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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1940
Page
7
A wedding in New York linked Molotov's kin to Dr. Martin E. Aronson a 26 year old New York University instructor and hospital dentist. The bride Gertrude R. Carp a student with Wellesley College transfers to the University remains part of the obituary style notice.
In Frederick County Virginia a petition will be filed June 28 1940 to transfer 4796.98 from the estate of Fred M Lemley to Elma K Lewley Administratrix City of Washington DC and to Lemleys Elmer K Lemley Annie M Lemley Administratives. Guardian ad Litem appointed under Virginia Code sections 5352 and 6354.
Question asks when MLB first played a Sunday game in Philadelphia. The garbled text hints at early schedule details and a loss on a date in the city, but the exact date is unclear.
Dewitt Mackenzie reports from Paris on the encircled Allied forces at Dunkirk and the German drive to close the trap. He describes the whirlpool of battle, the French counter moves, and the grim courage of troops as evacuations and fighting unfold along the Somme and coast.
A list of 36 barristers and 30 lawyers formerly with Clarke county bar was formally received by Judge Philip Williams in a special session in Berryville Virginia. Names include judges Richard Elliott Parker and Isaac Richardson Douglas with terms spanning 1836 to 1927 and attorneys admitted from 1836 through 1896.
Robert Lee Snodgrass 76 dean of druggists of Martinsburg West Virginia died at his home after a brief illness. He was a longtime pharmacist with 55 years in the trade and a noted Southern gentleman. Survived by a sister Emma Snodgrass of Martinsburg and predeceased by brother Capt William R Snodgrass. Funeral in Martinsburg tomorrow afternoon.
In Blacksburg Virginia on May 29 the home making program reports 1939 savings of 36455 by reusing discarded oak pieces and refurbished items. 684 families joined the project with 1176 pieces repaired and 6320 pieces remodeled including upholstery slip covers and chairs. Counts show county participation and new uses for old trays jugs lamps and more.
William Douglas Bromley the six year old son of Mr and Mrs Bromley of Clarke County was injured when the rear car door opened and he fell from the auto at Middletown. He sustained a jaw fracture and severe facial injuries and is a patient at Memorial Hospital, improving the day after the accident.
Grace Lutheran Church hosts a prayer service this evening with a speaker addressing Stewardship. A rehearsal follows the service. The item also recalls a historical note about circuses and lists the twelve fruits of the Holy Ghost.
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