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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1939

Page

2

Methodist Young People To Camp At Hedgesville West Virginia

About 100 Methodist young people from the Winchester District will travel to Camp Frame in Hedgesville West Virginia for a week long session starting August 21. The program blends work and study with recreation and worship under a staff led by Miss Margaret Campbell.

Methodist Young People of Winchester West Va Hedgesville Camp Frame Margaret Campbell W. W. McIntyre George Waters F. H. Strieby Woodstock J. L. Robertson Romney W. Virginia John Owens Royal Owens Frank Schrader Martinsburg Mary Glenn Lupton Margaret McIntyre John Hendricks Middlebury Doris Whitehurst H. G. Balthis J. W. Allamong Alice Rhodes Front Royal

Vernon Castle Killed in 1918 Airplane Crash

Vernon Castle died in an airplane crash in Fort Worth Texas on February 15 1918 in a fatal air mishap during training sorties.

A. Vernon Castle Forth Worth Texas

Last Rites for Forester Rhondal G Foster

The body of Rhondal Grafton Foster 38 of Frederick county dies after a fall near Loudoun and Cameron streets. Funeral set at Mount Olive Church Frederick with 3:30 service followed by interment in the church cemetery. Survived by widow Evelyn McFarland Foster two children Mary Alice and Lewis foster mother Nancy B Kibler Foster three brothers Robert Abraham Asa sisters Elizabeth Palmer Amanda Redmiles Sarah Anderson and half brother Lewis Foster.

Rhondal Grafton Foster Frederick County Loudoun Cameron Streets Omps Mount Olive Church Nancy B. Kibler Foster David Lee Foster Evelyn McFarland Foster Mary Alice Foster Lewis Foster Robert Foster Hayfield Abraham Asa Foster Laurel, Md Elizabeth Palmer Amanda Redmiles Laurel Sarah Anderson Highland Ravenna Ohio

Eight Hundred Unemployed Called To Jobs in Pa

Harrisburg Pa Aug 14 eight hundred unemployed breadwinners in Pennsylvania were called to jobs today under the states new work or get off relief program. Forty seven projects sponsored by municipalities governmental agencies and institutions but not WPA PWA or private enterprise were set up as part of the effort to get something for its money.

Harrisburg Pennsylvania WPA PWA

August Girl's Athletic Association Tea and Garden Club notices

The August Girl's Athletic Association tea is set for Thursday at 6 30 pm at Mrs Robert Hock man’s Bartonville home with committee members Mrs Wyatt Richard Miss Virginia Seal and Miss Frances Profitt. Old Frederick Town Garden Club hosts on Wednesday August 16 at 10 30 am starting at Mrs T Russell Cather’s home on South Stewart Street followed by garden visits and luncheon at Mrs Bond’s with red orange and yellow shades. Susan Dillard and Ann Speake visitors in Winchester were honored at a Country Club party hosted by Phyllis Fowle and Dorothy Hawthorne.

Girl's Athletic Association Robert Hockman Bartonville Wyatt Richard Virginia Seal Frances Profitt Jack Widmyer Robert Grove T. Russell Cather South Stewart Street Susan Dillard Ann Speake Winchester Country Club Phyllis Fowle Dorothy Hawthorne

Professor Burwell Visits Hartford Aunts on Stewart Street

Mr Robert L Burwell Jr a chemistry professor at Trinity College Hartford Conn spent the weekend here with his aunts the Misses Jones on Stewart Street in the city with family visiting from out of town

Robert L. Burwell, Jr Trinity College Hartfordt, Conn Misses Jones South Stewart Street

Rail Sabotage Suspected After Nevada Streamliner Derailment

A streamliner derailed in eastern Nevada with five cars plunging into the Humbolt river gorge. At least 19 killed and scores injured as rails were moved and respiked, according to a preliminary investigation.

San Francisco Nevada Mountain

Injurer In Wreck Mrs Oscar Vitt Among Injured

The City of San Francisco derailment in eastern Nevada left at least 19 dead and injures including Mrs Oscar Vitt wife of the Cleveland League team manager.

Oscar Vitt San Francisco Nevada

Clarke Co Girl Dies In Auto Crash Tragedy

Miss Singhass, Clarke County, is killed when a car crashes as its front end is crushed. Reeser and another occupant were questioned by Trial Justice Rackley after the crash near Arlington. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Duncan Memorial Methodist Church with interment in Green Hill Cemetery. Coroner Dr. C. H. Iden said no normal hearing is expected, suggesting the accident may have been unavoidable.

Reeser Rackley Arlington Montgomery W. Va C. M J. O W. E A P. Singhass Edgar Smallwood Earl McDonald Clarke County Bettie Smith Willingham Frederick County Clarke Duncan Memorial Methodist Church W. O. Luttrell Internment Wills Green Hill Cemetery C. H. Iden

Answers to Today’s Quiz

Answers to test questions printed on page 4 list the correct options. Key items include Algiers the daily cycle a 24 hour period and the term once. It names Byron Nelson and confirms London as a location. The Hawaiian mention Demayn and the final item indicates Below.

Algiers Byron Nelson London Demayn

Life span of asbestos shingles in New England

The National Bureau of Standards states that in this climate the life length of an asbestos shingle is probably 15 or 20 years.

Massachusetts National Bureau of Standards

Virginia railways buy heavily in state products

The August Manufactures Record issue on Virginia notes 82 of 100 leading railways purchased Virginia made goods in 1937 totaling over 12 million dollars. Railways employed about 33,000 in July 1937 with a statewide payroll exceeding 49 million dollars yearly.

Virginia Richmond Manufacturers Record Association of American Railroads and Railway Age North West N. Clarence Smith The Conservation Commission of Virginia

Tent Meeting In Full Swing

The Rev. B. F. Spitzer reports that the tabernacle meeting at Mathias is in full swing. The Rev. Charles Beard, Martinsburg evangelist, conducts the services and a cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.

B. F. Spitzer Tabernacle Mathias W. Va Charles Beard Martinsburg

Rescue of Squalus Completes From Sub Ocean Grave

Falcon leads salvage with cables to pontoons lifting the Squalus from a 240 foot grave off New Hampshire. Wandank tows in background as rescue craft attach lines. The iu-fa craft carried 26 dead and was freed after settling on an underwater rise.

Falcon New Hampshire Wandank Iu-Fa

Norma Talmadge Wins Divorce From George Jessel

Norma Talmadge obtained a divorce from George Jessel shortly after entering Mexico via the Rio Grande. She said she still likes the comedian but believes they will be happier apart.

Rio Grande Mexico Norma Talmadge George Jessel

Second Lift of U Boat Planned

Navy salvagers prepared hoisting gear at Portsmouth New Hampshire for a second lift of the submarine Squalus valued at four million dollars. After a stormy night daylight brought calmer seas and lighter winds aiding work. Officials expect the hoist to occur Wednesday with the submarine to be towed four to five miles and grounded in eighty to ninety feet of water.

Portsmouth N. H Navy

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Miss Campbell Langley Field Back River Sacto Vernon Castle Licey Poole Mervel W. Adams E. Piccadilly St Last Rites Old Fredericktown Club Potomac By-Products Co Harpers Ferry North America Assurance Society Shenandoah Valley Fred Boyd Winchester Furniture CO South Main Norma Buncutter Tire CO A& DuPont John W. Rosenberger and CO S. Braddock St Bickers Dodge Tudor INO. S. Solenberger & CO. Hardware Supplies N. Loudoun St C. J. Brumback
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