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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1940

Page

8

Martinsburg Bride Weds in Washington Ceremony

Miss Kathryn Lee Livers daughter of Mrs W Clifford and the late Lee A Livers of Martinsburg West Virginia wed John Gordon Finley of Charlottesville Virginia. The ceremony occurred at 11 o clock Saturday October 6 at the Church of the Washington with Dr A R Birdie officiating.

Kathryn Lee Livers Finley Washington Winchester W. Clifford Lee A. Livers Martinsburg John Gordon Finley Tesville Washingto Charlott Co Church of the In Washington A. R. Birdie Finley North Seventh Street Arica Martinsburg High School Strayer’s Business College Washington Cooper Wire Engineering Corporation Fred Anderson North Loudoun Street W. W. Finley Charlottanville Clarendon Mary Lewis High School Charlottesville

Miss Heloise Matthews Offered for Private Beauty Consultations

Brooks' Pharmacy advertises Miss Heloise Matthews available for individual beauty problems with 45 minute private consultations. Week of Oct 21, only 10 appointments daily, phone 1766 to arrange.

Brooks’ Pharmacy

Social and Personal Week Agenda and Local Notices

Weekly Rotary lunch at the hotel followed by church and circle meetings. Friday includes R Y C Post luncheon and D A R chapter session. Local society notes cover weddings, injuries, travel, art, beauty show attendance, and Circle No 3 meeting plans at Mrs Dettra’s home. Girl Scout Council to meet Friday at Mrs Scully’s home.

Girl Scout Council John Scully South Stewart Street

Needlework Guild Meeting Postponed After Death of Miss Crum

The Needlework Guild of Winchester postpones tomorrows meeting at Mrs. Grover Roses home due to Miss Lil lie Crums death. The gathering moves to the following Thursday with Crums long service noted as treasurer and active member. Circle No 2 Braddock Street Church plans first yearly meeting of the new conference year with Miss Mary Lou Steele leading and officers to be elected.

Braddock Street Methodist Church C. C. Dettra West Cork Street H. H. Hildum Dettra W. O. Talbert Harley W. Adams M. E. Burchette James Burner L. Irvin Carper Philip Crisman A. T. DeMarzo Nellie R. Holland Charles M. Hurst Althea Johnson Bertha V. Kline W. W. McIntyre Susan Nicodemus Charlotte Nicodemus Harry Knight Lelia F. Pope F. N. Rundie J. O. Ritter Edgar Rush Lucille Sencindiver Wesley Shiley Linden Singhass C. Herbert Schutte Martin Wisecarver C. W. Dwyer Orene T. Fauver Aulick Gibbons Lillie Crum Needlework Guild Grover Rose Miss Crum Winchester Braddock Street Woman's Society of Christian Service Mary Lou Steele South Braddock Street Jesus John L. Glaize Goldie Affleck Olin Affleck Herman S. Barr Merlin Bly Harry W. Butler Bessie Caldwell I. W. Carper P. L. Carper Arbutus P. Carver Loryn Crabill Mary Anna Charles W. Lewis Grover C. Lewis Eva Lockhart Mary Glenn Lupton James Loy C. L. Mahoney Minnie March Frank Marston P. D. Miller H. A. Mooneyman Earl Newcome Russell Patton E. E. Peer Walter Shade Mae Shirey H. W. Shumaker Ruth Smith Mary Snider Sadie Snider D. N. Sprinkle H. B. Stine E. L. Stine Mary Ana Steele J. Ashby Sprint T. M Swann George Taylor Susie Taylor E. C. Tharpe H. L. Vance Victor Wheeler

Young British heroine Sonia Straw awarded George Cross

Sonia Vera Carlyle Straw, 19, gazed from her spotting post watching for German air raiders when she risked her life to aid others during a raid. She received the newly created George Cross, the civilian counterpart to the Victoria Cross, for bravery.

Sonia Vera Carlyle Straw

Beauty From The Dinner Table

A preacher extols food as a path to beauty noting Vitamin C in citrus and greens, calcium in milk, and juices for rebuilding health. Advice covers digestion, skin care with cocoa butter, elbow treatment, and flexible wrist exercises to improve grace and appearance.

Modern Etiquette Q and A on Hats Telephones and Manners

The article answers etiquette questions. Women should remove hats in moving pictures theaters unless the brim is very large. do not nag friends about unpleasant mannerisms to preserve friendship. saying Hello when answering a private telephone is proper and accepted.

Clarke Women To Hear Address By Retail Director

Clarke Women in Berryville Virginia will hear Gladys Gilmore, retail store adviser and personnel director, speak on sales strategy at 3 pm in the Hawthorne building. Gilmore heads the Gilmore Training Service in New York and has held roles at Abraham and Strauss and the National Retail Drygoods Association.

Clarke Berryville Woman's Club Gladys Gilmore Miss Gilmore Gilmore Training Service New York Smith College Prince School of Retailing Abraham and Strauss Brooklyn National Retail Drygoods Association Hawthorne

Junior Auxiliary Prepares Rummage Sale for 1940 41 Season

Members of the Junior Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital plan a rummage sale on Friday and Saturday Oct 18 and 19 at 124 South Loudoun Street. It is their first project of the 1940 41 season and public cooperation is urged.

Winchester Memorial Hospital South Loudoun Street

Parties This Week In Clarke For Miss Gilmore

Mrs J Tyson Dortch and Miss Virginia Page travel to Washington to meet Miss Gladys Chase Gilmore of New York who will speak to the Woman's Club of Clarke County in Hawthorne Library Thursday October 10. Gilmore will stay with Mrs Dortch who with Mrs Alfred M Kerfoot hosts a luncheon. Miss Rose MacDonald plans a tea after the meeting.

Berryville J. Tyson Dortch Virginia Page Washington Gladys Chase Gilmore New York Woman’s Club Clarke County Hawthorne Library Miss Gilmore Dortch Alfred M. Kerfoot Kerf

Publication notices deadline guidance for church and county alerts

Notices must reach the Star by 4 o clock the day before publication. County notices are due by 4 o'clock Thursday while city notices must arrive by 4 o'clock Friday to be guaranteed with church news.

Police Court Records From Paris Virginia Docket

John Scott charged with operating under the influence on Sept 22 fined 100 dollars plus costs with one month to serve 10 days and balance suspended. Execution stayed until Oct 25. Possession of illegal liquor 25 dollars and costs and one month suspended. Hilda Morris, Arthur Boyce charged with larceny from person three months and costs. Forrest B. Crews drunk 10.25 dollars. Everett M. Spence drunk and disorderly 15.25 dollars and costs. A sum taken from another man valued over 50 dollars. 35 dollars recovered. Boyce may appeal.

John Scott Paris Hilda Morris Sharp Street Arthur Boyce Highland Avenue Forrest B. Crews Fort Myer C. F. Meeks North Kent Everett M. Spence Wytheville Boyce

Mountain of Mystery Named for Unclimbed Peaks

The Mountain of Mystery in Zion National Park earned its name because many peaks remain unclimbed and likely never will be. Their summits display varied red tints that mystify pigment experts, making the label Mountain of Mystery fitting.

Iyeh Zion Park Mountain of Mystery Zion National Park

Illness Fatal To Mr Whitacre

Clarence Whitacre aged 61 of the Loom section Hampshire county West Virginia died yesterday at Memorial Hospital after a typhoid fever illness. The body was moved to Capon Bridge for burial preparation with funeral arrangements not yet available.

Mr. Whitacre Clarence Whitacre Hampshire County W. Va Capon Bridge

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