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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1935

Page

3

Edna Lamb to Wed James Snider in Braddock Street Church

Wedding details announce Miss Edna LaRue Lamb will marry Mr. James Russell Snider Thursday at 10 in Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South. Rev Dr Hubert Sydenstricker to officiate with attendants, ushers, and a breakfast reception for families following.

Braddock Street Methodist - Episcopal Church South Edna LaRue Lamb James Russell Snider Hubert Sydenstricker Miss Lamb Beverley Nixon Rice Snider John L. Glaize George Snider John Paul Lamb Beverley N. Rice James Donald Shockey John P. Lamb

Grove Family Hosts Reception for Bride Viola Bright Mapp

Mr and Mrs E H Grove entertained at their Valley avenue home with an informal buffet in honor of Viola Bright Mapp and Reginald Moss Mapp following their January marriage in Ellicott City Maryland. The event drew about fifty guests with family and friends. The Old Stone Church reunion, postponed due to infantile paralysis, reschedules memorial service for August 18 at 2 30 PM.

E. H. Grove Valley Avenue Viola Bright Reginald Moss Mapp Baltimore Ellicott City Karl Luther Mumford First Lutheran Church Nassawadox Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksboro Proctor and Gamble Company Esther Shaeffer Martinsburg Wvva Mike Shannon W. Va Alice Himebright Charlton Crenshaw Philadelphia Mary Mapp Nassawadex Thomas Johnson Onancock Mary Himelright Hagerstown Old Stone Church

Engagement announced for Katharine Gochnauer to George Slater

Dr and Mrs Frederick Gochnauer of Upperville announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Katharine Ross Gochnauer to Mr George Robert Slater son of Mrs George Slater of Rose Hill near Upperville Both are prominent The bride attended Stuart Hall and Sweet Briar College The bridegroom attended Episcopal High School and the University of Virginia Miss Gochnauers mother formerly Miss Pearl Peak of Lynchburg The Winchester Bar Association will be strongly represented at the Virginia State Bar Association convening tomorrow evening in the Greenbrier Hotel White Sulphur Springs W Va Judge Philip Williams R Gray Williams State Senator T Russell Cather and Maurice M Lynch depart tomorrow Miss Rose Lewin of Grafton W Va guest of Miss Jessie Markwood at Braddock Street left today for Front Royal to visit relatives before returning home

Dorothy Lee Kerns Garnetta Day Kerns Clark E. Kerns Coleman Falls Co. V. Orndorff Hayfield M. S. Pangle Colleen Racy Clark Kerns Washington Winchester C. O. Rowland Stephens City Frederick County Charlotte Fairfax Rowland Joseph Hausenfluck J. F. Hausenfluck Strasburg Samuel T. Nicholas Keller Memorial Lutheran Church Washington, D. C Housenfluck Sanitary Grocery Company Frederick Gochmauer Upperville Katharine Ross Gochnauer George Robert Slater George Slater Rose Hill Stuart Hall Sweet Briar College Episcopal High School University of Virginia Gochnayer Pearl Peak Lynchburg Winchester Bar Association Virginia State Bar Association Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs W. Va West — Virginia State Bar Association Philip Williams R. Gray Williams T. Russell Cather Maurice M. Lynch Rose Lewin Grafton Jessie Markwood Braddock Street Front Royal

Social notes mention visits and honeymoons across cities

Mrs George Sum ing spends weeks in Hagerstown Maryland with friends and relatives before returning home visiting her aunt Mrs Leslie Ridgeway of Pittsburgh. Miss Susie Davis of Decatur Illinois visits Mrs L H McKimster on North Loudoun Street. Mr and Mrs James D Shockey who honeymooned in Atlantic City and New York are to arrive home tonight and will live on South Stewart Street. Mrs Shockey was formerly Virginia Ann Huntsberry. Mr and Mrs Garland F Potts and daughters Jean and Joan of Wilmington Delaware vacation with Mr and Mrs Harry E Potts on North Avenue and relatives nearby.

George Sum V.i Hagerstown Leslie Ridgeway Pittsburcl Susie Davis Decatur, Til L. H. McKimster Loudoun Street James D. Shockey Atlantic City N. J New York South Stewart Street Shockey Virginia Ann Huntsberry Garland F. Potts Jean Joan Wilmington Pdel Harry E. Potts North Avenue

Motor Oil Lost In Mishap On Mountain Top

A truck and trailer overturned on Little North Mountain ten miles west of Winchester on Route 50. The Stem Motor Line of Winfield Maryland owned the 11-2 ton vehicle driven by 21 year old N D Hobbs of Mount Airy Maryland bound for West Virginia to deliver American Oil Company stock. The oil valued at $750 and damage to the truck estimated at $250. Hobbs escaped uninjured.

Little North Mountain Winchester Stem Motor Line Winfield N. D. Hobbs Mount Airy Hobbs West Virginia American Oil Company R. B. Bayliss

Five Men Dead as Train Plunges Into Canyon Wreck

Hillsboro Oregon August reports five men killed when a locomotive and two freight cars plunged 119 feet into a rocky canyon after a trestle collapsed. Engineers F A Walker and E N Johnson plus A J Roth and D Frank among the dead. two others injured Carl Reamy and John Strawn. Strawn could not recall details.

Hillsboro Ore E. N. Johnson Wheeler F. A. Walker A. J. Roth D. Frank Bridge Carl Reamy John Strawn Portland Carpenter Strawn

Heat Is Put On Guffey Coal Regulation Measure

Washington August 7. New Deal chiefs decided it would be impossible to move the Guffey coal regulation bill from the House Ways and Means Committee while the situation remains unchanged. The committee has 18 Democrats and seven Republicans. Six Republicans are expected to vote against the bill. Democrats must muster 12 votes on their side for a favorable report. All 18 Democrats were checked with a tentative count of 19 to eight, two short of the needed votes. Efforts to swing two votes are underway. President Roosevelt, supportive of the bill, reportedly asked that members be allowed to change their votes as long as core objectives stay intact.

Washington New Deal Hlouse Ways and Means Roosevelt

Capitol Hill News Roundup

Senate debates copyright bill while Finance committee holds tax hearings. House considers various measures as Democratic leaders push to trim riders and speed adjournment. Yesterday airmail conference report approved and rules panel probes utility lobby activity.

The Associated Press Senate Finance Committee Tobby Committee Patrick J. Hurley House Rules Committee

Mrs. MacCallum Stars In Mary the Third at Capitol Theatre

Lucille Heath MacCallum appears in Rachel Crothers comedy Mary the Third at Capitol Theatre this Friday August 16. The Little Theatre highlights her versatile stage credentials from UNC to Johns Hopkins and Columbia, with reservations at the Capitol box office.

Little Theatre Lucille Heath MacCallum Rachel Crothers Mary the Third Capitol Theatre MacCallum University of North Carolina Ama~ Veuy University Dramatical Club Stephanie

2000 Men To Start Work On Virginia Roads

Virginia highway commission announced final allocations of 13.5 million dollars in state and federal road funds. Chairman H G Shirley said 2000 men would be employed within three weeks of federal approval. Route 11 in Frederick County received 54980 dollars in aid and a 1 million dollar convict camp was set for a bridge project between Page and Warren counties. The Elizabeth River toll free bridge at Norfolk received final approval amid a Portsmouth Norfolk dispute.

Richmond The Highway Commission H. G. Shirley Virginia Frederick County Page Warren Elizabeth River Norfolk Portsmouth

Lions Visit Mexico Curios Exhibit At Lions Club Meeting

Delegates to the World Convention of Lions International in Mexico report a large display of authentic Mexican handicrafts. Hoye Riley explains items in metal wood clay glass cloth leather basketry and onyx. A letter from Luray Lions invites Winchester Lions to charter night on August 15.

Lions International Mexico Lions Club George Washington Hotel Hoye Riley Barr Luray Winchester Lions P. G. Ireland Sam Preston Andrew Bell Lee Mills E. B. McGullin Leonard Sirbaugh Howard James John Glaize E. B. Luttrell Bryan Stotler

Council Meeting Deferred for Lack of Quorum

The Common Council failed to meet last night as only six members were present, three short of the nine needed for business. Delegations including Parkway residents urged action on a quarry issue, while Morris G. Shanholtz carried a 25 pound limestone fragment to the chamber for future reference. Delega tions from Northern Virginia Power and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone attended.

Common Council Parkway Council Morris G. Shanholtz

Attendance and Membership Drive by Pleasant Valley Endeavorers

The Senior Christian Endeavor group of Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church plans a large Thursday social starting at 8 p.m. at Mr. and Mrs. O Dix home north of the church. Rev. George Earl Owen of Winchester will give the devotional address, with Ray Fries of Winchester noted among attendees.

Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church Dix George Earl Owen Winchester

Endeavor Leaders Vote Close Contest of Reds and Blues

The Christian Endeavor president and Miss Virginia Hancher as secretary with Loring Smith as treasurer oversee a six week neck and neck attendance contest between the Reds led by Harold Barrett and the Blues led by Miss Lucille Smith. A social gathering is planned tomorrow night and a closing program Sunday at 7 45 p m under Mrs Franklin G Senger.

The Christian Endeavor Virginia Hancher Loring Smith Franklin G. Senger Reds Blues Lucille Smith Harold Barrett Endeavorers

Italy summons officers from home and afar

Paris dispatch reports Ethiopian royal feud and guard movements as Emperor Haile Selassie faces internal strife over Italian policy. Asmara sources say heir Asfao Tafari clashes with Makonnen over governance and imperial strategy. MacDonald acts in Britain while Paris tri power talks loom over Ethiopia.

Pire Menelik Ethiopia Paris Haile Selassie le Matin Asmara Eritrea Asfao Tafari Makonnen Harrar Italy France Stanley Baldwin Aix- Les-Bains Britain Anthony Eden

Tri Power Talks Telegraphed as League Action Looms

A trimmed fragment notes a public figure pledging to place the issue squarely before the League of Nations council on September 4 if upcoming tri power conferences fail. The excerpt reflects wartime diplomacy and intergovernmental maneuvering.

Gue League of Nations Council

Communists Now Charged With Meat Boycott

Detroit police investigate a nationwide meat boycott tied to Communist agitation as butchers claim wives groups initiated losses of meat. Emil Schwartz says 75 percent of Hamtramck shops closed. Women's League pushes unification while dealers seek an end to the prolonged strike.

Detroit Heinrich A. Pickert Chicago Emil Schwartz Tion Hamtramck Women’s League AAA

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United Brethren Young People Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order of Elks Grace Lutheran Church Rotary Club Winchester Golf Club Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion District Nurses Association Kiwanis Club Mr. Snider County Charlotte Rowland Bride Mr. Hausenfluck Mrs. Grove Reginald Mapp Huntsberry Bostonians Nettletons Red Cross Slaters Fashion Simplex State Bar Association Miss Lewin Mrs. Sumption Pittsburgh City Haskell Ergoks’ Pharmacy Guffey Capitol Hill Mrs. MacCallum Case Old C. R. Anderson Herbert Miller Lee Miller Texas Ray Fries Fr. Micawher David Copperfield Shenandoah Valley National Bank Commercial & Savings Bank Wiaicoester VA Asay Paradise Underwood N. Loudoun St BIG Joe ASCO Victor Acme Yaste Loudoun St Geo. W. Kurtz Kraft REED R. M. Swimley Geo. Washington Hotel
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