Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1932

Page

3

Tamkin Family Holds Annual Reunion at Fishers Hill

The IES Tamkin family gathered for an August 14 reunion at Fishers Hill picnic grounds in Paes. Immediate families and visitors from Harrisonburg Broad Way Washington Woodstock Seven Fountains Derrick Toms Brook and Bethesda attended. A noon meal featured refreshment table and a song service led by Hartman. William Tamkin recited biblical books from memory and the day closed with plans to meet again next year.

William Tamkin Fishers Hill W. P. Cee Harrisonburg G. H. Ritenour Stephens City Elmer Tamkin Washington, D. C Guy H. Tamkin C. W. Tamkin Woodstock E. M. Tamkin Seven Fountains Albert Shipe Derrick Raymond Tamkin Strasburg Paul C. Tamkin Bethesda Detrick Virginia Bush Broadway Hartman Gilbert Washington J. E. Coverstone Dilbeck Hipes Toms Brook Robert Sager Robert Stenson Warren Tamkin

Social Calendar Highlights Community Meetings and Club Events

Friday events include a district nurse benefit at an unnamed hotel and the Mary Martha Sunday School Class gathering at 125 East Clifford Street. Also scheduled are a Royal Neighbors picnic, Lions Club luncheon, Kiwanis meeting, young people and adult choirs, Rotary Club, Girls Athletic Association, and American Legion posts at George Washington Hotel or local venues.

Will An Tre Hotel Mary-Martha Centenary Reformed Church India Fawcett East Clifford Street Royal Neighbors of America Lions’ Club George Washington Hotel Kiwanis Club Girls’ Athletic Association East Piccadilly Street American Legion Post Geo. Washington Hotel

Family Reunion Honoring Mr. Walter Keller in Inwood

A large August 21 gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keller home in Inwood West Virginia celebrated Mr Walter S Keller of Reading Kansas. Guests included numerous Carper and Keller families and other relatives with dinner ice cream and cake.

Charles Keller Inwood W. Va Walters. Keller Reading Kan Walter Keller M. C. Brown Edgar Abrell Guy Fred Paul Linden DeHaven Bunker Hill Harry Carper Harrison Rouzee Howard Barron Charles Town Ernest Carper Helen Frances Pearl Bobby Holmes Near Burnt Factory Joshua Orndorff Nannie Richard Betty Orndorff Luther Larrick Vernon Baker Hayfield Pete Fauver Dorothy James Winchester Robert Williams Harry Ashby Margaret Summit Point H. R. Smithey Hilda Harrison, Jr Mr. Williams Edgar, Baker Mary Milton Robert Charles

Benefit Card Party Set At George Washington Hotel Tonight

Many reservations are made for a District Nurses' Association benefit card party to aid the tuberculosis fund. Mrs. Harry K. Russell chairs the reservations with guests including Mrs. Allen T Hawthorne and Mrs. Daniel W. Lupton. Additional contributions and five tables of bridge at Sunnyside, Stephens City, add to the event's prizes and support.

George Washington Hotel Harry K. Russell Allen T Hawthorne Daniel W. Lupton Carroll S. Smith Claude Grim L. H. Stokes Richard Evelyn Byrd Joseph Wright Lewis M. Allen Spencer Carter Alfred Kerfoot District Nurses’ Association Grover Rose Sunnyside Stephens City Evelyn Shryock

Miss Turnipseed to Be Married Tomorrow

A dinner party tonight honors Miss Lot Lorene Turnipseed and Mr De Blair whose marriage follows tomorrow at 10 30 at the Steck home on North Cameron street. Attending are a mix of social notables including Mr and Mrs Steck and Dr and Mrs George Smith alongside several Misses and Messrs. The wedding will be simple and informal with a few intimate friends. Rev Robert B Nelson will officiate at Christ Episcopal Church.

Lot Lorene de Blair John M. Steck, Jr North Cameron Street Fred L. G Robert M. Glass, Jr Harry R. Kern, Jr Jack Riley Walter Bosserman Tom Gibson James Miller Aubrey Armentrout Robert B. Nelson Christ Episcopal Church Lorene Turnipseed Harrisonburg State Teachers’ College

Watson Family Reunion At Rippon West Virginia

Neighbors from Berkeley Jefferson and Warren counties gathered at the Riley home near Rippon for a Watson descendants reunion. Eight children eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren attended from the Watson Gardner Sites Busey Simpson and Clendenning families. Mrs Riley is a Watson daughter.

James E. Watson Walter Riley Rippon W. Va Watson la Grange Ernest Watson Berkeley Jefferson Warren County Virginia Watson, Gardner, Sites

Tea at Kenmore. Washingtons Lewises honored in Fredericksburg

To Serve Tea Saturday At Kenmore Fredericksburg home of Betty Washington Lewis hosts a tea on Saturday August 27 from 4 to 6 pm honoring the Washingtons and Lewises of King George county with guests including Mrs Rust Smith of Washington DC and local hostesses Anna Braxton Evans Martin Fred Robinson and R J Payne Martinsburg guests at Samuel Walters home in Winchester number over 30 with informal dancing games and supper John S Sloat returns from Capon Springs vacation at Lake Inn Capon Springs Va

Kenmore Fredericksburg Betty Washington Lewis Washingtons Lewises King George County Rust Smith Washington, D. C Anna Braxton Evans Martin Fred Robinson R. J. Payne Martinsburg Samuel Walters North Loudoun Street Winchester Walters John S. Sloat South Loudoun Street Op Lake Inn Capon Springs

Funeral directors preferred term over undertakers

A local note states that the profession favors the label funeral directors over undertakers, reflecting a shift in naming preferences within the service. The remark underscores growing sensitivity to terminology in the trade.

Birthday Party for Mrs Schmidt's Fifth Birthday

Mrs Schmidt entertained all afternoon at the home of her parents on South Loudoun street in celebration of her fifth birthday. Guests played children’s games on the lawn and refreshments were served. She received many pretty gifts from friends, including Doris Sartelle, Louise Avey, Dorothy Grim, Anne and Jeanne Marie Robinson, Jane Over, Ann Wagner, Virginia Lee Jones, Betty and Courtney Pappas, Jeanne Stouffer, Betty Joe Stretchberry, and Donald Sartelle.

Schmidt Loudoun Street Doris Sartelle Louise Avey Dorothy Grim Anne Jeanne Marie Robinson Jane Over Ann Wagner Virginia Lee Jones Betty Courtney Pappas Jeanne Stouffer Betty Joe Stretchberry Donald Sartelle

Social events across Clarke and Frederick counties highlight guests

Miss Marian Martin and Miss Louise Martin hosted a Tuesday dance at their Boyce home honoring Virginia Davis of Ashland Kentucky. Guests from Clarke Fauquier and Frederick counties attended and a refreshment course followed. Other gatherings included a buffet supper for Virginia Carson and a dance at Updyke's Ballroom Front Royal. Visitors include Rev Jackson and Mr Sencindiver with grandchildren in Fairmont and Stephens City society circles.

Marian Louise Martin Boyce Virginia Davis Ashland Clarke, Fauquier Frederick Counties Virginia Carson W. E. Carson Riverton Betsy Rice Mary Virginia Steck Fenton Nelson Virginia Cover Russell Sydney Thompson Bobby Riley Morris Dean C. M. Hinkel, Jr Harry F. Byrd, Jr John Weems Bobby Glass Miss Carson Updyke Front Royal

Notable Humble Visit Highlights Area Guests and Delegates

Ill for weeks Mrs. J. C. Van Fossen remains ill at Mrs. Price home on Fairmont Avenue. Visitors include Mrs. H. Baldwin and Mrs. H. G. Keays from Clarksburg and Elkhart respectively, staying at the George Washington Hotel. Visitors travelers arrive for weekends and conferences across multiple addresses in town.

J. C. van Fossen Price Fairmont Avenue H. Baldwin Clarksburg W. Va H. G. Keays Elkhart Ind Virginia George Washington Hotel

Braddock Street Choir Holds Weekly Meeting Tonight

The regular weekly meeting and practice of the Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South young peoples choir will be held this evening at seven o clock. Mrs Burr Powell Harrison and Miss Anne Brooke Kern have returned home after a ten day stay at Virginia Beach. Mrs John M Steck Sr entertained the regular Thursday bridge club at her Fairmont avenue home yesterday afternoon.

Young Peoples’ Choir Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South Burr Powell Harrison Anne Brooke Kern Virginia Beach John M. Steck, Sr Fairmont Avenue

Farmers to Use Smaller Force for Picketing

Council Bluffs Iowa August 26 1932 leaders of 2000 adherents of the farmers holiday strike for higher farm prices decide picketing of Wattam County roads will be done with smaller forces a committee of eight says they represent strikers from Woodbury Plymouth Sioux and O Brien counties and criticizes Sheriff Lainson noting large groups will leave the Council Bluffs area at once.

Council Bluffs Iowa Pottawattame Woodberry Plymouth Sioux O’brien Lainson

Also Mentioned on This Page

Tamkin Family W. S. Keller RED Cross Burma Huntsberry Capitol Theater Frank M. Boucher Warner Brothers Mr. Shannon West Point Donald Vincent Shannon Mount Jackson Seventh Congressional District United States Military Academy Shannon Shenandoah Valley Academy Martin Mr. Jackson Christ Church John Long Jackson Charlotte, N. C Ohio New York A. B. Pyke Cleveland Pyke T. B. Sencindiver, Sr Lucille Sencindiver Mary Elizabeth Ebert Fairmont J. W. Mason Henry Colbert H. R. Spangler and Son George Sillick Lutherville Mr. Thomas&. Ferguson Martha E.tucker Handley Avenue Paul F. Rosenberger South Washington Street Detroit Mich Chi Phi Fraternity Geraldine Shewbridge Frederick City Hospital Frederick Charles Shewbridge Parkway Norma Nicodemus Brunswick, Med Francis Shaffer B. James Ferguson New York City Harry F. Byrd Rosemont Berryville Virginia Eubank Richmond Mr. Otis Wine Jenny Lind Hockman Washington Street Mary Cooper Rosenbaum Newport News, Va Roy Ross John Parsons Camp Terra Alta Terra Alta Gray Gables Inn Handley High School Gilbert Grey Rosenberger West Virginia Kentucky Rosenberger A. L. Rosenbergers Richard C. ‘Rosenberger This City Antonie Elizabeth Schwarz Glendale Long N. Y M. H. Friederich Dorothy Needy Lucille Barner Hagerstown Grick Glaize & Lockhart Phone Brown & Fisher, Inc Jas. P. Reardon Royse Avenue City N. Main St Shenandoah Valley National Bank Shenandoah Valley National Bank Phon, Sina Cee the Commercial & Savings Bank People's Bargain Store North Main Street R. M. Swimley Fuood Buyers Lebanon Swift Pure Food Braddock and Boscawen Streets Lovett’s Shoe Store Lovett Nave Loudoun and Boscawen St
Search Courier

Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication