A Hott to Wed Probasco in Charleston Engagement
Miss Eleanor L. Probasco of Charleston West Virginia will wed Horace A. Hott formerly of Winchester. Engagement announced by her parents at 14 Delaware avenue Charleston. The wedding set for 3 30 p m Tuesday October 29 at the bride and groom attend by C D Alderman sister of the bride. Best man Benjamin F Davis of Baltimore. Bridal music by Mrs Mathew Lee. Probasco a Charleston High School graduate attended Ohio Wesleyan and Ohio State universities with sorority ties. Hott earned a Bachelor of Science from Virginia Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Hott
Probasco
Eleanor L. Probasco
Charleston
W. Va
Horace A. Hott
Winchester
E. R. Probasco
Delaware Avenue
C. D. Alderman
Washington, D. C
Benjamin F. Davis
Baltimore
Mathew Lee
Miss Probasco
Charleston High School
Ohio Wesleyan
Ohio State Universities
Delta Gamma Sorority
Charleston School of Coree
Men of Alpha Iota
Mr. Hott
Virginia Poly
Miss Heloise Matthews Engaged for Private Beauty Consult
Brooks' Pharmacy announces Miss Heloise Matthews will provide private 45 minute beauty consultations the week of October 21 with only 10 appointments each day. Phone 766 to arrange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heloise Matthews
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Social and Personal Notes For Winchester Area
Social and personal items include weddings births and meetings. Highlights mention Mr Hott and his bride planning residence in Kanawha Village Charleston after a wedding trip, and Mr and Mrs E A Roof welcoming a daughter at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Also reported are local club meetings and residents traveling for church events and synod activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Roof
Elgin A. Roof
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Roof
The
Northern Virginia Poker Co
Miscellaneous Shower Honors Mr and Mrs Boyd Unger Jr
Mr and Mrs Ray Boyce hosted a miscellaneous shower Thursday evening at their Acorn Heights home in honor of Mr and Mrs Boyd Unger Jr. Guests included Mildred and Dorothy Snyder Kathryn Unger Frances Adams Nancy Funkhouser John Perry Nail Jacob Strobridge Fred Linden Carroll Unger Vernor Unger Blair Funkhouser George Cochran Melvin Miller Joseph Pent Mrs Boyd Unger Sr and Mrs Layton Stockdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Unger
Ray Boyce
Acorn Heights
Mildred
Dorothy Snyder
Kathryn Unger
Frances Adams
Nancy Funkhouser
John Perry Nail
Jacob Strobridge
Fred Linden
Carroll and
Vernor Unger
Blair Funkhouser
George Cochran
Melvin Miller
Joseph Pent
Layton Stockdale
Social and Family News From Berryville and Nearby
Mrs Roy E Potts hosts a miscellaneous shower for Miss Sue Ellen Brown in Berryville with a buffet supper and many gifts. Visitors include Mrs Isabelle Thomas from New York who spent ten days with the Carpers. various relatives and friends gathering in Berryville, Winchester, and nearby towns. Notable mentions: Mr J O Kilmartin returns from Puerto Rico project work with the U S Geological Survey and prior Clarke Frederick county mapping duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Potts
Maurice Wisecarver
Potts
Berryville
Sue Ellen Brown
Edward Bailey
Isabelle Thomas
R. N
New York City
W. 8. Carper
Carpers
J. Martin Carper
Nancy Lou
Richmond
J. O. Kilmartin
Puerto Rico
U. S
Winchester
Clarke County
Kilmartin
U. S. Geological Survey
Clarke
Frederick Counties
Miss Bowman Heads to Harrisonburg for Turkey Festival
Miss Mary Bowman leaves for Harrisonburg Virginia to visit Miss Colleen Falk and attend the Turkey festival held there today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bowman
Harrisonburg
Colleen Falk
Etiquette Q Abridged: Joining a Bridge Club and Gift Customs
A reader asks if a woman may hint to join a bridge club. the answer is to host a small bridge party inviting 2 3 members. Another query asks about serving two forms of the same food. the guidance says do not. Finally, gifting to best man and ushers is customary.
Women’s temperance union delegates leave for state meeting
Mrs. H. B. Garber and Mrs. Jesse F. Bly depart for Petersburg to represent the Fort Loudoun branch at the Virginia WCTU annual convention. The event opens tomorrow and runs for several days. Also, Fort Loudoun DAR members attended a dedication tea at Gadsby’s Tavern in Alexandria, Virginia, yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. U
H. B. Garber
Jesse F. Bly
Petersburg
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Virginia
Fort Loudoun
Daughters of the American Revolution
Gadsby’s Tavern
Alexandria, Va
Yester
Exercise to tighten the waistline and fluff the hair
The column urges readers to reduce fat by floor and toe exercises targeting the waist hips and thighs. It acknowledge initial clumsiness but promises rapid improvement with persistence. It also advises styling the hair with vigorous scalp friction and playful lifting to refresh the look.
St Joan's Guild Exhibit Plans At Christ Church
St Joan's Guild of Christ Episcopal Church plans "Things With a History" exhibit Thursday October 17 at the Episcopal Church House. Open 4 6 and 7 9 pm with a silver offering. public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joan's Guild
St. Joan's Guild of
Christ Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church House
Thorpe urges more field goals in modern football
Jim Thorpe, former Carlisle Indian All American, told a Philadelphia luncheon club he wants more field goals in present day football. He recalled urging UCLA coach Babe Horrell last year to let him teach kickers, and said UCLA missed Rose Bowl selection by a narrow margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Jim Thorpe
Babe Horrell
Jewelry Linked to Magda Lupescu Dug Up in Romania
police seized jewels owned by Magda Lupescu friend of former King Carol II and found more than 10000 in romanian lei and 375 bottles of champagne buried in the gardens of Lupescu's brothers. The brothers were arrested in Bucharest amid the exile of the king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Magda Lupescu
Carol II of
Rumania
Romania
Madame Lupescu
Fugitives From Devil's Island Seek Free French enlistment
Four fugitives from Devil's Island arrive in Virgin Islands in a 30 foot boat bound for Canada to join the Free French army. Authorities detain three Frenchmen and a Spaniard as they await Washington instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Virgin Islands
Devil’s Island
Canada
Washington
Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
French Guiana
Georgetown
British Guiana
Miami
Fla
Rites Held for Miss Lillie Crum at 138 Amherst
Final rites were held at 4 p m at the residence 138 Amherst street for Miss Lillie Crum 73 who died after a long illness Wednesday night at 8 40 o clock The Rev Ronald Wilson of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church officiated Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery Pallbearers were Frank B Crawford Robert Smith Edmund Lupton Dr Ellsworth Johnson Dr A D Henkel Dr B B Dutton R Bruce Slonaker and Clifford D Grim
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst Street
Lillie Crum
Ronald Wilson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Miss Crum
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Frank B. Crawford
Robert Smith
Edmund Lupton
Ellsworth Johnson
A. D
London Thunderstorm Drives Londoners Into Shelters
Sirens triggered in London as explosions were heard, sending thousands to air raid shelters during a brief thunderstorm. Bomb-wearied residents forgot the sound of true thunder, mistaking it for air raid activity in a wartime city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chiang Defiant On Anniversary In China
Chiang Kai-shek marked the twenty-ninth anniversary of the Chinese Republic with a defiant message to the Chinese people. He warned that China is nearing the final stage of resistance against Japan and warned against Germany and Italy aiding Japan in a quick China campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuneging
China
Chiang Kai- Shek
Japan
Germany
Italy
Public Auction of Frederick County Orchard Land and Buildings
Public sale of 333% acres in Frederick County near White Hall with 200 acres orchard land bearing York apples and other varieties, four houses, a bank barn, packing house and water facilities. Sale set for 11:00 A M November 2 1940 in Winchester front of the County Court House. Terms: one third cash, balance in two equal yearly payments with 6 percent interest, secured by deed of trust and insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hiett
Circuit Court
Frederick
Virginia
Farmers & Merchants National Bank of
Winchester
W. Effie M. Hiett
Frederick County
Himelright, Robinson
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Huntsberry
RED Cross
Rachel Hodges
A. B
R. Y. Conrad Post
Allen Gray
Herman Lee
8. L. Flickinger
Centenary Church
Potomac Synod
Concordia Church
Llewellyn Jackson
Morgan Street
Mable Parsons
Glen Carlyn
Walter McCauley
Frederick, Md
Ernest Weldon
Wilmington, del
William S. Wheatley
Billy Taylor
Joseph Taylor
North Kent Street
John’ Brill
West Virginia
Lynn Collins
Emory Roberts
Martinsburg
Ernest Collins
Orville Peters
Violet Peters
Ada Benner
Paul Rush
Clearbrook
Robert Brill
Carson Whitacre
Donald Gilpin
Colorado
Jack Symington
Gilpin
Henry B. Gilpin
South Washington Street
L. M. Allen
Kenneth Gilpin
Scaleby
Boyce
Eleanor Flood
R. E. Byrd
Reginald Duvall
City
Russell Kaplan
Swimley
Frederick Fair
Kelly Springfields
Duncan Bros
Millwood Ave
Helen Follett
Ida Lupino
Seaton Gs. Eliebe
Pifer Company
N. Loudson St
Mary E. Robinson
J. Howard Cather
William T. Colbert
William M. Richards
Gordon Mackie
George R. Slater
J. Henry Moling, Jr
C. Vernon Eddy
Harry Strider
William Davis
American Legion
Lewis Hyde
Hunter McGuire
Nelson Page
Joseph Massie
Harry K. Russell
J. Victor Arthur
John M. Steck, Sr
Heli
Callander
Karl Boy-Ed
Devil Islanders
Freeman
Lovett Bros
Chiang
H. R. Kern, JR
Dunn & Duvall
Logan Clendening
America
the Commercial & Savings Ba
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Colonial Beauty
E. Piccadilly St
Radio- Es
Philco
Anderson
E. Boscawen
Haldeman’s Creamery
Underwood
Doug
Underwood’s Bakery
Loudoun St
Roder Offic
Boscawen St
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