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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1934

Page

3

Winchester clubs and social events listed for week

The notice catalogs weekly gatherings in Winchester including Kiwanis at George Washington Hotel, Elks, Grace Lutheran Adult Choir, Rotary Club, Shenandoah Valley Club activities, American Legion, and a Memorial Hospital supper dance. It also notes Miss Mildred Landis wedding to J William Hollis and the arrival of Rev. Ivan R. Smith and family for pastoral duties.

Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order of Elks Grace Lutheran Church Grance Shenandoah Valley Club Reguar American Legion Spottswood Country Club Harrisonburg Winchester Memorial Hospital Ivan R. Smith Winchester Abingdon Ill Congregational Christian Parsonage West Clifford Street Mr. Smith Timber Ridge WV. P. I Johnny Philips Lynchburg

Little Miss Ruckman Birthday Party At Shingletons

Surprised ninth birthday for Nina Lee Ruckman at 1006 South Cameron Street. Guests included June McKnee Carlotta McCarty Jean Ritter Agnes Miller Hilda Henry Nancy Ritter Minnie McCarty Waddel Henry Frieda Giese Aletta Rudolph. Pink and white decor and a large candle cake marked nine. Later hosted a party at the Palace Theatre.

Miss Ruckman N. B. Shingleton South Cameron Street Nina Lee Ruckman Palace Theatre Misses June Arlene McKnee Carlotta McCarty Jean Ritter Agnes Miller Hilda Henry Nancy Lee Ritter Minnie McCarty Waddel Henry Frieda Giese Aletta Rudolph

McDonald Flowers Secure Marriage License Near Christmas

Several couples received marriage licenses in the county clerk's office before Christmas. Mary Neal Flowers of Gainesboro and Don Hetzel McDonald of Angers Store West Virginia obtained licenses, while Albert G Poland of Piedmont West Virginia and Mary Abbott of Westernport Maryland also secured theirs. A county couple, Mary T Huff and Harry H Craig, were issued a license as well. Dr Ralph B Snapp and family left for New Bern North Carolina for the holidays.

Albert G. Poland Piedmont W. Va Mary Abbott Westernport Harry S. Poland Grover C. Hott Poland Mary T. Huff Joseph Huff Harry H. Craig Columbia Furnace Shenandoah County Benjamin H. Craig

Tea Given On New Year’s Eve In Martinsburg Home

Mrs. Joseph A. Massie will entertain at a tea on New Year’s Eve at 226 Amherst Street. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Faulkner of Chicago, who have spent Christmas at their Boydville estate near Martinsburg.

Joseph A. Massie Amherst Street C. J. Faulkner Chicago Boydville Martinsburg

Miss Whitacre Weds Mr. Newlin at Grace Lutheran

Hazel Whitacre and George Newlin, both of this city, married on Christmas morning at 8:30 at the parsonage of Rev. Dr. Luther A. Thomas. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Whitacre. the groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Whitacre. The couple, employed at the Virginia Woolen mill, will live on Kent Street.

Miss Whitacre Newlin Hazel Whitacre George Newlin Luther A. Thomas Grace Lutheran Church F. M. Whitacre Albert J. Whitacre Virginia Woolen Mill Kent Street

Miss Dorothy Ewing Attends Holiday Dance Course

Miss Dorothy Ewing director of the Ewing Studio of Dance attends a special holiday normal course of the dancing masters of America in New York city at the Hotel Astor during the holidays.

Dorothy Ewing Ewing Studio of Dance Art New York Dancing Masters of America Hotel Astor

Miss Funkhouser Weds Ladley Husted in Washington Cathedral

Kathryn Amelia Funkhouser married Ladley Husted at the National Cathedral. Officiant Rev. Dr. Charles Warner. Bride wore brown romaine crepe. corsage of gardenias. Groom a native of Bing hamton New York with ties to Virginia farming. After June 1935 they plan to reside in Columbia Missouri.

Kathryn Amelia Funkhouser Ladley Husted Washington Cathedral Husted Don G. Husted Ruth Tuttle Husted Binghamton N. Y Charles Warner National Cathedral J. H. E. Antrim J. H. Funkhouser Funkhouser Virginia Clarke Warren Frederick Hollins College Hollins Roanoke Boyce Agricultural High School Oberlin College Oberlin Ohio Cornell University Ithica

Mrs Wigginton Hosts Christmas Turkey Dinner At Home

Mrs Mary Elizabeth Wigginton hosted a Christmas day turkey dinner at her Relief area home for family and friends. Guests included Alva Wigginton Kernstown Clarence Racey Winchester Elizabeth DeHaven Stephenson Carl Wigginton Lola Wigginton and George Wigginton. Further items note Magruder relatives leaving Richmond after a visit with Bromleys on Berryville Pike and other Christmas visits in Winchester Woodstock Bartonville and Pedlar Mills plus a church program at Fairview United Brethren Church December 27 at 7 20 pm and travel to Washington for medical treatment.

Wigginton Mary Elizabeth Wigginton Relief Alva Wigginton Kernstown Clarence Racey Winchester Elizabeth DeHaven Stephenson Carl Wigginton Lola Wigginton George Wigginton Fairview

Motoring Mishaps Reported In County Roads

Several car incidents are described, including injuries to Ruth Sheetz and Shatzer after a crash while returning to Winchester from Upperville. Grubbs suffered a broken arm and broken ribs when Hummer blinded by lights caused a loss of control on the Apple Pie Ridge road. Other defendants faced reckless driving fines, and a Buffalo Lick incident damaged two vehicles with no injuries.

Ruth Sheetz Bend Anotts Mr. Shatzer Miss Sheetz Shatzer Upperville Palmer Samoa Thomas Grubbs Hummer Millwood Apple Pie Ridge Swimley Farm Grubbs Memorial ,Hospital Shenandoah Motor Company Carroll L. Porter White Post A. J. Tavenner Porter Hammock Flint Hill Front Royal Road Buffalo Lick Bridge Bertha Throckmorton Washington, D. C George R. Grimes Boyce Road Osffalo Lick Dick Ks Thatinicely Grimes Winchester Buffalo Lik Run Throckmorton George F. Miller Fred Hunt, Jr

Woman With Energy Plans South American Quest

Mrs. William LaVarre will join her husband in unmapped areas of South America this winter to search for gold and diamond sources in lower river systems. She has penetrated the Brazilian hinterland and Manaos with a bold, urban savvy, bringing cosmetics, bath salts, silk lingerie and thousands of cigarettes for the expedition.

William LaVarre South America Manaos

Mrs Ruth Brill Spends Time in Yellow Springs West Virginia

Mrs Ruth Brill formerly of the city now resides in Washington DC. She spends time with her daughter Miss Margaret Brill and with Mrs. Jefferson Davis at Yellow Springs in West Virginia.

Ruth Brill Washington, D. C Miss Margaret Brill Jefferson Davis Yellow Springs W. Va

Panel of 48 Is Drawn For Duty In Kidnap Case

In Hunterdon County New Jersey a panel of 48 jurors 27 men and 21 women was drawn for the January 2 Hauptmann trial. Judges Robbins Trenchard preside as Sheriff Curtiss calls names. Prosecutor Hauck and defense lawyers discuss whether to order a new 150 member panel amid booklet controversy.

Flemington N. J Hunterdon Bruno Richard Hauptmann Adam O. Robbins Robbins Thomas A. Trenchard John H. Curtiss Charles Halcombe Anthony M. Hauck Hauptmann C. Lloyd Fisher Egbert Rosecrans Fisher Trenchard Trenton

Large Number Of Census Schedules Being Mailed Out

The office of County Agent I Fred Stine will mail 1023 circular census letters with sample blank farm census forms to help farmers prepare for the national census. The forms cover items for January 1 1935 inventory and 1934 production, and all data given to the enumerator is confidential.

I. Fred Stine United States Department of Commerce

Cold Weather Sweeps Across U S From West

A major cold wave advanced from the west and midwest into the east. Devils Lake South Dakota recorded 34 below, Duluth 26 below, with other sub zero readings across Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois. Chicago’s temperature fell to 2 above then forecast to drop further tonight.

Washington North Central Middlewestern United States United States Devils Lake S. D Duluth Minn Minneapolis Charles City Iowa Lacrosse Wis Canada Dawson Chicago Weather Bureau Montana Dakotas Minesota

Scholarship Pins Awarded Local Boys at Backford School

At Backford School Woodstock headmaster Edmund B. Wheelan presided as Basil Derrick Collin Hayley Billy Kerfoot of Woodstock and Billy Paxton Jr Harrisonburg Stacy Tavern er Woodstock and Henry Heath received scholarship pins for a first term average over 85 percent. Guests included Mr and Mrs Alfred Kerfoot and Mr and Mrs J P Hayley of the city.

Backford School Woodstock Edmund B. Wheelan Basil Derrick Collin Hayley Billy Kerfoot Billy Paxton, Jr Harrisonburg Stacy Tavenner Henry Heath Alfred Kerfoot J. P. Hayley

Services At Refuge Sunday

The Young People's meeting will be held at Refuge Church Sunday night at 7 o'clock. The fifth Sunday of the month brings Rev. F. M. Lucas preaching at 7 45 o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended to all.

Refuge Church F. M. Lucas Refuge

Guatemala City, Capital of Guatemala’s Early History

The text recounts Guatemala’s three capitals. Don Pedro de Alvarado founded the first city, destroyed in 1541, leading to Antigua as the second capital. Earthquakes in 1773 prompted relocation to the present site, about 25 miles away.

Guatemala City Guatemala Pedro de Alvarado Merxico Spain Antigua

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Lion’s Club Mildred T. Landis Mr. Hollis Paul J. Landis Norfolk Mildred Tit’. Landis J. William Hollis Greeneville State Teachers’ College Farmville William and Mary College Williamsburg North Carolina Tennessee Hollis Emma Fuller Hollis William L. Hollis Handley High School National Military School Cornwall-on-Hudson W. E. Cooper and Son J. A. Hotinger Greystone Terrace Ace Washington Hotel Messrs R. L. Fletcher R. H. Haines C. J. West J. R. Ventura Ss. R. Clark H. A. Johnson G. C. Starbuck A. Ss. Steele Staunton Margaret Shiley University of Virginia Sam Shiley Huntsberry Brooks Brooks’ Pharmacy Mrs. J. S. Smith Guy Mussen McGill University Montreal A. T. Mussen Lois Cross No. 9 Mrs W. C. Cross Pedlar Mills, Va Owen Holliday The Valley Pike Margaret L Hodgson U.S South Dakota Hamman’s Dollar Store N. Loudoun St Loudoun St Lake Herring Christ Mas Shenandoah Valley National Bank Sauer’s Vanilla Florsheim Florsheims Lovett Brothers Atlantic Atlantic Ocean Pacific Jesuit Society Loyola Pauline Beauty School S. Main St Underwood Telephone RM Swimley
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