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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1937

Page

8

Social Calendar Dance and Picnic for Church Circle

Regular Saturday night dance at Winchester Golf Club at 10:00 p m. On Monday at 6:00 p m a picnic supper for Business Women's Circle members of the Presbyterian Church will be held on the Stouffer home lawn on Courtfield Avenue.

Winchester Golf Club The Presbyterian Church Stouffer Courtfield Avenue Rustic Gardens Charles Town Road Joe Rowe

Family Reunion At Rouss Park And Noted 80th Birthday

Mr and Mrs R H White of near Berryville hosted a family reunion at Rouss Park on August 1, also marking J W Mummaw of Stephens City turning eighty with well wishers present. A later note covers the July 26 Charlottesville ceremony of Miss Lorayne Osborne and Samuel Taylor McAtee and their plans to live in Charlottesville after a wedding trip.

R. H. White Berryville Rouss Park J. W. Mumman Harry ©. White Eugene Marguerite J.W Mummaw Stephens City J. Robert White Retha Ellaine Dorothy James Wilmer Byron Audrey White Canterbury Gladys Barley Henry Shiley Clarence Robert Shiley Aubrey Smith Ernest Paul Leo Suitter Winchester Jessie Perry Kathryn Carrie Agnes Lee John Orville Moltie McIntosh Rachel Ewing Riverton James Jennings Cecil Oden Dickens Purcellville Loudoun County Bernard Roland Reliance Darrell Cougill Middletown Mummaw Illinois Lorayne Osborne Bays Osborne Blacksburg Galax Samuel Taylor McAtee R. H McAtee Charlottesville Alfred Porter Harrisonburg State Teachers College University of Virginia Medical College of Virginia Timberlake’s New York Atlantic City McAfee H. J. Martin Marian Louise Martin Lloyd Martin White Post Clarke County Virginia Cather Virginia

Business Women's Circle Picnic Monday at Presbyterian Church

The Business Women's Circle of the Presbyterian Church will host a picnic supper on the lawn of the Stouffe property on Courtfield Avenue Monday evening August 9 starting at 6. Members should meet at the church by 6 for transport. The regular business session follows at Mrs. Leonard Sirbaugh's home.

The Presbyterian Church Stouffe Courtfield Avenue Leonard Sirbaugh

Final Prizes To Be Awarded By Hospital Auxiliary

Winchester Memorial Hospital Auxiliary reports strong local support for the elevator fund prizes. Tickets sold at a Garden Party drawing will yield winners from white ticket holders at Capitol Theatre Monday between shows and green ticket holders at Palace Theatre Tuesday after the evening performances.

Winchester Memorial Hospital Publicc Winchester H. B. McCormac Capitol Theatre Palace Theatre

Miss Evy Shields to Sail for Shanghai in August

Miss Evy Shields, long in the United States teaching and lecturing, plans to leave Winchester August 14 for Vancouver and sail August 19 on the Empress of Russia to resume work in Shanghai with the Chinese. She has spent summers at the homes on West Cork street and had passport visa arranged in Washington.

Evy Shields Shanghai China Winchester Vancouver British Columbia Canada Sophie Baker Frances Page West Cork Street Austin Morgan Shields Washington

Modern Etiquette Q and A for Introductions

The guidance covers how to respond when someone recalls meeting you, advising you to try to recall the occasion and if unsuccessful to express regret. It also notes removing the finger bowl with the grapefruit plate and confirms that a man should have Mr engraved on visiting cards.

Winchester News Notes Social Ties and Travel

Community notices recount gatherings and visits across Winchester and surrounding towns. Mrs. C. T. Adams hosts a gathering with about 30 attendees, Evangelist meetings postponed, next gathering planned for September at Mrs. Clay Rogers’s home. Residents report travel, teaching changes, and family updates across multiple households and states.

Wife Of Doctor Hangs Herself At Front Royal

Front Royal reports the suicide of Mrs. Jeanette Hamilton Bishop 32 wife of Dr. William R. Bishop of C C Camp P 66. The body was found by her 11 year old son in a closet after the girl who was injured on a bicycle accident yesterday cried for her mother. No inquest will be held and a suicide by strangulation certificate was issued. Funeral arrangements await arrival of her sister Mrs. Charles O Kidd of Charlottesville with burial set for tomorrow afternoon in Front Royal.

Front Royal Jeanette Hamilton Bishop William R. Bishop C. C. C. Camp Chester Street C. C Bishop George Jeanette Anne Charles O. Kidd Charlottesville

Front Royal and Warren County News highlights local moves and visits

Dr Lyle F. Hansbrough visited Mrs Hansbrough at University Hospital Charlottesville after an appendectomy as she shows improvement. Senator Aubrey G. Weaver visits Richmond. Bryan Duncan and wife move to Fairview Court from Riverton. Mrs Mark McIntosh and Mary Johnson with Durston McIntosh depart for a week at North Beach. Ben Landis of Pittsburgh visits in-town with L Board.

Front Royal Lyle F. Hansbrough Hanbrough University Hospital Charlottesville Bryan Duncan Fairview Court Mr. Duncan Mrs G. W. Duncan Riverton Mark McIntosh Mary Johnson Durston McIntosh North Beach

Lion Directors Meet in Front Royal Lions Club

Front Royal Lions Club directors gathered August 6 to discuss finances membership and attendance. The meeting at J Frank Forsyth's office featured P L Rogers W C Deming R R Griffith A O Haley Henry Trout Jr Joe Biggs Paul Shannon Wallace Thomason and Thomas Kerns leading the dialogue.

Front Royal Front Royal Lions Club J. Frank Forsyth P. L. Rogers W.C. Deming R. R. Griffith A. O. Haley Henry Trout, Jr Joe Biggs Paul Shannon Wallace Thomason Thomas Kerns

Warren Rifles Held Memorial

Warren Rifles Chapter U D C met in Veteran Hall for a memorial to Elizabeth Simpson Bowen Historian. Mrs Bessie Cary read the memorial and Mrs Grubs sang One Sweetly Solemn Thought. An invitation to attend the Confederate Veterans reunion at Sperryville was read. No Confederate veteran from the county will attend this year.

Front Royal Warren Rifles Veteran Hall Elizabeth Simpson Bowen Bessie Ferguson Cary L. Grubs William G. Wood Sperryville

Gerard Lambert Freed of Deceit Charge By Court

Judge Philip Williams of Clarke County Circuit Court ruled Gerard B Lambert owner of Carter Hall near Millwood was not found liable for fraud and deceit in a bond issue case stemming from a lumber and cotton company. The decision noted no evidence of intent to deceive and cited bonds bought for Lambert’s land and timber holdings rather than a railroad claim.

Philip Williams Circuit Court Clarke County Berryville Gerard B. Lambert Carter Hall Millwood County Lambert Arkansas Missouri and Pacific Railroad Williams Mr. Lambert T. Russell Cather Winchester Caruthers Ewing New York R. Gray Williams J. Sloan Kuykendall T. W. Harrison St. Louis

Johnson Rites To Be Held Saturday

Funeral services for Bradley K. Johnson a Flint Hill farmer who died in University Hospital Charlottesville will be held at Maddox and Samsell funeral parlor Saturday at 3 PM. Rev H W Shannon assisted by Rev P W Chelf and Rev R H Youell will conduct. Survived by wife two sons and four daughters with interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery Front Royal.

V. P. I. Alumni Meet at George Washington Hotel

FRONT ROYAL Virginia August 6 attendees at the V. P. I. Alumni gathering in Winchester included P. L. Rogers W. E. Collis W. E. Kerr Dr. M. A. Joyce D. M Cloyd Walter Carter Jr Wallace Thomason Bob Gibbs and Lieut Preble of Skyline Camp 12.

Front Royal George Washington Hotel Winchester P. L. Rogers W. E. Collis W. E. Kerr Dr. M. A. Joyce D. M Cloyd Walter Carter, Jr Wallace Thomason Bob Gibbs Lieut Preble Skyline Camp 12

WPA Office Moves to New Quarters

The WPA office will relocate Monday from the Old Royal Hotel on Royal Avenue to the Old Ash House on South Royal Avenue. Remodeling work on the Old Hotel Royal began yesterday morning, and the WPA has occupied the former site for some time.

Front Royal Old Royal Hotel Royal Avenue Ash House South Royal Avenue Hotel Royal

Trapped at Palace Today Features Charles Starrett

Warner Bros. presents Trapped at the Palace with Charles Starrett in Peter B Kyne's tale. a cartoon and The Three Stooges short accompany the Western lineup. Buck Jones appears Saturday in Left Handed Law. Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island also shown.

Palace Charles Starrett Peter B. Kyne Palace Theatre Three Stooges Buck Jones Robinson Crusoe Clipper Island

Col Roszel to Teach Mens Class at Brad dock Street M E

Col B M Roszel will be guest teacher of the Golden Rule Bible Class Sunday morning at Brad dock Street M E Church South. His teaching ability is widely known and all members are urged to attend. visitors will be welcome.

Col B. M. Roszel Braddock Street M. E. Church South Col. Roszel

McVicar to Speak at Open Door Bible Class

Charles P. McVicar will be guest speaker for the Open Door Bible Class at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church. D. E. Leatherman notes his proven skill as speaker and teacher and that he fills in for R. L. Stickel. Class meets 9:45 a.m. with lesson at 10 a.m. Visitors welcome.

Charles P. McVicar Loudoun Street Presbbyterian Church D. E. Leatherman McVicar R. L. Stickel

Also Mentioned on This Page

Joanie the Gunal Ladies’ Aid Society Congregational Christian Church O. D. Braithwaite Fairmont Avenue Madison Lodge, No Lodge’ Hall East Boscawen Street Lorayne Osborn Mr. McAfee Business Women’s Circle Mrs. Sprinkle D. M. Sprinkle National Avenue Fort Monroe Shasta Nelson Fredericksburg E. L Rowell Salem Rey W. J. Moritz Swanseh S. C Dr. Sprinkle Lohr Clevenger Stephenson North London Street Coleman Dunn Meta Frazier Clipp Esther Anderson Virginia DeHaven W. L. Tyson Liverpool England Samaria Anna S. Briggs Culpeper Joe Ritter O. T. Ritter Valley Avenue W. P. Massey Stephen Wright Rhode Island Anne Eley C. T. Adams Gainesboro Clay Rogers Virginia Hall Ethel Harry Syvia Harry Isabelle Bailey Cumberland, Md Miss Bailey L. N. Bailey Ebenezer Church Ladies’ Societies Robert McC. Glass John M. Steck, Sr West Virginia Kentucky Maryland Mountain Lake Lewisburg Patricia Stevenson Mrs. H. R. Kern Jr Virginia Beach Ella Hunt Davis Harrisonburg Jacksonville Fla Davis Handley Ailzen Ae St. Petersburg Fred S. Hunt, Jr West Piccadilly Street Carrie Hunter Robert Kennedy Columbia, S. C Gray Gables Alvin Pennypacker King George County Mae West Greenville S. C Miss West DuFour Beauty Alfred Green Dorothy Green Cape May N. J Leroy Hughes Tamaqua, Pa H. T. Hughes Bayard, Va Washington, D .c G. L. Hughes Hazel Hughes Gilbert Huff Boyce Carroll Green Chambersburg Frank Harry C. B Harry East Piccidilly Street Green Baltimore William B. Vaughan Ottie Crider Relaoe Harrisonburg, Ja Front Jeanette Bishop Front Royal and Warren County News Telephone Front Royal 149-A Clarence Pence Memorial Hospital Aubrey G. Weaver Richmond Ben Landis Pittsburgh L. Board Lion Gerard Lambert Johnson WPA New Quarters Warner Bros. Capitol Brooks’ Pharmacy Fairbanks-Morse South Braddockk St Beauty Shoppe Cameron and Piccadilly Sts Red Cross Huntsberry Loudoun St Sinclair Gas Sinclair Oil Sinclair Lubrication Jim Loy Sinclair Braddock Monmouth Underwood Sutherland Maybelle Sutherl Igeo, Washington R.G. A. Stores Riley’s Market Valley Ave RB. G. A Pffer Printing Co Mr. McVicar William Casilear E. W. Albin Bobbie Lewis Norfolk, Va Hugh NRA Wjz-Nbc Wabc-Cbs WABC CBS Harry H. Woodring WEAF NBC Stanford University Lucille Manners Dorothy Thompson Hammerstein Music Hall Hal Kemp Hollywood Hotel Ferde Grofe Jan Garber WJZ Fray and Braggiotti Bob Ripley Grant Park Tommy Dorsey Trump Davidson Suffolk Downs Compinsky Herman's Cleveland World Federation of Education Japan the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sunshine Cleaners E. Piccadilly St W. W. Bird N. Loudoun St Jefferson Standard
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