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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1940

Page

6

Social and Personal News of Two Births and Meetings

Mr and Mrs Campbell of 324 Highland avenue announce the birth of a 9 1 2 pound daughter named Martha Lou on March 3 Mrs Campbell formerly Miss Bessie Clowser. Mr and Mrs Fauver of Mount Williams announce the birth of a daughter Lorenna Virginia on March 1 their second child. Mrs Fauver was formerly Miss Zelda Wallace of Mount Williams. Circle No 2 of Back Street Methodist Church meets tonight at 7 30 with Miss Mary Lou Steele leading hosted by Mrs F W Danley assisted by Mrs Charles Crisman. Mrs J W Rosenberger presents the study with special music by Misses Blanca and Ibba Danley.

Paul Campbell No. 324 Highland Avenue Martha Lou Campbell Bessie Clowser Guy Fauver Mount Williams Lorenna Virginia Fauver Zelda Wallace

Calendar of Braddock Street Church and local events

Schedule of meetings at Braddock Street Church including Circle No 2 with Mrs Danley and Friendly Girls Class with Mary Cooper. Friday luncheon of R Y Conrad Post at the hotel and meetings of Junior Board of Trade, Kernstown Young People with Douglas Itter, Life Begins At 16 play at Handley auditorium, and Margaret Collins Denny class quarterly meeting at Braddock Street Church.

Braddock Street F. W. Danley South Bradd Street Mary Cooper Amherst Street R. Y. Conrad Post American Legion

Carper Anniversary Observed as Illness Clouds Celebration

Forty years after their wedding at the Wright place near Old Salem Church Miss Jacquelin Trenary and W. A. Carper mark an anniversary in Berryville while Mrs. Carper, bedridden with flu, shows slow improvement after a three week illness. The couple, married in 1900, lived at the Wright place, then Berryville, where he later became night watchman at the Silk mill. They have four children and three grandchildren.

Jacquelin Trenary Carper Wright Place Old Salem Church Boyce Berryville Old Wright Place W. E. Henson Mozelle Carper J. Martin Carper Richmond Isabelle Thomas Bellevue Hospital New York City Marshall Carper Chicago

Dinner party in Winchester hosts Ballet Russe attendees

Miss Thomson entertained last night at her Miller street home with a small dinner party. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Post Mitchell Miss Agnes Mitchell Mr. Roland Mitchell of Millwood Va and Mr and Mrs Harry R Kern Jr Among Winchester attendees at the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance in Washington DC were Miss Dorothy Ewing Harold Brown and Frances and Helen Brown Miss Philomena Laren and Miss Ann Dunbar Williams.

Gretchen Thomson Miller Street Henry Post Mitchell Agnes Mitchell Roland Mitchell Millwood, Va Harry R. Kern Winchester Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Washington, D. C Dorothy Ewing Harold Brown Frances Helen Brown Philomena Laren Ann Dunbar Williams

Miss Patricia Hurley Plans Georgetown Doctor Wedding

Miss Patricia Hurley daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick A Hurley of Washington and Belmont Leesburg has completed wedding plans with Dr Henry Gwynn of Georgetown son of Dr and Mrs William C Gwynn of Washington The ceremony will be April 12 in the Belmont blue room at noon Dr Arthur A O Leary Georgetown University president will officiate Gwynn a Georgetown Medical School graduate 1933 co founder Fever Therapy Clinic Gallinger Hospital and Georgetown University Medical School faculty member.

Patricia Hurley Patrick A. Hurley Washington Dr. Gwynn Georgetown Medical School Gallinger Hospital Georgetown University Medical School

Marriage of Miss Gertrude Kremer to Wayne Hawkins

Announcement states Miss Gertrude Kremer daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Kremer of this county wed Wayne Hawkins son of Mr and Mrs Scott Hawkins of Winchester. The ceremony occurred Saturday February 3 at the parsonage of RevGeorge L Walters Methodist church. The groom works at the Virginia Woolen Co.

Gertrude Kremer Frank Kremer County Wayne Hawkins Scott. Hawkins Winchester George L. Walters Methodist Church Virginia Woolen Co

Modern Etiquette Answers and Local Social News

A mix of etiquette Q A guidance on dining and conversation followed by a long social column detailing local residents travel marriages and hospital notes. Names include Mrs Harry M Sartelle Alma Bean Heleni Avis Grimm Leslie C Cooper Mildred Catherine Pangle Clarence Raymond Glaize and others with multiple family connections.

Mrs. Grove Visits Sister in Charlottesville

Mrs Howard Grove of Winchester travels to Charlottesville Virginia to visit her sister Mrs Gordon Lindsey during her trip.

Mrs. Howard Grove Winchester Charlottesville, Va Gordon Lindsey

Mrs Harry K Russell and Virginia Russell Sail to New York

Mrs Harry K Russell and Miss Virginia Cover Russell left this morning for New York City where they will stay until Monday.

Harry K. Russell Virginia Cover Russell New York City

Miss McNeer and Samuel O Neal wed in Berryville ceremony

Miss Bessie Vickers McNeer of Middletown married Samuel Dennis O Neal of Vaucluse in a quiet noon ceremony at the Moore residence in Berryville. Rev. Julian Owen officiated. guests included close friends and relatives. Afterward, a wedding breakfast was served, and the couple planned a motor trip to Washington then south through Virginia.

Bessie Vickers McNeer Middletown Samuel Dennis O'Neal Vaucluse Will Moore Berryville Julian Owen Stephens City Headley V Nannie Gaver McNeer Bramwell and Huntington W. Va Marshall College Sweet Briar College Gunston Hall Washington O’neal

Global Elevation Variation Across Latitudes

The excerpt notes elevation differences by region: tropics about three miles high, the Rockies around two miles, the Alps about one and a third miles, dropping to sea level in the Frigid Zone where permanent snow can reach lowlands.

Tropics Rockies Alps

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Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Mrs. Fauver Mee Brooks’ Pharmacy Bluejacket Mrs. W Miss Thomson Ballet Russe Miss Hurley Cinerarias E. Piccadilly St Mr. Hawkins Harry M. Sartelle North Washington Street Florida Alma Bean Philadelphia Mrs. E. P. Bean South Stewart Street Heleni Avis Grimm Madison College Harrisonburg Gerrard Street Leslie C. Cooper J. Strother Sherman Berryville Avenue Mildred Pangle Mr. Glaize Lebanon Church Mildred Catherine Pangle W. A. Pangle Strasburg Clarence Raymond Glaize C. C. Glaize Parkway Avenue Lebanon Lutheran Church P. E. Shealy Charleston S. C Cypress Gardens Morningside Drive Glaize Cooper Merchandise and Oil Company Hunter Holmes McGuire Heber Flood A. C. Carson Riverton Memorial Hospital Muriel Brown Valley Avenue Miami, Fla Mrs. M.W. Brown Robert Underwood Mrs. J. Gray Beverley Shoreham Hotel D. W. Feltner E. L. Feltner Cumberland J. W. Shreck Feltner Jane Goff Margaret Byrd Oliver Iselin Middleburg Thomas B. Byrd Kentmere Detroit Mich Sidney Miller Miss Byrd Eleanor Flood Shoreham Lewis Hyde West Boscawen Street Brownie Sampsell Winchester Memorial Hospital Edward C. Sampsell Miss Sampsell J. J. Teets Lawrence Walsh Rose Lee Charles Linton Kenneth Whitmore Naomi Whitmore Gladys Whitmore Baltimore Pocahontas Red Ash W. B. Snider & Son Haldeman Out Front Royal Road Co. B. Smalts & Son Park Lane Mary S. Yeakley ST. Patrick’s Pifer Loudoun St Miss McNeer Mr. O'Neal N. Main St RED Cross Huntsberry Foot Fashion Headquarters The Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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