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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1934

Page

3

Dan Gregory to Play at Brunswick Dance

Dan Gregory and his orchestra, long featured in Broadway theatres and night clubs, will provide music for a Brunswick Maryland dance at Red Men's Hall on Friday December 7. Sponsored by Charles Shewbridge, the band has gained a record-breaking three-year engagement at Crystall Palace New York City and has drawn cordial local receptions at past dances.

Dan Gegory Broadway Red Men’s Hall Brunswick Charles Shewbridge Gregory Crystall Palace New York City

Better Film Council To Meet At Library

The Better Film Council of Winchester chaired by Mrs. Victor Arthur will meet Friday at 3 PM in the Handley Library committee room. Open to all interested in improving motion pictures especially for children. Discussion on censorship led by Mrs. Stewart Elting. bring articles or information. Civic League members urged to attend.

Better Film Council of Winchester Victor Arthur Handley Library Stewart Elting

Card Party Hosted by Mr and Mrs A F Street

Mr and Mrs Arthur F Street entertained Mr and Mrs Paul Chapman of Shenandoah Caverns and Mr and Mrs Martha Kizer of Bunker Hill West Virginia at a card party Saturday night December 1 Refreshments were served The evening was enjoyed by all

Arthur F. Street Paul Chapman Shenandoah Caverns Martha Kizer Bunker Hill W. Va

Social calendar events for Winchester area clubs

Tuesday has Modern Woodmen of America and Kiwanis Club meetings plus District Nurse Association and Adult Woman's Missionary Society gatherings. Winchester Aces Elks meet weekly. choir and Rotary notes. Thursday includes Lions inter-city meeting. Friday features American Legion luncheon and a nurses alumni benefit dance.

Modern Woodmen of America Lodge Hall North Loudoun Area Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel District Nurse Association Adult Woman's Missionary Society of Braddock Street M. E Reguar Winchester Aces Benevolent Order of Elks Grace Lutheran Church Rotary Club

Nurses Benefit Dance Tickets On Sale At Winchester

Tickets for the Nurses Alumnae Association benefit dance at the George Washington Hotel are $1 per couple and available at Baker's Drug Store or Memorial Hospital lobby. Dance at 9 with Soddy Haines Orchestra. chaperoned by Dr and Mrs B B Dutton Dr and Mrs Lewis M Allen Dr and Mrs E C Stuart and Miss Lillian Anderson.

George Washington Hotel Winchester Memorial Hospital Sue Schlack Baker’s Drug Store Memorial Hospital Soddy Haines B. B. Dutton Lewis M. Allen E. C. Stuart Lillian Anderson

Mr George Wright on trip South to Florida

Mr George Wright son of Mr and Mrs C B Wright of Step hens City left last Wednesday for Florida for a visit From Miami he plans to tour Florida and return home in several weeks Attic Chicken Dinner Gore Baptist Church to host a chicken and oyster dinner December 1 starting at 6 PM with public invited.

George Clinton Washington, D. C Frederick County George W. Branner C. C. Brill Zennie Brill E. J. Hicks Wilfred Harry W. Hicks Ray Rinker George Wright C. B. Wright Stephens City Florida Miami Gore Baptist Church Lodge Hall

Boxboard plant sale confirmed for Winchester area

The Delair New Jersey based Kieckhofer company plans to resume operations and may expand to a local box factory in Winchester if local demand supports it. Andrew Bell and city leaders are promoting the project with samples to be shown at next week’s State Horticul turists convention.

Meunier Andrew Bell Chamber of Commerce New Jersey Bell Kieckhofer Kieckhofer Company State Horticulturists Delair N. J

Seals Mailed For Annual Christmas Tuberculosis Drive

The Winchester district urges Christmas seal purchases to aid 650000 tuberculosis sufferers. Each penny seal funds nurse visits, early detection, and treatment through the Frederick County District Nurse Association, preventing deaths among youths and adults aged 15 to 45. Past drives helped many in Frederick County and Winchester.

Winchester United States District Nurse Association Frederick County

Couzens challenges Borah on Republican platform

Couzens asserts differences between factions but says neither he nor Borah and Reed offered substitutes to Roosevelt’s programs. He invites Borah to propose an ideal Republican platform while stressing policies over leaders and linking party stance to Roosevelt’s Seventy Fourth Congress.

Republican Party Roosevelt Borah Reed Senator Borah

Basketballers Organize for Winter Season

The Men s Athletic Club will sponsor the Moose organization from last year which posted 29 wins and 2 losses. A meeting for players and officers is set for Thursday at 7 30 PM in the West Boscawen club rooms to choose candidates and plan practice at Handley court this week. The Moose beat Martinsburg Charles Town Harpers Ferry Berryville Warrenton Strasburg Edinburg Toms Brook Aldie and other Virginia teams, with losses to Martinsburg and Aldie. Williams now plays for Berryville and will bolster that strong squad. Berryville has been practicing ahead of the season.

West Boscawen Street Widmyer Hawkins Keller Ikey Baker Dofflemyer Jack Crowl Tiedman Moose Martinsburg Charles Town Harpers Ferry West Virginia Brunswick Washington, D. C Berryvillee Warrenton Strasburg Edinburg Toms Brook Aldie Virginia

Starlings to Face Noise Barrage in Washington

Fifty relief workers will start a noise barrage tonight to disturb sleeping starlings haunting Washington. They will shake tin cans with small stones to deter the birds from roosting on cornices and trees, as a last resort to curb a seasonal nuisance. Pay is 40 cents an hour.

Washington Pennsylvania Avenue

Where Children Ate Last Meal May Aid Police

The last meal eaten by three girls found dead on a Carlisle mountainside may illuminate the case. State police want to know where the girls ate last and whether the Duncansville couple Elmor Noakes and Winifred Pierce were with them. The victims are believed Noakes’s children or relatives residing in Rosville, California.

Harriburg Carlisle Pennsylvania Lynn G. Adams Duncansville Elmor Noakes Winifred Pierce Roseville Cal

Two Maryland Women Stricken By Rabbit Fever

Two cases of tularemia traced to handling infected rabbits were reported in Maryland with one patient in Hagerstown and the other in Funkstown. Both victims were women who cleaned infected rabbits. Mrs. Charles Grove of Hagerstown is seriously ill, while Mrs. J Harry Finfrock of Funkstown is somewhat better. State Health Department cautioned on handling diseased animals as game authorities advise not to shoot a rabbit unless it runs.

Hagerstown Funkstown Charles Grove J. Harry Finfrock

Rich Gold and Silver Strike Near Mojave Calif

The Times reports a major gold and silver strike near Mojave California described as among the richest since Goldfield and Ionopah. George Holmes a former USC student and his father own 60 percent of the New Silver Queen claim, 17½ miles from Mojave, with Gold Fields of South Africa taking an option on 36 acres for about 3.5 million dollars.

Los Angeles Cal the Times Goldfield Ionopah Nev Mojave George Holmes University of Southern California South Africa Holmes

Frank Kent to be honored by Phi Beta Kappa

In Williamsburg Virginia Phi Beta Kappa initiates include two women poets Josephine Pinckney of Charleston and Sally Bruce solving of Baltimore and Baltimore journalist Frank Kent who will be honored at the Alpha Chapter centennial observance ceremonies. Pinckney will serve as poet of the ceremony.

Frank Kent Phi Beta Kappa Williamsburg Baltimore Phi Beta Kappa Society Josephine Pinckney Charleston 8. Co Sally Bruce Solving Fran Aiso Kent de Miss Pinckney

Wife of Tarzan Author Plans Divorce Action

Mrs. Edgar Rice Burroughs wife of the Tarzan creator says she plans to file a divorce suit against her husband, filed in Los Angeles with charges to be outlined. The report cites the forthcoming action as she seeks separation.

Los Angeles Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan

Property settlement reached in Burroughs case

Mrs. Burroughs stated a property settlement is arranged and she may name a second party as a woman co respondent in the ongoing matter.

Burroughs

Mrs J D Marker Recovers From Memorial Hospital Surgery

Mrs. J. D. Marker of Opequon is slowly recovering from an operation she had at Memorial Hospital last Wednesday.

J. D. Marker Opequon Memorial Hospital

Gardening in December Budding Forcing Shrubs for Winter Blooms

Take cuttings of forsythias, Japanese quince, redbud, spiraea and honeysuckle now for winter forcing. Bundle each cutting, bury in sand in shade until spring, and care with a frame or greenhouse. Grow hard winter wood shrubs like philadelphus, lonicera, viburnum, ligustrum, cornus, and save seeds for spring planting.

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Polae Dan Gregory Brunswick Dance Better Film Council Library Mrs A. F. Street Charlie Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church Music Lovers’ Club Woman’s Missionary Society Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South Womens Christian Union Ida Ogden Joanna Siler Robert Lonas Greenwalt Avenue Lions Club Shawnee Garden Club Wilbur Krise Clifford Street American Legion Post Nurses Alumni Association of Hospital Kry A. W. Whitlock Valley Avenue Whitlock Baldridge Tom Baldridge Frank Bernard Bernard and Rich Shenandoah Valley Billy Barnes Barnes Bernard Berlin Hamburg Germany Wright Joseph Wright RED Cross Huntsberry South Main Street Brooks’ Pharmacy Rexall Store Frank Gearing Betty Jane Wngton D. C Harry L. Woods Harry L. Woods, Jr W. D. Wyvill Kathleen Woods Wash Silver Springs Bobbie Woods James H. Myers Carrie Wetzel Virginia Funk Jack Williams North Main Street Jack Frost New York Louie Kalapat Underwood North Loudoun Street van Raalte Princess Margaret L. Hodgson Couzens Daniel Green Lovett Brothers Loudoun St Handley Court Maryland California Hills The Commercial & Savings Bank Sanitary! Saar Wiggly Pood Stores Sauer Kraut Veal Dean Halliday Central Press Garden Shenandoah Valley National Bank BIG Joe France Spain Italy England South America Crosley A. F. Lowboy A. C.D R. M. Swimley N. Loudoun St Telephone
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