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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1934

Page

5

Frederick County Canterburg News Briefs

Mrs Laura Headley and granddaughter with Mrs Charles at Nineveh. Mary Clevenger returns home after nine days in hospital. Edward and Bessie Madigan welcomed a son. Ira Ritter visited B A Rowland couple. Nealsons spent a day with Frank Hottle family. Bland Ritenu r and Ednad Clevenger wed August 23 at Lutheran parsonage. Virgie Headley visited Jessie Perry. Perry family improving after illness. Mabel Perry visited Bessie Williams. Virginia Bear visited Myrtle Crowser. Ada Russell ill with fever.

Canterburg Laura Headley Joe Madigan Charles Nineveh Mary Clevenger Edward Madigan Ira Ritter B. A. Rowland Nealson Frank Hottle Bland Ritenour Ednad Clevenger Virgie Headley Jessie Perry O. D. Perry Alta Fauver Myrtle Crowser Mabel Perry Mount Pleasant Bessie Williams Virginia Bear Ada Russell

Local Notices From Refuge Include Weddings and Visits

Refuge Virginia residents share family visits with Bowmans at Nineveh and Winchester kin. Ada Hawse wed Lovell Stickley in Hagerstown Maryland. Miss Grim stayed with grandmother Mrs Annie McCauley in Winchester. Additional visits span to Maryland and Reliance relatives.

Refuge Frank Bowman Indiana L. L. Bowman Near Nineveh Margaret Grim Annie McCauley Winchester Lillian Roberts Charles Cain Fred Cain Maryland Amiss Lillard George Dovel Reliance Minnie Rouzee J. W. Headley John Ross J. T. Ross Middleburg Phil Bowman Roy Bowman Ada Hawse Lovell Stickley Philip Stickley Bayard Thomas Hawse Hagerstown

Mount Williams Notes Illness And Visits In August News

Mount Williams Virginia notes report Mrs Mary Ellen Clowser is seriously ill. Friends wish her a speedy recovery. Mrs Mabel Hamilton and Mrs Beulah Williams visited, Abner Fauver and children Earl and Irene visited with Harry Fauver at Stephenson. W Hollis Clowser from Winchester spent the weekend here with family. Harl Himelright and his mother Rebecca were in Winchester. Mrs Madge Fauver and child are mentioned among local visitors.

Mount Williams Mary Ellen Clowser Mabel Hamilton Mount Pleasant Beulah, Williams Mary E. Clowser Abner Fauver Earl Irene Harry Fauver Stephenson W. Hollis Clowser Winchester

Local outing notes from Grimes Gleanings in GAMES VA

Families from Winchester Strasburg and Martinsburg travel to Berkeley Springs Wardensville and Rose Hill farm for visits and camp meetings. Donald Grove heads to the World’s Fair in Chicago after a hometown stay. A Mussellman Canning staffer visits Inwood for business. A heavy rain wind and hail caused downed trees and corn damage in the area last week.

Games C. J. Sibert Wilbur Winchester Charles Hensell Berkeley Springs Sherrard Unger Arthur Orndorff Evelyn Pugh Wardensville W. Va F. B. Sap C. H. Mussellman Canning Company Inwood

Gore Brevities from Gore Virginia Community Notices

Gore Virginia August 25 lawn party benefiting the Union Sunday School drew good attendance and funds. Garland Potts and family visit Mrs. Hook at Rosewood Inn while she recovers at home. Mrs. Yost and Mary Castle visit in Berkeley Springs. The Kern families travel to Wardensville for a camp meeting and return with Dorothy Kern. C. W. Parish recovers from a week on the sick list.

Yost Mary Castle Berkeley Springs W. Va William Havermale James Foreman Lester Kern Cumberland, Md Elwood Kern Joe D. F. Kern Virginia Wardensville

Community notes from Stephens City area and visitors

Local social column lists guests from Gettysburg Washington and Clarksburg visiting families in Stephens City over the weekend. Updates on residents recovering from falls illness and local church activities include a prayer meeting and choir practice at Trinity Lutheran Church.

St Paul Mops Gangster Tarnish After Van Meter Slaying

St Paul witnesses a shift in crime image as Homer Van Meter of the Dillinger mob is killed in a trap. Chief Frank Cullen and detectives Tom Brown and Tom McMahon are credited with the operation.

St. Paul Minn Homer van Meter Dillinger Mob Frank Cullen Cen Ter Tom Brown Tom McMahon van Meter

Local visits and guests appear in Brucetown notes

Brucetown VA August 27 mentions visitors and guests from Winchester Warren PA Roanoke St. Louis Morgantown Martinsburg Burnt Factory Washington and Wadesville. The list includes Rev. C J Clarke, Miss Virginia Ann Johnson, Miss Alice Russell, Miss Douglass Duvall, Miss Margaret Campbell and many accompanying family members at homes of Whitacre Smith Brill Pidgeon and others.

Brucetown Lewis Pearson Winchester Andy Whitacre S. J. Swimley Harry L. Myerly C. J. Clarke Roanoke J. R. Smith Rev. Clarke Virginia Ann Johnson St. Louis Purcell Stine Alice Russell Wadesville Lewis Pidgeon George Fetter Morgantown W. Va Rosenberger Hayfield Virginia Polhamus Douglass Duvall Burnt Factory Dorothy Huyett Swimley Margaret Campbell Mary Jane Brill Ethel Anna Pidgeon Washington Rebecca Cassie Pidgeon Paul Triggs Martinsburg Wesley Brill

Hogue Creek Local News Roundup in Virginia

Hogue Creek Virginia notes list residents visiting relatives and attending gatherings. Families Kernss Braithwaite White Nail Cooper Larrick Orndoff and others host and attend picnics visits and weekend trips. An illness improves for Mrs Laura Orndoff and neighbor Mrs Hedrick.

Stamp History Show at Royal Scottish Museum

An exhibition in Edinburgh showcases postage stamps from early penny issues through the reign of Queen Victoria, highlighting the evolution of philately in Scotland.

Royal Scottish Museum Edinburgh Scotland

Vaucluse Social News Notes Reflect Weekend Visits

Several visitors arrive in Vaucluse including Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rice and two children from Winchester and Mr. John L. Krider of Culpeper. Anna Lee Rogers of Roanoke visits at Oatlands with the Kline family. Thomas Campbell of Washington D C spends the weekend here. Rev Dr C W Sommerville of Charlotte preaches at Cedar Cliff Church. Harold Teets returns from Virginia Beach after illness delays. E L Humston and others return from the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago.

Vaucluse Lewis Rice Winchester Hattie Nixon Belle Larrick John L. Krider Culpeper Anna Lee Rogers Roanoke Estes Kline Williams Jackson Frank Taylor Thomas Campbell Washington, D. C Harold Teets National Guards Virginia Beach C. W. Sommerville Charlotte N. C Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church E. L. Humston William Costello Near Here William Coffman Clarke County Chicago

Winchester and Potomac Railroad Stockholders Meet

The Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company holds its annual meeting at Winchester Virginia on September 7, 1934. Stockholders will elect a President and Board of Directors and address other business. Secretary G F May announces the session.

Winchester Winchester Oz Potomac Railroad Company R. Gray Williams

Squirrel hunting season announced for Northern Virginia

Francis W. Pingley, Frederick county game warden, announces open squirrel season for Northern Virginia sportsmen with a daily bag limit of 10. Counties list staggered dates from Sept 1 to Dec 31 and note that dogs are unlawful to use before Nov 15.

Francis W. Pingley Frederick County Northern Virginia Warren Shenandoah Fauquier Rappahannock Clarke Frederick Page Pingley

Homecoming at Ridings Sept 2 at Ridings Chapel

Ridings Chapel United Brethren Church plans annual homecoming on Sunday September 2. Pastor H E Richardson leads services with Rev R N Young of Petersburg WV as principal speaker. Reliance and Gore quartets expected to perform vocal music.

Ridings Chapel United Brethren Church H. E. Richard R. N. Young Petersburg W. Va Gore

Train Drags A Man To Death In West Virginia

The body of an unidentified man about 35, 165 pounds with dark hair was found near the Norfolk and Western tracks in Charles Town West Virginia. He wore a blue cap and trousers and had been dragged through a frog on the track with part of his clothing found on a locomotive in Hagerstown Maryland.

Charles Town Norfolk and Western Oe Hagerstown

Miss Thompson To Discuss Nazi And The Press

Dorothy Thompson, American newspaper woman, will discuss the Nazi press situation from Paris on WABC CBS. The 15 minute talk is set for 4 45 p m Wednesday afternoon and will cover her experiences in Germany and the impact on foreign correspondents.

Associated Press New York Dorothy Thompson Germany Paris Wabc-Cbs

Shirley Temple in Baby Take A Bow Tops Palace Lineup

Shirley Temple appears for the last times tonight at the Palace in Fox's Baby Take a Bow with James Dunn and Claire Trevor. The film draws strong family appeal and audiences praise its entertainment value. Tom Howard appears in The Big Meow, while Otto Kruger headlines The Women in His Life with Una Merkle Ben Lyon Isabel Jewell and Roscoe Karns in supporting roles.

Shirley Temple Baby Palace Theatre Fox Picture James Dunn Claire Trevor Tom Howard Otto Kruger Mr. Kruger Una Merkle Ben Lyon Isabel Jewell Roscoe Karns

Liberty League backs DuPont figure in anti radicalism drive

Backed by Irenee duPont of the wealthy Wilmington DuPonts, the Liberty League forms as a charter member coalition of prominent Democrats and Republicans including Al Smith and John J. Raskob. The league vows to fight radicalism and protect property.

New American Liberty League al Smith John J. Raskob Jouett Shouse John W. Davis James W. Wadsworth Irenee duPont duPonts Wilmington Del

Skull Size Tied to Brain Volume Variation

Brain size varies with skull size, with potential differences reaching about fourteen percent. This link suggests skull dimensions influence estimates of brain capacity across individuals.

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