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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1936

Page

5

Social Calendar For One Week Delights Local Groups

Tuesday 8:00 p m Regular bi weekly meeting Modern Woodmen of America Camp No 15510 in camp hall 209 North Lou doun street Wednesday am Meeting and luncheon Kiwanis Club George Ashington Hotel 6:45 p m Regular Weekly Practice Young People’s Choir United Brethren Church 8:00 p m Meeting Winchester Lodge No 867 B P C E Ellis Home corner Piccadilly Braddock 8:15 p m Regular meeting and practice Grace Lutheran Church adult choir Thursday 12:45 p m Regular Kiwanis Club luncheon George Washington Hotel 8:00 p m Monthly Onward and Upward Class Ernstown M E Church South at home of Mrs Leo Wisecarver

Modern Woodmen of America Camp Hall North Loudoun Street Kiwanis Club George Ashington Hotel United Brethren Church Winchester Lodge Ellis Piccadilly and Braddock Grace Lutheran Church George Washington Hotel Ernstown M. E. Church South Leo Wisecarver

Doughertys Host Tea and Dance Events Across Clarke County

Invitations announced a tea at Woodley near Berryville on Saturday September 12 from 4 30 to 6 30 for about seventy five Winchester Clarke county and nearby guests. Gertrude Graham Dougherty will entertain at a Blue Ridge Country Club dance near Millwood that same evening starting at nine with Miss Mary Welsh Dougherty honored.

Graham Dougherty Mary Welsh Dougherty Winchester Clarke County Winchester Country Club Anne Elting Charles Elting Board of Governors Blue Ridge Country Club

Nine Portraits to Be Unveiled at Mercersburg Centennial

Nine portraits of men prominent in Mercersburg Academy history will be unveiled during the centennial weekend of October 9. A memorial seat for Dr William Mann Irvine will be dedicated, featuring a bronze plaque by sculptor F Tait McKenzie. Irvine's wife was Camille Hart, daughter of the late Major Camillus Hart of Winchester.

Mercersburg Academy Boyd Edwards William Mann Irvine F. Tait McKenzie Irvine Camille Hart Camillus 8. Hart Winchester

Virginia division school officials dine at Hotel John Marshall

The annual dinner of the Virginia division school superintendents and supervisors will start at 7 p m on August 27 in the roof garden of the Hotel John Marshall in Richmond. More than 475 attendees are expected with Governor and Mrs Peery, members of the State Board of Education and their wives and Dr and Mrs S B Hall among the speakers at the table.

Virginia Division John Marshall Richmond Peery State Board of Education S. B. Hall

Berryville Horse Show Grandstand Guests Named

Among attendees in the Berryville event grandstands for the Thursday and Friday show are Mr. and Mrs. William Beverley Mr. and Mrs. George P Greenhalgh Mr. and Mrs. C B Jones Mr. and Mrs. Graham Dougherty Mrs Llewellyn Bull Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F Moore Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth N Gilpin Mrs John D Richardson Mr. F L Ayler Mrs J M H Clagett Mr. and Mrs. John S Goldsmith Mrs Blackburn Smith Mr and Mrs Hobson McGehee and Mr John S Kawler Hagerstown.

Berryville William Beverley George P. Greenhalgh C. B. Jones Graham Dougherty Llewellyn Bull Joseph F. Moore Kenneth N. Gilpin John D. Richardson F. L. Ayler J. M. H. Clagett John S. Goldsmith Blackburn Smith Hobson McGehee John S. Kawler Hagerstown

Graham Bee Reunion Plans in Greenwoord WV Proceeding

The Graham family reunion, called off earlier due to infantile paralysis concerns, is set for Sunday September 6 in the grove of the Methodist Church at Greenwood Morgan county West Virginia. I R Graham of Pike side reports the event with an arranged program and invitations extended to all family members and friends. Mrs Beulah Stotler serves as secretary treasurer of the organization.

Moling White Cross Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church Massanetta Springs William Dean T. H. Daffin Mary Lee Stewart Massanetta J. Henry Moling, Jr Winchester White Cross Work Winchester Presbyt John Bittinger Amory Graham Bee Graham I. R. Graham Pikeside Methodist Greenwood Morgan County W. Va Beulah Stotler Stotler’s Cross Reads

Cadwallader Hosts Sunday Dinner Invitees From Nearby Towns

Mr and Mrs George Cadwallader hosted a large gathering at their home near Ridings Chapel including Mrs Thomas Paxton and daughter Kathryn of Tralee WV Mrs Edgar Cadwallader Huntington WV Mr C W Cadwallader Mrs Gordon Bowman and three children Patsy Peggy Gordon Jr Mount Jackson VA Mrs D M Leidig and son Robert of Vaucluse VA and other Cadwalladers plus Julian Hammock family and Mrs Joseph Clevenger of Stephens City in attendance.

George Cadwallader Near Ridings Chapel Thomas Paxton Kathryn Tralee W. Va Edgar Cadwallader Huntington C. W. Cadwallader Gordon Bowman Patsy Peggy Gordon Mount Jackson D. M. Leidig Robert Vaucluse H. L. Cadwallader J. M. Cadwallader Julian Hammock Janet Jimmy Elizabeth Ann Joseph Clevenger Stephens City

Marriage Announcement at Hagerstown Md

Announcement of the marriage of Miss Wetha Pearl Parker to Mr James Andrew Tharp at Hagerstown Maryland on August 1. The bride daughter of Frank Parker Middletown wears a white suit with brown accessories. The groom son of Charles and Mrs Tharp resides in Winchester and works for Winchester Woolen Company. They plan to live in Winchester.

Wetha Pearl Parker James Andrew Tharp Hagerstown Frank Parker Middletown Charles Tharp Winchester Woolen Company

Snakes Slain By The Score In Clifton Forge Area

Henry Deeds of Deeds Hunt Club near Hot Springs reportedly killed fifty nine rattlesnakes and seven copperheads on Fork Ridge while huckleberry picking. Two rattlers escaped. The incident follows a past blast on a nearby ridge where twenty two snakes were killed.

Clifton Forge Henry Deeds Deeds Hunt Club Hot Springs Fork Ridge Deeds

Frye Family Reunion At Old Stone Fort Historic Spot

Frye family members plan their annual reunion at the Old Stone Fort near Winchester on Cedar Creek twelve miles southwest. The item traces Frye origins from Germany and Switzerland, notes coat of arms, early settlers in Pennsylvania Virginia and New England, and lists several local social events.

Frye Frei Pennsylvania Freys Fryes Ardorf Canton Zurich Switzerland Palatinate Germany Fry Frey United States William Jefferson Fry Frys of Tobias Fry Hans Margaretha Frey Hilsbach William Sarah Gottfried America Maryland Penns York County Zion Reformed Church New England Virginia John Frye County Hants England Newbury Mass Samuel Benjamin John Andover Massachusetts General Court Rhode Island Thomas Devon East Greenwich Essex County

Condition Of Shenandoah Rivers North River Clear South River Milky

Readable text notes the Shenandoah River condition as north river clear and south river milky indicating distinct water quality states across river segments. No dates or organizations provided. Further details absent from the fragment.

Travels and Visits Of Local Residents Mentioned

Mr George Riddick leaves Thursday for Pittsburgh and other Pennsylvania and West Virginia cities for Randolph Macon Academy. Mr Harley Cooper returns to Washington after a Grassland weekend. Mrs O R Bowen leaves for Point Marion Pa to visit Misses Dieh for a few days. She will attend a Brough family reunion at Gettysburg on return. Mr Hugh E Naylor Jr in Florence Ala spends vacation with his parents in town.

George Riddick Pittsburgh Pennsylvania West Virginia Randolph-Macon Academy Harley Cooper Washington Grassland O. R. Bowen Point Marion Hugh E. Naylor, Jr Florence Ala Hugh BE. Naylor

Roanoke clergy couple among Front Royal visitors

Rev Nolan B Harmon and his wife and two sons from Roanoke spent last night en route home from vacation. He formerly pastored the local Methodist Church about eight years ago. Several relatives and friends from Philadelphia Clearfield Staunton Charlottesville and Wisconsin visited Front Royal or nearby areas during the weekend and week.

Nolan B. Harmon Harmon Roanoke Front Royal

Modelle Redmon to Lyle H Laing in Charles Town Wedding

Mrs Bedford Redmon announces the marriage of Modelle Redmon to Lyle H Laing in Charles Town West Virginia on May 2. The bride works in the Limeton Lime Company office and the groom serves in the State Highway Department. Both hold wide circles of friends in the county.

Front Royal Bedford Redmon Modelle Redmon Lyle H. Laing Nealie Laing Bethel Charles Town W. Va James H. Haley Charles Town Methodist Church Limeton Lime Company State Highway Department Laing

Local adjuster named representative for Virginia territory

Front Royal reports Bryan Rudacille officially appointed representative of the Associated Adjusters of Milwaukee Wisconsin. He now covers a territory including Warren Clarke Frederick Rappahannock Culpeper Madison Green Prince William Fairfax Loudoun Shenandoah and Fauquier counties.

Front Royal Bryan Rudacille Associated Adjusters Milwaukee Wis Warren, Clarke, Frederick, Rappahannock Culpeper Madison, Green Prince William Fairfax Loudoun Shenandoah Fauquier Counties

Old School Meet Opens At Hawksbill Church

The Old School Baptist Association begins Friday at Hawksbill Church west of Front Royal and runs through Sunday Elder A. L. Harrison of Front Royal attends with wife and daughter. Numerous Old School Baptists from the county are expected and guests include Mrs. Annie Dent Mrs. W. T. Watson Mrs. Hattie Wright and Mrs. L. S. Wiggens of Macon Georgia.

Front Royal Old School Baptist Association Hawksbill Church Ree A. L. Harrison Harrison Annie Dent W. T. Watson Hattie Wright L. S. Wiggens Macon

Clem Family Reunion Draws Fifty Nine Attendees at Fort Valley

A Clem family reunion was held last Sunday near Woodstock at Fort Valley. About 60 members gathered from the local area to reconnect and share memories, reflecting a strong family turnout.

Front Poyal Clem Fort Valley Woodstock

Wife Preservers Use Honey as Ice Cream Sauce

A note suggests using honey as a dessert topping for ice cream, with optional chopped nuts. The guidance promotes simple, natural flavoring ideas for home cooks.

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