore.

Colleen Charles Gore Handley High School Winchester Knitting Mill Gore Market Street Methodist Church Herman McKay Madeline Costa Osceola Mills Joseph Wallace Tyrone Grover B. Morrison Raymond L. Sheetz The

Modern Etiquette Questions and Social Updates

Advice on refusing guests drinking and lateness, plus etiquette Q and A. Reports note Mr. and Mrs. Ryland Conner returning from the World's Fair in New York and weekend visits by Mr. Eugene Sheetz, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Palmer Sheetz, and Mr. Richard Wilson to Winchester and surrounding towns.

Ryland Conner New York Winchester Messrs Palmer Sheetz Richard Wilson Altoona

Braddock Street Circle No 4 to Meet

Braddock Street Circle No 4 of the Braddock Street Methodist Church planned a meeting at 8 p.m. in the Woman's Assembly Room of the Church School Building with Mrs D M Sprinkle as leader and a full attendance urged. Circle No 1 will meet with Mrs H Clay Manuel at her home 1607 Valley Avenue at 8 p.m. tomorrow.

Braddock Street Methodist Church D. M. Sprinkle H. C. Manuel H. Clay Manuel Valley Avenue

Winchester Rebekahs to entertain Shenandoah Valley group

The Winchester Rebekah lodge No. 21 hosts the Shenandoah Valley Association tomorrow night at Odd Fellows Hall. A short business session at 8 00 will precede a special program open to the public with members urged to attend and bring a friend.

Winchester Rebekahs Valley Group Winchester Rebekah Lodge No. 21 Shenandoah Valley Association Odd Fellows Hall

Diesel School To Be Opened Here

Diesel Engine School plans training at the George Washington Hotel with classes to educate young men in the Diesel method of power. J E Capps of the Richmond school notes rising popularity across railways buses ships tanks aircraft and marine equipment and invites inquiries via The Star.

J. E. Capps Diesel Engine School Richmond George Washington Hotel Diesel Engine School, Inc Care the Star

Rosa Minifield Dies After Illness at 66

Rosa Minifield colored, 66, of 35 Hart street, died Saturday at 5 pm from complications. Born October 7, 1874 in Jefferson county West Virginia, she was daughter of Jessie Berry and Josephine Berry. She was thrice married and survived by four sons Alfonse Cole and Francis Cole of West Virginia, Stanley Smith and Burl Minifield of Winchester, and daughter Elda Lee of Wash-

Rosa Lee Minifield Hart Street Jefferson County W. Va Jessie Berry Josephine Robinson Berry Alfonse Cole West Virginia Francis Cole Winchester Stanley Smith Burl Minifield Elda Lee Wash

Funeral Services Held for Free Baptist Church Member

The obituary notes a Free Baptist Church member will have funeral services at the church Tuesday at 3 PM conducted by the Rev. 8. S. Spriggs. The body rests at the residence until the service. Pallbearers are Laure Turner John Lavender Wesley Burke Floyd Finley Henderson Cook and William Quigley.

Laure Turner John Lavender Wesley Burke Floyd Finley Henderson Cook William Quigley

You Must Eat to be Beautiful

Health wise tips urge proper nourishment and rest to prevent premature wrinkles and pallor. Malnutrition and lack of sleep make skin dull and eyes tired while fatigue hampers work and nerves. Cosmetics help, but vitality backs them up. proper footwear care also prevents foot pains that reflect on the face.

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Service For Mr. Finnegan Held At Grace Lutheran

Funeral services for Melvin Finnegan were conducted Friday afternoon at Grace Lutheran Church with the Rev. Carl A. Honeycutt officiating. Readings included Gray's elegy and Tennyson, and musical selections featured Miss Helen Woore on the organ. Surviving are his wife Betty Swimley, daughter Betty Louise Finnegan, and his parents and siblings. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included Dr. J. E. Harris and others. attendees from distance listed relatives and friends from Tyrone, Altoona, Washington, Front Royal, Charles Town, Greensburg, and nearby towns.

Melvin Finnegan Grace Lutheran Church Carl A. Honeycutt Gray Tennyson Moon River Helen Woore Villa Lehar Serradell Kriesler Finnegan Winchester Betty Swimley Hom M. Swimley Betty Louise Finnegan Tyrone Philip J. Finnegan Chester N. Finnegan Altoona Wilbur D. Finnegan Washington, D. C Mount Hebron J. E. Harris Allen T. Hawthorne Eugene Adams Ralph A. Cain Harry Cain Henry Bush Lawrence L. Bell William Forney Betty Finegan I. G. Bierer Front Royal Garrett Bane Harry Swimley Charles Town W. Va Grace Turner Greensburg

Rites Held For Mrs. Mary Cornwell At Middletown

Final rites were conducted Saturday at 2:30 p.m. for Mrs. Mary Catharine Cornwell at Grace Methodist Church Middletown officiated by Rev J T Brown. Interment followed at Mount Carmel Cemetery with active pallbearers E Sperry T Sperry W Ever George Clark W Little. Honorary pallbearers included Odd Fellows C B Stickley O B Willey Frederick Kline Jr Modern Woodmen G W Borden H S Jones John Weirich.

Mary Catherine Cornwell C. L. Wright Middletown J. T. Brown Grace Methodist Church Frederick Kline Mount Camel Cemetery E. and T. W. Sperry W. A. Ever George Clark W. B. Little Wilbur C. Mowery C. B. Stickley O. B. Willey Frederick Kline, Jr G. W Borden H. S. Jones John Weirich

Carper Heirs Appoint May V Carper Administrator

On motion of Holmes H. Carper and Sara Carper Fisher heirs at law of the late John F. Carper who died here May 14 intestate May V Carper has been appointed administrator of the estate.

Holmes H. Carper Sara Carper Fisher John F. Carper May

Estate administratrix bonds and appraisers named

The administratrix qualified with an official bond of 21000 with Holmes H. Carper and Sara Carper as surety. On motion, William Kle Lee Whitacre Mr. McKinley James Lockhart and George Eagle were named as appraisers.

Holmes H. Carper Sara Carper William Kle Lee Whitacre Mr. McKinley James Lockhart George Eagle

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Colleen Elizabeth Massie John Gore Miss Costa Mr. Wallace Taylor Ritter East Cork Street Memorial Hospital J. W. Grove Charles B. Hess Grove Sumter, S. C C. B. Organ Rahamna Westerville Ohio B. F. Rinker Mid- Hiletown L. K. Dellinger Olivia Dellinger Atlantic City George Barnsley Headley One Washington, D Mrs Clyde Campbell Donnie South Florence V. Miller Julia Jinkins J. Hadley Jinkins Stone Harbour, N. J Albin Cadwallader Margaret Jane Portsmouth John 8. Scully Skyland Skyline Drive New York City Virginia Beach Scully Fenton Nelson R. B. Nelson Robert Clinton DeWitt, Sr Strasburg J. Thomas Kremer Jefferson Street Winchester Memorial Hospital Emory Larrick Buzzella Jackson Howard Taylor Ann Dick Ocean City Mollie Glass Baltimore, Md John ©. Heck Heck Virginia Baker W. W. McIntyre Harrisonburg Robert Jasper Allen Carpenter Williston Park N. Y Brady Largent Garden Club Old Fredericktown Lee Pannett Velma Pannett Marl Hannum Barbara Lou Hannum Harrisonburg, Va Arthur Olinger Spottswood Country Club R. Bruce Slonaker Nontreal N. C Presbyterian Church U. S John C. Woolfolk Ann Woolfolk Thomas Woolfolk Sumner Walters, Jr Williamsburg Jonedith Henry Cecil Street Billie Wyville Silver Springs Boyd G. Headley and Sons David, Boyd, Jr Stewart Cambridge, Md Brooks’ Pharmacy C. B. Smalts & Son Aspic and Span Starr Huntsberry Eugene Sheetz Grimm Bellwood, Pa G. B. Morrison South Kent Street Frank Sheetz West Boscawen Braddock Street Circle Diesel Rosa Minifield Underwood N. Loudoun St Henry Ford Ford Motor Company Anne McDonnell Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Southampton S. I Edsel Bryant Ford Grosse Pointe Mich Helen Follett Mr. Finnegan Miller's Miller’s Chas. Miller J. P. Lamb Esterbrook Ian Esterbrook Pifer C Company N. Loudoun &T Lux United Food Stores Styl-Eez Selby Riverton South Fork North Park Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Watson Koverflor John S. Solenberger & Co., Inc Barbara Bell Winchester Evening Star
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