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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1937
Page
7
London reports Britain will dispatch more ships as the admiralty warns it will sink any submarine that attacks British merchant vessels. The stern order follows escalating air and sea attacks west of Spain and reflects near-breaking patience in response to Mediterranean raids.
Charles Edgar Nickleson, youngest son of Earl J. and Lillian Nickleson, died last night at age two near Kernstown after an illness. Born August 10, 1936, he is survived by two brothers Ray and Asa and two sisters Netti and Nancy. Funeral at 10 tomorrow morning from the family home.
A Winchester Evening Star exclusive booklet offers six sandwich types and seventy five salads with recipes for canapes hors d oeuvres non alcoholic cocktails sauces soups and soups for hot weather. Readers in Washington DC are invited to send name and address with fifteen cents or twenty cents for a copy.
A Millwood social roundup highlights a Saturday picnic at Eagle Rock hosted by young residents. Attendees include Anne Williams Berryville Peggy Stronacher Lloyd Williams Edith Beardall Margaret Della Meade and several Doles and Sydnors from Clarke and nearby counties plus guests from Winchester Richmond and Bethesda.
Mrs Beatrice Carpenter with ten children leaves for New York after summer with Mrs Mary Sherwood. Dougherty family returns from Virginia Beach. Mr Robert Page sails from England on the Acquitania after business in Paris and London. Mrs Page visits Dr Hamilton in Oak Moat. Page II returns from Bermuda. Hamilton Page sails for 18 day West Indies trip. Peter Page visits New England. Miss Margaret Deila Meade and friends host lunch for Miss Edith Beardall in Berryville. Mrs Joseph Massie hosts dinner for Miss Margaret Holt and guests including Anne Meade and Champe Cons. They later attend the theatre.
Eugene Sydnor spent the end as the guest of Miss Margaret Della Meade and returned home to Richmond on the following day. The item notes a social hosting before his departure and a final travel plan.
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