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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1936
Page
2
Mrs J Ty and Miss Katherine Jor visit Washington D C with sister Miss Marguerite Jolliffe. Numerous guests from Berryville Loudoun and Clarke counties visit and travel to New York Saratoga and Richmond for conferences and family events throughout Clarke and Orange counties.
Guests at the DeHaven Laverner home in Siler and Sunday visitors from Gainesboro Martinsburg Winchester and Glengarry filled a busy weekend. Many Luttrells De Havens and related families hosted and attended reunions and visited kin while several are listed as ill or homespuns.
Miss Louise Cooper of Florida celebrated her twenty first birthday August 10 with a silk quilt presented by her grandmother Mrs Louise Cooper. Grandmother then gifted three more quilts to grandchildren Mary Therese and Esther Cooper and John Earle Cooper all crafted this year by Mrs Cooper. Other family members including Luther Rudolphs Galax and Cecil Coopers attended as guests while Mrs Ernest Cooper recovers from a sprained ankle.
The announcement reports the marriage of Mr Bruce Himelright son of Mr and Mrs John M Himelright to Miss Ethel Himelright daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Himelright. The ceremony was held in Hagerstown Maryland on Saturday August 15. Mrs George Strickler and daughters and Misses Marie and Dorothy Santmier of Brunswick Maryland visit relatives here and at Zepp Virginia.
Mt Williams Virginia reports a fine St John’s picnic and local social notes. Birth announcements include a grandson to Paul and Mrs Campbell of Highland Avenue Winchester. Household improvements, kin visits, and future home moves populate the community update with residents such as Fauver Clowser and Ebersole mentioned.
August social rounds feature Miss Macky Powers and Miss Kate Powers at Mrs. Robert Smiths and Miss Susie Smith visiting. families from Richmond Piedmont Berryville and Washington share visits. Attendees include C N Galloway Marvin Chapel George Skelton Berryville and Mrs Vesta Smith. Carl Smith returns from Nevada. Indiantown Gap PA camp for Thomas Shull Jr.
Opequon Virginia notes mention Marvin Holtzman Jr visiting, Grace Miller traveling from Shepherds College to spend time with L Russell Miller family, Ada Bayliss taking a bookkeeping job at Winchester Seed Company, N F Dinges improving after two weeks in Winchester Memorial Hospital, Martin Wisecarver moving to Gainesboro for work, Haldeman moving into Wise carver’s vacated house, Tuck Fauver family visiting Hinkle Pitcock, and Robert Miller of Company I National Guards at the beach with the unit.
Opequon Lake notes report visits and family events. Allen Grove returns to Washington D C after visiting relatives with cousin William Grove. Birth announced for Zane son of Mr and Mrs Harry O Kerns.
Refuge Virginia news item notes Mr and Mrs Elwood Ferrebee of West Virginia spent a weekend with Elwoods parents Mr and Mrs Thornton Ferr. The report highlights family visitors and local ties during the late summer period.
Mrs Elizabeth Ritenour spent the weekend with her daughter Mr and Mrs Joseph Conner of Stephens City Mr and Mrs Austin Conner left for Ohio to attend the Beatty funeral Weare sorry to hear of the death of Mrs Lillard in Pa county She was grandmother of Mrs Howard Leith and Mr Amiss Lillard Several local visits and visits by Bernice Ferrebee of Washington DC Nancy Bray ill Catherine Shryock of Stephenson at Amiss Lillards home Frances Lillard returned to school in Washington DC after vacation with her parents here
Angers store area social notes recount visits from Bill Barrow and sister Hilda Bikins to friends and relatives and planned return via Hagerstown. Retha Bohrer visits Martinsburg a week with locals. Mr and Mrs O H Phillips visited the Bageants. Seymour Bohrer hosted Joll ey Jol ley family, Elijah Shade, Ralph Lewis and children from Hedgesville. Dorothy Luttrell visits from Ho ve. DeHaven returns to Gore Virginia after a stay. Donald Davidson to Winchester for work. Perry Unger hosts Sunday School picnic at Pen Mar. Harry Bohrer threshes in the neighborhood.
Middletown Virginia notes detail Roger Mayhew and family visiting Washington, D C relatives. Visits by Mrs Forsyth and Mrs Smith from Cairo Georgia and others in Virginia. Local residents attend reunions, birthdays, and church society events. A motor trip accident near Gettysburg involved Mrs Larrick, hospital care followed on return to Washington.
Rock Enon Virginia reports that Jim, George and F L Good attended a St John’s picnic last Saturday. Helen Anderson visited friends Sunday. The infant child of Steward and Mrs Anderson is ill. June Triplett aged ten is recovering from tonsil surgery. Mrs M E Good was called to Winchester where sister Amanda Pingley suffered a paralytic stroke.
A notice states that Fred E. White will not be responsible for any bills contracted unless made personally by him. Dated August 19, 1921.
Governor Peery states the Virginia budget has not been balanced by diverting road funds. He explains road revenues from gasoline taxes and license fees fund convict labor costs, maintenance, materials, and related road department expenses.
In New York on August 20 Col. B. B. Somervell, city WPA administrator, vehemently defended the agency against charges that 569 PWA workers failed to live at their declared addresses last April. He insisted, not a single person was paid for work not performed. Republican critics had voiced the accusation and sparked the verbal dispute.
In Boston Virginia signing of a contract for Gu Lombardo's orchestra to provide dance music for the grand ball where the festival queen will be crowned on September 11. Howie Fisher will direct rehearsals for the dance scenes in The Miracle of Tobacco with over 600 actors preparing the pageant amphitheatre. The mammoth parade and decorated business district set the stage for the September 10 to 12 festival events featuring Miss Eve Mark-Wardlow and more than 10 princesses.
Winston-Salem news notes Mrs. Reynolds Babcock daughter of the late R. J. Reynolds has reached age twenty eight and now controls an estimated thirty million dollar share of his tobacco fortune in the Twin City Sentinel report from Aug. 20.
The American Automobile Association urged repeal of federal automotive excise taxes as a joint Congressional committee studies tax revisions.
Father Charles B. Coughlin said he was recovering rapidly from Sunday illness in Cleveland and planned a very heavy speaking schedule between now and the election. He spoke from Detroit regarding his health and public engagements.
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