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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1940
Page
8
Tovey Sere Missionary Society meets at 8 00 p m Frederick Circuit Ladies Aid at parsonage 12 30 p m R Y Conrad Post American Legion meets at hotel 8 00 p m Regularive of W O W at Odd Fellows Hall
Bentley Kinney directs the Little Theatre building fund after years in amateur drama. He organized Tallahassee Little Theatre and worked with Winchester and University of Florida Players. Kinney notes the era is tough for amateurs but a theatre of its own would cut costs and aid audience access. He thanks the Baptist Church for use of space for a recent variety show.
Mr and Mrs Walter Burner and their daughter Lynn have been vacationing in Canada and the northern states and are expected to return home here in several days.
Questions and answers on polite behavior cover letters writing by spouses and using references with permission. It notes a husband should write his own thank you letters and that introducing everyone at large weddings is not strictly necessary.
Old Timers lament past bleaching trends while urging caution about home remedies. The piece notes drastic measures once common, praises milder methods, and encourages women to stay current with beauty fashions to avoid feeling decayed and out of touch.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Zimmerman of Romney W Va wed Garnett Kerr Kump former judge of the twenty second West Virginia judicial circuit in a 4 o'clock ceremony at the Romney Presbyterian Church. Rev David H Scanlon of Durham N C officiated with Zimmerman serving as church secretary. The bride gowned with her sister Kitty Campbell Zimmerman as maid of honor. Best man was Judge Kump’s brother former Gov H G Kump Usher group included George H Zimmerman Vance Zimmerman Cyrus Kump and Philip Harness. After the ceremony a reception was held at Mill Meadow.
Mrs Frank J Lindergreen leaves for Winter Park Florida from South Cameron Street after a summer visit with her uncle. Miss Norma June Richards moves to her parents home on Angerona Terrace while recovering from appendicitis. Mr and Mrs Strother Cooper depart for Richmond for a Young Democratic Club state convention with Cooper elected as delegate. Mrs Herman Shanholtz shows slow recovery from pneumonia at Memorial Hospital. Mrs S V Lewis returns from Wheeling West Virginia. Kenneth Clevenger and Edward Lewis head to New York for a week visiting the World’s Fair. Mr and Mrs L C Lichliter guests at Annie R Lichliter’s Valley Pike home for ten days. Mr and Mrs J K Wheeler and son return from Wilkes-Barre and Pine Grove with daughter Hildegrade Wheeler visiting Pine Grove. Charles Town visitors Mary Sherman and B F Gilbert call on Mrs Hummell and Mrs Mary Sherman. Dr and Mrs E W Miller host weekend guests from Columbus Ohio Mary Yoder Carl Yoder and Mrs Jane Painter. Mrs Marion Jenkins spends a week with Miller Jenkins twins in Martinsburg West Virginia. Preston Boyer and wife visit Baltimore Maryland.
Glassis Monday guests included Viola Cooper and Ethel Coverstone at the Roystons Labor Day weekend visitors to New York attended the World Fair George Branner Louie Yancey Weldon Holsinger and sister Miss Wavalene Holsinger hosted by Jane Bickers at a picnic in honor of Miss Margaret Dortch Weekend guests at the Yeakle home included Ewing Charles Oswinkle from Baltimore Allen Coverstone of Winchester J T Taylor of Philadelphia visiting sister Mrs Warren Bowman at 15 East Cecil Street
The Philathea Bible Class of the First Baptist Church will hold its regular monthly meeting at 8 o clock tomorrow evening at Mrs Clarence Swisher s Miller street home. Mrs L G Carpenter and Miss Katie Knight will be joint hostesses. Full attendance requested. Mrs Omps Entertains For Sunshine Class. Mrs Wayne Omps hosted a buffet supper for Sunshine class members.
Bible Class guests listed include Mr. and Mrs. Roland Bean and others. A meeting of all officers and presidents of teams in the Ladies Bowling League will be held at the local alleys tomorrow at 7 30 o clock to organize for the coming season. Existing and new teams are urged to send representatives.
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