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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1937

Page

8

Social calendar for Monday and Tuesday events in town

Regular Auxiliary meeting at Winchester Memorial Hospital nurses home Monday at 4:00 pm. Madison Lodge I O O F meets Monday in East Boscawen hall. Tuesday Luncheon of Lions Club at George Washington Hotel 12:30 pm. Century Club at Gray Gables Inn 3:30 pm. Woman's Missionary Society Braddock Street M E Church 7:30 pm at Golden Rule class room. Market Street Methodist Woman's Missionary Society at Mrs C E Babb home 7:30 pm. Kiwanis luncheon 12:30 pm. Fort Loudoun D A R monthly meeting at Mrs Rosenberger West Boscawen 3:00 pm. Junior Century Club 3:30 pm at Mrs Burr Harrison South Washington.

Winchester Memorial Hospital West Clifford Street Madison Lodge Hall East Boscawen Street Lions Club Club George Washington Hotel Century Club Gray Gables Inn South Washington Street Woman's Missionary Society of the Braddock Street M. E. Church Golden Rule Classroom Market Street Kiwanis Club Fort Loudoun John H. Rosenberger West Boscawen Street Junior Century Club Burr P. Harrison Shenandale West Virginia

Morrison 54th BirthdayParty Hosts and Wishes

Mr John W Morrison was honored Friday at home near Stephenson for his 54th birthday. Relatives and friends from Martinsburg Cumberland Chambersburg and Stephenson attended and offered gifts and best wishes.

John Morrison John W. Morrison Stephenson Earl Weller Oden Lewis Clayton Weller Edna Powell William Mong John Mong George Mong Anna Louise ‘Mong Martinsburg W. Va Bruce Davis Chambersburg Alice Payne Carl Conn Cumberland Wesley Webber Rebecca Hughes Mary Allamong Harry Allamong C. McCauly Forbes Gregory Pikeside Maurice Burleston Edward Harman Lawrence Shreck Asbury Morrison Hazel Myrtle Morrison Dorothy Doris

Winchester Civic League hears Fellowship effort for toys and dinner

The December luncheon of the Winchester Woman's Civic League featured a representative of the Fellowship Club outlining the effort to distribute toys and a Christmas dinner to every needy family in Winchester and Frederick County. A $25 contribution toward the Fellowship Club goal for 1937 was approved. The meeting included remarks by secretary Eleanor Roosevelt excerpt read by Mrs. Martin Wisecarver and festive table settings. Also noted were two Cumberland Valley couples obtaining marriage licenses and marrying locally, plus a quiet Strasburg ceremony uniting Bessie Miller and Ovey James Funk.

Winchester Woman’s Civic League George Washington Hotel Alvin S. Pennypacker Fellowship Club Winchester Frederick County Martin Wisecarver Eleanor Roosevelt Readers Digest Cumberland Valley George W. Stover United Brethren Church National Avenue Norman G. Yeager Alma Soiner St. Thomas, Pa Herman Kissell Ruth E. Farr Chambersburg Bessie Miller Stephens City Ovey James Funk Marlboro Presbyterian Mance Strasburg Harry M. Crim

Open Door Bible Class guest teacher honored

Mrs Herman Womeldorf wife of the Highland Avenue Church pastor spoke to the Open Door Bible Class Sunday morning. Guests Gilbert Ehrlich and Mary Hoover Ehrlich visited from Washington DC as they prepare to start their life together after a November 3 wedding.

Herman Womeldorf H. J. Womeldorf Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church Wilson Loudoun Street Church

Slain Woman in Lovers Lane Mystery Stuns Pittsburgh

Mrs. Rosalia Karr and her companion William H. Forsythe, of Avalon Pa., father of four, were found dead in a parked car in a lovers lane near Pittsburgh. Both were shot, and the case mystifies authorities.

Rosalia Karr Pittsburgh

Modern Etiquette Q&A by Roberta Lee

A Q and A column gives practical etiquette guidance. It advises punctuality, preferring a handwritten signature on cards over engraved ones, and how a woman may introduce herself at a banquet by stating her name.

Roberta Lee

Paul Sha Earns Honorable Mention on All American List

Virginia Military Institute sophomore Paul Sha was the lone Virginia gridman named on the AP All American lists, earning honorable mention among backs. The first team includes Sweeny, Franco, Routt, Hinkle, Monsky, Matisi, Holland, Chapman, and Goldberg. Holland and Goldberg are juniors. others are seniors.

Paul Sha Virginia Military Institute Virginia A. P L. E. Sweeny Notre Dame L. T. Franco Fordham L. G. Routt Texas A Cornell Q. B. Frank Yale L. H. White Colo. U

Optical Service Opens Salon In Winchester

The United Optical Service opened a modern salon at 20 West Boscawen Street on Saturday morning. Manager Mr Fyke said after comparing many cities Winchester offers the best business opportunities and chose the city for the new venture.

Winchester Apple Canital United Optical Service West Boscawen Street Fyke

Winchester Social Notes Recap of Local Visits and Weddings

The bride and groom to be are noted as prominent locals planning to settle near Stephens City. Visitors include Mrs. E. P. Gooch of Pittsburgh visiting relatives, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bond at Apple Pie Ridge. Residents recovering from operations are C. L. Whitlock of Hayfield and Mrs. Samuel Ensogna of Winchester Memorial Hospital. Weekend visits bring Tammy Course of Lexington and Douglas Cather of Washington, D. C., home to family in Winchester.

William Burner Mr. Funk Walter Funk Stephens City E. P. Gooch Pittsburgh Mrs. Allen Bond Apple Pie Ridge C. L. Whitlock Hayfield Memorial Hospital Tammy Course Lexington Shenandoah Valley Academy

Police Court Records Show Concealed Weapon Charge

Joseph Ransome, 3, colored, of 422 North Kent Street, was fined 25 dollars and 25 cents in Police Court for carrying a concealed weapon. Paul Baker faced a fine and costs of 3 dollars for failing to stop at a traffic light.

Joseph Ransome North Kent Street Paul Baker

Gun Shy Texan Charged With Concealed Weapon

In Police Court Bob Watkins, a Texas ranger crossover, complained he could not grasp eastern ways as he faced charges of carrying a concealed weapon. He insisted the gun was in a holster rather than concealed, echoing a prior incident in Fort Smith Arkansas.

Des Moines Bob Watkins Watkins Texas Fort Smith Ark

Evening In Paris Gift Sets and Candies Ad Offer

Local ad listing includes Evening In Paris Gift Sets Compacts and Perfumes by Cara Nome, Norris Exquisite Candies, and Christmas Greetings Cards. Brooks Pharmacy contact shows phone 766 for orders or inquiries.

Ender Cara Nome Paris Norris

Mysterious Illness Kills 10 Babies at St Elizabeths

At St Elizabeths hospital in Chicago a virulent intestinal infection has caused ten infant deaths in 11 days. The disease, described as a very acute inflammation with toxemia, led physicians to treat eight more babies, while the nursery was closed and the 20 occupants dispersed to isolated rooms or sent home.

St. Elizabeth's Hospital Chicago Central Press

Local notices from Front Royal social round up

A string of short visits and weekends described in Front Royal as residents and guests travel to Hagerstown Roanoke Fredericksburg Winchester Richmond and Washington. Names include Marchi Henry McFall Weaver Bowers Fox Bowman Symons Willey Treece Gibb and Reinburg with families and students noted.

Front Royal Joe Marchi Edley Henry Francis McFall Hagerstown James Bowers Richmond Walford Fox Roanoke J. J. Foster

Front Royal Police Implement Citywide Beat System

Mayor Forsyth presided over a City Hall meeting where all seven Front Royal policemen were assigned specific beats. The plan calls for systematic patrols of every street and the business district to improve town security.

Front Royal Frank Forsyth, Jr

Virginia monogram honors 27 as Haines gains varsity

Jack Haines, 17 year old center and premedical student, among 27 youths awarded varsity monograms for Virginia football. The Handley area native, once a standout, played as a sophomore before breaking his wrist mid season and remaining the youngest varsity member on the squad. He has been on the dean’s list every term since entering in 1936.

Jack Haines Handley University of Virginia Haines Jack Vernon Haines Near Washington

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Sirgona Jessie M. Hillyard William Glaize Gardner B. Hillyard Fairmont Avenue Daisy Glaize West Peyton Street M. E T. M. Swann Hillyard Fred L. Glaize, Jr Charlotte N. C Round Hill Ray Davidson Washington Robert Grove Davidson Dorothy Swartz Shirley Temple Margaret L. Hodgson Woman's Civic Leaguers Pennsylvania Gilbert Ehrlich D. C Ehrlich Mary K. Hoover George F. Hoover Mr. Ehrlich Ehrlich’s W. A. Baker Foster Reeder Annapolis Bluefield Lawrence Tierney A. H. Morgan Ellen Fauntleroy Catherine Bradford Pauline ,McFarland Sidney Veasey Harrisburg, Pa Miss McFarland Beulah McFarland Russell A. Joyce Courtfield Mrs. Rasalia Karr Mrs Walter Brown Theobald Smith Country Samuel Ensogna Douglas Cather Washington, D. C E. W. Cather H. B. McCormac, Jr James Cordon Bethlehem, Pa McCormac Lehigh University William Perrine the Gun-Shy Rose Bis SiMe Lady Anne Beauty Salon S. Main Street Gift Headquarters Yardleys Brooks Underwood N. Loudoun St Front Royal and Warren County News Royal Frances Bolen Catherine Moss State Teachers’ College Fredericksburg Aubrey G. Weaver Mrs. Cary Bowman Mrs. G. Gettier William Symons Lieut Cullen Kuser Mrs. Turner Slaughter Kuseruilding Larry Boerner Baltimore Mrs. Boerner Roger Payne Edward Willey Lloyd Willey John Treece Duncan Gibb Frank Gibb Helen Winnie Weaver Leslie Young Mr. Tyler Mrs. Henry Bush Mrs. Bush Annebelle Reinburg Q. D. Gasque New York City W. Boscawen St U. of Virginia New York America Wendell Willkie NBC WJZ Radio Forum Wallace Pat Barbara Stanwyck Wayne King Wjz-Nbc Gen. Johnson Philadelphia Orchestra Leopold Stokowski Warden Lawes Fisk the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Huntsberry Loudoun St Pifer Printing Co N. Londoun St Colonial Beauty Shop Cor Piccadilly & Cameron Nina V. Wolford Sunshine Cleaners Sunshine E. Piccadilly St Northern Virginia Power Co
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