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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1937
Page
12
Miss Alice Grete visits cousin in PAF City. Anna Lee Grim ill with mumps. Families share Sunday visits and illness updates. A Boy Scouts outing to Elizabeth Furnace celebrated John Weirich's birthday with friends from Washington, D C. The week includes theater attendance, measles cases, and travel between Winchester and nearby towns.
Ville Virginia residents report a flurry of visits and calls. Mr. George Larrick and family hosted a day with Mrs. Scott Hawkins. Isabelle Rosenberger visited Sylvia Carper. Raymond Bradfield called on G L Rosier. Ynard Shanholtz and his mother from Winchester visited Mrs. P H Ritter. Other guests at the Ritter home included Mrs F W Pingley and Mrs Loring Ritter. Ruth Wisecarver of Winchester and Stewart Racey of Opequon joined Martin Wisecarver's family for a Sunday gathering. Scott Hawkins and son Wayne visited Clark Legge's family in Winchester. Philip Ritter recently left for Newport News for work.
Mrs Minnie Rouzee is ill at the home of Mr and Mrs L L Bowman. Visitors include Mr and Mrs W S Jamison of Front Royal and Roy Gearing of Winchester. Mrs James Orndorff suffers gallstone attack. Mr and Mrs R C Hicks and daughter June of Martinsburg spent weekend with her parents. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Phil Bowman and children and Mr and Mrs Marvin White.
Middletown Virginia report says Mr and Mrs Fred Manuel of Washington DC were overnight guests of Fred Manuel Sr the former’s father.
Mrs. C C Bowen returns from Washington with her father Mr B F Cooley facing another major operation at Emergency Hospital. F L Derflinger hurts foot after horse incident. Yates family welcomed a nine pound boy born to Mr and Mrs M F Yates. Miss Louise Stickley teaches Strasburg and Cedar Creek bridge fears delay plan. John Rinker buys a new Chevrolet. Helen Headley expected home after two surgeries at Winchester Memorial.
Young people of Reliance United Brethren Church observe anniversary day Sunday May 2 marking the forty seventh anniversary of the youth movement. Rev W D Mitchell will deliver an address and the evening service features The Church Victorious directed by Miss Louise Stickley with offerings for Christian education.
Maurice Chevalier in The Be loved Vagabond will be seen at the Palace today only. A blonde then a brunette chase scenes and a Fox News novelty are featured. Also The Mighty Treve with Noah Berry Jr and Barbara Read Friday only plus Ace Drum mond vaudeville acts and a cartoon.
London reports a potential May 12 coronation day wedding of Wallis Warfield Simpson to the Duke of Windsor. Meanwhile Mrs. Simpson nears widow dissolution as final decree may be issued Tuesday if no hitch stops it. Edward and Mrs. Simpson stay apart in retreats, offering no reunion plans.
Dr. Harold Steiner of New York addressed over 200 bankers at Woodstock High School on customer and public relations in banking. He warned business must balance profit and loss and noted many firms fail after 18 years due to neglecting losses. He contrasted individual control in the U S and Britain with other nations run by dictatorial bodies.
The remark argues that a business run by private citizens has ended and banks have benefited from charter system control by the state or government, framing the shift as justified.
Diversion by Twins reports on preschool twins in Jamestown as they differ in clothing and behavior. Mothers describe matching outfits or identical sweaters while siblings push for individuality with moments like tap dancing and distinct cap choices.
An advertisement features Mr. Davidson praising Kellogg's All Bran as relief for constipation. It warns common constipation can cause diseases and symptoms like bad breath and spots before the eyes. The ad recommends two tablespoonfuls daily with milk or fruit, or baked into foods, and notes Kellogg's All Bran is made in Battle Creek.
In Jamestown, families discuss twin similarities and differences from weight and height to tooth growth and disease. Mothers report varied health patterns while local twins like Graves Barbara Joan and Norma June, 10 months, and Hamm Marjorie and Marian, 11, dress alike in red polka details.
An advertisement invites consumers to try Camay soap noting its creamy lather cleansing gently for softer smoother skin. It claims Camay is milder than rivals and offers a limited time deal: buy three cakes to get a half ounce Tre Jur Garden via Perfume for one cent while supplies last.
A fragment describes twins Bow and John with their mother Mrs Frederick Kibler and Mrs Garnet Clarke, chair of a twin study club. The club provides mutual aid among mothers. Clarke notes the support is ongoing and valued by participants.
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