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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1940

Page

8

Social and Personal Notices Highlight Local Weddings and Births

Miss Lucille Tabler wed Mr. Walter Mooty in Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel with Rev. Herman Womeldorph officiating. The Ritters announce the birth of Maurice Haddox Ritter Jr at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Godfrey Prelip underwent appendicitis surgery at Memorial hospital and is recovering. Various residents are mentioned with travels, visits, and local engagements in Winchester.

Lucille Tabler Walter N Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel Herman Womeldorph Miss Tabler Sarah E. Tabler Middletown Wash Samuel Labler Mr. Mooty Francis T. Mooty Near Charleee Ae Virginia Will Maurice H. Ritter Southwerk Street Winchester Memorial Hospital Maurice Haddox Ritter, Jr Ritters Nancy Handley Ritter Madge Lowery J. M. Lowery Novick Godfrey Prelip Memorial Hospital

Calendar of Society Meetings and Tea Events

Semi monthly business meeting of the W C T U at the Friends Meeting House at 3 00 p m. Monthly tea of the G A A at Tokes Inn at 6 30 p m.

Friends’ Meeting House Tokes Inn

Students and Faculty Move Across Colleges

Mr. Courtney Grim transfers from V. P. I. to the University of Pennsylvania and leaves for Philadelphia tonight. Miss Mary Scully departs to resume studies at Sweetbriar College after visiting her parents in South Stewart street. Miss Louise Moore heads to Sweetbriar College as a sophomore. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Raesley guests at the Browne home return from a New York vacation and Culver Lake cottage in New Jersey.

Courtney Grim University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Mary Scully Sweetbrier College John S. Scully, Jr South Stewart Street Louise Moore West Boscawen Street Sweetbriar College A. R. Raesley Pennsylvania M. W. Browne Valley Ave Mr. and New York Culver Lake N. J

Miss Evelyn Weakley Enrolls at Ferrum College

Miss Evelyn Weakley daughter of Mr and Mrs Hunter Weakley of 342 Shenandoah avenue left Monday for Ferrum Virginia to enroll in Ferrum College.

Evelyn Weakley Hunter Weakley Shenandoah Avenue Ferrum, Va Ferrum College

Tragedy at Sea Tells of Wil liam Hays Crew Struggle

Eight crew members of the William Hays from Pensacola recount eight days adrift in the Gulf of Mexico after the mainsail crashed, killing Captain William Swim and Paul Hern. The damaged ship, nearly out of rations, was towed into Galveston Harbor by a Coast Guard boat with engineer Jack Barnett narrowly escaping the same fate.

Galveston Tex William Hays Pensacola Fla Gulf of Mexico Coast Guard William Swim Paul Hern Washington, D. C Jack Barnett

RAF Plants Minefields in German Harbors

The Royal Air Force has planted more than 30 separate minefields in German occupied harbors and waters from the Norwegian coast to the Bay of Biscay. Sowing began in May and thousands of tons of enemy shipping are said to have been destroyed by the mines. Some mines were laid near quaysides in defended waters, and the enemy could not prevent their placement.

London Royal Air Force Bay of Biscay Air Ministry

Horror Story and Negro Comedy Form Two of Three One-Actors

The Little Theatre presents two one act plays at Handley auditorium this Thursday and Friday at 8:15. W. W. Jacobs horror tale The Monkey's Paw is directed by John J. Williams with cast members Mrs. Douglas Puller Smith Bob McKelvey Joe Thomas and Bentley Kinney. The Man Who Died at 12 O Clock is directed by Mrs. Ra Hardy featuring Dorothy Moore with D W Naff and Kenneth Heine in supporting roles.

Little Theatre W. W. Jacobs Handley Auditorium John J. Williams James Davis Douglas Puller Smith Bob McKelvey Joe Thomas Bentley Kinney Ra Hardy Littleeatre Paul Green Dorothy Moore D. W. Naff Kenneth Heine

Cosmetics for Travel Days

A compact guide to packing cosmetics for travel. It lists essential items for a travel kit, warns against overpacking liquids, and suggests strong containers. It includes grooming tools, toiletries, and simple facial exercises to firm the jaw and neck.

Modern Etiquette Answers on Manners and Courtesy

A dialogue on hosting and refusals, gum chewing in public, and teaching sons to hold doors. It asserts guests may decline drinks, chewing gum is rude, and practicing courtesies at home makes them natural elsewhere.

Apollo

Anti-Semite Is Sent to Bellevue Hospital for Observation

Joseph McWilliams a Yorkville anti Semite campaigning on the East Side for Congress admitted a shellacking in the Republican primary and was ordered to Bellevue Hospital for psychiatric observation by Magistrate Edgar Bromberger. He denied guilt on a second disorderly conduct conviction from turbulent street meetings.

New York Joseph McWilliams Yorkville Bellevue Hospital McWilliams Upper East Side Roosevelt Congress James Blane Walker, Jr Edgar Bromberger Bellevue

Fire captain's house fuels quick compliment on call

Glendale scene as Fire Chief Ralph Dodsworth speeds to a blaze and spots Police Captain J. H. Carter finishing the last flames. Carter replies that he deserves the praise because the house on fire is his own.

Glendale Calif Ralph Dodsworth J. H. Carter Dodsworth Carter

War on Rats Launched by Chicago Work Force

Chicago launches a city wide rat extermination drive led by Public Works Commissioner Oscar E. Hewitt. An army of 2 city workers fanned out through streets alleys and backyards promising the most thorough kit drive in the city’s history. Experts estimate over 3 000 rats and a health menace costing around 7 million dollars annually.

Chicago Oscar E. Hewitt Chica

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Miss Lucille Tabler Bride of M. H. Ritter Lena Anderson Cleveland Ohio Mary Dunn Emily Dunn Philip Fowle S. A. R. Anderson Charlottesville, Va Harry Ford George Violet Donald Albert Brunswick, Md B. S. Proffitt J. C. Eenaber Berrye Jessie Norris George Norris Cumberland, Md Elmore Norris Gray Avenue Sarah Margaret Lupton Lovingston, Va Nelson County William Huntsberry University of Virginia Brooks Eleanor Roosevelt Ferrum America Knox Safari I Knox Margaret L. Hodgson Pifer A Company, Inc Mrs Anne Hardy Helen Follett M. E National Bureau of Standards Manila Haldeman’s Haldeman’s Creamery C. B. Smalts & Son National Ave Underwood’s Bakery N. Loudoun St By Roberta Lee Saran Coca-Cola Coca-Cola CO Winchester Coca-Cola Bottling Works E. Gerrard ST E. E. Harbaugh Mar Commercial & Savings Bank the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Colonial Beauty Shoppe E. Piccadilly St Soft Water User Ukulele Miles Music CO W. Boscawen St
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