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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1940

Page

8

Miss Nancy Lee Coble Undergoes Emergency Operation

Miss Nancy Lee Coble daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Coble of Washington street underwent an emergency appendectomy at Winchester Memorial Hospital on Sunday evening her condition is reported satisfactory today.

Nancy Lee Coble Earl Clowser Winchester Memorial Hospital L. J. Flenner Handley High School Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Flenner Tony William Emmons Washington Berryville John Carlisle Ralph Richardson Rose Cottage Chicago

Evening club and theatre calendar item

Calendar notes list events for Tuesday and Wednesday including an Enterplan Club Study Group at Grace Lutheran Church an Winchester Rebekah Association meeting at Odd Fellows Hall a Little Theatre performance of The Night of Jan 16 at City Hall Court Room and a Kiwanis luncheon at the hotel.

Grace Lutheran Church Winchester Rebekah Association Odd Fellows Hall City Hall Court Room Kiwanis Club

Opening Night For Little Theatre Murder Drama

Winchester Little Theatre presents The Night of January 16 Tonight with four performances. Virginia Steck stars as Karen Andre supported by Ian Crawford MacCallum in a courtroom drama where jurors are drawn from the audience.

Little Theatre Winchester Little Theatre Corporation Court Karen Andre Douglas DuShane Bjorn Faulkner Catherine Beattie Alice McCarthy Roy Ryden Billy Bell Willie Mae Brumback Twentieth-Century Fox Film Corporation New York Fox Company Paramount Helen Ziegler Hollywood

Birth of a daughter in Sacramento to Mr and Mrs Ferguson

Congratulations go to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ferguson of Sacramento California on the May 19 birth of a daughter. Mr Ferguson works with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Several local residents and visitors are noted across Roanoke and nearby cities in weekend social rounds.

Thomas 8. Ferguson Sacramento Calif Ferguson Eliza B. Tucker Alfred Bland Tucker Dr. Tucker Berryville Federal Bureau of Investigation

Family Visits Span Virginia and West Virginia

Mr and Mrs Melvin Jenkins of near Winchester and Mr and Mrs Carson Miller with children William Willis and Violet Marie spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Charlie Sirbaugh of Capon Bridge WV. They also visited friends in High View VA that same night.

Melvin Jenkins Winchester Carson Miller William, Willis and Violet Marie Hayfield Charlie Sirbaugh Capon Bridge W. Va High View

Modern Etiquette Q&A on wedding fees and table manners

Roberta Lee answers readers on when the bridegroom should hand the minister the wedding fee via the best man, which fork hand to use for a bite, and the meaning of forget-me-nots. The guidance emphasizes privacy and practical etiquette.

New Girl Scout Meeting Room Opened in Chester

The Girl Scout council opened a renovated basement meeting room in Episcopal Church House with a reception by Mrs. W P Massey Winchester commissioner. Miss Charlotte Campbell accepted the gift as the space aims to boost Scouting activity and features lockers a small kitchen and a side entrance.

W. P. Massey Winchester Girl Scout Council

Euterpian Club Meeting and DAR Garden Tour Plans

The Euterpian Club Study Group invites the public to its regular meeting tonight at 8 in Grace Lutheran Church Sunday School rooms. Fort Loudoun Chapter DAR will hold its annual garden tour on May 28 starting at 1 PM from Berryville courthouse, visiting Scaleby, Fairfield, Audley, Carter Hall, and Tuleyries estates. transportation by request to Miss Mary Robinson or Mrs. John W. Rosenberger.

Teresa Genevieve Kershner H. R. Kershner Falling Waters W. Va Leo B. Parkinson Gilmer Parkinson Shepherdstown Church of the Sacred Heart M. J. Molloy Martinsburg Euterpian Club Grace Lutheran Church Fort Loudoun Daughters of the American Revolution Berryville Scaleby Kenneth Gilpin Fairfield John V. Richardson Audley Nellie Custis B. B. Jones Carter Hall Gerald B. Lambert Tuleyries Col. Bull Mary Robinson John W. Rosenberger

Kernstown Beats Miller School in Softball Blowout 17-5

Kernstown softball defeated Miller School 17 to 5 on Friday. Richard Grove homered for Kernstown. Through 17 games this season Kernstown has 10 wins. Key players include Buddy Stiness Richard Grove 2b Bob Lamp Charl Loy Wade Dunn Philip Bayliss Jesse Donald Ray White Raymond White Douglas Ritter Paul Anderson.

Kernstown Miller School Richard Grove Kernstown Lads Buddy Stiness Bob Lamp Charl Loy Wade Dunn Philip Bayliss Jesse Donald Ray White Raymond White Douglas Ritter Paul Anderson

Illness Fatal To Mr. Purtlebaugh

Death reported of Garbett Purtlebaugh at 8 o clock Monday in Grant County West Virginia. Funeral services set for Mount Olive at noon Wednesday in the family home parish church.

Mr. Purtlebaugh Garbett Purtlebaugh Grant County W. Va Mount Olive

Dinner Parties Highlight Clarke County Social Scene

Millwood social notes report Ralph Richardson entertaining in honor of Beverly Broun with guests from nearby families including Johnston Watkins Mitchell Barrett Huidekoper and Sommaripa. Other locals travel to Charlottesville and Roanoke while upcoming wedding of Mary Isham Randolph and James Edward Poindexter is announced.

Millwood Ralph Richardson Beverly Broun Gaylord Ewart Johnston William B. Watkins Henry P. Mitchell William Barrett McIntosh George Burwell Prescott Huidekoper Rosalind Huidekoper Percy Randolph Oa Sommaripa Joseph Wis Mary Isham Randolph Oscar DeWolfe Randolph Virginia Episcopal School Lynchburg James Edward Poindexter

Peach Crop Spotted Despite April Freeze Hits Georgia

The Georgia Crop Reporting Service predicts south Georgia peach shipments will surpass the short 1939 crop despite the April 13 freeze. Central and north Georgia suffer heavier damage with the northwest near complete failure. Carolinas and Arkansas show varied results with some hard hit areas and others balancing to last year’s harvest.

Athens South Georgia Georgia North Georgia Carolinas Arkansas South Carolina North Carolina

Berryville Social News Highlights Local Visits

Berryville residents host and visit relatives across Virginia and Maryland. W T Lewis returns from Richmond to stay with Miss Emily McCormick. Fifteen Berryville Girl Scouts travel to Washington D C with chaperones, visiting the Lincoln Memorial and other sites. A Berryville couple welcomes a son born at Winchester Memorial Hospital.

Berryvile Washington D. C Potomac River Rockwood Washington Girl Scouts Washington Maryland Lincoln Memorial Washington Monument Capitol Congressional Library Girl Scout Little House Glen Echo Floyd Dorsey Alma Carlisle Stella Moore Lillian Lambert Eleanor Locke Betty Locke Martha Jane Jones Jane Carter Nell Osborne Carter Betty Stough Rose Fletcher Dorothy Fletcher Betty Boswell Gay Levi Virginia Carson Owens Josephine Drury Ethel Mae Hereford Reba Clark Peggy Everhart

Retired professor Echols dies at 72 in New York

Col. Charles P. Echols 72 formerly taught mathematics at United States Military Academy West Point died in New York on May 21. He served as a professor of mathematics at the academy and held other noted posts in his career.

Walter Robinson Massanutten Military Academy Woodstock, Va North Loudoun Street New York Charles P. Echols United —Ee Academy West Point

Retired Officer Found Wounded Near Public Library Steps

A retired army officer was found bleeding at the foot of a stone stairway from the library promenade into Bryant Park, near Sixth Avenue and 42nd Street. The man was reportedly a robbery victim and was discovered on the rear of the Public Library premises.

A Son ‘Public Library Bryant Park Sixth Avenue 42Nd Street

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