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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1936

Page

10

Virginia Assembly Approves Two Bills in Session Rush

The Virginia Assembly approved two bills amid an active session as Governor and committees outlined broader measures. Proposals include soil conservation administration via V P I and new unemployment and taxation provisions, with debates on employer duties and state funding matching for education projects.

House Sell G.alvin Massep‘burg Hampton Senate Charles W. Crowd Jr Richmond Massenburg Ort Staunton Institution Vernon Spratley Supreme Court of Appeals Morton G. Gord Petersburg Benjamin Muse C. J. Ashworth Pittsylvania House Committee On Asylums and Prisons J. B. Barry Madison Henrico Chesterfield Virginia State Corporation Commission General Assembly V. P Vivian Page Norfolk

Crime Mystery Clears When Kirby Confesses

Kirby confession in Charleston West Virginia reveals his role in the slaying of Elwood Matthews a Maryland farmer and in abductions and robberies. He ties to burning a local car and the theft of T A Custer's car on the same night with two accomplices still at large. He named William B Reed and Lawrence Gingell as participants in a separate kidnapping near Oakland Maryland.

Joseph Kirby Charleston W. Va Elwood Matthews Maryland Rawley Springs T. A. Custer West Market Street Kirby Here Custer William B. Reed Lawrence Gingell Silver Spring Foster Speicher Oakland Speicher

Mrs Carter Celebrated at Virginia Birthday Luncheon

Mrs George H Burwell hosted a Sunday luncheon for Mrs Thomas Nelson Carter in Millwood Virginia on her birthday with guests including Mrs Douglas Crocker of Fitchburg Mass Miss Isabella Cameron Raleigh and others. A dinner at Powhatan and gatherings at Saratoga followed with Blue Ridge Hunt at Moorings Grove and a note that there was no scent prompting a short outing.

Millwood George H. Burwell Thomas Nelson Carter Douglas Crocker Fitchburg Mass J. Townsend Burwell Isabella M. Cameron Agnes R. Page Mary F. Page Robert Carter Randolph Roland G. Mitchell Isabella Mayo Cameron Raleigh, N. C T. N. Carter New York Thomas N. Carter Saratoga

Weekend Guests of Mrs Jacobs From Philadelphia

Weekend guests at the home of Mrs Edward B Jacobs were Mr John Manuel and Mr Williams Jeanes from Philadelphia who were noted visitors in the social column.

Edward B. Jacobs John Manuel Williams Jeanes Philadelphia

Dinner Guests At Greenhalgh Residence

Attendees at a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George Greenhalgh included Miss Virginia Jacobs Miss Wheth erall Miss Elizabeth Jones Miss Anne Meade Mr. Lewis B. Meade Miss Agnes Mitchell Miss Gwynn Harrison Mr. Ronald G. Mitchell Jr Benjamin Harrison and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Post Mitchell. Mrs Kennedy Edsall invited Sunday guest Miss Elizabeth Balmer of Worcester Mass a Foxcroft School faculty member. Miss Jane Cary Randolph, visiting Washington with Miss Miriam Scott, returned to The Moorings Monday. Millwood Methodist Sunday School will hold a Christmas celebration at 7 30 p m Christmas night at the church.

Edward Gay Butler the Play House Conrad Lewis Miss Rose MacDonald Berryville Conrad Lewis, Jr Ned Lewis Alvin Baird Delaplane George Greenhalgh Virginia Jacobs Whetherall Elizabeth Jones Anne Meade Lewis B. Meade Agnes Mitchell Gwynn Harrison Ronald G. Mitchell, Jr Benjamin Harrison Henry Post Mitchell Kennedy Edsall Elizabeth Balmer Worcester Mass Foxcroft School Middlebury Jane Cary Randolph Mrs. Russell Sarr Washington Miriam Scott Methodist Church Millwood

Reunion in Roanoke Turns Surprise Visit

Roanoke clerk Sam P. Jones confronted a long awaited family moment when his sister Mrs. G. W. Carrico, previously unseen for 35 years, arrived from Nebraska to visit him. The scene unfolded as he recognized the kinship during a routine customer interaction.

Roanoke Sam P. Jones Sam Jones G. W. Carrico Nebraska

Kay France Stars With William Powell in One Way Passage

Kay France shines in Warner Bros drama One Way Passage with William Powell at Capitol Theatre Thursday and Friday.

Kay France William Powell Warner Bros Capitol Theatre

Devil Met Half Way, Washington Post Quotation

A brief quotation notes the ease of choosing evil, stating the devil will meet you more than halfway, attributed to the Washington Post.

Washington Post

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Assembly Tomor Battle Charlottesville Social Security Board W. N. Neff Washington County Haskins Hobson R. O. Norris Neff Franklin Daniel Becawes Raymond B. Bottom Newport News V' Press Association Emnil Ployer Reserve Treasury Pees Mills Burke Communist Party Henry T Wickham Hanover Vaughan Congress United States R. J O. Norris Samuel D. Rodgers Harrison Eache Shave Organized Labor Winchester Farmers and Merchants National Bank & Trust Co County Court House Milton Valley William Beverley Frank Tilford Moorings Grove William B. Watkins Ewart Johnston Ben Randolph Ellen Wheeler W. Pinkney Wetherall Edward Jenkins Alexander Mackay-Smith Roland G. Mitchell, Jr Loudoun St Hekadmarl Larry Snapp’s Foundry Winchester Cold Storage Corp Apple C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage Corp
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