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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1931

Page

3

Social rounds and society notes from Clarke County

Dr. Lewis M. Allen hosts a dinner for Holmes Allen and family from Richmond with many local notables invited. Mrs. Mret Hodgson Goss returns from New York with fall millinery selections. Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Youth Choir meets tonight at 7. Mrs. George Bowly and Mrs. Charles Beck travel to New Jersey as house guests of Haywood Bowly. Darwin was right.

Lewis M. Allen Holmes Allen Richmond Clarke County M Ret Hodgson Goss New York Young Peoples’ Choir Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South George Bowly Charles Beck Atlanta, Ga New Jersey Haywood Bowly

Pocahontas entertainment honors Nellie Bishop in Martinsburg

Minnehaha Council No 1 Pocahontas entertained Monday evening on Rouss avenue in honor of Mrs Nellie Bishop of South Norfolk. Great Pocahontas Mrs Bishop and other officers spoke before a social hour with refreshments.

Minnehaha Council Rouss Avenue Nellie Bishop South Norfolk Virginia Simpson Lyda Chapman Minnequa Council Phoebus Seminole Council Stephens City Tippecanoe Martinsburg W. Va Great Pocahontas Bishop Orphans’ Board Mae Handle Lee Handle Great Sannap Pearl Campbell Board of Appeals T. H. 4 Grim Elizabeth Williams Tapee West Virginia W. L. Whisson Braddock Street

Legion Post Meeting and Berryville Horse Show Dance

Social calendar notes a Friday luncheon for American Legion Post at the George Washington Hotel and an evening Berryville Horse Show Dance at Jordan White Sulphur Springs with music by Buddy Cordori and his Pennsylvanians. Public invited.

American Legion Post George Washington Hotel Berryville Jordan White Sulphur Springs Buddy” Cordori

Civic League and Church Association Plan Joint Meeting

The Civic League will meet September 4 at the Old Stone Church near Green Spring with Mr Burson of the State Conservation Department speaking on church and grounds plans. The Old Stone Church Memorial Association continues its reunion tradition aimed at restoring and financing the churchyard and grounds.

Civic League Church Association Old Stone Church Greenspring Burson State Conservation Department Old Stone Church Memorial Association W. H. Crim Pleasant Valley

Local Couple Wins Marriage License in Capital

A Washington issued marriage license was granted yesterday to Charles Love Murnan and Virginia Randolph Lee, both of Winchester, with Rev. A F Poore to officiate. Also noted is a formal dinner in honor of Col Julian Lindsey of New York City hosted by Dr and Mrs Hunter H McGuire with guests including Col and Mrs Beverley Brown and Judge and Mrs A C Carson.

Lower Virginia Charles Dorton, Jr Abingdon Rite Way Cleaners’ Company C. A. Dorton Una Dorton Shenandoah Valley Faith Adams Philip Young Miss Faith Adams Washington Philip Youn Owen D Young New York Miss Adams Horatio Hearne Adams Church of the Divine St Lawrence University Young Frank Oliver Hall Martha Ellis Hayne Ellis Jamestown N. Y Adams Harvard School of Business Stuart H. Edmonds Garner Edmonds Owen D. Young Capital Charles Love Murnan Virginia Randolph Lee Winchester A. F. Poore Col Julian Lindsey Hunter H. McGuire New York City Beverley Brown A. C. Carson Riverton Richard Evelyn Byrd Joseph Wright Harry K. Russell City Robert C. Green Winchester Country Club Philip W. Boyd Gibson Bradfield Barnesville Ohio Boyd Zila Conner Hyde Bradfield Ernest Ely Stewart Street

Hogue Creek Notes visitors and gatherings listed

Hogue Creek Va August notes list visiting families from nearby towns including Larrick Abrell White Kump and Orndoff. Residents host gatherings with friends from Washington Winchester and Boston. Guests include Miss Pauline Clowser Miss Hilda Cather and infant Nancy Beemer and family spending the summer at Burcroft.

Hogue Creek Luther Larrick Frances Gover Orndoff Edgar Abrell Near Bunker Hill W. Va Scott White Clement Kump Highview Charles West Williams Orndoff William Cooper Washington Joseph Cather Wilbur Cather Carter Hoover Pauline Clowser Hilda Cather Winchester Beemer Nancy Boston Mass

Princess Ileana S Marriage Noted in Royal Circles

A photo shows Princess Ileana sister to King Carol of Romania and her husband Archduke Anton of Hapsburg leaving Sinaia Summer Palace after their wedding. The ceremony is described as among the era’s most important royal unions.

Ileana Carol of Romania Archduke Anton of Hapsburg Mer Palace Sinaia

Mushroom giant steer ready for Chicago World’s Fair 1933

Wonder, claimed largest steer in the world at 3 300 pounds, is a seven year old pure bred Holstein owned by E E Huffman of Ericson Nebraska. He stands six feet two inches tall and ten feet eight inches long as he is groomed for the Chicago World’s Fair in 1933.

Wonder E. E. Huffman Ericson Neb Ing

Washington diplomats weigh debt cancellation and disarmament ties

Washington diplomats discuss Hoover’s proposal of a one year pause on payments to the United States if debtors grant similar suspensions for German reparations. British and German leaders are seen steering toward a world economic conference or linking debt readjustment with disarmament at Geneva next February.

Washington D. C Hoover White House United States Germany London Berlin Geneva International Chamber of Commerce Mr. Hoover International Commerce Chamber France Paris England America

Sowing and Reaping in Pauls Epistle Faith and Charity

Press Radio Bible Service discusses Pauls teaching on doctrine and conduct. It contrasts faith hope and love, urges gentleness in restoring faults, and explains bearing burdens and supporting teachers. The lesson highlights sowing and reaping as spiritual law and warns against mocking God.

Paul Peter Hope John

Winchester A B Circuit Rev C J Racey Pastor

Mount Olive and Mount Pleasant schedule Sunday school and sermons with additional Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m in Red Bud services. A cordial invitation is extended to all faith communities to attend these meetings across the three locations.

Winchester A. B C. J Racey Mount Olive Mount Pleasant Christian Endeavor Red Bud

Frederick Circuit Evangelistic Week Services Begin

Rev. P. R. Diehl leads the Frederick Circuit with multiple Sunday services at Round Hill Carper's Valley and Macedonia churches. Evening evangelistic services start at 5:45 with sermons, Epworth League gatherings, and Sunday school times listed across locations. All are invited to attend.

Round Hill Epworth League Robinson's Farm Carper’s Valley Macedonia

Opequon Group Rev G M Morrow invites worship

A cordial invitation to attend services at Opequon Memorial Kernstown Round Hill Burnt Church Opeaquon Chapel and Stines Chapel with Sunday school at 10 a m and worship services at 11 a m 3 30 p m and 8 p m Christian Endeavor meetings in the evening and union Sunday school at 10 30 a m.

Opequon Memorial Kernstown Round Hill Christian Endeavor Burnt Church Opeaquon Chapel Stine’s Chapel Union

Pastor C J Clark Leads Brucetown Circuit Services

Brucetown Circuit includes Welltown Crums Stephenson and Brucetown with Sunday schools at 9:45 10 10 10 a m and 11 a m sermons at 11 p m 8 p m Epworth League evenings. Burnt Factory also hosts 10 a m Sunday school and 8 p m league.

Welltown Crums Stephenson Epworth Brucetown Burnt Factory

Public sale of desirable country home in Virginia

A trustee sale of Ottie J. Dorsey’s seven mile northwest Frederick County property offers six acres with a six room dwelling barn poultry house and a bearing orchard of Yorks Stayman. The sale at Winchester courthouse at noon on September 5 1931 requires one third cash with balance in two years secured by a deed of trust. auctioneers Dunn & Duval.

Frederick County Virginia Winchester Barrett Ottie J. Dorsey Robert T. Barton Dunn & Duval

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