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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
11
Reverend Amos Clary of Bowling Green Virginia visited Boyce and area residents. Numerous relatives and friends from Winchester Berryville Shenandoah and Washington gathered for social calls and church events. A number of residents were ill recovering from surgery or hosting guests while planning church programs for August.
Wickliffe Aug 6 local notes list visits from Rev Dr William D Smith of Middlesex to Miss Macky and Kate Powers. Mrs John R Castleman and children from Blacksburg with E J Smiths at Smithfield. Mrs Robert Wright of Charles Town and Capt George Eyster of Fort Benning as supper guests. Florence Diffenderfer visiting W J Carpenter. Peyton Hundley and Becky Barrett visiting Mrs Robert Smith. Frances Wolfe back home after Memorial Hospital stay. G L Carter and Harry Pifer with Ann Poston visiting C W Johnston. James Perks and family with daughter Mrs Jack Ellis near Washington DC. Ella Myers weekend visit with sister Mrs Edward Beavers. H B McFarland family weekend in Washington.
Rev and Mrs Sinclair, Mrs Paul McFarland, and Miss Rachel McFarland were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Scott in Hogue Creek Virginia during a community social visit.
Sunday guests at the Chapman home included Hugh Lupton Clarence Roberts and the Murphys. The Sheetz family hosted a church musical at Pleasant Valley United Brethren. Various local visits and gatherings are noted including Ridgeway horse loss and guests from Martinsburg Berryville and Winchester. The Pleasant Valley U B picnic is planned at Lit-
Howard visits his mother Mrs. Katie Allamong in Washington D C. Cordelia White stays with her brother and sister in Winchester. Agnes Elliott visits Juells on the Middle road. St John s Cemetery trustees set August 11 for cleanup and invite all friends to help. St John s Lutheran Sunday School plans annual picnic on August 15 with public invitation.
Gore Virginia August 6 The Gore Demonstration Group and Gleam 1-H Club plan a joint picnic at Walford's Beach Wednesday. Local residents discuss visits and family events including arrivals from Easton Pennsylvania and a Miller reunion in Wardensville West Virginia. A baby boy was born July 30 at Memorial Hospital Winchester to Roy Berryhill and spouse.
Pauline Dovel returns to Washington DC for work. Hayden Whitley and Charles Layman families visit local residents. J R White visits Maggie Sargent Sunny. D E Rowland and son Richard spend time with Mrs Rowland’s parents. Dovel reunion along Skyline Drive attended. Retha White visits Marguerite White near Stephens City.
Albin Virginia hosts Mrs Florence Russell of Washington DC and Mr and Mrs Charles Scott with son Martin from Easton Pennsylvania joining for a week with relatives and Bethel Lutheran Church members.
The family news notes a Sunday picnic planned for Thursday with Mr and Mrs Guy Smith and family and Mrs Sudienee as dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Charles W of Berryville. James Spence remains confined to his room but stable. Alvin Taverner and son Frank visited a beach near Washington DC last week. Alvin Jr. joined the trip for a brief period.
Funeral services for Mrs Margar et Hopewell were held at Refuge Church on July 29 conducted by Rev. F M Lucas and Rev. Snyder Alleman. She was born in Refuge and later lived in Stephens City. Hymns included Nearer My God To Thee The Old Rugged Cross and a solo Sunny City. Pallbearers were John Hartley Monroe Conner Beck Hartley John Hartley Jr Albert Rudolph and William Mauck. Interment followed in Refuge cemetery.
The city manager says a cost accounting system is gradually being developed for all public works jobs. It will reveal actual costs for equipment labor and materials. A stores revolving fund will charge each job for materials used. The aim is to enable precise unit costs to guide the annual budget.
The Columbia film Counterfeit with Chester Morris Margot Grahame Marian Marsh and Lloyd Nolan screens at Hable's Palace today and Friday. The story follows U S Treasury T men guards and a dangerous blond mastermind in a thriller tone.
A London Star column quoted in the Stauntonian notes Virginia English charms Britain. It observes American visitors crowding London restaurants, with an average fifty pounds a week spent by each family, and praises the varied American accents heard among Virginians, marking a notable cultural exchange.
In Equity Viola A Thrift files for a divorce a vinculo monogamii from Irving F Thrift on adultery grounds. An affidavit shows he is nonresident of Virginia. he must appear within fifteen days after publication. Order to publish weekly for four weeks in The Evening Star.
The article notes a wide range of American accents heard in London, fifty prominent enough to distinguish from each other. It compares regional varieties with Lancashire and Somerset speech, urging readers to notice subtle gradations in tone.
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