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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1934
Page
3
Frances Evans attended by about thirty guests at a miscellaneous shower hosted by her sister Mrs Persell Plank at 510 North Kent Street. Yellow and green decor, spring flowers, and a salad course accompanied gifts for the bride to be who marries April 12.
Miss Mary McDonald and Mr. Louis Wonder of the Wonder Apparel Shop leave for New York City to spend the week selecting spring and summer stock and accessories. Other notes list church auxiliary meetings, club gatherings, travel, hospital updates, and social visits among Winchester residents.
The week features regular meetings and practice sessions across multiple groups. On Monday evening the Music Lovers Club meets at 7:30 with practice, followed by the Winches o. Association at 8. Tuesday hosts Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel and adult choir at First Baptist at 6.00, plus Stephens City Community League at 8.00. Wednesday includes Kiwanis at 12:45 and United Bethen Church youth choir practice, First Baptist youth choir at 7:00, Winchester Lodge Elks at 8:00, and Grace Lutheran adult choir at 8:15. Thursday offers Rotary at 1:00 and Friendship Fire Company banquet at 8:00. Friday closes with Brad dock Street Methodist Episcopal Church youth choir at 7:00.
Round Hill 4 H Club held its regular monthly business meeting on Thursday evening April 5. Plans were made for a debate and social on Friday night April 13. Miss Farrar instructed on project work and speakers covered posture and care for babies and chicks with songs and demonstrations. A program meeting is set for April 19 and a business meeting for May 3.
Clarence Darrow arrived from Washington with Mrs. Darrow and friends for lunch at the Hotel Jack before returning to the capital. He serves as chairman of an NRA advisory board monitoring codes impact on small firms. Master Kenneth Ray Lineburg underwent an appendicitis operation at Memorial Hospital and shows improving condition. Gore School pupils will stage Aunt Jerushia On the Warpath at Cross Junction at 7 30 pm to benefit the Gore School. refreshments available.
The Women’s Missionary Society of Centenary Reformed Church will hold its regular meeting Tuesday evening at 7 30 with Mrs Emma Zinn at 448 North Braddock Street. The Junior Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital meets next at 3 PM at the nurses’ home on West Clifford Street. Reverend S J Goode has returned from several days’ visit to relatives in Washington.
Rev. David Wilson of Warrenton Virginia will preach at the Pentecostal Mission 113 South Cameron Street on Wednesday April 11 at 8 o clock. A long praise service begins at 7 30 p m. The pastor Rev J S Shade invites all to these services with preaching on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 45 p m. Senator and Mrs Harry F Byrd recently traveled from Washington and visited Mrs Byrd in Winchester. Miss Westwood Byrd spent the weekend at the University of Virginia for Easter dances. Col Charles H Consolvo stayed at his Clarke county country home Eventide over the weekend. Mr and Mrs A J Novick and their son Marshall returned from a week in New York and Easton Pennsylvania. Miss DeAguirre, visiting locally, departs for New York this afternoon via Valley Airways.
A dense listing of a Philco radio program lineup featuring the U S Army Band, Three X Sisters, Amos n Andy, George Gershwin, Walter Damrosch, Bing Crosby and many others. Includes operatic performers, sketches, and orchestral broadcasts across multiple time blocks and stations WEAF and WABC.
Mr L B Wolfe of Mr Jackson an accountant with the Turkey Knob Orchard Co suit is in Washington today on case business with Commissioner Steck. Mr Charles Massey arrives to spend spring break with parents Maryland Harvard student visits New York Philadelphia before here. Mr Richard S Woodson arrives to spend time with brother in law sister L D Arnold. he is radio operator on S S Glenn White Mystic Line. Mrs Abney Payne Charleton W Va is visiting brother in law and sister W Nelson Page. Mrs Joseph A Massie hosts bridge tonight for Mrs Payne.
An old style free giveaway advert offers a live racing turtle and free toothpaste for 33 cents with two mail-in cartons to Brooks Pharmacy. It emphasizes cost-free items and mail order fulfillment.
In this ad fragment Ping Ley and Carper promote cleaning old clothes to meet NR A standards and affordable prices for those who cannot purchase new garments this year.
The ad lists essentials to stock an emergency kit available from Rhodes Drug Company and mentions new cosmetic lines by Parke-Davis and Richard Hudnut, priced at 55 cents per item.
Huntsberry's Shoe Store offers snap piest models for long wear and comfort. Oxfords and sport sandals in white or white with color mix are priced from 1.95 to 7.85.
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