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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1936

Page

2

Mayor Welcomes Big Conference At Massanetta

NBURG Aug 12 The Fifteenth Annual Bible Conference at Massanetta Springs opened with Mayor Ward Swank Harrisonburg greeting delegates from over thirty states. Ministers from the Church of the Brethren and local churches filled the platform as Dr Kurtz of Bethany Seminary spoke on The Symphony of Life. Dr C L King and Rev Peter Marshall followed with talks on Psalms and Beyond Science God.

Nburg Massanetta Springs Ward Swank Harrisonburg Rockingham Massanetta Kurtz A. J. Caricose Brethren Church Luray Hudson John 8. Flory Bridgewater College D. W. Kurtz Bethany Biblical Seminary Chicago Marshall C. L. King Houston Texas Peter Marshall Westminster Presbyterian Church Atlanta W. E. Hudson Columbia Theological Seminary Deca Parks W. Wilson Board of Trustees Swatik

Handley Library Notes Shows 1935 Book News Abroad

Handley Library highlights include Willa Cather's Death Comes for the A and Life With Father by Clarence Day in translation and English use. It notes Shakespeare's 372nd birthday and American Booksellers Association awards for Time Out of Mind, Personal History, North to the Orient.

Willa S. Cather Italy Mondadori Milan Karl Pather Clarence Day Russia Father’ God Handley Library William Shakespeare Stratford-on- Avon American Booksellers’ Association New York City Rachel Field Vincent Sheean Orient Anne Lindbergh Morrow Arnold Bennett London Atlantic Monthly Harvard Timothy Fuller

Hastings Man Plans 100th Birthday Celebration

Herman Voigt of Hastings Minnesota joked about marking his 100th day next Friday after recalling a doctor warning him tuberculosis would end his life in a few months sixty years ago.

Hastings, Minn Herman Voigt

Swing Skirt Is Newest Fashion For Nightgowns

New York fashion note from Mary E. Plummer describes the swing-skirt nightgown paired with new lovebird color pajamas. lingerie trends show cheaper and luxury pieces, with empire lines, satin fabrics, and deeper lace detailing. public wearing of nightgowns at events noted.

Mary E. Plummer Associated Press New York Texas

Quiz Farm Slayer Marty Singer Transferred for Public Pressure

Police moved Marty Singer from Wabash Indiana to Indianapolis amid public pressure after his confessed slayings of John Fielding Wesley 56 his wife and their 12 year old daughter in their Wabash home. He is also linked to a Detroit man killed in a roadside holdup near Wabash last month.

Marty Singer Wabash County Wabash Ind Indianapolis Detroit Singer John Fielding Wesley Wesley J. D. Bryant Central Press

Satin house shown in plain English green

A house wearing a satin shade is described as plain English green. A new green hue, spinach, is approved for pajamas.

Hable's Palace Presents Rematch Screenings in Winchester

Returning by popular demand the Schmeling versus Louis fight pictures head a program at Hable's Palace in Winchester today and Thursday. Added attractions include Baer versus Louis fight pictures and Fred Stone with Jean Parker in The Partner in The Dell from RKO.

Schmeling Vs. Louis Palace Winchester Fred Stone Jean Parker RKO Dell

Suzy at Capitol: Tone stars in wartime spy romance

Franchot Tone headlines the Goldwyn MGM feature Suzy at the Capitol Theatre closing today after a three day run. The film follows an American girl caught in the spy web during World War I and mysteriously married to two aviators, with Tone portraying one husband.

Franchot Tone Jean Harlow Tro Goldwyn-Mayer Suzy Capitol Theatre Herbert Gorman London Paris Cannes Tone

Eclipse Awe Causes Hindu Mothers to Rest During Eclipse

In Delhi India expectant Hindu mothers lie quiet during an eclipse amid beliefs the event may mark their unborn children. Thousands of women followed this practice during the recent eclipse, staying in bed to avoid activity while the sun was obscured.

Delhi India

Late Mr. Ailes Interred in Romney West Virginia

Funeral services were held in Romney West Virginia for gene Ailes 59 New York broker and son in law of former Gov John J Cornwell of West Virginia who died last Saturday at his Scarboro New York home Interment was in Indian Mound Cemetery Mrs Ailes formerly Miss Sally Cornwell He leaves three sons two daughters and two brothers Ailes born in Sidney Ohio later worked in Nome Alaska befriended Rex Beach Tex Rickard and others He was brother of the late Milton E Ailes former president of Riggs National Bank Newark

Romney W. Va Gene Ailes New York John J. Cornwell West Virginia Scarboro N. Y Indian Mound Cemetery Ailes Sally Cornwell Sidney Ohio Alaska The Treasury Nome Rex Beach Tex Rickard Milton E. Ailes Riggs National Bank Newark

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