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trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Newman will
make their home in Staunton.
Miss Betty Anne Snider
Weds X. r. Kinsella.
st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Rock Greek parish, was the scene
the wedding at o'clock Saturday
afternoon, august 81, Of Miss Betty
Anne Snider. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Murray French Snider. and Mr..
Kenneth Roger Kinsella. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Frank
lin Johns Bohanan.
The church was beautifully dec
Grated for the occasion with palms
and white glaoioluses, with white
candles casting soft light over the
altar.
The bride, who was escorted to the
altar and given in marriage by her
father. chose an old-fashioned gown
of white taffeta made with tight
fitting basque of lace. Her long
sleeves extended over her hands in
points and her finger-tip tulle veil
was held by spray of orange bios
SONS. Her boquet was Of white roses
and lilies of the valley.
Miss Margaret Telford and Mrs.
Charles Lovejoy, sister of the bride,
were the only attendants. They were
gowned alike in romance blue taffeta
fashioned with long full skirts and
short puffed sleeves. They wore
matching turbans of velvet and
their flowers were Johanna Hill roses.
MIR. John B. Wathen was best man
and the ushers were Mr.. Murray D.
Snider, brother of the bride; Mr..
James F. Kinsella, the bridegroom s
brother, and Mr.. Charles Lovejoy.
A reception for relatives and close
friends of the family followed the
ceremony at the home of the brides s
parents. The bridal party was as
sisted in receiving by the brides
mother, wearing gown of blue lace
and a corsage of sweetheart roses,
and the bridegroom's mother, who
Continued on Page B-14)
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Frances Drisler
And Mr.. Schoenfeld
Are Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. William Arthur
Drisler of New Haven, Conn,
formerly of Bronxville, N. Y, an
nounce the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Frances Drisler,
to Mr.. Douglas Reid Schoenfeld
of New York City.
Miss Drisler is the great t-grand-
daughter of the late DR.. Henry
Drisler of Columbia University.
She was graduated from Miss
Porter's School, Pennington,
Conn. in 1898. Mr.. Schoenfeld
is the son of the United States
Minister to Finland and Mrs. H.
P. Arthur Schoenfeld of Wash
ington. He was graduated from
st. Adams School, Washington,
and from Princeton University,
class of 1910. He is a member
of the Princeton Quadrangle Club
and the Princeton Club of New
York.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
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Miss Katheryne Crawley Brown
ing, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Lind
say Browning, and MIR. Strother
Moore Newman, son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Strother Newman of Sterl-
ing, Va, were married in the Metho-
dist Church in Fredericksburg Mon
day. The Rev. R. B. Claggett, pas
tor, offlciated. The church was deco
rated with palms and white chrys-
anthemumS.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. Her costume was OF
Chinese tea crepe with brown ac-
cesSories. She wore an heirloom
bracelet, a gift of the bridegroom.
Her flowers were talisman roses.
Miss Nancy Browning, sister of
the bride, was the only attendant.
She wore roseberry crepe with
matching accessories, and shoulder
bouquet of roses in shades of pink.
Mr.. Fenton Watson of Richmond
was best man. The ushers were Mr..
w. L. Browning, jr, and Mr.. Wilson
Cueman of Fredericksburg. Miss
Mary Lowery, at the organ. played
the usual wedding marches and
other wedding music. Miss Fay
Moorman, the brides aunt, sang
Because"
Mrs. Browning, mother Of the
bride, was dressed in shades of rose
and wore shoulder bouquet of
pink roses.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Browning entertained at their hame
with buffet luncheon. Among the
out-of town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. T. L. Norman of Norfolk, Miss
Fay Norman, Miss Mary Norman
of Rustburg, Miss Wortley c. Moor
man of Richmond, Mr.. Strother
Moore Newman, jr., son OF the bride
groom by a former marriage; Mr..
and Mrs. j. w McComb Of Whining
ton, Del; Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Wrenn
and Miss Dorothy Mills of Weyers
Cave. Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Haynes Of
Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis
Sampson, Miss Agnes Sampson, Miss
Janet Sampson, Miss Marion Samp-
son and Mrs. F. S. Brown, all OF
Gordonsville; Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton
Watson of Richmond, Mrs. Mary l..
Thompson of Christiansburg, Miss
Margaret Buchanan of Marion, Mrs.
Irma Shaver of Weyers Cave, Maj.
and Mrs. E. e. Hess, Miss Elizabeth
Berry, Miss Ann Turnbull, Miss
Lucy Flippe, Miss Martha Carson
and Mrs. Matte F. Rice, all Of
Staunton.
On their return from a wedding
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Gen. MOnterO, MS nOStS ana
many of the other guests went on
TO a buffet supper which the Naval
Attache and Senhora de Araujo ar
ranged in his honor. Gen. Monteiro
will sail Saturday to return to Brazil.
Luncheon Follows
Latin-American Lecture.
Mrs. Corden Hull, wife of the
Secretary of State, was the ranking
guest at the luncheon at the Shore
ham yesterday which followed the
first of a series of Latin American
lectures. The Undersecretary of
State, Mr.. Sumner Welles, was the
speaker. Mrs. Welles also was at
the luncheon. He was seated at the
table with Mrs. Henry F. Grady,
wife OF the Assistant Secretary of
State, head of the committee ar
ranging the series. Sitting with
them also was Mrs. Woodrow Will
son, widow of the wartime Presi-
dent.
Mrs. Curtis C. Shears, chairman of
the Hostess Committee for the
luncheon, introduced number of
the distinguished guests, including
the Mexican Ambassador and Sonora
de Castillo Najera, the Ecuador Am
bassador and Sonora de Alfaro, the
Cuban Ambassador, Senor DR.. Pedro
Martinez Fraga; the Venezuelan
Ambassador and Sonora de ESca-
lante. the retiring Chilean Am
bassador and Sonora de Cabero, the
Colombian Ambassador, Senor DR..
Gabriel Turbay; the Panama AM
bassador and Sonora de Boyd, the
Guatemalan Minister and Sonora de
RecinoS, the Salvador Minister and
Sonora de Castro, the Dominican
Minister and Sonora de Pastoriza,
the Bolivian Minister and Sonora de
Guachalla, the Haitian Minister and
Nine. LeSCot, the Nicaraguan Minis
ter, Senior DR.. Leon De Bayle; the
Honduras Minister and Sonora de
CacereS, the Costa Rican Minister
and Sonora de Fernandez, the Min
lister Counselor Of the Brazilian En-
bassy and Senhora de Konder, the
Counselor of the Peruvian Embassy
and Senaro de Garland and the
First Secretary of the Argentine
Embassy, Senor Ricardo j. Siri.
The lecture next Tuesday will be
given by Dr. Edwin Ryan. Presid-
ing officers, chairmen and vice chair
men for the day are Mrs. Jesse H.
Jones, Dr. and Mrs. Stanley K.
Hornbeck, Miss Mary Winslow, Sem
orita Minerva Bernardino, Mrs.
Howell Moorhead, Mrs. Coacha Ro-
nero James, Mrs. Gilbert Gros-
venor, Mrs. Barnet Mover, Mrs.
Tomas Cajigas, Mrs. Frank A. Lin
Eel, Mrs. Raymond Clapper, Mrs.
Frank A. Waring, Mr.. Robert Lin
coin O'Brien and Mr.. Robert Woods
Bliss.
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Weddings Of Interest
Miss Browning and Mr.. Newman
Are Married in Fredericksburg
Bdchrdch Photo.

trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Newman vii
make their home in Staunton.
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Gen. Jose Mohr
To Be Honored

The Argentine Ambassador,
Senor Don Felipe Espil, will be
host at dinner this evening, en-
tertaining a group of men in
honor of Mai. Gen. Guillermo
Jose Mohr. chief of the Argentine
Army. Gen. Mohr is among the
visitors from Latin American re-
publics who have been inspecting
the defenses of this country.
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Miss Evelyn Sigh
Is BetrOthed

Mr.. and Mrs John H. Sigh an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Evelyn Claire Sigh,
to Mr.. Alvin B. Smell.
The wedding will take place No
Vember 16.
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Large Reception Planned
To Honor Army Officers
From Latin America
Afternoon Event Will Take Place
AT War College; Senor Espil to
Give Dinner Tonight


ing brief visits the Capital will continue through today large
Mrs Sherman Miles will be
genne Felipe Esp party
honoring the chief of staff of the Argentine tonight
Gen. Toes
at Partie
series parties has been arranged for the Brazilian Ay chief
Military the Embassy gave
Embassy wives,
Brazilian colony in Washington.
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Miss Adams to Wed

Mr.. Henry z. Adams announces
the coming marriage of his daugh-
ter, Miss Audrey Virginia Adams,
to Mr.. Louis Bertrand Higdon, son
of Mrs. Laura v. Higdon, Saturday
evening, at o'clock in ST. Pauls
Episcopal Church. The Rev. Frank
lin J, Bohanan will officiate.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18
Britain Can Hold Out
 Says Knox

HONOLULU, Sept.-Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox arriv- ing to inspect Hawaifs defense, expressed the opinion that Brit ain has 'better than 50-50 chance to hold out, against Ger man attacks, but added he would not have made this statement one month ago.
 He said the British fleet has bottled up the Germany navy and the Germans are unable to establish sufficient air suprem- acy to make a surface invasion possible.
 Knox said the government is getting the greatest coperation" from industry and labor in pre- pairing for national defense and there is mot nearly the con- fusion in Washington there was in 1917."
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18
4l,OOO Hold Pilot Rating Rise Of
 l5,OOO In A Year

WASHINGTON - Airplane pi lot certificates were held by 4l,000 individuals in the United States July1, as compared with 26, IA year earlier. Donald IT. Connolly, Administrator Of Civil Aeronautics, reported.
 About 10000 boys ard girls were graduated from CAA train -ng courses and half as many rem commercial schools during the year. California, with 5,826 pilots, ranked first in the coun- ny. New York State, with 2,371 pilots, was in second place.
 Demands for flying equipment to match this increased activity gave such impetus to the manu- fracture of trainers and other typ es of light airplanes that 2,718 additional aircraft were certific- ated during the tweve months.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18
Germans Renew Mass Assaults On London--7 Out of 10 Airports
 Remain Damaged Beyond Repair
NATIONWIDE CASUALTIES ARE OFFICIALLY
 REPORTED 13,OOO INCLUDING 3333 DEATHS

UNDATED, Sept. 18 (P)-Brit ish fighters clashed with 300 Ger man warplanes in a terrific bat tie over the Thames Estuary and reportedly scattered the raiders to save London from one of the greatest mass assaults of the war. Flying at 15,O00 feet, three waves of German bombers and fighters thundered across the Dover coast and plunged through the barrage of anti-aircraft fire and headed for London which was Wreathed in a fresh chaos of smoke which hazed the cap ital.
 An AP observer on the chan }el coast said the sky seemed }nl of planes as the Germans 2essed ever his head a few miles from London.
 Defense planes knifed up in hree formations and broke them up in series of whirling dog fights. The battle came as Lon don's millions underwent their fifth day and night air raid alarm which capped night of hell" marking the longest raid of the War-9 hours 54 minutes of ter TOT from the skies.
 A British communique said it was feared casualties may be heavier than in recent months.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18
Rayburn Is Named To
 Head House

WASHINGTON, Sept. Is - Sam Rayburn, 58, Texas Demo- crat, was elected Speaker of the House by exclamation, while the body of his predecessor, the late William B. Bankhead of Ala oama, lay in state at the foot of he House rostrum.
 Members of the Democratic conference said there was no dis cussion about filing the majority leadership. Rayburn, who has been vacationing, expressed the belief nothing will be done about it immediately.
 Rep. Patrick J. Roland, Penn sylvania Democratic whip, told newsmen he will be a candidate for floor leadership.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18
Churchill Discloses Nazis Continue
 To Deploy Barges And Ships In
 Preparation for Invasion of Britain ASSERTS AS SILLY GERMAN IDEA, BOMBARD- MENT LONDON CAUSE BRITISH MAKE PEACE

UNDATED, Sept. F (P) Win ston Churchill disclosed in the House of Commons that the Ger mans were continueing to deploy barges and ships in preparation for the invasion of Britain. He warned: We must expect Hit Ter to make an attempt at what he judges to be his best oppor- tunity." He spoke before the as semblage of the Commons which began at 2:45 pm. but the fact that 1t was in session was kept secret for two hours because of repeated air raids on London. The great stained glass windows of the House were removed and plain glass substituted. The House adjourned shortly after it assembled, when a siren sound ed the third alarm since dawn, but they reassembled before the all clear signal was sounded.
 Sharp Fighting In Egypt
 Churchill's statement was the first in nearly two weeks and ranged from the capitalation of air raid casualties at home to the
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18
Bomb Falls Near U. S. Embassy

Bomb Falls Near U. s. Embassy
 A delayed action bomb fell near the U. s. Embassy in the heart of Mayfair, remaining still unexploded after daybreak. A member of the embassy staff said wryly i've certainly had hell night. They were popping all around us
 Nazi quarters in Berlin, des- cribing the raids aimed at Lon- don's aerial defense bases, said that ' out of the British capitals ten remaining airports were bad ly damaged in the past 24 hours, some beyond the possibility of immediate repair
 Nationwide Casualties - 13,O00
 With today, starting the 4th month of daily air attacks on England, official reports put the total nationwide toll at 13,0OO casualties, including 3333 deaths. In the first 15 days of September at least one to two thousand were killed and 5000 wounded.
 By mid-morning sunshine had driven off the mist and rain which shrouded the English chan nel and great numbers of Ger man raiders flying at more than 10000 feet crossed the southeast coast oyer "helrs corner in the region of Dover.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18

lins urd arWent the third air raid alarm of the day. Earlier Britons had taken hope that the chances of invasion was dimmed by the first autumn storm raging in the channel and sewhere over Brit ain skies were thick with fog, .fur.hcr hampering the Nazi aer- E5I SC. 9e.
 Aekn0W,ed e Fury of Attacks
 &azl qLar.ers in Berlin assert ed that the German Luftwaffe .auacaed the heaviest raid of the War or London, during the night with dive b1mb.rs Stukas smash ing the en.p.re capital, traffic jan-tiOns ssd subway stations. Eseec ally, the Germans said, many of these Were incapacitat ed, reporting asp many new fir es burning n Lsndon's bomb rsvaged irdas rial areas. A Brit ish ccmmun.que acknowledged the fury of the nigat-loog raids "spread in many psrts of the country but mainly concentrated on LOndOn."
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18

oSlovakia at Munich.
 COP presidential candidate Wjllkie charged in a speech in Illinois that Roosevelt helped to promote the Munich pact, urged settlement and sold Czechoslo- vakia down the river"
 Hull said the President never had communicated by phone eith CT with Mussolini or Hitler.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18
Willkie Is
 l or a n t, Asserts Hull

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 - State Secretary Cordeil Hull ac cused Wendell L. Willkie of be- ing grossly ignorant of the his tory of the United States during the last few years in placing up- on President Roosevelt the re- sponsibility of the fate of Czech
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18
Founder Of Hospital Milk Stations Passes

ROCHESTER, N. r., Sept. 18 (P)-Dr. George Goler, aged 76, who as the Rochester health of ficer established the first munici pal milk station for prenatal clin ics, died here today.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18

count of the accident. He told ificers: T was riding in the back seat and think Glenn Jr., was driving. I don't know for sure and don't remember any thing else.'
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18
SOURDOUGH STATIONERY

That unique and humorous and typical Alaskan stationery Sourdough Roadhouse Letter heads and Envelopes, have beer brought strictly uptodate, and are now available at the Nugget ofb ce.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18

terse announcement of sharp fighting is taking place between armoured vehicles of the British forces in western Egypt and those of the Italian invaders, and disclosing that 2,000 persons were killed and about 5000 wounded in the first half of the September air raids on Britain.
 Nazi Bombing Idea Silly
 Churchill asserted that this bombardment was carried out with the silly idea of forcing the British government to make peace. He added We can await the decision in this prolonged air battle with sober and increasing confidence" That he asserted was because the air force had done serious damage to the Ger man invasion preparations on the other side of the channel, be cause British strength is devel- oping steadily in the air and on land and sea.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18
Dr. C. Frank
 And Son Killed In Auto Wreck

GREENLEAF, Wis, Sept. Is - Dr. Glenn Frank, 5, chairman of the Republican party's pro- gram committee was killed and his son Glenn, Jr injured fatal ly in an automobile accident last night.
 Frank was bringing to close his campaign for the Republican nomination for United States sen ator Tuesdays Wisconsin prl- mary.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18

Later: Dr. Frank was enrouNe from one political gathering to another when his car failed to round a curve at road inter section and crashed into a sand pile and overturned. Frank was killed instantly and his son died on the way to a hospita at Green bay.
 Theodore Stumpf, 23, member of Franks campaign publicity staff, was burned by acid from the autos campaign sound equip ment and is suffering from shock Stumpf only gave meager ac-
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18

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The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18
Sam Rayburn of Texas Elected Speaker of House
Gale Reported Scattering Fleet Invading Vessels English Channel
 Big Berthas Shell London Itself

UNDATED, Sept. 2 (P)-Ger- man iong-range guns on the French coast, firing a distance Of at least 90 miles began to shell London itself in new phase of the ten-day -old assault on the British capital, informed Nag. quarters in Berlin said Simultan eously the London air ministry reported a gale sweeping thru the English channel last night, scattered Gern'any's invasion fleet and cent her ships scurrying to shelter.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-18
Warns Against False Hopes

The German report of the shel ling of London was unverifed. In London itself, i. was said guns, Super-cannon, hitherto held in reserve for cro5s-channel bomb- ardments were expected to in crease daily. Amid these rapid fire developments, Churchill warned Br:tons against false hep e that Hitier may have waited toe long b invade England this year. He spoke as London's mil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-25
Miss Katherine Collins,
Librarian, Is Dead

Miss Katherine Collins, At, of
1904 Macomb street NV. for 10
years librarian of the National
Catholic School of Social Service
for Women, died in Georgetown
Hospital yesterday after long ILL
ness.
Miss Collins came to Washington
Is years ago to become librarian
for the National Catholic Welfare
Conference. She was native Of
New Orleans and served as a Ii
brarian in the public library there
for about 10 years.
She received her education at the
Holy Cross Convent in New Orleans.
Miss Collins is survived by four
brothers and four sisters: Maj.
Gen. James L. Collins, Fort Sam
Houston, Tex; Col. j. Lawton Col
Inns, attached to the Office of the
Army general staff here; Peter Law
ton Collins, Medellin, Colombia;
Bernard L. Collins, Auburn Ala;
Miss Agnes and Miss Ullainee Col
Inns and Mrs. Allen Mcdonald and
Mrs. Allen l.. Worries, all of Wash
ington.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow in st. AIMS Cath
ole Church, and burial in Oak Hill
Cemetery will follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-25
Vincent A. SheehY, IS,
Dies After Lonq Illness

Vincent A. Sheehy, IS, well known
lawyer and past grand knight of
Spalding Council. knights of Co.
lumbus, died early today in Mount
Hope Hospital, Baltimore, after a
long illness.
A native of Washington. Mr.
Sheehy had lived in Hyattsville,
Md, the last IS years, making his
home at II Franklin street. He
graduated in 1893 from Georgetown
University, where he also studied
law. being awarded both bachelors
and masters degrees. He was a
member Of the Washington firm of
Sheehy & Sheehy. having been as
ISOLATED in the practice of law for
many years with his brother, the
late Francis P. Sheehy.
He took an active part in civic
affairs of Hyattsville.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. En-
ma Hutton Sheehy; three sons
Bertrand F., Edward A. and Vincent
A. Sheehy, jr., and four grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday, with mass at 9 am, at st.
Jerome's Catholic Church, Hyatts-
vile. Burial will be in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-25
White House Denies
Secretary Perkins
Has Resigned
Friends Soy Labor Chief
Will Toke New Post,
Paper Reports

The White House denied today
that Secretary CT Labor Perkins
had resigned, as reported in New
York.
Stephen T. Early, secretary to
President Roosevelt, said Miss Per-
kins had not resigned nor had the
President discussed her resignation
with Miss Perkins.
When asked whether his state
ment meant that Miss Perkins
would continue in her present ca
pacity during the Presidents third
term, Mr.. Early replied:
Il don't know anything about con-
tinuation or any other phase of it. ("
Secretary Perkins is On the way by
train to New Orleans and could not
be reached for comment on the re-
port that her resignation had been
accepted by the President, which was
published today by the New. York
Times.
Confided to Old Friends.
Miss Perkins, the Labor Secretary
since 1888 and the only woman
member of Mr.. Roosevelt's cabinet,
conflded the news to old friends here
last week, the Times said.
She also said that her future plans
were fixed. but did not disclose them
to the friends, according to the
Times.
The newspaper said it understood
Miss Perkins had told the President
she had done everything she had
set out to do in the post of Secretary
OF Labor, with the exception of the
initiation of the health insurance
program"
She is reported to have told the
President that this Chealth insur-
ance program would inevitably de-
velop in the next few years"
Expected to Take New Post.
Miss Perkins intimated, the Times
said, that she was relieved and
happy" to be leaving the cabinet
where she has experienced an un-
usually stormy tenure during two
administrations.
Her confldants, the newspaper
added. received the impression that
the Labor Secretary was slated tc
remain connected with the Roosevelt
administration in some capacity.
The Times said Miss Perkins tolc
friends here last week that she in.
tended to make public announce
ment of her resignation at a socia
welfare meeting in mid-December
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-25
Ohio State Alumni 10 Hear
Dr.. Bevis December ;

Ohio State University alumni in
the District will hear DR.. Howard
Lands Bevis, recently inaugurated
president of Ohio State University,
at a dinner meeting sponsored by the
university's Alumni Club of WASH
ington at pm. December at the
Kennedy-Warren.
A former professor of government
and law at the Harvard University
Graduate School of Business Ad-
ministration, DR.. Bevis assumed his
duties as president of Ohio State
last February, although he was not
formally inaugurated until last
month.
Carl r. Arnold, president of the
local alumni group. is chairman Of
the committee in charge of the af-
fair. Miss Lois Niswonger, 2700 @
street NV, secretary, is in charge Of
reservations.