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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1935

Page

3

Miss Mildred Kline Hosts Easter Egg Hunt

Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church member Miss Mildred Kline hosted an Easter egg hunt at Woodside Cottage near Vaucluse. About 60 eggs were hidden in a grove with two groups of children searching for the most eggs. Prizes were gift boxes and baskets. top finders were Mary Ridings with seven and Callie Grandel with three.

Mildred Kline Cedar Cliff Presbyter Church Vaucluse Woodside Cottage Claude B. Stickley Teets Thomas Campbell Noland Grandel Mary Ridings Callie Grandel

Social Club Meetings And Church Choir Rehearsals

The week lists Lions Club luncheon at George Hotel Tuesday 12:30 PM and Kiwanis at George Hotel Wednesday 12:30 PM. Winchester Lodge Elks holds 6:00 PM meeting, Grace Lutheran adult choir practices 8:15 PM, United Church choir 9:15 PM, Rotary Club luncheon 12:45 PM at George Washington Hotel, and Robert Conrad Post American Legion meets 12:30 PM Friday at George Washington Hotel.

Lions’ Club George Kiwanis Club George Hotel Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order of Elks Grace Lutheran Church United and Church Sky Rotary Club George Washington Hotel Robert Conrad Post American Legion

Meigs Guests Honor Weekend Visit in Winchester

Dr and Mrs Edward B Meigs of Washington DC spend weekend in Winchester as Garden Week tours Virginia estates. Mrs Meigs heads Women s Democratic Clubs and is hosted by Mrs Roland Ringgold at Bellevue near Shepherdstown for a buffet luncheon honoring Miss Mavin Hamilton of Hagerstown and Eli Huston Brown III with spring flowers and fifty guests including wedding party members.

Roland Ringgold Mavin Hamilton Hagerstown Eli Huston Brown III Roland Carvel Ringgold Bellevue Shepherdstown

Doctor Van Deusen to Attend Orthodontists Convention

Dr. Orville Van Deusen of Front Royal will leave tomorrow for New York City to attend a convention of the American Society of Orthodontists at the Waldorf Astoria from April 30 through May. Mrs. Van Deusen will accompany him. he will be absent from his office next Thursday and Saturday. Paul Rhodes of Rhodes Drug Company motored to New York yesterday with his sisters Dorothy Rhodes and Mrs. Richard Mann, visiting Middletown family residents.

Orville van Deusen Front Royal New York City American Society F Orthodontists Waldorf Astoria Hotel van Deusen Dr. van Deusen Of‘ee Paul Rhodes The Rhodes Drug Company New York Dorothy Rhodes Middletown Richard Mann M. H. Rhodes

Buffalo couple returns home after visit to Washington

Mr and Mrs Mackey of Buffalo New York return from weeks of visiting nearby friends accompanied by Mrs Strother Sherman and Mrs Emma Richards. They toured the Capitol with Miss Elizabeth Oakes and Mrs Sherman of Berryville Avenue.

Mackey Buffalo William Mackey N. Y Strother Sherman Emma Richards

Mr Richard Cooper Expected Home From Hopkins Hospital

Richard Cooper of the Opequon neighborhood is expected to return home today after several days of treatment at Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He has been hospitalized for ongoing medical care.

Richard Cooper Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Mr. Cooper Opequon

Mc Closkeys Return Home After Visit in Atlantic City

Mr and Mrs D Byron Mc Closkey and their children have returned to Atlantic City New Jersey after spending a week with the former's sister Mrs H C Funk at her South Loudoun Street home.

D. Byron McCloskey Atlantic City N. J H. C. Funk South Loudoun Street

Funeral Rites Held for G. A. Davidson

Funeral rites for George Allen Davidson 73 were held at 3 p.m. yesterday from Kurtz Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Luther A. Thomas officiating and Dr. John Hancher attending. Interment was in Mount Hebron Cemetery. The Washington D C relatives included T Edward Davidson Nora Davidson Hamline Haines and others. Pallbearers were Dr A D Henkel Ellis Yost Courtney Hook and three great nephews. Davidson died unexpectedly at his sister Nora Davidson’s home in Washington last Tuesday.

George Allenvidson Kurtz Luther A. Thomas Grace Lutheran Church John Hancher Washington, D. C Mount Hebron T. Edward Davidson Nora Davidson Hamline Haines Oscar McPherson Ethel Havey Margaret Hines Francis Willard D. Newton Davidson Harold Robinson Ted Elliott Newport News A. D. Henkel Ellis Yost Courtney Hook Wilbur, Douglas Marion Jenkins Mr. Davidson Miss Nora Davidson

Captain Kettle Favored To Win Maryland Cup

Captain Kettle, owned by Charles S. Cheston of Philadelphia and ridden by Charles R. White, is favored to win Maryland Hunt Cup for a third straight time on a four mile course over Worthington Valley estates. The field of ten includes Troublemaker Hotspur Vaudeville Outlaw and Mullah with more than 20 000 spectators expected. Captain Kettle has won the cup the last two years and finished second five years ago, with Dr. Allen originally owning the Whit­ney bred horse before selling to Cheston.

Baltimore Captain Kettle Charles S. Cheston Philadelphia Cheston Charles R. White T. H. Sommerville Allen Lewis M. Allen Winchester Charles 8. Cheston Aintree Eng Dr. Allen Worthington Valley

Non-quota Aliens Defined in U S Immigration Policy

An explanation of non quota aliens describes those admitted for permanent residence without counting toward annual limits due to special merit. The text outlines that such entrants are not charged against the quota and outlines the general principle behind this classification.

United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Congress

Federal Judge John Paul presides major liquor tax conspiracy trial

Federal Judge John Paul of the Western Virginia District oversees the trial of 23 defendants charged with conspiring to evade internal revenue liquor taxes. The hearing, expected to run at least a month, is underway with proceedings reported by Associated Press.

John Paul Western Virginia District Court Cee Associated Press Pho

Roller Herd Tops April in Shenandoah Dairy Group

The Shenandoah Valley Dairy Herd Improvement Association reports an April average of 628.8 pounds of milk and 36.9 pounds of butterfat per cow from the group of J. S. and Paul Roller. The top individual cow, owned by J. O. Beard, yielded 1,767 pounds of milk and 65.3 pounds of butterfat, aiding Beard’s herd to second place with 9,860 pounds of milk and 32.1 pounds of butterfat. The association includes 196 cows, 25 dry, with an overall average of 553.7 pounds of milk and 23.9 pounds of butterfat.

J. S. and Paul Roller Shenandoah Valley

Seek Approval Of State Grant For Streets Here

City Manager Arthur M. Field said negotiations are under way to obtain from the state funds due for six months of street maintenance July to January. The money is withheld due to poor street conditions. to release it about 6702 must be spent on street work before July 1, with much of the money going to complete ongoing treatment now in progress after the Apple Blossom Festival.

Geo. W. Stover William E. Snyder D. D Dayton Ohio W. O. Weidler Wereeeerger U. B Keyser W. Va Snyder Weilder Stover Indianapolis Ind Buffalo N. Y Lancaster Akron Wielder Shenandoah Valley Arthur M. Field

Wit and Wisdom: Unruly Dinner Table Chat From Memory

A collage of quick exchanges among characters Mabel Jack Parson John Eddie Fanny Aunt Kate and others. Snappy quips touch love marriage finances and a fabled tower joke with light humor and social banter.

Old Time Quips About Age and Farm Puns

A humorous exchange features a man calling himself a sexagenarian and a flirtatious jab from a woman. Two farmers joke about hens, asking whether a hen cackling means laying or lying, playing on wordplay about setting and sitting.

Card of Thanks for Hannah E. Lewis

The family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during illness and death of their mother Hannah E. Lewis. They acknowledge flowers and use of cars and thank the Miller brothers for their singing. Dated 4-27-11 by her children.

Hannah E. Lewis Miller Brothers

Opening Night At New Beauty Salon In Martinsburg

The new beauty salon at the old Irwin Drug Store site on North Brad dock street across from the union bus terminal opened with carnations for guests. Three prizes were awarded at 10 pm to Miss Bill Wood for a permanent wave, Mrs. Blanche Noonan for a facial, and Mrs. Harry Hicks for a coiffure design. Alecia Bentz operates the salon with Della Mae Hume in charge, assisted by Biddie Dormer.

North Braddock Street Irwin Drug Store Union Bill Wood Blanche Noonan West Piccadilly Street Harry Hicks North Loudoun Street Alecia Bentz Martinsburg W. Va Alecia Della Mae Hume Shepherd College Sheperdstown Chicago Hair Dressing Academy Biddie Dormer

Pneumonia Claims Life of Matthew Finley in Winchester

Matthew Finley, longtime resident of Winchester, dies after a brief pneumonia illness at his home on South Loudoun Street. Survived by widow Elenora G Finley and daughter Elenora, plus four sisters and five brothers. Funeral at Mount Carmel Baptist Church Monday at 3 PM with Rev S Spriggs and Rev J C Newman. burial in Orrick Cemetery.

Matthew Finley Winchester Loudoun Street Winchester Memorial Hospital Matthew Hester Finley Elenora G. Finley Elenora Finley Lillie Taper Ida Magruder Lucy Lampkins Ella Williams Philadelphia Charles Washington, D. C Harry Harrisburg New York Leslie Floyd Finley Mount Carmel Baptist Church 8. S. Spriggs J. C. Newman Paynter Funeral Home Orrick Cemetery

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