Excertus On Captain Cook At Century Club Meeting
Mrs. Massey presented a detailed paper on Captain Cook at the Century Club fall meeting at Mrs. Melvin Green's home. The account covers Cook's rise from humble origins to famed navigator, his voyages, discoveries in Australia New Zealand and Hawaii, and his role in fighting scurvy. It notes his death in Hawaii and the myth about his remains, and adds a footnote about an ancestor's journal excerpt. Brooklyn engagement announces Eleanor Veronica McCaughan to Charles E. McCormack with ceremony set for November 6 at St Francis of Assissi Church.
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Excertus
Massey
Century Club
Cook
W. P. Massey
Melvin Green
Capt. Cook
British Empire
England
Canada
St. Lawrence
Pacific
Europe
Lord Sandwich
Richard E. Byrd
Australia
New Zealand
Hawaiian Islands
Brooklyn
Charles E. McCormack Jr
John S. McCaughan
N. Y
Eleanor Veronica McCaughan
Charles E. McCormack
West Monmouth Street
Thomas McCormack
Mr. McCormack
Handley
O'Sullivan Rubber Co
West Cork Street
Elizabeth Swimley Weds Melvin Finnegan in Fredericksburg Church
Miss Elizabeth Sherwood Swimley daughter of Ross Swimley and the late Elsie Swimley became the bride of Melvin Charles Finnegan Tuesday afternoon at The First Presbyterian Church in Fredericksburg Virginia. The groom son of Mr and Mrs Philip Finnegan of Tyrone Pennsylvania is a former Washington Post distributing manager now Philadelphia Victor Brewing Co branch manager. The ceremony was by Rev R V Lancaster with Chester Finnegan serving as best man. The couple will reside in Philadelphia after October 25 at The West over Court apartment.
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First Presbyterian
Chester N. Finnegan
Altoona
R. V. Lancaster
Handley High School
Winchester
Finnegan
Philip James Finnegan
Tyrone
Washington Post
Philadelphia
Victor Brewing Co
Pittsburgh
Swimley
Westover Court
Miss Frances Armel Weds Alfred B Hummer in April
Announcement from Mr and Mrs L E Armel of South Cameron Street notes the marriage of Miss Frances Armel to Alfred B Hummer of Millwood Virginia. The ceremony occurred April 27 1938 in Hagerstown Maryland with Rev C W Huddle officiating. Mrs Hummer graduates Handley High School 1937 and works as a local telephone operator. The groom son of Mrs Mary Hummer is a painter and they reside in Millwood.
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Frances Armel
Hummer
L. E. Armel
South Cameron Street
Alfred B. Hummer
Millwood
Hagerstown
C. W. Huddle
Zion Lutheran Church
Handley High School
Mary Hummer
Garden Club Tour Visits Dumbarton Oaks in Georgetown
Twenty three members from the Winchester and Glarke County Garden Club visited Dumbarton Oaks in Georgetown yesterday to tour its gardens and outdoor features. They later met for tea at Mrs Henry Bryarley in Chevy Chase. The Girl Scout Leaders Association held a surprise engagement shower for Miss Edith Cornwell after a business session.
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Garden Club
Dumbarton Oaks
Georgetown
Winchester and Glarke County Garden Club
Pumvarvon Oaks
Diol
Clay caeGrange
Caroline Hunter
Lewis Tiyde
Preu Uialze
Kenneth Gilpin
Edward Jenkins
Abed Kerfoot
Carl Massey
W. #. Maseey
Keen Massey
Nelson Rage
James &. Hearnon
Luis
John Richardson
Ikk. Russell
Girl Scout Leaders Association
Mary Katherine Aulick
Edith Cornwell
Birthday party honors R Llewellyn Sheets at Morris home
A birthday supper for R Llewellyn Sheets took place Monday night at 14 South Kent street hosted by Mr and Mrs Grover B Morris. Attendees included local residents and guests from Success Virginia and Goose Creek with Edna Sirbaugh set to wed Helmer Christensen in Onslow Sweden later this year. The Hillyards welcome a son born yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital with Mrs Eva Cave as former name.
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R. Llewellyn Sheets
Grover B. Morris
South Kent Street
Robert Curry
Success
Ralph Rinker
Margaret Welsh
Ralph Welsh
Harvey Sonner
Turkey Knob
Ralph W. Welsh
Goose Creek
Chalmers Green
Stephens City
Fred Wehrieh
Dorothy Wehrhiem
Robert Bradley
Crystal Wehrhiem
Nain
Charles Morrison
Jean Willey
Minerva Morrison
Willard Waters
Raymond Morrison
Palmer Sheets
Junior Morrison
Richard Sheetz
Edna Sirbaugh
Helmer Christensen
J. L. Sirbaugh
Onslow
Sweden
Fort Worth
Texas
Christensen
Galveston
Modern Etiquette Questions From Roberta Lee Column
Q and A on letter addressing for girls and chaperones. A bride may exchange duplicates. Notices list several social visits and travel in Winchester and Clarke county with names and places in Virginia and Maryland.
Probe Race News Hearing Probes Pennsylvania Wires
In Harrisburg the Public Utility Commission opened a hearing into Pennsylvania horse race news distribution. Two telephone company officials were summoned to testify about leased race wires.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission
Boston Soldier Acquitted in Maryland Murder Case
John F. Malloy aged 19 from Boston was acquitted in Cumberland Maryland by a Circuit Court jury of the September 7 fatal stabbing of Frank Edwards an elderly vagrant. Malloy’s attorney Estel C Kelley argued self defense.
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Cumberland
John F. Malloy
Boston
U. S. Army
Frank Edwards
Malloy
Estel C. Kelley
Frederick church women elect new president at meeting
Frederick council federated church women chose Mrs. Ralph E. Shober wife of the Church of the Brethren pastor as president at the annual gathering. Mrs. Amos John Traver wife of the Lutheran pastor served as retiring president.
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Frederick
Federated Church Women
Ralph E. Shober
Church of the Brethren
Amos John Traver
Lutheran Church
Virginia students hold weekly open forum in Madison Hall
In Charlottesville on October 20 students from the University of Virginia convene an open Sunday forum in Madison Hall led by Samuel K. C. Kopper a second year law student from Madison New Jersey.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Madison Hall
Samuel K. C. Kopper
Madison, N. J
Department of Law
Broiled Eggplant Marinade Change for Dinner
A suggestion to vary eggplant dishes by marinating slices in French dressing for fifteen minutes before broiling. Drain and cook until tender, offering a simple alternate method for those tired of the usual preparation.
How to toast coconut for dessert toppings
Spread coconut in a thin layer on a pan and broil or bake at 400 degrees F. Toast until golden brown, stirring often to prevent burning. Toasted coconut adds a rich flavor and can top frostings, desserts, puddings, ice cream, and candies.
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