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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1939
Page
8
In Winchester Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Bailey entertain. Mr. C. W. Lamp has been ill with a severe cold. Little Miss Susan Olivia Snider spent the weekend with her grandmother Mrs. Ollie Lodge.
Miss Nancy Boyles visits grandmother Mrs Hannah Boyles in Winchester. Sunday guests at Mr and Mrs Hunter Strawbridge include Russell McCormick and Dale, Mildred Young, and Edgar Lynn of Martinsburg. Ann Brown visits Freda Tusing. Brucetown church supper attendees include Strother, McKee, Irene Browne, and Thurman Carr. The Anderson group share Sunday evening with Libby.
Brucetown Virginia March 30 members of the Brucetown church express thanks for help in a successful supper. Visitors include Janny Allamong of Stephenson visiting sister Mrs. Jessie Snapp. Local calls from Martinsburg and Winchester residents noted. Mrs. Snapp recovering at home after illness.
Mrs. Stewart Castleman and children visited relatives in Winchester. Goldie Faulder of Hagerstown Md. visited her parents in Chambersville. Scott Hawkins visited his daughter in Winchester. George Rosier and family spent time with W W Brewer’s family near Mt Williams. Loring Ritter and son from Kernstown visited Mrs P H Ritter. F C Boyce spent a day with daughter Laton Fogal near Winchester. Guests of Raymond Bradfield included G L Rosier and two children, W W Brewer, Carson Allamont and Maynard Brewer.
Local residents from Brush Creek Va visit Winchester for shopping and social calls. Names include A H Lamp Myrt le Dailey Lucille Dailey and families of Kerns Whitacre DeHaven and Dailey. A rain shower refreshed grain and grass.
Miss Hannah Walters from Brunswick Md visits Middletown and rekindles old friendships. Hyattsville Md residents Mr and Mrs William Weirich vacationed with Franks family. William Headley and daughter Virginia ill but improving. Local visits include the Willeys of Strasburg and the Everlys of Winchester. Mrs Jessie Reely ill at home near town. Junior Headley ill but improving. Eczema afflicts Mrs D H Gienn. Also new paling fences seen at Walter McCaule and Miss Wright homes.
An anxious reader asks how a woman with a troubled past can convince a fiancé she is worthy of marriage. Chatfield counsels changing associations, living honestly, and letting the lover’s trust grow with time, noting that true virtue is evident without boastful claims.
The article notes Kathleen Snapp a third grade teacher at the local school has been ill with flu but resumed duties on Tuesday. Friends hope for a quick recovery as several students and staff also deal with illness lingering in the community.
Mt Falls Virginia notices list residents visiting relatives, studied at Handley High, or recovering from illness. Notables include Dewey Hulver family, Thelma Wilkins, Mary Tevalt, Mild illness improvements, and hospital care for Burseman Chapman and Mary Mellwee. Readers also report shoppers in Winchester and travels to Stephens City and Lampson.
Hollywood reports Clark Gable and Carole Lombard eloped in Kingman Arizona then returned to Bel Air after a 75 mile drive. The couple, planning a summer honeymoon amid film commitments, tied the knot with Rev. Kenneth Engle at First Methodist Church. Lombard, real name Jane Peters, had previous marriage to actor William Powell.
New York reports NBC arranging to broadcast Adolf Hitler’s voice again on Saturday. Announcement pending. Hitler speech from Wilhelmshaven will mark the launching of Germany’s newest battleship Von Tirpitz. Programs listed for Thursday and Friday include a mix of talks, music, and variety shows across NBC CBS networks.
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