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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1933

Page

3

Winchester Music Lovers Hear Miss Omps in Birthday Observance

A Winchester music event spotlighted Miss Elizabeth Grimm and pianist Miss Grimm accompanying Evva in concert numbers by Vieutemp de Bernot Hauser and others. The program praised the vocalists, the Handley School training, and noted a rich civic effort to grow local music with concerts, choruses, and a planned symphony. The piece also covers Mr. Richard L. Omps’s sixty ninth birthday dinner with family and local officials observing his long Democratic leadership in Frederick County.

Richard L Dick”) Omps Frederick County Virginia Omps Frederick’ County M. Pease Ridge C. B. Dawson White Hall H. M. Gano Alton Omps Reynolds Store Katherine Slonaker Winchester Earl Havermale Clarence E. Omps Randall Omps C. E. Omps Kernstown E. L. Luttrell P. C. DeHaven Audrey Geneva DeHaven John Omps Demaris Omps Pascal Omps

Social Calendar Highlights Weekly Church and Club Activities

Community groups list weekly rehearsals meetings and events. Christ Church young people rehearse for Sunday candlelight services while Little Theatre, Kiwanis, Elks and various churches hold regular meetings. Rotary Lions and Legion host lunches and Christmas entertainment rehearsals across Braddock Street area.

Pis Teante Christ Episcopal Church Little Theatre First Baptist Church Kiwanis Club Stephenson Social Club Emma Zinn North Braddock Street Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church Young Peoples’ Choir The United Brethren Church Veterans of Foreign Wars M. Bank Winchester Lodge Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Grace + Lutheran Church church Congregational Christian Church Rotary Club Turner Ashby United Daughters of the Confederacy Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church Music Lovers’ Club Frank L. Buckley South Stewart Street Lions Club

Music Lovers' Club Second Program Delights Winchester Audience

The Music Lovers' Club staged its second program at the George Washington Hotel drawing a large crowd from Winchester and nearby towns. The women’s chorus directed by Mrs. Buckley sang capella with a boy-choir feel, Prof. de Masters and wife performed Beethoven’s Second Symphony with vigor, and Evva Stouffer’s solo piano performance impressed all. Evva, who once broke her arm in a sledding accident, demonstrated resilience and musical growth, echoing the community’s Christmas spirit and support for local talent.

Antee Metropolitan Opera Virginia Chorus Festival Association University of Virginia Winchester Handley Band Handley Music Lovers’ Club Miss Silver George Washington Hotel Stephens City Frank Buckley Grael Hall Parsival Buckley de Masters Evva Stouffer

Two Marriage Licenses Issued In County Office

Two couples received marriage licenses over the weekend in the corporation clerk's office. One pair from Hampshire County W Va and a local couple were identified: Miss Floe Victoria Timbrook and Mr Roy Hetzel Swisher. and Miss Maomi Trenary and Mr Robert L Littleton Jr. The Swisher groom is a jeweler and the Littleton bridegroom is a garageman.

Corporation Clerk’s Hampshire County W. Va Floe Victoria Timbrook Hunter X. Timbrook Buckman Roy Hetzel Swisher John W. Swisher Augusta W. Va Maomi Trenary Robert L. Littleton, Jr Berryville Fred. Trenary Robert L. Littleton

Kempy promises finished rehearsal for Capitol Theatre

Rehearsal shows Kempy in finished condition for production at the Capitol Theatre next Friday December 15. James March as Kempy anchors a strong cast including Constance Buckley Sus an Steck Miller Burr Harrison and Ian Crawford McCullum with Paul Rhodes enhancing the ensemble in a sprightly comedy filled with quick action and amusing complications.

Emma Howard Wight Kempy Capitol Theatre James March Constance Buckley Katherine Bence Susan Steck Miller Ruth Bence Mary Darden Ma Bence Ian Crawford McCullum Duke Merrill Katherine Paul Rhodes Ben Wade Jane

Birth of Grandson to Gus Haines and Wife

Mr and Mrs Gus Haines announce the birth of a healthy 102 pound son at their Valley home. The mother was formerly Miss Marie Bumgardner of Shenandoah Page county Virginia.

Gus Haines Augustus Paul Copenhaver Senseney Road Betty Estelle Copenhaver

Radio listings and Philco promotion at Miller and Anderson

On Tuesday after 6:30 PM broadcasts feature Boake Carter Edgar Guest and Ed Wynn on WJZ and WEAF with a noon India State Broadcasting Co. speech by Sir Frederick Sykes. National Labor Standards discussion with Donald Richberg and Governor Winant is planned at the Nat Consumers League. Miller and Anderson promote the New Philco radio with down payment on an old set.

Edgar Guest WJZ Ed Wynn WEAF Reconstruction Finance Corp Jessie Jones Minois Mfg. Assn Chicago

Mrs Wilson Hosts Luncheon Circle In Washington Today

Community notices list social visits and gatherings including Mrs Richard Evelyn Byrd and Mrs Henry B Gilpin traveling to Washington for a luncheon hosted by Mrs Woodrow Wilson. County officials announce Mrs Helen Bailey appointed federal relief administrator for Shenandoah County.

Woodrow Wilson Washington Richard Evelyn Byrd Amherst Street Henry B. Gilpin South Washington Street Mrs. Bailey Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors Helen Bailey J. Walter Bailey Woodstock Hardware Mrechant Charles C Deming

Randolph-Macon Student Visits Home for Christmas

Miss Catherine McVicar a Randolph-Macon Woman's College student arrives next week to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles P McVicar at their Handley avenue home in Lynchburg Virginia.

Charles Consolvo Baltimore Virginia Eventide Millwood Clarke County Catherine McVicar Randolph-Macon Woman's College Lynchburg Charles P. McVicar Handley Avenue

Snow Bans Hunting in Virginia Snow Closes Grounds

Game Warden F ois W. Pingley reminds Virginia hunters that under the 1930 Code of Virginia Game Inland Fish and Dog Laws section 35 it is unlawful to track hunt or kill any kind of game in the snow. He cautions that killing in snow leads to penalties even if the hunter is not actively pursuing game.

Fois W. Pingley Pingley

Stamps Issued for Pan American Celebration and 1869 Locomotive

A 1869 eight cent stamp featured the old style woodburner and a 1901 two cent stamp for the Pan American celebration showed a modern locomotive, reflecting the era’s steam power evolution.

R. R. Engine

Cleveland Lawyer Beckerman Indicted in Arson Plot

Henry A. Beckerman, a Cleveland lawyer and Republican figure, faces indictment after arrest in New York City. The true bill alleges he plotted to destroy a factory by fire to collect 800000 in insurance.

Cleveland Henry A. Beckerman New York City Beckerman

Also Mentioned on This Page

Vieutemp de Bernot Berceuse Hauser Elizabeth Grimm Evva Peabody Miss Grimm Grimm Peter Yates Brinton Gounod Faust Mesdames Ray Sartelle Katherine McFadden Yost Carl Swinson Halvosa Gordon Whitlam Harold Brown Mary Greenway Russell T. W. Ayres Music Lovers R. E. Griffith Richard L. Omps Daniel Green Nunn Bush Bostonians Capital Mary Warden Boyd Virginia Dover Russell Miss Boyd William Byrd, Jr Sally Paxton Louis L. Baker Miss Russell Peggy Calvert Capitol the Little Theatre Dad Bencin Ladies’ Aid Society Ridings’ Chapel Carrie Grim Willie Larrick Highview D. L. Larrick Albert L. Larrick Fred Oates Kathleen Oates Messrs Willard Robert and Harry Oates High View Candy Davis Sylvia Davis Masters Sterling Samuel Davis Yellow Springs W Va Minnie Fox Ray Bill Concord Arthur Spaid Lehen Larrick Gray Avenue Philco Boake Carter WABC Mrs. Wilson Gladys Rush G. A. Ward Martinsburg Henry Downing, Jr Front Royal Naomi E Trenary City Berryvill Theride Ethel Trenary Fred Trenary Mr Littleton Jacob Copenhaver Asbury Fiddler Hagerstown Alve Wigginton Alvin Sargent Richard Whiting John Woolfolk West Cork Street Paul Carper Memorial Hospital T. W. Harrison Lucy Russell Stewart Inn Mae McCarty Commercial & Savings Bank U.S. Postal Savings Depository Big Joe Adrian IV Nicholas Breakspear St. Albans Herefordshire Vicks VapoRub VICKS R. M. Swimley Geo. Washington Hotel Shenandoah Valley National Bank Federal Reserve System N. Loudoun St Loudoun St New England Brooks’ Pharmacy Rexall Hubby Lovett Margaret L Hodgson
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