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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1941

Page

8

Two Shawnee couples wed in quiet Montague church rites

Gloria Ward and Douglas Sirbaugh wed at the Montague Avenue Methodist parsonage with no attendants. They plan to live in the Bailey apartments on Loudoun street after a wedding trip. The accompanying notices report a postponed Wood-Bouzherty ceremony due to the groom’s illness and note hospital care for Mr. Wood in Wash...

Gloria Ward Douglas Sirbaugh Ray P. Curtis Shawme Avenue Douglas Sirmith Turney Sirbaugh Shawnee Avenue H. G. Ithis Montague Avenue Methodist Church Whitlock Avenue Bailey Apartments Loudoun Street

Miss Phyllis Whitmore Engaged At Braddock Street Tea

Mrs Mamie B Whitmore and daughters hosted a Sunday tea at the North Braddock Street home to announce Miss Phyllis Whitmore engagement to Randolph Marshall Gaunt of Boyce. About 60 guests attended from Winchester Arlington Boyce Louisiana and nearby areas. wedding planned for October at Braddock Street Methodist Church.

Mamie B. Whitmore Fred Morgan Ruth Julia Whitmore Phyllis Whitmore Randolph Marshall Gaunt Boyce Whitmore North Braddock Street Benjamin Belchie Winchester Braxton Strode Helen Lewis Washington Franklin Luxford Arlington Clyde Levi Retha Gaunt John Childress Louisiana T. M. Swann Braddock Street Methodist Church

Mrs. Stella Hinkle Announces Daughter Anita's Marriage

Mrs. Stella Hinkle announces the marriage of her daughter Anita to Mr. Jack Combs son of Ira N. Combs both of this city. They wed by Rev Wilson P Ard of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hagerstown Md on Monday afternoon. The bride wore a beige suit with brown accessories. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Don Combs of this city. Jack Combs is stationed at Camp Lee Va.

Stella ‘Hinkle Anita Jack Combs Ira N. Combs Wilson P. Ard Trinity Lutheran Church Hagerstown Don Combs Camp Lee

Allen Family Hosts Sendoff Dance for Son Enlisting

Mr. and Mrs. David H. Allen Sr hosted a small Saturday night dance in honor of their son David H. Allen Jr who left today for Roanoke to enter the army. Guests included Wesley Dean E I Williams Jr of Fort Meade Henry Reynolds and wife from Washington Jane Jones of Fort Meade and Upperville and Warren Jones of Upperville.

David H. Allen Roanoke Army Wesley Dean E. I. Williams, Jr Fort Meade Henry Reynolds Washington Allen, Sr

Weiner roast hosts Junior and Intermediate Endeavor group

Mrs. Edgar Nelson entertains the Junior and Intermediate Christian Endeavor members of the Congregational Christian Church tonight at 7 at her home. A devotional follows the roast and then a vote on reorganization of the Endeavor.

Edgar Nelson Christian Endeavor Congregational Christian Church

Miss Hildebrandt Honored By Buffet Luncheon

Miss Dorothy Ann Henry entertained at a buffet luncheon Monday afternoon in honor of her cousin Miss Betty Jo Hildebrandt of Baltimore who is leaving today after a visit. Present were Misses Agnes Morrison Lenore Rusk Nancy Bond Conklin Annie Robee Anne Wagner and Judy.

Hildebrandt Dorothy Ann Henry Betty Jo Hildebrandt Baltimore Agnes Morrison Lenore Rusk Nancy Bond etsy,Conklin Annie Robee Anne Wagner Judye

Miss Sara McLean and Mr. Charles Coe Married in Hagerstown

Miss Sara Palmer McLean of Winchester and Mr. Charles A. Coe Jr. of Winchester wed last Sunday at St. Pauls Church parsonage in Hagerstown. The bride, a nurse, and the groom, a former UVA student and teacher, will make their home at 35 West Bond in Winchester.

M. Anderson McLean Boston Sanford N. C Sara Palmer McLean Winchester Charles A. Coe, Jr St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church Hagerstown J. E. Kemp Horn

Saville and Pingley Families Welcome Newborns in Kirby and City

Mr and Mrs Saville of Kirby West Virginia are congratulated on the birth of a son at Memorial Hospital. Wade and Virginia Pingley welcome a son born Sunday at Memorial Hospital. Edwin Ebersole, visiting his parents on Berryville Avenue, returns to Hagerstown for employment with Fairchild Aircraft. Joseph Thrift and family return home after Labor Day weekend in Urbanna Virginia and Richmond attending boat races.

Saville James Saville Kirby, W. Va Memorial Hospital Sunny Wade Joseph Thrift Richmond Urbanna

L. A. Lamps Hold Weekend Family Reunion

The L. A. Lamps family reunion was held Sunday at the Red Bud Road home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lamp. Numerous Lamps attended including L. A., Clarence, Henkle, Fred Gore and families, Paul Eber Sole, and Lewis Lamp, with guests B. V. Gore Evangeline Ebersole and others. A noon dinner followed by games. several relatives and guests arrived from Winchester and Coshocton Ohio for Labor Day visits.

L. A Clarence Lamp Red Bud Road L. A. Lamp Kenneth Carl Dora Alice Harold R. H. Lamp Ralph Robert Dorothy Fred Gore Frederick Claude Gore Susan Jane Roy O. Kern Paul Eber Sole Elmer and Joseph Lewis Lamp Yula Lamp B. V. Gore Guy Evangeline Ebersole

Bra Fashion Advice Focusing on Bust Line Improvement

Helen Follett describes bras as essential for shaping and supporting the bust, noting that properly fitted designs can enhance contour. She cautions against tight bands and suggests various styles, alterations, and gentle padding while recommending arm swinging exercises to adjust bust size.

Weekend Reader News of Local Travel and Visits

Miss Betty Zeigler leaves for Suffolk Virginia to visit Mr and Mrs Landis Small for the rest of the week Mrs Small formerly served as district nurse in Winchester Mr Douglas B Haines returns to Fort Knox Kentucky after holiday with his parents Mr and Mrs B W Haines of Amherst Street extended Corp Richard M Carpenter of Camp Croft South Carolina spent the weekend with his parents then returns to camp Mr Conrad Royston Apprentice School Newport News Virginia visits his parents at Boyce for Lab Day holiday Mrs B A Grayson departs for Washington to be with her husband hospitalized at Walter Reed Hospital Mr and Mrs Ralph Cain of Bellview Avenue return from Greensburg Pennsylvania accompanied home by Mrs Mary Wineman their mother Mr and Mrs Merton W Browne and Miss Muriel Browne of Valley Avenue spend several days at their Culver Lake cottage in New Jersey Their son Gerard L Browne and baby Barbara Bell Browne of Franklin New Jersey visit There with H R Heishman and son Clarence return with Miss Grace Heishman who had visited Mr Brownie Ellis and family Mr Stewart Bell of Martinsville Virginia returns home to spend weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs Stewart Bell Mrs R Gray Williams and family return after ten days at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec Canada Young Women Missionary Society Grace Lutheran Church meets tonight at 8 at Clarissa Cadwallader home Mrs Carl Honeycutt leader urges attendance W C T U meets Thursday at 3 at Friends Meeting House all members urged to attend Evelyn Lucille Striker of Washington DC spends weekend with her aunt Mrs Clarence Hardy of South Braddock Street Miss Shirley Carter Williams to host Miss Serena Simons of Charleston South Carolina who is expected tomorrow

Merton W. Browne Muriel Browne Valley Avenue Culver Lake N. J Gerard L. Browne Barbara Bell Franklin, N. J Young Woman’s Missionary Society of the Grace Lutheran Church Clarissa Cadwallader Carl Honeycutt

Death purse linked to arrests in Harlem murders

A purse once owned by slain Mrs Evelyn Andersen helped police connect to Jarvis R. Catoe in Washington after he confessed to at least eight attacks. A wrist watch taken from Andersen's body and given to a friend aided the search for the assailant.

Mandy Reid Harlem Evelyn Andersen Jarvis R. Catoe Washington Andersen

Miss Mary Aulick to Attend National Congress in D C

Miss Mary Aulick a physiotherapist at the local hospital travels to Washington D C from the first to the fifth for the National Congress of the Registry of Physical Therapy Technicians at the Mayflower Hotel. Miss Elizabeth Massie is visiting with guest Grace MacQuail of Bluefield W Va for several days.

Mary Katherine Aulick Washington, D. C National Congress of the Registry of Physical Therapy Technicians Mayflower Hotel Elizabeth Massie Grace MacQuail Bluefield W. Va

Modern Etiquette Expressions to Avoid in Conversation

Robert Lee notes many common terms to avoid such as O K for all right yeah for yes kid for child gets my goat for annoys me up to you for it is for you to decide sure for yes or certainly I don t get you for I don t understand refinements especially women shun these. He also addresses gifts after engagements and using hotel stationery for formal invitations with guidance.

North Frederick Terrace Girl Sets Off for Galesburg Visit

Mary Frances, daughter of North Frederick Terrace, left for Galesburg Illinois this morning to visit relatives and friends. She was accompanied by Freeman Wilkins of Flint Michigan.

Mary Frances North Frederick Terrace Galesburg Ill Freeman Wilkins Flint, Mich

Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club to Meet

The Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club will meet at Handley Library on Wednesday September 3 at 3.30. Miss Roland Clapp and Mrs. Blanchard Randall Jr of Baltimore will give an illustrated lecture on Maryland gardens. Tea will follow at K Kern’s Amherst Street home for members and officers of related clubs.

Winchester and Clarke County Handley Library Roland Clapp Blanchard Randall, Jr Baltimore Maryland Gardens W&é Katherine Kern Amherst Street Little Old Fredktown

True Blue Girls Farewell Picnic Ad Plans

The True Blue Girls Class of the Presbyterian Sunday School will meet at the church at six for a picnic at the park near Front Royal. This will be the last picnic of the summer and a farewell for students bound for college. Miss Anne Hatcher chairs and will attend Queen's College in Charlotte this fall. Working Council Meets With Mrs. C L Williams The Kernstown Methodist Church Working Council will meet at 8 30 p m DST tonight at Mrs. Clarence L Williams home. Officers and other members are invited to attend.

True Blue Presbyterian Sunday School Front Royal Anne Hatcher Queen's College Charlotte Aes C. L. Williams Kernstown Methodist Church Clarence L. Williams

Market Street Methodist Church Circles Meet

Circle No 1 meets today at 2 30 with Mrs Mabel Kern 125 South Cameron Street Circle No 2 meets tonight at 8 with Mrs George Eagle Berryville Avenue Circle No 3 meets tonight at 8 at the home of Mrs May Carper 679 Woodlawn Avenue Circle No 4 led by Miss Mary Katherine Kern 125 South Cameron meets tonight at 8 with her

Market Street Methodist’ Church Mabel Kern South Cameron Street George Eagle Berryville Avenue May Carper Woodlawn Avenue Mary Katherine Kern South Cameron

First Woman Minister in America

Olympia Brown (1835 1926) was the first woman ordained to the ministry in the United States. She graduated from Antioch College and studied at St. Lawrence University Theological Seminary.

Olympia Brown America Antioch College St. Lawrence University

Tomato Festival Huge Success in Berkeley Springs Parade

The fifth annual Berkeley Springs Tomato and Health Festival set records as the largest crowd in Morgan County history attended a three day event. Thousands watched the grand parade led by Miss Natalie Bailey Queen Morgan and her court. Baby Nancy Roach won the diaper derby with a 35 foot crawl, followed by runners-up Emma Jane McCoy Randolph Thompson Veronica Stotler and Ralph Glenn Stotler.

Berkeley Springs W. Va Morgan County Natalie Bailey Queen Morgan Nancy Roach Emma Jane McCoy Hancock Randolph Thompson Veronica Stotler Baltimore Ralph Glenn Stotler Millville

Fresh Local Notices Wanted by Star for Timely News

The Star invites readers to submit social personal or club news on events occurring the day before or after they happen. Local submissions are published when they contain fresh information suitable for a newspaper card.

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